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Mar
29
2021
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BREAKING!!! Court Will Decide On Sacking Obaseki As Governor Today

BREAKING!!! Court Will Decide On Sacking Obaseki As Governor Today

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THE WHISPERER reports that the Justice Yunusa Musa-led three-member election petitions tribunal in Edo State will on Monday (Today) rule on the remaining four of the five petitions by the aggrieved governorship candidates and parties that took part in the September 19, 2020 election in the state. The petitions were filed by the Action Democratic Party (ADP) and its candidate, Iboi Emmanuel; and Tracy Agol. Agol did not include her party, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the petition against Governor Godwin Obaseki. The other two were by the Action Peoples Party (APP) and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).…
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Mar
29
2021
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2023: Gregory Ibe is Who Abia Needs — CCJ Director-General

2023: Gregory Ibe is Who Abia Needs — CCJ Director-General

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"In effect, Abia State is very fortunate to have a man who make things happen and who knows how to create and nurture Institutions to be hers, as a son of the soil," he said Any society that earnestly desires speedy development will naturally ensure the emergence of people with untainted records within the leadership sphere. Gregory University Uturu Chancellor Prof. Gregory Ibe ranks high among the several upstanding figures that have, in this regard, shown exceptional leadership qualities without soiling thier conscience. This is according to Dr Paul David C. Obianaso, an attorney, consultant criminologist and security expert. Obianaso…
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Mar
29
2021
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Abia bye-election: After poor performance, APC group slams party over imposition of candidate

Abia bye-election: After poor performance, APC group slams party over imposition of candidate

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Following the poor showing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in last Saturday’s by-election in Abia State, some stakeholders of the party from Anambra State have called on the party hierarchy to jettison any plan to foist an unpopular candidate in this year’s governorship election in the state. The party chieftains, operating under the aegis of APC Patriots, Anambra chapter, observed that the rancour which trailed an alleged imposition of a candidate was responsible for the party’s loss of the Aba North and South Federal Constituency seats to the rival Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last Saturday. In a statement jointly…
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Mar
28
2021
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2023 Election: PDP set to waive nomination fees for youths below this age.

2023 Election: PDP set to waive nomination fees for youths below this age.

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2023 Election: PDP set to waive nomination fees for youths below this age. The National Reconciliation and Strategy Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has recommended that any aspirant seeking to contest for elective position on the platform of the party who is under the age of 35 years should be exempted from the payment of nomination fees. The proposal was contained in a one-page letter dated March 25, 2021, signed by the Chairman of the committee and former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, and addressed to the party’s National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus. The committee also advised the…
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Mar
28
2021
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Abia Governorship 2023: Fresh Rumbles Over Abia Charter of Equity As Ukwa/Ngwa Schemes to Retain Power

Abia Governorship 2023: Fresh Rumbles Over Abia Charter of Equity As Ukwa/Ngwa Schemes to Retain Power

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As stakeholders prepare for 2023 governorship election in Abia State and some interest groups suggest fresh zoning formula in order to produce Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s successor, Associate Editor, Sam Egburonu, reports that Abia North Senatorial Zone leaders and other patriots in the state are bent on sustaining the Abia Charter of Equity Although the 2023 General Election is still over a year away, the political atmosphere in Abia State has become intriguing. This is primarily because of underground moves over the successor of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, a second term governor who will no longer contest in 2023. The intrigues became…
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Mar
28
2021
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BREAKING!!! Aba North/Aba South Bye-election: Mascot Uzor Kalu Congratulates Chimaobi Obisike

BREAKING!!! Aba North/Aba South Bye-election: Mascot Uzor Kalu Congratulates Chimaobi Obisike

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PRESS RELEASE The March  27, 2021 Aba North  and Aba South Federal Constituency by-election  is over, and Peoples  Democratic Party (PDP)  has been declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Committee (INEC), we  appeal to our members to accept the outcome of the elections in good faith while appreciating them for making the Party stronger in Abia. While the opposition wanted the election at all cost , we chose life over blood shed and therefore won lives and lost the polls. To us, that was a greater victory . The level of  thuggery, violence and rigging that occurred in the…
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Mar
27
2021
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2023 Presidency: North-west speakers endorse Tinubu  for President, says 95% votes will be for him

2023 Presidency: North-west speakers endorse Tinubu  for President, says 95% votes will be for him

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Speakers of states’ houses of assemblies from North-west Nigeria have endorsed the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, for president in the 2023 general election, Mudashiru Obasa, the Speaker of the Lagos Assembly has said. A statement issued by Mr Obasa’s media office Saturday said the speakers pledged their support at a meeting held at Kano on Friday. A former speaker from Kano, Abdullahi Yanshana, reportedly said “95 per cent of the votes from Kano in 2023 will be in favour of the national leader of the APC”, the statement said. Mr Obasa said both the…
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Mar
27
2021
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THROWBACK: Bola Tinubu stumbles at the 11th edition of the annual Arewa House series in Kaduna (WATCH VIDEO)

THROWBACK: Bola Tinubu stumbles at the 11th edition of the annual Arewa House series in Kaduna (WATCH VIDEO)

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VIDEO: Watch as Bola Tinubu stumbles at the 11th edition of the annual Arewa House lecture series in Kaduna.   Senator Bola Tinubu, the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Saturday, stumbled as he made his way to his seat in the auditorium where the 2021 annual Arewa House Lecture was held. It is unclear if Mr Tinubu, 68, missed his steps, but his aides were quick to grab him from falling flat, as seen in a viral footage. The former governor of Lagos, dressed in flowing Agbada chaired the 11th edition of the event on Saturday…
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Mar
27
2021
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Aba North/Aba South Bye-election: PDP candidate casts vote, says he is confident of victory

Aba North/Aba South Bye-election: PDP candidate casts vote, says he is confident of victory

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The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the ongoing Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency bye-election, Chimaobi Ebisike has expressed confidence of winning the election. Speaking after casting his vote, Ebisike said the report he is receiving from different centres indicate that the PDP is in clear lead. “I have never had any doubt of winning this election. The Governor has done so well that the people are eager to repay his Party and my humble self with victory. So I’m not surprised that reports from the fields indicate we are leading”, he said.  
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