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‘You Can Investigate The Food I And My Family Ate In Govt House From 2011 To 2019’ – Okorocha Tells Ihedioha.

Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha has debunked recent allegation by the governor-elect, Emeka Ihedioha, that he has already  withdrawn N17 billion from the state treasury, and dared the incoming governor to probe  him. Governor Okorocha said Ihedioha has every right to Investigate even the food he and ...

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How I won Ogun governorship election – Dapo Abiodun

The Ogun State Governor-elect, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has explained how he won the Ogun governorship election while narrating his experience in the just-concluded polls in the state. He stated that if men were to be God, he would not have ...

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Two NURTW Rivals, Tokyo And Auxiliary Meet In Ibadan After 10 Years. Photo

  Two rival former leaders of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Oyo State chapter, Alhaji Lateef Akinsola, popularly called Tokyo, Alhaji Lamidi Mukaila, also known as Auxiliary, met on Sunday, behind closed-door at the Akobo residence of ...

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APC Kicks As INEC Plans To Resume Collation Of Election Results In Rivers, Bauchi.

  The All Progressives Congress has rejected the Independent National Electoral Commission’s decision to resume collation of results in Rivers and Bauchi states ahead of supplementary elections declared in six states. The commission had fixed March 23 for supplementary elections ...

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‘Buhari Is A Man Of Conviction, He Won’t Change Election Results’ – Presidency.

  The Presidency has cautioned against a lot of the hate spewing, incitement to violence and the polarizing statements by so-called political leaders as a number of states brace up for supplementary elections prescribed by the Independent National Electoral Commission ...

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Why President Buhari “Sacked” His Chief Security Officer.

Bashir Abubakar and President Buhari   The removal of Bashir Abubakar, the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to President Muhammadu Buhari, was not an act of witch-hunt, according to Sunday Sun. A reliably source told Sunday Sun that Abubakar was not ...

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‘We Are Going To Recommend The Expulsion Of Rochas Okorocha From APC’ – Party Chieftain.

  The National Vice-Chairman of the All Progressives Congress  (South-South), Chief Hilliard Eta, has said his party is not responsible for the non-issuance of the Certificate of Return to the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, by the Independent National Electoral ...

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Suspected Drug Trafficker Was On Lagos Governor-elect, Sanwo-Olu’s Campaign Team.

  The head of media committee for Babajide Sanwo-Olu Campaign Organisation, Olusesan Daini has said Funke Phillips was on the committee during the campaign. He told The Guardian on Friday that Phillips, accused by an ex-BBC Pidgin journalist Ruona Meyer ...

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Wike Announces N200M Scholarship For Children Of Collation Officer Killed By SARS In Rivers.

  Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced that the State Government will set up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to ensure that the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS) personnel who killed Dr Ferry Gberegbe, PDP Khana Collation Agent are brought ...

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Rotimi Amaechi’s Ally Apologises For Insulting President Buhari.

  An ally of Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, Chidi Lloyd has apologised for insulting President Muhammadu Buhari. Lloyd had accused Buhari of turning against members of the All Progressives Congress  (APC) in Rivers state. Magnus Abe, senator representing Rivers south-east, had ...

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‘Why God Punished Rochas Okorocha’; Imo Governor-elect Uzodinma

Rochas Okorocha, Uche Nwosu and Hope Uzodinma   The governor-elect in Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has said that Governor Rochas Okorocha should hide his face in shame rather than blaming him and the National leadership of the party for ...

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Atiku Holds Secret Meeting With Obasanjo After Presidential Election Loss. Photo

The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alh. Atiku Abubakar was in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Thursday for a private meeting with his former boss, Olusegun Obasanjo. Atiku who arrived Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, ...

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‘He Could Only Hear The Voice Of His Greedy Wife Like Stubborn Tsetse Fly’ – Group Mocks Rochas Okorocha.

  The coalition of Imo state All Progressives Congress, APC, known as Allied forces, Thursday applauded Imo citizens for casting their votes against the wish of governor Rochas Okorocha, at the just concluded governorship/House of Assembly elections in the state. ...

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Okorocha Misses Out As INEC Present Certificates Of Return To National Assembly Members-Elect Today.

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will today, Thursday, March 14, present Certificates of Return to the newly elected members of the National Assembly. According to a statement by the electoral umpire, the event will take place at Africa ...

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‘Some Politicians Wanted Me To Travel Abroad To Hold Secret Meeting With Them’ – Electoral Commissioner.

  The resident national electoral commissioner (REC) of Akwa Ibom state, Mike Igini says those accusing him of committing electoral fraud are people who tried unsuccessfully to take him abroad for a secret meeting. The All Progressives Congress (APC) in ...

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You can’t seize my certificate, Okorocha dares INEC

Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo state, says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has no right to withhold his certificate of return. Speaking on Wednesday when some of his supporters marched to the government house to protest the conduct of the ...

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‘Nigerian Women Are Ready For Anything’ – Former First Lady Says.

  Former First Lady, Justice Fati Lami Abubakar, took a swipe at the political development in the country and declared that Nigeria is ripe for a woman president. In a chat with Vanguard in Minna, Niger State, Justice Fati Abubakar, ...

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Ministers Burst Into Laughter After Buhari Asked Amaechi To Pray At FEC Meeting.

  There was general laughter when President Muhammadu Buhari asked Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi and his communications counterpart, Adebayo Shittu, to pray at the opening of the Federal Executive Council meeting. As soon as President Buhari announced the name ...

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Rochas Okorocha’s In-law,Uche Nwosu Reacts After Losing Imo Governorship Election.

Rochas Okorocha and Uche Nwosu The governorship candidate of the Action Alliance, Uche Nwosu, has vowed to challenge the election result in court. He rejected the outcome of the election which was announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ...

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Buhari Meets With Six APC Governors In Abuja. Photos

  President Muhammadu Buhari had a meeting today with six state governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The president arrived at the Villa at about 1 p.m on Tuesday after spending five days ...

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‘Why We Didn’t Shoot Kano Deputy Governor And Commissioner At Collation Center’ – Police.

  Police in Kano have explained why they did not shoot Kano State Deputy Governor Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna and Commissioner for Local Government,Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo at the Nassarawa local government collation centre, Sunday. Gawuna and Garo were at the ...

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Elections; Why INEC Struck Out Okorocha’s Name From Official Senators-Elect List.

  The name of Rochas Okorocha, the outgoing Governor of Imo State, is missing from the list of senators-elect published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday. Okorocha contested to represent Imo West Senatorial District in the February ...

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Tribunal Rejects Atiku’s Prayer For Forensic Analysis of Election Materials.

  The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has rejected the request by candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his party to be allowed to conduct forensic scanning and analysis of materials used for the February 23 presidential ...

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‘I Will Continue To Criticize Buhari’ – Obasanjo Declares As He Turns 82.

  Former president Olusegun Obasanjo turned 82 on Tuesday and declared that he would not cease bashing the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari until the administration begins to do the right things needed to be done. Obasanjo said he has ...

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