PDP’s Adeleke Pushes APC’s Governor Oyetola Out, Wins Osun poll

July 17, 2022

Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has displaced the incumbent Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who has been the governor of Osun State in the last four years, in the governorship election conducted yesterday, July 16.
The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced that Adeleke got a total of 403,371 votes beating Oyetola, who got 375,027 votes in a keenly contested race to wrestle the government House from the incumbent.
“I declare Adeleke Ademola Jackson Nurudeen, on behalf of the chairman of INEC, of the PDP, having satisfied the requirement of the law, is hereby declared the winner and he is returned elected.”
According to the total votes recorded by the electoral umpire, the PDP won 17 of the 30 Local Government Areas of the state, while the APC won the remaining 13.
The PDP won in Ede North, Ede South, Ifelodun, Boluwaduro, Egbedore, Odo Otin, Osogbo, Ila, Atakumosa West, Olorunda, Ilesa West, Obokun, Oriade, Orolu, Ife North, Irepodun, and Ejigbo LGAs.
The APC, on the other hand, won in Boripe, Ilesa East, Ayedire, Ifedayo, Ife Central, Ayedaade, Iwo, Olaoluwa, Isokan, Atakumosa East, Irewole, Ife South, and Ife East LGAs.
Although many believed the Osun governorship election was a two-horse race between Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and Senator Adeleke, no fewer than 15 political parties partook in the election.
Other candidates included Akin Ogunbiyi of Accord Party; Lasun Yusuff of Labour Party; Oyegoke Omigbodun of Social Democratic Party; Segun Awojide of African Action Congress; Kehinde Atanda of Action Democratic Party; Awoyemi Lukuman of Allied Peoples Movement; Adebayo Elisha of All Peoples Party; and Adeleke Adedapo of Boot Party.
Others are Rasaq Saliu of New Nigeria Peoples Party; Abede Samuel of National Rescue Movement; Ayowole Adedeji of Peoples Redemption Party; Ademola Adeseye of Young Peoples Party; and Adesuyi Olufemi of Zenith Labour Party also participated in the election.
The election was held across 3,763 units in the 30 LGAs of the state and witnessed a huge voter turnout and was largely peaceful.
Of the 1,955,657 registered voters in the state, 1,479,595 Permanent Voter Cards were collected before the election.
To keep the peace in the state, the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali, had deployed about 21,000 police operatives, apart from other security outfits also present which included the military and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
The poll was, however, characterised by massive vote-buying, which drew the condemnation of some candidates and civil society organisations.

Buhari To Osinbajo: Get Well Soon

Greenbarge Reporters

July 17, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a get-well-soon wishes to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over a surgery he went through yesterday, July 16, in a Lagos private hospital.

Buhair wished his second-in-command speedy and full recovery, after the latter went through a surgical procedure Saturday to treat recurrent pain caused by a fracture in his leg.

A statement by the special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, quoted the President as having gave glory to God for a successful surgery, and prays for “speedy and full recovery.”

He commended the medical team at the Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, for “their competence, and a job well done.”

President Buhari assured convalescence Vice President Osinbajo of the prayers of Nigerians, and that of his family.

Bible Says You Are Liar And False Prophet, By Uzoma Ahamefule

Editorial staff

July 16, 2022

A King James Bible (with the old Scofield notes) open to Proverbs.

“And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. And he was teaching them and saying to them, “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of Prayer for all the nations? But you have made it a den of robbers,” Mark 11:15–17. Many of you priests and pastors today are perhaps ignorant that you have equally started trading in the house of God with your lusts for money. While many of you sell the front seats in the house of God every Sunday as you reserve them for the rich and the influential people in the society, the manner at which some of you desecrate the house of God in the name of launchings or trying to raise money right inside churches today are also not different from the trading that happened in the temple that made the Son of God angry.

Jesus was not necessarily only angry with the merchants who exploited the poor in their exchanges etc., but He was – even angrier – because the attention of the people was shifted from the words of God and salvation to buying and selling. Many of you priests and pastors today have stopped preaching the words of God and salvation, as your concentration while on pulpits is heavily more on prosperities, miracles and wealth thereby taking the attention of the people away from the spiritual food which is the word of God.

I have seen many of you predict at different times that a particular country will win a World Cup or African Nations Cup etc. claiming that the Holy Spirit revealed such to you, but at the end of the day it never came to be as you prophesied. My question to you then is: does God lie? Who gave you the message you spoke – because the bible says that every word of God must come to pass?

It is everyone’s prerogative to make a prediction of what one thinks that may happen after a critical view of an issue – it may happen or not – and there is absolutely nothing wrong in doing that. However, there is everything wrong in saying that God told one to say something when God never said so. Only a fraudster does that. Some of you that have become politicians on pulpits claimed in 2014 that Buhari was a messiah sent to rescue Nigeria from corruption, insecurity and collapse etc. But the results staring before you and I today are that Buhari’s administration under APC is regrettably a disaster. It is the highest tragedy that has befallen the people in this geographical part of Africa after the Nigeria Biafra war. Therefore, it is high time you dishonest teachers, false prophets and agents of darkness stopped making God look like a liar. You prophets of doom cum politicians in the sacred garment of God prophesizing lies and evil remember Hebrew 9:27. It says, “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment.” What will be your answer when you will stand before God? Or do you think that you will be too smart to escape all your dealings in secret places, lies and iniquities?

“I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed. God must surely repay each and every one of us according to our deeds,” Ecclesiastes 3:17. The book of Mathew 12:36 made it clearer for you to be conscious of the words that come out from your mouth when it says, “But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.”

“Verily, verily” I say unto you, the followers of religious leaders, read your bible very well and seek the face of holy spirits for interpretation. Every yoke, spell or bondage that may have beclouded your reasoning I command it to get loose, and open your eyes wisely to come back to your senses to understand that none of your religious leader is God. You should be aware that some of these preachers are a bunch of agents of darkness. In the book of Mathew 7:15-16, it says, “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. …”

Many of you religious followers have since stopped respecting your wives and husbands at your homes, but behave like people hypnotized as you worship your pastors/priests/prophets and prophetess like God and humbly call them moms and daddies, a nick name that is for you a taboo to call your partner at home, I pray for your redemption today and declare you henceforth free from all captivity. “I say unto you,” respect your religious leaders, but know that they are not Gods, equally respect your husbands, wives and all. “Go and sin no more.”

“If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land,” Isaiah 1:19. Heaven is real and hell is also real, the choice is yours.

Shalom!

Uzoma Ahamefule, a concerned patriotic citizen, and an African traditionalist, writes from Vienna, Austria.

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4-Time league Champions, Kano Pillars, Demoted After Chairman’s Attacked Referee

Editorial staff

July 16, 2022

Four-time league champions, Kano Pillars, have been demoted from the Nigeria Premier Football League after the Nigerian Football Federation’s Appeals Committee upheld the decision to deduct three points in their match against Dakkada FC.

Kano Pillars, who will now play at National League level for the first time in over two decades, were punished for improper conduct during a league game with Dakkada at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, on June 23.

The incident occured when their chairman Surajo Yahaya Jambul assaulted Assistant Referee 1, Daramola Olalekan, after visitors Dakkada scored a late equaliser against the home team.

According to a statement today, July 16, by the NFF, confirming the development Also, a camera, Sony HD Full HD 1920×1080, belonging to Dakkada was damaged by angry Pillars fans.

Following the incident the League Management Company (LMC), deducted three points from Kano Pillars which leaves them on 42 points, five adrift of safety with one game left to play.

However, Pillars appealed the decision but the NFF rejected which means Pillars have been relegated to the lower division.

”The Committee found as a fact that Kano Pillars FC did not challenge findings No. 5 of the decision of the NFF Disciplinary Committee, which is the assault on the Asst. Referee 1 by the former Chairman of Kano Pillars FC.

“That Dakkada Int’l FC admitted that their camera was not totally destroyed, but the memory card was removed and the microphone destroyed, but the recording was saved on the internal memory of the camera and same was forwarded to League Management Company and it is in the League Management Company’s record.

“The Committee found as a fact that the League Management Company’s letter dated 14th July, 2022, was contemptuous of the NFF Appeals’ and Disciplinary Committees and their representative, Uche George Egbe, refused to withdraw the letter when demanded by the Appeals’ Committee.

“Finding No.5 of the Disciplinary Committee, which was not appealed against by the Appellant, was what the Committee found as the main crux of the disruption of the match by the attack of the Kano Pillars former Chairman on Asst. Referee 1, as shown in the pictorial evidence presented before the Committee. In view of the above, the Appeal fails.

“On the issue of the destroyed camera, the Committee agrees that the memory card was removed and the pouch of the microphone was destroyed, as such, this constitute damage to property, therefore, the appeal fails.

Source: Daily Nigeria.

Delta Gubber Aspirant Of APC, Uba Michael, Visits Shettima, Says Victory Is Certain

Editorial staff

July 16, 2022

Delta State former gubernatorial aspirant of of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Uba Michael, has visited the Vice Presidential candidate of the party, Senator Kashim Shettima, believing that the party will be victorious in the 2023 election.

Uba hailed the choice of Kashim Shettima as the running mate to Bola Tinubu, saying that Senator Shettima is one of the few with “impeccable credentials,” which he has showed across all the positions that he has held.

“I’m confident in the choice of our leader and incoming president, and victory is sure for the APC in the forthcoming presidential election. But we are not to go to sleep as all hands must be on deck to ensure victory for the APC come 2023.

“Party members are proud of this choice and we shall work our head out to ensure it becomes a reality.”

Hajj 2022: Nigerian Pilgrims Begin Return Journey

Editorial staff

July 16, 2022

Nigeria has recorded its first and second flights on the return leg as scheduled as FlyNas departed with 423 pilgrims from Federal Capital Territory, Abuja at about 8: 20am Saudi time yesterday. Another, Flynas flight XY7004 departed Jeddah to Abuja at 02:58hrs with 424 FCT Pilgrims. In two days this weekend, 847 are now at home.

According to the Head of Aviation Division, Engr. Goni Sanda, pilgrims departure from the holy land will be in line with their arrival into the Kingdom.

Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, advised State Pilgrims’ Welfare Boards to ensure that their pilgrims’ travel documents are ready, their luggage checking and clearance should be concluded in good time ahead of pilgrims’ departure time to avoid flight delays.

The NAHCON chairman advised pilgrims to avoid stocking their luggage with contraband items that may necessitate their bags being opened for removal of such contraband items.

Alhaji Zikrullah also advised Nigerian pilgrims to resist the temptation of overloading their luggage beyond the approved kilograms. He reminded them of the consequences of excess luggage which is losing some of their items especially those in the hand luggage.

Meanwhile, pilgrims have been advised to reach out to Cargo Zeal and Sokodeke for transportation of their excess luggage to Nigeria.

US President Worried Over Influence Of China, Russia, Iran; Vows To Reduce It

Editorial staff

July 16, 2022

The President of the United States of America (USA), Joe Biden has expressed worry over what he called “influence of China, Russia and, crucially, Iran” vowing to reduce such influence.

He expressed the desire to engage with the Middle East to push back against the influence of China, Russia and, crucially, Iran.

The US President, who spoke today, July 16 as his Middle East tour drew to a close.

Biden singled out Iran as the target of his criticism, even as he offered regional support against Tehran in its dealings with Saudi Arabia, Iraq, international shipping and nuclear negotiators.

“Let me say clearly, that the United States is going to remain an active engaged partner in the Middle East,” Biden said at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

“We will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by China, Russia or Iran,” Biden stressed. “The United States is invested in building a positive future in the region, in partnership with all of you, and the United States is not going anywhere.”

The GCC is the most important political and economic alliance in the region. Its members are the Gulf states of Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, which has a dominant position in the group.

The Council met today in an expanded format (GCC+3), with Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi and Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi, whom Biden both met privately. Jordan’s King Abdullah II also attended.

Biden has since returned to Washington today after also visiting Israel and the West Bank which is his first Middle East trip as president.

Biden wants the US to better protect international shipping in the Middle East, in a clear reference to Shiite Iran, which Sunni Saudi Arabia, among others, sees as a major threat.

“The United States will not allow foreign or regional powers to jeopardize freedom of navigation through the Middle East,” he said.

The free movement of goods, including through the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Strait of Hormuz off Iran are a “lifeblood,” he added.

He reaffirmed the US will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon and gave his backing to al-Kadhimi. Iran heavily influences policy in Iraq, as it does in war-torn Yemen and Syria.

But Iran was not his only target at the GCC meeting.

He stressed the importance of open societies and freedom of expression to the assembled Arab leaders.

Biden held talks with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah on Friday after geopolitical developments necessitated a renewal of the two countries’ long ties despite the president’s previous criticism of the regime.

Saudi Arabia warned the US not to interfere in the dispute regarding the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi operatives in 2018.

“Imposing values by force generates counterproductive results,” the Saudi-funded al-Arabiya news channel quoted a top official as saying.

The crown prince, accused by some of ordering the hit, assured Biden he had “taken the necessary measures on the Khashoggi incident” after it was raised by the president.

The Saudis should meanwhile be supported in defending “its people and territory against external threats,” a joint statement read.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have repeatedly attacked targets in Saudi Arabia, including key oil facilities.

An attack in 2019 temporarily crippled about half of Saudi oil production – around 5% of global oil production.

A senior US official said it was taken as a “very positive sign” that the Saudis want to extend a current ceasefire in Yemen, where they have been leading an alliance against the rebels since 2015.

The US also wants to boost food security in the Middle East and North Africa with about $1 billion of aid.

GCC leaders are also pledging $3 billion during the next two years for projects related to a global infrastructure initiative.

At its summit in Germany in June, the group of seven (G7) leading democratic industrialized countries launched a “Partnership for Global Infrastructure.” The GCC states now also want to contribute.

The project is seen as an alternative to the “New Silk Road” project launched by China in 2013, with which the country is opening up new trade routes to Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia.

The UN fears a hunger crisis against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a crucial wheat exporter.

6 Medical Consultants Battle To Save Osinbajo In Lagos Private Hospital

Greenbarge Reporters

July 16, 2022

No fewer than six senior medical consultants have successfully performed surgery on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, to treat the recurrent pain caused by a fracture in his leg.

Those who took serious part in the surgery which was conducted today, July 16, are Dr. Wallace Ogufere (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon), Dr. Om Lahoti (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon), Dr. Babajide Lawson (Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon), Dr. Ken Adegoke (Consultant in Anaesthesia & Critical Care), Dr. Oladimeji Agbabiaka (Consultant Anaesthetist) and Dr. Adedoyin Dosunmu-Ogunbi (Consultant Physician & Medical Director).

In a statement by the Vice President’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, the Medical Director of Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Dr. Adedoyin Dosunmu-Ogunbi said: “the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, was admitted to the Duchess International Hospital GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, today on account of a fracture of his right femur (thigh bone), possibly related to a longstanding injury associated with a game of squash.”

“He had a surgical operation performed by a team of specialist doctors.”
According to the medical director, the operation was successful and he would be discharged within the next few days.

Saudi Goes Into Agreement With US On 18 Fields

Greenbarge Reporters

July 16, 2022

Saudi Arabian government has entered into agreement with the United States of America on 18 fields, including Space, Investment, Energy, Communications, Health and others.

The agreements, signed by the Saudi’s Ministers of Energy, Investment, Communications and Health, are aimed at unlocking new avenues for joint cooperation in investment, energy, ICT, space and health and are in line with Saudi Vision 2030.

A statement today, July 6, by a government spokesman, Abdulhamid Faheem, said that the agreements were sealed during US President Joe Biden’s visit to the Kingdom and were signed with the Ministry of Investment, the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, as well as numerous private sector companies.

The agreements also include a group of leading American companies, such as Boeing Aerospace, Raytheon Defense Industries, Medtronic and Digital Diagnostics, IKVIA in the healthcare sector, and many other US companies across the energy, tourism, education, manufacturing and textiles sectors.

Faheem said that Saudi Space Authority also signed the Artemis Accords with US Space Agency (NASA), which would allow it to undertake the joint exploration of the Moon and Mars in cooperation with the American space agency, while granting the Kingdom a seat in the international coalition, preparing for the civil exploration and use of the Moon, Mars, comets and asteroids for peaceful purposes.

He said that Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) signed a memorandum of cooperation with IBM, a leading digital tech company, to upskill 100,000 young women and men over 5 years within 8 innovative initiatives that can position the Kingdom as a hub for technology and innovation in the Middle East and North Africa region.

The ministry also signed a memorandum of cooperation with the US National Communications and Information Administration (NTIA), which includes cooperation between the two countries on 5G and 6G technologies.

“The agreement targets accelerating the growth of the digital economy and enhancing the pace of research, development and innovation in the Kingdom’s digital ecosystem.

“The Ministries of Energy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America signed a partnership agreement on clean energy, which includes defining areas and projects of cooperation in this sector, alongside cooperation in on civil nuclear energy and Uranium, while reinforcing the efforts of the two countries in promoting clean energy and climate action.

“The Saudi and US ministries of health also signed a memorandum of cooperation on public health, medical sciences and research. The memorandum aims to support and bolster existing relations in public health among individuals, organizations and institutions.

“It also seeks to consolidate joint efforts in addressing public health issues and medical, scientific and research challenges, as well as the exchange of information, expertise and academics. “The memorandum also seeks to organize joint training for workers in the health and medical fields, while addressing the proper application of health information systems, research and development and health innovation.”

Kano Shuts Down 25 Illegal Private Health Institutions, Accuses Them Of Extortion

Greenbarge Reporters

July 16, 2022

The Kano State Ministry of Health has shut down no fewer than 25 “illegal” Private Health Training Institutions (PHTIs) operating across the state.

A statement by the Ministry’s spokesperson, Hadiza Mustapha-Namadi, said that the action followed the proliferation of the PHTIs in the state without recourse to the extant regulations governing the operation of such schools.

According to the statement, some of those un-recognized institutions lack definite sites and offer dubious programs against the established course curricula.

It said that most of the illegal health outfits engage in extorting and charging exorbitant fees on students and their parents, describing the trend as detrimental to the people, educational development and efficiency of the entire health system in the state.

“Kano state Ministry of Health has noticed with serious concern, the incessant proliferation of illegal Private Heath Training Institutions (PHTIs) in the State without recourse to extant regulations governing the establishment and operation of such schools as specified by regulatory bodies and other relevant authorities.

“It is of serious dismay to realize that some of those un-recognized institutions lack definite sites and offer dubious programmes against the established course curricula, while also extorting exorbitant fees on students and their parents.

“Suffice to indicate, this ugly trend is at the detriment of the people, educational development and efficiency of the entire health system.

“Consequently, the general public are hereby informed of the instant shut-down of all illegal Health Training Institutions (HTIs) in the State, pending the outcome of necessary investigations.”

The statement called on the general public to patronize only the dully registered institutions and accredited courses, warning that subscription to un-recognized schools is tantamount to self-subjection to security risks, doom academic and career prospects, as well as financial deceptions.

“The Ministry will cooperate with all stakeholder agencies to ensure regular monitoring and inspection of the Health Training Institutions (HTIs) across the state for sanity and safety.”

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