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Dec

2024

Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi Speak On 2027 Presidential Ambitions Following Adamawa Meeting

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Atiku, Peter Obi Speak On 2027 Presidential Ambitions Following Adamawa Meeting. The 2023 presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and his counterpart from the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, have downplayed speculations about their plans for the 2027 Presidential Election. According to Atiku’s spokesman, Paul Ibe, the meeting was simply a reunion of two old friends. Ibe explained that Obi was invited to be the keynote speaker at the 20th anniversary of the American University of Nigeria (AUN) and the 16th Founder’s Day. The university was founded by Atiku Abubakar. I’ve said, “Let us not jump…

Dec

2024

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Atiku Abubakar Hosts Peter Obi In Adamawa

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Atiku Abubakar Hosts Peter Obi In Adamawa Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar recently hosted the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, at his residence in Adamawa State. Atiku disclosed this in a video shared on X.com on Saturday. His caption read, “It is breakfast time with my friend, #PeterObi, in the ‘land of beauty.” Atiku hosts Peter Obi in Adamawa Atiku hosts Peter Obi in Adamawa The video featured the two leaders, alongside others, seated together at a dining table, ready to have their meal. This is not their first meeting after the 2023 election, as the two met…

Dec

2024

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Labour Party Crisis: Abure Begs Obi, Otti, Others To Return

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LP Crisis: Abure Begs Obi, Otti, Others To Return The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has appealed to the party’s 2023 presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, Abia State Governor, Alex Otti and other aggrieved bigwigs to return to the party. Abure made the plea in an exclusive interview with Saturday PUNCH. The embattled chairman had been at loggerheads with chieftains and stakeholders of the party who kicked against his reelection on the ground that the controversial Nnewi convention that returned him to office wasn’t an all-inclusive and expansive one. Consequently, Obi, Otti and some party stakeholders in…

Dec

2024

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How I Begged Abacha Not To Execute Obasanjo Over Alleged Coup Plot – Gowon

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How I Begged Abacha Not To Execute Obasanjo Over Alleged Coup Plot – Gowon Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, says he pleaded with late Genenral Sani Abacha not to execute former President Olusegun Obasanjo for an alleged coup plot in 1995. Mr Gowon said this at the maiden edition of the interdenominational unity Christmas carol and praise festival organised by the Plateau government. He was the special guest of honour at the event, and Mr Obasanjo was the guest of honour. Mr Obasanjo was arrested in 1995 by Mr Abacha and convicted of being part of a planned coup…

Dec

2024

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Leadership Lessons From Governor Alex Otti’s Library (A Collection Of Top Leadership Books That Shaped His Perspective On Governance) – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Politics

Leadership Lessons from Governor Alex Otti's Library Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, wants to unwind a little bit and share some secrets of his success. He's excited to share with book loving Abians some collection of top ten globally celebrated leadership books found in his library that have shaped his perspective on governance and leadership. As the former top banker, his library is a majestic sanctuary of knowledge, nestled within his opulent mansion. As you step inside, you're enveloped by the warm, rich aroma of leather-bound tomes and the soft glow of table lamps. The room's architecture is a masterful…

Nov

2024

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Former G-5 Governors Ikpeazu, Ugwuanyi, Sarki Make Tinubu’s Ambassadorial List

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Former G-5 Governors Ikpeazu, Ugwuanyi, Sarki Make Tinubu’s Ambassadorial List Former governors Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State have been shortlisted for ambassadorial appointments by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This was exposed by Jackson Ude, a US-based Nigerian investigative journalist, who broke the news via his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle. Ude had posted names of those likely to be ambassadorial appointees, including Ikpeazu and Ugwuanyi, with Fola Adeola, Bayero, Usman Sarki, and Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire. He addressed the former governors as “Ambassador Okezie Ikpeazu” and “Ambassador Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi”, indicating that their inclusion in the list…

Nov

2024

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Court Remands Yahaya Bello In EFCC Custody Till December 10

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Court Remands Yahaya Bello In EFCC Custody Till December 10 The federal capital territory (FCT) high court has remanded Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello was arraigned on a 16-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering on Wednesday. Justice Maryanne Anenih, who issued the order on Wednesday, said Bello and others should remain in EFCC custody until December 10 when she planned to rule on the ex-governor’s and the co-defendants’ bail applications. Earlier, Bello was arraigned along with Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu on a 16-count charge brought…

Nov

2024

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Yahaya Bello Finally Arraigned By EFCC Over N110 Billion Fraud

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EFCC Finally Arraigns Yahaya Bello Over N110 Billion Fraud The immediate former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has arrived at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja for the hearing on alleged N110 billion fraud preferred against him. Bello was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in April 2024. He reported at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday and was quizzed. Since filing the charges against the former governor, the commission has not been able to bring him to court for arraignment. The commission had initially filed 19 charges against Bello, along with his nephews…

Nov

2024

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Igbo National Centre(INC) Throws Her Weight On Bid For Rivers State To Present The Next President General (PG) Of Ohaneze Ndigbo

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Igbo National Council (INC) WorldwideLeadership Center: Press Statement INC THROWS HER WEIGHT ON THE BID FOR RIVERS STATE TO PRODUCE THE NEXT PRESIDENT GENERAL (PG) OF OHANAEZE NDIGBO The Igbo National Council (INC) has thrown it's support on the bid for Rivers State to produce the next President General (PG) of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in the forthcoming January 2025 Ohanaeze Ndigbo Elections. INC took this bold step in view of the on going rumours and speculations that there are forces within the Ohanaeze Ndigbo that are planning and strategizing to undermine and shortchange Rivers State from producing the next President General…

Nov

2024

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Ex-Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello Honours EFCC Invitation, Lands In Custody

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Ex-Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello Lands In EFCC Custody Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has again honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of funds. It was gathered from sources close to the EFCC that he went to the office with his lawyers on Tuesday and not with the current Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo. This followed the Supreme Court judgment which dismissed states’ case on the constitutionality of the anti-graft agency. It was also reliably gathered that the former governor drove himself in a black Hilux to the EFCC office…