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Anambra: Secondus mocks APC, congratulates Soludo

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A National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has hit out at the All Progressives Congress, APC, for “trying to reap where it did not sow” to secure victory in the just-concluded Anambra Governorship Election.

Secondus also congratulated the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chukwuma Soludo, for his victory at the poll.

Soludo, 61, won with 112,229 votes beating Valentine Ozigbo of the PDP, who polled 53,807 votes, and Andy Uba of APC who got 43,285 votes. Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressives Party who polled 21,261 votes came fourth.

While Soludo won 19 local government areas, Ozigbo and Ubah won one each. The APC candidate, however, did not win any of the local government areas in the South-East state.

The candidates of the PDP and YPP have since congratulated Soludo but the APC candidate was yet to concede defeat as of press time.

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BREAKING: Protesters Storm APC Secretariat, Demand Ganduje’s Resignation

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Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that Scores of demonstrators on Thursday stormed the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja to demand the resignation of the National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, following his recent suspension by a faction of his ward executives and the alleged bribery allegation levelled against him by the Kano State government.

Chanting solidarity songs and displaying several banners that read, “Ganduje must resign” and “Return the APC chairmanship to North Central,” the protesters appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, to consider returning the leadership of the party to their region.

The agitation comes two days after the Forum of APC State Chairmen passed a vote of confidence on Ganduje and backed him to remain as national chairman.

The delegation of 37 state chairmen gave the endorsement during a solidarity visit to the national secretariat of the party.

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Inmates Who Escaped Suleja Prison Recaptured

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed that at least ten out of the 119 inmates who escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, North Central Nigeria have been recaptured.

Lifestyle Nigeria reports that the escape was caused by a rainstorm that caused damage to parts of the facility’s structures on Wednesday night.
However, the NCoS has swiftly activated recapturing mechanisms, collaborating with sister security agencies.

So far, 10 inmates have been recaptured, while efforts continue to apprehend the remaining 109 fugitives.

“The Service is not unmindful of the fact that many of its facilities were built during the colonial era, and that they are old and weak.

“The Service is making frantic efforts to see that all ageing facilities give way for modern ones. This is evidenced in the ongoing construction of six (6) number of 3000-capacity ultra-modern custodial centres in all the geo-political zones in Nigeria as well as the ongoing reconstruction and renovation of existing ones.

“The Service wishes to assure the public that it is on top of the situation and that they should go about their businesses without fear or hindrance. The public is further enjoined to look out for the fleeing inmates and report any suspicious movement to the nearest security agency,” FCT Command’s spokesperson stated.

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BREAKING: Flights diverted as fire breaks out at Lagos Airport

The E54 Bridge at Murtala Muhammed International Airport Terminal One caught fire early Thursday morning.

Smoke was discovered rising from the E54 Bridge, prompting electrical experts to shut down power to the airport’s E Wing.

A statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Federal Airports Authority, FAAN, Mrs Obiageli Orah Director, said that although the fire was brought under control at 06:41 am, all flight operations in Terminal 1 of MMA have been diverted to the D Wing.

The statement reads: “At 05:29 hrs, smoke was detected billowing from the E54 Bridge, leading electrical engineers to immediately cut off power to the entire E Wing. The Airport Rescue and Firefighting Services (ARFFS) team was quick to respond, arriving at the scene by 05:30 hrs. Initial suspicions point to sparks from an electrical unit as the cause, but a thorough investigation is ongoing to ascertain the cause of the fire.

“The incident, which had escalated into a fire, was brought under control by 06:41 hrs. Efforts to ventilate the smoke from the building are in progress.

In the meantime, all flight operations in Terminal 1 of MMA have been diverted to the D Wing. More details will follow shortly.”