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2023: PDP House of Reps Aspirant Slumps After Losing Primaries With 7 Votes

2023: PDP House of Reps Aspirant Slumps After Losing Primaries With 7 Votes

A House of Representatives aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Philip Okwuada on Monday fainted after losing the party’s primaries in Delta State. It was learnt that Okwuada was bidding to represent Ika Federal constituency in the Green chamber of the National Assembly. In a video credited to Flag News, Okwuada slumps while observing a live interview shortly after the exercise. Okwuada was beaten in the primary election by Victor Nwokolo, who had 75 votes. Meanwhile, Okwuada only managed 7 votes. However, efforts made by SaharaReporters to know Okwuada’s current health status were not successful.…
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2023: Mosco Ukoha Kalu Ofon Emerges NNPP Consensus Candidate For Ohafia South State Constituency

2023: Mosco Ukoha Kalu Ofon Emerges NNPP Consensus Candidate For Ohafia South State Constituency

Hon. Mosco Ukoha Kalu Ofon, has picked the nomination and expression of interest forms of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to contest the House of Assembly seat for Ohafia South State Constituency in 2023. He obtained the forms at the party secretariat in Umuahia on Tuesday afternoon. Ofon, a grassroot politician and founder of Ohafia Vanguard for Equity was equally screened and cleared as the consensus candidate of the party. Recall THE WHISPERER had reported that Ofon resigned his membership of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, citing irregularities in the party as his reason for defecting. Ofon announced…
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BREAKING: Dino Melaye loses senatorial ticket in Kogi

BREAKING: Dino Melaye loses senatorial ticket in Kogi

A former lawmaker representing Kogi West, Senator Dino Melaye, has lost the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket to a serving House Representatives member, Hon. T.J Yusuf. There was a deadlock in the Kogi West PDP Senatorial primary election where Dino Melaye scored 88 and TJ Yusuf polled 88 votes, which led to a rerun election on Tuesday. In the rerun election conducted on Tuesday, Hon. T. J. Yusuf defeated Sen. Dino Melaye by 163 to 99 votes to pick the PDP ticket Yusuf, while speaking after he was declared the winner, extended the olive branch to his co-contestants, urging hem…
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Presidential aspirant, Jack-Rich recognised by Ndigbo, becomes Ebubedike

Presidential aspirant, Jack-Rich recognised by Ndigbo, becomes Ebubedike

Mr Tein Jack-Rich, an All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Aspirant, has received accolades over his conferment with the traditional title of Ebubedike Ndigbo, by the Ohafia Kingdom in Abia State. Jack-Rich, who was on a consultative visit to the South East, ahead of the APC presidential primary, was conferred with the chieftaincy title for his humanitarian works in the region. The Undefeated World Heavy Weight Wrestling Champion, Dr Osita Offor, popularly known as the Ultimate Commander, who congratulated Jack-Rich on the sidelines of the traditional induction has said that Jack-Rich was undoubtedly deserving of recognition by the Igbo people. Offor…
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2023: Coalition of Northern Groups Back Ahmad Lawan, Urge APC To Cede Presidency To North East

2023: Coalition of Northern Groups Back Ahmad Lawan, Urge APC To Cede Presidency To North East

A Coalition of Northern Nigeria Youth groups comprising the Northern Youth Council Of Nigeria (NYCN), Association Of Northern Nigerian Students (ANNS), Arewa Youth Consultative Council (AYCC), Arewa Youth For Good Governance (AYGG) under the auspices of Arewa Youth Peace Initiative (AYPI), have endorsed the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan as their consensus candidate for the 2023 presidential election. The group also urged the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to cede the 2023 presidency to the North East geo-political zone for fairness, equity and justice. The group made their position known during a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday afternoon. The National…
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2023 Abia Guber Primary: Umunneochi APGA Delegates Endorse Etigwe Uwa (Photos)

2023 Abia Guber Primary: Umunneochi APGA Delegates Endorse Etigwe Uwa (Photos)

All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Umunneochi delegates have assured a frontline governorship aspirant, Mr. Etigwe Uwa (SAN), of support at the party’s governoship primary. They spoke when Uwa visited the local government area for support ahead of the primary slated for May 29. Uwa said he has the competence and capacity to tackle the challenges of the state, urging them to support his bid for the party’s governoship ticket. He said having chaired the board of high profile organizations, he has garnered enough experiences to redeem the state to flourish. Uwa lamented the state of Infrastructural decay, non payment of…
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APC Primary : Orji Kalu to return unopposed

APC Primary : Orji Kalu to return unopposed

Chief whip of the Senate , Dr Orji Uzor Kalu will emerge as the senatorial candidates of the All Progressives Congress in the state at the end of Friday’s primaries. Kalu represents Abia North in the Nigerian Senate and has received overwhelming applause and commendation for rebuilding Abia North in the three years he represented the zone Kalu was cleared to contest the primaries of Abia senatorial districts, while the single opponent he had has withdrawn from the race . The former Governor who dropped his presidential ambition for the Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan , will now contest the…
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BREAKING: 2023: House of Assembly Aspirant, Mosco Ukoha Kalu Ofon Dumps PDP Over “Irregularities”

BREAKING: 2023: House of Assembly Aspirant, Mosco Ukoha Kalu Ofon Dumps PDP Over “Irregularities”

Mosco Ukoha Kalu Ofon, founder of Ohafia Vanguard for Equity and House of Assembly aspirant for Ohafia South State Constituency, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ofon announced his decision to leave the party in a letter addressed to the PDP chairman in his Ania Ohafia ward and made available to THE WHISPERER on Monday evening. The development comes days after the House of Assembly primary election of the People's Democratic Party, PDP. Ofon said he is leaving the party with immediate effect as a result of “some irregularities ongoing in the party”. "I humbly write…
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2023 Abia APGA Guber Primaries: Who is Etigwe Uwa (SAN)?

2023 Abia APGA Guber Primaries: Who is Etigwe Uwa (SAN)?

Etigwe Uwa SAN is a legal practitioner and Senior Partner at the commercial law firm of Streamsowers & Kohn where he heads the firm’s litigation and Arbitration departments. He attended Methodist Boys’ High School and King’s College both in Lagos and he is a law graduate of the University of Lagos. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators UK and was in 2009 conferred with the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. He holds a Masters Degree in International Relations and Finance from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of the Tufts University Boston. He is…
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2023 Presidency: Northern Youths Urge APC To Adopt Ahmed Lawan As Consensus Candidate

2023 Presidency: Northern Youths Urge APC To Adopt Ahmed Lawan As Consensus Candidate

A coalition of northern group under the auspices of Arewa Youths Ambassadors (AYA) has thrown its weight behind the aspiration of the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, for 2023 Presidency. The group in their support expressed support the Senate President to become the next president of the country. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the National Coordinator Aliyu Muhammad; Acting Secretary General, Abdulkadir Rabiu; National Organising Secretary, Ibrahim Shehu, and the Director of Media and Publicity, Waziri Biu, in Abuja on Monday. The group described Lawan as the best presidential material for the 2023 general election. It urged…
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