Politics

‘You’re an illiterate’ — Umahi blasts Wike

‘You’re an illiterate’ — Umahi blasts Wike

David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, has lambasted Nyesom Wike, Rivers governor, for saying he is behind his sacking as governor. Umahi described Wike as lacking ”intellectual material” and as an illiterate. Umahi said this in Abuja on Wednesday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari over his sacking as governor of Ebonyi. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had ordered the removal of Umahi and his deputy, Eric Igwe, over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike had during the inauguration of the 3.4km eastern bypass in Port Harcourt said the…
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EXCLUSIVE: Kalu set to dump APC

EXCLUSIVE: Kalu set to dump APC

Former Chief of Staff to Abia State Government and All Progressive Congress( APC) candidate in the last by-election for Aba North and Aba South federal constituency seat, Hon. Mascot Uzor Kalu is set to dump the ruling party, APC, THE WHISPERER has learnt. A source in the Abia State Government led Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday, revealed that Mascot Uzor Kalu , younger brother to the current Nigerian Majority Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has made visible moves to decamp to another party. The source which maintained anonymity said discussions are ongoing in the background to finalize the movement…
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Ibe Okwara Osonwa: Hope for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency

Ibe Okwara Osonwa: Hope for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency

Ibe Okwara Osonwa: Hope for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency. He is a very passionate Nigerian advocate who believes in the empowerment of the vibrant youth. Ibe Okwara Osonwa was the candidate for the House of Representatives seat representing Ohafia/Arochukwu Federal constituency of Abia State at the 2019 general elctions. He was born in London on the 24th of December 1974 into the family of Chief Okwara Osonwa Okwara & Chief Mrs Grace Okwara. He attended Federal Government College Okigwe, North London College, University of North London where he graduated with two degrees in Accounting and International Business. After his NYSC programme…
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2023: Kalu Idika Okwara’s Governorship Ambition Gets Boost From Abia South

2023: Kalu Idika Okwara’s Governorship Ambition Gets Boost From Abia South

2023: Kalu Idika Okwara's Governorship Ambition Gets Boost From Abia South. Onuoha noted that Idika Okwara's wealth of experience, integrity and capacity was needed to help the party retain Abia state. As political activities leading to the 2023 general election gather momentum, the governorship ambition of Chief Kalu Idika Okwara to emerge as the next governor of Abia state has gathered some tonic in the southern senatorial district of the state following his endorsement by some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders as well as community leaders from the area. Apart from expressing support for Idika Okwara, the political stakeholders, who…
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2023: Makinde, Fayose, Oyinlola, Mimiko, Bode George, Others Insist On Southern President For Nigeria

2023: Makinde, Fayose, Oyinlola, Mimiko, Bode George, Others Insist On Southern President For Nigeria

Makinde, Fayose, Oyinlola, Mimiko, Bode George, Others Insist On Southern President For Nigeria. The extended zonal caucus of the Southwest zone of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday resolved that the PDP candidate for the 2023 presidential election should come from the South. The resolutions reached at the end of the meeting of the Southwest extended zonal caucus of the party, which was held at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan. The zonal chairman of the party, Chief Soji Adagunodo, in a communique he read at the end of the meeting, explained that the Southwest zone of the party was…
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Defection: Governor Ayade to know fate Friday

Defection: Governor Ayade to know fate Friday

A Federal High Court, Abuja, will on Friday, deliver judgment in a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State. The PDP, through its counsel Emmanuel Ukala, SAN, had filed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021 before Justice Taiwo Taiwo to seek for an order sacking the governor and his deputy over their defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) among others. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday, gathered from Court 7, where Justice Taiwo presided that the judgment in suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021 filed by the PDP against Cross River governor and…
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Unflinching campaign for an Igbo man to be elected the next President – Chief Emeka Kalu

Unflinching campaign for an Igbo man to be elected the next President – Chief Emeka Kalu

UNFLINCHING CAMPAIGN FOR IGBO MAN TO BE ELECTED THE NEXT PRESIDENT. As the curtains of 2023 general election is being gradually drawn, political parties are putting their houses in order through indept consultations while aspirants are busying harnessing plans to ensure their success in both primaries and general election.In a Country guided by equity and fairplay, it is good to allow people from other ethnic bloc an opportunity at the centre for the sake of unity and advancement.   Denying Igboman an opportunity to be elected the next President of Nigeria is a serious cankerworm against the survival of democracy…
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Appeal court confirms Ononogbu as authentic Abia APC chairman

Appeal court confirms Ononogbu as authentic Abia APC chairman

The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, Imo State, Monday, confirmed Dr. Kingsley Ononogbu as the authentic Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Abia State. This is following the dismissal of a motion filed by Donatus Nwankpa, Iheanacho Obioma, and others seeking the nullification of the special congress of APC, held in Abia state on January 8, 2022, in which Dr Ononugbu was elected as the Chairman of APC in Abia State to replace late Enyinnaya Harbour. The Appeal Court presided over by Hon. Justice R.N Pemu, alongside two other justices in a unanimous ruling, dismissed the said motion…
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JUST IN: Soludo appoints Chief of Staff, two others

JUST IN: Soludo appoints Chief of Staff, two others

The Anambra State Governor, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has made another three appointments days after he was sworn in as the state governor. Those appointed include Chief of Staff, Chairman, Anambra State Internal Revenue Service, and Special Adviser on Security to the Governor. The appointees are Mr Ernest Ezeajughi, Chief of Staff; Mr Richard Nwora Madiebo, Chairman, Anambra State Internal Revenue Service (AIRS); (AVM Ben Chiobi (Rtd.), Special Adviser on Security to the Governor. Mr Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, was sworn-in earlier on Thursday, 17th March, 2021 in a low-key ceremony in Awka. The governor,…
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BREAKING: Court sacks 20 Cross River lawmakers for defecting to APC

BREAKING: Court sacks 20 Cross River lawmakers for defecting to APC

Court sacks 20 Cross River lawmakers for defecting to APC. The lawmakers were members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, before their defection. A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked 20 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly for defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The lawmakers were members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, before their defection. The court declared that the lawmakers, having abandoned the political party that sponsored them to power, ought to vacate their seats. Justice Taiwo Taiwo gave the judgment in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/975/2021, which was filed by the…
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