Author: The Nation

Mr Peter Obi and his Labour party (LP) On Wednesday tendered additional blurred INEC Results Viewing Portal (IReV) documents before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC).

Obi and his Labour Party (LP) are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging the election which brought president Bola Tinubu into power

Respondents are Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) president Bola Tinubu and Vice president Kashim Shettima and All Progressives Congress (APC).

At the resumed hearing of the PEPC , the petitioners tendered, IREV reports downloaded and certified by INEC in 21 LGAs in Benue, 25?LGAs in Niger and 17 LGAs in Edo.

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Obi also tendered the IREV reports from 20 LGA of Bauchi and a bundle of blurred report, eight LGA of Bayelsa IreV reports were tendered also.

IreV reports from Bayelsa marked blurred , no results or cancelled were tendered, Gombe eight LGA and a bundle of blurred report not linked to any LGA was tendered.

IreV report for Kaduna, 21 LGA and two bundles of blurred reports not linked to any government area were tendered also.

Tendered further are IreV certificates of compliance of six states excluding Akwa Ibom, and 28 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

All the documents tendered were objected by all the respondents but admitted and marked as exhibits by the court

The respondents however, reserved the responses to their objections to their final written addresses.

At the end of tendering, Levi Uzoukwu, SAN counsel for the petitioners drew the court attention to unfruitful attempts to serve INEC chairman with a subpoena.

The subpoena according to Uzoukwu was for him to produce certain documents.

He added that he spoke to the lead counsel to INEC, Abubakar Mahmoud who promised to help out.

He therefore, asked for an adjournment until tomorrow.

Responding, Kemi Pinhero, SAN who represented INEC told the court that the petitioners ‘counsel should stop using INEC as ‘ a weeping boy.’

‘It is not correct that the office of the INEC chairman refused to be served, but PDP served several documents and received replies”

He added that it have become the habit of the petitioners each time they want an adjournment to find a blame on INEC.

Other respondents’ counsel however, did not object to the prayer for adjournment.

Meanwhile, the five-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani adjourned until tomorrow for further hearing of the petition.(NAN)

The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Mr Sonny Echono, will deliver the 26th convocation lecture of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, on June 20.

Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, Vice Chancellor of the institution, disclosed this at the 26th pre-convocation press conference for the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 academic sessions of the institution on Wednesday in Lagos.

The theme of the convocation lecture is: “The Impact of Digitisation on Higher Education in the Digital Age”.

She said that Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), would chair the convocation lecture.

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“It is also my distinct pleasure to announce that our great university clocked 40 this year, having been founded in 1983.

“This year’s convocation ceremony will therefore be a 2-in-1 programme as we will be celebrating it alongside our 40th anniversary.

“Apart from the individuals who will be awarded doctorate degrees, we shall be conferring honorary doctorates and appreciation awards on eight eminent Nigerians,” Olatunji-Bello said.

Olatunji-Bello said that the awardees include Babatunde Fashola (SAN), outgone Minister of Works and Housing, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (Urban and Rural Community Development and Youth Empowerment); Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (Child Healthcare, Environmental Development and Women Empowerment); and Oba Saheed Elegushi, Kusenla III, Honorary Doctor of Arts (Broadcasting, Community Integration and Humans Rights Advocate).

Dr Daniel Olukoya, Honorary Doctor of Science (Genetics and Biotechnology); Dr John Fayemi, Honorary Doctor of Letters, Human rights; Mr Olufemi Gbajabiamila, Honorary Doctor of Law (Education,Community and National Development); Oba Suleiman, Ashade I, Oniba of Iba, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (Grassroots Development) and Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire (Appreciation Award) are also the other awardees,” she said.

Olatunji-Bello added that the senate of the university will also confer the title of distinguished professor on two respected and accomplished academics in the university – Dapo Asaju, Department of Religious and Peace Studies, and Babajide Elemo, Department of Biochemistry. (NAN)

The Police in Ondo State have arraigned 25-year-old Oluwafemi Damilola for having s3x with four s3x workers without paying them the agreed sum of N45,000.

Names of the sex workers were given as Glory David, Akere Bright,  Valria Isaac and Ngozi Okoro.

Damilola reportedly ‘paid’ the s3x workers with fake alert.

He was arraigned at a Magistrate Court in Ondo town on two counts charges bothering on fraud and breach of public peace.

The police brought Damilola before the court for sending them a fake alert with the aim of defrauding them .

According to the prosecutor, Akao Moremi, Damilola committed the offence in October 2022 at Sabo Road Ondo.

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 The charge sheet reads, ”That you, Oluwafemi Damilola, sometimes in October 2022 at Sabo Road Ondo in the Ondo Magisterial District did conduct yourself in a manner likely to cause the breach of peace by fraudulently having carnal knowledge of Glory David, Valria Isaac, Akere Bright and Ngozi Okoro.

“That you, Oluwafemi Damilola on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned magisterial district did indecently assault Glory David, Valria Isaac, Akere Bright and Ngozi Okoro by fraudulently and unlawfully having carnal knowledge of them with the pretence of sending them the sum of N45,000 which you failed to do so but willingly send them fake alert with aim of defrauding them s3xually and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Sections 249 and 360 of the Criminal Code Cap 37 Volume 1 law of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.

Moremi said he would be calling five witnesses to testify in the case but Counsel to the defendant, S. A Iluyemi said steps have been taken for settlement.

He prayed the court to release the defendant to him and promised that the defendant would pay the complainants money before the next day of adjournment. 

Presiding Magistrate, Mrs Charity Adeyanju, granted the application made by Iluyemi and ordered the money paid to the complainants before the next day of adjournment.

Adeyanju said the court’s orderly must confirm the payment and report back to court.

She adjourned the case to June 25, 2023, for the final report of settlement.

President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the boat mishap, which claimed more than 100 in Kwara State.   

According to a statement by the State House Director of Information, Mr Abiodun Oladunjoye, the President also vowed to look into the challenges facing the inland waterways transportation in the country.

The boat accident in Kwara State, according to reports, led to the death of the victims, who were wedding guests at Egbu village in Patigi Local Government Area of the state. 

“I am deeply saddened by the news of the tragic boat accident that claimed the lives of our people in Kwara State. That the victims were guests at a wedding ceremony made the unfortunate accident more painful.  

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“My heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the families and friends of victims of the tragic mishap. I also sympathise with the government and people of Kwara State over the accident. May all loved ones find comfort,” the President prayed.

While urging the Kwara State Government and relevant Federal Government agencies to look into the circumstances surrounding the boat accident, President Tinubu promised that his administration would look into the challenges of inland water transportation in the country to ensure the matter of safety and operational standards are strictly adhered to. 

“The Kwara State Government and relevant federal agencies should work together to unravel the immediate and remote causes of this unfortunate accident. Immediate relief and necessary assistance should also be provided to the survivors and families of victims,” the President said.