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Govt Announces Date For Nasarawa LG Elections

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January 3, 2024

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Govt Announces Date For Nasarawa LG Elections

The upcoming election for chairmen and councillors of the 13 local government councils in Nasarawa State is scheduled for August 31, according to the Nasarawa State Government.

The Chairman of the Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC), Ayuba Wandai, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting with officials of the state Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Lafia, the state capital, on Tuesday, January 2.

Wandai further informed that the current chairmen and councillors were elected on October 6, 2021, and inaugurated on October 8, 2021, for a three-year term concluding on October 7, World Wide Gist reports.

“This is our second engagement the first was in August 2023 in line with the law establishing the Commission.

“The law has given them the mandate to begin preparation for election one year before the expiration of the tenure of the officials.

“The commission is a law-abiding institution that has continued to promote the adherence to the laws governing the conduct of LGs election in the state,” Wandai noted.

‘No Political Party In Nigeria Is Functional’ – Ex-APC Vice Chairman, Salihu Lukman

Meanwhile, a former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) North-West, Salihu Lukman, has asserted that Nigeria lacks a ‘functional’ political party.

This statement was made during an interview with Arise Television on Monday, World Wide Gist understands.

According to Lukman, political parties are only active during election periods.

He said, “We need to make our democracy functional, and our democracy cannot be functional if it’s reduced to only periodic elections.

“Elections only take place every four years, and the substantial issue regarding making democracy work is to make elected leaders accountable, representative, and responsive to the interests of Nigerians. This is the core business and function of political parties.

“As of today, none of our parties is functional, and as long as we allow the main business of political parties to produce candidates, things can’t change.

“The constitution of all parties states that after elections, political parties’ business includes promoting and developing policies of government in such a way that they reflect the party’s manifestos. As of today, the manifestos of political parties in the country are theories.

“There’s hardly any government at the federal and state levels working based on the campaign promises and manifestos of their respective political parties.”

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Transfer: Pochettino explains decision to bring back Chelsea midfielder

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January 6, 2024

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Transfer: Pochettino explains decision to bring back Chelsea midfielder

Chelsea boss, Mauricio Pochettino, has explained his side’s decision to bring back midfielder Andrey Santos from his loan at Nottingham Forest.

Recall that Chelsea had earlier this week recalled Santos from Nottingham Forest.

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“We decided to bring André Santos back because he was not involved in the squads at Nottingham Forest. He was not involved every week,” Pochettino said.

“It is good for him to come back, assess him and take the best decision for him and the team. We will see”.

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Transfer Updates On Firmino, Toney, Onana, Sancho, Gallagher, Tomori, Others

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Transfer Updates On Firmino, Toney, Onana, Sancho, Gallagher, Tomori, Others

Premier League teams have made offers to sign former Liverpool 32-year-old striker, Roberto Firmino, who wants to leave Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia this January, according to Talksport.

Brentford have attached a £100 million price tag on Ivan Toney, an England striker. Chelsea are thinking about selling players to earn money so they can fight Arsenal for the 27-year-old in January, Independent reported.

Arsenal are interested in Everton’s 22-year-old Belgian midfielder, Amadou Onana, according to TeamTalk.

In addition, Arsenal are preparing to sign 17-year-old Dutch defender Jorrel Hato from Ajax, according to the Telegraph.

The 23-year-old Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho is returning to Borussia Dortmund with a buyout option of £25 million, Football Insider claimed.

Atalanta are requesting £51.7 million for the 20-year-old Italian defender Giorgio Scalvini, who is linked to Manchester United, Metro claimed.

The 23-year-old midfielder for Chelsea and England, Conor Gallagher, is linked to a move away from Stamford Bridge but he wants to stay, the Mirror claimed.

The 26-year-old English defender Fikayo Tomori of AC Milan has drawn the attention of Bayern Munich, Sky Sports reported.

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Ronnie Edwards, a 20-year-old England Under-20 defender for Peterborough United, is nearing a transfer to Crystal Palace, Evening Standard claimed.

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Man, 43, arrested for allegedly stabbing wife to dead while asleep

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January 5, 2024

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Man, 43, arrested for allegedly stabbing wife to dead while asleep

A 43-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his sleeping wife to death in Damaturu, Yobe State.

This was disclosed in an incident report shared with newsmen by the Police Public Relations Officer, Yobe State Command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim.

“On 4/1/2024 at about 0448 hrs, a distress call was received by ‘C’ Divisional Police Headquarters, Damaturu, that one Abubakar Musa, ‘M’ 43yrs of New Housing Estate, Bye-pass, Maiduguri Road, Damaturu, while sleeping on the same bed, with his wife, Ammi Adamu Mamman, ‘F’ 42yrs, she was stabbed with an object on her neck, causing a deep cut which resulted in heavy bleeding and led to her death.

“The husband was arrested for interrogation”, the report read.

According to the incident report, findings revealed that both the victim and the suspect are staff of Yobe State University, (YSU), Damaturu.

He added that investigation had commenced immediately by the homicide unit of the State CID.

The State Command, however, urged community members to cooperate with the police by giving credible information concerning the incident so that justice be served and deter future occurrence.