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The Ebonyi South Senatorial candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Linus Okorie, has been abducted by unknown persons in Abakaliki, the capital city of Ebonyi state. Okorie, a former House of Representatives member representing Onicha, Ohaozara, and Ivo federal constituency of Ebonyi state at the green chambers, between 2007 and 2015 was on Sunday said to have been kidnapped. According to a statement signed by one David Ogbonna on behalf of Linus Okorie CaringHeart Foundation, Okorie was alleged to have been abducted by an Ebubeagu security outfit in the state. The statement reads, “Hon. Linus Abaa…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has claimed that his statement asking northerners to reject Igbo and Yoruba candidates in the 2023 presidential election was ‘a joke’. According to Atiku, the statement which he made during an interactive session with northern groups under the aegis of the Arewa Joint Committee, was taken out of context and propagated by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The ruling party had knocked Atiku, saying his request to the northern people exposed his “mindless desperation” for power. The former vice president during the townhall…

FOR many years, security personnel deployed in the Niger Delta to guard oil installations and stop crude oil bunkering had turned themselves into oil bandits in collusion with some International Oil Companies, IOCs, government officials and oil bunkers. They all blamed community folks and minor bunkers for illegally refining crude with amateur technology in the creeks. There was nobody to speak out for the endangered communities until the Minister of State for Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, and Group Managing Director of NNPCL, Dr. Mele Kyari, under immense pressure from President Muhammadu Buhari, to stop the increasing oil theft, thought out…

The Police Command in Gusau, Zamfara State on Sunday confirmed the killing of one man, with 18 others sustaining injuries during a clash by political thugs. The police said the groups were suspected to be members of APC and PDP in the state. The spokesman for the command, Muhammad Shehu, gave the confirmation in an SMS message to the News Agency of Nigeria in Gusau on Sunday. Mr Shehu, who confirmed that the command had received a report of the killing, said: “discreet investigation into the case has commenced aimed at ensuring that the perpetrators face the full wrath of…

Mustapha Inuwa, the immediate past Secretary to the Katsina State Government has defected from the All Progressive Congress, APC to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Mr Inuwa, who lost in his bid to secure the APC governorship ticket, announced his defection to PDP on Sunday in Katsina while addressing his supporters. He explained that the decision was taken after series of consultations with his supporters across the state Mr Inuwa who served as SSG in Gov. Aminu Masari’s administration from 2015 till the governorship primary in May 2022, claimed that he has been sidelined in all APC activities in the…

Abiodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been sworn-in as the governor of Ekiti State. Oyebanji took his oath of office at the state’s government house on Sunday at about 12:53 pm. The former Secretary to the State Government, SSG, was sworn in by the State Chief Judge, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye. Dignitaries present include the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu; Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu and his Plateau State counterpart, Simon Lalong. Others include Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun) among others. Oyebanji was declared winner…

A young graduate identified as Ugwoke Jerry has committed suicide in Nsukka, Enugu State. Jerry was found hanging on a tree by his colleagues inside a forest in the community, a discovery which caused tension among the students, according to Sahara Reporters. The online newspaper gathered that Jerry was a graduate of Combined Arts (English/History) from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Before his death, the deceased had sent an emotional message to his mother on why he decided to commit suicide. “You are the best mother ever, in this world. Am sorry for disappointing you. Please.” he said in the…

The Zamfara State Government has shut down the offices of NTA, Pride FM, Gamji TV and Al’umma TV in the state for covering the political gathering of the PDP governorship candidate, Dauda Lawal. Daily Nigerian gathered that the event took place on Saturday at the residence of the PDP candidate in Gusau GRA-Ring Road. The decision was announced on the state radio on Saturday evening by the state commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara. The government also directed the state commissioner of police, Yusuf Kolo, to arrest all journalists that attended the event. Although Mr Dosara did not reveal reasons for…

Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, a former governor of Imo State has been caught on tape saying there won’t be peace in the state till his successor, Hope Uzodinma, leaves the Government House. The Supreme Court had on January 14, 2020 installed Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress as the new governor of the state, after declaring him amid controversies as the valid winner of the March 9, 2019 governorship election in the state. In the audio obtained by SaharaReporters, the former House of Representatives Deputy Speaker was heard vowing to make the state ungovernable for his successor. “They can leave…

The deposed Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, has said he is concerned for the next president of Nigeria after President Muhammadu Buhari. Sanusi stated this in Kaduna on Saturday while addressing notable politicians at a Kaduna Investment programme titled “Building a resilient economy.” He explained that the country’s economy has been tied to the oil and gas sector, and subsidy removal is fast mitigating the economy’s growth. Sanusi said: “In other words, debt service is now 108 percent of revenue. Every naira the Federal Government earns goes to service debt, and it is not enough, (as the FG) has to…