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Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha has placed a N20 million naira bounty on killers of the Imo state All Progressives Congress, APC, newly elected Local Government Area chairman, Mr Sunny Ejiagwu. Governor Okorocha made the promise hours after the LGA Chairman was shot dead by unknown gunmen believed to be political assassins. Late Ejiagwu was killed on Friday, four days after he was elected as the APC Chairman of Ideato North Local Government Area. He was killed along the Orlu-Akokwa Road on his way home after attending a meeting at the…

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  Astute Banker, Victor Adoji has been okayed by the Kogi East Senatorial electorates for Senate come 2019 general election. Victor Adoji is now gearing to run for the 2019 senatorial elections to represent Kogi East Senatorial District at the National Assembly. Already, there have been wild excitements everywhere in Kogi State as the electorates believe Adoji’s representation will be a sign of good things coming to the senatorial district. The people are already expressing sighs of relief even though he has not yet won the seat because they believe…

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Minister of Transport and Campaign DG for the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organization, Rotimi Amaechi has denied reports that he accused the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomole of bringing bad luck to the party. Amaechi debunked the report in a statement through the office’s Director, Strategic Communications, Festus Keyamo, yesterday, describing the story as ‘fake news.’ “For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to state without equivocation that Rt. Honourable Rotimi Amaechi did not at any forum, whether in private or public, utter such words…

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Samuel Ortom, Benue State Governor has officially announced on Wednesday his defection from the All Progessives Congress  to the Peoples Democratic Party. This is coming a day after the APC lost 13 of its senators and 37 of its House of Representatives members to the PDP, thus giving the majority status to the former ruling party in the Senate. Ortom made the declaration during the meeting with local government chairmen and their councillors at the new banquet hall of the Government House, Makurdi. Thirteen local government chairmen and 276 councillors…

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Senator Ike Ekweremadu, the Deputy Senate President, yesterday opened up on the siege to his Abuja residence by men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and security agencies,  Tuesday, saying  he was seriously afraid of the nation’s democracy. Ekweremadu described the action of the security personnel as sad, a dangerous development, unfortunate and uncalled for and warned that Nigeria’s democracy was seriously on the decline, just as he said that the whole world expects Nigeria to lead in democracy in Africa, adding that as a country, there was…

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Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN), former National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday dismissed the objection of his nomination as chairman, Assets Management Company of Nigeria by three Lagos Senators saying he “will not join issues with them.” President Muhamadu Buhari had recently nominated Banire as AMCON chairman, with Oluremi Tinubu, Olamilekan Solomon and Gbenga Ashafa, representing Lagos State in the Senate, kicking against his confirmation. But Banire, Convener, United Action for Change, in a statement said he does “not desperately need a political job to survive.” “I am blessed with so many alternative contact…

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Senator Dino Melaye was yesterday arraigned before an Abuja High Court sitting in Apo over allegation that he attempted to kill himself by jumping out of a vehicle conveying him to Lokoja to face criminal trial. Melaye was, in the charge endorsed by the Inspector General of Police, alleged to have escaped from custody, after he broke the glass on the second window of a Police bus, using his left elbow and jumped into a white Toyota Hilux with number plates Kaduna MKA 603GY. According to the Police, his action…

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