Crisis Brew In APC As Governors Angry With Tinubu. Party Set To Break

APC Governors Angry With Tinubu, Why They Shunned Campaign Meeting

Fresh facts have emerged on the reason for the absence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors at the inaugural meeting of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council for the 2019 election.

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Breaking: Top PDP Man & Atiku Abubakar DG Dumps PDP For APC

former National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Adamu Muazu, has dumped the party for the governing All Progressives Congress (APC).

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Uche Nwosu Cannot Succeed Okorocha: Imo People Insists...

today, what the citizenry have been witnessing is excruciating pain, poverty, gross insensitivity and inexplicable high handedness, never before experienced in the history of Imo State. I urge him to start preparing his handover notes”,....

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Breaking: Court Nullifies RIVERS APC Direct And Indirect Primaries

Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Monday nullified the direct and indirect primary elections allegedly conducted by two factions of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State...

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Governor David Umahi has said Ebonyi state is a sovereign state and was not part of the state that formed Biafra

The governor also alleged that he received threat that he and other four south-east governors will be kidnapped by the IPOB

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Breaking: Abia State Gov't Not Levying Traders

Abia State Government has denied rumours making the rounds that the State Government is Levying Traders at Ariaria Main market Aba, Describing such rumours as unfounded.


According to the Press Release by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, the good People of Abia State Should discard such rumours.

Below is the Press Release.

Press Release

Our attention has been drawn to rumors making the rounds that the state government is levying traders at Ariaria International Market the sum of Four Thousand Naira (N4,000) each for provision of electricity.


We wish to state categorically that Abia State Government did not authorize or approve the collection of any such levy.

Members of the public are advised to forward specific reports on any such demands to the undersigned, the Honourable Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Chairman of the Board of Internal Revenue, and/or the nearest police station.

Security agents are hereby directed to arrest and prosecute those involved in the collection of this and such other illegal levies in the name of the state government.

Abia State Government is resolutely committed to the growth and prosperity of our hardworking traders. We will continue to do the needful to ensure that our Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSME) grow, prosper and support the job creation agenda of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu-led administration.

Thank you.

Chief John Okiyi Kalu
Honorable Commissioner For Information
17/12/18

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Breaking: Court Of Appeal Confirms Disqualification Of Rivers APC

The Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division on Wednesday confirmed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State will not field any candidates during the 2019 General elections when it dismissed the appeal filed by the factional Rivers State APC Governorship Candidate, Mr Tonye Cole.

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Breaking: Another Minister Resigns From Buhari's Government

Jibrin who has been appointed as the new Emir of Nasarawa State attended a valedictory session at the Federal Executive Council, FEC, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

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Tension In South East As Police Arrests IPOB, Jewish Members

Palpable tension is building up in the south east as the Abia State Police command has arrested 51 suspected members of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, who held procession on some streets of Umuahia.

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ASUU, FG Meeting Ends In Deadlock

Another meeting between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) ended on Monday night without an immediate resolution of the dispute.

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday denied a report which indicated that he had dropped his support for the Peoples Democratic Party ’s presidential candidate , Atiku Abubakar .

He faulted the report which also stated that he had no preferred presidential candidate . Obasanjo said only a fool would sit on the fence .

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Former Speaker House of Reps Dumps APC for PDP

A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’abba, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Mr Na’abba, from Kano State, was speaker between 1999 and 2003.

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Governorship ambition of Uche Nwosu, the son-in-law to Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, has again hit the wall

Nwosu defected to AA after he failed to secure governorship ticket of APC

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Apart from the Speaker , the former APC lawmakers who joined AA are Ikechukwu Amuka , Authur Egwim, Uju Onwudiwe , Uche Ejiogu , Ngozi Obiefule , Lugard Osuji, Lloyd Chukwuemeka and Victor Onyewuchi


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The desire of the former Chief of Staff to the Imo State governor, Chief Uche Nwosu to run the governorship race in 2019 using any of the parties has ran into troubled waters with the ticket owner of the Action Alliance rushing to court to seek redress.

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The Coalition of United Political parties(CUPP), the umbrella body of over 45 major opposition parties , few hours after a closed door deliberation at Yaradua Centre Abuja, announced former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of PDP as the consensus candidate of the Opposition.

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THREE days of communal clashes among four communities in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State have claimed many lives following attacks and counter-attacks by youths in the warring communities.

Vanguard gathered that the conflict started between the communities of Abanwan and Orugbam on Sunday

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Breaking: Catholic Church Disowns Fr. Ejike Mbaka

The Catholic Church has distanced itself from the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry , Enugu, Rev. Fr . Ejike Mbaka , over his perceived politically charged statements

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The crisis rocking the Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) deepens as the State Publicity Secretary, Mr. Jones Onwuasoanya resigns.

Onwuasoanya, who described APC as a cult and not a political party, accused the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, of destroying the party, stressing that the “Chairman left no one in doubt that he was not, from the onset, prepared for the task of serving the interest of members of the Party

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THE crisis rocking the Abia State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has deepened and taken an expanded dimension with a chieftain and the factional governorship candidate of the party in the State, High Chief Ikechi Emenike slamming a N1 billion defamation suit against the factional chairman of the party, Hon. Donatus Nwankpa for allegedly slandering him.

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Horrific Story: How We killed A Female 300L Student for Ritual

We took her to a bush where we first plucked out one of her eyes while she was still alive. She was even crying and begging us to forgive her and let her go, but we plucked the other eye, removed her breast and heart before she died".


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An Abuja High Court has granted all the reliefs sought by the legal team of the APC Abia State led by High Chief Ikechi Emenike and reaffirmed the order of the Abia High Court that only the Emmanuel Ndukwe led exco is the authentic, ordering INEC to accept only the candidates list as submitted by Dr Emmanuel Ndukwe's exco.


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There seems to be no end to the woes Imo State pensioners are currently facing at the moment as torture and severe punishment in the name of verification which is in its second month now, has become their lot.

As part of the guidelines for retirees to receive their pensions, the Imo State government commenced another round of verification exercise via data capturing

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DEBT CATEGORY

1. Budget Support Facility = N15,169,000,000.00
2. Bailout Funds = N12,601,854,171.08
3. Restructured Commercial Bank Loans = N4,428,096,782,46
4. Excess Crude Account = N8,720,030,857.51
5. Commercial Bank Loan = N8,828,099,126.50
6...
7...

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Breaking: KWARA Governor Ahmed Withdraw From PDP Senate Race

Kwara State Governor, Governor Ahmed Has withdrawn from the People's Democratic Party Senate Race
Governor Ahmed ceded the Ticket to Senator Rufai.

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Former Chief of Staff and son-in-law to Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, Chief Uche Nwosu has emerged the governorship flagbearer of the Democratic People's Party (DPP), Vanguard Newspaper can authoritatively reports.

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The candidate of the People's Democratic party in the forthcoming Federal House of Representatives Election for Bende Constituency, Chief Chima Anyaso on Monday made a triumphant entry into his constituency to kick start the 2018 Federal House of Representatives Campaign.

CHIMA entered Umuahia accompanied by mammoth crowd of supporters cheering and singing.

The youthful Chima won the PDP Primary ticket defeating an incumbent legislator to emerge the party flag bearer.

En-route Bende from the Sam Mbakwe Airport Owerri, Chima made a brief stop at the People's Democratic Party's secretariat in Umuahia to thank the Party leadership for the neutral role it played during the primary election which ensured his emergence after a successful, free, fair and Credible exercise.

Chima also assured the party of their victory during the polls. According to Chima: "My People are solidly Behind me, we will win without question. We will emerge victorious."

Reacting, the Chairman of the party, thanked Chima for identifying with the party and promised to work with him to ensure the party wins the election.

Also at the home of the Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Chief Charles Ogbonna the House of Reps aspirant thanked Chief Ogbonna, whom he described as having played a pivotal role in the success of his emergence as the Party's Candidate.

Reacting, Chief Ogbonna appreciated the PDP candidate for the courtesy call adding that it is time for the Youths to lead. He said: "At age 65, I can't contest for Election again when we have Bright young men who would do well and serve the People well. Chima is a Man for the future. With him, the Future is bright not only for Bende, but for our State".

Chief Anyaso who was also received at Bende Local Government Headquarters by the Chairman, Gabriel Elendu and other PDP leaders of the Local Government assured them of his resolve to ensure the party records all round victory in 2019.

According to Anyaso: "We have everything right and we are hopeful Bende People are solidly Behind us and would vote for us. I want to also use this opportunity to call on our people to be watchful, During the Election, when they vote, they should guide and protect their ballots".

Reacting, the Chairman, Mr. Gabriel Elendu said they are campaigning for the entire Bende Constituency, as well as campaigning for the good and betterment of the People of Bende and the state in general.

Dr. Anyaso used the occasion of the visit to the various leaders to thank Governor Okezie Ikpeazu who he described as a performing Governor while also urging the people of Abia to reelect him to finish the good work he started in the state.


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33 of them in All were Arrested and Paraded including:

i. UCHE AMOS, 65Yrs, from Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State

ii. ELIAZER EMMANUEL, 24Yrs, from Umunneochi LGA, Abia State

iii. ELIAZER CHIMA, 23Yrs, from Umunneochi LGA, Abia State

iv. ABUCHI OBETA, 19Yrs, from Nnewi South LGA, Anambra State

v. SOMTOCHUKWU OKAFOR, 17Yrs, from Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State

vi. AGBOMA JUDE, 35Yrs, from Nsukka, Enugu State
vii. EZEZONA ODUAGU

viii. KELECHI EZE, 20Yrs, from Nnewi North LGA, Anambra State

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