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These were the exact words of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu yesterday to the people of Okagwe Community, Ohafia LGA. The event was a meeting called at the instance of the Governor between the Okagwe Community and the leadership of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria over some disagreements on the proposed Hope Waddell University owned by the church which is to be built in Okagwe Community. The Community and the Church have been embroiled in a series of disagreements over some issues surrounding the 100 hectares of land donated by the Community to the Church for the building of the University. While…

EFCC Arrests Ex-Anambra Governor’s Wife, Ebele Obiano. Ebele, according to Punch, has been under investigation over allegations for involvement in fraudulent activities. Ebelechukwu, the wife of the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, is currently in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Ebele, according to Punch, has been under investigation over allegations for involvement in fraudulent activities. The former First Lady's arrest comes few weeks after her husband was arrested by the anti-corruption agency a few hours after handing over to the current governor, Charles Soludo. The EFCC spokesman had said that Obiano was on…

Speaker, Sokoto State House of Assembly, Aminu Muhammad Achida, has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The speaker presented the letter of his defection to the Assembly during the plenary session on Thursday. Also, a member of the state House of Assembly representing Wammako 2 Constituency, Murtala Bello Maigona, has dumped the APC for the PDP.

The Global President of One Love Foundation, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor has lambasted PDP presidential aspirant, Mr. Peter Obi for associating with corrupt politicians ahead of the 2023 general elections. Eholor in a facebook post on One Love Foundation's page slammed Obi for failing to acknowledge the sacrifices made by Civil Society Groups to push his presidential ambition. Obi was spotted at the residence of the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion while on a consultation visit to Edo State. Lucky Igbinedion, a former governor of Edo State is currently under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.…

A group, Lord's Side Assembly, LSA, has extolled Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for performing excellently well as the Senator representing Abia North senatorial district. The group said the Chief Whip of the Senate is among the outstanding senators of the 9th Senate judging by the quality of bills and motions sponsored by him. The Abia North Zonal Coordinator of the group, Evang. Kalu Williams stated this on Wednesday evening during the Easter Prayer Summit of the group at Uturu, Isikwuato Local Government Area. According to Williams, "The numerous road projects attracted to the zone by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu is…

Following the death of Osinachi Nwachukwu, Pastor Paul Enenche of the Dunamis Gospel International Gospel Center, Abuja, the church attended by the late singer and her family before her demise has finally spoken. According to the pastor, he was not aware of any domestic violence until news came out after her death. In a video shared on his Facebook page, titled: What I know about the passing of Mrs. Osinachi Nwachukwu. The pastor narrates what he knows about the situation, “Over two and half months ago, she came to see me with her husband with complains of chest pains, respiratory…

GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Following formal resignation of appointment by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Prof. ACB Agbazuere, the Governor of Abia State Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu has approved the appointment of Chief Okey Ahiwe as the new Chief of Staff to the Governor. This appointment is effective from April 11, 2022. BARR. CHRIS EZEM Secretary to Abia State Government

Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, says Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the late popular gospel artiste, Osinachi Nwachukwu, is married to another woman. She spoke on Wednesday while she featured as a guest on NTA’s Good Morning Nigeria’s breakfast show monitored by The PUNCH. According to the minister, Peter, who is now in police custody, physically assaulted his late wife and her four children. Tallen noted that the children of the deceased opened up to her when she visited the Abuja residence of the late singer this week. She said the children told her that their late 42-year-old…

Chief Kalu Idika Okwara, a renowned Administrator and frontline gubernatorial aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Abia State has promised better days for Abians if elected governor of the state in the 2023 gubernatorial election. Idika Okwara made the promise on Wednesday while briefing journalists at the National Headquarters of the party in Abuja. He described his personality as his selling point, insisting that he is capable of winning the governorship election for the People's Democratic Party in 2023. He pledged that as an Administrator, he would position that state on the path of greatness. He said he…