Tinubu meets Edo APC gov candidate, others in Abuja
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President Bola Tinubu on Friday received the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the September Edo State governorship election, Monday Okpebholo, and his running mate, Dennis Idahosa, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
This was as the Edo State APC Chapter affirmed confidence in its chances of clinching the governorship seat in the forthcoming election.
It premised its confidence on the disarray among the ranks of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party party in the state.
The APC also said asides from the crisis in the PDP, its candidate, Dr Asue Ighodalo, is detached from the people of the state.
It argued that this factor gives its candidate, Okpebholo, whom it described as a grassroots politician, the upper hand at the polls.
The delegation was led to the Villa by a former governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole, and the Minister of Niger Delta Development, Abubakar Momoh.
The meeting came barely 24 hours after a Federal High Court in Abuja faulted the primary election of the PDP, which produced Ighodalo as its candidate.
NRC suspends train services in Delta, Kogi
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The Nigerian Railway Corporation has announced the suspension of services between Delta and Kogi due to the unsatisfactory nature of the track conditions from Ujevwu in Delta State to Itakpe in Kogi State.
This was disclosed in a notice titled “Public Announcement” which was sent to customers, indicating that the agency plans to resume operations on Monday, July 8, 2024.
The suspension, effective from Friday, was attributed to an obstruction on the track.
“This is to officially notify our esteemed passengers that the Warri-Itakpe Train will not run today Friday, 5th July 2024 due to the obstruction we have on our track.
“We shall resume our normal train services on Monday 8th July 2024. Passengers who already booked their tickets online will be refunded.
“All inconveniences are highly regretted. Thank you,” the statement added.
Rivers seals collapsed building, begins probe
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The Rivers State Government has ordered the sealing of a two-storey building that collapsed on Okporo Road near Rumuodara in the Obio Akpor Local Government Area of the state.
The state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Isaac Umejuru, gave the order during a visit to the site on Friday.
Recall that a two-storey building caved in at Rumuodara Obio/Akpor LG, injuring three persons including a two-year-old child.
Umejuru, while speaking with newsmen in Port Harcourt, the state capital, after the inspection, said the collapsed building was constructed without the necessary approval.
He also said the engineer would be held responsible for overseeing the project which injured three persons.
The commissioner explained that the collapse was caused by the addition of a second floor on top of an existing structure, which ultimately led to the collapse.
He said, “It is an old building that they now put another building on top of, and the second one coming up led to the collapse, but luckily the three people the building collapsed on were saved, and a two-year-old child was there also, but they have been rushed to a private hospital somewhere around Rumudara, and they are taking treatments.”
NSCDC arrests 35-year-old for stealing fertiliser in Gombe
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The Gombe State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Friday paraded 35-year-old man for stealing 26 bags of fertiliser in Kaltungo Local Government Area of the state.
Briefing journalists at the state headquarters, Commandant Muhammad Bello, who was represented by Public Relations Officer, Saad Buhari, said the arrest was based on intelligence.
Our correspondent reports that a bag of fertiliser in Gombe open market is sold at N42,000.
The commandant said, “Mohammed Sani, 35 years old from Arawa B Gombe carted away 26 bags of fertiliser from a shop at Ture in Kaltungo.
“Sani carted away the bags with the support of his friend who is at large. He will be charged for conspiracy, mischief, and theft.”
Also, Bello paraded a notorious criminal allegedly wanted by other security agencies for various crimes.
He disclosed that the suspects would be charged for banditry and kidnapping.
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