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Imo, Latest Politics, National Politics, Raw Politics, State News, Top Stories
Monday, January 20th, 2020
By Harrison Arubu A group of U.S-based Imo indigenes, the Mbano National Assembly (MNA), has reacted to Tuesday’s Supreme Court verdict that effected a change of government in its home state. The judgment replaced Mr Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party with Sen. Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress as governor, almost eight […]
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Articles, Columnists, Imo, NNP Columnists, State News, Walter Duru
Thursday, January 16th, 2020
By Walter Duru, Ph.D | NNP | January 16, 2020 – Two weeks ago, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released its Report on the State of Corruption in Nigeria, in which it acknowledges Imo as the least corrupt state in Nigeria. The same report also indicates that Kogi is the most corrupt state in Nigeria. […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Imo, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Party Politics, Presidency, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, January 16th, 2020
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Supreme Court for the `courage and perseverance’ to return Sen. Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the March 9, 2019 governorship election in Imo. The president made the commendation while reacting to Tuesday’s Supreme Court judgment that sacked Emeka Ihedioha of the […]
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Headlines, Katsina, State News
Thursday, January 16th, 2020
By Zubairu Idris Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has signed an Executive Order restricting the use of motorcycles and tricycles between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. across the state with effect from Jan. 20. The state Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Alhaji Ahmed El-Marzuq announced this on Wednesday in Katsina. “Section 5, sub […]
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Adamawa, Headlines, State News
Thursday, January 16th, 2020
By Yakubu Uba The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has confirmed the death of a journalist, Mr Maxwell Nashan, attacked by unknown assailants. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nashan, a young reporter with Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) FM station, popularly known as Fombina FM in Yola, was found unconscious in […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Imo, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Thursday, January 16th, 2020
The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr Adams Oshiomhole has reconciled Sen. Hope Uzodinma, the new Governor of Imo, and former Governor of the state Sen. Rochas Okorocha. The reconciliation came few hours before Uzodinma was sworn-in as governor of the state. Okorocha and Uzodinma took opposing camps during the 2019 governorship election […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, Imo, Judiciary, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, January 14th, 2020
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri he Supreme Court, on Tuesday, sacked governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State. The apex court, in a unanimous judgement by a seven-man panel of justices that was led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, held that Ihedioha who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Governors, Headlines, Rivers, State News
Monday, January 13th, 2020
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has called for the institution of a reward system to encourage soldiers to put in their best for Nigeria. He made the call during an inter-denominational Church Service marking the 2020 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration at Saint Peter’s Anglican Church, Rumuepirikom on Sunday, The Governor, who urged members of […]
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Headlines, Niger Delta, Nigerian Police, Rivers, State News
Sunday, January 12th, 2020
By Fegalo Nsuke, President – Movement for the Survival of Ogoni people (MOSOP) – It was Thursday, January 2, 2020, at about 2.30pm, I had met with the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Bori Division, and latter with the Area Command in Bori. I needed to brief them on the planned Ogoni day activities […]
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Ekiti, Lagos, National Politics, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, South-West, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, January 12th, 2020
The controversy about the launch of the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) codenamed Operation Amotekun by the six governors of the South West was not unexpected. The initiative is novel and has attracted different interpretations from different tendencies and cultures. Reason: No geo-political zone has had such security arrangement, where local security initiatives would complement […]
