Breaking: Ohanaeze President General, George Obiozor, confirmed dead

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBreaking: Ohanaeze President General, George Obiozor, confirmed dead

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 28, 2022

Professor George Obiozor, the President General of the apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has been confirmed dead. Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The renowned academic reportedly died of a heart-related illness. “On behalf of the Government and people of Imo State, I, Senator Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor of Imo State, sorrowfully announce the passage of a great Son of Imo State and Nigeria,...

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LP Appoints New Campaign DG as Replacement for Okupe

NewsNigeriaPoliticsLP Appoints New Campaign DG as Replacement for Okupe

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 28, 2022

The Labour Party has appointed Akin Osuntokun, a former political adviser to ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, as the new director-general (DG) of the party’s presidential campaign council (PCC). Osuntokun was announced as the replacement for Doyin Okupe by the national chairman of the party, Julius Abure on Tuesday after a strategic meeting of the party, which had Peter Obi, the party’s presidential flag bearer for the 2023 general election, members of the national working committee and...

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Why is Bola Tinubu Weighed on a Much Different Scale?

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsWhy is Bola Tinubu Weighed on a Much Different Scale?

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 27, 2022

“The PDP is reputed for its penchant to handover it’s ticket to the highest bidder”— Ebuka Onyekwelu The candidate of the All Progressives Congress – APC in the 2023 Presidential Election, Ashiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has continued in most social media debates, to be measured on a different scale. A former governor of Lagos State, Nigeria’s most successful model state, and a former senator, yet, somehow, Bola Tinubu’s presence in the contest has generated more controversy...

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Osun State Government Disengages Quarry Sites Consultants, Revenue Collectors

NewsNigeriaRegionsOsun State Government Disengages Quarry Sites Consultants, Revenue Collectors

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 27, 2022

The Osun State Government has disengaged all consultants and revenue collectors on all quarry sites across the state with immediate effect. Chairman of, Review Committee on Solid Minerals in the state, Samuel Oyedotun in a statement warned all illegal revenue collectors to steer clear of all quarry sites in the state. The statement signed by the secretary of the committee, Hashim Abioye, said the decision became necessary to stem the tide of loss of revenue...

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Tinubu, Atiku, Obi Pledge to Reform the Police Sector Over Killing of Lawyer by Cop

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu, Atiku, Obi Pledge to Reform the Police Sector Over Killing of Lawyer by Cop

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 27, 2022

The three leading presidential candidates in the forthcoming general elections, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) have pledged to reform the Nigerian Police Force following the killing of Bolanle Raheem by a police officer in Lagos State. Raheem, a Lagos-based female lawyer, was shot dead by a police officer from Ajiwe Police station under the Ajah Bridge...

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2023 Elections: NGO Make Case For PWDs To Access Polling Stations

NewsNigeriaPolitics2023 Elections: NGO Make Case For PWDs To Access Polling Stations

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 26, 2022

To ensure no eligible voter is disenfranchised in the 2023 general elections, the Inclusive Friends Association, a non-Governmental Organization has made a strong appeal to the members of the public, INEC, and Security agencies to ensure easy access to polling stations for persons with disabilities (PWDs) during next year’s general election. Stephen Idobo, Country Project Manager of the association in Nigeria, appealed to a stakeholder meeting in Sokoto, convened to create awareness on the need...

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Don’t Vote Politicians With Criminal Tendencies- Gov. Ortom

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDon’t Vote Politicians With Criminal Tendencies- Gov. Ortom

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 26, 2022

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has sounded a warning to eligible voters in Nigeria not to vote for politicians with criminal tendencies and those who strive on lies in the 2023 general elections. “In 2023 elections, we must look beyond partisan political lines to elect leaders who have been tested and trusted. Not those with criminal tendencies and thrive on lies, falsehood and deceit as their signature traits. “People of the State and Nigeria...

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Yuletide:  Okowa Enjoins Christians to Continually Praise God Amidst Challenges

NewsNigeriaPoliticsYuletide:  Okowa Enjoins Christians to Continually Praise God Amidst Challenges

PilotnewsDecember 24, 2022

The Executive Governor of Delta State, Sen. Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa has enjoined all christians resident in Delta State to continually praise God, regardless of the challenges they might be facing at the moment. He said this, while giving a remark at the Delta State festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, held at the Delta State International Conference center, Okpanam road, Asaba on Friday, December 23, 2022. He assured Deltans of a better and prosperous...

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“I am no Longer Running for Office in Nigeria; I am Running my Life” – Prof. Kingsley Moghalu

NewsNigeriaPolitics“I am no Longer Running for Office in Nigeria; I am Running my Life” – Prof. Kingsley Moghalu

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 24, 2022

In what looks like a Christmas gift, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu has announced his withdrawal from contesting for public office in Nigeria. In 2019, Prof. Moghalu led the conversation on the need for Nigerians to rescue their country from public officials mostly of the two dominant political parties; PDP and APC. The intensity of his messaging and the conviction with which he drives home his point, earned him massive followership and from all indications, laid the...

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Protection of INEC offices is a primary responsibility — IGP

NewsNigeriaPoliticsProtection of INEC offices is a primary responsibility — IGP

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 24, 2022

The inspector-general of police (IGP), Usman Baba says it is the primary responsibility of the police to provide security to all INEC offices. He said this on Friday while addressing personnel of the force as part of activities marking his visit to Ebonyi state. Baba directed the police personnel in the state to ensure the attacks on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices cease immediately. “The mode of attacks by these hoodlums is complex...

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