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“The congresses in Rivers State—as you know, this is not a crisis that started now—the crisis started when members of the party were denied the opportunity to participate in the congresses of their party after they purchased tellers they were not issued forms and the process was hijacked”

“The current situation of the primaries in Rivers State is that a high court of Rivers State has voided the entire primaries. That is the situation before the law as we speak....

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/rivers-apc-crisis-magnus-abe-blast.html?m=1

Former Imo State Governor Ikedi Ohakim Has cried out over the extortion the All Progressives Grand Alliance engaged in In IMO State. The former is furious and blamed the party for the extortion.

"Is the Bishop(s) that nominated Ozo Victor Oye as APGA national chairman not ashamed of what he turned APGA into? Where is Rev Father Ebube Muonso? Can he proudly tell people to vote APGA in this election under this rape, extortion and calabar shrine oath taking allegation? God will never forgive those that extorted our Igbo women in the name of APGA ticket." Chief Ohakim Asked.

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/how-apga-leaders-raped-female-aspirants.html

The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress on Thursday took a new twist as the Imo State chapter on the party rejected Lanre Issa-Onilu as the National Publicity Secretary.
A statement issued by APC publicity secretary in Imo State, Onwuasoanya, said that Issa-Onilu of the party did not meet the criteria to occupy the position.

The statement said that going by the constitution of the party, the only person who is legally qualified to speak for the party as the national publicity secretary is Yekini Nabena.

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/apc-national-crisis-escalates-as-imo.html

Osinachukwu Ideozu, senator representing Rivers west, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Ideozu was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015.

Ahmed Lawan, senate leader, announced his defection on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday while congratulating him.
No official letter was read by Senate President Bukola Saraki.

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/breaking-rivers-pdp-senator-defects-to.html

The Deputy Senate President Senator Ike Ekweremmadu has dismissed Rumours of his planned Defection to the APC and said nothing in APC is attractive to any Right thinking citizen wishing better for the country.

Ekweremmadu in a post seen by this Paper said he's out of the Country for now on official engagement and would work with well meaning citizens to rescue Nigeria from Bad Leadership

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/i-cant-join-apc-now-i-am-still-in-pdp.html

British authorities have briefed the Nigerian government about the temporary travel document they are about to issue to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

According to NAN, a top official of the ministry of foreign affairs, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday.
The Biafra leader holds citizenship of Nigeria and UK.
He reportedly said the British authorities told Nigeria that they had no ulterior motive.

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/we-will-issue-nnamdi-kanu-with-travel.html

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has set aside the ruling of the Court of Appeal staying further execution of the Order of Interlucotory Injunction restraining APC from conducting further congresses in Rivers State.

The Court Ruling on an Appeal by 22 Rivers APC Chieftain who were Denied Nomination Forms Lambasted the Party for Going ahead to Conduct a Congress in a flagrant disregard to the Order of the High Court.

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/breaking-supreme-court-sacks-amaechis.html

... as INEC publish names of Candidates
By the end of today, the eventual names of candidates, APC national Secretariat submitted to the INEC as flag bearers for the Election would have emerged thereby ending the first battle for supremacy between the two main factions in Imo APC; Rescue Mission and Coalition.

Recall that claims and counter claims of victories by both parties characterised the multiple primaries with the national office taking over the proceedings.

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/imo-apc-crisis-uzodinma-okorocha-uche.html

El-Rufai, APC, Oshiomhole Can't Stop Me, I will Contest in 2019 ~ Shehu Sani

The senator representing Kaduna central, Shehu Sani on Sunday said he would contest for the forthcoming 2019 election, despite his resignation from the ruling All Progressives Congress , APC.

Disclosing this on his facebook handle, the outspoken senator, commended his supporters and urged them to wait for 48 hours to be informed of his new party.


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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/el-rufai-apc-oshiomhole-cant-stop-me-i.html

Facts have Emerged on how Uche Nwosu, Son-in-law to Governor Rochas Okorocha lost the Governorship ticket to The Camp of Senator Hope Uzodinma.

It was learnt that Governor Okorocha and the Leadership of the All Progressives Congress entered into an agreement to choose between options made available to them.

The Governor was offered to choose between the Governorship Position of the party or Senatorial Slot...


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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/how-uche-nwosu-lost-apc-governorship.html

The Abia State Chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance is mired in yet unending crisis. With the Latest now being that of Chief Ahamdi, A Senatorial Candidate of the party Accusing the National Leadership of the Party of Having engaged in Fraudulent activity.

The further twist in Abia is that the party chose to ignore a court order recognising Barr Prince Ukaegbu as the State Chairman of the party in view of the role of the State Congress in primary elections under APGA constitution. That’s a matter for another forum.

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/breaking-abia-apga-crisis-escalates-as.html

Indications from The APC National Headquarters Abuja reveals that Governor Rochas Okorocha's Senatorial ambition has finally Materialized as the Party has approved him as winner of the Senatorial Primary Election held in the State.

This approval however came with a price as His Son-in-law, Hon. Uche Nwosu We Learnt was denied the Gubernatorial ticket.

Senatorial:
Orlu Senate – Rochas Okorocha
Okigwe Senate – Benjamin Uwajumogu
Owerri Zone - Engr Emma Ojinere

House of Reps...

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/breaking-apc-confirms-okorochas.html

Information reaching the EASTERN TELEGRAPH has it that the Leader of Indigenous people of Biafra Mazi Nnamdi Kanu will be going live on RADIO BIAFRA LONDON.

He will speak to Nigerians and the world at large on his whereabout over a year and what transpired on 14th of September, 2017 as the Nigeria military invaded his father's compound.

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/breaking-nnamdi-kanu-to-address-world.html

The Anambra Government has banned religious bodies from using either public schools or its facilities to conduct religious services across the state.

The state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr Don Adinuba announced the ban on Friday in an interview with newsmen in Onitsha.

Adinuba said the ban became imperative because of the ongoing seeming ownership tussle of Bishop Crowder Memorial School

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/breaking-anambra-govt-bans-church.html

Breaking: Senator Kwankwaso Declines to Contest for Senate a Second Time, cedes PDP Ticket to progeny

Information reaching the EASTERN TELEGRAPH has it that the Senator Representing Kano Central in the Senate has Rescinded his earlier decision to run for Senate for a second term under the banner of the PDP.

It was gathered by this paper that the Senator ceded the ticket to a Youthful and Vibrant Representative who would now slug it out with Mallam Shekarau.

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/breaking-senator-kwankwaso-declines-to.html

The House of Representatives Candidate for Bende Federal Constituency under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Chima Desmond Anyaso today visited the former military head of state, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida at his Hilltop Mansion in Minna, Niger State.

General Babangida fondly called IBB congratulated Anyaso for emerging as the PDP candidate for 2019 general election for Office of the House of Representatives for Bende Federal Constituency, saying “the people of Bende made the right choice”.

According to the Statesman, time is ripe for the leadership of the Country to be saddled in the hands of Young and bright individuals who has distinguished themselves in different spheres of life and contributed to the growth of the economy and Development of the state.

The statesman further urged the PDP candidate to be a good ambassador of the youths and live up to the expectation of the electorates on whose mandates he rides.

Fayose tells EFCC investigators they can detain him indefinitely, he won't write any new statement

...I am ready to remain here for as long as you want to keep me. I will not be intimidated by your incarceration, I will never be intimidated.

"Your commission has showed to be partisan, to prefer to bring me down at all cost and that you will not get my cooperation.

I am not going to write any other thing again...

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/breaking-leaked-audio-you-can-detain-me.html

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that he will wholeheartedly support PDP Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to electoral victory in 2019.

Speaking at the Government House Port Harcourt on Sunday during a Special Thanksgiving Service for the successful hosting of 2018 PDP National Convention, Governor Wike declared that at the convention he promoted the candidature of Sokoto State Governor, Rt Hon Aminu Tambuwal , but accepts the choice of the party as the way forward..

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/we-shall-support-atiku-for-victory-in.html

Ayodele Fayose, outgoing governor of Ekiti, has left for the nation’s capital, Abuja, to honour the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Fayose had earlier written a letter to the EFCC saying he will turn himself in immediately his tenure as governor expires on October... “the governor is on his way to Abuja right now. Though, it’s on Tuesday that he will be going to the EFCC office... The governor will meet with his lawyers at his private residence to prepare for the invitation.

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/breaking-fayose-heads-to-abuja-for.html

Abia State Government has launched a new taxi scheme known as "Inaga Abia" to ease the internal transportation challenges within the major cities of the state.

According to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, who launched the new “Abia Easy Taxi” scheme, the introduction of the scheme was borne out of his concern for an organised taxi scheme in the state as obtained in other states across the country.

Seems a Government in Nigeria is finally getting something right. This is very very encouraging. It's the kind of things you only see in places like America, Dubai, Hong Kong etc. The scheme came with a Fully fitted Monitoring Room, where Drivers and Passengers would be monitored

See the Beautiful Taxis Here
http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/abia-government-launches-easy-taxi.html

Rivers APC Crisis: Rotimi Amaechi Loses, As Court Sacks Tonye Cole as Guber Candidate, Senators, HoR Aspirants etc...

Court nullifies Nomination of Tonye Cole as Apc Governorship flag bearer.

A High Court in Port Harcourt on Wednesday nullified the nomination of Mr Tonye Cole as the Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State on the ground that his nomination is a function of illegality and unconstitutional acts.

The Court also nullified the the Rivers State Senatorial, House of Representatives and House of Assembly Primaries conducted on the premise of the illegal ward congresses.

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/rivers-apc-crisis-rotimi-amaechi-loses.html

PDP CONVENTION: Atiku Abubakar Set for Landslide Victory As APC In jittery mode

Information reaching the Eastern Telegraph from Portharcourt Has it that Former Vice President of Nigeria Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is Set for a landslide victory in the Ongoing PDP primary Election going on in Rivers State.

There are 12 Contestants but the race has now narrowed between Atiku and AMINU WAZIRI TAMBUWAL


See Source for The Results so far...
http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/pdp-convention-atiku-abubakar-set-for.html

Rochas Okorocha Rigs APC Primary, Uche Nwosu, Ololo, His Son-in-law Emerged 1st & 2nd

Take a  look @ the APC Primary Selection done yesterday.





Two of Governor Okorocha's  In-laws are topping the list as winner and runner up respectively.

That's to say in the unlikely event NEC rejects Uche Nwosu the second runner up Chuks Ololo, his Brother Inlaw would fly the flag.

What  manner of man is Rochas Okorocha?

See the Result Below

See how Okorocha is planning his succession in IMO STATE.


see Source for The Result as released by INEC
http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/rochas-okorocha-rigs-apc-primary-uche.html

PDP convention Candidate Will be Nigeria's Next President ~ Goodluck Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the Peoples Democratic Party will win the 2019 presidential election.

Jonathan who spoke at the convention in Port Harcourt early on  Sunday said that all the aspirants are qualified to lead the country, having interacted with them since1999.

According to him,  the greatest problem with Nigeria is that of unity and urged Nigerians to elect a leader that would unitethe county.

All the aspirants are eminently qualified to lead the country and urged the delegates to select a person who will bring Nigeria together.”


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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/pdp-convention-candidate-will-be.html

KADUNA APC CRISIS: El-Rufai's Candidate Uba Sani Humiliates Shehu Sani at Primary Election

The Candidate of Governor Nasir EL-RUFAI in the KADUNA STATE Senatorial Election UBA SANI has trashed the Incumbent Senator Representing Kaduna Central Shehu Sani at the Just concluded APC Primary Election.

See the Result Below.

See Source For Result of the Election
http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/kaduna-apc-crisis-el-rufais-candidate.html

The Crisis that engulfed the APC in IMO has not ended yet even with the intervention of the APC National as both Madumere the Deputy Governor to Rochas Okorocha, Hope Uzodinma continue to fight the Governor for wanting to impose Uche Nwosu on the Party.

in a Press Release this morning, The Deputy Governor has reiterated that they won't succumb to the dictatorship of Rochas Okorocha and his Son-in-law...


See here for the Press Release
http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/imo-apc-crisis-escalates-as-madumere.html

Breaking: IMO APC crisis, Federal High Court Stops Fresh Primary Election

A federal High Court sitting In Owerri Has stopped the Conduct of Fresh Primaries In IMO State APC

more Details Here
http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/breaking-imo-apc-crisis-federal-high.html

Jimi Agbaje Vows to Defeat Sanwo-Olu After winning PDP Primary Election

Jimi Agbaje has won the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) governorship primary election in Lagos state.

With 1, 100 votes, Agbaje defeated Deji Doherty who polled 742 votes.

The primary election which lasted for two days was supervised by a panel chaired by Victor Kassim Oyofo.


Agbaje who was the party’s candidate in the 2015 election but he lost to Akinwunmi Ambode, incumbent governor of the state.


More Details See source
http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/jimi-agbaje-vows-to-defeat-sanwo-olu.html

Information Reaching THE EASTERN TELEGRAPH from Ikeja Lagos State has it that Jimi Agbaje has won the PDP Primary Election to Challenge Sanwo-Olu of the APC in the general election.


More Details Here...
http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/breaking-jimi-agbaje-wins-lagos-pdp.html

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta state has expelled Olorogun O’Tega Emerhor from the party for allegedly participating in a parallel primary election conducted by the Chief Cyril Ogodo led faction.

He was accused of the Following:
"That uncontroverted evidence in possession of the Party reveals that Olorogun O’Tega Emerhor engaged in the forgery of Party’s election materials (ballot papers), alteration of delegate lists, falsification of nomination results and the tampering with the process of internal democracy of the Party in gross violation of the provisions of Article 21(A)i, ii, iv, vi and xi of the...

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http://www.theeasterntelegraph.com/2018/10/crisis-in-delta-apc-escalate-as-apc.html