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Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Natacha Akide, aka Tacha, has reacted to the alleged plot by members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to impeach Governor Sim Fubara.

Leading Reporters reports that an alleged impeachment move against Fubara by some members of the state House of Assembly has been causing chaos in the state.

Reacting via a video message shared on her social media page, Tacha challenged members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to tell the people the crimes the governor committed that warrant impeachment.

The Port Harcourt-born reality star said it was unfortunate that while the Governor was trying to settle down in office and citizens were trying to understand his policies, the state lawmakers were planning to impeach him for no reason.

She said, “You people see what’s currently going on in Rivers State, right? These are things I talked about months ago but some of you said, ‘Rest, what do you know about politics?’ You forgot that what goes around, comes around.

“Who do you tell me that a sitting Governor they are trying to impeach him. This is a Governor who just assumed office. We [citizens] are trying to understand his ideas and plans for Rivers State and they [lawmakers] are planning to impeach him with no reasons. If na say okay they are telling us Sim Fubara did this, this is the reason why he needs to be impeach. He did that, he stole this. At least that would be making sense. But they are trying to impeach a Governor that has done nothing.

“How can a current Governor be getting teargased and they are pouring water on him? What will happen to me and you? So, we are just ***. That’s what it is na.

“Tell us what Sim Fubara has done and we would stand by you and chase him out. This Governor just got into seat, let us give him a chance to show what his plans are for Rivers State. I’m sure he has good plans.

“Rivers State people stand by your Governor.”

Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, on Monday, condoled with the families of the 100 passengers who were feared dead in Saturday’s boat accident in River Benue.

The governor, in a condolence message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Digital Communication,  Emmanuel Bello, called for a thorough investigation to ascertain the cause of the boat accident.

“This is a sad moment for Taraba State. I want to extend my heartfelt condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the incident. I am grieved by this development and have since ordered a thorough investigation into the incident,” the governor said.

The acting Chairman of the Inland Water Transporters in Taraba State, Mr Jidda Mayoreneyo, had on Sunday said the boat carrying nearly 100 passengers capsized en route to Karim Lamido from Mayo-Reneyo.

The police said on Sunday that the corpses of three children were recovered and that a search-and-rescue operation was ongoing.

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The Police Public Relations Officer in Taraba State,  Usman Abdullahi, said the victims were heading back to Karim Lamido Local Government from Mayo-Renowo fish market on Saturday when the boat capsized in River Benue.

“No one in the boat survived the incident according to a preliminary report. So far, three bodies have been recovered from the incident,” Abdullahi said.

The Caretaker Chairman of Ardo-Kola LGA, Alhaji Dalhatu Kawu, said the boat left Mayoreneyo local jetty on Saturday with many passengers travelling to Binnari town in the Karim Lamido LGA but capsized mid-way in River Benue.

It was gathered that neither the passengers nor the operator of the ill-fated boat wore lifejackets

The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, says 50 decomposing corpses, including 20 headless ones, as well as countless skeletons were discovered by security operatives during a raid of the forest around the Lokpanta Cattle Market in the Umunneochi axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway.

According to the governor, it was also discovered that the cattle market was being used by kidnappers as ransom-collection point.

Otti made the revelation on Sunday during the second edition of his monthly media chat in Umuahia, the state capital.

He vowed that no inch of the state land mass would be left to criminals in line with his administration’s commitment to protect the lives and property of residents and visitors to the state.

He insisted that the resolve of the state to make the cattle market a daily market was not targeted at any particular tribe in the country, rather it was aimed at revamping the security architecture of the market and its host community.

He said, “We have taken a stand to provide adequate security to Abia citizens and visitors because we know that no government can succeed in the face of insecurity. This government will not get involved in supporting criminals or allow them to occupy any part of the state.

“When we decided to occupy the Lokpanta Cattle Market in the Umunneochi Local Government Area of the state, we discovered 50 dead bodies, 20 headless dead bodies, men, women and children and uncountable skeletons. We also discovered that ransoms paid to kidnappers were usually dropped close to the market.

“But it was unfortunate that some people misinterpreted our action to mean that we asked the northerners trading in the market to leave the state. After our interactions with leaders of the northern community, we told them that anyone who was not in support of the moves we were making to secure the state must be a criminal. They saw reasons with us and quickly reversed the quit notice they issued to Igbo in the North.

“That’s why we have decided to make the market a daily market, people can go to the market and do their business and go home at the end of the day. The market will not be only a cattle market again, but it will have other sections for other goods like every other market.

“Those who live inside the market will now live among other people in the state outside the market.”

Meanwhile, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, appealed to the northern leadership in the cattle market to “cooperate with Governor Otti to fish out the criminal elements that dent the image of the genuine traders amongst them.”

Speaking with one of our correspondents, Ohanaeze National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, dismissed the report that Otti had displaced northerners from the Umunneochi Cattle Market.

“Ohanaeze recognises the age-long trading relationship between the North and the Igbo and urges all and sundry to take advantage of Governor Otti’s security initiatives for the interest of all,” he said.

Earlier, the complainant told the court that she was ready to return the N80,000 dowry she received from the defendant.

A businessman, Nura Ashiru, on Monday demanded N1.5 million from his divorce-seeking wife Zainab Bello, in a Shari’a court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna.

Mr Ashiru made his demands after his wife asked the court to dissolve their union through Khul’i, a situation where a wife returns the dowry she received to redeem herself from the marriage.

”My wife caused me great loss. She destroyed my phone and took some of my belongings, a situation which led me into depression,” he said.

He begged the court not to give his wife custody of the baby.

Earlier, the complainant told the court that she was ready to return the N80,000 dowry she received from the defendant and prayed for the custody of their three-year-old child.

Bayelsa APC Deputy Governorship Candidate, Joshua Maciver

The Bayelsa State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governorship Campaign Council has called on the Inspector-General of Police and Director-General of the Department of State Services to immediately invite a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joshua Maciver, for questioning.

Chairman of the campaign council’s Publicity Directorate, Hon. Ayibaina Duba, in a statement issued in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital on Monday, said MacIver made inciting comments capable of truncating the peace of the state in a video now in circulation

Maciver, who is running mate to his party’s governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva, whose candidature was nullified by the court made the incendiary comments during a rally in Twon-Brass on Saturday.

The Court of Appeal last week upheld the decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja nullifying Sylva’s candidacy.

However, in the video that has gone viral on social media, the former militant leader, facing allegation that he broke jail after being sentenced for terrorism by a Federal High Court in Kaduna, urged the people to “throw into the sea anyone that misbehaves on November 11 and ensure the person(s) dies.”

The PDP campaign council strongly condemned what it called Maciver’s thoughtless comment, saying it had “the potential of throwing the state into anarchy before and during the November 11 governorship election.”

The PDP noted that “the APC leader was notorious for instigating political violence” and that his comments only confirmed what Bayelsans generally know about the party’s plot to “cause violence during the election.”

President Bola Tinubu on Monday said he has “absolute confidence” in the integrity of his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. ⁣
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Tinubu said this just before the commencement of this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. ⁣
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His comments come just 48 hours after a report emerged that the CoS may be battling an integrity crisis following allegations that he has been “trading off appointments in the government of President Tinubu to the highest bidder.” ⁣
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The report alleged a growing outcry among Tinubu’s loyalists who are insisting that “Gbajabiamila is eased out of the Presidential Villa.”⁣
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Citing the appointment of 10 Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission, the report quoted sources who claimed that the name of Ekiti REC was replaced with the name of a former commissioner under the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi.⁣
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“Another source noted that President’s Private Principal Secretary Akeem Okunola, was already doing some of his (Gbajabiamila’s) work…the President was already putting up a team that will help the CoS,” the report said.⁣
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But responding to the allegations, President Tinubu affirmed that “I have absolute confidence in my Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. ⁣
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“So, all campaign of calumny, the buck stops here! If I make mistakes, I’ll own up to them.⁣
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“Like everyone in the country, I make mistakes. And when I make mistakes, I iron them out and correct them. Perfection is of God Almighty.”

A notable politician and business magnate, Andrew Anirejuoritse Aganbi, is dead.

‘’We are all deeply saddened by Andrew Aganbi’s passing, but his life and legacy will live on forever in our lives and in our hearts.’’ A statement from the family of renowned Itsekiri cleric and nonagenarian Bible translator, Deacon Stephen Ejueyitsi Aganbi, said on Saturday.

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Popularly known as AK Khashoggi –Cash Man, Andrew Aganbi died on Saturday, September 30, 2023, in London.

The statement described the late politician and showbiz expert as a humble leader, an amazing human being, a source of inspiration and strength to relatives and associates.

‘’Andrew Aganbi’s conduct and character in life have been to the service of humanity’’.

The family said the death of the Delta top politician has created a vacuum difficult to be filled.
”The loss of the outstanding leader in the political and entertainment life of Delta State is devastating”.

The statement signed by Mr. Felix Aganbi, a business mogul, underscored the late politician’s extraordinary life and diverse contributions to the development of Delta State.,

‘’Andrew Aganbi’s funeral will begin on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, in London. Service of song will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 15 at Gateway Chapel, Camp David, 10 Kennel Road, Dartford DAI 4QN. Funeral mass will be held on Friday, November 17 at Church of the Good Shepherd, 79 Moorside Road, Downham, Bromley, BRI 5EP. Burial will be in Grove Park Cemetery, Marvel Lane, Grove Park, London, SE12 9PU while reception will take place at Asian Community, Hall Centre, White Hart Road, Thamesmead, SE18 1DG’’ the family said in the statement.

The late politician left behind his brothers, sisters, wife, children and other relatives.

The statement also announced a celebration of Andrew Aganbi’s extraordinary life in Nigeria.

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‘’A memorial golf tournament will take place on Friday, December 1, 2023, in Sapele. The traditional ceremony for the hospitality management expert will be held in Canaan Land, Koko on Saturday, December 2, thanksgiving and reception will be held on Sunday, December 3 in Koko, headquarters of Warri North Local Government’’.

‘’ Born on January 30, 1964, Andrew Aganbi will be remembered for his energy, enthusiasm, generosity and great sense of humour’’ the statement said.

‘’ Andrew Aganbi was a warm, generous and kind-hearted man’’ the statement added.