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2023 presidency: Buhari’s body language favours South – Umahi
Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi has said President Buhari’s body language favours the emergence of a Southerner as his successor in 2023.The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant made the comment on Tuesday in Owerri, the Imo capital.Umahi told Nigerians not to be apprehensive of an individual from the South-East becoming president.He advised them to shun the calls for secession because Igbos have property and investments everywhere.“So when people tell you about Biafra, it is not about seceding at all”, NAN quoted him saying.He assured that “the Igbo man will do better under a united Nigeria”.He appealed to the South-South…
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BREAKING: Gunmen storm Catholic Church, abduct Two priests, others in Katsina
Gunmen stormed the St. Patrick Catholic church Mai Kanbu, in Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State and abducted two priests; Father Stephen Ojapah, another priest identified as Father Oliver and some of their visitors The gunmen, who came in large numbers, were not seen on motorcycles as usual. The director, social communications of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rev. Fr Christopher Omotosho, confirmed the development. He added that no information has been gotten as to the whereabouts of the abductees. He said; “As at midnight of today, 25th May 2022, gunmen broke into the rectory of St. Patrick’s Catholic…
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BREAKING: EFCC finally arrests Rochas Okorocha
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has finally arrested former Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha. He was picked up from his residence in Maitama area of Abuja on Tuesday evening.The anti-graft agency had earlier on Tuesday invaded the residence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential hopeful in an attempt to arrest him.Gunshots were said to have been shot during the invasion of Okorocha’s house. EFCC had filed a 17-count charge against Okorocha before an Abuja Federal High Court, on January 24, 2022 and accused him of jumping bail and refusing to honor the invitation of the agency
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BREAKING: 2023: Dino Melaye loses senatorial ticket to TJ Yusuf in Kogi
Former Kogi lawmaker 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
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Ex-VP Namadi Sambo’s son allegedly asks delegates to return his money after he lost PDP ticket
Adam Namadi, son of former Vice-President Namadi Sambo, has allegedly asked delegates to refund the N2 million each he gave to them just before the party primaries in Kaduna North Federal Constituency of the House of Representatives following his loss at the polls on Sunday, May 22. According to reports by DailyTrust, Namadi who had promised to add N1.5 million to the amount given to each of the delegates, secured the least votes among the three contenders. The delegates raked in millions of naira from the aspirants who appeared in a hurry to outspend one another. At the end, Samaila…
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16-year-old arrested for attempting to exhume corpse from Cemetery in Niger State
Officers of the Niger State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old identified as Lawal Abubakar for attempting to exhume a corpse from a grave at Chanchaga cemetery. Abubakar confessed to have conspired with one Hamisu presently at large to get body parts and cloth of a corpse from the cemetery at the rate of five thousand. This was confirmed in a statement by Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun on Tuesday May 24. He said the suspect equally engaged in a similar act last year at Bosso cemetery where he exhumed and remove four fingers of a corpse. “He…
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“I am under Hostage. I will be here untill I see an arrest warrant or Court order” Okorocha reacts to EFCC’s Presence at his Premises
Former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has reacted to the presence of officers from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at his Abuja residenceOkorocha told Channels Television that he is being held hostage at his premises. The anti-graft agency raided Okorocha’s residence on Tuesday, barricading it and ensuring that none of his family members leave until the former governor was produced“I am under hostage I would say, the EFCC is at my house both the back and the front. I would say, I have enquired if they have an arrest warrant nothing, and I am supposed to be getting…
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BREAKING: EFCC storms Okorocha’s Abuja residence to arrest him
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday stormed the Abuja residence of former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha to arrest him.According to Channels TV, the EFCC operatives were seen in a video operating within the premises of the former governor.They insisted that the All Progressives Congress APC Presidential aspirant should submit himself for arrest or honour a long-standing invitation to their office.
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BREAKING: Gov. Wike sacks entire cabinet members
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has dissolved the State Executive Council. This was according to a Statement by Wike’s special assistant on Media. The dissolution takes effect from today, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The Chief of Staff to the Governor and Senior Special Assistants have been relieved of their offices. The Governor commended the members of Rivers State Executive Council for “their service and contribution to the development of the State” and “wished them the best in all their future endeavours.” He also directed the former cabinet members to hand over to the most senior officers in their respective offices.
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2023: It took me six months to restore security in Rivers State – Amaechi
An all Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said that if he becomes president, he will ensure that terrorists and their hideouts are bombarded daily until they run away. He said this on Monday while canvassing for the support of Katsina State delegates ahead of the forthcoming APC primaries The Former Rives state Governor recounted how it took him six months to curb the menace of militants and other criminal elements in the State. Amaechi said: “If you know Rivers State before I became the Governor, you will know there were serious cases of kidnappings…
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(VIDEO) May Karma give you what you deserve in life”- actress MamaAriella weeps as she calls out Governor Wike for demolishing her family’s 35-year-old house
Actress MamaAriella has taken to social media to call out Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, over the demolition of her family house. In an emotional-laden video she posted on Instagram, the actress said the house that was destroyed belonged to her parents-in-law and that it was acquired 35 years ago with proper documentation from the state government. She further stated that despite the fact that the matter is in court, the state government still demolished the house. “I try my best to show kindness, I’m out here everyday telling you guys “be kind to one another,” help yourselves, we are all we…
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Bobrisky posts picture of Tonto Dikeh crying after she posted photo that showed him in unflattering light
Bobrisky has hit back at Tonto Dikeh by posting an unflattering photo of her taken in 2019 after she got into a fix in Dubai. Earlier today, while calling Tonto out, Bobrisky had claimed that he was there for the actress when she was arrested by Dubai authorities and couldn’t return to Nigeria because investigations were underway. He claimed that Tonto wore his clothes during that period and used his phone because hers had been seized by the Dubai authorities. Tonto responded by sharing an unflattering photoshopped photo of Bobrisky. Bobrisky has now reshared an unflattering photo of Tonto Dikeh…
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