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Edo: Vote youth candidate who knows your pains – APM candidate
Mr Igbineweka Osamuede, the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), gubernatorial candidate for Edo Governorship Election, has urged the people, especially the youths to vote youth candidate, who knows their pains and grievances.
Osamuede made the call at a press conference on Wednesdays in Abuja.
He said it was high time the youths woke up to their responsibilities and protect their futures from old politicians hijacking the state power and looting the state’s treasury.
“My fellow youths let us put an end to this hijack and vote for fellow youth who knows your pains and grievances.”
Osamuede said his five-point agenda were to address the issues of insecurity, recycling of leadership, unemployment, power and social amenities affecting the development of the state.
He decried the issue of insecurity in the state including situation where some ladies from the state were engaged as commercial sex workers outside the country, while some boys engaged in armed robbery, cultism, kidnapping and internet frauds.
“If I may say, Edo youths are very intelligent; youths that have not been given the opportunity to express themselves in the right way and good manner of life to the society that is the reason why there is insecurity in the state.
“My agenda is to carry a system engagement of our youths by involving both state actors and non-state actors in the active initiatives to get our youths out of the streets.
“Provision of employment opportunities by supporting the growth of small and medium scale businesses is key. They are an integral part of any society.
“We have resolved to focus our attention on the youths of the state by engaging with key industry players on the necessary support required for their operation for onward employment of the youths.
“Small and medium scale businesses require trainings and incentives for them to be able to expand and consequently employ more youths.
“This approach is key to reducing the burden on the government for direct employment but indirectly spurs employment growth in the private sector,” Osamuede said.
Osamuede pledged that if elected, his administration would work with the private sector in the drive to address the issue of power failure for its application to the Edo business and commercial community.
He also pledged to address challenges of social amenities including good roads, pipe borne water, medical facilities, shelter, good schools, security, job creation among others. (NAN)
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London Property Dispute Exposes Alleged Corruption, Forgery by Nigerian Politician and Lawyer
By Hassan Taiye
A recent judgment by the UK’s First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) has shed light on a complex web of alleged corruption and forgery involving a Nigerian politician and a senior lawyer. The case revolves around a disputed property in North London, valued at 79 Randall Avenue.
The property was purchased in 1993 under the name “Tali Shani,” which is allegedly an alias for late General Jeremiah Useni, a powerful member of the Abacha regime. Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, claimed the property was gifted to him by “Mr. Tali Shani” in 2021 as payment for legal services. However, the tribunal dismissed this claim, describing it as “fabricated” and “fraudulent.”
The tribunal’s ruling highlights the alleged involvement of Ozekhome and his associates in fabricating documents, including a Nigerian passport, National Identification Number (NIN), and Tax Identification Number (TIN). The NIN was reportedly created remotely from Monaco using a non-compliant photograph and bypassing biometric requirements ¹.
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate Ozekhome and others over alleged fraud, forgery, and unlawful attempt to acquire the London property. The ICPC has launched an investigation, and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) has also taken notice of the case ²
Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN Senior lawyer accused of forgery and attempting to acquire the property through fraudulent means.
General Jeremiah Useni Late Nigerian General allegedly behind the purchase of the property under the alias “Tali Shani.”
Osilama Ozekhome*: Ozekhome’s son, implicated in the alleged forgery and fraud.
L-r Senate Committee Chairman on Appropriation, Solomon Adeola; Senate Deputy Whip, Onyekachi Nweboyin; Former Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; Senator Sharafadeen Ali; Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau; Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele; Senate Whip Tahir Monguno and Senate Committee Chairman on Financial Institutions, Tokunbo Abiru, after resumption of plenary yesterday. Photo: Senate President’s Office
By: Fabian Apechihin
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has resigned from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cabinet amid a growing controversy surrounding his academic credentials.
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga confirmed Nnaji’s resignation in a statement issued late Tuesday.
Nnaji’s exit follows mounting allegations that his academic certificates were forged. Investigations revealed that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), disowned the Bachelor of Science degree he claimed to possess, stating that he never completed his studies at the institution and was therefore not issued any certificate.
According to UNN Vice-Chancellor Prof. Simon U. Ortuanya, Nnaji was admitted in 1981 but failed to meet the requirements for graduation.
In a related development, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) reportedly disowned the certificate of national service presented by Nnaji, describing it as fake.
His resignation marks the latest in a series of controversies to hit the Tinubu administration over questions of integrity and accountability among public officials.
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