President Muhammadu Buhari’s announcement of the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Walter Onnoghen has continued to draw comments from within and outside the shores of Nigeria. President Buhari had on Friday last week, announced the suspension of the CJN, reportedly relying on an order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal regarded in some quarters as “an auxiliary judicial panel that addresses assets filings of public officials” rather than a regular or full- fledged court. Prior to his suspension Friday, Justice Onnoghen was dragged to the Code of…
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Reps: I’ll give quality representation -Echendu
Hon. Kingsley Echendu, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Isu/Njaba/Nkwerre/Nwangele Federal constituency for the 2019 reps race is a man of great leadership qualities, credible sources have revealed. Sources say the PDP king makers in the area have resolved to consolidate the party’s over 15-year land lordship of the federal constituency trhough Echendu’s candidate. According to reliable sources, Hon. Echendu has commanded overwhelming support and endorsement from across board more than any other party’s candidate, as both socio-cultural, religious and pressure groups have drummed support for him. Many who…
Read MoreOrluzurumee Youths dismiss illegal suspension of president, sec.
Orluzurumee Youth Assembly has dismissed what it described as the purported suspension of its National President, Comrade Darlington Uzoahia and the National Secretary, Comrade Ebere Okeke by “a faceless, illegal and unexisting “Board of Trustees (BoT)”. In a press release signed by Comrade Okeke, the national secretary of Orluzurumee Youth Assembly, a copy of which was made available to Nigeria Newspoint, the organization maintained that “Comrade Darlington Uzoahia (Dynamic) and Comrade Ebere Okeke remain the National President and National Secretary of Orluzurumee Youth Assembly and no individual or group of…
Read MoreGovernorship: INEC can’t defend APC’s victory in Osun
It was a political earthquake today in Abuja as the Independent National Electoral Commission closed its submission before the Osun Election Petition Tribunal without calling a single witness and with a clearly disturbed countenance. At the resumed hearing today in Abuja, the commission throughout its counsel Adesina Agbede rose in disquiet to apply to close his case to the other consternation of even APC and Gboyega Oyetola’s legal team. The counsel had staked his reputation yesterday when he promised the tribunal that the witnesses would testify at today’s proceedings. The…
Read MoreImo Assembly: I’ll transform Okigwe into mega-city- Onyechere
As 2019 General Election is fast approaching the Candidate of Action Alliance (AA) for Okigwe Local Government State House of Assembly in Imo State Hon. Adaora Onyechere has reassured the people of Okigwe Constituency her determination to transform Okigwe into Mega City if being elected. Hon. Adaora while addressing journalists in Owerri took time to explain why she decided to run for the race and at the same time highlighted why she is the best for the plum job, pointing out that the provision of infrastructural development especially on the…
Read MoreMan sacks wife over decision to vote for Buhari
A husband, Abdullahi Yadau, has divorced his wife, Hafsat Suleiman, over political differences between them in Kanem Local Government Area of Plateau state. Yadau told the BBC Hausa service that he pronounced the divorce on his wife in the presence of her parents after she insisted on voting for President Muhammadu Buhari in the forthcoming presidential election, while he was supporting Atiku Abubakar of the PDP. He said in previous elections he and wife had supported Buhari, “but the president has disappointed me to the extent that I hate him…
Read MoreWhy I want to govern Imo State in 2019 – Mbah
An American trained computer programmer, Mr. Tony Mbah has stated that he is jostling to govern the State in 2019 not to be addressed as “His Excellency” but to reposition and relaunch her into the mainstream of development geared towards making the state the hub of most economic vibrant area for investment in Nigeria. Mr. Mbah, an IBM software and hardware analyst disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Owerri, according to him, he feels ashamed that Imo State that parades the best brains in the country including the globe at…
Read More..I have no hand in Okafor’s house demolition – Uju .Calls for deep investigation of the matter
The immediate past Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations), Imo Government House, Owerri, and the House of Representatives candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in the Ohaji/Egbema, Oguta, Oru West Federal Constituency, Hon. Kingsley Uju Chima, has said that he was never involved in any form in the demolition of the house of Prince Henry Okafor, the House of Representatives Candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA). Hon. Uju, who made the denial while speaking to newsmen in Owerri last weekend, said that he did not know how the thing…
Read MorePRP chair reacts on sabotage, misinformation on IPAC…Disassociates self from such report
The Executive Chairman of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) Imo State Chapter Hon Peter Okafor has frowned on the publication in front page of Announcer Newspaper dated 25th January 2019 Credited to One Maximus Munonye and his co-cohort thus: “Onykachi Duru Remains suspended, Inter-party Advisory Council (IPAC) Insists. The state chairman of PRP while addressing Journalists in Owerri on the issue described the purported publication as sabotage, falsehood, pointing out that it is quiet disturbing that Announcer Newspaper can published such misleading information and made them to understand that Munonye’s stock…
Read MoreUltimate friends club lauded…As Onyemaechi promises to do more
Last week praises came to the side of the Ultimate Friends International club following the successful international summit which was the first of its kind. In his remark, the President-General of the club, ultimate Sir Chris Onyemaechi expressed joy for organizing what he termed a unique international summit with the theme ‘social change and human development: challenges on leadership, business/investment and marital affairs’. The guest speakers include Dr. Fabian Ihekweme Ph.D, Dr. Nnaemeka Obiareri and Dr. Crystal Osakwe. The club was founded in 2016 having some like -minds who came…
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