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The All Progressives Congress, APC on Monday released a song title "Atiku is a thief".

PoliticsNGR gathered that the song which makes a mockery of the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar was released via the Social media account of the party's United Kingdom Chapter.

See the Video/Song HERE

https://politicsngr.com/just-apc-releases-song-titled-atiku-thief-listen/

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PoliticsNGR has just gathered that another senator, Sani Mustapha Mohammed, representing Niger south, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Mohammed resigned in Protest and is said to be very unhappy and angry with the decision of the ruling party to drop his name from the list of candidates for the 2019 general election.

This development is coming a few days after Kaduna central senator, Shehu Sani, also resigned from the party in protest.

https://politicsngr.com/breaking-another-senator-resigns-apc/

PoliticsNGR has reliably gathered that a Fracas has broken out at the Edo state house of assembly after the impeachment of Deputy Speaker, Victor Edoror.

Gunmen invaded the Edo State House of Assembly after it became clear that there were moves to also impeach the Speaker of the House, Hon Kabiru Adjoto.

A heavy fight erupted at the Edo State House of Assembly after the gunmen suspected to be political loyal thugs invaded the Assembly complex, chasing away some lawmakers, and shooting sporadically in the air.

As at the time of filing this report, three persons have been injured in the brawl, and two lawmakers of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), M. D. Igbas and Hon Iluobe were seen running for their lives with their security personnel.

Meanwhile, Edoro has replaced with former speaker, Justine Okonoboh, before moves to impeach the Speaker were initiated.

https://politicsngr.com/breaking-heavy-shooting-edo-state-house-assembly-3-injured-photos/

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Information reaching the PoliticsNGR newsdesk on Monday afternoon reveals that the deputy speaker of the Edo state House of Assembly, Victor Edoror has been impeached.

Justin Okonoboh has been named as the new deputy speaker. More details shortly....

https://politicsngr.com/breaking-edo-deputy-speaker-impeached/

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Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has launched a fresh offensive against President Muhammadu Buhari describing him as 'Incompetent'.

Melaye took to Twitter on Monday to attack the President and the APC. He wrote;

"APC's sycophantic minions are congenitally pollyannaish.

It is the reason why they'd want a second term for an incompetent man who destroyed a thriving economy that was handed over to him.  Buhari has shown, in words and deeds, that he is unfit to govern."

https://politicsngr.com/buhari-incompetent-man-destroyed-economy-dino-melaye/

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has filed 11 charges against the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose.
PoliticsNGR has gathered that the governor will be arraigned before a Lagos state high court on Monday. The offenses border on illegal cash gotten to fund his 2014 gubernatorial campaign and benefitting from the proceeds of Money laundering

Below is the full list of Charges;

THE FULL LIST

COUNT 1

That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE and MR. ABIODUN AGBELE (now facing another charge) on or about 17th June, 2014 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, took possession of the sum of N1,219,000, 000.00 (One Billion, Two Hundred and Nineteen Million Naira) to fund your 2014 gubernatorial campaign in Ekiti State, which sum you reasonably ought to have known formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of trust/stealing and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) and (4) of the same Act.

COUNT 2

That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE on or about 17th June, 2014 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, without going through the financial institution received cash payment in the sum of $5,000,000 (Five Million Dollars) from SENATOR MUSILIU OBANIKORO, the then Minister of State for Defence, which sum exceeded the amount authorised by law and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Sections 1 and 16 (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 16 (2) (b) of the same Act.

COUNT 3

That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE on or about 7th April, 2015 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did retain in your fixed deposit account No: 9013074033 with Zenith Bank Plc, the sum of N300,000,000.00 (Three Hundred Million Naira) which sum you reasonably ought to have known formed part of proceeds of an unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of trust/stealing and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.

COUNT 4

That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE and SPOTLESS LIMITED between 17th June, 2014 and 4th August, 2014 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, took control of an aggregate sum of N317, 000, 000.00 (Three Hundred and Seventeen Million Naira) by depositing same into the Zenith Bank Plc’s Account No: 1010170969 belonging to SPOTLESS INVESTMENT LIMITED, a company controlled by you and members of your family and which sum you reasonably ought to have known formed part of proceeds of an unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of trust/stealing and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.

COUNT 5

That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE between 26th June, 2014 and 27th August, 2014 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, took control of an aggregate sum of N305,760,000.00 (Three Hundred and Five Million, Seven Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira) in your Zenith Bank Account No: 1003126654 which sum you reasonably ought to have known formed part of proceeds of an unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of trust/stealing and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.

COUNT 6

That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE between 18th June, 2014 and 23rd June, 2014 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did procure DE-PRIVATEER LIMITED and one ABIODUN AGBELE to retain in their Account No: 1013835889 domiciled with Zenith Bank Plc, Apapa branch, Lagos, an aggregate sum of N719,490,000.00 (Seven Hundred and Nineteen Million, Four Hundred and Ninety Thousand Naira) on your behalf, which sum formed parts of proceed of an unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of trust/stealing and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18 (c) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.

COUNT 7

That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE and SPOTLESS LIMITED on or about 4th August, 2014, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did use the sum of N270, 000, 000.00 (Two Hundred and Seventy Million Naira) to acquire a property at Plot 1504, Yedsema Street, Maitama, Abuja from one RABI KUNDILI, which sum you reasonably ought to have known formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of trust/stealing and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.

COUNT 8

That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE between 12th November, 2014 and 20th August, 2015, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did use an aggregate sum of N1,151,711,573 (One Billion, One Hundred and Fifty One Million, Seven Hundred and Eleven Thousand, Five hundred and Seventy Three Naira) to acquire chalets 3 and 4, 6 and 9 of the property situate at Plot 100 Tiamiyu Savage Street, Victoria Island, Lagos in the name of JJ TECHNICAL SERVICE, which sum you reasonably ought to have known formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of trust/stealing and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.

COUNT 9

That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE between 23rd April, 2015 and 30th April, 2015 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did use an aggregate sum of N200,000,000.00 (Two Hundred Million Naira) to acquire a property known as No. 44, Osun Crescent, Maitama, Abuja in the name of MOJI OLADEJI (your elder sister), which sum you reasonably ought to have known formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of trust/stealing and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.

COUNT 10

That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE between 23rd April, 2015 and 30th April, 2015 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did use an aggregate sum of N270,000,000.00 (Two Hundred and Seventy Million Naira) to acquire a property known as Plot 1504 Yedseram Street, Maitama, Abuja in the name of SPOTLESS INVESTMENT LIMITED, which sum you reasonably ought to have known formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of trust/stealing and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.

COUNT 11

That you MR. AYODELE FAYOSE on or about 30th January, 2015 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did procure STILL EARTH LIMITED to retain in its account with First City Monument Bank (FCMB), the sum of N132,500,000.00 (One Hundred and Thirty Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira) for your benefit, which sum formed part of the proceeds of your unlawful activity, to wit: gratification which you received from SAMCHASE NIGERIA LIMITED and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18 (c) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.

https://politicsngr.com/breaking-efcc-files-11-charges-fayose-full-list/

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Senator Dino Melaye has taken to Twitter to react to the news of Senator Shehu Sani's defection from the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Melaye thanked God for not letting him become 'Suya' in the hands of the ruling party. He wrote;

"Sen Shehu Sani has just dumped D APC. People who did not like you in the morning & afternoon but claim to like you at night, I beg borrow urself some brain.

Baba God I thank you say I no become suya in the hands of cash & carry party. (APC) Aboki accept my condolence.. oh my home."

PoliticsNGR earlier reported that Senator Sani dumped the APC over disagreements arising from the party's senatorial primaries in Kaduna state.

https://politicsngr.com/breaking-dino-melaye-mocks-shehu-sani-leaving-apc/

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Senator Magnus Ngei Abe has finally parted lips on his rumored defection from the APC to the PDP. Abe has denied the report.

The senator representing Rivers East in the Senate, in a text message to newsmen, wrote;

“How can I leave my father’s house and deny my inheritance? We built the house with our tears, our sweat, and our blood.”

“No stranger can chase me out of my home. Desperation leads to fake news. Ignore them and focus on the God of justice,” he said.

https://politicsngr.com/magnus-abe-speaks-dumping-apc-pdp/

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Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani Kayode has stated that the leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu will work with him to vote out President Buhari in 2019, PoliticsNGR has gathered.

FFK, took to Twitter on Saturday to reveal that he had a telephone conversation with Kanu earlier today adding that the pro-secession leader agreed to work with him to make sure President Muhammadu Buhari is removed as President in 2019.

He tweeted;

"I just received a call from my brother Nnamdi Kanu.

I am delighted that he is alive and well. I commend his strength and courage even as I marvel at the loyalty, resilience, and commitment of his lawyer Ifeanyi Ejiofor and IPOB.

We have agreed to work together to VOTE Buhari out."

https://politicsngr.com/nnamdi-kanu-will-buhari-2019-fani-kayode-opens/

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Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, has resigned his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

PoliticsNGR learned that the lawmaker took the decision following the controversies which trailed the party’s primaries for the 2019 elections.

https://politicsngr.com/breaking-senator-shehu-sani-dumps-apc/

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Students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology(LAUTECH) got more than they bargained for after staging a protest against the school's authorities for hiking fees.

Soldiers, on Wednesday, chased the protesting students who had blocked major roads and shut down the Institution's main Campus in Ogbomoso and Medical School in Osogbo.

Trouble started on Monday after the institution sent a mail to all students announcing that indigenes are now to pay N200,000 while non-indigenes are to pay N250,000 for the new session which will commence on October 29.

The new fees are against the initial N63,500 for indigenes and N72,500 for non-indigenes who are returning students.

This didn't go down well with the students who wasted no time in mobilizing a massive protest which has now been dispersed by fierce looking soldiers.

Watch the Video HERE

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Nigeria's Foreign Exchange reserves have dropped by $2.15 billion in the last 30 days, PoliticsNGR has gathered.

This development occurred due to CBN's defense of the Naira. Since the United States Federal Reserves raised interest rates on September 26, 2018, the Nigerian reserves have dropped by $1,541,891,539, as investors continue voting their monies out of the Nigerian economy.

The reserves moved from $44,458,822,331 on September 26, 2018 to $42,916,930,792 as at October 16, 2018.

In a statement issued by the American central bank in September, the Fed decided to lift the benchmark overnight lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point to a range of two percent to 2.25 percent.

Explaining the effects of this on the Nigerian economy and reserves, Isaac Okorafor, spokesperson of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said the fall in reserves is due to a hike in interest rates by US Federal Reserve and the CBN’s interventions in the forex market.

He explained that investors who had left the world’s biggest economy for emerging markets like Nigeria, Brazil, China, due to low-interest rates are returning to the US, following the increase in rates.

“You can see that the reversal of capital flows which is eating most economies and bringing about depreciation in their currency,” Okorafor had said.

As at Tuesday, October 16, Nigeria’s foreign reserves stood at $42,916,930,792.

https://politicsngr.com/breaking-nigerias-foreign-reserves-decline-2-15-billion-30-days/

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Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has said that the Inspector General of Police, Idris Kpotum can be jailed for refusing to release the International Passport of Senator Dino Melaye.

Ekweremadu, in a recent interview with Oak TV, said that the IG risks jail if he fails to obey a court order for the release of the Senator's passport.

PoliticsNGR earlier reported that Dino Melaye appealed to Senators to come to his aid over the seizure of his passport.

Watch how Ekweremadu said It HERE

https://politicsngr.com/ig-police-can-jailed-seizing-dino-melayes-passport-ekweremadu/

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A PDP Gubernatorial Aspirant in Benue state, Paul Orhii is battling for his life in an undisclosed hospital after being poisoned a day to the party's primaries.

Orhii has also been facing criticisms for selling all his billboards to an APC leader in the state, Barnabas Germade. Defending the action, Orhii said he had no intentions of spiting or attacking the party or anyone but had to make the move in order to raise money to pay his hospital bills.

PoliticsNGR has been furnished with his full statement. Read Below;

Since the issue of the sale of my billboards to Chief Senator Gemade has generated so much unnecessary political heat, especially for those who might have paid for the billboards and for those who are so concerned about my political future, I feel that I should state my own side just for the records.

I met His Excellency Dr Gabriel Suswam for the first time in 2006 when he visited me in Houston to consult on his Governorship project. I was then working with Professor Hagher and I frankly told him so. But then I so much liked him as a person and because we enjoyed each other's company, and still do, we became very close friends and that friendship extended to our families. Therefore when he won the Gubernatorial Primaries in 2006 it was easy for me to agree to work for his election. I mobilized myself from Houston, arrived Benue, borrowed a very old car from a family friend and started following him around for the campaigns. Sometimes the car would stop on the way and I would fix it and meet them later. Luckily he won that election in 2007 and became the Governor. I went back to Houston. However luckily for me some circumstances played out and a friend from Houston, Dr Kase Lukman Lawal, an oil magnet introduced me to President Yar-Adua. With the help of this my very good friend, my Late Uncle His Lordship Justice Katsina-Alu, my Brother Chief Kaase Aondoakaa, SAN, who was then the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and of course with the full approval of my friend, H.E. Dr Gabriel Suswam President Yar Adua later appointed me the DG NAFDAC. Naturally when I moved back to Nigeria my friendship with Gov. Suswam became even stronger and the two of us became more inseparable. When the time for his re-election came in 2011 I massively contributed, financially, morally, etc to enable him win that very tight race. I again massively supported him in 2015 for his Senate bid. Unfortunately we could not win. But we have remained the best of friends. It goes without saying that if I supported my friend Suswam in 2007 to win governorship, then supported him again in 2011 to win re-election and again supported his Senatorial bid in 2015, it was not totally unreasonable for me to expect him to support me in the only election that I had decided to run. Unfortunately due to circumstances that I came to understand were clearly beyond his control he could not support me in my gubernatorial bid, which I fully understand.

Therefore I did not sell my billboards to Chief Senator Gemade as my show of support against Suswam as is being speculated. Or to spite H.E. Suswam. The truth of the matter is that I arrived Makurdi two days before the Gubernatorial Primaries. The very next day, which was the eve of the primaries I was poisoned. That is why I was not even able to go out and greet the delegates when they arrived Makurdi, even though I had paid money for their transportation, booked and paid their accommodation for many of the delegations in Makurdi. I was actually on drips fighting for my life while my co-aspirants were going out there to meet and greet the delegates. I managed to go to the field the next morning but had to rush back to bed after the event. Everybody moved on as there were other primaries scheduled in other towns across the state and I was left there with no money and just a few friends and family members to fend for myself.

It was at this point that Mr Tyover Atetan, an aide to Chief Gemade reached me that Chief Gemade was offering to buy my billboards. At this point it was a matter of life and death as I badly needed money for my treatment and survival and was so glad to take the offer because I could never even have imagined that someone would offer me money for the billboards. So we made a deal and Chief Gemade promptly transferred the money to my account which enabled me to go to Lagos for treatment. It is quite unfortunate that people who would have loved to see me die from the poison are so peeved that I managed to sell my billboards to enable me afford treatment when they thought I had been abandoned to die from poisoning. But thank God I survived. I will be leaving for the USA next week for more detailed medical checks to make sure that no residue of the poison is still in my system. I still need more money and would appreciate any assistance.

Unknown to these people I am still very good friends with Suswam. He explained to me and I fully understand why he could not be there for me when I needed his political backing. Despite our tight schedules we still communicate almost on a daily basis. He knows that I still support his Senatorial ambition 100%.

In any case most of these people criticizing my decision should understand that as a full grown adult I have the right to chose friends, chose which politicians to support and even to chose political parties, and we have 91 of them. It is out of my personal choice that I have chosen to support Suswam or even to continue to stay in the PDP despite all the injustice that was done to me. I contributed massively to building the PDP and have financially supported many of its candidates since 2007, only to almost get killed just for coming out to offer myself for service to the state.

I hope this my side of the story should put all these stories to rest, at least in the minds of reasonable fair-minded persons. Those who know me know that I do not go two ways. My yes is yes. My no is no. If I am with you I am with you. I don't know how to support one person or one party in the day time and another person and another party at night.

https://politicsngr.com/pdp-guber-aspirant-poisoned-sells-billboards-apc-leader-pay-bills-photo/

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The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has clarified that he never at any time claimed that he had no house in London.

His Special adviser, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, made the clarification yesterday while reacting to what he described as false stories being spread online by Obi’s detractors that he lied about owning houses in London.

Obienyem said: “During several media programmes, Mr. Peter Obi said Onitsha was the only place he owned a personal house in Nigeria.

“In an attempt to discredit him, some people are posting his London houses as the much-awaited evidence that he lied.

“First, let it be noted that the issue of having a personal house only in Onitsha is a matter of choice. If his lifestyle supports love for houses, Obi can afford to have houses in the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

“As for his London houses, it might interest the public to note that he bought his first house in London in 1987. All the houses he owned in London were purchased before he became governor of Anambra State and were all duly declared.”

Obienyem advised Nigerians and the international community “to disregard false stories being fabricated by Obi’s detractors who are clutching at straws in their vain bid to demonize Obi, whom he described as a proven performer and lover of the masses who is well known for his forthrightness and integrity.

https://politicsngr.com/just-peter-obi-finally-opens-owning-houses-london/

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Senator Dino Melaye has reportedly been kidnapped by unknown gunmen on his way to Kogi from Abuja.

According to fellow senator, Ben Murray Bruce, Melaye was abducted after unknown gunmen in a Sienna vehicle blocked his car.

https://politicsngr.com/breaking-senator-dino-melaye-kidnapped-unknown-gunmenphoto/

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Minister for Transport and leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi has revealed what he plans to do to Senator Magnus Abe.

Abe and Amaechi have been at loggerheads over Abe's ambition to become governor of Rivers state and the violence that rocked the APC ward congress in the state a few weeks ago.

PoliticsNGR learned that while speaking to stakeholders in a meeting at Ikwerre, Amaechi said that the main cause of the problem between him and Abe was that he(Amaechi) refused to back his governorship ambition. He revealed that he will use Ikwerre 'Votes' against Abe. Watch the video below;

Watch the Video HERE

https://politicsngr.com/apc-congress-will-use-magnus-abe-amaechi-explodes-video/

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APC chieftain, Magnus Abe has gained an upper hand in his rift with the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi as the ruling All Progressives Congress has cancelled the all Ward Congresses in Rivers state.

PoliticsNGR gathered that the party in a statement signed by its National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said it cancelled the congresses following complaints from some leaders of the party in the state.

The APC rescheduled the Ward Congress to hold tomorrow, Saturday, May 19, while the Local government congress will hold this Sunday, with the State Congress now set to hold on Monday.

https://politicsngr.com/abe-gain-upper-hand-amaechi-apc-cancels-ward-congress-rivers/

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A man identified simply as 'Lord Sky' has created a viral music tune from the Ig of Police, Idris Kpotum's speech blunder video.

The IG has been in the news in recent times over a video showing his struggle to read a speech in Kano, repeating the word 'Transmission' severally.

Lord Sky's viral music video has been obtained by PoliticsNGR. Watch it below;

Watch the Video HERE

https://politicsngr.com/man-creates-viral-song-ig-police-transmission-video-watch/

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PoliticsNGR has gathered that 7 presidential aspirants are keen on clinching the presidential ticket of the Social Democratic Party, SDP.

Speaking to journalists in Awka, the acting chairman of the SDP in Anambra state, Chief Vincent Obi said;

"Information reaching us says that about seven presidential aspirants have indicated interest to run for the presidential election under the platform of SDP but as it is now nobody has been anointed by the party or earmarked for the post of number one citizen position under the party," Obi said.

Obi revealed that about 60 senators have also indicated interest to run on the party's platform. He mentioned some of them, they include; Senate President Bukola Saraki, former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Speaker of the House of Representative and Sokoto state Governor, Barrister Aminu Tambuwal, former Senate President David Mark, the Governor of Gombe state, Dr. Ibrahim Dankwambo.

https://politicsngr.com/atiku-dankwambo-four-others-eye-sdp-presidential-ticket-details/

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Some leaders and chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Imo state have revealed that the state governor, Rochas Okorocha has been 'caged' to prevent the party from imminent collapse in the state.

Theo Ekechi, who spoke to journalists after a close-door meeting with the APC national leadership on Thursday in Abuja, said the stakeholders had overwhelming evidence against Okorocha.

This, he said, had made it impossible for the governor to get attention from any quarter in the state and in the South-east region.

“There have been wide jubilation in Imo because we have rescued the party from Governor Okorocha, we have made it impossible for him to get help from anywhere.

“He cannot run to any political figure in the state because none is with him, he cannot approach any clergyman in the state.

“In his desperation, he ran to Sokoto, Daura and even to the Vice President, but help has refused to come,” he said.

Mr Ekechi said Mr Okorocha’s inaction was responsible for the problems facing the party in the state and the South-east generally.

In a petition submitted to the party’s national leadership, the stakeholders chronicled what they described as the governor’s sins and appealed for state of emergency in the state.

He called on the party’s national chairman to bring to the notice of President Muhammadu Buhari the crisis in Imo before it completely gets out of hand.

Mr Ekechi alleged that the state was being mismanaged under Mr Okorocha, adding that the governor was running the state like a personal estate.

He also alleged that the governor was harassing and intimidating perceived opponents in the state.

While Mr Ekechi and others say the ward congress in the state was held with Mr Okorocha and his supporters losing out, the governor has said it was not held and alleged manipulation.

The APC local government congress, held in most parts of the country last Saturday was postponed in Imo due to the crisis.

https://politicsngr.com/caged-okorocha-imo-apc-leaders-full-story/
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday surprised attendees at the commissioning of a new EFCC building today in Abuja when he picked a wad of dollar notes and started counting them.

After inaugurating the building said to be worth N25 billion, President Muhammadu Buhari went on inspection. When he got to the exhibition stand, he was shown some recovered loot and the president held a wad of dollars to the amazement of many, including Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the commission.

PoliticsNGR has been furnished with a transcript of his speech at the event, read it below;

This is another milestone in our determined and collective fight against corruption.

2. Throughout my journey in national service and since 2015, I have made a very conscious decision to pursue a vigorous fight against corruption in public life.

3. Since 2015, we have made significant progress in the fight against corruption. Everyone now knows that corrupt officials will be held to account, no matter how long it takes.

4. We have recovered and are still recovering trillions of naira that were stolen in the past few years by people without conscience.

5. We are pursuing recoveries everywhere and are making sure that anyone who has been found culpable is made to answer for his or her crime under the law.

6. It is my hope and expectation that the judiciary, which is a critical stakeholder and partner in the war against corruption, would continue to collaborate with the Executive to bring corrupt people to book.

7. Permit me to also seize this opportunity to call on the Legislature which provides the legal framework for the anti-corruption war to add more verve to the determination of government to rid our nation of the brazen corruption witnessed in recent years, through reviewing archaic provisions in our laws and proactive passage of new legislation.

8. Ladies and gentlemen, an American author and philanthropist, Anthony Robbins once said: “The only impossible journey is the one you never begin." He was saying, in other words, that if you are determined, no obstacle will be big enough to stand in your way.

9. What I see here is not only a structure of concrete and metal, I see in this edifice, the resolve of Nigerians to fight corruption. But structures are not the whole story. We must CHANGE our ways of handling public trust. Corruption not only kills governments but destroys societies. It is the major reason why we are struggling with basic developmental issues that other comparable nations have long overcome.

10. War of corruption is not an easy one to fight, because it affects so many different branches of our lives, so much that some people do not even consider breaking trust is anymore a crime. It has become the norm. That is why we must fight this attitude and encourage Nigerians to CHANGE their attitudes and perspectives.

11. The goal of this Administration is to ensure the protection of public trust, and the anti-corruption war is at its centre. We never intended, and we are not engaged in witch-hunts, but we are determined within the laws to call people to account.

12. It is for this reason that we appeal to Nigerians to support regulatory agencies like Economic and Financial Crimes Commission because fighting corruption is everyone’s concern. I call on the Judiciary and the National Assembly to join hands in this national effort.

13. I am glad to note that quite a number of nations are signifying interest to help us tighten their laws and enter into agreements with Nigeria to repatriate not only stolen funds but to make the culprits face due process of law.

14. We are committed to working with our foreign friends to stop the inflow of stolen funds from Nigeria into their countries and recovering what is there already. These assets, when repatriated will be put to building our infrastructure.

15. It is my pleasure to perform the opening ceremony of the ‘’Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s Headquarters’’.

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Emmanuel Kanu, the younger brother of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu was reportedly arrested today by police officers. This development is coming shortly after some Jewish members of the proscribed group held protests demanding the release of IPOB members still in detention.

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A former governor of Kano state, Ibrahim Shekarau has formally declared his intention to contest for the 2019 presidential elections.

Shekarau seeks to contest under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The former education minister pointed out that his decision was spurred by numerous clarion calls. He said;

"As you may be aware, for quite some time now, since, after the 2015 general elections, there have been various calls made by individuals and groups from many quarters, nationwide, urging my humble candidature for the contest of the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the next general elections, due in 2019.

I strongly believe that the people are doing so out of their conviction of contentment and satisfaction based upon the modest successes recorded while I served as the Governor of Kano State (2003 to 2011), and also as a Minister of Education (July 2014 - May 2015).

In response to these calls, and in view of the seeming intricacies and the boundless complexities involved in such a national assignment, I have consulted across the geopolitical zones and different interest groups, who examined and appraised the issue and advised me accordingly.

I am pleased to say, based on these wide consultations, that I am better informed and convinced that participating in the democratic process of serving humanity goes beyond party affiliations/boundaries, and also beyond just winning an election.

I have therefore decided to accept the clarion calls, and will in due course and in accordance with the guidelines of my party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), offer my humble self for the contest of the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria during the forthcoming 2019 general elections,"  he said.

https://politicsngr.com/breaking-former-kano-governor-shekarau-declares-2019-presidential-ambition/

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PoliticsNGR has gotten photographs of Ohanaeze leader, Nnia Nwodo's house after an IED explosive was thrown into his compound by unknown persons earlier today.

Photos below;
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Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello has parted lips on the recent arrest of Senator Dino Melaye, Bello and Melaye have been at loggerheads for several months now with rumours that he has a hand in Melaye's current ordeal with the Police.

In the video monitored by PoliticsNGR, the Governor told newsmen that he read about Melaye's ordeal in the newspapers adding that "let the law enforcement officials do their job".

Watch the video Below;
https://politicsngr.com/breaking-kogi-governor-yahaya-bello-speaks-dino-melayes-arrest-video/


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Co-founder of Oil firm, Sahara Energy, Tope Shonubi was pictured in Sunday kneeling to greet President Muhammadu Buhari at Blair House in the US.

Shonubi is one of Nigeria's finest business minds and entrepreneurs.
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The Lagos State Police Command is investigating a case of child abuse reported by Chosen Child Orphanage Home, located at Gastya Estate, Ijora-Badia on behalf of Aishat Sheriff, a 16-year-old girl child whose upper and lower right limbs were allegedly burnt by her biological mother, one Ayo Sheriff, 30 years old, by means of electric pressing iron over minor misunderstanding.

What led to the abuse was that the victim, who is a student of a secondary school and also a part time student nurse in auxiliary capacity, was given the sum of five hundred Naira by her boss with an instruction to hand two hundred Naira to someone on her way home, use fifty Naira as transport fare and return the balance of two hundred and fifty to her boss the next day.

However, on the day she was supposed to return the balance of the money to her boss, the victim defaulted. She told her boss that the money was with her mother. The boss called her mother on the phone and she denied knowledge of the money.

When the victim returned home from work, her mother who was already waiting for her, plugged an electric iron and waited until it was red hot. At this stage, she used the red hot iron to welcome her daughter home, accusing her of being a disgrace to the family.

PoliticsNGR learnt that The CP Lagos was miffed at the sight of of the horrible wounds inflicted on a child by her mother. He therefore called on parents to correct their children in love. He said the rate at which cases of domestic violence is increasing is now a source of concern to the Command.

The Gender Section of the Command, headed by SP(Mrs) Adejoke Cole, had concluded investigation into the case and would charge the suspect to Ikeja Magistrate Court tomorrow 30th April, 2018.

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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the remand of Senator Peter Nwaoboshi of Delta state to Ikoyi Prison.

This development follows the arraignment of the senator by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of fraud.

Nwaoboshi who represents Delta North district at the National Assembly, was arraigned by the anti-graft agency on Wednesday on two counts of fraud.

PoliticsNGR learnt that the Presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Idris ordered that the lawmaker be remanded in prison till Friday when a ruling would be given on whether or not to admit him to bail.

Counsel to Senator Nwaboshi had asked the court to grant his client bail on self-recognisance, but the EFCC opposed the bail application; informing the court that there were still pending charges against the lawmaker.

https://politicsngr.com/breaking-court-sends-serving-pdp-senator-prison-full-story/

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Still, on his hospital bed, Senator Dino Melaye has been placed in Handcuffs by officers of the Nigerian police force. It will be recalled that Melaye was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly smuggling guns and conspiring with criminals.

Melaye escaped from police custody by jumping out of a moving vehicle from where he was picked by thugs loyal to him in two Hilux trucks and then transported to a Zankli hospital in Abuja.

Police officers stormed the hospital complex and re-arrested the senator. PoliticsNGR obtained the photo above from the scene.

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed door with governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressive Congress(APC) at the Presidential villa, Abuja.

PoliticsNGR reliably gathered that the meeting would discuss national issues including the forthcoming APC’s national convention slated for May 14 in Abuja.

Already the leadership of the party has written the Independent National Electoral Commission to intimate it of plans to hold congresses and convention across the country.

President Buhari had at the last National Executive Council(NEC) meeting of the party declared his intentions to seek re-election in 2019.



Those attending the meeting included Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha as well as the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari.

APC state governors in attendance were; Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state, Yahaya Bello of Kogi, Simon Lalung of Plateau, Jubrila Bindow of Adamawa and Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara.

Others were Rochas Okorocha of Imo, Abdulahi Ganduje of Kano, Kashim Shettima of Borno, Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger, Tanko Almakura of Nassarawa, Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo, Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun, Godwin Obaseki of Edo and Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa.

https://politicsngr.com/2019-build-buhari-closed-door-meeting-apc-governors/