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Main power brokers in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State are locked in what looks like a fight to the finish over the control of the party and sundry issues. BIOLA AZEEZ traces the genesis of the crisis and the attendant fallouts so far.
Major gladiators seem poised for a battle to the finish in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Kwara State chapter. Despite interventions from the APC top echelon, the intense power struggle among has been manifesting in various shapes and forms, with many observers saying the outcome of the ongoing membership registration and revalidation exercise of the party could determine the superior camp among four tendencies involved in the ‘war’ for the soul of the APC in the state.
Former Green Eagles star, Yisa Shofoluwe, is dead.
He died last night at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital at about 9.30 pm of brain-related issues.
Waidi Akanni, his very close ally confirmed this to
Tribune Online that the former Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) defender passed away at the age of 57.
He won 40 caps and scored one goal for his country, and was their regular left-back between 1983 and 1988, playing at the 1984 and 1988 African Nations Cups.
Akanni commended the first Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare and Lagos State Government, Mr Sanwo Olu for prompt response financially towards saving his life.
Security challenge: Kebbi gov donates vehicles, motorcycles to Army Security challenge: Kebbi gov donates vehicles, motorcycles to Army
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Kebbi State government, on Wednesday, donated eight Hilux vehicles and twenty motorcycles to the 1Brigade Nigeria Army, Gusau, Zamfara State, as part of the state government contribution to tackle banditry across the state border with neighbouring Zamfara, Sokoto and Niger States.
The state governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, who was represented at the presentation of the Vehicles and Motorcycles by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Babale Umar Yauri, charged the Officers and Men of the Nigeria Army of the Brigade to be above board to ensure bandits are defeated in shortest possible time.
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Comrade John Adegboye is a spokesperson for the Concerned All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Stakeholders in Kwara State. He speaks with BIOLA AZEEZ on current happenings in the party. Excerpts:
WHAT is really the grouse of your group with the APC-controlled state government?
Some people are basking in the euphoria of having administrative power in their hands. They have decided to subvert and oppress intra party democracy. We are all aware of how, in a Machavelian manner, never known to us in Nigeria, intra-party politics and constitution of a political party are being violated in a way we didn’t meet with our founding fathers. Most of us in the party, especially, in this group, our names have been given to security agencies for offences we don’t even know anything about and we’re billed to be arrested just because of party registration and revalidation exercise. We say it that among the four tendencies that make up the party, one is domineering others.
We’ve recovered over 3,000 case files from Igbosere court ― Chief Judge We’ve recovered over 3,000 case files from Igbosere court ― Chief Judge
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The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kareem Alogba, has said that over 3,000 case files have been recovered from the burnt Igbosere High Court, Lagos.
The Chief Judge made this known when officials of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Epe branch, led by the Chairman, Prince Ademola Koko, visited his office at the Ikeja High Court.
It would be recalled that Lagos High Court, Igbosere was burnt last October by hoodlums during the #EndSARS protest.
Alogba pointed out that the judiciary has been uploading cases on the DIL system, which serves as the ICT unit of the state judiciary, since 2013.