The Candidate of the People's Democratic Party in the Forthcoming Gubernatorial Elecction in IMO State, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha Has said Sir. Peter Obi is the only Choice of the South East Asia Vice Presidential Candidate of the PDP.

In a statement this afternoon in Owerri, the Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives said Nothing will stop Obi from Occupying the position.

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The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Sunday lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari for banning fifty (50) prominent Nigerians from travelling outside the country.

Atiku said, “The Nigerian Constitution guarantees every Nigerian citizen freedom of movement and freedom of association. This Constitutional right cannot be taken away except by a court order”.

“Thus, we find it most undemocratic that in a nation governed by the rule of law, a President who swore an oath to abide by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, does this...

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President Muhammadu Buhari, Saturday ordered security agencies to place high profile Nigerians who are directly affected by the Executive Order 6, under watch list.

In a statement disclosed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Mr. Gabar Shehu, President Buhari gave directives to the Nigeria Immigration Service to place embargo on those who are affected from travelling outside the country.

Governor Ayo Fayose tops the list

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Imo APC Crisis: How Uche Nwosu & Hope Uzodinma Obtained "Fake" INEC Certificates Masquerading as Authentic Guber Candidates

The EASTERN TELEGRAPH can authoritatively report that the Certificate of Return purportedly issued by INEC to the Duo of Hon. Uche Nwosu and Senator Hope Uzodinma is rather "fake" and not the authentic.

According to our investigation, one can Obtain such Documents online and also parade them as having been issued by INEC by just doing the simple googling. All INEC Forms including the Form CF001 are available for download online. Just go through google on INEC website and do the downloading

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Photos: Drama in IMO APC As Hope Uzodinma Obtains INEC Certificate After Uche Nwosu Obtained his own

The Drama going on in IMO State Chapter of the APC seems not over yet as Senator Hope Uzodinma Has also obtained his own INEC Governorship Certificate to counter that of Uche Nwosu.

The EASTERN TELEGRAPH earlier reported that Uche Nwosu was issued a certificate by INEC as authentic Candidate of the party in the State despite for the Governorship Election scheduled for next year.

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Gombe Senate Race: Ribadu Steps Down for Governor Dankwambo

According to him, Dankwambo deserves to contest for the Senate because of his achievements in the last seven years as governor of the state.

Daily Trust had reported that Dankwambo has picked Ribadu to contest for the seat, as his next plan in the event that he lost the presidential primaries.

The governor scored 111 votes to finished 5th in the primaries held at Port Harcourt, Rivers state last Sunday

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Breaking: IMO PDP Governorship Tussle, Ihedioha Floors Sam Daddy in Court

The information reaching the EASTERN TELEGRAPH from IMO STATE Has it that the Candidate of the People's Democratic Party in the Just concluded Primary Election in the State Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha Has won the court case Instituted by Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu, Senator Representing OWERRI Zone in the Senate against Ihedioha from the Primary Election conducted last Week.


According to the information, the court ruled to maintain staus quo ante.

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Abia Primary School Adjudged 3rd best in Nigeria

Ebem Primary School in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State has been awarded the 3rd best primary school in Nigeria by the Federal Ministry of Educatioon, Abuja.

The school received the award after a thorough examination by officials of the Federal Ministry of Education who visited Abia State 3 times to verify manpower qualifications (28 degree holders, 13 NCE holders all with TRCN Certificates), full compliance with NERDC curriculum, cleanliness, classroom activity, infrastructure, facilities etc.


It will be recalled that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu launched the first school feeding program in the state before the federal government keyed into the program to feed pupils from primary 1-3 while Abia State Government is the only state in Nigeria feeding primary 4-6 pupils.

The governor also constructed 304 new classroom blocks across the state and engaged Australian education providers to train and retrain primary school teachers in the state.

The efforts of the governor have ensured that public school enrollment in the state moved from 142,000 in 2015 to the current level of 648,271 pupils.


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Breaking: Okorocha's APC Faction, Uche Nwosu Wins Gubernatorial Ticket...

Information Reaching the Eastern Telegraph From IMO State has it that Governorship Aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress in IMO State and the Son-in-law to Governor Rochas Okorocha, Hon. Uche Nwosu Has won the Factional Primary Election Organization by the Rochas Okorocha led Faction of the party in the State

It would be recalled that there's a High Court order restraining parties involved in the crisis from conducting a fresh Primary in the state

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Ikpeazu Records another Victory in Democratic Governance...

Elections are emotional engagements all over the world. People invest heavily to win and one common thing among politicians is that they are incurable optimists or at least publicly posture as such.



Every politician involved in electoral contest will readily tell you he or she will surely win. It doesn’t matter what facts on the ground say. With this mindset, many go into contests believing they must win and if they don't, they assume that the outcome was somehow rigged.

Politicians and their supporters love winning and most don’t know how to lose. They forget that whenever someone wins a contest someone else loses.

You can therefore imagine what it means for a leader to ensure that his supporters go into an election among themselves and come out still united around him and the group's objective.

That was the task before Governor Ikpeazu during the recent PDP primary elections to choose candidates that will represent the party during the general elections.

He took an early position: “the Peoples Democratic Party is irrevocably committed to equity, justice and fairness and that must guide our actions during the primaries in the state and the coming general elections”.

Governor Ikpeazu in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Enyinnaya Appolos, assured that “the primaries of the party in the state would be transparent and represent the wishes of the majority of the members of the party”, and asked all the aspirants to “prepare for free, fair and credible processes”.

Unbiased observers in Abia State will readily agree that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state conducted the most transparent, free and fair primaries ever executed in the state since 1999.

All the more than 150 aspirants for various tickets within the party passed through the same transparent selection process and not even a single candidate was imposed on the members of the party “from above”. Those that were unopposed still had to get the affirmation of the majority of delegates, including the...

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Soldier, Policeman, Others killed in Fresh Plateau State Attack By Herdsmen.

Four persons have been killed in an attack on Plateau by suspected herdsmen

The attackers also reportedly burnt down 35 houses during the onslaught

The attack came just 24 hours after the killing of 19 persons in the same LGA

About four persons including a soldier and a policeman have been feared dead after suspected herdsmen attack Nkiendoro village in Bassa local government area of Plateau state around midnight on...

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PDP Primary Election, Angry youths Burn Police Vehicles in Delta State, Chase away Delegates

PDP Primary Election, Angry youths Burn Police Vehicles in Delta State, Chase away Delegates

A Police Hilux van was set ablaze, while party electoral officials, policemen and delegates fled for their lives when irate youths ran riot, Friday, at the venue of the rescheduled Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, House of Assembly primary in Isiokolo, Ethiope East Local Government Area in Delta State.
The electoral officials, Patrick Ukah, who is Delta State Commissioner for Information, his Basic Education counterpart, Patrick Ebie and Commissioner for Water Resources, Fidelis Tilije, were whisked away from the venue for their dear lives.

Confusion also reigned at a parallel House of Representatives primary by All Progressives Congress, APC, for Udu/Ughelli North/ Ughelli South federal constituency held at Ovwian, Udu local government area, where thugs also tried to disturb the process, but were tackled by policemen, who fired sporadically into the air.


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Breaking: Violence, Gunshots Mar Benue PDP Senatorial Primary Election

Violent confrontations and gunshots have marred the senatorial primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party in Makurdi , during which at least 10 persons were reportedly injured .


Several people on Thursday night sustained severe injuries , with over 20 vehicles badly damaged during the party ’s Benue South senatorial district primary elections , held at Aper Aku Stadium in Makurdi , the Benue State capital .



Our reporter who monitored the situation observed that thugs barricaded the entrance to the venue of the primary for the state and national assemblies in Benue South senatorial district .

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APC Lagos Primary: Houses, Cars Burnt At Ambode’s Town After Man Was Killed At Poll

Some houses and vehicles were burnt in Epe, Lagos East, on Thursday as political violence erupted following the killing of a supporter of one of the aspirants contesting to represent the All Progressives Congress in the House of Representatives election next year.

The person killed was identified as Idris Alooma, said to be 30 years old.

He was shot by...
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Missing General: Army Allegedly Occupy Jos, Arrest 200 in Community Clamp Down

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday cordoned off Dura Du community in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, where the car of a missing general, Muhammed Alkali, was recently found in a pond. The army also arrested some suspects.
The operation began in the early hours of Wednesday.

We had reported how the car of the missing general was found in the community’s pond after some residents earlier tried unsuccessfully to stop the draining of the pond by military personnel.
A blood-stained T-shirt and a boxer short believed to belong to the general were found in the car on Saturday.
The major general was declared missing since September 3, when he was travelling from Abuja to Bauchi.


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All is certainly not going well in the Camp of Governor Rochas Okorocha faction of APC as his Top men Continue to lose out in the Primaries. First it was Uche Nwosu who lost out recently, then Professor Obiareri who lost the Senatorial Primary Election in Okigwe and the eventual announcement by APC that Senator Hope Uzodinma is it's Candidate for Orlu Zone.

Now, Hon. Chike Okafor, Ujuh Kingsley and others have also lost the House of Representatives Primaries to their APC opponents...

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Photos: Bianca Ojukwu, Other APGA Aspirants Run for Cover as Thugs Invade Election Venue



Awka- THERE was tension at the Ekwulobia Township Stadium in Aguata local government area of Anambra, venue for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Anambra South senatorial primary as the police used teargas to scare hoodlums who tried to disrupt the exercise.


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Breaking: Rochas Okorocha's Faction of APC Declares Uche Nwosu Winner of IMO APC Guber Ticket

The All Progressive Congress faction of Rochas Okorocha in imo State has Announced Uche Nwosu as Winner of the second Election conducted after Senator..
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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), defeated Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of the state, at ward c, Alausa, Ikeja, on Tuesday.

Olanrewaju Yahaya, the electoral officer in charge of the ward, announced that Sanwo-Olu polled 960 votes ahead of the governor who secured just four votes.



Alausa is the seat of power in the state as the governor’s office, state assembly and state...
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Breaking: Another Tanker Explosion in Lagos, Many Killed...

Another fuel tanker has exploded along the Lagos Badagry Expressway Tuesday morning.


Reports have it that many lives were lost as houses were also burnt.

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Imo APC Factional Primary Election: Uche Nwosu Lost Woefully. See Results from 20 LGA'S so Far.

See the Results below.

APC GOVERNORSHIP RESULTS

1. Owerri Municipal

a. Uche Nwosu - 2045 Votes

b. Eze Madumere - 8954 votes

c. Jude Ejiogu - 12649 votes

d. George Eche -3524 votes

e. Chima Anozie -4523 votes

f. Peter Gbujie - 1563 voted

g. Hope Uzodinma - 1753 votes

h. Mr. Nlemoha - 29583 votes

Ngor Okpoala...

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