“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...
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PROGRESS REPORT ON THE FACTORY EXPLOSION AT YONGXING STEEL COMPANY, KANO. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 KANO STATE POLICE COMMAND

22ND JUNE, 2025


PRESS RELEASE


PROGRESS REPORT ON THE FACTORY EXPLOSION AT YONGXING STEEL COMPANY, KANO


Following the incident of explosion at Yongxing Steel Company located along Ring Road, Mariri Quarters, Kano, at about 11:30 AM on Saturday the 21st June, 2025, Post Blast Investigation by the Command's team of Explosive Ordnance Disposal- Chemical Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Unit Personnel reveals the explosion came from an Unexploded Ordnance - UXO, NOT from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) as was initially speculated. 


The UXOs had been unknowingly conveyed alongside scrap metals from Yobe state and one of them was accidentally exploded during the process of offloading.


Premised on this, the command urges members of the public to remain calm and avoid unnecessary panic, as there is no imminent security threat. Furthermore, In addition to the earlier 7 recovered UXOs, 2 UXOs were later recovered from the scene, bringing it to a total of nine that has been recovered.


The State Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, PhD extends his condolences to the families of the 5 persons who lost their lives in the blast and prays for the speedy recovery of others injured, all of whom are currently receiving treatment at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano.


The Command urges residents to go about their lawful businesses without worry and kindly report any useful information or observed suspicious activities to the Police through our emergency contact numbers; 08032419754, 08123821575, 09029292926.


DSP Hussaini Abdullahi,

Deputy Police Public Relations Officer,

For: Commissioner of Police, Kano State Police Command.

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