Last Tuesday, August 7 2018, Nigerians and the international community woke up to behold a strange sight at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. Masked security operatives from the Department of State Security DSS, had invaded and blockaded the complex, preventing lawmakers, journalists, workers and Nigerian who had one business or another in the complex from gaining access into it. The siege lasted for some hours before various reactions and interventions brought it to an abrupt end. To say the least, that invasion apart from stalling legislative business especially the planned…
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Police Harassment: Who is afraid of Comrade Nwadike?
The die is cast. As the 2019 general elections draw nearer, those that believe that power belongs to them rather than the people are baring their fangs fully, doing all in their power to stifle the opposition as well as those that are not on the side of the establishment. In their warped minds, they erroneously believe that only those in their good books are fit for public offices while those they believe are their enemies should remain mere spectators in the political terrain. The reign of impunity in Imo…
Read MoreOkigwe Senate: Leaders endorse Okewulonu’s aspiration
After months of intense pressure and wide consultations with Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, leaders, chieftains and stakeholders in Okigwe senatorial Zone of Imo State, the former secretary to the Imo State Government and a Chieftain of the PDP, Chief (Barr) Chris Okewulonu (Ebekuodike), has officially declared his interest to represent the zone in the senate come 2019. Making his intention known to the Okigwe Zonal Executives of the PDP and other stakeholders amidst fanfare and effusion of excitement by the people, Okewulonu stated that he is contesting as a mark…
Read More2019 Guber: Owerri Zone may lose out with over 50 aspirants
Concerned Imolites have expressed fears that the multitude of governorship hopefuls from Owerri Zone conservatively put at fifty may cost it that coveted seat,come 2019. Those who aired their opinion on the issue in separate chats with Nigeria Newspoint at the weekend warned that unless the zone urgently puts its house in order the seat may elude it again. Speaking on the issue under condition of strict anonymity a high ranking member of the ruling APC who is also a strong advocate for Owerri Zone governorship aspiration expressed reservations at…
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