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Dr. Samuel Uba Okorie Sends New Month Message To Arochukwu Constituency.

Abia State, Politics2023, Abia State, ACCORD, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Samuel Uba Okorie

Happy new month to the patriotic and industrious people of Arochukwu State Constituency. I welcome you all to the Month of December. I appreciate God, the Maker of heaven and the earth, for His mercies endureth forever. May the new month be one of the most blessed and happy month for us all. In this beautiful month, May His shining light, lights up every dark corner of our lives, May all our prejudices against each other disappears, May God give us the strength to follow His orders. To my Constituency:I appreciate you all for your passion and support for me…

Dec

01

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Baba-Ahmed hails Shettima’s ‘improved dress sense’

Lifestyle, Opinion, PoliticsDatti Baba-Ahmed, Lifestyle, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has sarcastically applauded his counterpart in the ruling All Progressives Congress, Senator Kashim Shettima, over his “improved dress sense” at public functions. This is even as he described the former Governor of Borno State as a “morally-bankrupt character” who is out of touch with reality. The APC vice presidential candidate, who stood in for his principal, Bola Tinubu, was mocked on August 22 for dressing in an oversized suit-and-sneakers combo at the Nigeria Bar Association conference in Lagos. The development led to a backlash, especially on Twitter where #ShettimaChallenge trended…

Dec

01

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

All Passengers In 18-Seater Bus Kidnapped In Kogi

Lifestyle, MetroBandits, Crime, Kidnappers, Kogi State, Nigeria, Security

All passengers in an 18-seater bus have been reportedly kidnapped at Anyigba-Itobe road in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. An eyewitness stated that the incident happened around 4pm on Monday at the notorious kidnapping spot at Ochadamu area on the said highway. Our reporter learnt from a competent source in the area that the hoodlums in their numbers flagged down the said bus at gun point and evacuated the passengers to the bush. The bus was said to be heading to Abuja from the eastern region of the country. The locals further added that kidnapping activities in the…

Dec

01

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

3 die, others hospitalized as Gov Fintiri’s convoy hit another accident

News2023, Accident, Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, Nigeria, Politics

Three people have died and one other is said to have a little survival chance following an accident involving a Toyota Hilux conveying vigilantes accompanying Governor Ahmadu Fintiri for a campaign in Adamawa State’s commercial town of Mubi. The accident occurred at a community in Hong local government area called Fadamareke while the affected vehicle was negotiating a dangerous bend. The three bodies, including that of Bako Kaura, head of PDP’s informal security arm, and another victim identified as Adamu, Kaura’s biological son have been deposited at the mortuary of Hong Federal Medical Centre, a source disclosed. Five other occupants…

Dec

01

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

2023: Tinubu promises Bayelsans thousands of jobs, renewed hope for youths

Economy, Opinion, Politics2023, All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Economy, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has promised to renew the hope of Nigerian youths with the creation of thousands of jobs if elected president of the country in the forthcoming general elections. Tinubu gave the assurance on Thursday during the APC presidential campaign rally in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. Tinubu, who lamented the deplorable state of development in the state since 1999 to date under the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), said with what he has done in Lagos as governor, Bayelsa deserves the same. He said: “The Poverty Development Party (PDP), you know them,…