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The outspoken Leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra Mazi Nnamdi Kanu during a presentation on Radio Biafra London yesterday evening which was monitored by The EASTERN TELEGRAPH has taken a drastic action following the bloody Clash between IPOB members and men of the Nigerian Police force.

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Otti Ruins Diamond Bank, As it sells off its operations in West African countries.


Diamond Bank has said it would sell its West African banking operations in Benin, Togo, Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal to focus on the Nigerian retail banking opportunity.

This is as a result of the Mismanagement of the Financial Institution by it’s erstwhile Managing Director, Allex Otti.

The bank said that the company banking operations in the four West African countries would be sold to Manzi Finances S.A, a Cote d’Ivoire financial services holding company.

Diamond Bank has already incurred loses due to bad management by Allex Otti Which has also seen the bank in recent time intending to Sell it’s assets to ACCESS BANK PLC.

Chairman of the Bank, Pascal Dozie had intervened to save the Bank by undertaking and embarking on numerous reform policies Which included but not limited to change in management and Boards.

The Bank consequently fired it’s former Managing Director Dr. Allex Otti to pave way for reform of the Financial Institution in order to prevent it from collapsing.


It would be recalled that Allex Otti utilised the Bank finances to run for unsuccessful Governorship race in ABIA State thereby incurring So much debt for the Bank.
Presently, the Bank is still struggling to meet up with it’s Central Bank Financial Benchmark to stay afloat.

The troubles facing Chief Uche Nwosu’s ambition of picking a governorship ticket of APC for 2019 election in Imo State witnessed another serious setback yesterday, as a High Court of the State nullified the purported governorship primaries he is laying claim to have won.

Nwosu has been witnessing difficult times in a bid to get APC governorship ticket. The party favoured Senator Hope Uzodinma who won the October 1st
2018 primaries

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Reports have it that a number of top politicians in his fold are looking another way other than his side since things started turning bad for his Rescue Mission group for 2019 election.

In a bid to calm the nerves of faction members of APC in Imo State loyal to him, Okorocha rapped them to have absolute believe in his ability since he has been fighting for their interest.

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Breaking: Ekweremmadu, South East Governors Meet Buhari in Aso Rock

The Deputy Senate President of Nigeria, Ike Ekweremadu and South East Governors have reportedly met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Aso Rock.

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Reacting to the news, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was awaiting a detailed report on the killing.

The ministry spokesman, Tope Elias-Fatile, in a statement in Abuja, expressed sadness over the incident.
The statement said, “The ministry has received the sad news of the untimely death of the immigration attache in our Mission in Khartoum, Sudan.

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In clear antagonism against the Nigerian State,
The Israeli Government has granted the Radio Biafra Broadcast Rights to Air In the State of Israel and without interference.

This is the very first time such a thing is happening in over 10 years of Its consistent Online Broadcasting.

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Today, I am formally presenting myself to you as the presidential candidate of not just the @OfficialPDPNig, but of the hopes and aspirations of all Nigerians.

The most important question in this election is: “Are you better off than you were four years ago? Are we richer or poorer?” That is why our primary focus is on getting Nigeria working again.

I am strongly of the view that I am just one Nigerian and one Nigerian cannot be as wise as all Nigerians. That is why I will offer an inclusive leadership. Atiku Abubakar is 100% for 100% of Nigerians, 100% of the time.

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The Leader of the Of the Indigenous People's of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has alleged that World Leaders had wanted to Arrest President Mohammadu Buhari in Paris Reason he failed to attend the Paris Celebration of the end of world War 1.

According to Kanu, President Buhari was in France but was avoided by World Leaders because they were not sure he was truly The Buhari but Jubrin from Sudan.

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Suspected Thugs working for the All Progressives Congress have attacked and Injured several members of the PDP at Ipo Omademe in Ikwerre LGA.

It was gathered that Hon Barr B S Emerengwa the PDP Candidate for Ikwerre/Emohua Federal Constituency , Hon Samuel Nwanosike the Executive Chairman of Ikwerre Local Government Area and the leadership of PDP in Ikwerre LGA had gone to Ipo on a sensitization tour before the heavily armed men came out from the bush and started shooting at the crowd

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Igbo Muslims under the aegis of South Eastern Muslims Organisation of Nigeria (SEMON), say they have not gained anything from the government since the amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorate in 1914.

The group said Igbo Muslims are always
disqualified from contesting elections.

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Breaking: Court Sacks ALLEX OTTI From APGA

An Umuahia High Court presided over by Hon. Justice C.C.T. Adiele in the last hour refused the attempt by the defeated governorship aspirant of APGA in Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti to set aside the Order sacking his factional chairman, Rev. Augustine Ehiemere and thereby authenticating the result of the governorship primary that produced Sir Chikwe Udensi.

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How Alex Otti Ruined Diamond Bank

-Emmanuel Chima

In October 2014, the Board of Directors of Diamond Bank Plc announced the exit of its then Group Managing Director/CEO, Dr Alex Otti, from the bank as he had indicated intention to contest the Governorship position in his home state of Abia. In an official statement released by the Bank's Corporate Communications Department, Chairman of the Board of Directors, HRM Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe (the Obi of Onitsha) who announced the changes in management, stated that Mr. Uzoma Dozie who was appointed as his replacement has extensive managerial capabilities and is expected to grow the bank.

Igwe Achebe went on to heap praises on the departing Otti for his supposed managerial acumen and wished him well in his future endeavors.

Shortly after the entrance of Mr Dozie, the misjudgment of the performance of Otti became apparent to those on the board of the bank, including Igwe Achebe who has since regretted his glowing tributes to Otti, as it emerged that what was deemed to be sterling performance was indeed a study in corporate mismanagement, outright failure, manipulation of books and cover up of brazen proportions, the most massive type ever executed in Nigeria banking industry.

The revelations were so damning that the new management of the bank sacked every staff that joined the bank with Otti, especially those in its risk management office who were brought in by Otti from First Bank where he previously worked and was equally eased out.

In due course, the board of the bank realized the full extent of Otti’s mismanagement of the bank and a year later had to declare 78% decline in profit as widely reported by many newspapers including Thisday where Otti later pitched his tent as a columnist, after his resounding Supreme Court-affirmed defeat in the 2015 election by Dr Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

According to reports presented on the floor of the Nigeria Stock Exchange where Diamond Bank published its audited financial year 2015 and first quarter 2016 results,
while gross earnings growth slowed to record low, N55.2bn credit, impairment charges also led to a 77.8% decline in net income on account of huge exposure of loan portfolio to Oil & Gas (29.0%) and General Commerce (20.0%).

The report indicated that Profitability of the bank remained pressured by loan impairment provisions which arose from previous bad and non performing loans granted in the Otti era. Industry watchers estimated the bad loans granted by Otti to be in excess of N200bn and the bank had to make provisions for them.

Meanwhile, the flamboyant Private jet-flying Otti had revalued assets of the bank in previous years to cover up its operating losses thereby misleading Igwe Achebe, Chief Paschal Dozie and other directors of the bank while he accumulated massive personal wealth in preparation for running for the Governorship position in Abia State with the prime attraction being the immunity clause in the constitution.

Insiders at the bank recount stories of near bankruptcy of the owners of the bank by the activities of Otti which led to Chief Paschal Dozie selling off his shares in MTN Nigeria to refinance the bank. The bank’s management also laid off hundreds of staff in its employ while Otti stashed away millions of dollars made from his back hand deals in USA with the help of proxies.

Even while running for office of Governor in 2015, Otti whose financial war chest almost overwhelmed the ruling party in Abia State, was a regular guest of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja, where several of his case files remain open.

One of such cases was used by the EFCC to arm-twist him into agreeing with EFCC to be a witness in the trial of former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, whom the agency considers a bigger political fish, in exchange for suspension of Otti’s trial to a later date.

Meanwhile, available reports also indicate that Otti surreptitiously tried to execute a hostile take over of Diamond bank from Chief Dozie using a South African front. The discovery of the plot led to the negotiated exit arrangement between Otti and the Board to allow him a honorable exit from the bank to avoid a major scandal that would have seen to the collapse of the bank in 2014.

Since then, the bank has been struggling to remain afloat with the owner, Chief Paschal Dozie, throwing in everything he worked hard to acquire in his over 60 years of meritorious service and entrepreneurship to save the bank.

It seems Chief Dozie’s efforts are too little compared to the damage done by the famous Champagne drinking and helicopter flying-Alex Otti.

According to The Nation Newspaper report of November 12, 2018, Access Bank Plc is set to add Diamond Bank’s portfolio to its assets in the next few months. The report published in the usually reliable Business News pages of the newspaper states that negotiations on the complete sale of Diamond Bank has reached advanced stage even while reliable senior officials of the bank refused to deny or confirm the story.

“It was gathered that both financial institutions have reached an agreement in broad terms on the acquisition. What is left is the valuation of assets, with a view to determining the level of compensation and systems’ integration, the sources said, pleading not to be named because they are not allowed to talk to the media on the matter.

“It was learnt that the development leading to the impending acquisition was triggered by Diamond Bank directors who approached Access Bank for intervention in a bid to stave off a possible regulatory intervention that could lead to the withdrawal of the lender’s operating licence in the light of the bank’s depleting capital adequacy ratio on account of a huge Non Performing Loans (NPLs) portfolio put at over N150billion.”

A member of Chief Dozie’s family who spoke with us on the condition of anonymity confirmed the planned sale of Diamond bank and accused Otti of “ruining the life of our patriarch who suffered to build the bank from the scratch”.

The source also referred us to several petitions pending at EFCC against Otti in respect of back hand deals with regards to loans given to an estate company in Port Harcourt and a power generating company in the south east region of the country. He also mentioned various money laundering schemes involving Otti and several politicians including those in the ruling party at the center, APC, as well as a former Governor of a south east state who is currently in Europe for medical treatment.

Human rights activist and senator representing Kaduna Central zone, Shehu Sani, has said President Muhammad Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have lost the integrity that could make them victorious in next year’s general elections.

The difference between Boko Haram and APC is that in Boko Haram, we have Abubakar Shekau and in APC, there are so many of them.

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The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu has said that those who planned the 1966 coup were naive, foolish who didn't see far but were limited by their lack of foresight.

Kanu said Ahmadu Bello Should not have been killed by some of the soldiers to now float the idea that it was an Igbo coup.

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Apparently irked by Owelle Rochas Okorocha’s claims following the APC submission of name of Chief Hope Uzodinma as winner of the APC Governorship primaries for Imo State, the Orlu zone Senator has chided the Governor by stating that he is a paper tiger in the field of politics.

The Senator blasted Okorocha After The Governor Criticised APC for not giving gubernatorial ticket to his Son – in – law Uche Nwosu,

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Ahmed Gulak says he was offered bribe to manipulate the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Imo. The APC chieftain was the chairman of the panel that oversaw the exercise.

Gulak, a former adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, says an unnamed person offered him over $3 million and a private jet flight to Imo state before the primary began...

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INEC official List: Ihedioha, Ararume makes list as Uche Nwosu, Uzodimma Missing

We can authoritatively confirm that APC does not have a Governorship Candidate in Imo State as INEC has confirmed Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha as the PDP Gubernatorial Candidate for the 2019 Governorship election in the State.

Also, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume was Confirmed as APGA Governorship Candidate.

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National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole suddenly left the country early morning yesterday in the midst of the furore caused by his interrogation by the Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday and Monday, Daily Trust learnt from top party sources last night.

Daily Trust also learnt that Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State secured bail for Oshiomhole from DSS after he underwent nine hours of interrogation on Sunday and for several hours again on Monday.

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Uche Nwosu is Next Governor of Imo State, Oshiomhole can't stop it~ Okorocha

The governor of Imo State Owelle Rochas Okorocha has vowed that nothing will stop his Son-in-law from becoming the Next Governor of the State.

Okorocha made this known to his close aides. Dismissing the idea that the antics of the Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole and Hope Uzodimma will prevent Uche Nwosu from becoming Governor

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The Afenifere Renewal Group has thrown it's weight behind the Presidential Candidate of the People's Democratic party Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

According to Afenifere, Tinubu succeeded in selling Buhari to the South-West in 2015, due to his claim that the president has integrity and the willpower needed to turn the fortunes of the country around.
According to Adebanjo, Tinubu himself has realised he made a great mistake entering into alliance with Buhari, but he is ashamed of saying it out.

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Information from Owerri Imo State Capital have it that 22 of the 27 State House of Assembly members have concluded plans and gathering signatures to impeach the State Governor Rochas Okorocha.

According to sources familiar with the move, the Lawmakers comprises of both Members of the All Progressives Congress and the People's Democratic Party making it a bipartisan move.

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Breaking: Debe Ojukwu, Son of Dim Emeka Ojukwu is Dead

Chief Sylvester Debe Ojukwu, first son of legendary Igbo leader, late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has been reported dead.
A breaking news flashed by ElombahNews said he died on Friday night


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Rivers State APC will not be presenting a Gubernatorial Candidate we have learnt
Information coming in from INEC headquarters has it that the independent national electoral commission has rejected the candidacy of Tonye Cole, Amaechi's Right Man as Rivers State APC Governorship candidate.

According to sources INEC rejected him due to the Fact that The SUPREME COURT had ruled that there was no Congress held in Rivers State to determine Gubernatorial Candidate

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The pictures in the recently issued certificate appears recent which raises the question, did the PRESIDENT sit for WAEC in 2018 or recently?

The West African Examination Council (WAEC), has issued an “attestation certificate” to President Muhammadu Buhari, a presidential aide has said.

Mr Buhari has been criticised by opposition politicians and many other Nigerians after he told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that his school certificate is still with military authorities.

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Breaking: Imo APC Crisis escalates as Court orders Oshiomhole to Submit Uche Nwosu's

federal high court sitting in Abuja this Afternoon has issued a FORM-49 to the APC chairman Adams Oshimole, to explain why an order of committal (previous restraining order not submit any other name other than that of Uche Nwosu as the APC flag bearer for Imo Guber Elections) should not be met.

A form 49 serves as a warning notice before a notice of contempt of court is issued.

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Nnamdi Kanu's Escape: Jail Abaribe, Fani-Kayode, Kanu's wife Now, Lawyer Asks Court.

A suit has been filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking the investigation and prosecution of certain individuals including a former Minister of Aviation , Mr Femi Fani -Kayode , for allegedly aiding the escape of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu , from Nigeria .

The suit was filed earlier on Wednesday by Mr Isiah Ayugu, who described himself as a taxpaying responsible Nigerian and lawyer .

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Ademola Adeleke, senator representing Osun west, has been arraigned at the Abuja federal high court for alleged examination malpractice.

Adeleke was the Osun governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The senator was arraigned on Wednesday on a four-count charge alongside four other people.

The others are Aregbesola Mufutau, principal of the school, Gbadamosi Thomas Ojo, the registrar, and Dare Olutope, a teacher.

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Breaking: Rivers APC Crisis escalates as Amaechi / Ojukaye Faction loses at Court of Appeal.

This morning, the Court of Appeals in Portharcourt has ruled against the Amaechi / Ojukaye Led Faction of the APC.

The Rotimi Amaechi Faction of the Rivers State All Progressives Congress has lost again at the Court of Appeals as the Court ruled against the Faction.

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The pan- Yoruba socio - political organization , Afenifere , on Tuesday , announced the suspension of the candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the last governorship election in Osun State , Senator Iyiola Omisore for one year .

Omisore was alleged to have aligned with the All Progressives Congress to win the rerun election in Ife South and North Local Government Areas of Osun State .

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Man commits suicide after his girlfriend sent a video of herself sleeping with another man

A heartbroken man has ended his life after his girlfriend sent him a video of her shaving sex with another man.

It was gathered that the estranged girlfriend decided to mock her boyfriend and probably provoke him by recording a s*x video with another man which she sent to him (her boyfriend), not knowing it would end in a tragic way.

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