Rivers politics: Wike, Magnus Abe settle longstanding rift
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In a move to mend fences and foster unity within the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, a former lawmaker, Senator Magnus Abe, has publicly announced making peace with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
Abe, who had been embroiled in a feud with Wike due to their different positions on political issues, expressed his commitment to ending the rift.
The former lawmaker said in his Facebook post on Friday, “I have made peace with the Honourable Minister of the FCT, and former governor of Rivers State.”
Emphasising the importance of unity, Abe said he accompanied Wike to Chief Tony Okocha’s thanksgiving ceremony, a gesture he described as “show[ing] that my commitment to end the rift in our party is total.”
Abe commended Wike’s approach to resolving the conflict, stating, “I want to publicly thank the minister; he (Wike) could have behaved like other politicians—made peace with me, and still encourage me, Tony (Okocha) and others to continue fighting. But his style is direct, truthful, and sincere, and it will create a united team.”
Dino Melaye crowns Davido leader of music industry
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Former Kogi governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dino Melaye, has crowned grammy-nominated singer Davido leader of the Nigerian music industry.
Dino joined the ongoing online supremacy battle between Wizkid and Davido lending his voice in favour of the ‘Unavailable’ crooner. Melaye argued that Davido is “undoubtedly” the leader of the Nigerian music industry and most commercially successful globally.
On his X handle, he wrote: “Davido is undoubtedly the 001 in the Nigerian music industry and undoubtedly the most patronised globally.”
Wizkid and Davido were recently engaged in a fierce social media war on X.
Davido later challenged Wizkid to a hit battle, responding to him, Starboy boss dared him to release a song he wrote himself.
Police arrest six motorbike thieves in Ekiti
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The police in Ekiti State have arrested six men for snatching motorbikes from riders within the Ikere/Ado-Ekiti and Igede-Ekiti axis of the state.
The suspects are Adebayo Bashiru, Oluyemi Kunle, Gabriel Isaac, Abubakar Abdullahi, Macon Andrew, and Peter Ninfa.
The state Commissioner of Police, Adeniran Akinwale, in a statement by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, on Thursday, said, “The suspects were arrested by the Command’s Rapid Response Squad following a tip-off.”
He said, “The suspects, during interrogation, confessed that they had snatched so many motorcycles from their owners within Ikere/Ado/Igede-Ekiti Axis and further mentioned one Lawali Ibrahim and Kabiru Abdullahi as their accomplices who usually buy the motorcycles from them after snatching.”
The police boss, who said efforts would be intensified to arrest all others connected with snatching motorbikes, said that the suspects would be charged in court upon conclusion of investigations.
There has been incessant snatching of motorcycles in Ado Ekiti and some parts of the state of recent. Consequently, the police commissioner placed residents motorbike owners, and riders on the alert while he ordered his men to intensify efforts to ensure the arrest of the culprits.
EFCC should follow due process on Yahaya Bello – Segun Arinze
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Prominent actor Segun Arinze has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to ensure the law takes its full course by ensuring fairness and legal propriety in the case against former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello.
The Governor, with his nephew and two others, are facing allegations of laundering N80 billion in a 19-count charge.
Weighing into the discourse, Arinze in a viral video criticised the social media trial of Yahaya Bello, labeling it as superfluous.
Expressing his observations, Segun Arinze stated: “I have been observing the things that have been going on with the EFCC and Yahaya Bello saga and it has been quite dramatic.
“First, the EFCC came out with a lot of statements on social media and in the news about the bulged arrest of Yahaya Bello and of course, the amount of dollars he paid into his children’s school account. It’s not enough to say the money came from the government but if it’s substantiated, it’s damning.
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