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Nigeria@60: LSHA Ifako Ijaiye 1 Hon. Temitope Adewale doles out cash gift and items to LNSC

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October 2, 2020

On Thursday 1st October 2020 In commemoration of Nigeria’s 60th Anniversary, the lawmaker representing Ifako-Ijaye 1 constituency at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Temitope Adewale has bolstered the courage of numerous members of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) with cash gifts and other enabling facilities to aid their efficiency.

According to the legislator, I am much concerned about the security and welfare of frontliners,as the corps members have displayed unusual bravery and so ought to be celebrated even as Nigeria makes another great leap at 60.

In his words: “The labour of our heroes shall never be in vain.

“In the spirit of the celebrating the 60th Independence Anniversary of our beloved Nigeria, I have decided to celebrate the day with All the 127 Staffs of the LNSC in my Local Government Ifako Ijaiye Contituency 01.

“Today we are celebrating the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corp a creation of a bill sponsored by Rt.Hon. Mudashiru Obasa in 2016, this is to give back to them for how far they have supported the masses.

” We are also answering their requests and needs they had in their offices, you will recall during the COVID-19 we had a little bit of issues with the good boys as we call them, they risked the lives,they stood for us and they were able to discharge their duties accordingly.

“Also a week ago we had the gas explosion where three of them were severely injured, so we are here today to appreciate them and tell them that we are behind them and will continue to support them and also to tell them that their welfare and lives means a lot to us.

The lawmaker also made a promise to rejig one of the faulty automobiles of the LNSC in his constituency, a total overhaul with a functional engine.

He also added that he will make available to the LNSC, three computer system for effective data storage in their office.

Hon. Adewale also promised to give each of the 124 officers of the corps in his constituency N10,000 each, two out of the three officers who suffered degrees of burnt while trying to salvage the situation, already discharged from the hospital will get a sum of N50,000 each while the remaining officer still receiving medical attention gets N100,000.

The lawmaker also promised to add three new bicycles for the LNSC to also celebrate the 60th birthday of the Federal House Representatives Member, Hon.James Owolabi.

In a quick reaction to the gesture, Hon Owolabi who expressed his amazement over the event notes that he was not in the know about what is happening, as he handed N500,000 cash to further boost the morale of the LNSC men.

Owolabi said,”on getting here I got encouraged though I don’t know what he plans to do here, he called me up this morning and I felt he was just taking me out so that we can merry but when we got here I marvel,

I thank him for the gesture and I think it wise to do my quota.

As your elected member to the House of Reps I am giving you N500,000 before leaving this place.

He also urged his constituents,Lagosians and Nigerians as a whole to keep doing well to evolve a better society.

“What we did today for the LNSC is to say that we are people that are ready to appreciate individuals doing well in the constituency that is why we are here.

” We are looking at state policing, even policing at the local level, we want to be on our own so that we can secure our state. You can see what LNSC did,if we can have Lagos State Police then we will be able to control them and they will more than what they have just done.

One of the LNSC officer Mr Olusegun Osifade who gave a goodwill message noted that,

“an history is breaking here at Ifako Ijaiye, it is a pacesetter anytime anyway.

You can’t make a good fruit without a good tree, JAH is an epitome of support to the masses so all we pray for is that God continually keep you strong for us and you will surpass your father in all attainment with long life.” He prayed.

Engineer Adekunle Olayinka, Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sawo Olu on DAWN commission matters, expressed his appreciation for the noble step taken by the lawmaker who identified a key sector to boost efficiency.

“What Hon. Adewale Temitope has done today is noble and he should be commended because he is one of such one would want to identify with, for someone like me I am the Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Development Agenda for Western Nigeria which makes me look into all SouthWest issues.

“So for a House of Assembly member to come up with an initiative of such is something commendable and we should encourage it because he identified a sector of the community contributing to security of lives and properties, it is something that should be encouraged.

On the 60th anniversary of Nigeria as an entity, he wished Nigerians happy Independence day.

“Nigeria is sixty today and we can only thank God for how the leadership of the country has been able to put the country together even at the verge of breaking out, because all of us can attest to the fact that there is insecurity in the land, BokoHaram,insurgency here and there but the leadership of the country as headed President Mohammadu Buhari is trying his best to putting things in place in terms of security, in all we should be our brothers keeper.

“All of us can try to contribute our quota to securing lives and property by giving out the right information to all these people, by doing that we would have helped our neighbours and ourselves in securing the country.”

Other eminent individuals who graced the occasion are;Mrs Kofo Àjàyí Lagos West Senatorial Woman Leader, Barr Joan Adebobuye, DSS Head Ifako Ijaiye,Alhaja Olayemi, Former ES of Ifako ijaiye Local govt, Rotarian Rotimi Adeleye, Woman Leader Ifako Ijaiye , Alhaja Fetuga, Baale and the leader of the Council Biodun Akinola and the Councillors, SLG Pst Ayo Jeje, Honourable member of the House of Reps, Hon James Adisa Owolabi and Hon Demola Doherty.

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Update : TINUBU DEPARTS ABUJA FOR AQABA PROCESS MEETING IN ROME, SAYS ONANUGA

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October 12, 2025

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President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday, October 12, for Rome, the capital of Italy, to participate in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government Level Meeting, with special focus on the security crisis in West Africa.

The meeting, which will begin on October 14, will bring together Heads of State and Government, senior intelligence and military officials from African countries, and representatives of intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations to discuss the evolving security challenges in West Africa.

The Aqaba Process Meeting is a counter-terrorism initiative launched by King Abdullah II of Jordan in 2015. It is co–chaired by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Italian Government.

It recognises the complex security challenges confronting West Africa, including the expansion of terrorist networks, the growing crime-terror nexus and the increasing overlap between land-based terrorism in the Sahel and the maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

At the meeting, participants will exchange assessments of the current security landscape in West Africa and foster collaboration between regional and international partners to address cross-border security challenges. Participants will also develop strategies to counter the terror threat on land and the sea.

The meeting will discuss ideas on how to coordinate efforts to combat online radicalisation and disrupt digital networks that facilitate terrorist propaganda and recruitment.

In addition to attending the plenary sessions of the Aqaba meeting, President Tinubu will hold bilateral talks with other leaders to explore ways of addressing the rising security challenges across the subregion.

The President will be accompanied by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu–Ojukwu, the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed, and other senior government officials.

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2027 Election : All is set for the collapse of the PDP in Enugu As Mbah, Others Join APC

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October 11, 2025

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…..Gov, lawmakers, party executives exit party enmasse

……Uncertainty over Suswam’s, ex-NAFDAC boss’ defection in Benue

…….PDP kicks, says govs being intimidated, coerced to defect

……Put your house in order, we’re not architect of your woes – APC

In a manner reminiscent of the defections that occurred in Delta and Cross River states earlier in the year, Governor Peter Mbah and all elected and appointive officers of the state are set to formally defect from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday next week.

The newly inaugurated Enugu State APC Caretaker Committee Chairman, Dr. Ben Nwoye, confirmed the development to newsmen at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja after taking the oath of office yesterday.

He made the disclosure during a press briefing by the newly inaugurated Enugu State Caretaker Committee.

Describing Mbah’s defection as the dawn of a new political era for Enugu and the Southeast region, Nwoye said the governor’s coming into APC would be “a merger between transformation and renewed hope.”

“For the past 10 years, Enugu State has remained in opposition. But all that ends on Tuesday when Governor Peter Mbah declares for the APC. And he is not coming alone,” Nwoye said.

According to him, the defection will signal a “historic alignment” as Mbah will be joined by 260 councillors, 24 state lawmakers, National Assembly members, and the entire state executive council—an unprecedented political realignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

“Where Enugu goes, the Southeast goes. This marks the beginning of the Southeast’s political reawakening and full integration into national politics,” Nwoye said with a tone of confidence.

Commending the Governor Mbah’s performance in his last two years in office, Nwoye, who was the founding state chairman of the party, noted that his economic and infrastructural reforms had elevated the state to one of Nigeria’s top-performing states in internally generated revenue.

He added that the synergy between Mbah’s Transformation Agenda and President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Vision would accelerate development and economic growth across the Southeast.

APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, who inaugurated the seven-man caretaker committee for the party in the state, had earlier hinted of moves by the APC to strengthen its foothold in the Southeast.

The APC chairman charged the new Enugu leadership to consolidate the shock defection into a “lasting political conquest”

“APC is home for all. The person who came yesterday, today or tomorrow has equal rights.

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“Our goal is simple: to expand, to win, and to deliver overwhelming victory in 2027,” Yilwatda said.

APC’s Deputy National Chairman (South), Emma Eneukwu, who is from the state, said the political development in the state marked the return of the Southeast region to national relevance.

“We will no longer play second fiddle. With Enugu in APC, the Southeast has found its voice again,” he declared.

Uncertainty over Suswam’s, ex-NAFDAC boss’ defection in Benue

There were strong rumours yesterday that Suswam, Orhii who currently serves as a member of the House of Representatives representing Agatu/Apa Federal constituency, Hon. Ojema Ojotu and former Benue North East Senator, Prof. David Iornem were set to join the APC in Benue State.

This was in spite of a statement issued by the media aide to Suswam dispelling the rumour that his boss had defected from PDP to the ruling party.

Banners and signposts announcing their official defection and pre-decamping dinner adorned major roads and streets in Makurdi, the state capital, yesterday.

It is the first time Suswam would defect to another party since joining politics in 1999.

The black cat, as the former governor is widely known first won an election to represent Katsina Ala, Logo and Ukum Federal Constituency in the House Representatives on the platform of the PDP.

After eight years in the House of Representatives, he was elected the governor of Benue State for another eight years also on the platform of PDP.

His first bid to go to the Senate, however, ended in a fiasco as he lost the election. He, however, made a second bid and won election into the Senate.

He had remained in PDP even after losing his re-election bid until yesterday when the news of his defection broke.

There was jubilation from Suswam’s massive camp of supporters yesterday on hearing that the former governor had defected to APC.

In Anyiin his country home and Ayilamo settlement, there was dancing and singing throughout the day, with shouts Dom Agya as Suswam is known in his ancestry home.

At press time yesterday, he was locked in a meeting with his supporters.

Our correspondence learnt that the meeting was meant to deliberate on the date for the defection ceremony.

But the media aide to Senator Suwswam, Bede Bartholomew, yesterday denied the claims that his boss had defected to APC.

Bartholomew however admitted that Governor Hyacinth Alia two days ago extended an invitation to Suwswam and other leaders for a banquet with him at Government House Makurdi.

A press statement he signed and made available to our correspondent yesterday reads: “Moments ago, I received telephone calls from well-meaning Benuelites and leaders alerting me to trending news on Benue’s social media space purporting that the former governor of Benue State, His Excellency Senator Gabriel Torwua Suswam, is set to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) today and would be received by the Governor of Benue State, His Excellency Governor Hyacinth Alia, this evening at the Banquet Hall of the Benue State Government House.

“I debunk this unholy rumour with all vehemence as it doesn’t represent the current interests of Senator Gabriel Suswam or that of his supporters across the state and should be treated as a mere rumour and that’s all.

“What I know is that two days ago, the Governor of Benue State HE. Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia respectfully extended an invitation to Sen. Suswam, among other stakeholders, expressing his desire to attend a State Banquet slated for 10th October, 2025.

“It should be noted that as a former Governor of the State, Suswam is a stakeholder in the Benue project, thus his reason for accepting the invitation.

“There was no indication in the invitation letter that it was a political event or a decamping ceremony whatsoever.

“The former governor advises his supporters and well-wishers to disregard this rumour as it is baseless, aimless, and a lie from the deepest pit of hell.

“Suswam appreciates everyone who called in for further enquiries and concerns and wishes everyone a happy weekend ahead.

Defections: Blame no one for your woes, says APC as PDP kicks

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday took a swipe at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accusing the opposition party of being responsible for its woes as more of its members are dumping it for the governing party.

This came on the heels of plans by the PDP governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, and the entire elective and appointive officers of the state to defect to APC on Tuesday.

The PDP had on Thursday blamed the wave of defections from the party on APC, accusing the ruling party of engaging in intimidation and coercion of its elected members.

National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, while reacting to reports of the planned defection of some governors elected on the platform of the party to the APC, accused the ruling party for its misfortune.

“The APC is orchestrating all of this through intimidation, through coercion, through blackmail,” he said.

But APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, waved off the PDP allegation, insisting that the opposition party was only crying over a self-inflicted problem.

Dismissing the PDP allegation, Morka said: “The PDP continues to ridicule itself by the boring, repetitive and baseless claim that APC is, somehow, intimidating or cajoling its governors and other senior members to dump their wreck of a party.

“The PDP is the sole maker of its own political predicament. The party is only harvesting well-deserved adversity from decades of political recklessness, mindless corruption, ruthless desecration of democracy, disgraceful failure of leadership, and destructive impunity that characterised its existence.”

Justifying the defection to APC, Morka argued that “the governors and members that are dumping the party in their numbers are doing so in exercise of their free democratic will, and wisely so, to mitigate against the devastating fate that Nigerians will deal the party in the upcoming 2027 elections.”

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Update : Police Arrest Armed Robbers Allegedly Involved in Death of Arise TV Anchor, Somtochukwu

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October 9, 2025

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Police arrest armed robbers involved the killing of Somtochukwu Maduagwu

There are indications that 12 of the armed robbers involved the operation leading to the death of Arise News anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu have been arrested.

Somtochukwu Maduagwu, an anchor at Arise TV News panicked and jumped to her death after heavily armed robbers besieged her Katampe Extension home in Abuja.

It was reported that the robbers numbering about 15, well-armed, upon arriving the 18 blocks apartment estate, split themselves into groups and began robbing from flat to flat when 29 year old Sommie panicked and jumped down from her balcony to escape them before they arrived at her flat.

Our correspondence reports that attempts were made on the spot to revive her by a neighbor who gave her CPR before she was thereafter, rushed to the Maitama General Hospital where after trying to breathe life into her to no avail, the Doctors on duty declared her dead- on-arrival.

However, in a recent development, a Police EIB report released moments ago, indicates that 12 of the 15-armed robbery gang have been arrested by the Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police.

Below is the EIB report released on Thursday…

Armed Robbers Involved In The Robbery That Led To The Death of Arise News Staff, Somtochukwu Maduagwu Arrested

According to the Police, the suspects are:
1. Shamsudeen Hassan ‘m’ from Malumfashi LGA Katsina state
2. Hassan Isah ‘m’, 22 years from Zaria kaduna State
3. Abubakar Alkamu a.k.a. abba ‘m’, 27 years from Musawa LGA katsina state
4. Sani Sirajo a.k.a. dan borume ‘m’ 20 years from Malumfashi LGA katsina state
5. Mashkur Jamilu a.k.a. abba ‘m’ 28 years from Igabi LGA kaduna state
6. Suleiman Badamasi a.k.a. dan-sule ‘m’ 21 years from Malumfashi LGA katsina state
7. Abdul Salam saleh a.k.a. na-durudu ‘m’ from katsina lga katsina State
8. Zaharadeen Muhammad a.k.a. gwaska ‘m’ 23 years from chikun lga kaduna state
9. Musa adamu a.k.a. musa hassan ‘m’ 30 years from malumfashi lga katsina state
10. Sumayya Mohammed a.k.a. baby ‘m’ 27 years from Sammaka LGA, Kaduna state
11. Isah Abdulrahman a.k.a. abbati ‘m’, 25 years from Zaria LGA, Kaduna state
12. Musa Umar a.k.a. small ‘m’ 31 years from Maiduguri LGA Borno state.

Shortly after the robbery incident, four (4) of the suspects shamsudeen hassan, alkamu, sirajo and one other person were apprehended through the tracking of phones stollen from the apartment during the robbery.

During interrogation, Shamsudeen Hassan confessed that he shot the security guard when he attempted to prevent them from gaining access to the apartment. Sani Sirajo confessed to have tried to hold Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu from falling off the three-storey building but was overwhelmed by her weight. Shamsudeen further confessed that he drove the white honda CR-V jeep out of the apartment after the operation. The four suspects admitted that they each received ₦200,000 from the proceeds of the crime.

Recovered exhibits include:
One (1) fabricated ak-47 rifle
Thirty-six (36) rounds of 9mm live ammunition
One (1) locally made pistol
One (1) pump-action gun
Two (2) live cartridges
Four (4) mobile phones of the victims
Two (2) sharp knives
One (1) cutlass
Nine (9) torchlights used during the operation

In continuation of investigations, yesterday, 08/10/2025, acting on a tip-off and actionable digital intelligence also provided by us, the remaining members of the gang, Musa umar a.k.a. small, Hassan Isah and other accomplices involved in the Gishiri robbery were intercepted while enroute to an already planned armed robbery operation scheduled to hold at maitama in the early hours of this morning.

All suspects have confessed to the crimes, investigation is ongoing.

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