Fulani Herdsmen Kill 2 In Another Benue Attack
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Yesterday afternoon saw grief and tears in the community of Udei in Guma Local Government Area [LGA] of Benue State. This is as information available to 247ureports.com indicates another Fulani Herdsmen attack has occurred in the rural communities of Benue State.

Why Enugu PDP’s Lead Counsel, Anthony Ani, May Not Appear For Peter Mbah At The Tribunal
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As the people of Enugu State, and indeed Nigerians and the entire civilized world get ready for the fireworks and legal spectacle at the Enugu State Elections Petitions Tribunal, information filtering from both camps suggests that the lead counsel to the Peoples Democratic Party in Enugu, Anthony Ani, SAN, may not be appearing in person to defend the party’s candidate, Peter Ndubuisi Mbah.

PDP, our investigations reveal, has found it difficult to put together its response to the petition that Chijioke Edeoga and his party, the Labour Party filed at the tribunal, challenging the victory of Mbah at the March 18 polls as announced by INEC.

According to sources close to the PDP candidate, difficulties in finding crooked Nigerians that would be able to circumvent the herculean challenges posed by the allegation of forgery of the NYSC certificate was top of the list of reasons the filing was delayed till almost the very last second of the 21 days window allowed to submit a reply.

Crisis Hits APC As NWC Threatens To Expel National Vice Chairman For Dragging Adamu, Omisore To Court
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The National Working Committee NWC of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has threatened to expel one of its members and National Vice Chairman, Northwest, Salihu Moh. Lukman for dragging the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore to court over their failure to convene meetings of the relevant party organs as mandated by its Constitution.

This was contained in a “legal opinion” sighted newsmen which was dispatched to the duo of Adamu and Omisore as well as other NWC members by the National Legal Adviser, Ahmad Usman El- Marzuq Esq., and dated 28th April, 2023.

Lukman had given a seven-day ultimatum to Adamu to commence efforts to convene a meeting of the National Executive Committee NEC where he (Adamu) will give a financial account of the party.

Source Uncovers How Uzodinma Secretly Returned Multi-billion Royal Springs Properties Belonging To Okorocha Family
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A source have reveled how the Imo State Government allegedly in secret returned Royal Spring Apartments to Okorocha’s Family in exchange for their support for Imo guber elections in November.

The source further revealed that Okorocha son in-law, Uche Nwosu guber ambition has been put on hold, adding that Nwosu is expected to declare his full support for Uzodimma re-election in the coming weeks.

It could be recall that the ex- govenor and his family members have been in a political battle with the incumbent govenor, Hope Uzodinma who arrested once arrested the former in two years ago, while recovering the controversial multi billion naira royal springs properties which was said to belong to the wife of the former, Nkechi Okorocha.

Anambra Youngest Female Cow Dealer Graduates at 24
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It was a moment of joy and panegyrics as one of the youngest cow meat dealers in Anambra State, Miss Kosisochukwu Nwako celebrated her new status as a graduate.

Popularly known as Ogbuefi Kosisochukwu, the 24-year-old butcher, over the weekend, stormed the Orie Agbor Market in Nnewi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of the state to celebrate her graduation with her co-butchers, after having wrapped up her final examination.

It was gathered that the young butcher graduated from the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, where she studied.

Soludo’s Commissioners Decline to Pick Calls As Flood Shatters Newly-Built Drainage
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However, the State Commissioner for Works, Engr. Okoma, turned deaf ears to journalists, as he did not take his calls nor respond to the messages of enquiry sent to him for clarification and his reaction on the collapsed drainage.

Same was the case with the State Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu, and his Transport counterpart, Barr. Part Igwebuike, who both snubbed the journalist’s efforts to elicit their opinions and reactions on the matter as concerned stakeholders.

Tension In Imo As Unknown Gunmen Kill Five Policemen
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Eyewitness who spoke to our correspondent on the condition anonymity, disclosed that the unknown gunmen traced the police officers who were on patrol on Friday morning and killed them “including their Oga .”

In an amateur footage of the incident sighted by newsmen, the slained police officers were seen lifeless on the floor in the pool of blood.

Benue Community Scamper As Armed Herdsmen Graze Near IDP Camp
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Information coming out of Benue State indicates that the people of Nbawa community are soaked in fear of yet another attack by armed Fulani militia herdsmen who had attacked the community recently.

Specifically, the inhabitants of the IDP camp at Nbawa in Guma local government area [LGA] which number in excess of 2,000 persons find themselves scampering for safety in the early evening hours of Today [April 20, 2023] as a group of armed Fulani “herdsmen’ were sighted about half a kilo-meter away across from the railway tracks located behind the camp.

According to the eyewitness who briefed 247ureports.com, the herdsmen came with cows that numbered in the hundreds. “The cattle were grazing while the armed men were stationed behind. That is how they normally come. When anybody tries to chase the cow away, they will just appear with their automatic weapons“.

Binani opens up on N2b bribe to INEC Officials
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Aisha Dahiru who is also known as Binani has said she is a democrat and will never subvert a democratic process.

Recall that after a controversial declaration by Barrister Hudu Yunusa Ari, a Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the poll, a purported video of his surfaced online showing the INEC REC confessing to receiving a N2 billion bribe to announce Binani as the winner.

But reacting to the claim via a statement late on Tuesday, the female politician said she is not into do-or-die politics.

Adamawa Election: Owerri Residents Protest, Reject CP- Mohammed Barde Redeployment To Imo Police Command
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Barde, who was sent to Imo by October/November of 2022 have been accused by majority of Imo residents of many gross misconducts in Policing, undemocratic acts and irregularities mostly to satisfy the political selfish interest of the Govenor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma against the opposition and entire will of Imo citizens.

Residents in the media protest tagged Barde must not return to Imo, revealed that Imo commissioner of Police since his inception has assisted the APC to intimidate and suppress opposition parties in the state, including unlawful detention and harassments of innocent citizens by his men.

Like Adamawa State: How INEC Declared Imo Rerun Elections Amid Irregularities, Fraud
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Akarachi Amadi and Samuel Otuibe, both of APC, winners of Mbaitoli/Ikeduru federal constituency and Ahiazu-Mbaise state constituency supplementary election respectively.

Announcing the results at the Local Government Headquarters of Mbaitoli LGA on Sunday, 16th April, 2023, the Returning Officer, Prof. Boniface Chidi Okoro, said that Akarachi Amadi of the APC polled a total number of 21, 372 votes to beat his closest rival, Uche Ogbuagu of the Labour Party, who got 18, 296 votes.

At the Ahiazu-Mbaise state constituency rerun, the APC candidate, Samuel Otuibe was also announced winner. Otuibe is seeking for reelection as against the PDP candidate, Rex Okoro who came second.

Imo Boils As Unknown Gunmen Kill Nursing Mother- 8-month-old Baby, Others
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A nursing mother alongside her 8-month-old baby have been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen along Wetheral road Owerri, Imo state.

Also killed, was the mother to the nursing lady who had accompanied her to a hospital.

According to an eyewitness, the diseased were waiting for a cab at Fire Service along Wetheral road Owerri when the bandits shot them dead.

“This is the most surprising death I have ever witnessed. I was also waiting for a taxi with the nursing mother where I was admiring her baby.

Tinubu’s camp quiet as president-elect’s Guinean citizenship shows he lied under oath to INEC [Peoples Gazette]
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On Saturday night, minutes before midnight, independent journalist David Hundeyin uploaded images of a Guinean diplomatic passport bearing “Bola Ahmed Tinubu” on his Twitter account. The passport also carried Mr Tinubu’s image and said it was issued in October 2015, expiring five years later in October 2020.

The passport was apparently issued to Mr Tinubu while his ally Alpha Conde was Guinean president. Mr Tinubu had publicly claimed credit for helping Mr Conde secure reelection in October 2015. The Guinean leader was ousted in a military coup in 2021.

Mr Tinubu, whose whereabouts remained unclear since he secretly travelled to Europe around March 20, was nominated by Nigeria’s ruling party APC at its convention on June 8, 2022, and went on to be declared the winner of the presidential election that was held on February 25, 2023.

Breaking News: INEC Says It Did Not Declare Sen Binani Winner Of Adamawa Guber
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The attention of the Commission has been drawn to a purported declaration of winner in the Adamawa Governorship election by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) even when the process has clearly not been concluded.

Breaking News: INEC Did Not Declare Sen Binani Winner Of Adamawa Guber
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The attention of the Commission has been drawn to a purported declaration of winner in the Adamawa Governorship election by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) even when the process has clearly not been concluded.

INEC Declares Binani First Female Governor In Nigeria
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday morning declared Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani the first-ever female governor in Nigeria after she won the gubernatorial election in Adamawa State.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, Barrister Hudu Yunusa Ari, made the declaration following the supplementary election that was held on Saturday, April 15th.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Binani, beat her counterpart from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and sitting governor, Umaru Fintiri, in the supplementary polls.

REVEALED: Results on INEC portal show Peter Obi, not Tinubu, won in Rivers [Premium Times]
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The result for Obio/Akpor council area, as declared by INEC, portrayed Mr Tinubu as scoring 80, 239 votes, with Mr Obi garnering 3,829 votes.

Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 368 votes while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party got 161 votes, this newspaper hadreported.

Mr Tinubu was later declared winner of the election. Atiku came second while Mr Obi came third.

But PREMIUM TIMES’ review of the results from various polling units of the 17 wards in Obio/Akpor LGA as uploaded on IReV revealed a sharp contrast with the result declared by INEC.

Breaking News: Senator Achonu wins Imo Labour Party Gov Ticket
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Senator Athan Achonu has emerged the governorship candidate of the Labour Party for the November 11 governorship election in Imo State.
Achonu who represented Imo North senatorial district in 2015 won in a keenly contested Election held in Owerri, the state capital, on Saturday night.

Army arrest bandit’s arm supplier, recover over 2000 ammunition, magazines in Kaduna
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Security team of Operation Forest Sanity in Kaduna have arrested one Aminu Abdullahi who specialized in the supply of arms and ammunition to bandits in Kaduna State.

The suspect, was arrested while he was conveying a large quantity of ammunition to bandits around the Polewire area in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna State.

According to a statement by the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, the troops followed up on credible intelligence around gun running activities in the area, and in the course of diligent checks, stopped a suspicious-looking vehicle within the location of interest.

Gunmen allegedly kidnap man from Fulani settlement
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Osun Police Command on Wednesday said one Mohammed Jubril, 30, was allegedly kidnapped by gunmen from a Fulani settlement in Odo-Otin Local Government Area of the state.

SP Yemisi Opalola, Osun Police Spokesperson, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo.

According to Opalola, “At about 7.00 a.m. on Wednesday, one Seriki Fulani, Mohammed Kajibo, reported that gunmen, numbering about eight, attacked Ago Igbira, a Fulani settlement in Osun.

Breaking News: UK Apologizes To Peter Obi
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Information reaching 247ureports.com indicates that the British Government has apologized to Peter Obi over the illegal detention and harassment at the British international airport recent.

Again: Suspected Fulani Bandits Slaughter Night Guards In Imo
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Suspected bandits, identified as Kaduna boys had on Tuesday night allegedly slaughtered team of night Guards In Owerri, the Imo State capital city.

Eyewitness source who pleaded anonymity, revealed to 247ureports that the hoodlums numbering over twenty five, heavily armed were by 3:00 AM on tuesday engaged in a bloody confrontation with vigilantes operative of Umuihugba-Umuodu Autonomous Community in Owerri Municipal Area Council, Imo State.

Lai Mohammed Continues Propaganda Tour, Says Foreign Media, Think Tanks Misinformed On Obi’s Chances
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Some international media organisations and Think tanks have admitted that they were misinformed on the chances of the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi, in winning the 2023 Presidential polls.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in London when he concluded his engagements and meetings with the media houses and Policy Institutes.

“The Enemies Have Hijacked Our Sit-at-home” —IPOB Raises Alarm, Reiterates Suspension
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While alleging that criminal elements now used the period; Mr. Powerful stressed that the people who do such things are not known to IPOB, and should be treated as criminals when apprehended.

The statement read, “We the global movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by the great and indefatigable leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu wish to remind Biafrans in Biafra Land, friends of Biafra, and lovers of Biafra freedom across the world that Monday sit-at-home remains suspended.

“We are concerned that in some areas, especially rural areas, our people continue to observe Monday sit-at-home due to threats from criminal enforcers linking themselves to the IPOB movement. We have said it numerous times that the Monday sit-at-home is infamous and can not be allowed to continue.

How Immigration Officers Detained Obi at London Airport over “Identity Duplication”
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The tale of Obi’s detention was told by his former Commissioner as a Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chinyere Stella Okunna, who is also the first female professor of Mass Communication in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Prof. Okunna, in a Facebook post, titled “WHAT PETER OBI IS GOING THROUGH: DOES ANY HUMAN BEING DESERVE THIS TYPE OF SHOCKING INTIMIDATION & EMOTIONAL TORTURE”, said the incident happened last week Friday, but was revealed to her by Obi when they met at an event yesterday (Tuesday).

She wrote: “Today 11/04/2023, I was shocked beyond words to hear from His Excellency Mr. Peter what he went through when his British Airways plane landed at Heathrow Airport London in the early morning of Friday 07/04/2023.

Breaking News: APC Thugs, Police Attack, Labour Party National Headquarters, Chase Workers
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Few minutes ago, the national headquarters of the Labour Party in Abuja witnessed massive attack and was broken into by a detachment of the Nigerian Police and thugs believed to be working for the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The Invaders who are armed reportedly pulled down the fences, burglaries, doors and window to have access to our Secretariat and in the process sacked workers and party members who were at the Secretariat.

Indict Tinubu Under Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act
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Every international election monitoring organization including the AU, EU & the IRI/NDI rejected the conduct of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the ruling APC during these elections.

Letter to Joe Biden and others Page 2

In light of the foregoing, we urge you to use your good offices in any diplomatic or legal way necessary to help us prevent those enemies of our democracy from tearing it down. We hereby demand as follows;

Let the Peoples’ Votes Count: INEC must revert to counting all votes cast, tabulated and announced at the polling booths on February 25, 2023 presidential elections and strictly follow their guidelines and the 2022 Electoral Law as amended.
The INEC Chairman must step aside.
Return of the Peoples’ Mandate: It is obvious that the INEC declared winner of the February 25, 2023 presidential elections, Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not win the elections. Mr. Tinubu did not meet the 25% of votes cast in Abuja, and therefore could not have been declared winner in the first place.
No Presidential Inauguration on May 29, 2023. Mr. Tinubu has an outrageous political baggage and his inauguration while these issues persist in court would be a major affront to Nigerians and the Nigerian Constitution.
Visa Ban: All Nigerian individuals and their immediate family who participated in the rape of democracy during these elections must be placed on an indefinite US Visa ban. A list of these individuals is attached.

Election 2023: How Buhari/Cabal Misled Atiku Into Selling Properties, Shares In Apple, Borrowing $30m From Arthur Eze
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Atiku was solid and beyond doubt that the agreement would deliver the presidency to him. “He had no doubt”. He had confidence in the assurance given to him. To the extent he threw caution to the wind, financially.

“He needed cash and he spent it without fear. He did not see the expenses as a risk. He sold his share in Apple Corporation, he sold some of his prime real estates in Nigeria and even borrowed money from a south east billionaire, Prince Arthur Eze to the tune of $30million”.

Anambra Community Banishes Widow Accused of Killing Her Daughter, Threatens Journalist for Investigating Their Actions
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“I degburu onwe gị na news!” he vituperated (in Igbo language). They also threatened the journalist never to come anywhere around the village again, else, he would lose his life in the course of the investigation. Before they could finish issuing the threat, the reporter was already at the next junction, for the fear of the unknown. His plan to visit the Traditional Ruler of the community did not materialize, as the monarch's palace was just the adjacent to the compound of the deceased, where the home boys were and where they had threatened him never to come near again.

Breaking News: Police Seal Imo State Labour Party Secretariat
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In a statement issued on Monday by the national secretary of the LP Umar Farouk, stated that the secretariat was sealed by the police in connivance with the state government.

The statement read “the national leadership of the Labour Party is shocked over the Invasion and Occupation of its Secretariat in Owerri, today, Monday April 3, 2023 by the agents of Imo state Governor, Hope Uzodimma, including thugs and unauthorized police men drafted from the government house.

“Such illegal occupation was akin to similar invasion on the same Secretariat on Wednesday March 15, 2023.

Bola Tinubu Begins Cabinet Formation In Paris As Gbajabiamila, Atiku, Wale, Top List
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The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has already begun team building ahead of his inauguration by May 29, 2023 with Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila who is said to have been penciled in as his Chief of Staff.

Those believed to being considered for some serious assignments in the coming administration are his former Commissioner for Finance, Wale Edun and the Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu, among others who are currently being identified for different positions.