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22
2022
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Bandits set vigilante patrol vehicle ablaze in Kaduna, injure commander

Bandits set vigilante patrol vehicle ablaze in Kaduna, injure commander

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Bandits, on Thursday, injured a vigilante commander and set a patrol vehicle on fire along with Manini community, near Kurega town, in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. In Kaduna on Friday, the local vigilantes were on routine patrol, when suddenly, they came under heavy attack by the bandits. He mentioned the name of the injured vigilante as Musa Audu. Confirming the incident, a community leader, Mohammadu Umaru said the vigilante commander sustained a bullet injury. According to him, the terrorists blocked the highway for hours on Thursday evening after setting ablaze the only Gulf vehicle the vigilantes…
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Apr
22
2022
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2023 Presidency: Osinbajo, Tinubu, Amaechi are liabilities – Arewa youths

2023 Presidency: Osinbajo, Tinubu, Amaechi are liabilities – Arewa youths

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The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, has downplayed the chances of Bola Tinubu, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and Rotimi Amaechi emerging as the Presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC. National President of AYCF, Yerima Shettima, said Osinbajo, Tinubu, and Amaechi are liabilities that should not be taken seriously. Shettima said the APC chieftains are unpopular candidates, contrary to some Nigerians’ beliefs. Shettima said Nigerians were yearning for a new breed of politicians, and not the likes of Osinbajo, Tinubu, and Amaechi. According to Shettima: “Tinubu, Osinbajo, and Amaechi are the most unpopular candidates as far as I’m concerned.…
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Apr
22
2022
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2023 Presidency: Wike rubbishes consensus, says only death will make him quit race

2023 Presidency: Wike rubbishes consensus, says only death will make him quit race

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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has vowed not to step down for any consensus candidate of the party ahead of its presidential primary. The Governor said only death will make him quit his ambition to become the President of Nigeria. “The only thing that will make me to quit is death; if I’m alive, we will finish it on 28/29 of May (date for PDP presidential primaries).” He made the assertion in an interview with BBC pidgin in Port Harcourt on Friday. Wike, who spoke in pidgin English, said “I have been a local government chairman which is the grassroots,…
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Apr
21
2022
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Why Okamu need to test elective position in Ohafia to break a jinx – Ebin Kalu

Why Okamu need to test elective position in Ohafia to break a jinx – Ebin Kalu

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By Comr Amos Kalu As the 2023 general election approaches, Hon. Ebin Kalu (a.k.a Chief Obia), a strong contender for the Ohafia South State Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, has continued to make case for the need for Ohafia to, in the spirit of equity, unity and Fairplay, support the election of a candidate from Okamu ward to break the jinx of the long drought of the impossible test of elective positions. To buttress his argument, Ebin Kalu, who is contesting on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took time to chronicle the political history…
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Apr
21
2022
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Ibe Okwara Osonwa greets Sen. Orji Kalu at 62

Ibe Okwara Osonwa greets Sen. Orji Kalu at 62

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A frontline House of Representatives aspirant for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa has congratulated the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on the occasion of his 62nd birthday. Osonwa in a birthday message signed by him on Thursday morning said the former Abia State Governor has made outstanding contributions to the unity of Nigeria. He described Kalu as an Elderstatesman and detribalised Nigerian for always promoting the unity of Nigeria. He said, "Attaining a milestone of 62 in good health is not a joke. You have distinguished yourself through your contributions to nation building." The…
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Apr
21
2022
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RDIF Celebrates Senator Orji Uzor Kalu On His Birthday.

RDIF Celebrates Senator Orji Uzor Kalu On His Birthday.

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In marking of the birthday of the Senator representing Abia North Senatorial Zone, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the formost contender for the Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Rev. Daniel Imo and his RDI Foundation, have joined numerous  admirers, friends and well-wishers to celebrate the notable achiever who has turned the tide of representation in a very short period. "You mean so many things to many people, but we at Rev. Daniel Imo Foundation; you are the quintessential politician, a leader, and an employer of labour. "Your leadership style is unequalled, It is such that provides direction,  implementing plans and motivating people. "As…
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Apr
21
2022
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2023 presidency: ‘Blame IPOB, not me’ – Oluwo tells Ohanaeze, demands apology

2023 presidency: ‘Blame IPOB, not me’ – Oluwo tells Ohanaeze, demands apology

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The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi has again accused the South-East of engaging in self-inflicted punishment in a united Nigeria. This is as the monarch also called on the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to sheath their sword and embrace one Nigeria. The Iwo monarch, who was reacting to the response of Ohaneze Ndigbo to his earlier statement on why he would not support an Igbo presidency, demanded that the Pan Igbo group should tender an apology to the throne of the Oluwo. The reason for the apology, Oba Akanbi explained, was because the conclusion of Ohaneze Ndigbo…
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Apr
21
2022
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Igbo Presidency: Ohanaeze tells Oluwo of Iwo to grow up, learn from experienced monarchs

Igbo Presidency: Ohanaeze tells Oluwo of Iwo to grow up, learn from experienced monarchs

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo World Wide, on Tuesday, hit back at Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, advising him (Akanbi) to learn from experienced traditional rulers in the country how to be civilized in conducting himself as a traditional ruler. Ohanaeze through the National Publicity Secretary, Alex Ogbonnia, made this statement to newsmen in Owerri, while replying to the Oba, who said that the “Igbos cannot be trusted with power.” According to the Apex Igbo group, “The attention of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn to a comment by the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi to the effect that…
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Apr
21
2022
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EPL: Manchester United officially announce Erik ten Hag as the new manager

EPL: Manchester United officially announce Erik ten Hag as the new manager

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Manchester United have appointed Erik ten Hag as their new first-team manager. Manchester United disclosed this in a statement via its website on Thursday morning. The statement read in part, “Manchester United is delighted to announce the appointment of Erik ten Hag as Men’s First Team Manager, subject to work visa requirements, from the end of this season until June 2025, with the option to extend for a further year!” Reacting, John Murtough, Football Director, said: “During the past four years at Ajax, Erik has proved himself to be one of the most exciting and successful coaches in Europe, renowned…
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Apr
21
2022
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Communities, CSOs protest herdsmen attacks in Edo, barricade Benin-Lagos Road

Communities, CSOs protest herdsmen attacks in Edo, barricade Benin-Lagos Road

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BENIN CITY – FIFTEEN communities and several Civil Society Organizations led by the former Attorney General of Edo State, Osagie Obayuwana on Wednesday barricaded the Lagos-Benin express road for several hours protesting the activities of herdsmen which they said have resulted in killings, destructions of farm produce and forceful evictions from their ancestral homes.https://214f8f2ef5ae588dd333ecac3277e969.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html    Some of the communities included Odiguetue, Afintebe, Igolo, Okokuo, Abumwenre I and II, Obarenren, Uhiere, Uyimo I and II.    Speaking on behalf of the protesters, Obayuwana, said, they were worried about the looming crisis brewing in the various communities in the state, orchestrated by…
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