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Imo political crisis: Another Assembly member suspended

Imo Assembly Speaker, Acho Ihim. The last is yet to be heard from Imo State as the crisis created by the now annulled congresses of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state and the debacle between the state governor, Rochas Okorocha and his deputy, Eze Madumere are claiming casualties of both divides. Just yesterday, the State Assembly in its alleged claim of its process of re-engineering and discipline, suspended another member, Donatus Onuigwe, representing Oru West Constituency, accusing…

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Impeach Buhari now, group tells NASS

President Buhari. By Tony Onyenwe, An Igbo group, Voice from the East, (VEAST),has called on the National Assembly to impeach President Buhari immediately. The group which embarked on a massive protest on the streets of Enugu last weekend, pointed out that they were in full support of the order of the Federal High Court, Osun calling on the  National Assembly to start the impeachment process of Buhari as the  President of Nigeria. “Impeach Buhari  now  as  killer – President  of  Nigeria; impeach Buhari  now  as a murderer of Nigerians; impeach Buhari now as the sponsor of Fulanihersdmen  in Nigeria; impeach Buhari now as the sponsor of Bokoharam in…

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2019: Atiku promises equity in appointments if elected president

Presidential hopeful, Atiku Abubakar. As the 2019 general elections glide slowly, former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar yesterday assured that if given the mandate as the nation’s president come 2019, he would maintain the principal charter of equity in appointments in the six political zones of the country. The former vice president stated this in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital on a one-day visit to the state. Atiku, a  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant visited Ebonyi to consult…

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Imo Assembly begins impeachment procedure against deputy governor

Imo deputy gov, Eze Madumere. The Speaker of the  Imo State House of Assembly, Acho Ihim, has set up a six -man committee to investigate petition brought before the Assembly by 13 of the 27 members of the Assembly against the Deputy Governor of the state, Eze Madumere. The Assembly had about two weeks ago suspended four of its members for what the members referred to as “unparliamentary conduct” by the suspended persons. The House has majourity of the…

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Police arrest pastor who accused Okorocha of running kidnapping cartel

Okorocha, governor of Imo State. A Pentecostal church pastor, Chukwuma Okezue, has been arrested by the police in Imo State for allegedly accusing the Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha of recruiting adolescents and initiating them into kidnapping business and arming them against the people.  Parading the man before journalists on Tuesday in Owerri, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Andrew Enwerem, a Superintendent of Police (SP), accused Okezue of defamatory, feeding members of his congregation with falsehood against the…

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Court upturns Imo APC ward congress, orders fresh exercise, Okorocha hails judgment

Governor Okorocha of Imo State. A Federal High Court sitting in Owerri on Thursday nullified the All Progressives Congress (APC), ward congress held in the electoral wards in Imo on May 5, 2018, before the national convention. The ruling on the ward congress affected the outcome of the Local Government Congress. Reacting to the judgment, the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, in a statement immediately issued and signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, hailed the judgment, stressing…

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NLC/ Fayemi’s meeting: “We ‘ll resist intimidation from any quaters” -NLC boss

APC candidate, Kayode Fayemi. Following the meeting of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ekiti State congress with the Candidate of the All Progressives Party (APC) Dr. Kayode Fayemi  over the July 14,  2018 gubernatorial poll  in Ekiti State, the union has declared that it can not be threatened by any person of establishment for holding the meeting with the candidate, saying “it is our civic rights” The labour group urged workers in the state to go out for the…

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No health hazard on telecommunication masts, says NCC

Telecoms mast. By Tony Onye, Abakaliki  The Nigerian Communication Commission(NCC), has said that there was no evidence to show that there is a health hazard on individuals around telecommunication masts across the country.  The Zonal Controller of NCC, Mrs.Emilia Nwokoro stated this during the first episode of the 2018 Consumer Conversation Forum, CCF, at the State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.  Nwokoro who stated that the Forum was designed to provide answers…

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Ekiti 2018: DSS arrests heads of public institutions for buying PVCs from civil servants

Moyo Sode, Ado, Ekiti Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday swooped on a popular secondary school in Ado-Ekiti, Ola Oluwa Muslim Grammar School and arrested some officials forcefully collecting Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from teachers. The DSS men who were believed to be acting on a tip-off stormed the school around 9.00 am and arrested two officials who were collecting PVCs from the teachers. The Principal, Mr. Sunmonu Olaoye, did not make himself available throughout…

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