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The Leadership of Ede Muslim Grammar School Old Students Association says the outstanding achievements recorded by Osun State Government under Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke have direct and immediate positive impacts in the lives of the residents of Osun State.

 

This is contained in a release issued by the President of the Association, Alhaji Rasaq Olatunde Bello and the Secretary, Alhaji Olalekan Ismail.

 

The Old Students Association says it is not surprised by the sterling performance of Governor Adeleke considering his antecedents in both public and private endeavours saying the Governor as pioneer President of the Old Students Association of Ede Muslim Grammar School build a solid foundation for the alumni body.

 

The association listed Road infrastructure, Healthcare, agriculture, environment and climate change, education and sports development as some of the areas where senator Adeleke performed wonderfully.

 

Other sectors listed on the release include restoration of Local Government Administration for grassroots development, priority attention being given to Science, Innovation and Technology, culture and tourism, water provision among others in just one year in office.

 

The Old Students Association of Ede Muslim Grammar School said by the time current administration will complete it’s first term of 4 years, Osun would have become reference point for other states not only in the Southwest region but in the whole of Nigeria.

 

The President especially thanked the Governor for choosing Ede Muslim Grammar School as one of the School that will benefit from total renovation in the 100 billion Infrastructure Plan that’s expectedly starting in the 2024 fiscal year saying the state of affairs of the School has become worrisome to both parents and the association.

 

They therefore prayed that God will grant the Governor sustained wisdom to continue to take Osun State to an enviable height of his dream.

 

They equally pledged their unalloyed supports for the administration of Senator Ademola Adeleke in his quest to deliver good governance to the people of Osun State

 

E-Signed:

Abdulraheem Adekilekun

PRO, for the Association

 

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Getting harassed by strangers isn’t something that anyone of us would want to experience, but hiding inside a water tank certainly isn’t one of the ways to avoid physical harassment.

A woman in Bagan Serai, Perak shocked onlookers after she scaled up to the top of a water tank and proceeded to strip herself naked before taking a dip right inside, claiming that she did so for her personal safety.

 

Photo via Tun Carlos

39yo M’sian woman hides naked inside water tank

According to Harian Metro, the 39-year-old woman, who is believed to be suffering from mental illnesses, was seen entering the premise and climbed up the water tank belonging to Lembaga Air Perak (LAP) at around 2pm yesterday (Dec 17).

She also reportedly threw her clothes and helmet from on top of the water tank and unlocked the tank’s water valve, causing water to overflow through existing channels, reported Kosmo.

Photo via Tun Carlos

Kerian district police chief Superintendent Juna Yusoff said a group of firefighters from he Bagan Serai Fire and Rescue Station rushed to the scene after they received a report from the public.

Wanted to hide from ‘harasser’

He added that the woman was successfully persuaded by the firefighters to come down from the water tank before being taken to the Bagan Serai police station for further action.
“Initial investigations found that the 39-year-old woman resides in Kuala Lumpur and arrived in Bagan Serai using public transportation.

Photo via Sin Chew Daily

“She said that she climbed the water tank to hide from being harassed by an unknown individual,” he said,

Yusoff added that police are currently in the midst of handing the woman back to her family in KL. News’Nav /Flowerbudnews

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has issued an order freezing the accounts of the Oyo State Government in 10 commercial banks in the country.

The order was issued by Justice Anitte Ebong in a ruling on a garnishee proceeding initiated by ex-council chiefs in Oyo State, sacked on May 29, 2019, by Governor Seyi Makinde, and who in 2021 got a N4.9bn judgement against Makinde and other officials and agencies of the state.

 

The garnishee proceeding is intended by the ex-council chiefs, led by Bashorun Majeed Ajuwon, to recover the balance of N3.5bn which is outstanding from the actual judgement sum, from which Makinde paid only N1.5bn in 2022.

 

The banks in which the Oyo State Government’s accounts are blocked are Zenith Bank, United Bank of Africa (UBA), Wema Bank, First Bank of Nigeria, Ecobank, Guaranty Trust Bank, Access Bank, Polaris Bank, Jaiz Bank and Union Bank.

 

In a ruling, Justice Ebong ordered the banks to file affidavits and attend the court on the next adjourned date to show cause why the garnishee orders nisi hereby granted should not be made absolute.

The judge awarded N300,000.00 as a cost against the judgement debtors and ordered that a copy of the order be served on Makinde and others and adjourned till January 5 next year for hearing.

 

On May 7, 2021, when the Supreme Court gave judgement, voiding Makinde’s sack of elected Local Government Chairmen and Councillors in Oyo State, the apex court gave a similar judgement in respect of Katsina State and ordered both states to pay the salaries and allowances of the effected ex-council chiefs.

 

Justice Ejembi Eko, who delivered the lead judgment in the Oyo State case, condemned the decision by Makinde to unlawfully sack the elected council chiefs before the end of their tenure.

 

While the Katsina State Government has since paid its ex-council chiefs, who were unlawfully sacked, the Oyo State Government, under Makinde has failed to pay the ex-council chiefs he sacked before the end of their tenure, and which sack the Supreme Court voided in its May 7, 2021 judgement.

President Bola Tinubu has warned the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) that non-performance will not be tolerated.

The President, who inaugurated the Board of the NNPCL at the State House on Monday, also warned that conduct suggesting a sense of entitlement will not be tolerated.

 

According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President said the Board could be dissolved without prior notice to members over non-performance.

 

“You could be suddenly dissolved if there is no sustained excellence in performance,’’ Tinubu warned.

 

He also said corporate social responsibility for the Niger Delta must be taken seriously, considering the devastating effects of oil exploration and exploitation on the environment.

 

Niger Delta must be seen as the goose that lays the golden egg, and we must treat that region with the deserved respect and care. It is not asking for too much to ensure quality and constant water supply, schools, medical facilities, and roads.

 

“It is not about us. It is about the well-being of the entire country and the lifeblood of the nation. We should care more about the environment. We will do more for security to minimize stealing and vandalisation,’’ he stated.

 

The President directed that more attention should be given to gas as Nigeria transitions to cleaner energy, adding, “We need to show that we are committed to the welfare of our country.”

 

“Take a look at the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), and know what the pitfalls are. The Cabinet members and Board should decide what we can do differently for production increase, profitability, and governance. It is in your hands. I will work with you,’’ he said.

 

In his remarks, the Chairman of the Board, Pius Akinyelure, commended the President for the removal of petrol subsidy, noting that the nation would have drowned in debt, but for his decisiveness.

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Christopher Gwabim Musa, has said that members of the armed forces are not immune from the drug abuse menace currently being fought by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, saying, “Now we have introduced as part of our recruitment processes, and for our people to go for courses, they must take drug tests, because this will ensure that personnel of the Armed Forces are doing the right thing and are in the right frame of mind.”

 

 

The CDS, who made the disclosure when he visited the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohammed Buba Marwa, at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, promised that the Nigerian military would strengthen its synergy with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, to curtail the menace of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the country.

 

In his remarks, Marwa commended the Nigerian Armed Forces, under the leadership of Gen. CG Musa, for their loyalty, sacrifices, and hard work to keep the country safe.

 

He also thanked the military for supporting the agency in terms of logistics and training, emphasizing the significance of the partnership between the military and the NDLEA.

 

Emphasizing that substance abuse is at the root of crimes and criminalities across the country, Marwa said, “The criminal elements rely on drugs to carry out their criminalities, and that is why we have been very ferocious in our offensive action against them to cut access and availability of these illicit drugs.

 

“As a result, in about three years, we have arrested 42,105 drug offenders, including 46 barons; seized 7,500 tons of drugs; destroyed 1,057 hectares of cannabis farms; and convicted 8,350 offenders, while 29,400 drug users have been counselled and rehabilitated within the same period.

 

He therefore urged the armed forces to consider constructing a central rehabilitation centre and creating rehab facilities in existing military hospitals to attend to the treatment of their personnel who may have issues with substance abuse.

 

Earlier, the CDS commended Gen Marwa and his management team for the great turnaround on the drug war, which has positively changed the negative perception of Nigeria in the international community.

He assured NDLEA of the continued support of the armed forces in its renewed fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. He said the agency’s efforts have motivated the military to introduce drug tests as a require.

 

He assured NDLEA of the continued support of the armed forces in its renewed fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. He said the agency’s efforts have motivated the military to introduce drug tests as a requir

 

He said the nexus between drug abuse and insecurity cannot be over-emphasized, adding that if the nation were able to curb the scourge of substance abuse, the current security challenges would have been drastically reduced.

 

He also said the menace must be tackled holistically while promising to consider the suggestion by the NDLEA boss for the military to have its own central rehabilitation centre.

 

His words: “We know the challenges of drugs and how the use of illicit drugs has affected Nigeria’s name. And when Nigeria is mentioned abroad, everybody thinks about drugs, but you and your team have turned that around; at least now, people have seen that sense of sincerity in addressing the drug issue in Nigeria.

 

“We know it is not easy because a lot of people have benefited so much from it, and they will do anything to sustain their illicit businesses.ement for training and promotion in the armed forces.

 

“I want to assure you that the members of Nigerian Armed Forces are fully behind you. We are proud of you and what you have been achieving, and we will continue to support you until the menace of drugs is totally eliminated in the country.

 

“We know the influence of drug use and what it has done to us, creating a lot of issues all over the country, which is very alarming.

 

“Drug use has slipped into so many places, and for members of the Armed Forces, we’re not excluded.

 

Now we have introduced as part of our recruitment processes, and for our people to go for courses, they must take drug tests, because this will ensure that personnel of the Armed Forces are doing the right thing and are in the right frame of mind. So, we’ll continue to do that and continue to intensify our efforts.

 

“We have seen the number of arrests being made and how the world over now has seen that Nigeria is taking positive measures to address this drug issue; this, I think, is highly commendable.

 

Theatre commanders in the North East have seen the effects of drugs. Ideally, some people will not even be able to carry a knife; when they take drugs, they carry a GPMG.

 

“So, this tells you what drugs do: it gives you a lot of fake confidence, and with usage over time, they become addicted, and when they become addicted, it becomes dangerous to them, and they become a danger to everyone close to them.”

Egbin said the maintenance crew is carrying out scheduled maintenance on its Keffi/Akwanga 132KV transmission line. The exercise is to enable them to replace broken 132kV Insulators.

Power supply dropped to 3,636MW following the shutdown of Egbin Power Plant and challenges in the transmission network.

loss of 676MW from Egbin, Nigeria’s biggest power plant, at 10 am on Monday, dropped grid supply from 4,416MW to 3,632MW.

 

A statement by the generation company posted on its verified X account (formerly Twitter) said the showdown was to allow Nigerian Gas Company to maintain the pipeline bringing gas into the plant.

 

The plant stated: “This is to notify the public that as at 11:13 hours of 18 December 2023, Egbin Power generating station was shut down to allow the Nigeria Gas Company (NGC) to maintain a linking gas pipeline supplying gas to Egbin Power Station.

 

“The station will be shut down for 3 days from today.

This means a reduction of 676MW of bulk power generated into the nation’s grid for 3 days and consequently the quantum of bulk power available to be delivered to distribution companies load centres nationwide for the period”.

 

From the transmission end, a series of incidents recorded in Lagos and Nasarawa states in the past three days have reduced the wheeling capacity of the Transmission Company of Nigeria.

 

The company in a statement by the General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah said TCN stated that “its maintenance crew is carrying out scheduled maintenance on its Keffi/Akwanga 132KV transmission line. The exercise is to enable them to replace broken 132kV Insulators.

 

“The maintenance commenced today, Monday,18th December, 2023, by 8.30 am to 5:30 pm for eight hours

 

Keffi/Akwanga and its environs will be affected. Supply will be restored today”

 

TCN had 24 hours earlier reported that at “about 7:57 pm on Saturday, 16th December 2023, there was a fire incident, following an explosion of capacitor voltage transformer on the Maryland-lkorodu 132/33kV transmission line 2.

 

“This necessitated the emergency opening of the substation at 7 58pm, which entailed the isolation of Maryland-llupeju 132kV line 1, which was the source of power supply to the substation”.

 

Mbah added that “efforts were made to extinguish the fire but due to the presence of oil-immersed equipment within the surrounding area of the explosion it was difficult until the Lagos State Fire Service arrived at 8:45 pm and put out the fire completely at 8:55 pm. At 9:02 p.m., the same day, the substation was restored back into service.

 

TCN said it was “diligently pursuing the reconductoring/rehabilitating of all its 132kV transmission lines and switchgears nationwide, which would greatly help eliminate such incidents”.

The Kogi State Government has arrested 10 miners operating illegally in Ankpa Local Government Area.

The Kogi State Commissioner for Solid Minerals and Natural Resources, Bashiru Gegu, disclosed this on Monday evening in Ankpa when his ministry, in collaboration with the Kogi State Special Task Force on Illegal Smuggling of Firearms and Other Related Crimes, began the enforcement of Governor Yahaya Bello’s directive against illegal mining across the state.

 

Gegu, who noted that Operation Stop Illegal Mining in Kogi State is on course, said government has confiscated over 50 trucks carrying coal illegally, with the support of the Nigeria Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Department of State Services, DSS, and local vigilantes.

Gegu said: “We must implement the Federal Government policy and help in revenue generation. Over the years, we have asked miners in the state, approved by the Federal Government, to register with the Ministry of Solid Minerals and Natural Resources. This has, however, fallen on deaf ears, with people brazenly destroying our communities. Illegal mining is totally prohibited in Kogi State.”

 

The commissioner warned all illegal mining companies and individuals to stop forthwith, as the long arm of the law is set to catch up with them.

 

He reiterated that anyone found wanting would be prosecuted.

Also speaking, the Director General, Kogi State Special Task Force on illegal Smuggling of Fire Arms and other related Crimes, Elder Friday Sani Makama, said it will no longer be business as usual, adding that the present administration will leave no stone unturned in arresting and prosecuting any individual caught engaging in illegal mining in Kogi State.

 

“Some individuals are milking the state of its natural resources. That is why, Governor Yahaya Bello, who wants the best for the people of Kogi State, said it was time to put a stop to illegal mining in Kogi.

 

“Our operation here is very simple. All miners in Kogi State must operate within the ambit of the law. And my duty here is to ensure the enforcement of the directive given by Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State,” he said