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Dec
09
2021
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BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu cancels Walk for Peace

BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu cancels Walk for Peace

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Sanwo-Olu cancels Walk for Peace The walk for peace had generated mixed feelings in Lagos, with the EndSARS agitators seeking to thwart it. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday cancelled the much anticipated Walk for Peace as a result of Omicron. The Governor had on November 30 announced a Walk for Peace to be staged sometimes in December. The walk for peace had generated mixed feelings in Lagos, with the EndSARS agitators seeking to thwart it. However, a statement issued by the governor on Thursday said the walk has been stepped down following the arrival of Omicron. The statement…
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Dec
09
2021
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2023: Orji Kalu Will Be President, Cleric Predicts

2023: Orji Kalu Will Be President, Cleric Predicts

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Evangelist Kes Akpama of the Lordside Assembly, has said that Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, is destined to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The cleric made this known on Wednesday during the opening of its end of the year retreat with the theme titled: "God's Anointed Servant". Speaking during the retreat, Akpama, the convener of the retreat, said the exceptional role played by Senator Orji Kalu in stopping the third term agenda was yet to appreciated by Nigerians, noting that it is time for a Nigerian President of South East extraction with the former Abia…
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Dec
09
2021
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Chief Umeh Kalu, SAN vs Ukpai Ukairo Esq: Put Your Sword Back In Its Place, But Don’t Throw It Away, By Ambassador Chief (Dr) Olugu Ukpai

Chief Umeh Kalu, SAN vs Ukpai Ukairo Esq: Put Your Sword Back In Its Place, But Don’t Throw It Away, By Ambassador Chief (Dr) Olugu Ukpai

Opinion, Politics
It was Professor Chinua Achebe who postulated: When two brothers fight, a stranger reaps the harvest. I have been following with deep concern the now disturbing altercations between two brothers and eminent sons of Ohafia in their own respective regards. What readily come to my mind were the words of wisdom in Achebe’s Arrow of God: “Have you not heard that when two brothers fight a stranger reaps the harvest”? Achebe was referring to the kind of inner house chat that one’s parents, especially, mothers normally have with their warring children when they fight in public while their enemies watch…
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Dec
08
2021
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You are an inglorious Ohafia man, bury your head in Shame – Unico Uduka bombs Ukpai Ukairo

You are an inglorious Ohafia man, bury your head in Shame – Unico Uduka bombs Ukpai Ukairo

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Chief Ukpai Ukairo: You are an inglorious Ohafia man, bury your head in Shame Yes, Chief Ukairo, just as you correctly stated, owu ozu fu uka oye ya onu, I will respond to your screed on Chief Umeh's letter and demonstrate to you that you are not only the "Opportunistic politician and commander is Chief of Sycophancy," but you also fit perfectly into Albert Einstein's characterization of those who will destroy the world by watching evil doers and doing nothing. I read Chief Umeh's letter to the Governor several times and never saw him mention the People Democratic Party, of…
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Dec
08
2021
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You Are An Opportunistic Politician, Commander In Chief Of Sycophancy – Barr Ukpai Ukairo Tells Umeh Kalu

You Are An Opportunistic Politician, Commander In Chief Of Sycophancy – Barr Ukpai Ukairo Tells Umeh Kalu

Politics
The Learned Senior Advocate, Life Bencher and Immediate past Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Abia State, Kaa Sir, A RESPONSE TO AN ILL-MOTIVATED POLEMIC I have, as you advised, “devoted a little time to read and comprehend” your open letter to the Governor of Abia State, Governor Victor Okezie Ikpeazu (PHD). As you are no doubt aware, a popular saying in Ohafia is that the only man that will not speak out on an issue in discourse is the one stretched out in his burial mat. Arising from the fact that I am alive, awake and enthusiastic about developments…
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Dec
07
2021
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2023: Orji Kalu is the ideal candidate to succeed President Buhari in 2023 – Muhammad

2023: Orji Kalu is the ideal candidate to succeed President Buhari in 2023 – Muhammad

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2023: Orji Kalu is the ideal candidate to succeed President Buhari in 2023 - Muhammad Comrade Yakubu Arigu Muhammad, the National Coordinator of Arewa Youths for Orji Uzor Kalu, AYOUK, has called on Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, the Chief Whip of the Senate, to declare his interest in the 2023 presidential election. Muhammad made the call following series of endorsements by groups across the six geopolitical zones urging the former Abia Governor to join the presidential race. In an interview wiith journalists in Abuja following the endorsement by a group of Nigerians in diaspora urging the Chief Whip of the…
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Dec
07
2021
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Reception: Ohafia Traditional Rulers Are Already Betraying Mben Ahead Of 2023 – Youths Lament

Reception: Ohafia Traditional Rulers Are Already Betraying Mben Ahead Of 2023 – Youths Lament

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Reception: Ohafia Traditional Rulers Are Already Betraying Mben Ahead Of 2023 - Youths Lament The Ohafia Youths Initiative Movement (OYIM), a socio-political and mobilisation group has lambasted the action of some traditional rulers of Ohafia Udumaeze extraction for openly endorsing the governorship ambition of the Deputy Governor of Abia State, Rt. Hon. Ude Oko Chukwu. According to the group, the open show of support for the deputy governor against governorship aspirants from Ohafia clan was embarrassing and unacceptable. The group stated this in a statement signed by its Deputy National Coordinator, Comrade Ukpai Eke, on Tuesday, noting that the Deputy…
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Dec
06
2021
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2023: APC Governors Reject Tinubu’s Presidential Ambition

2023: APC Governors Reject Tinubu’s Presidential Ambition

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Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, a fresh crisis is brewing in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over the ambition of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos State, to suc­ceed President Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s next leader. Even though Tinubu is yet to for­mally declare his interest in the pres­idential race, he has been making consultations and visiting prominent Nigerians to notify them and seek their support. Elder statesman, Alhaji Tan­ko Yakassai, who Tinubu recently visited in Abuja, disclosed that the APC national leader informed him of his presiden­tial ambition and asked for his support. Speaking exclusively with…
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Dec
05
2021
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2023: Nigerians In Diaspora Endorse Orji Kalu For President

2023: Nigerians In Diaspora Endorse Orji Kalu For President

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Progressive Nigerians Initiative (PNI), a group of Nigerians based in South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Hong Kong, India, China , and United Kingdom have endorsed the former governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The group in a statement signed by its Director General, Hon. Yuccee Uwah, emphasised that Kalu represents the most potent force for the advancement of Nigeria. The group said, "In 2023, there’s no doubt that Nigeria needs a President who will consolidate on the infrastructural gains of the current Buhari…
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Dec
05
2021
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2023: For Fairness, APC Presidential Ticket Should Go To S’East, Says Former Senate Chief Whip, Adeyeye

2023: For Fairness, APC Presidential Ticket Should Go To S’East, Says Former Senate Chief Whip, Adeyeye

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2023: For Fairness, APC Presidential Ticket Should Go To S’East, Says Former Senate Whip, Adeyeye A former Chief Whip of the Senate, Professor Sola Adeyeye, has said that fairness demands that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) should zone its presidential ticket for the 2023 general elections to the South- East. Speaking in an interview with SATURDAY INDEPENDENT in Abuja, Adeyeye, who said he does not believe in zoning, however, said if the APC decides that the ticket cannot go to the South-East because of the party’s popularity in the region, then the ticket should come to the South-West. “I…
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