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BREAKING: DSS reportedly arrests Okupe at Lagos airport

BREAKING: DSS reportedly arrests Okupe at Lagos airport

The former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe, has been reportedly arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. One of Okupe’s lawyers, Tolu Babaleye, stated this on Facebook on Thursday. Babaleye said Okupe was on his way to London when he was arrested. He claimed that the DSS asked him to provide court processes where he paid the fine option following his money laundering conviction by the Federal High Court, Abuja. “The reason according to source is that he was asked to produce evidence that the Federal High…
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Minister, ex-governor, other APC chieftains shun Tinubu’s rally in Enugu

Minister, ex-governor, other APC chieftains shun Tinubu’s rally in Enugu

Some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State on Wednesday boycotted the presidential campaign rally held in the state. The party chieftains were at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu to welcome the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Tinubu and disappeared from there. Notable among them were the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, a former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, former governor of the state, Sullivan Chime, and former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Eugene Odo. Briefing journalists, Mr Chime said they were at the airport to receive the presidential candidate but could not…
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Abia North: Itumbazor gets another Water Borehole from Sen Orji Kalu

Abia North: Itumbazor gets another Water Borehole from Sen Orji Kalu

In continuation of his public utility construction drive within his Senatorial district , Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has commenced the installation of a Solar Powered borehole with a 10,000 Liter capacity Tank in Ndiwo Itumbazor community of Abia North senatorial district. Prior to the project's flag off, a brief engagement session was held at the Palace of the Traditional leader of Itumbazor HRH. Eze Christopher Adandom Iyiewe, the Amando 1 of Itumbazor. The session had the presence of Senator Orji Kalu who was represented by legislative Aide, Barr Victor Etie. Others present were the project…
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Public Disclaimer: DNA Shows 2 Sons Born By My Wife Not My Children — Popular Human Rights Activist 

Public Disclaimer: DNA Shows 2 Sons Born By My Wife Not My Children — Popular Human Rights Activist 

Popular human rights activist and founder of One Love Foundation, Chief Dr Patrick Osagie Eholor has stirred the hornets nest by stating that two sons born to him are in fact, not his blood. According to him, he was shocked when DNA tests conducted on them showed that they were not his sons several years ago. He had ignored the tests and kept the sons until current events forced him to now publicly disown them. Read disclaimer below: “The general public is warned that Nosa Richie Eholor and Kelvin Oghowmen Eholor, both supposed to be my children until I found…
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Pastor kidnaps self twice, collects ransom from members

Pastor kidnaps self twice, collects ransom from members

The Police Command in Plateau has arrested a Pastor who allegedly kidnapped himself several times and collected ransom from members of his congregation. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Jos. Alabo said that the suspect was arrested by the police in November 2022. ”The Police has uncovered the nefarious act of one Pastor Albarka Sukuya of Jenta Apata, Jos, who on several occasions staged his kidnap with his cohorts and received ransom from sympathising members of his congregation. ”Sequel to his spurious kidnaps of Nov. 14…
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UK authorities dissolve Peter Obi’s company, Next International

UK authorities dissolve Peter Obi’s company, Next International

For failing to submit its annual accounts, authorities in the United Kingdom, UK, have struck off Next International (UK) Limited, a company largely owned by Nigerian top politician and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. Checks by Premium Times revealed that the company was removed from the record in September 2021 following a first and second gazette notice of “compulsory” strike off of the entity. In the UK, a compulsory strike off is imposed on a company by creditors or by the Companies House for non-submission of annual accounts or failure to notify Companies House about a change…
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Police hunt man who shared marijuana with baby girl in viral video

Police hunt man who shared marijuana with baby girl in viral video

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has commenced a manhunt for a young man who shared a substance with an infant. A viral video, recorded by another individual in the room, shows the culprit giving suspected marijuana to a baby girl. The video sparked anger as Nigerians charged the police and Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to find and prosecute the duo. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi urged Nigerians with information about them to contact the police. The spokesman lamented the level of social decadence, advising mothers and guardians to be wary of those they leave their babies…
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‘No One Will Wish To Leave Nigeria,’ Obi Campaigns In Anambra

‘No One Will Wish To Leave Nigeria,’ Obi Campaigns In Anambra

The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Tuesday, returned to his home state of Anambra where he and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, received a hero’s welcome from supporters. Accompanied by the leadership of the party, the presidential hopeful held a rally at the All Saints Cathedral Church field, Onitsha, during which he vowed to fix Nigeria and bring it to an envious height to the extent that no one would wish to leave for another country. Greeted by a crowd that occupied the field to maximum capacity and stretched further to nearby neighbourhoods, the former Anambra governor…
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YPP National Assembly Candidates Caucus Led By Dr. Stephen Ukpai Ukwa Meet In Abuja

YPP National Assembly Candidates Caucus Led By Dr. Stephen Ukpai Ukwa Meet In Abuja

As a way of preparing adequately ahead of the 2023 general elections, National Assembly candidates of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), on Tuesday met behind closed doors in Abuja. The meeting which lasted for hours was presided by the party's House of Representatives candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency seat, Dr. Stephen Ukpai Ukwa (KSJI). Some of the candidates who attended the meeting include: Hon. Jatto Mohammed Salihu, North Central (Kogi State), Hon Paul Soma, North East (Adawama State ), Hon. Abubakar Sadeeq Bello, North West (Sokoto State). Others are Hon Folarin Opeyemi Joseph, South West ( Lagos State ), Hon…
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I’ll Stand As Nnamdi Kanu’s Surety If Granted Bail – Orji Kalu

I’ll Stand As Nnamdi Kanu’s Surety If Granted Bail – Orji Kalu

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu says he will stand as surety for the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu if granted bail again. “I will stand surety for him (Kanu) if the Federal Government wants to release him to me,” Kalu said on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm programme aired on Tuesday. Kalu, a former governor of Abia State, also believed the Federal Government will respect the next court judgement on the bail of the embattled IPOB leader. The federal lawmaker said he is close to the family of Kanu in the…
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