“NO ELECTRICITY, NO VOTE,” SOUTH AFRICANS THREATEN TO SHUN RULING PARTY ANC. (PHOTO)

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 “No electricity, no vote,” South Africans threaten to shun ruling party ANC Residents in Katlehong, a township outside Johannesburg, have resolved to boycott South Africa's upcoming local elections on November 4 due to long-standing failures by authorities to provide basic services like electricity. For over 20 years, around 180 households in the community have relied on illegal electrical connections pulled from neighboring areas to power their homes. Angry over the lack of formal grid infrastructure, residents are directing their frustration at the ruling African National Congress (ANC). "We have made a collective decision: no electricity, no vote," said community leader Lesiba Rankapole, 59. "We know it is illegal, but we had no choice because we cannot live without electricity. Our children cannot progress without electricity." "I was born ANC, but today I do not want anyone to tell me about the ANC because I am suffering," added 57-year-old resid...

BOUTIQUE OWNER JAILED 18MONTHS FOR YAHOO YAHOO IN ILORIN,LOSES HOUSE TO FG.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.


Boutique Owner Jailed 18months for Yahoo-Yahoo in Ilorin, Loses House, to FG

Justice Ibrahim Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday, August 12, 2022 sentenced a 25-year-old boutique owner, Muhammed Soliu, from Woru, Ilorin East Local Government Area of the State to 18months imprisonment for offences bordering on internet fraud. 

The judge found Muhammed guilty on the three counts levelled against him by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC and consequently pronounced a prison term of 6months on each count, to run concurrently.
Muhammed's journey to prison started on August 2, 2022 when operatives of the EFCC, while acting on intelligence on the infamous activities of some internet fraudsters in Ilorin, traced him to his house located at Oke-Ose area of the metropolis, where he was arrested.

Investigation into the case revealed that Muhammed, in the course of his illegal deals benefited over N28million, part of which he used to build a house, establish a boutique and purchase a Toyota Camry car.

The defendant pleaded guilty when the three count charges were read to him.

 

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