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May
19
2022
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2023: Cede presidency to South-East, or it remains in North — Igbo in Diaspora

2023: Cede presidency to South-East, or it remains in North — Igbo in Diaspora

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To sustain the balance of forces between North and South Nigeria, it is expedient and pragmatic for Southern Nigeria to speak now with one voice in support of South East’s aspiration to produce Nigeria’s president in 2023; Likewise, the two major political parties, the PDP and APC should zone the presidential ticket to the SE, states a group of professionals from the South East, SE geo-political zone living in Europe and the Americas. The group under the aegis of South East People of Nigeria in Diaspora (SEPNID), rising from a meeting held in Newcastle, United Kingdom on Tuesday, in a…
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May
18
2022
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APGA CRISIS: TV Anchor, Reuben Abati and APGA Chair, Victor Oye, Clash On National TV (Video)

APGA CRISIS: TV Anchor, Reuben Abati and APGA Chair, Victor Oye, Clash On National TV (Video)

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Former Presidential spokesperson and TV anchor, Reuben Abati, clashed with Dr. Victor Oye, the National Chairman of APGA, on National TV this morning. Trouble started when Abati asked Mr. Oye to take full responsibility for the defamatory statements he made about another politician during the program. Abati accused Mr. Oye of telling him to shut up. An angry Abati immediately expressed his displeasure, arguing that Mr. Oye has no right to talk to him like that. Oye however denied telling Abati to shut up. Watch a clip showing the faceoff below…
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May
18
2022
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BREAKING: Court denies Nnamdi Kanu bail

BREAKING: Court denies Nnamdi Kanu bail

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Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to admit the leader of the Indigenous People's of Biafran, Nnamdi Kanu to bail. The Judge held that Mr Kanu must account for his whereabouts over the years when he was first granted bail but refused to attend his trial. The court disagreed with the defendant that he escaped out of the country when Nigerian armed soldiers allegedly invaded his ancestral home in Abia State. On the amended charges, Justice Binta Nyako, held that the prosecution can not at every opportunity decide to amend the charges of the…
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May
18
2022
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BREAKING: FG Amends Charges Against Nnamdi Kanu, Lists Lawyers As Accomplices

BREAKING: FG Amends Charges Against Nnamdi Kanu, Lists Lawyers As Accomplices

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Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed group, IPOB, and his lawyer, Mike Ozekhome at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The Federal Government is set to re-arraign the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on an amended six-count treasonable felony charge. The amendment came on a day the trial Judge, Justice Binta Nyako fixed to hear an application Kanu filed to be released on bail, pending the determination of the charge against him. A member of Kanu’s legal team, who craved anonymity, says the FG had in the amended charge, listed some lawyers representing the embattled…
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May
18
2022
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Social Media Influencer, Ogechi Njaka Sues IGP, Interpol For N100Billion For Void Wanted Declaration Notice

Social Media Influencer, Ogechi Njaka Sues IGP, Interpol For N100Billion For Void Wanted Declaration Notice

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In a suit marked  FHC/ABJ/CS/676/2020, popular Facebook influencer and blogger, Ogechi Njaka, has sued the Nigeria Police Force, The Assistant Inspector General of Police incharge of Interpol in Nigeria, Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami and one Maryam Shehu Ifa separately for the sum of N100 billion each for violating her consitutional right to freedom of speech, expression, and for publishing and declaring her wanted vide a special gazzeted police bulletin and by placing her name and picture at the FCID notice board without a valid court order backing same from from the 1st August, 2021 to 29th September…
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May
17
2022
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FG To Facebook: Stop IPOB From Using Your Platform To Incite Violence

FG To Facebook: Stop IPOB From Using Your Platform To Incite Violence

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has asked Facebook and other social media platforms to stop allowing the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to use their platforms to incite violence and instigate ethnic hatred in Nigeria. The Minister made the demand in Abuja on Tuesday at a meeting with a team from Facebook. He said since IPOB had been proscribed and classified as a terrorist organization, Facebook has no justification for yielding its platform to the organization to further its campaign of hate and destabilization of the country. “I have called this meeting to enable us…
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May
17
2022
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2023 Presidency: Court restrains CBN, INEC from stopping Godwin Emefiele from contesting

2023 Presidency: Court restrains CBN, INEC from stopping Godwin Emefiele from contesting

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A Delta State High Court sitting in Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State, has granted an order restraining the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from stopping the bank’s governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, from contesting the 2023 Presidential election. Emefiele is vying for the presidency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 polls. The applicant, Nkwo Augustine Eddiego, in the suit with number HCR/38/2022, sought an interpretation and supremacy of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria over the provision of Section 9 of the CBN…
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May
17
2022
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EXCLUSIVE: APC zones presidency to North-East, VP to South-South/South-West

EXCLUSIVE: APC zones presidency to North-East, VP to South-South/South-West

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Barring last minute changes, decision makers in governing All Progressives Congress (APC) may have agreed on a zoning arrangement for the positions in party and government at national level, THE WHISPERER has learnt. A dependable party source in Abuja said after initial hiccups, the North-East is favoured to produce the next presidential standard-bearer of the party. The South-South or South-West is said to have been listed for the running mate ticket. The Senate Presidency, said the source, is billed to return to the South-East, while the North-West is scheduled for the Speakership slot. Others are Deputy Senate President (North Central),…
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May
17
2022
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I’m not running for president – Adesina

I’m not running for president – Adesina

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President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has dismissed claims that he is running for the presidency. Recall that a coalition of 28 groups had purchased and submitted the nomination form of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on behalf of Adesina. But reacting, Adesina in a statement issued on Tuesday, maintained that he is not running for president. “I am very touched by all who have gone to a great extent, with such huge sacrifices, of their own volition, to consider me worthy to be proposed for potential consideration. “The coalition groups of youth, women, farmers, physically challenged…
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May
17
2022
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Explosion Rocks Kano, Residents Killed, Many Trapped

Explosion Rocks Kano, Residents Killed, Many Trapped

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At least three residents of Kano were killed while many are currently trapped in an explosion which rocked Sabongari in Fagge Local Government Area of the state. Details of the incident are still sketchy, but residents told Daily Trust that an explosive device went off in the early hours of the day. One resident said a suicide bomber struck in the area, but Daily Trust cannot independently verify this. When Daily Trust visited the scene, officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) were seen packing what is suspected to be shattered body parts of the suspected suicide bomber. A…
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