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Mar

22

2023

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BREAKING: INEC Declares Alex Otti Of Labour Party Abia Gov-Elect

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Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) has won the March 18 governorship election in Abia State. He trounced his opponents like Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party (YPP). Otti scored 175,467, Ahiwe polled 88,529 while Nwafor got 28,972. The LP candidate also won 10 of the 17 local government areas in the state, PDP got six while the YPP got one. The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state, Prof Nnenna Nnannaya-Oti declared Otti the winner on Wednesday evening at the resumption of the…

Mar

22

2023

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Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa congratulates Abia governor-elect, Alex Otti

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The House of Representatives member-elect for Arochukwu Ohafia Federal Constituency, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa, has congratulated the Abia State governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti. He expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the governorship election in the state, saying that Abia will be restored through Otti's leadership. Osonwa, in a statement he personally issued, noted that the emergence of the governor-elect and his deputy was an opportunity for the two leaders to restore the glory of Abia State, promising to work closely with them. He stated, “Your Excellency, Dr Alex Otti Ofr and Deputy Governor- Elect Engr Ikechukwu Emetu. Please accept my…

Mar

22

2023

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2023: INEC Rejects Padded Governorship Results From Abia, Enugu States

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reportedly rejected the Abia and Enugu States Governorship Election results that were padded and didn't conform with the actual accredited voters during the polls. It will be recalled that the Labour Party agents and governorship candidate in Enugu State opposed results collation of Nkanu East council, claiming that the votes were padded. This was as political thugs reportedly disrupted collation of results in Obingwa council area of Abia State. These have led to the suspension of the exercise by the electoral umpire on Sunday in the two states. An INEC official told SaharaReporters…

Mar

22

2023

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I’ve Fulfilled My Purpose On Earth, I’ll Die Soon – Odumeje

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Controversial Anambra pastor, Chukwuemeka Ohanemere, popularly known as Odumeje, says he has completed his work on earth and will die soon. During Sunday service, in a video trending online, Odumeje, fondly called Indaboski, was heard telling his church members that it was time for him to go. According to him, he had a heart-to-heart talk with his first son, David, and informed him that his last days on earth are near. “I have called my little son, King David, and I told him that very soon, I, your father will leave. You must take care of your brothers and your…

Mar

21

2023

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2023: INEC Should Immediately Declare Alex Otti Winner Of Abia Gov’ship Election — Etigwe Uwa

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Former gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Abia State, Etigwe Uwa, SAN, FCIArb has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to immediately declare the Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party, Dr. Alex Otti as winner of the election in the state. Mr. Uwa said the people of Abia State have spoken through their votes in the 17 local government areas of Abia State. He noted that the results released so far show that the aggregate of votes secured by Dr. Alex Otti of the Labour Party Governorship Candidate is at least 94,000 votes more than…

Mar

19

2023

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Stop Insulting Orji Kalu For Supporting Tinubu, APC — Abians In Diaspora Warn

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A cross- section of Abians in the Diaspora under the aegis of "Assured Likeminds" led by Flavian Sam has appealed to President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to correct age-long marginalization of Ndigbo by balancing political appointments based on federal character. According to Sam, the people of South East have been neglected over the years. The group commended the political sagacity of the Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu, who has consistently canvassed support for the President-elect , adding that he (Kalu) was called unprintable names in various quarters in Igboland for supporting the APC at all levels. Sam while…

Mar

18

2023

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LP Governorship Candidate Loses Polling Unit To Sanwo-Olu

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The Lagos State Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has lost his polling unit 045 in Anifowoshe, Ikeja to the incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Sanwo-Olu who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 29 to defeat Rhodes-Vivour who scored 18, while the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olajide Adediran got two votes. The results were announced by the Presiding Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the polling unit, Abiodun Daniel. Meanwhile, the Saturday’s Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections in the state were characterized by low turnout of voters, voter…

Mar

17

2023

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FIRS Signs MoU with UK’s HM Revenue and Customs For Collaboration On Capacity Building

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A Memorandum of Understanding between Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the United Kingdom’s His Royal Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) was signed yesterday with the aim of fostering improved collaboration on capacity building between the two tax authorities. The two agencies signed the agreement in London, United Kingdom, and was attended by the Executive Chairman, FIRS, Mr. Muhammad Nami accompanied by some members of the FIRS Board and management, and Director at HMRC, Jon Sherman, alongside other members of the HMRC Executive Committee. Mr. Muhammad Nami who led members of the Board and management of the FIRS noted…

Mar

16

2023

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Abia Guber: Traditional Rulers Endorse APP Candidate, Mascot Uzor Kalu

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With just 48 hours to the governorship election in Abia State, the Council of Abia North Traditional Rulers has endorsed the candidature of Chief Mascot Uzor Kalu (KSJI) of the Action Peoples Party (APP) as the state’s governorship candidate. The Traditional Monarchs who spoke on Thursday said Kalu’s endorsement is a symbolic demonstration of the determination of the people of Abia North to see that power returns to the Senatorial District. Performing the traditional rituals of the endorsement at Ebem Ohafia on behalf of the Ndi-Eze Abia North, His Majesty Elder Eze S. A. Okorie, the Udereze II of Ebem…

Mar

16

2023

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PHOTOS: Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour Visits Oba Of Lagos

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The governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, paid a visit to the Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, at his palace in Iga-Iduganran, Lagos State. The governorship candidate shared pictures from the visit via his Twitter handle on Thursday. He wrote, “ I was accompanied by my father and team to visit and pay our respects to the Oba of Lagos, we indigenous Lagosians will always respect and revere our traditional rulers, and I look forward to working with them to build a better Lagos.” See photos below: