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Nov

2023

IMO GUBER UPDATE: Drama, As LP Gets Agent Beaten, Thrown Out Of Collation Centre

POLITICS#CalistusIhejiagwa, #CollationOfficer

IMO GUBER UPDATE: Drama, As LP Gets Agent Beaten, Thrown Out Of Collation Centre A Labour Party (LP) agent in Imo State, Calistus Ihejiagwa, was on Sunday morning beaten and bundled out of the Imo State Collation Centre in Owerri, the state capital. The agent consistently objected to the results collated from the local government areas, saying the results brought before the state collation centre were at variance with what was on the Result Viewing Portal (IREV). Ihejiagwa repeatedly said he had a petition to submit before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) but he was shut down by the…

Nov

2023

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Why Women Should Vie for Leadership Positions at the Grassroots – Deputy Speaker, Kalu

POLITICS#BenjaminKalu, #GenderBill, #Grassroots

Why Women Should Vie for Leadership Positions at the Grassroots - Deputy Speaker, Kalu *reassures NASS' readiness to reconsider rejected gender bills Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has advised Nigerian women to extend the advocacy for inclusion in leadership positions to the grassroot level. Kalu gave the advise in Abuja when he received a delegation from an advocacy group, known as Women Round-table for Development and Good Governance, who paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the National Assembly. In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Press Affairs, Udora…

Nov

2023

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OFF-CYCLE ELECTIONS: PSC Monitors Arrive Duty Posts, Releases Numbers For Public Complaints

NATIONAL NEWS#INEC, #SolomonArase

OFF-CYCLE ELECTIONS: PSC Monitors Arrive Duty Posts, Releases Numbers For Public Complaints KOGI, IMO, BAYELSA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONS: PSC Monitors Arrive Duty Posts As Commission, Releases Dedicated Phone Numbers For Public Complaints -Arase charges them to live above board Off-cycle elections monitoring staff of the Police Service Commission have arrived their respective duty posts in the nine Senatorial districts of the three states of Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa Governorship elections where it will be holding tomorrow, Saturday, 11th November 2023. In a press statement e-signed and released to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP by the Commission's Spokesperson,…

Nov

2023

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NOV 11 OFF-CYCLE GUBER: IPC Calls For Safety, Protection For Reporters *Set to activate situation room on safety of journalists

NATIONAL NEWS#2023NOV11OFF-CYCLE, #IPC, #Journalism, #Journalists, GUBER

The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria today urged journalists and other media professionals who would be on electoral duty during the off-cycle governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo State on Saturday, November 11, 2023 to take all necessary steps to ensure their personal safety. IPC also urged security operatives and other stakeholders to protect the journalists.IPC Executive Director, Mr. Lanre Arogundade said the call was necessary in the light of reported tension and violent conflicts in the three States over which political actors have traded accusations.“It is very important for reporters covering the off-cycle governorship election to be safety…

Nov

2023

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IMO GUBER: TMG Holds Training For Election Observers

NEWS#ImoGuber, #TransitionMonitoringGroup

IMO GUBER: TMG Holds Training For Election ObserversOne of the foremost election observations group, the Transition Monitoring Group has conducted a step down training for election observers in Imo state for the Nov 11 elections.Addressing the participants, the state coordinator of TMG, Ambassador Rose Nwaogwugwu reminded the participants that TMG is committed to the entrenchment of democracy in Nigeria and has been consistent in the mandate for over 30 years.A deputy coordinator, charged the participants to be advocates of democracy, a better Nigeria and for peaceful elections. He reminded them that all the SDG goals work together and as observers…

Nov

2023

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Deputy Speaker, Kalu Advocates Better Funding for Justice, Social Welfare Institutions

NATIONAL NEWS

Deputy Speaker, Kalu Advocates Better Funding for Justice, Social Welfare Institutions *assures implementation of rights-based legislations The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said that inadequate funding of critical justice and social welfare institutions is hampering their ability to carry out their mandates effectively, and thereby compromising the welfare of most citizens, especially the vulnerable ones. Kalu stated this on Friday in Abuja during a meeting in his office with a delegation from the United Nations Development Programme and European Union, on the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Programme Phase Two. In…

Nov

2023

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IMO 2023: Tension As Gunmen Torch INEC REC’s Home in Enugu State

CRIME, METRO#Hoodlums

IMO 2023: Tension As Gunmen Torch INEC REC's Home in Enugu State Reports filtering in from Enugu State has it that the country home of Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC, Mrs Syvia Agu in Udi LGA of Enugu State has been attacked by yet to be identified hoodlums. The attack, according to sources, is coming on the heels of alarm raised by civil societies who alleged that the INEC REC has plotted to rig the Imo state election in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC in Imo State. Recall that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)…

Nov

2023

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Imo Guber: Gov. Hope Uzodimma steps down for PDP’s SamDaddy

POLITICS#HopeUzodimma, #ImoStateGovernment, #Pdp

Imo Guber: Gov. Hope Uzodimma steps down for PDP's SamDaddy Following the pressure and rejection by the Imolites, organised labour group, IPOB, MASSOB and other Igbo groups the Imo state governor Senator Hope Uzodimma has withdrawn from the 2023 Imo state governorship poll which is taking place on Saturday 11th November 2023, In his statement, Senator Hope Uzodimma said that he wouldn't want to continue in the war called politics, he added that he haven't been at peace, he confirmed that over 4000 Imo yourhs has been killed during his administration, many communities has also been destroyed Gov. Hope Uzodinma…

Nov

2023

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Grandson of Legendary Arochukwu King Kanu Oji Emerges Eze Aro, To Be Crowned Dec 26th

NEWS#Arochukwu, #OilAndGas, #OilWell

Foremost oil magnate and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ND Western Limited, an oil and gas company in Nigeria, Prince Engr. Eberechukwu Oji, has been selected to mount the throne of Arochukwu ancient Kingdom, in Abia State. Oji is also a grandson of Eze Kanu Oji, the king who was crowned at age 14 in 1914, and reigned from then until 1986, launching Arochukwu kingdom into profound greatness. Prince Oji, who expressed readiness to mount the throne come December 26, 2023, made this known during a Zoom Press Conference with journalists on November 6, 2023. Prince Engr. Eberechukwu Oji,…

Nov

2023

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THE MAN COMRADE OSINACHI NWAKA: A Philanthropic Visionary and Community Builder (VOLUME -1)*Mind-blowing facts you might not know about Ossy Nwaka

POLITICS#Ikwuano, #Illumination, #NewEraFoundation, #OsinachiNwaka, #Visionary

Indisputable remains the fact that the arrival of Comrd. Osinachi Nwaka is as the Transition Chairman of Ikwuano Local Government Area is apt and long awaited. Speaking from the angle of a soil of the soil, I want to state emphatically and without mincing words that, Comrd. Ossy Nwaka is an answered prayer of the people of Ikwuano Local Government Area. As a vibrant youth, Ossy Nwaka is obviously set to perform the long desired overhauling of the entire council. However, in a fraction of time, and just like a twinkle twinkle of an eye, the entire clans of Ikwuano…