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Mar

31

2023

Accord’s Emeka Nwankpa cautions APC, PDP, others not to distract Alex Otti with unnecessary litigation

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, News, Opinion, Politics, Sponsored2023, Abia State, Emeka Nwankpa, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The candidate and leader of the Accord party in the just-concluded gubernatorial election in Abia state, Amb. Bishop Dr. Emeka Michael Nwankpa, has added his voice to the trending discourse concerning the outcome of the state election where Dr. Alex Chioma Otti of the Labour Party was returned elected by the good people of Abia State who have long yearned for a paradigm shift in the political configuration of the state since 1999, saying that the outcome of the election was, and remains the collective will of the people of Abia State. In a statement forwarded to newsmen and signed…

Mar

30

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

INEC Chair, Yakubu, Wike, MC Oluomo, FFK, Hundred others, make US Visa ban list (See Details)

News, Politics2023, Crime, Femi Fani-Kayode, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, MC Oluomo, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Nyesom Wike, Politics

Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has made the list of Nigerians to be banned from getting United States of America visas following his infamous role in the just concluded general elections. The list, which was exclusively obtained by News Band Newspaper, has Governor Nysom Wike of Rivers State and his ally, former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, boldly captured on it over their criminal involvement during the elections. Also on the long list is the spokesman of the president-elect, Bayo Onanuga, Femi-Kayode, MC Oluomo, chairman of Lagos State Motor Park Management, who,…

Mar

30

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Imo State Gubernatorial Elections: T.J Ehirim Fits The Bill.

News, Opinion, Politics2023, Imo State, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

In consonance with the 'Take Back Nigeria' mantra made prevalent by one of the Peter Gregory Obi For President support groups, now is the time to TAKE BACK IMO STATE for Good. And the Party that is most positioned to berth the Imo State renaissance is unarguably the Labour Party. As the Labour Party LP holds its Gubernatorial Primaries for Imo State in a few weeks, we must call on the Stakeholders to make COMPETENCY, CAPACITY, COMPASSION, CHARACTER and COMMITMENT TO THE COMMON GOOD the linchpin in the choice of the best candidate to lead the Labour Party challenge for…

Mar

30

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

NPC reveals that the 2023 census won’t consider religion

News2023, Metro, National Population Commission, Nigeria

The National Population Commission, NPC, has debunked insinuations that the 2023 Population and Housing Census would canvass questions on the religious affiliations of respondents. The clarification was made following a viral audio message circulating on WhatsApp, alleging that the religious affiliations of respondents will be discussed in the 2023 Population and Housing Census. The viral message alleged that the question bordering on religion is intended to suppress the numbers of a set of believers in the process. But in a swift clarification in a statement by the Director of Public Affairs, Isiaka Yahaya, on Wednesday, he emphasized that the Commission…

Mar

30

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

2023 Elections: Families of 39 slain Nigerians, victims seek justice

Metro, News, Politics2023, INEC, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

With the 2023 general elections over, victims of electoral violence wait for justice. At least 39 persons were reported to have lost their lives in different parts of the country during the polls. Violence was witnessed in states like Lagos, Abia, Nasarawa, Benue, Akwa Ibom, Osun, and Taraba during the 2023 general elections. Those who lost their lives during the elections include policemen, politicians, hired thugs, and a yet-to-be-identified ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. While the Nigeria Police had vowed to arrest and prosecute those behind election violence, many of the cases have gone unreported,…