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Ebonyi Killings: Nwifuru Sacks Appointees, Dethrones Monarch, Village Heads

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, has ordered immediate removal from office all Government appointees from Amasiri community of Afikpo Local Government Area. The action followed the gruesome killing of four residents of Okporojo village in Oso Edda community, Edda Local Government Area. Nwifuru announced the measures yesterday, during an on-the-spot assessment visit to Okporojo...
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Elizade JAC & Sterling Bank Offer Auto Financing in Nigeria

Elizade JAC Autoland Limited says it has entered into a strategic partnership with Sterling Bank Plc to expand access to brand-new vehicles for Nigerians through structured and flexible financing options of up to four years, as both organisations seek to ease long-standing barriers to vehicle ownership. According to a statement made available to The PUNCH...
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….IPOB Rejects Order, Denies Emma Powerful

The alleged stay-athome order by the Indigenous People Of Biafra ( IPOB) slated for tomorrow in Anambra State has suffered heavy setback, following the dismissal of the body that it never issued such a directive. IPOB also rejected the use of what it called pseudonym of Emma Powerful as the signatory of its press statements,...
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Senate Frustrating Electoral Act Amendment, Says ADC

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Nigerian Senate of deliberating delaying the passage of the Electoral Act amendments to achieve a desired purpose. The party, in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, noted that some of the proposed amendments have introduced new compliance and eligibility requirements that needed to...
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LP: INEC’s Recognition Ends Our Internal Crisis

The Labour Party (LP) has declared its leadership crisis over, with the recognition of its Interim National Leadership, led by Senator Esther Nenadi Usman by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Labour Party in a statement by Ken Asogwa, Senior Special Adviser on Media to Senator Usman, called on members of the party to unite...
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Stay-At-Home: Showdown Looms in Anambra

Tomorrow(Monday) may surely be a total showdown in Anambra, especially Onitsha, the commercial City. The looming confrontation is between the Police Command, Army and the Agunechemba Security Squad against the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for Actualization Of A Sovereign State Of Biafra (MASSOB ). That is as the state government drives...
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Alleged Coup Plot: Defence Intelligence Makes More Arrests

The last may not have heard about the failed attempt to overthrow the President Bola Tinubuled government, as the Defence Intelligence architecture has broadened its searchlight, leading to more arrests of suspects. Highly-placed establishment sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity with Sunday Telegraph, disclosed the arrest of more officers serving and retired, including...
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