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The Abia State governorship candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Prof. Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne has quietly returned to the country, sources in Abia State Government House and Uche Ndi Abia Campaign Organization have told THE WHISPERER. Prof. Ikonne has been out of the country for several weeks amidst fears by his supporters he would be out till after the 2023 general elections. A government house source, however, told THE WHISPERER that Ikonne is currently resting in a private residence in Abuja. “He is resting in his son's house in Wuye. He came back very tired after his treatment in…

The Etigwe Uwa Abia 2023 campaign organisation has received the news of the judgement of the Federal High Court presided over by Honorable Justice Maha dismissing the pre election action filed against Mr. Gregory Ibe in relation to the the APGA governorship primaries in Abia State. Whilst extolling the Federal High Court as an institution for the diligence exhibited by its judges in dealing with such an avalanche of preelection cases within the short time limit allowed, we are aggrieved by the decision and have instructed our lawyers to appeal against it. Our grievance against the judgment include but is…

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, will not retire in March when he attains the age of 60 years. The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, disclosed this to journalists on Monday in Abuja. Mr Baba was expected to bow out of office on 1 March when he clocks 60 years. He was appointed IGP on 6 April, 2021 and confirmed two months later by the Police Council. Mr Dingyadi explained that the Police Act 2020 gives the IGP a four-year tenure which cannot be interrupted by retirement age. “Let me say that by the provision of the Police…

An Osun State Media Organisation, "Iwo Press Club" (IPC) has described the engagement of one it's members Mr. Oluniyi Isamotu as Special Media Assistant to the Governor of the State Ademola Adeleke as an honour to the Association and Iwo community at large. In a statement issued on Monday by the Group's secretary, Hamid Akano , IPC commended the Governor Adeleke for such a gesture, stressing that Oluniyi is a versatile and multitasking Media practitioner who will be bringing his experience to bear in the discharge of his duties in the new government. The group in its statement appreciated the…

Following the revelation by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu that Prof Uche Ikonne, the People Democratic Party's flag bearer in the 2023 governorship election, was recovering from an illness, Bishop Emeka Michael Nwankpa, the Accord governorship candidate, has prayed to God to extend his healing hands upon him for a quick recovery to full health and advises other contestants to desist from celebration others' pain in the name of politics because no human is immune to Ikonne's present unfortunate state. Recall that during a radio interview held on Monday, Governor Ikpeazu opened up that Prof Ikonne had left the hospital where he…

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), met with Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, on Monday. The LP standard bearer said Welby received him and his team in his office after he delivered a presentation at Chatham House in London. “I was honoured to be received together with my team by the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Revd. Justin Welby yesterday evening. I’m especially grateful for his offer of a special evening prayer for me and for Nigeria,” Obi wrote on Twitter. The former Anambra governor spoke on ‘Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: A Vision for Policy Change and…

Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, will interact with religious leaders in Southern Kaduna as well as visit emirs palaces. The Labour Party Presidential Candidate would also hold rally at Ahmadu Bello Stadium and also meet students of various institutions and party loyalists to canvass supports for his party. Dr Yunusa Tanko, spokesman of the Presidential Council, disclosed this at a news briefing in the state, Daily Trust reports. He also said Obi would visit the Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli, and Emir of Jema’a in Kafancan town in Southern part of the state. Dr Tanko also said…

The Senate on Tuesday said it would next week adjourn plenary to enable lawmakers to carry out campaigns for the forthcoming general elections. Senate President Ahmad Lawan disclosed this on the floor during plenary in Abuja. Lawan said the break would enable lawmakers contesting for various offices during the general elections to carry out necessary campaigns in their various constituencies. He however said the Senate may possibly close shop this week if it is able to deal with urgent issues requiring its attention so it does not have to sit next week. “We are prepared to sit up to Friday…

Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the wife of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, has cried out that her husband is on sickbed after eating a “concoction” from one of his female aides, Bunmi Ademosun. In a leaked audio file, Mrs Anyanwu-Akeredolu accused Ms Ademosun, the special adviser to the governor on Multilateral and Inter-Governmental Affairs, of “sneaking” to give her husband (Akeredolu) the local herb to drink. According to Peoples Gazette, the governor’s wife specifically warned the female aide to ‘stay away from her husband’, noting that her persistent closeness is weakening Mr Akeredolu’s health condition. “I have a message for Ademosun (Bunmi) and I believe…