October 2024 – Page 46

‘I’ll make you disappear’ – Police angry I recorded video – Cab driver narrates ordeal

28.10.2024

Stephen Abuwatseya, the cab driver assaulted by the House of Representatives member from Abia State, Alexander Mascot Ikwechegh, has disclosed that an Investigating Police Officer, IPO, at the Maitama Police station was angry he recorded the assault he suffered. Abuwatseya disclosed this while recounting the altercation with the lawmaker and his ordeal at the Police...

SSANU forced to strike, all negotiation options exhausted — President

28.10.2024

The National President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Mohammed Ibrahim, has stated that association members have exhausted all possible avenues to address the issue of withheld salaries by the Federal Government. The SSANU president noted that members had been “pushed to the wall,” leading to the commencement of the ongoing nationwide strike....

‘I’ll make you disappear’ – VeryDarkMan files petition against lawmaker over assault on Uber driver

28.10.2024

Social media critic, Martins Otse, aka VeryDarkMan, has filed a petition against Alex Ikwechegh, a member of the Federal House of Representatives. This coming after a a trending video online captured the Abia lawmaker threatening to beat up the cabman and lock him up in his generator house. The Rep member also slapped the driver...

BREAKING: Northern govs, monarchs converge on Kaduna over insecurity

28.10.2024

A joint meeting of the Northern Governors Forum and Northern Traditional Rulers Council is currently ongoing in Kaduna aiming to tackle the region’s pressing security and developmental challenges. In attendance at the meeting which was held at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, in the state capital on Monday, were Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff,...

I was bundled to Police station, held for 2 hours – Uber driver assaulted by Rep reveals

28.10.2024

A cab driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, has revealed that Abia House of Representatives member, Alex Ikwechegh, bundled him to the Police Station after assaulting him at his house. DAILY POST reported that Ikwechegh also threatened to make the Uber driver ‘disappear’. The Rep member equally threatened to lock the driver up in his generator house. Speaking...

Kano anti-graft agency secures impersonator’s conviction

28.10.2024

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday announced it had secured the conviction of two criminals who defrauded elder statesman Alhaji Aminu Dantata and former Minister Alhaji A.T. Gwarzo. Additionally, the commission recovered N5 million, which the convicts had swindled from the business mogul, including N1 million belonging to the former minister....

APGA condemns lawmaker’s assault on Abuja driver, plans sanctions

28.10.2024

The All Progressives Grand Alliance, on Monday, condemned the alleged assault meted out on an e-hailing driver by the member representing Aba North and South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Alex Ikwechegh. Ikwechegh was seen in a recent video that has gone viral allegedly assaulting a Bolt driver who came to deliver an...

Security guard bags 18 months jail term for stealing diesel

28.10.2024

A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced a 25-year-old security guard, Lucky Bulus, to 18 months in prison for stealing 350 litres of diesel. The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Bulus after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Bokkos, in his judgement, ordered the convict to pay an option of N30,000 fine or...

VIDEO: Obasanjo, Atiku meet at Abuja charity event

28.10.2024

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has reunited with his former principal, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. In a post on his X.com on Monday, the former Vice President expressed excitement about reuniting and walking alongside his former boss, describing the meeting with Obasanjo as a profound privilege. Atiku stated that the...

Partial compliance in Abuja hospitals as JOHESU continues strike

28.10.2024

Health workers in public hospitals in Abuja under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals observed partial compliance with the directive by their leadership to embark on a seven-day warning strike. JOHESU is made up of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, the Nigerian Union of Allied...