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The government of Ukraine recently announced that it would send 25,000 tons of wheat to Nigeria as assistance to the country in the fight against hunger. The announcement from no other country but war-torn Ukraine that has been enmeshed in a war with Russia in the last two years, was received with mixed feelings across Nigeria. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Gregory Obi who though appreciated the Ukrainian government for the kind gesture, has , expressed concern that the gesture spoke volumes about the extent the…

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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has presented a staff of office to Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere as the Traditional ruler of Ikwu Orie Ohanku Ndoki Autonomous Community in Ukwa East LGA of the state. Apostle Chibuzor is the General Overseer,GO  of Omega Power Ministry, OPM,a pronounced christian organisation in Nigeria. Presenting the staff of office and letter of recognition to the new traditional ruler, the governor who was represented by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Uzo Nwachukwu, said the event followed the overwhelming acceptance and presentation of the…

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…Inducts Knights Of St.Philips  …Says: Igbo must not  join protests Bishop  Festus Nwaodu of the Royal Christian  Pentecostal  Bible Church Diocese of Owerri has urged the authorities of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government of Nigeria to urgently bring down the prices  of petrol to N100 per litre and other petroleum products, in order to crash the soaring prices of food and other goods and services in the country. This is even as the cleric urged the newly inducted Knights of St Philip in his church, to see their new…

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The Apex socio-cultural youth organization of Igbo race World Wide, the Ohanaeze Youth Council,OYC has described the arrest, continued incarceration of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,leader of IPOB  at DSS dungeon as a long protracted post- civil war hang-over by the regime of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The President General of Ohanaeze Youth Council,OYC Comrade Igboayaka .O. Igboayaka,while speaking to the Press at the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, on Thursday, February 22, frowned at the manner former President Muhammadu Buhari handled the issue of Self Determination Agitators in the South East, thereby…

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Politicians in Imo state especially of the All Progressives Congress,APC extraction have been advised to desist from the act of using the Media to deceive gullible citizens as they try to seek political appointments in the second tenure of the Governor,Sen. Hope Uzodinma. Speaking recently in Owerri during a world Press conference, the leader of Imo Voice For Good Leadership , Mr Innocent Onyemaobi observed that in recent times that politicians have resorted to using the Media on the wrong side to be presenting them for political office of authorities…

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Nigerian governors have been called out by former Anambra State Governor and ex-Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige. Ngige accused governors of handling security votes as if it is pocket money. According to him, the misuse of security funds has worsened insecurity in the country. Speaking on the sidelines of the Ojoto Ofala Festival in Anambra on Wednesday, Ngige levelled accusations that governors “erroneously believe security votes are pocket money for them,” and divert them from their intended purpose, thus contributing to the current security crisis. “Security votes…

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Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu has accused the Governor Hope Uzodinma of rendering the state bankrupt and insolvent to the extent that it cannot proactively fight crime. The PDP Governorship candidate in the last Guber Poll in 2023  added  that the state’s resources to the tune of over ten billion Naira (N10bn)was primitively wasted for vote buying during the 2023 governorship election. Sen Anyanwu further averred that the state under APC recklessly lavished the state’s resources to purchase an unmerited mandate it has continued to parade, adding that as a man…

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The IPOB has explained that Buhari understood the consequences of eliminating Mazi Nnamdi Kanu during his tenure, hence his decision to opt for his arrest. The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has slammed former President Bola Tinubu’s ex-media aide, Femi Adesina over his statement in his new book. The book had revealed that Buhari had attempted to eliminate Nnamdi Kanu, pro-Biafran agitator. According to IPOB Buhari understood the consequences of eliminating Kanu, hence his decision to opt for his arrest. In his book, “Working with Buhari: reflections of a special…

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Bayelsa State Government has waded into the lingering boundary dispute involving Otuegwe II community in Ogbia Local Government Area of the state, and the neighbouring Okarki community in Ahoada West LGA of Rivers State. The Government urged the two communities to avoid provocative actions that might lead to breakdown of law and order, advising them to maintain the status quo ante concerning the land ownership dispute. The Senior Special Assistant to the Deputy Governor, Mr. Doubara Atasi quoted the Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo as having made the call…

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Indications are rife that the Imo citizens welcome Governor Hope Uzodinma on-going move to stamp out alleged corruption in process of land acquisitions involving some members of the executive and legislature in the state. Nigeria Newspoint investigation tends to reveal Imolites’ appreciation of  Governor Uzodinma’s courage and forthrightness in exposing and arresting some members of his recently  dissolved state executive council with the alleged scam in cases of land acquisitions in Imo State, and  for which a former Lands Commissioner, Noble Atulegwu was reportedly arrested last year. Recall that some…

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