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Jun
08
2022
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Zoning: South-East Candidates Lament Injustice At APC Presidential Primaries

Zoning: South-East Candidates Lament Injustice At APC Presidential Primaries

Politics
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Clinches Ticket With 1,271 Votes The National Convention of the All Progressives Congress has come to an end in Abuja but the cry of injustice from presidential aspirants from the South-East is still ringing. The high point of the event was the presidential primary election which produced Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the party's presidential candidate for the 2023 election. Tinubu who is from Lagos state in the South-West clinched the position with 1,271 of the 2,322 votes cast. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba Most of the aspirants from the South-East said the party ought to have specifically zoned its presidential…
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Jun
06
2022
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APC Presidential Contest: Why Ken Nnamani Withdrew

APC Presidential Contest: Why Ken Nnamani Withdrew

BREAKING, Politics
By Our Reporter Speculations are rife in Abuja that former Senate President Ken Nnamani withdrew from the presidential contest of the All Progressives Congress because his chances of clinching the ticket were low. While this may be true, going by calculations, a source close to Senator Nnamani said he was not optimistic that the outcome of the presidential primary election would meet the expectations of Nigerians. Nnamani had said he was actually disappointed with the poor management of the primary election activities so far. The party's national convention which will be concluded on Tuesday with the nomination of presidential flagbearer,…
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Jun
06
2022
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Gov. Umahi: APC Should Go Further And Zone 2023 Presidency To The South-East

Gov. Umahi: APC Should Go Further And Zone 2023 Presidency To The South-East

Politics
OUR REPORTER Frontline All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant, Engr. David Umahi has asked the party leadership to micro-zone the Presidential ticket to the South East in the interest of equity and justice. Umahi who was speaking Monday morning on Arise News, commended the decision of some Northern governors and leaders to move the partys Presidential ticket to the South, but he insists they should go beyond that and specify that the South-East should take the ticket. President Buhari According to him, the Southern part of the country has three geopolitical zones, so the party should bring more clarity. He admonished…
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Jun
02
2022
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Uche Ekwunife Nominated As Senate Minority Leader

Uche Ekwunife Nominated As Senate Minority Leader

Politics
The Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial district, Senator Uche Ekwunife (Iyom) has been nominated as the new Senate Minority Leader. This follows the recent defection of Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South) from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The nomination was conveyed in a letter to the the PDP National Chairman, Iyorcha Ayu by the South East PDP Senate Caucus. In the letter dated June 1, eight senators of the South East caucus including Senator Ike Ekweremadu (Enugu West) , Senator Chimaroke Nnamani (Enugu East) , Senator T.A Orji (Abia Central), Senator Sam…
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Jun
02
2022
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Ekweremadu Laments Betrayal, Withdraws From Enugu Guber Contest

Ekweremadu Laments Betrayal, Withdraws From Enugu Guber Contest

2023 Guber, BREAKING, Politics
After long speculations over his political future since his failure to clinch nomination for the governorship contest in Enugu State, former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu says he has rested that ambition. Ekweremadu who expressed interest for the contest on the platform of the Peoples Democracy Party, was reportedly shopping for a new platform to actualize his ambition. In a press statement he personally signed, he has recommited himself to the unity of the PDP and thrown his weight behind Peter Mbah who won the party's governorship nomination. Peter Mbah The Senator gave several reasons that led to his decision…
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May
27
2022
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Ogbonnaya Onu: Keeping A Date With Destiny

Ogbonnaya Onu: Keeping A Date With Destiny

Opinion, Politics
By KELVIN GILBERT He doesn’t seem like the typical Nigerian politician of this era. Calm and unassuming, former Abia State governor and the immediate past minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has however managed to remain one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s long serving cabinet members for the better part of his administration until he resigned to contest for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). But how far can he go in a contest that is not just crowded but populated by money bags in a highly monetised political system? Onu, like 24 other APC chieftains,…
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May
21
2022
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Ekwunife Visits Gov. Soludo, Calls For Support Across Party Lines

Ekwunife Visits Gov. Soludo, Calls For Support Across Party Lines

BREAKING
The Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly Dr. Uche Ekwunife, has called on religious, traditional and political leaders in the state, irrespective of party affiliation, to rally round the Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo and work for the actualization of the vision, goals and dreams of the state's founding fathers. She made the pledge when she led a high-powered delegation from Anambra Central to pay a courtesy visit to the governor. A cross section of traditional rulers and leadership of Ohaneze that accompanied Senator Uche Ekwunife In like wise, she assured the Governor of…
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May
17
2022
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Orji Uzor Kalu: A Lifetime Of Crass Opportunism

Orji Uzor Kalu: A Lifetime Of Crass Opportunism

Opinion
EXPRESSO 》》》By Steve Osuji You would think people get mature and wiser as they get older. But that's not the case with ORJI UZO KALU. At 60, it seems he has played opportunistic politics all his life. He started out quite early, remember. Selfish interest, self- preservation and crave for lucre at all cost has defined his politics. This would have been tolerable if he doesn't present his primordial and indeed predatory instincts as altruistic acts for the Igboman. Igbo presidential contestants in the two major parties have been travelling about the country trying to convince and win over delegates…Men…
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May
15
2022
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Peace In South-East: Soludo Visits Nnamdi Kanu In DSS Custody

Peace In South-East: Soludo Visits Nnamdi Kanu In DSS Custody

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Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Friday visited the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu who is facing trial for alleged treason has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abuja. He was rearrested in Kenya last year and brought back to Nigeria. A statement by the governor said the visit was "to felicitate with him and also as part of the wider consultations with critical stakeholders in search of lasting peace and security in the South East." Kanu was said to be in very high spirits…
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May
14
2022
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Colleagues Launch Appeal For Alimi, Journalist Suffering Kidney Failure

Colleagues Launch Appeal For Alimi, Journalist Suffering Kidney Failure

Health
Friends and colleagues of Abubakar Alimi, a journalist based in Lokoja, Kogi state, have launched an appeal for funds to enable him undergo kidney transplant. The Publisher of Kogi Express, the leading community newspaper in Lokoja, Kogi State, is presently on admission at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada in the Federal Capital Territory. Alimi at the hospital His colleagues, Sheddy Ozoene, Dada Ahmed and James Oyewole are appealing to public-spirited individuals and organizations to come to his assistance. For the past five months he has been down with kidney failure and now admitted to the University of Abuja…
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