…Says: Rivers will not succumb to intimidation from bad losers” The governorship candidate of the Action Peoples Party,APP in the last Imo State governorship election in 2024, Barr. Anderson Achilike, has congratulated all the newly elected Local Government Chairmen in last Saturday’s LG Poll in Rivers state. Achilike also sent words of felicitation to the National Chairman of the APP, Barr Kingsley Nnadi, for posting such a resounding victory, in spite of the highwire conspiracies by some desperate power-mongers to undermine the party and the process. He calls on loyal…
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Labour Party Crisis : Achonu Sues For Peace, Debunks Sack Of Imo Chairman-Ihejiagwa
“No congress yet,so Ihejiagwa holds sway as state chair” The leader of the Labour Party in Imo State, Senator Athan Nnejiakolam Achonu has denied claims that the state chairman of the party, Callistus Ihejiagwa, has been removed from his position following a stakeholders’ meeting held recently at Umuahia,Abia state capital. Achonu,the 2023 governorship candidate of the party in the state maintained that so far, no congress of the party has been held in Imo, as such, Hon.Ihejiagwa remains the duly recognized State Chairman of the Labour Party in the state.…
Read MoreRemembering Mrs. Remi Oyo
TODAY in Lagos, the Oyo family – husband, children, grandchildren, in laws and the extended families from Ekitiland, Urhoboland and elsewhere as well as friends and former colleagues would be holding a remembrance and thanksgiving service in honour of Mrs. Felicia Oluremi Oyo, at the Catholic Church of Presentation, Ikeja GRA, Lagos. Ten years ago, Mrs Oyo left this earthly prison house and transited to the great beyond, to tranquil Heaven at the relatively young age of 61. Thomas Campbell says, and he is right that “to live in the…
Read MoreImo People Need Industries, Infrastructure, Human Development, Not IDP camps.
By Lancelot Obiaku Cruel Imo Gov’t must stop selling out the State.The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State condemns in the strongest of terms the alleged plot of the State Government in collusion with some State actors and agents to make the State a dumping ground for external Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) by establishing an IDP camp at Nsu, in the Ehime Mbano local government area. The party wishes to state that such a move at this time when the people of the State are grappling with the effects…
Read MoreRivers LG Poll: Police Withdrawal Is Confirmation Of Anti-Democratic Forces In Nigeria – Atiku’s Aide
Paul Ibe, the spokesman of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has shared his thoughts on the withdrawal of the police from the Rivers State local government election. Recall that the Rivers State Police Command announced its withdrawal from the local government election. Spokesman of the state police command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement titled “Proposed October 5th, 2024 Local Government Chairman Election,” confirmed receiving a restraining order preventing them from providing security during the LGA elections. The command also said it was…
Read MoreAppeal Court Frees Man Sentenced To Life Imprisonment For ‘Defiling’ Niece
The court of appeal in Lagos has discharged and acquitted one Ismail Abdulmodiu of allegations of defilement. On March 9, 2023, Abiola Soladoye, Lagos high court judge, convicted Abdulmodiu on a one-count charge and sentenced him to life imprisonment for allegedly defiling his niece. The case marked ID/16613C/2021 was filed by the Lagos state government in 2021. During the trial, the prosecution presented five witnesses and seven exhibits to support their case and the court held that the evidence was convincing. Aggrieved, Abdulmodiu filed an appeal against the Lagos high…
Read MoreKukah urges FG to abolish law prohibiting religious organizations from possessing broadcast licenses
The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, His Lordship, Most Rev. (Dr.) Bishop Kukah has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to abolish the law prohibiting religious organisations from possessing broadcast licenses. Kukah made the demand on Saturday at the Catholic Herald Centenary Lecture and Awards Presentation where he was the guest speaker and in attendance was President Bola Tinubu(represented by the Youths Minister, Dr. Jamila Ibrahim Bio)also Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu(represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin); the discussants, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, Hadiza…
Read MoreI’m Not Bothered About My 2027 Reelection – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has said he’s not bothered or worried about the prospect of being reelected in 2027 even as his supporters have begun to gather to declare their support. Rather, the president said he’s focused on creating a sound economy for all Nigerians. Tinubu stated this on Saturday in Lagos when prominent figures from the All Progressives Congress (APC), including former National Chairman Chief Bisi Akande, former Ogun State Governor Aremo Olusegun Osoba, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and governors from Ogun, Ondo, and Ekiti States—Dapo Abiodun, Lucky Aiyedatiwa,…
Read MoreFubara Swears In New Rivers LG Chairmen As APP WINS 22 Chairmanship Position
Governor Siminalayi Fubara is set to swear in the newly elected chairmen of Rivers State today, 6th October 2024, at the Executive Council Chambers of Government House, Port Harcourt. The ceremony is scheduled for 4 PM, with the chairmen and their guests expected to be seated by 3:30 PM. This follows the declaration by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) on Saturday, 6th October, that the Action Peoples Party (APP) emerged victorious in all 23 local government areas of the state. The election results, reflecting the will of the…
Read MoreAlleged IDP Camp In Ehime Mbano: APC Govt, Anti-People, Visionless, Says Anyanwu
…”Uzodinma runs state as if the people have no stake” Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu has accused Governor Hope Uzodinma led APC government in the state of deliberately allowing the erosion menace in Ideato North and South local government areas to continue to destroy property belonging to Imo citizens, after the government failed to comply with the contract guidelines engaged with the World Bank. The ex-Senator posited that a proactive administration does not need any applause from the citizens before embarking on its constitutional responsibilities, but in the case of the…
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