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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 55-year-old man, Hassan Wasiu, for allegedly sexually assaulting his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter at his apartment on Falowo Street, Makun, in the Sagamu area of the state. PUNCH Metro exclusively learnt on Tuesday that the suspect allegedly committed the crime on August 26, 2024. The spokesperson for the
A Chieftain of the Labour Party, LP, Kenneth Okonkwo, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu, saying he started doing the wrong thing from the day he was sworn in. Okonkwo made this statement on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television while analysing Tinubu’s first media chat. The former Nollywood actor noted that
‘You started doing the wrong thing from day-one’ – Kenneth Okonkwo slams Tinubu
A Chieftain of the Labour Party, LP, Kenneth Okonkwo, has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu, saying he started doing the wrong thing from the day he was sworn in.
Okonkwo made this statement on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television while analysing Tinubu’s first media chat.
The former Nollywood actor noted that for 19 months, the President has not been able to tell Nigerians what he has been doing.
According to him, democracy is not about talking to the people but about the leaders being interrogated by the people.
“It’s not about you talking to the people but about you being interrogated by the people. The Constitution says the participation of the people in their government shall be ensured. The people participate through their representatives, both from the media, both from any policy you want to do, has to be interrogated by the people.
“Democracy is not just about doing what is good for the people. It is also about doing what the people want,” he said.
The Nollywood star-turned politician, specifically blasted Tinubu for shifting blames on the organisers of palliative distribution exercises, which has caused stampedes resulting to the death of many Nigerians.
The Labour Party chieftain said the stampede was due to the extreme hunger in the land, and not the fault of the organisers, adding that the worth of life in Tinubu’s government is now about N5,000 and some grains of rice.
“The President shifted all the responsibility to the organizers, people who wanted to help people who are hungry. Let me tell you, this stampede happened in the East, West and the North. That means it’s now a general thing that Nigerians from all sectors are hungry and things are hard.
“They did not die in the stampede because they were poor. Poverty exists in every country. They died in the stampede because they were desperately hungry. In other words, they know that if they don’t have that food, they won’t even have anything to fall back in their houses and that is why they had to struggle for N5000 and for grains of rice.
“The worth of life in Tinubu government is now about 5000 Naira and is about grains of rice.”
According to him, the Catholic church had been distributing food palliatives during Yuletide without recording any stampede. He stressed that the hardship in the land made unimaginable number of people to go for the food distribution event.
He added that the people became hopeless on seeing the mammoth crowd, which made them to struggle by all means to be beneficiaries of the gesture.
According to him, the development is a sign of a failed state.
“Look at what happened in Abuja in the Catholic ministry. They’ve been doing that for decades. They’ve been doing that for years. Why is this year’s own different? It is different because people have become desperately hungry.
“But because they were desperate, they did not wish to ever leave there without having anything, having seen that more people came. They knew that some people will leave there without anything, so they had to now struggle to make sure that they are part of the beneficiaries. That is a sign of a filled state. Struggling and dying for the most basic necessity of life, which is food,” Okonkwo lamented.
‘You started doing the wrong thing from day-one’ – Kenneth Okonkwo slams Tinubu
The Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Area, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu, has warned the self-acclaimed Monarch HRH Emmanuel Akamisoko Dauda Shelika to stop parading himself as the Etsu Nupe of Lokoja. Adamu gave the warning in a statement on Friday ahead of the planned celebration/coronation of the Etsu Nupe of Lokoja, which is slated to take
Stop parading yourself as Etsu Nupe of Lokoja – Council boss warns Dauda Shelika
The Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Area, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu, has warned the self-acclaimed Monarch HRH Emmanuel Akamisoko Dauda Shelika to stop parading himself as the Etsu Nupe of Lokoja.
Adamu gave the warning in a statement on Friday ahead of the planned celebration/coronation of the Etsu Nupe of Lokoja, which is slated to take place on 21st December, 2024, in Kogi State.
The embattled self-acclaimed Monarch had, in a press briefing in Lokoja on Thursday, asserted that the second edition of the Nupe Lokoja Native Day would take place on Saturday, 21st December, adding that the Nupe natives were the earliest settlers of Lokoja.
He said, “We want the society, government, and everybody to know that we exist. That we are not in control of anything now does not mean we don’t exist. We are, however, saying now that whatever is supposed to fall to us as Natives, should be given to us.”
“Don’t treat us as if we are not there. We want to have a fair share. Get attention from government, the public, and everyone who cares. We should not be sandwiched as subservient people.”
“No, we are not subservient. We are a people who are independent. We have, over time, governed ourselves as a people. We are people who are here and need every recognition due to us.”
“We want to be able to identify ourselves. It will be wrong for someone else to tell us whether we the Nupes are indigenes or natives. It becomes very difficult for someone to tell us our story of who we are.”
“We want the government to please recognize us as the earlier settlers and to also recognize and grade that our old existing stool of the Etsu Lokoja.”
“We also want to have direct access to government to enable us to discuss our own interests by ourselves. We do not want to have a go-between. We are the ones wearing the shoes and know where it pinches us. We want to tell our issues by ourselves.”
“We want to be able to participate in the affairs of government, like security matters and the architecture, because we may have information that is useful.”
“Also, in the Local Government Traditional Council, we want to be a part of it because we are a community of people, spread all over the place and town. If you look at other cosmopolitan areas, the natives are never sidelined but are made important players in the system.”
However, in a swift reaction, the Chairman of Lokoja Local Government, Comrade Adamu, averred that the planned celebration of 2024 Nupe Natives Day and coronation of the Etsu of Lokoja had been halted.
The statement reads in part: “Please refer to the proposed celebration/coronation of the Etsu Nupe of Lokoja, which is slated to take place on 21st December, 2024.”
“The Council, as a constitutional authority, is mindful of actions made by individuals and organizations. It is quite apt to state here that the proposed title of Etsu Nupe of Lokoja is alien to our people and culture here in Lokoja and is capable of generating a huge crisis.”
“We have a recognized traditional institution in Lokoja, and this proposed title has no historical basis. Therefore, allowing the event to take place does not arise. Flowing from this and in consideration of the likely consequences, you are therefore informed of the disapproval of your request.”
“Furthermore, you are advised to stop parading yourself as the Etsu of Nupe Lokoja. Security agencies have been notified of the Local Government’s position. Please treat this strictly.”
Stop parading yourself as Etsu Nupe of Lokoja – Council boss warns Dauda Shelika
The Enugu State High Court has ordered the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority to pay N55 million in damages to Chinedu Onyebuchi for the unlawful demolition of his property in Enugu. Delivering judgment on Wednesday in suit No. E/124/2015, Justice Kenneth Okpe ruled that the ECTDA’s actions were “unlawful, illegal, unconstitutional, and unwarranted.” PUNCH Online
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The Enugu State High Court has ordered the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority to pay N55 million in damages to Chinedu Onyebuchi for the unlawful demolition of his property in Enugu. Delivering judgment on Wednesday in suit No. E/124/2015, Justice Kenneth Okpe ruled that the ECTDA’s actions were “unlawful, illegal, unconstitutional, and unwarranted.” PUNCH Online