Sunday, 19 March 2023
Ekiti Ex-Deputy Governor Egbeyemi Dies At 78
The immediate past Ekiti Deputy Governor, Bisi Egbeyemi, is dead.
He died at age 78.
Egbeyemi was a deputy governor to Governor Kayode Fayemi. He served between 2018 and 2022.
The former deputy governor died around 8 pm on Friday after a brief illness.
He was to have died at a private hospital in Ado-Ekiti.
A man who was allegedly beaten by suspected APC thugs has called for the cancellation of the Lagos State Governorship election. According to him, the thugs also stole his gold wristwatch and bangle. In the background of the recording, some individuals can be heard confirming his account, with one claiming to be an eyewitness to the incident. The man further alleged that the popular Yoruba musician known as Ayide Wasiu, also known as KWAM1, was involved in ballot box snatching and had worked with the thugs to carry out the act in a particular compound. He accused the Nigerian police of colluding with the thugs to prevent Labour Party supporters from voting, and claimed that they had supported the thugs in carrying out violent attacks on innocent voters.
Lagos branch chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), MC Oluomo has called out Obidients after the governorship elections in Lagos, IGBERETV reports.
Taking to his Instagram handle after the election, he wrote;
Hope the Obi supporters believe now that Lagos belongs to Yoruba and they're now facing the consequences of Lagos being no man's land.
Man Beaten By Suspected Lagos APC Thugs Calls For Cancellation Of Election
A man who was allegedly beaten by suspected APC thugs has called for the cancellation of the Lagos State Governorship election. According to him, the thugs also stole his gold wristwatch and bangle. In the background of the recording, some individuals can be heard confirming his account, with one claiming to be an eyewitness to the incident.
The man further alleged that the popular Yoruba musician known as Ayide Wasiu, also known as KWAM1, was involved in ballot box snatching and had worked with the thugs to carry out the act in a particular compound.
He accused the Nigerian police of colluding with the thugs to prevent Labour Party supporters from voting, and claimed that they had supported the thugs in carrying out violent attacks on innocent voters.
Governorship Election: Lagos CP Denies Widespread Violence Claims
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has denied reports of widespread violence and voter suppression in the governorship and House of Assembly elections held on Saturday, March 18.
The police chief disclosed this on Saturday, in an interview with Channels TV
He affirmed attacks on the electorate and electoral officers recorded at some polling units in the state but disputed the attacks were widespread.
He noted that the police responded swiftly to most of the attacks as expected.
“It is true that we’ve recorded instances of violence in some areas within the state. The incidents were not as widespread as to affect the general dynamics of the process.
“Most of the instances were properly responded to by the police because we anticipated them,”he said.
When asked if the command had anticipated the violence, he said, “Yes, in some instances.
“We anticipated and then we integrated that into our general operational plan and we activated that protocol effectively in this instance. Most of those breaches, the police were able to respond promptly.”
The police chief, while responding to a video of voters said to be overpowering a young man alleged to have snatched a ballot box disclosed it as illegal.
He said the man was rescued by the police and other security agencies, adding that the suspected electoral offender was receiving medical attention.
“He’s stable; he’s not dead,” Owohunwa said
Owohunwa futher noted that a lot of arrest were made and ballot papers were recovered.
“In most of those cases of ballot box snatching, we recovered virtually all the ballot boxes,” he said.
Onanuga is the Director, Media and Publicity APC Presidential Campaign Council. Let 2023 be the last time of Igbo interference in Lagos politics. Let there be no repeat in 2027. Lagos is like Anambra, Imo, any Nigerian state. It is not No Man’s Land, not Federal Capital Territory. It is Yoruba land. Mind your business.
A Campaign Director General of Tonye Cole, All Progressive Congress (APC) Gubernatorial candidate in Rivers State, has been found dead, IGBERETV reports.
The APC campaign director for Ahoada West was reportedly kidnapped earlier in the build-up to Saturday’s governorship and house of assembly elections.
The politician was discovered in a pool of his own blood on Saturday evening, his body riddled with bullets. The state police command had not issued an official statement on the incident, as at the time of this report.
A graphic video of the deceased lying in a pool of his own blood was posted on Twitter with the caption;
"Tonye Cole Campaign DG of Ahoada West who was whisked away from a polling unit earlier today has been found dead."
Let 2023 Be The Last Time Igbos Will Interfere In Lagos Politics - Onanuga
Onanuga is the Director, Media and Publicity APC Presidential Campaign Council.
Let 2023 be the last time of Igbo interference in Lagos politics. Let there be no repeat in 2027. Lagos is like Anambra, Imo, any Nigerian state. It is not No Man’s Land, not Federal Capital Territory. It is Yoruba land. Mind your business.
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