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A socio-political group, OUK Movement Ikwuano Chapter has revealed that the dividends of democracy in Abia State is comprehensively abysmal. The Ikwuano Chapter Coordinator of the group, Mr Uchenna Nwaogbo stated this when the State Coordinator Hon. Ojisi Iro and his team paid a familiarization visit to the council area. Receiving the team, Mr Uchenna expressed gratitude to the developmental strides and leadership qualities of the former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. He lamented the absence of good governance in the state since Kalu left office in 2007, noting that the people of Ikwuano local government area…

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Akwa Ibom State has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State has no governorship candidate for the 2023 general elections. This was contained in a report sent to the INEC headquarters in Abuja by the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom, Mike Igini. “We wish to report that the APC governorship primary scheduled to hold on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at the Sheergrace Arena, Nsikak Eduok Avenue, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State did not hold at all,” Mr Igini said in a letter to INEC headquarters in Abuja dated May 27.…

The founder and general overseer of Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has thrown his weight behind Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Peter Obi has been presented with a certificate of return as the presidential candidate for Labour Party for the 2023 general elections. The clergy made this known in a post on Social Media. In the first post, he wrote Peter Obi’s name in capital letters without any explanation. He also made another post, where he complained about terrorists using helicopters for operation and questioned where they got their licence from. He advised Nigerians to get their Permanent…

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Chief Gani Adams, has said that the terrorists who attacked the St.Francis Catholic Church members, Owo, Ondo State, camped in a secret forest and were being fed by food supplied by a helicopter. Adams revealed that the South-West Security Stakeholders Group (SSSG) had five weeks ago raised the alarm that some terrorists had invaded the South-West, but the South-West governor ignored it. Adams made the disclosure on Friday in his reaction to the St. Francis Catholic Church massacre, Owo, according to Nigerian Tribune. According to him, he also suspected that the heinous attack was…

INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION PRESS RELEASE ONGOING CONTINUOUS VOTER REGISTRATION (CVR) EXERCISE The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received reports from our States indicating an unprecedented surge in the number of citizens that wish to register as voters and the challenges they face across the country. In some States, the sudden turnout of prospective registrants is overwhelming. Consequently, the Commission convened an urgent meeting with all the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) yesterday Thursday 9th June 2022 to review the situation so that eligible Nigerians who wish to register are able to do so. The necessity to urgently deploy more…

The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari', to do all within his powers for the emergence of a youth as vice president. The NYCN therefore, urged Buhari to ensure that only a young person was nominated to be the running mate of Sen. Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate. ''We write on behalf of a Coalition of Youth Leaders representing 21 youth groups in Nigeria, to congratulate you on the success of the Special National Convention and Presidential Primary Election of the APC. ''We also salute the leadership and fatherly role…