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2022

2023: Chris Nwaokobia declares support for Peter Obi

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Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr., Convener, COUNTRYFIRST MOVEMENT has declared support for the presidential ambition of Mr. Peter Obi. Nwaokobia Jnr in a press statement titled “The Figures 371, 1271 And 12371. A Tough Choice And The Metaphysics of 2023”,said he aligned with the young and the old seeking a new deal for Nigeria come 2023 and that Atiku and Tinubu will offer nothing new. “I have tasked my body, soul and spirit with the swing of the redemptive pendulum with 2023 in view. I have pondered about the numericals and debated the facts before us. I have x-rayed the conjectures…

Jun

18

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Peter Obi Is My Brother, I Ask God To Bless Him And Manifest His Will In His Life – Mbaka

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Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka has apologized to Peter Obi and his supporters for the utterances he made about him. Father Mbaka had sparked reactions on social media when he told his congregation at his Adoration Ministry in Enugu that the Labour Party presidential candidate is a stingy man and will never become the President of Nigeria. He said that Peter Obi does not give people money, and that in a country where hunger is ravaging the land, Peter Obi is not the right choice for the people. He said that Peter Obi is cursed, and that as far as God…

May

20

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Court sentences Danish national to death for killing Nigerian wife, daughter

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A Lagos High Court on Friday sentenced a Dane, Peter Nielsen, a Danish National to death by hanging for killing his Nigerian wife and daughter. Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile convicted Nielsen, 54, on two counts of murder brought against him by the Lagos State Government. The judge sentenced Nielsen to death by hanging on both counts. The Dane was charged with the death of his wife and singer, Zainab, and their three-year-old daughter, Petra. Lagos State Government accused him of smothering Zainab and Petra to death at 3.45 am at No. 4, Flat 17, Bella Vista Tower, Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos…

May

20

2022

By OHAFIATV

2023: IPOB warns APC, PDP, others not to bring their rallies to South-East

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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned political parties against holding rallies in the South-East. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the group’s spokesman, Emma Powerful. Powerful specifically warned Ikechi Emenike, who is contesting for Abia governorship under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). “We want to advise Chief Ikechi Emenike and his APC people not to hold any political rally in Umuahia tomorrow, Friday, May 20, 2022, while they kept quiet and did nothing when Fulani bandits kidnapped passengers including female students along Okigwe/ Uturu road. “We cannot allow Emenike and his…

May

20

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Negotiations Ongoing To Release Victims Of Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack – Presidency

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Special Assistant to President Muahmmadu Buhari on Media, Garba Shehu, has said that negotiations are ongoing to ensure the release of the victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack. Nine were said to have been killed, over 20 others sustained injuries from gunshots, and many passengers were abducted when bandits attacked an Abuja-Kaduna train in March. Shehu disclosed this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday. He said, “We’re aware that there has been resistance from the family members of those who have been taken captive. Of course, this is expected. This acts as pressure on one of…