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This is wrong, this is Jungle justice – Charly boy reacts to invasion and arrest of Rochas by EFCC
Veteran singer and activist Charles Oputa popularly known as Charly Boy has reacted to the invasion and arrest of former Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha He lambasted the anti-graft agency for manhandling the Lawmaker EFCC officials on Tuesday forcefully entered Okorocha’s house in Abuja and arrested him. The commission accused Okorocha of shunning multiple invitations and jumping administrative bail. Reacting to this, Charly boy condemned the act as he described it as jungle justice “There is no love lost between me and Rochas Okorocha, I can’t stand him along with most Nigerian politicians. But dis is wrong, dis is jungle. No be…
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Abia 2023: Abaribe pulls out of PDP primary, alleges imaginary delegates to vote
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has withdrawn from the People’s Democratic party(PDP) Governorship primary election.The senate minority leader announced his withdrawal from the governorship race in a statement issued on Wednesday.The PDP governorship primaries are scheduled to take place today across the country.Abaribe attributed his withdrawal from the race to “imaginary” delegates, whom he said will vote in the primary. “To make matters worse, the use of only an imaginary 3-man ad-hoc delegates to the exclusion of the party’s statutory delegates in the primary elections to elect our candidates even when INEC, the nation’s electoral umpire, has unequivocally stated that no congress…
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EFCC has declared Rivers Accountant-General and others wanted for N435billion fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared the Rivers State Accountant-General, Fubara Siminayi, and 58 others wanted for N435 billion fraud.Siminayi, and four other Rivers State government officials, among others, are wanted for suspected N117 billion fraud, alleged criminal conspiracy, money laundering, misappropriation of public funds, and abuse of office. This was made known in a statement by the Commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren. He called on the general public to assist in apprehending Siminayi and other suspects. He said, “We call on anyone with useful information as to the whereabouts of the Account-General to contact…
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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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