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Don’t Use Force To Acquire Land, Ex-Minister Tells Otti

The former Minister of State for Science and Technology, Ozurumba Ikechukwu Ikoh, has urged the Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, not to use force in acquiring land from owners for the Abia State Airport Project. According to Ikoh, all landowners must be properly compensated. Ikot, an All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, made this...
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APGA Clears Soludo Ahead Of Primary Election

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra State has cleared Governor Charles Soludo to contest in the party’s primary election scheduled for Saturday, April 5. Soludo, who had earlier obtained both the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms of the party, underwent the screening process conducted by the National Working Committee (NWC) of APGA,...
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Anambra APC Delegate Lists Allegedly Doctored

Less than twenty-four hours before the conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary election in Anambra State, there have been sustained protests by some members of the party over the alleged doctoring of the delegate list for the exercise. It would be recalled that about three weeks ago, the conduct of the ward...
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S’Court Verdict, Triumph For Democracy Says LP NCC

The Secretary of the Labour Party (LP) National Caretaker Committee, Senator Darlington Nwokocha, has described the Supreme Court’s judgment affirming Julius Abure as the party’s National Chairman as a triumph for democracy, the rule of law, and the resilience of Nigeria’s judiciary. Reacting to the judgment at the Supreme Court premises, Nwokocha said, “The Supreme...
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LP Reps Hail Abure’s Sack By S’Court

The Labour Party (LP) House of Representatives Caucus has welcomed Friday’s Supreme Court judgment removing Julius Abure as the party’s National Chairman, describing it as a vital step toward restoring stability and reinventing the party. The leader of the caucus, Victor Ogene, in a statement issued shortly after the verdict, described the ruling as a...
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S’Court Judgement: No Victor, No Vanquished

The Labour Party (LP) has said there is no victor and no vanquished in the Supreme Court judgement that sacked Julius Abure as its National Chairman. The Chairman of the Caretaker Committee, Senator Esther Nenadi Usman in a statement, said, “What matters most is our shared commitment to the ideals and aspirations of the Labour...
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Court Stops Pro-Wike Rally In Bayelsa

The Bayelsa State High Court, sitting in Yenagoa, on Thursday issued an order restraining associates of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, from holding a mega rally in the State, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice. The proposed rally was scheduled to take place in Yenagoa, the...
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How Senate Turned Down Motion To Honour Nwosu

CHUKWU DAVID writes on how some senators resisted the move to immortalise a former chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, who conducted the June 12,1993 presidential election that was annulled by the then regime of General Ibrahim Babangida Most Nigerians witnessed one of the greatest shocks of their lives in the...
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