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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

Abia North, Abia State, Metro, Politics, , , , , ,
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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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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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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Apr
20
2022
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Drop your presidential bid, Afenifere leader tells Tinubu, Osinbajo

Drop your presidential bid, Afenifere leader tells Tinubu, Osinbajo

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Kayode Oyero and Victor Ayeni Leader of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has said that presidential aspirants from the South-West geopolitical zone including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, should forget their presidential ambitions. He said it was the turn of the South-East to produce Nigeria’s next President after the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in May 2023. The elder statesman made his position known in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH on Tuesday. According to him, it is an injustice for a South-West President to emerge in 2023 after ex-President…
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Apr
20
2022
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ISWAP fighters abduct three girls after attacking Chibok village

ISWAP fighters abduct three girls after attacking Chibok village

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Members of the Islamic State for West African Province, ISWAP, have abducted three girls during an operation in a village in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State, northeast Nigeria. Reports on Tuesday night revealed that they attacked Yimirmigza, where they kidnapped three Chibok girls. Following the abduction, the insurgents contacted the family of one of the girls abducted. A recorded conversation between the militant and a member of the family revealed that the ISWAP fights are many in their ranks. In the conversation, the family member asked the militant how they could help release the girls, but the militant…
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Apr
20
2022
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Form A Symbiotic Relationship With ABSG, Info. Commissioner Advises OMPAN

Form A Symbiotic Relationship With ABSG, Info. Commissioner Advises OMPAN

Abia State, Metro, Politics, , ,
Abia State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Chief Eze Chikamnayo has counselled the Online Media Practitioners of Nigeria, OMPAN not to be retrogressive in their activities but through their functions, form a symbiotic relationship with the government. Speaking in his office when the new executive of OMPAN Abia State chapter paid a courtesy visit, Chief Chikamnayo also reminded them that a thorough breed Journalists is a catalyst and a facilitator. Chikamnayo who harped on professionalism and development Journalism, encouraged the OMPAN to aim at becoming partners in progress with the government and other development agencies. His words, "Become a catalyst…
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Apr
18
2022
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Amuru Abam Youth Executive Endorses Prince Ike Okorafor For Assembly 2023

Amuru Abam Youth Executive Endorses Prince Ike Okorafor For Assembly 2023

Abia State, Metro, Politics, , , ,
The House of Assembly hopeful for Arochukwu State Constituency, Prince Ike Okorafor today being 17th April, 2022 received in audience the Executives of Amuru Abam Youth for a courtesy visit in his country home at Ozu Abam. The group was a composition of Past and current home and abroad Exco ably led by Mr. Ukansi Huoma and while addressing the APGA aspirant, the spokes-person of the group described the conquest as Abam project and pledged their unflinching support to ensure that Abam is not found missing in action in the scheme of politics come 2023. This decision according to the…
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Apr
18
2022
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2023: Town Union Backs Kalu Idika Okwara For 2023 Governorship

2023: Town Union Backs Kalu Idika Okwara For 2023 Governorship

Abia North, Abia State, Metro, Politics, , , ,
The national leadership of Ndi Ibe Ohafia Development Union, NDU, Sunday, declared their support for Chief Kalu Idika Okwara ahead of the 2023 governorship election in Abia State. They declared their support after a meeting they held at the residence of Dr. Ndukwe Idika. Kalu idika Okwara, a renowned Administrator, told them that he would contest under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party. Idika Okwara said he decided to consult the town union and formally inform them of his decision to join the governorship race. Idika Okwara was accompanied during the visit by some aides of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu…
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Apr
18
2022
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Chrisland School reveals real reason they suspended girl in sex video with classmate

Chrisland School reveals real reason they suspended girl in sex video with classmate

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Chrisland School has explained why it suspended a 10-year-old female student who was abused and raped by her colleagues. In a statement dated 14 April 2022 and signed by Chrisland School Head Teacher, Mrs G.I. Azike, the school also stressed the action taken to resolve the case as it categorically stated that the action of the student was a ‘truth and dare’ game. The statement, titled, Indefinite suspension of …(the female student), partly read, “It was discovered that your daughter was involved in improper behaviour during the recently concluded World School Games in Dubai with a few of her counterparts…
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