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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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…Cites Court Orders, UN Human Rights Council  Ahead of the anticipated ruling of today by  the Supreme Court on the continued detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, a member of the United States House of Representatives, Jarvis Johnson is said to have made a passionate appeal to the Supreme Court of Nigeria to consider an immediate and unconditional release of the detained IPOB leader. Kanu has been held in the custody of the Department  of State Services, DSS, following his arrest in Kenya…

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  …Case Adjourned to Dec 4 The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has been restrained by a Federal High Court, FHC in Abuja  from its attempt to  remove Sen. Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary pending the hearing and determination of the substantive matter. Justice Inyang Ekpo, in a ruling, granted the ex-parte motion moved by Joshua Musa, SAN, last Thursday. Justice Ekpo subsequently adjourned the matter until Dec. 4 for a hearing of the motion on notice. Two members of the party; Geoffrey Ihentuge and Apollos Godspower had sued the PDP,…

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…Conduct referendum instead  …Stop destroying their Properties in Lagos The head of the Indigenous People of Biafra-IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu’s special lawyer ,Aloy Ejimakor, has urged the Federal Government and the Lagos state government to quit causing discomfort for the Igbo people in the country. According to correspondent report, Ejimakor made the argument in response to allegations that the Lagos State government has singled out for destruction and is even demolishing Igbo-owned structures in Igbo markets. Emmanuel Emenike, a former striker for the Super Eagles, was among those impacted. He alleged that…

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The Senator Athan Nneji Achonu Campaign Organisation has cried foul over the refusal of Prof Sylvia Agu, the Independent National Electoral Commision, INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Imo State to release the Certified True Copies of documents used in the just concluded gubernatorial election in the state to it’s legal team. The CTC documents are vital for the party’s next line of action after it was allegedly robbed of victory in the polls. In a statement he personally signed, Mr. Chibuikem Diala, Director, Media & Publicity of the Senator…

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Tomorrow’s ELection: Owerri, Orlu, Okigwe Have Great Choice! Imo Must Reject Uzodinma’s Return, He plunged State Into N217bn Debt -Anyanwu “During my campaign I got informed, over 800 houses burnt, 2000 persons  killed” …He’d failed in Security, Economy, Rural roads, Education, Health, Agriculture, Job creation, others The People’s Democratic Party, PDP candidate for Saturday election, Senator Samuel Anyanwu has alleged that governor Senator Hope Uzodinma has plunged the state into N217bn debt profile. According to the erst while Ikeduru LGA chairman, Uzodinma has failed in all aspects of  human development in…

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  A strong supporter of Governor Hope Uzodinma’s  re-election, Dr Emmanuel Ogueri has urged Imo people to vote for  the Governor en masse on Saturday, November 11  Governorship election. Ogueri who  disclosed this while interacting with Journalists, recently, maintained that Gov. Uzodinma is the best among other candidates contesting  the Governorship position,adding that he is experienced and he has the capacity to totally transform the state. According to him,”Gov.  Uzodinma has really done well in his first tenure adding that Imo State will be the best state among other states…

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…Demands redeployment of INEC REC, security agencies rejig The Ohaneze Youth Counci,OYC has called on the Independent National Election Commission, INEC, and security agencies to ensure a peaceful, free, fair and transparent conduct of the scheduled November 11 governorship election in Imo State. This is even as the Ohaneze Youth Council raised fears that there could be alleged plot to compromise the process using electoral officials. The youth body therefore called on President Bola Ahmed  Tinubu, the Inspector General of Police,IGP and other top security chiefs in the country to effect…

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