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EPL: Tottenham’s Postecoglou Attributes Win Against City To Tactical Discipline

November 24, 2024 by admin

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has attributed Tottenham Hotspur’s massive 4-0 win against Manchester City at Etihad to tactical discipline and courage. Speaking to BBC Sports after the game on Saturday, Postecoglou said: “Proud of the lads. To come to the City at their place is a daunting prospect. It challenges every part of you. A bit of everything today. We had to be disciplined and work hard – and play decent football – and we did that. Our football was the difference today. “Outstanding performance. You have to be [clinical]. They won’t give you too many opportunities. There was calmness and maturity about how we handled the ball. Against City, you can get spooked and don’t want to play against them. But you have to play. “They test you in every way—mentally, physically, tactically. Our flat spots have been flat and something we need to eradicate. We’re a much better team this year than last year. We just need to find consistency.” James Maddison scored twice in the first half before goals from Pedro Porro and Brennan Johnson sealed the win. The defeat is Manchester City’s fifth loss in a row and Pep Guardiola’s worst run in his managerial career. Punch

Health Workers Arrested In Ebonyi For Alleged Theft

November 24, 2024 by admin

At least six employees of the Ministry of Health in Ebonyi State have been arrested for allegedly stealing government property. The suspects were reportedly apprehended on Saturday night at the ministry’s premises while attempting to move the items to points of sale. Governor Francis Nwifuru disclosed the arrests in a statement issued on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor. The statement read, “Ebonyi State Governor, Chief Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has ordered the arrest and prosecution of one Mr Ndukwe Ayansi and five others for allegedly diverting materials meant for the State’s Ministry of Health.” The governor, who was on his way to inspect a project, spotted a Toyota Dyna truck being loaded with registers, books, and other materials from the ministry’s warehouse. Upon further investigation, he discovered that patients’ data registers, cards, and other documents were being moved into the vehicle. The statement added, “It was also discovered that all the documents had been sold without government approval.” Speaking at the scene, Governor Nwifuru condemned the act, describing it as sabotage against the government’s efforts to reform the health sector. He said, “You are selling government documents without approval on a Saturday afternoon. Our hospitals in rural areas are in need of registers, data entry forms, and hospital cards. Sadly, the ones provided by the government are being sold by you. This is pure sabotage to our efforts in the health sector, and it will not be tolerated.” The suspects have been handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution.

Cameroon Detains Five Nigerian Pastors Over Politician’s Abduction

November 23, 2024 by admin

Five Nigerian pastors and others residing in the Idabato II community of Cameroon, formerly known as the Bakassi Peninsula, have been arrested and detained by the Cameroonian authorities. Their detention followed the kidnap of the community’s Divisional Officer, Ewane Roland, by armed men in early October. A former chairman of the Yoruba community in the defunct Bakassi Peninsula, Eniola Alabo, disclosed this to Saturday PUNCH during an interview on Tuesday. Local media had reported that Roland, alongside another official of the council, Etongo Ismaeil, was whisked away on October 1, 2024, by gunmen who used a flying boat in the coastal area. According to Alabo, the Cameroonian government blamed Nigerians in the area for Roland’s abduction and deployed soldiers to arrest them. “The Gendarmerie came to the community and started shooting sporadically into the air on the day they arrested some of these Nigerians,” Alabo said. The man explained that his compatriots in the troubled community called and explained that the incident had plunged them into panic and anxiety in the border town. During the raid, some Nigerians, including Iseoluwa Eniola, Feran Ajimosun, Idowu Ajimosun, Abiola Ajimosun, Blessing Ajimosun, Sunny Bassey, Feran Samagbeyi, and Godwin were detained in Idabato II. Governor locks down community Saturday PUNCH gathered that Cameroon’s South-West Governor, Bernard Okalia, visited Idabato on October 8, 2024. He was said to have declared a total lockdown of the area, which had mostly Nigerians who were fishermen. Okalia was said to have issued a 72-hour ultimatum to both Nigerians and Cameroonians in the community to produce Roland alive. A clip of the visit, obtained by our correspondent, showed him saying, “All shops are closed…the churches are closed till further notice. No exit, no entry in this whole Idabato.” Alabo said Nigerians in the community were rendered economically handicapped, leading to hunger and frustration. Residents, however, reportedly defied the governor’s order in the first week of November to go about their fishing business. “They stayed at home doing nothing for three weeks. The people were hungry because their source of livelihood was put on hold. They had to go out to eat,” Alabo said. The action was said to have angered the Cameroonian authorities, who deployed soldiers in Idabato on the 10th and 11th of November 2024 to arrest Nigerians in the community. According to Alabo, the soldiers invaded the community and started shooting sporadically in the air, which made many Nigerians suffer varying degrees of injury. Pastors arrested During the lockdown imposed on Nigerians in Idabato II, churches were also locked. But when Nigerians began attending to their normal activities, churches also opened on Sunday to Christians. “Some soldiers invaded the Assembly Church of God in the area and arrested the Nigerian pastors there because they were told not to engage in any activities,” the Bakassi Peninsula ex-leader said. “The names of the pastors arrested by Cameroonian soldiers that day were Adeleke Omoniye, Cascar Ubom, Etim Asuquo, Olamide Ayeye, and Umoh Atete.” Buttressing the claims, one of the Nigerian leaders in Idabato, who identified himself as Johnson for security reasons, said the lives of the pastors were in danger. Johnson said the pastors were whisked away by the Cameroonian soldiers to unknown places. “The Cameroonian soldiers took the pastors away,” Johnson said. “A few days later, we heard that they have been released, but we’ve not seen them.” The source also said the incident forced many people to relocate to neighbouring communities in Akwa Ibom and Cross River. “We are in panic,” the source revealed. “The Cameroonian authorities have made life unbearable for Nigerians in Idabato. We have all the major tribes of Nigeria here. We have Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Efik, and other people.” Woman died During the lockdown, a Nigerian woman, Esther Okon died after giving birth to a baby on the 20th of October, 2024. Okon reportedly bled to death after giving birth as she could not receive any medical treatment from the hospital. One of the executives of the Nigerian Union in Idabato, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed this, adding that the woman had been in labour since 19th October. The source said Okon would not have died if she had been transported to Ibaka in Mbo local government area of Akwa Ibom State but there was no movement. “It takes only two hours by a speedboat but if we see a flying boat, it is just 45 minutes to get her to Akwa Ibom,” the source said. Confirming the incident, another Nigerian man, who claimed to be Okon’s husband’s friend and did not disclose his identity for security reasons, said her corpse was repatriated to Nigeria after some documents were signed with the Cameroonian authorities. “The corpse was taken to Ibaka in Nigeria after her husband signed some papers with the Cameroonian government,” the source said. Tax payments One of the problems causing conflicts between the Cameroonian authorities and Nigerians in Idabato is the payment of taxes. The authorities had accused Nigerian nationals in Idabato of evading taxes but proof of adherence to the payment of taxes was shown to them on many occasions, Johnson said. “We have documents like receipts issued to us as evidence after the payments of taxes. It is called global tax collected annually,” the source added. Saturday PUNCH gathered that some of the taxes might not have been remitted to appropriate quarters. Failed interventions When asked about the possible intervention of the offices of Consulate-Generals of the two West African countries, the Nigerian nationals said their efforts had not yielded results. “I have gone to the office of the Consulate-General of Cameroon in Nigeria, but nothing happened. I was not allowed to see the woman. I learned that she is a new person appointed,” Alabo said. All efforts to reach the Consulate-General of Cameroon in Nigeria were futile as both numbers and email addresses on their website appeared dormant as of the time of filing this report. NiDCOM reaction Meanwhile, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission disclosed … Read more

Fire Guts Lautech Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso

November 23, 2024 by admin

A fire that broke out early Saturday morning at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso has destroyed property worth millions of naira. Sources within the hospital disclosed that the fire affected the Emergency and Accident unit of the hospital. The fire reportedly started around 5 a.m. in a paediatric consultant’s office, allegedly caused by an electrical spark. According to sources, 16 patients were evacuated from the ward to ensure their safety. The hospital’s Public Relations Officer, Omotayo Ogunleye, confirmed the incident and noted that normal operations have resumed at the facility. The statement read, “The management of the institution wishes to state that the fire incident that occurred early this morning (Saturday), as carried out by some news media, was put out without any remarkable damage to the hospital. “Noting that no human damage was recorded in the incident, the management wishes to state that investigation is still ongoing with regard to the cause of the incident. “At the moment, light has been restored, and work activities have resumed in the section where the fire incident took place. “The management wishes to thank all staff, the state fire service, and all other well-wishers for their concerns and prompt response. The fire incident raised no cause for alarm. Everyone is advised to go about their normal daily activities without fear.”

Rivers Will Receive Federal Allocation Despite Legal Battle – FG

November 23, 2024 by admin

The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation says it will adhere to court orders regarding the disbursement of federal allocations to Rivers State, following recent legal controversies surrounding the state’s financial entitlements. Speaking to The PUNCH on Friday, the Director of Press and Public Relations at the OAGF, Bawa Mokwa, said, “We are going to obey court order. “Since there is a notice of appeal, the notice of appeal has overridden the earlier court judgment. So far, it is a court order that we will obey; if there is a notice of appeal, Rivers will be paid.” The assurance comes amid a Federal High Court ruling on October 30, 2024, which directed the Central Bank of Nigeria to withhold further monthly allocations to Rivers State. The court ruled that Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s presentation of the 2024 budget to a four-member House of Assembly was unconstitutional. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, who delivered the judgment, stated that since January 2024, allocations received and spent by the state were based on an illegitimate budget, describing it as a “constitutional aberration.” The ruling raised questions over the legitimacy of the State House of Assembly’s composition and its authority to approve budgets. The judge contended that the governor’s actions ignored constitutional requirements for budget approval by a fully constituted House of Assembly. Delivering judgment in suit FHC/ABJ/CS/984/2024, Justice Abdulmalik declared that decisions made by the four-member Fubara-backed Assembly were void, referencing prior rulings by the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal that had annulled its authority. The ruling also held that Fubara’s actions violated Sections 91 and 96 of the 1999 Constitution, and warned that any continued bypassing of legislative processes constituted an affront to the rule of law. The court’s decision followed a suit filed by the State House of Assembly faction led by Martin Amaewhule, challenging the legitimacy of the four-member faction loyal to Fubara. The Amaewhule-led Assembly had earlier declared in July that all state expenditures would be halted until the governor resubmitted his budget to the legitimate legislative body. Justice Abdulmalik denied a request to stay the proceedings, dismissing the application as “frivolous and vexatious.” She also refused to recuse herself from the case, rejecting the defence’s allegations of bias. However, the Rivers State Government swiftly filed a notice of appeal against the ruling. This came as the governor celebrated one of the failed attempts to impeach him by the Amaewhule-led state Assembly faction loyal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson, earlier told The PUNCH that the judgment had been appealed, expressing optimism that the Appeal Court would upturn the judgment. He said the pointers to the anticipated judgment were glaring, adding that they were unperturbed as they had already instituted an appeal against the Federal High Court’s judgment. The OAGF has now confirmed that the appeal effectively overrides the earlier court decision, ensuring that allocations to the state will continue pending the final outcome of the legal process.

Marriage Ruined My Career – Model Olajumoke Onibread

November 22, 2024 by admin

Olajumoke Orisaguna, known as Olajumoke Onibread, has accused her ex-husband of assault which led to her loosing all she has ever worked for. The model made this known while sharing her experience with domestic abuse During an interview with City FM, she stated that her ex-husband, Sunday Orisaguna, also ruined her career. “We stayed in my husband’s family house at Ire in Osun State and there is no way you stay in such a place that you would not encounter problems. “My mother-in-law was very hostile towards me and I would have to close my hairdressing shop on time just to go and make dinner at home. “And it was whatever she told her son that he listened to. He would not hear my side of the story before beating me. Whenever I had a misunderstanding with his mother, he would beat me to the extent that my face and body would be swollen. Sometimes he would even use a belt. “I would hide what was happening because I didn’t want my mother to hear. She also lived within the same vicinity. “Before if I report to her, she would say she didn’t give me out in marriage to anyone. Even my mom’s sister was against me marrying him, as she had lived longer in Ire than me, so she knew what she was saying. But there was nothing anyone could do when the pregnancy issue happened. “So my mum will tell me she did not bless any marriage and cannot ask me to leave there, so she did not involve herself in the issue. “Only those who lived with us knew about the beating. I didn’t tell anyone. “Fast forward to January 2016 when I wanted to move to Lagos, we were frying Akara for his dad’s remembrance when I had an issue with his elder sister. “As usual, he beat me up and I decided that I was going to leave, move to Lagos, and start working at the bakery because I had been there before. The third day after that incident, I packed my load and brought my two children to Lagos because I couldn’t leave them there. “Getting to the bakery, I had to explain to my friend what happened and she was happy that I had finally left because she was part of the people that warned me about him. “I was enduring all of it. He didn’t have a job. I was the one going out to hustle. It has been almost four years since we separated. Everything started going down the drain after separation because he started spoiling my name. Since then, things started going down.”

Oyo State To Conduct Computer-Based Exams For 15,000 Civil Service Applicants

November 22, 2024 by admin

The Oyo State Government, on Friday, announced that approximately 15,000 candidates would sit for its forthcoming Computer-Based Test for recruitment into various cadres in the civil service. The Chairman of the State Civil Service Commission, Kamoru Aderibigbe, disclosed this in Ibadan, the state capital, at his office. He said, “The examination will be held from Monday, 25th November 2024, to Thursday, 28th November 2024.” “The approval was given by Governor Seyi Makinde to recruit 900 officers across over 60 cadres in MDAs within the mainstream civil service.” “Out of 22,235 applications received by the commission, 15,000 were deemed qualified to sit for the CBT.” Aderibigbe noted that this recruitment was unprecedented in the history of the state, as no such recruitment had taken place in the last two decades. Historically, recruitment had been done on a cadre basis. “For instance, the current administration recruited 60 Environmental Health personnel in 2020, 692 Education Officers, and 30 state counsel in the same year, while 19 officers were recently recruited for the Ministry of Lands.” “As for the ongoing process, 22,235 applications were successfully submitted on the state government job portal, out of which roughly 15,000, about 67%, were qualified for recruitment into the cadres for which they applied, in line with the scheme of service and the parameters outlined in our Tribune advertisement of 7th October 2024,” he said. Aderibigbe explained that similar cadres have been grouped to sit at the same centre, emphasising that applicants have been divided into two groups to assess their competence. Those applying for positions such as Education Officers, Environmental Health Personnel, Social Welfare, and Youth will sit for the CBT at the Arch. Bamidele Samson CBT Centre, opposite UCH, on Monday, 25th and Tuesday, 26th November, while other candidates will sit for theirs at the Distance Learning CBT Centre, Ajibode, Ibadan, on Thursday, 28th November 2024. He mentioned that invitations had already been sent to successful applicants, advising those yet to receive their invites to visit the government portal and refresh to verify if they are qualified according to the parameters stated in the publication. Aderibigbe advised applicants to arrive at the examination centre at the time indicated on their invitation slips, with a printed copy of their application form and invitation slip.

Anti-Tinubu Comments: ACF Suspends Chairman As Afenifere, Others Back President

November 22, 2024 by admin

The Arewa Consultative Forum on Thursday suspended its chairman Mamman Osuman following widespread reactions across the country, after the northern body’s criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s policies, saying it had impoverished the North. The ACF, in a statement, added that the interests of the North would be best represented by northerners. However, Yoruba socio-political Afenifere, Igbo socio-cultural body Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other regional groups backed the President insisting his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari laid the marker for the hardship in the country. In a communiqué issued at the conclusion of the forum’s National Executive Council meeting in Kaduna on Wednesday, the ACF expressed dissatisfaction with the current economic policies, which, according to the forum, worsened conditions in Northern Nigeria. The communiqué, signed by ACF’s National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Tukur Muhammad-Baba, also called on the President to review and reassess his administration’s economic policies to ensure they are more compassionate, considering the current hardships Nigerians are enduring. “I do admit that some policies of the current administration are repugnant and adverse to our interests as a region,” Osuman stated. “A sizeable number of our brothers and sisters in the region have demonstrated proclivity towards politics and political offices come 2027. They are already focusing on the 2027 elections.” However, the ACF in a shock U-Turn, suspended Osuman in a letter signed by its Secretary-General, Murtala Aliyu. The letter stated, “The attention of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has been drawn to widely reported statements credited to Mr. Mamman Mike Osuman, SAN, OFR, Chairman, ACF National Executive Committee, which were made during the meeting of the NEC, held on Wednesday, November, 2024, at ACF Headquarters, Kaduna. “In particular, Mr. Osuman was quoted as saying that the North will back a northern candidate for the Presidency, come 2027.The statements were made by the NEC chairman without consulting or discussing with other leaders and members of the ACF and thus, reflected Mr. Osuman’s personal opinion only. “ACF rejects Mr. Mamman Mike Osuman’s statements in their entirety. For this reason, the leadership of the ACF’s Board of Trustees (BOT) and that of its NEC has decided to place Mr. Mamman Mike Osuman on suspension with immediate effect. “A committee has been constituted for further investigations.” Reacting, the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, said, “There is no need for the President to have a say because they (ACF) are calling for an Arewa person to run for President. That means the Arewa person can run from any political party.” He added, “The simple answer is that we don’t want to heat up the polity. We have not gotten to the point where people will be talking about 2027. We are focused on providing good governance to Nigeria,” Bwala added. The presidential spokesman said Tinubu was dedicated to tackling critical challenges currently facing the country, pointing to his recent participation in the G20 Summit in Brazil. “The President is very much committed to ensuring we deal with hunger, extreme hunger and climate change problem. That is why he flew to Brazil to interface with the G20 dealing with global governance reform, and the global governance reform has now come up with a focus. “The focus is on hunger, poverty, and climate change. That is what the President is focused on. The President is not focused on 2027.” APC backs Tinubu Additionally, the ruling All Progressives Congress criticised the ACF, stating that while the group has the right to express its opinion, it cannot claim to speak for the entire North. The National Publicity Director of the APC, Bala Ibrahim, said, “This has always been the position of the ACF. They have always been advocating and clamouring for their own. The ACF is not a political party. It is an association. It is more like a sociocultural organisation. But now that they have come out clearly to say they are not going to back a non-Northern candidate come 2027, so be it. “But it is too early to talk about crossing the river when you have not gotten to the point of getting to the bridge. We agree that in politics or under democracy, people have the right to opinion. The position of the ACF is not against the provision of democracy or the constitution. They can clamour and ask for people to vote for their own. But the choice to do that rests on the people. “As long as they are not going to insist on forcing people to choose who to vote for, we don’t have any quarrel with that. In any case, let them wait and see for the party to present a candidate.” On his part, the National Publicity Secretary, Labour Party, Obiora Ifoh, stated that if the ACF had truly been monitoring the political landscape over the past decade, it would recognise that the issue was not related to tribe or geopolitical zone. “A northerner was in government for eight years and the North cried wolf. Nothing got better in the North. There was inflation in the North just as it was in the South. When Goodluck Jonathan, a southern President was there, he built schools and took care of the Almajiri. But when the northern President came, all those things were set aside. “There was hunger and inflation in the country. Another Southern president p is on the saddle. However, I want to believe that after one year and six months or thereabouts that Tinubu has been in government, he ought to have started changing the narratives. Unfortunately, nothing good is coming out of it. What does that tell you? “It simply tells you that it’s not about the person in government coming from North or South. It is not about the geographical location of the leader. It’s about the capacity of who you have entrusted the leadership of the country to. The Labour Party brought out the best candidate in 2023 and up to this moment, we still refer to him as the president Nigeria … Read more

Man,Girlfriend Arrested For Abduction,Murder Of A 70-Year-Old Woman In Enugu.

November 22, 2024 by admin

A 33-year-old man, Ikechukwu Okoye, and his 39-year-old girlfriend, Juliet Ogbodo, have been arrested by the Enugu State Police Command for allegedly kidnapping and murdering a 70-year-old woman, Mrs. Mary Nwatu. The suspects, both from Onuorie-Obuno in Akpugo Community, Nkanu West Local Government Area of the state, reportedly killed the victim and buried her in a shallow grave before demanding a ransom of N6 million from her children. They were apprehended after receiving N20,000 from the family, ostensibly to facilitate a phone call with the victim. In a statement issued Thursday night, the command’s spokesperson, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed that the arrest was carried out by the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Tactical Squad following credible intelligence. According to Ndukwe, preliminary investigations revealed that Mrs. Nwatu was reported missing on September 15, 2024. “On October 5, 2024, the principal suspect, Ikechukwu Okoye, who is also a kinsman of the victim, contacted her children, demanding a ransom of N6 million,” Ndukwe stated. Okoye was subsequently arrested and reportedly confessed to the crime. “He admitted abducting Mrs. Nwatu on September 14, 2024, at about 8 am when she came to their house to look for his mother. “He further confessed to killing her and burying her in a shallow grave inside an uncompleted building in the compound.” the police officer said. The suspect also admitted to demanding a ransom from the victim’s children, initially requesting N6 million before negotiating down to N3 million. However, he accepted an initial payment of N20,000 on the condition that the family would hear their mother’s voice over the phone before making further payments. Juliet Ogbodo, Okoye’s girlfriend, also confessed during interrogation to being aware of the crime but claimed she did not report it to authorities out of fear. The victim’s remains have since been exhumed and deposited in a mortuary for preservation and autopsy. Ndukwe assured all that the suspects, along with any other individuals found complicit, would be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of investigations. “The Enugu State Police Command remains committed to ensuring justice for the victim and her family,” Ndukwe said.

EPL: Tottenham’s Postecoglou Attributes Win Against City To Tactical Discipline

Health Workers Arrested In Ebonyi For Alleged Theft

Cameroon Detains Five Nigerian Pastors Over Politician’s Abduction

Fire Guts Lautech Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso

Rivers Will Receive Federal Allocation Despite Legal Battle – FG

Marriage Ruined My Career – Model Olajumoke Onibread

Oyo State To Conduct Computer-Based Exams For 15,000 Civil Service Applicants

Anti-Tinubu Comments: ACF Suspends Chairman As Afenifere, Others Back President

Man,Girlfriend Arrested For Abduction,Murder Of A 70-Year-Old Woman In Enugu.

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