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Oct

14

2022

How Nnamdi Kanu’s release may affect Peter Obi’s chances at 2023 presidency

News, Opinion, Politics2023, Next Level, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

The release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, from the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, may affect the chances of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi to win the 2023 election. The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, in a unanimous verdict on Thursday, acquitted Nnamdi Kanu of all terrorism charges levelled against him. The secessionist was thereby discharged from the custody of the DSS in the Federal Capital Territory. Kanu, leader of the group agitating for the actualization of Biafra as a sovereign nation, was re-arrested in Kenya…

Oct

14

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

2023: Jonathan calls Okowa incoming VP, endorses Atiku Abubakar

Politics2023, Atiku Abubakar, Goodluck Jonathan, Next Level, Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party, Politics

With less than five months to the 2023 presidential election, former President Goodluck Jonathan has endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa. Jonathan described Governor Okowa of Delta State as the “incoming Vice President” of Nigeria. He spoke yesterday while hosting the Delta State governor. Pulling Okowa from his seat, Jonathan, who was seen holding a plate of kola nuts and praying for his guests, asked God to grant his visitor “acceptability.” “We pray that this kola nut being presented to all of us will give us more energy, more acceptability,…

Oct

14

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

AGF to file fresh charges, insists Nnamdi Kanu discharged, not acquitted

Lifestyle, News, PoliticsAbubakar Malami, Freedom, Metro, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Politics

Fresh trouble may be in the offing for the Biafra nation agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, as the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, clarified that Kanu was only discharged and not acquitted. Malami dropped a hint on Thursday in his first reaction to the Court of Appeal verdict, which on the same day quashed the terrorism charges against Kanu on grounds of his unlawful abduction from Kenya to Nigeria. A statement from Malami’s office read, “The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has received the news of the decision…

Oct

13

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Ortom expresses confidence in capacity of Igbos to rule Nigeria

News, Opinion, Politics2023, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peoples Democratic Party, Politics, Samuel Ortom

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has expressed confidence in the Igbo people, saying they have the potential to rule Nigeria if given the opportunity. The governor, who made the expression in Makurdi, the state capital, on Wednesday when Igbo PDP Forum paid him a courtesy visit, said the South-Easterners are accommodating and hard-working. According to Ortom, the Igbos are peaceful, stressing that they have the ability to live with other ethnic groups in the country. He vowed to continue speaking to authority on the incessant attacks on Benue people by suspected armed herdsmen. “The Igbo are accommodating and hard…

Oct

13

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Wike vows to resist northern dominance in PDP leadership

News, Opinion, Politics2023, Next Level, Nigeria, Nyesom Wike, Opinion, Peoples Democratic Party, Personality, Politics

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has vowed never to accept northern dominance in the leadership of the party. Wike revealed this on Wednesday night while hosting PDP candidates and local government party chairmen from Cross River State at his residence in Port Harcourt, where he donated 25 buses to support their campaigns. Governor Wike said no one can convince him to drop his advocacy for internal democracy in the party. Wike rejected the current formation of the party where the National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu; Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar; and Director General of the Presidential Campaign, Aminu Tambuwal; are…