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Oct

19

2020

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8 of 24 Ebonyi lawmakers decline Umahi’s plea to join APC

POLITICS#EbonyiGovermment, APC, chief engr. David Nweze umahi, defection

Not fewer than eight lawmakers out of the 24 member Ebonyi state House of Assembly who are die-hard PDP members have sniffed at state governor's plea, Dave Umahi to decamp to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party. Daiily Trust reports that Umahi, according to reports, jilted the People’s Democratic party to APC after perfecting his decamping plan with some stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Abuja. Reports also have it that, governor Umahi has held series of meetings at his home town in Uburu, Ohazara local government area of the state with some…

Sep

06

2020

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HURIDE Petitions IG Over Fresh Assault on Journalist in Ebonyi

NEWSAPC, Ebonyi Journalists, Ebonyi State, Human Rights Defenders, media imperialism

The Human Rights Defenders, Ebonyi State Chapter, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police over a recent assault meted out to Prince Paul Okah, a journalist with the Blueprints Newspaper and Editor-in-chief of Glonatnewsonline. Mr Okay was attacked on the 23rd day of August, 2020 in the Afikpo home of Chief Tony Ekoh Jr, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress. The Chairman of HURIDE in Ebonyi State, Comrade Sam Oko Nweke, made this known on Sunday, while presenting a copy of the petition to journalists in Abakaliki. He decried the incessant attack and persecution of journalists in the state,…

Sep

01

2020

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Tension In PDP, As APGA Leaders, Members Shut Down Party In Abia, Troop Into APC

POLITICS#abia politics, APC, apga, mass defection, misgovernment

All roads today led to the Secretariat of the All Progressive Party Congress, APC, Umuahia, Abia state chapter, as the leaders of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA alongside her members abandoned the party to officially declare for the former. Addressing the mammoth crowd, on behalf of APGA members, in the state, the State Chairman of APGA, Hon. Nkem Okoro JP described the event "as a tsunami of political realignment with the biggest and most progressive political party in Nigeria, the All Progressives Congress (APC)." He posited that APC epitomised a flawless progressive platform, which according to him, possesses the vision…

Aug

17

2020

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Ebonyi: PDP bewitches members, wicked in style of activities… Defectors *Says Party Enslaves Members

POLITICS#politics, APC, defection, Ebonyi State, enslavement., PDP

Over 80 stakeholders of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), in Echialike Ward, Ikwo Local Government Area Ebonyi state have bemoaned years of enslavement in the party, as they dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in that state. The decamped members described Peoples Democratic Party as a party of selfish people whose political dispositions "are very much corrupt, bewitches members, and wicked in their style of activities." Addressing the youths, Hon. Ogochukwu Elem, the Senior Legislative Aide and Chief of Staff to the Member Representing Ezza-south and Ikwo Federal constituency, Comrade Chinedu Ogah, who honored their invitation, commended…

Aug

01

2020

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Worries in PDP, as party loses former National chairman

POLITICSAPC, defection, PDP, sen. Barnabas Gemade

Sen. Barnabas Gemade has decamped again to the ruling party, APC. Senator Barnabas Gemade of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Gemade, the candidate of the SDP in the last general elections has dumped the party at the weekend, with an indoors party, in his village, Mbajov, Mbawar Council Ward of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. Recall that Gemade was a former National Chairman of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, dumped the APC for the SDP shortly before the 2019 general election. He contested for the Benue North-East senatorial…

Jul

24

2020

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PDP to Buhari: Resign now, save Nigeria From Total Collapse

NATIONAL NEWS#President Mohammadu Buhari, APC, corruption, insecurity, PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday called for the immediate resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari in order to prevent the Nigeria nation from impending total collapse. The party who spoke through her National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus stated that Mr. President's urgent resignation was necessary, following the level of insecurity and corruption in the country in recent times. Addressing newsmen in Abuja at the party national headquarters, on the state of the Nation, the PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus regretted that “Nigeria is in a free fall, as corruption, insecurity engulfs the Nation.” Secondus said:…