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The recent declaration by president Mohammadu Buhari during his last visit to Imo state on the 29th. Jan.2019 has continued to attract comments from piticians across board.The vice-chairman,Owerri municipal council Hon. Fascil Lawal while interacting with Journalists at Owerri described the President as a man who does not discriminate against accusations that his policies and programmes are discriminative. Hon.Lawal stated that the import of that message means that ethnicity should not count in choosing leaders. It would be recalled that PMB who came to flag off his 2nd.term bid during…

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As the political campaign curtain for the 2019 general elections is about to be drawn, a notable personality in the council of traditional rulers, His Royal Highness Eze Cletus Ilomuanya has endorsed the aspiration of Senator Osita Izunaso as senator to represent Orlu zone at the senate chamber of the federal republic of Nigeria under the platform of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA. Addressing the Izunaso campaign group who accompanied the former senator on a courtesy call on Saturday at his palace in Obinugwu Orlu, Imo State Eze Ilomuanya expressed…

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A front-line candidate of the Mbaitoli State House Assembly seat, Emeka Ahaneku has vowed to attract massive projects and sustainable infrastructure for Mbaitoli state constituency, if elected as representative in the March 2 state Assembly election Speaking during an interactive session with Mbaitoli leaders on Friday, at lamez Hotels Orodo, Emeka Ahaneku expressed his desire to represent his people of Mbaitoli local government in the state House of Assembly, while describing the current status of development in the constituency as ” nothing to write home about”. He used the opportunity…

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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office have arrested 19 suspected internet fraudsters at Ologuneru Area of the metropolitan city of Ibadan and at Akobo, Ibadan, Oyo State. They are, Bamidele Ayodele Samson, Bamidele Philip, Tunji Oladapo Sowale, Bololaji Olalekan and Abdulrauf Abiodun. Others are: Olaleye Pelumi, Anuokuwapo Olanrewaju, Paul Damilola, Olateye David Tobi, Arewa Adekunle Ibrahim, Oyesanmi Ayomikun Oluwaseun, Olaleye Israel, Adediran Kemisola, Omobolade Alarape and Olowolusi Oluwatomisin. The four other suspects arrested early hours of Friday, February 1, 2019 at their hideout at…

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A frontline politician in Imo Stale and Egbuodike of Obodoukwu in ideate North LGA, Chief Ugochukwu Onyekaba has condemned in very strong terms, the dastardly act of demolition of the mansion and country home of the APGA candidate for Ohaji/Egbema, Oguta Federal Constituency, Chief (Dr) Henry Okafor. Describing the act as the height or barbarism and wickedness, Chief Ugochukwu Onyekaba argued that, only unrepentant demonic characters can sponsor and execute such catastrophy that leaves a fellow man homeless, at this election times. He therefore, cautioned against politics of bitterness, rancor…

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Extremely worried by the declining economic welfare of the Imo citizenry, occasioned by attendant maladministrative tendencies by government in Imo state since 2011,a Frontline socio-cultural youth organisation in Imo state, the Supreme Council Of Niger Delta Youths, S.C.N.D.Y.,has resolved to throw its weight in support of the Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate, chief Joseph Ukaegbu(Ikenga),among other candidates of the vying for various elective offices ahead of the 2019 general elections. A statement made available to newsmen in Sunday, signed by the president of the group, Gen.Thaedus Nwachukwu, and Secretary, Kingdom…

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All is now set for a political debate for House of Assembly/House of Representatives candidates being organized by the Ngor Okpala Debate Group, NODG, The highly anticipated political jaw jaw which is seen in several quarters as veritable opportunity for the candidates to sell themselves to voters is billed take place at Umuneke, headquarters of the council area beginning from 10am in the morning. The first of its kind in the area, candidates expected to strut their stuff on the podium that Sunday includes Hon Chinedu Opara of African Democratic…

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Indigenes of Imo State in South Africa have endorsed the candidacy of Sir Bruno Oparaocha as the next Governor of the state. Addressing newsmen after a dinner in support of the governorship hopeful, the chairman of the group Chief Bright Isiguzo enthused that Bruno is the right man needed at this time in the state to reorder its battered economy. Chief Isiguzo lamented on the decline of education in the state insisting that before the coming of the present government pupils and students were doing well in both external and…

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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…

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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…

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