LG POLLS: HON.EDIDIONG INYANG EMERGES PDP CHAIRMANSHIP CANDIDATE FOR IBESIKPO ASUTAN LGA

LG POLLS: HON.EDIDIONG INYANG EMERGES PDP CHAIRMANSHIP CANDIDATE FOR IBESIKPO ASUTAN LGA

.....PROMISES A PEOPLE-ORIENTED,FRIENDLY ADMINISTRATION

Ahead of the October 5th Local Government Elections in Akwa Ibom State,Hon.Edidiong Inyang has emerged the Chairmanship candidate  of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area.

The nomination exercise which was held at the council secretariat, Nung Udoe, on Saturday, August 3, 2024, had Mr.Godswill Ekpenyong as the returning officer.

Hon.Edidiong Inyang,in a free,fair and transparent exercise, pulled the highest number of votes to emerge the candidate of the party.

The returning officer, Mr.God'swill Ekpenyong declared Edidiong Inyang  winner of the nomination exercise having scored the highest number of valid votes cast by the accredited delegates selected from all the wards of the LGA.

Speaking immediately after the exercise,The Chairmanship Candidate while being grateful to God Almighty for making the nomination process a success, thanked the Governor of Akwa Ibom State,Pst.Umo Eno,and the stakeholders of Ibesikpo Asutan,to have found him worthy to lead the local government. 

Furthermore,Hon.Inyang thanked God Almighty for what he has done in his life so far, 

"By the grace of God, i have served as a director of protocols, Akwa Ibom State youths caucus,Ibesikpo Asutan council secretary and vice chairman respectively and during these times by God's special Grace I have touched lives",he stated.

Hon.Inyang while thanking the delegates for their votes,promised a people-oriented and friendly administration. He also extended his appreciation to the stakeholders,Elders,the entire PDP faithfuls and the people of Ibesikpo Asutan for coming out enmass to show support and solidarity,promising not to change from who he was and who he was known for now that another feather has been added unto him.

Speaking further,He admonished the youths of the area to be well organised as he is ready as always to lead a youth-friendly administration," he stated.

Hon.Inyang while applauding Governor Umo Eno and the leadership of the People's Democratic Party for a free,peaceful,transparent and fair nomination,also extended a hand of fellowship to other chairmanship aspirants who were in the contest with him,reiterating to work collectively with them to ensure Unity,peace and development in the Local Government Area.

Protests: Military’ll step in if breaches continue – CDS

The Nigerian military on Friday said it may intervene in controlling the looting crisis and identify its sponsors in the ongoing nationwide hunger protest, tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria.

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, said this during a press conference in Abuja on Friday.

Musa said, “We are supporting the police all through. We are just on standby. The police is doing a good job; they are handling the situation for now.

“Unless it breaches beyond what they can handle, then the military will step in. The military is on standby and we are watching day and night.”

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Hamas leader killed in Tahran Iran said group

Hamas said Wednesday its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he had been attending the inauguration of the country's new president.

"Brother, leader, mujahid Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the movement, died in a Zionist strike on his headquarters in Tehran after he participated in the inauguration of the new (Iranian) president," the movement said in a statement.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards also announced the death, saying Haniyeh's residence in Tehran was "hit" and he was killed along with a bodyguard.

"The residence of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political office of Hamas Islamic Resistance, was hit in Tehran, and as a result of this incident, him and one of his bodyguards were martyred," said a statement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's Sepah news website.

Haniyeh had travelled to Tehran to attend Tuesday's swearing-in ceremony of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

The Israeli army did not immediately respond to a request for comment on reports of Haniyeh's death.

Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has vowed to destroy Hamas and bring back all hostages taken during the October 7 attack, which sparked the war in the Gaza Strip.

The launched by Hamas on southern Israel resulted in the deaths of 1,197 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.

Militants also seized 251 hostages, 111 of whom are still held captive in Gaza, including 39 the military says are dead.

Haniyeh was elected head of the Hamas political bureau in 2017 to succeed Khaled Meshaal, but was already a well-known figure having become Palestinian prime minister in 2006 following an upset victory by Hamas in that year's parliamentary election.

Considered a pragmatist, Haniyeh lived in exile and splits his time between Turkey and Qatar.

He had travelled on diplomatic missions to Iran and Turkey during the war, meeting both the Turkish and Iranian presidents.

Haniyeh was said to maintain good relations with the heads of the various Palestinian factions, including rivals to Hamas.

He joined Hamas in 1987 when the militant group was founded amid the outbreak of the first Palestinian intifada, or uprising, against Israeli occupation, which lasted until 1993.

Israel's retaliatory military campaign in Gaza has killed at least 39,400 people, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory, which does not provide details on civilian and militant deaths.

Iran has made support for the Palestinian cause a centrepiece of its foreign policy since the 1979 Islamic revolution.

It has hailed Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel but denied any involvement.

(AFP)

Nigerian women group stages rally to oppose planned August 1 protests

PHOTO STORY: Nigerian women group stages rally to oppose planned August 1 nationwide protests against hardship in the country, in Abuja, on Monday.

Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress, Ms Onyeka Onwenu is dead.

Veteran Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress, Ms Onyeka Onwenu is dead.

Ms Onwenu reportedly died Tuesday evening at the Reddington Hospital, Lagos after she slumped after playing at the birthday party of Mrs. Stella Okoli.

An eyewitness who was at the party confirmed the sad news to TheNiche.

It was very sad. Onyeka Onwenu just performed at the birthday of Mrs. Stella Okoli today (Tuesday, July 30, 2024), and after performing, she slumped.

“She was taken to Reddington Hospital and she couldn’t make it,” the unnamed eyewitness told the newspaper.

Born  31st January 1952, the late singer turned politician and rights activist who was dubbed “The Elegant Stallion” by the Nigerian press, was at a time the chairperson of the Imo State Council for Arts and Culture.

In 2013, she was appointed the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre for Women Development.

She will be remembered for her numerous songs, among them, “Wait for me” which she sang with Juju meastro, King Sunny Ade.

There has not been official confirmation from her family as at the time of filing this report.

(Leadership)