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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERS NURTW FOR THE NOVEMBER 11TH GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION IN SOME STATES

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2 years ago

October 31, 2023

~ Imo State NURTW Set To Provide 80 Vehicles Per Each LGA For The Movement Of INEC Staffs And Election Materials Across The Booths In All The Wards In Imo State ~

Ahead of the upcoming gubernatorial election in the three States of the federation on the 11th November 2023 which includes Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo State.

Federal Government have partnered with the National Union Of Road Transport Workers for provision of vehicles in all the States where the governorship election will be holding on the 11th November 2023.

Inline with the partnership, Imo State council of the national union of road transport workers under the chairmanship of Hon Amb Comr Samuel Udeh JP (Eze Umuokorobia) convened an emergency meeting of the 27 local government area branch chairmen of the union, at the State secretariat of the union in Imo State.

Sir Dennis Tochukwu Nneji who represented the union at the partnership meeting, informed the branch chairmen about the partnership for easy movement of the INEC staffs and election materials.

In the Chairman’s address, Chief Udeh reminded the branch chairmen about the rebranded image of the union in the State, and charged them to be of good behaviour and respectful manner through out the exercise, while urging them to play well their role for hitch free movements of the INEC staffs for a successful governorship election come 11th November the scheduled date for the election in the State.

Sir Dennis Tochukwu Nneji tasked the union members to make provision of 80 vehicles per each local government areas in the State for the movement of the election materials for the election and the INEC staffs.

In conclusion; Chief Samuel Udeh, called on members of the State union to at all times, uphold in high esteem the image of the union throughout the electioneering period.

He continued; none of union member should be found wanting or involved in any detrimental act or character that will affect the new image of the union in the State.

He warned that union will not tolerate any form of lapses from any branch in the State, regarding provision of vehicles that will converge the INEC staffs down to the respective booths and wards in the State.

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Suspected gunmen kidnap man in Benue

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1 hour ago

June 29, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

Gunmen have kidnapped a middle-aged man, Ortese Tarlumun Joseph, in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, after shooting at his family during an attempted escape.

Security analyst Zagazola Makama revealed the incident in a post on X on Sunday.

He said the abduction happened on Friday, June 27, around 6:00 p.m. near Tomanyiin Main Village in Nzorov district.

Sources told Makama that Ortese was returning from the farm with his wife and son when two armed men came out of the bush and ordered them to lie down.

“Out of fear, the family tried to run, and the gunmen fired two gunshots.

“Mrs. Ortese said she later heard her husband calling for help but could not find him. It was later discovered that the attackers had taken him away,” Makama wrote

The family’s Toyota Corolla was found at the scene.

Security personnel launched a search operation shortly after the incident, but neither the kidnappers nor the victim had been found at the time of reporting.

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Confusion as Israeli man dies in Abuja hotel

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1 hour ago

June 29, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

A 73-year-old Israeli man, Avi Warshaviak, has died after falling ill in a hotel at the Garki area of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.

According to a post by security analyst Zagazola Makama on X on Sunday, the incident happened on Saturday, at the Corinthia Villa Hotel, where the man was staying with his wife.

Sources said Warshaviak suddenly developed a health problem around 9:51 a.m. and was quickly taken to the Asokoro General Hospital.

Sadly, doctors confirmed him dead shortly after arrival.

“The Chief Security Officer of the hotel, Okorie Emmanuel, reported the case to the Garki Divisional Police Headquarters at about 11:23 a.m,” Makama wrote.

According to Makama, police officers visited the hotel and the hospital, took records of the incident, and moved the body to the hospital’s mortuary for an autopsy.

Police sources added that efforts are now being made to reach the Israeli Embassy in Nigeria to carry out the necessary consular procedures.