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Police Station Bombed, Three Officers Killed in Fresh Anambra Attack

Police Station Bombed, Three Officers Killed in Fresh Anambra Attack
NaijaNews reports that barely one week after gunmen killed three police officers attached to the Governor of Delta State and vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa in Anambra State, some hoodlums have attacked a police station in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state, killing three police operatives.
The gunmen attacked an advance security team of Okowa in the Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, on their way to Abia State.
The Anambra State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga who confirmed the latest attack on a police station, said the incident happened yesterday morning.
He said in a statement that the gunmen shot repeatedly before gaining access to the police facility and using Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to destroy the buildings.
He said: “The hoodlums started shooting sporadically on approaching the area command and threw IEDs and petrol bombs into the premises, before gaining entrance.
“Unfortunately, the buildings in the police facility were affected.
“The command observed with grave concern the loss of life and valuables as a result of this attack. We call for calm as the police are resolute in depriving these criminal elements of the space they desire to perpetrate their evil acts and enhance the safety of life and property in the state.
“Anambra State Police Command has reinforced security in the Idemili North Area of the state, following the attack.
“The incident happened at the Ogidi area command in the early hours of today 18/2/2023, where three police operatives paid the supreme price.
“Meanwhile, the incident is being assessed and police operations are still ongoing,” the statement explained.
There have been numerous attacks in Anambra State recently.
Last Thursday gunmen attacked officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who were on training in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area.
There was also the abduction of 15 corps members in Ihiala, who were later rescued. Numerous police and INEC facilities have been attacked in the state, while in many instances, many have paid the supreme price
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President Tinubu’s “Real Age” is revealed by Charly Boy, who also shares an old document.

President Tinubu’s “Real Age” is revealed by Charly Boy, who also shares an old document.
Nigerian socio-political activist and musician Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has taken to social media to share an old photograph supposedly including President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his schoolmates.
Via his Twitter page, Charly Boy, who makes a mockery of the found document, asserted that Tinubu’s real age should be 84 and not 71, as currently being claimed by the incumbent President of Nigeria.
The entertainer also took a swipe at former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, saying the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain would be scratching his head on how to spin the narrative of the latest finding about his paymaster.
“Congratulations Nigeria. Hurray! It was a torturous journey, but praise God, his classmates have been found. The transmutation from Amoda Ogunkere Yekini to Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the issue.
“Now, I believe with this ‘discovery’, our learned Festus Keyamo will be scratching his head on how to re-spin the theory of homeschooling for his super-intelligent paymaster, former adversary, and now boss.
“If he was 9 in 1947, he is 84 now. Expose this fraud, fellows.”
See the old photograph of Tinubu and his alleged schoolmates below:
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Alleged N4bn fraud: Fayemi speaks out about EFCC Investigations

Alleged N4bn fraud: Fayemi speaks out about EFCC Investigations
NaijaNews reports that the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State and former Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has refuted claims that he is under probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged N4bn fraud.
Fayemi, in a statement on Friday by the Head of the Fayemi Media Office, Abuja, Mallam Ahmad Sajoh, said during his visit to the EFCC, “no such allegation was raised during his conversation” with officials of the anti-graft agency.
The statement, however, noted that all Fayemi did during the conversation with the officials of the EFCC in Ilorin, Kwara State, was responding to a frivolous petition from a group that was trying to spoil his good name and image.
The statement read, “We would like to address the concerns surrounding the invitation and subsequent visit of Dr Kayode Fayemi, the immediate past governor of Ekiti State and former Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, to the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
“Last month, Dr Fayemi received an invitation from the Ilorin office of the EFCC regarding a money laundering petition against him. It was during the height of the preparations for the change of government, with many activities and programmes lined up as part of the event.
“A key member of the APC, Dr Fayemi was already committed to playing important roles at these events and his non-appearance would have impacted them significantly. Understanding the significance of his commitments at that time, Dr Fayemi duly notified the EFCC of his willingness to cooperate but requested a more suitable date for his appearance.”
The statement said, Fayemi, on Thursday, accompanied by his counsel, visited the EFCC office in Ilorin, and engaged in fruitful discussions with the investigators before being allowed to depart after a few hours.
It added, “We firmly believe that Dr Fayemi’s visit has provided answers to the agency’s inquiries regarding the petition.
However, should there be a need for further clarification, Dr Fayemi stands ready to cooperate fully.
“We wish to note, too, that contrary to the news that made the rounds about a purported N4b fraud case against Dr Fayemi, no such allegation was raised in his conversation with the EFCC.
“All he did was respond to a frivolous petition from a faceless group, the so-called Ekiti Patriotic Coalition, which we strongly believed is a front for some anti-Fayemi politicians, who are trying to soil the former governor’s good name and image.”
The statement said throughout Fayemi’s tenure, he served the people of Ekiti State with utmost dedication and was renowned for his principled leadership.
“As governor, he consistently demonstrated a profound commitment to the welfare of the citizens, driving notable advancements in infrastructure development and attracting valuable investment opportunities to the state.
“We affirm that Dr Fayemi will continue to uphold the highest standards of integrity that he’s known for, and we trust that the truth will prevail in due course,” the statement said.
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Breaking: PEPC Rejects Request for Live Coverage of Petitions

Breaking: PEPC Rejects Request for Live Coverage of Petitions
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, on Monday, rejected request to allow its day-to-day proceedings on petitions seeking to nullify the outcome of the 2023 presidential election, to be televised.
NaijaNews reports that the Justice Haruna Tsammani-led five member panel dismissed as lacking in merit, the application which was brought before it by the two major candidates that are challenging the outcome of the presidential election that held on February 25.
The court held that no regulatory framework or policy direction, permitted it to grant such application.
It held that allowing cameras in the court room is a major judicial policy that must be supported by the law.
“The court can only be guided and act in accordance with the practice directions and procedures approved by the President of the Court of Appeal.
“We cannot permit a situation that may lead to dramatization of our proceedings,” Justice Tsammani held.
Besides, the court held that the request was not part of any relief in the petitions before it, saying it was merely hinged on sentimental claim that it would benefit the electorates.
It maintained that the petitioners failed to establish how televising the proceedings would advance their case, adding that such live broadcast would not have any utilitarian value to add to the determination of the petitions.
Whereas it was a former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who came second in the election, that initially made the request for a live coverage, subsequently, candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, threw his weight behind the demand for live broadcast of proceedings of the court on the petitions.
The duo, through their lead lawyers, Chief Chris Uche, SAN, and Dr. Livy Uzoukwu, SAN, maintained that petitions they lodged to query the declaration of the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as winner of the election, was “a matter of monumental national concern and public interest”.
They argued that the case involved the interest of citizens and electorates in the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, who he said voted and participated in the presidential poll.
Atiku and the PDP insisted that their case against Tinubu, being a unique electoral dispute with a peculiar constitutional dimension, they said it was a matter of public interest in which millions of Nigerian citizens and voters are stakeholders, with the constitutional right to be part of the proceedings.
They specifically applied for; “An order, directing the Court’s Registry and the parties on modalities for admission of Media Practitioners and their Equipments into the courtroom”.
“With the huge and tremendous technological advances and developments in Nigeria and beyond, including the current trend by this Honourable Court towards embracing electronic procedures, virtual hearing and electronic filing, a departure from the Rules to allow a regulated televising of the proceedings in this matter is in consonance with the maxim that justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done.
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