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JUST IN: President Tinubu Appoints “BABALAWO” as INEC Rec
There was mild drama today as a trained trado-medical practitioner, Dr. Bunmi Omoseyidemi, was confirmed as the new Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC from Lagos State for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The Senate confirmed Omoseyidemi who is popularly known within his close professional circle as “Babalawo” after taking questions on election management related issues from lawmakers.
The upper legislative chamber screened and confirmed his appointment after the President of the Senate, Godswilll Akpabio vouched for the good character of the nominee, noting that someone had slipped a note to him referring to Omoseyidemi as “Babalawo”, a local parlance meaning “herbalist” in Nigeria.
Two other nominees were also confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Annum Onuoha from Rivers State and Ismailia Kaura Moyi from Zamfara State who replaced Abubakar Fawa Dambo whose name was on the Order Paper the previous day to complete the list of 10 nominees forwarded by President Bola Tinubu.
Meanwhile the confirmation of the appointment of the nominees from Akwa Ibom, Etekamba Umoren and his counterpart from Edo State, Isah Shaka Ehimeakne have continued to spark reactions with a coalition Civil Society groups working on elections in Nigeria calling on the President to withdraw their appointment on grounds that that are card- carrying members of the governing All Progressives Congress APC.
The Kaduna State Police Command has revealed the identity of the man who caused panic after charging towards President Bola Tinubu during his visit to the state.
According to the police, the suspect has been identified as Umar Mohammed, a resident of Anguwan Muazu in Kaduna.
The incident happened during the commissioning of a 300-bed specialist hospital in Millennium City.
As President Tinubu was addressing the audience, Mohammed suddenly broke through the crowd and rushed toward him, triggering a swift response from security operatives.
The moment left Tinubu visibly shocked, as seen in a widely shared video showing his startled reaction and the confusion among his security team.
Police later disclosed that the man has a mental health condition he has lived with since birth.
They described his actions as unplanned and driven by excitement, adding that he was unarmed and posed no real threat after being restrained.
Despite the scare, the event continued as planned.
Governor Uba Sani led the inauguration of the hospital, which is expected to boost healthcare access in Kaduna.
Video credit: TVC (Twitter)
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Hardship: Govs Agree to Dismantle Illegal Road Blocks, Multiple Taxes
The communique was signed by NGF Chairman and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
Governors of the 36 states of the federation have agreed to dismantle illegal road blocks and multiple taxes across the country.
They made the resolution after a meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) in Abuja, which ended early Thursday.
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who read the communique at the end of the meeting, said that the governors resolved to dismantle illegal road blocks and multiple taxes, which they said contributed to food inflation in the country.
The communique was signed by NGF Chairman and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
(ThisDay)
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TCN Records 42 Incidents of Transmission Lines Vandalisms Within Seven Months
The major effect of the vandalism is the disruption of power supply across the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry, as the generated power from the generation station could not be wheeled to the distribution ends.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) recorded 42 vandalism incidents on its infrastructures between January to June 2025 and which affected a total of 178 transmission towers nationwide.
The General Manager of Transmission Service at TCN, Mr Ali Sharifa, who made this known yesterday in Keffi, Nasarawa State, lamented that 2024 and 2025 have been the most trying times for TCN concerning vandalism of its transmission line infrastructure by non-state actors.
“A total of 86 towers were vandalized in 2024, with 26 towers completely down, which left affected states in total darkness. While in the first and second quarters of 2025, a total of 42 acts of vandalism were recorded affecting a total of 178 towers,” he said.
He emphasized that the major effect of the vandalism is the disruption of power supply across the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry, as the generated power from the generation station could not be wheeled to the distribution ends.
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