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Osun Governor Inaugurates Committee to Resolve Land Disputes

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Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has inaugurated a 100-member committee to investigate the long-standing land disputes between Ifon, Ilobu, and Erin-Osun towns in the state.

The committee’s establishment is a response to the bloody clashes that have resulted in loss of life and destruction of property in the affected communities.

Speaking during the inauguration on Monday, Adeleke, who was represented by his deputy, Mr Kola Adewusi, tasked the committee with finding a lasting solution to the crisis.

He emphasised that peace is essential for growth and development.

“It is, therefore, imperative to urgently nurture peace in the affected communities with a view to permanently exhuming the toxic seeds of animosity sown over the years.

“There is also the need to transform differences into dialogue, not enmity,” the governor stressed.

The committee comprises 25 representatives from each of the affected communities and 25 members from the state government.

The Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun, will serve as the chairman.

A retired judge and Chairman of the state Boundary Commission, Justice Moshood Adeigbe, will be the co-chairman.

Four other traditional rulers and government-appointed individuals will also be part of the committee.

The members have been given two weeks to conduct their findings and submit a report to the state government.

“No doubt, it is through reasoned discourse that the fabric of peace can be woven, which will, in turn, propel the prosperity of the state,” he said.

The governor also urged the committee members to deploy their wealth of experience to bear on the critical assignment.

He urged them to bear in mind that peace is essential in any society for social harmony, security, and economic stability.

The committee’s terms of reference include investigating the remote and immediate causes of the dispute.

The committee is also expected to determine and mark the exact boundaries among the three communities, and other related matters.(NAN)

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N20m Isn’t Enough to Date me, Says Bloody Civilian

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Nigerian singer. Emoseh Khamofu, popularly known as Bloody Civilian, has claimed that N20 million will be inadequate to date her.

She made the statement in a post on her verified X account on Thursday.

She wrote: “Thinking you can bag a dark skinned beauty like myself with 20mins delulu, doesn’t even cover melanin tax plus harmattan hyperpigmentation tax.

“Heritage preservation tax is 100 cows which would be paid directly to my ancestors (physically).

Bloody Civilian appeared on the extended play for Bob Marley’s biopic, One Love. (NAN)

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KTSG Spends N9.1bn to Improve Learning in Primary Schools

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The Katsina State Government has said that it has incurred an expenditure of N9.

1 billion to undertake projects and activities to improve learning in primary schools.

Alhaji Faruq Lawal-Jobe, the Deputy Governor of the state, stated this in Katsina on Friday during the monthly press briefing.

According to him, the effort through the state’s Universal Basic Education (SUBEB), was aimed at strengthening the education system at this stage.

The deputy governor further explained, “These include, among others, the construction of 160 classrooms, 81 boreholes, 46 toilets, and 20 staff quarters.

“Also, 258 classrooms were rehabilitated in addition to the provision of 612 teachers’ furniture and 14,602 two-seater pupils’ furniture.

“Furthermore, facilities such as books, teaching aids and instructional materials, namely laptop, desktop computers, tablets, solar-powered panels and inverters were provided.

“Additionally, motorcycles and vehicles were procured for effective monitoring.

“The board also conducted a series of training sessions for 274,816 officials, comprising primary school teachers and integrated Qur’anic schools teachers.”

According to him, others were the officials of Better Education Service Delivery for All, (BESDA), as well as teachers of private schools.

According to Lawal-Jobe, as part of the infrastructural development plan in schools, over N5,641 billion was expended under the ‘Transforming Education System at State Level, TESS-Project’.

This was under the ‘Better Education for Service Delivery Additional Financing (BESDA-AF), for the construction and rehabilitation of 150 primary schools across the State.

He said the projects and activities carried out included, among others, the  construction and renovation of classrooms, provision of solar-powered light and inverters, drilling of boreholes and the construction of water tanks, stores and toilets.

“To enhance monitoring and evaluation in our schools, the government has distributed 70 motorcycles to Quality Assurance Officers across 34 Local Government Areas.

“The administration has also prioritised security through installation of CCTV cameras in schools as well as providing essential learning materials, such as school bags, uniforms, and exercise books to less privileged pupils.

“These efforts have yielded positive results in the improvement in pupils enrolment as well as enhancing conducive atmosphere for learning at primary schools,” Lawal-Jobe said.

He added that the government had also unveiled the massive distribution of educational resources to primary 4–6 pupils, comprising 25,000 copies each for Mathematics, Computer Science, and English Language.

According to the deputy governor, this is in addition to the procurement of an 18-seater bus for project coordination and equipment for the School For The Blind. (NAN)

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Edo Election Tribunal: PDP Presents more Witnesses in Petition Against APC’s Victory

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday, called more witnesses at the election tribunal to challenge the victory of All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Monday Okpebholo, in the Sept.

21, 2024 governorship election in Edo.

Five witnesses testified before the Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-member panel of the Edo Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja.

The witnesses alleged instances of over-voting in their polling units as APC, Okpebholo and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), through their lawyers, vehemently disagreed with their evidence.

The petitioners, PDP and its governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, are challenging the outcome of the election.

They petitioned INEC, Gov. Okpebholo, APC as 1st to 3rd respondents, respectively before the tribunal.

They prayed the tribunal to nullify the election results, alleging that the process was riddled with irregularities.

Led in evidence by the petitioners’ counsel, Rotimi Ogunesan, SAN, the 15th petitioner’s witness (PW-15), Haruna Ibrahim, a 34-year-old businessman residing in Sabo Quarters, Auchi, adopted his witness statement.

During cross-examination by the INEC lawyer, Kanu Agabi, SAN, Ibrahim admitted to signing the result sheet for his ward.

However, he clarified that he did so only to obtain a copy for his party.

When Agabi suggested that signing the result sheet indicated the election was credible, PW-15 disagreed.

Agabi then asked whether Ibrahim had lodged a formal protest regarding his grievances.

Ibrahim said: “I made a complaint to the unit officer. I protested, but not in writing. I did not file a written complaint.”

While being cross-examining by Okpebholo’s counsel, Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, PW-15 reiterated his claim of over-voting in his polling unit.

Ikpeazu, however, countered his statement by referring to the result sheet, which he said showed no over-voting.

“Look at the ward result containing your polling unit. The reconciled result shows no over-voting,” Ikpeazu said while displaying the document.

“In this paragraph, column 7, that is my unit column. We had over-voting in that unit.

“The total votes cast exceeded the recorded votes. I made an official protest, but my efforts for cancellation were declined,” the witness insisted.

He further alleged discrepancies between the figures recorded on the result sheet presented at the tribunal and those from the election day:

“This form is from my unit, but the figures do not correspond to the records from my unit.”

Dan Orbih, who appeared for APC,, also disagreed with the witness.

Orbih stated that the result sheet showed no over-voting and urged the witness to recount the figures himself.

The tribunal admitted the witness’ agent card as evidence upon the request by the petitioners’ counsel, despite objections from the respondents’ lawyers.

 “Court admits the agent’s card as evidence and reserves judgment on the objection to its admissibility,” the tribunal ruled.

Other witnesses who testified include Esther Okuo, a 27-year-old farmer from Igarra, Akoko-Edo LGA as 16th petitioner’s witness (PW-16); and Abubakar Uzairu, the PW-17),  a teacher from Owan East LGA.

It also included Asuluka Righteousness, a motorcyclist from Enwan in Akoko-Edo LGA as PW-18 and Mutairu Yusuf, a farmer from Agbede in Etsako West LGA as PW-19.

The tribunal adjourned hearing until Feb. 3.(NAN)

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