Category: Politics

Okorocha, monarch clash aboard Air Peace plane

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Former governor of Imo State and current senator representing Imo West constituency, Rochas Okorocha and the former chairman of South-East Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya engaged each other in a serious altercation at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, on Sunday morning to the surprise of other passengers on board. Recall that Okorocha as governor, deposed Ilomuanya as the monarch of Obinukwu autonomous community and recognized another person as the traditional ruler of the community. However, on sighting each other aboard Air Peace airplane en route Abuja,…

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Ifeanyi Uba lied, he failed to pay for campaign billboards -Gov. Obiano’s aide

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The claims by Senator Ifeanyi Ubah that his billboards were destroyed because of his decision to contest for the governorship position in Anambra State on the platform of the Young Progressives Party, has drawn a response from the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano has responded. Senator Ubah had accused agents of the state government of allegedly acting on the instructions of the state governor to carry out the destruction of his campaign billboards. However, the Managing Director of Anambra Signage and Advising Agency, Jude Emecheta, responded that, the state governor,…

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Ekiti By-election: Three murder suspects remanded in prison

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Three suspects have been remanded at the Federal Correctional Centre in Ado-Ekiti by a Chief Magistrate Court for their alleged involvement in the killings of two persons during the bye-election into the Ekiti East State Constituency 1 last Saturday. The defendants were: Mr. Adenijo Olusola, 38, popularly called Solar, Mr. Paul Folorunso, 45, and Ms. Adebayo Serifat, 40, a female. They were suspected to have committed the offence of conspiracy to wit murder and attempted murder of Babatunde Adeleye and Bola Adebisi. The offence is punishable under Section 516 and…

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Gov. Ortom says Bauchi governor is a terrorist

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Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom, lashed out at his Bauchi State counterpart, Senator Bala Mohammed, after the latter said Fulani herdsmen have right to any forest in the country. Bala who tried to justify herdsmen carrying arms, saying they are using AK-47 rifles to defend their cattles from rustlers, have been criticized by many Nigerians. Another heat was turned on him as Governor Ortom accused him of being part of the Fulani terrorist organisation, terrorising Nigeria. Ortom also accused Mohammed of being part of the plot to assassinate him,…

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Federal Government is grossly incompetent -Niger State senators

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The abduction of students of the Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State by armed bandits has triggered the anger of senators from the State against the Federal Government, as they claimed that the government is not competent in its duties, as regards security of lives and properties. Senators Mohammed Enagi (Niger South), Sani Musa (Niger East) and Aliu Sabi Aliu (Niger North) described as unacceptable, the worsening state of insecurity in Niger State and Nigeria in general. In a brief debate on a motion sponsored by Senator Musa, the lawmakers…

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Donald Trump becomes the first US president to be impeached twice

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Donald Trump became the first president in the history of the United States of America, to be impeached twice when the House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to charge him with inciting last week’s mob attack on Capitol building. The Senate will not hold a trial before January 20, when Joe Biden assumes the presidency, meaning Trump will escape the risk of being forced to leave early. He will, however, depart in disgrace — and likely due to face a Senate trial later. The only question in the House had…

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Donald Trump’s account permanently banned by Twitter

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For repeatedly violating its rules, the social media giant, Twitter Inc, has permanently banned the United States President, Donald Trump’s personal account. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” the company wrote in a blog post on Friday. The company announced the ban two days after Trump was initially suspended Wednesday for posting…

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Man to recieve 20 strokes of cane for insulting Jigawa governor on Facebook

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A man named Sabi’u Ibrahim Chamo has been sentenced to six- month imprisonment for insulting and defaming Governor Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar’s character on Facebook, by a Magistrates’ Court in Dutse. The Chief Magistrates’ Court 1 sitting in Dutse, presided over by Batula Dauda gave Chamo an alternative of N20,000 fine with 20 strokes of cane for defaming the governor. Chamo was first arrested on Christmas Eve and detained before he was charged to court for failure to substantiate the allegations he made on Facebook. The police prosecutor told the court…

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We did not apologise to Buhari over summon on insecurity –Reps

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The Federal House of Representatives denied apologising to President Muhammadu Buhari for summoning him over the state of insecurity in the country. In a statement issued by it’s spokesman, Benjamin Kalu, it says: “The president or the Presidency as the case may be never sought an apology from the House of Representatives for carrying out her constitutional responsibility to the Nigeria electorate. “For the avoidance of doubt, the House never apologised to anyone for excercising her constitutional mandate.” Kalu said the House is yet to speak on Buhari’s refusal to…

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PDP’s Seriake Dickson wins Bayelsa West Senatorial seat

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Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Henry Seriake Dickson has won the Bayelsa West Senatorial District seat in the National Assembly. The Returning Officer, Prof Ekechukwe, Okeke, Dean of Humanities, Federal University of Technology, Otuoke, returned Dickson as the Senator-elect having polled 115257 to defeat his closest opponent, Hon Peremobowei Ebebi of the APC who polled 17541. Dickson who spoke in his country home of Toru Orua shortly after his return dedicated the victory to God, the voters, Bayelsa, and the Ijaw nation. He said that the mandate was beyond…

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