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Apr
29
2025
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EXCLUSIVE: Intense Lobbying Begins As Incumbent Lawmaker, SANs, Ex-Guber Candidate Eye 2027 APC Gubernatorial Ticket In Abia

EXCLUSIVE: Intense Lobbying Begins As Incumbent Lawmaker, SANs, Ex-Guber Candidate Eye 2027 APC Gubernatorial Ticket In Abia

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EXCLUSIVE: Intense Lobbying Begins As Incumbent Lawmaker, SANs, Ex-Guber Candidate Eye 2027 APC Gubernatorial Ticket In Abia As Nigeria edges closer to the 2027 general elections, political manoeuvring in Abia State is reaching a fever pitch—particularly within the ranks of the All Progressives Congress (APC), where intense lobbying is gaining momentum for the party’s coveted gubernatorial ticket. While a handful of aspirants have openly declared their ambitions to govern the state, several others are quietly working behind the scenes, engaging in high-level consultations and alliance-building to position themselves favourably ahead of the polls. According to findings by THE WHISPERER, political…
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Apr
29
2025
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Senator Orji Kalu Begins Additional 2KM Umuzomgbo —Okpo Ihechiowa Road After 2.4KM Project

Senator Orji Kalu Begins Additional 2KM Umuzomgbo —Okpo Ihechiowa Road After 2.4KM Project

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Senator Orji Kalu Begins Additional 2KM Umuzomgbo —Okpo Ihechiowa Road After 2.4KM Project Residents of Umuzomgbo Ihechiowa in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State are set to experience much-needed relief, as Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North Senatorial District, has commenced the construction of a new 2-kilometre road in the community. During a visit to the area by our correspondent, it was observed that construction works had already commenced. It was also gathered that Senator Kalu had earlier delivered a 2.4-kilometre road project in the same area before embarking on the new initiative. The fresh intervention has sparked…
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Apr
29
2025
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‘Count Us Out’ — Abia North Leaders Reject 2027 Coalition, Reaffirm Support for President Tinubu, Senator Orji Kalu

‘Count Us Out’ — Abia North Leaders Reject 2027 Coalition, Reaffirm Support for President Tinubu, Senator Orji Kalu

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‘Count Us Out’ — Abia North Leaders Reject 2027 Coalition, Reaffirm Support for President Tinubu, Senator Orji Kalu Stakeholders from Abia North Senatorial District have reaffirmed their support for President Bola Tinubu and Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, firmly rejecting any coalition allegedly being formed against the President ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking under the banner of the Abia North Peace Foundation, the leaders — comprising lawyers, doctors, traditional rulers, youth and women leaders — made their position known during a press conference on Monday in Umuahia. The Foundation’s President, Chief Nnanna Ukaegbu, alongside Prince Kalu Umeh, stated that…
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Apr
28
2025
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‘I Reject APC, Tinubu Has Given Nigeria Tears And Blood’ – Kenneth Okonkwo

‘I Reject APC, Tinubu Has Given Nigeria Tears And Blood’ – Kenneth Okonkwo

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Kenneth Okonkwo, Spokesperson for the Labour Party in the 2023 Presidential Election, has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will soon implode, warning that those defecting into its ranks will ultimately regret their decision. Okonkwo made this statement in an interview with ARISE NEWS on Monday following the wave of defections into the APC, saying that the defections are not a sign of strength, but rather a reflection of politicians’ desperation for self-preservation in the face of insecurity and political uncertainty. “APC is already imploding, and will continue to implode until they are blown to smithereens. And we…
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Apr
28
2025
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2027: ‘We’ll Support Tinubu If You Don’t,’ Bayelsa PDP Chairman Tells Governor Douye Diri

2027: ‘We’ll Support Tinubu If You Don’t,’ Bayelsa PDP Chairman Tells Governor Douye Diri

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2027: ‘We’ll Support Tinubu If You Don’t,’ Bayelsa PDP Chairman Tells Governor Douye Diri Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, the South South zonal Secretary and caretaker chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, George Turnah, has insisted that the party will support President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), even if the state Governor, Senator Douye Diri, does not. The PDP Zonal leader said almost all the governors from South-South supported Tinubu, irrespective of their party affiliations. Turnah, who is the lead convener of the New Associates, a pro-Wike group inaugurated in Bayelsa State…
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Apr
28
2025
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Court Hears Prophet Jeremiah vs VeryDarkMan Case as VDM Counsel Concedes to Injunction

Court Hears Prophet Jeremiah vs VeryDarkMan Case as VDM Counsel Concedes to Injunction

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Court Hears Prophet Jeremiah vs VeryDarkMan Case as VDM Counsel Concedes to Injunction The FCT High Court presided over by A.Y. Shafa, sitting at Nyanya, FCT, in a case filed against popular YouTuber, blogger, and self-proclaimed freedom fighter, Mr. Martins Vincent Otse, known as VeryDarkMan, operating on different social media platforms and the Facebook Meta platform. The FCT High Court today, in fresh proceedings, has again started hearing the case afresh in respect of the case filed by Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin of Deliverance Mercyland International Ministry in Warri, Delta State, against VDM. As the FCT High Court today, in…
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Apr
28
2025
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You Built No School, Poverty Rate Under Your Watch In Anambra Jumped To 53.7% — Sanwo-Olu Attacks Peter Obi

You Built No School, Poverty Rate Under Your Watch In Anambra Jumped To 53.7% — Sanwo-Olu Attacks Peter Obi

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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday hit the Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, over his criticism of poverty index under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement titled, “Factually Addressing Mr. Peter Obi’s Criticism of Nigeria at Johns Hopkins University,” Sanwo-Olu said Obi is not morally well placed to make “alarming claims” on poverty rate. Speaking at Johns Hopkins University, Obi compared Nigeria’s poverty level with that of China and Vietnam. “The question then is, what exactly did these countries do to be able to achieve the desired growth and development?” Is it…
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Apr
28
2025
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Court Sentences Late Gospel Singer Osinachi Nwachukwu’s Husband To Death By Hanging

Court Sentences Late Gospel Singer Osinachi Nwachukwu’s Husband To Death By Hanging

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Court Sentences Late Gospel Singer Osinachi Nwachukwu’s Husband To Death By Hanging The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has sentenced Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of late gospel singer Osinachi, to death by hanging after finding him guilty of culpable homicide in connection with her death on April 8, 2022. The court pronounced the sentence on Monday during a ruling delivered by Justice Nwosu-Iheme after the court had held that the prosecution had proven the burden of proof placed on it by the law and subsequently found the defendant guilty. Osinachi passed away in…
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Apr
28
2025
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Defections: PDP Convenes Emergency Meeting On Tuesday

Defections: PDP Convenes Emergency Meeting On Tuesday

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People’s Democratic Party, PDP has called an emergency meeting of the National Working Committee, following the gale of defections that rocked the party. In an invitation letter sent to members, Setonji Koshoedo, the acting secretary appointed by PDP governors, said the meeting will hold at the NWC hall of the national secretariat on Tuesday. According to the letter, the meeting will address the wave of defections and other internal crises that have plagued the party. The invitation letter reads, “Based on popular demand and wide consultation, I have been directed to call for an NWC Meeting as detailed below: “Date:…
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Apr
28
2025
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Don’t Bring Old PDP Habits Into nto APC — Ned Nwoko Tells Delta Governor Oborevwori

Don’t Bring Old PDP Habits Into nto APC — Ned Nwoko Tells Delta Governor Oborevwori

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Don’t Bring Old PDP Habits Into nto APC — Ned Nwoko Tells Delta Governor Oborevwori The lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ned Nwoko, has asked Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, to leave behind the “old habits” of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as he begins a new political journey in the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement addressed to the governor following his recent defection, Nwoko warned that the move must not just be symbolic but transformative, urging Oborevwori to “leave behind the politics of survival and step into the politics of legacy”.…
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