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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has urged youths in Anambra to shun drug abuse and addiction for a greater and better future. The agency said millions of talents are wasting in the society due to the constant intake of narcotics and other harmful substances, urging youths to abstain from the practice to avoid losing their careers and destiny. The Spokesperson of NDLEA, Anambra State Command, Christopher Adabo, gave the warning at the annual Feast of Barracuda (FoB), a popular festival of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS) Pyrates Confraternity, Hunduras Desk on Saturday. Adabo represented…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has described the terrorists attack on worshippers at an Owo Catholic Church, as an attempt to destabilise Yorubaland. Adams who stated this while reacting to the barbaric attack, also said the unprovoked attack on innocent worshipers was a threat to the continued existence of Nigeria as a united political entity. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Kehinde Aderemi, Adams said the senseless bloodletting was a big challenge to security agencies, urging them to rise to the occasion. He described the attack as an abominable act…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government has ordered herdsmen, settlers and all persons living inside the forests around Umunneochi Local Government Area where the Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence Samuel Uche, was abducted by suspected herdsmen last Sunday, to vacate the forests without delay. Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu who issued the directive Sunday, said the safety of such elements was no longer guaranteed. The directive is coming about four days after the youths of Umunneochi gave Government seven-day ultimatum to relocate the Regional Cattle Market at Lokpanta which they claimed, provides harbour for criminal herdsmen behind incessant…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Governor David Umahi has denied media reports that he has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential primaries. The governor stated this in two separate reactions from his media aides, Uchenna Orji and Francis Nwaze. He was reacting to reports that he had stepped down for the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan. Mr Lawan had reportedly visited Umahi on Saturday in the governor’s Abuja residence. Both are aspirants for the presidency under the APC. Umahi himself had posted pictures of the visit on his verified social media handles. “It was a pleasure to welcome my brother, friend…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On 29 May 1999, Olusegun Obasanjo, for the second time in two decades, took the oath to assume office as Nigeria’s head of state, this time with an electoral mandate. His predecessor was Abdulsalami Abubakar, another four-star General who had mid-wifed an 11-month long transition following the death of General Sani Abacha on 8 June, 1998. It was the second time in as many decades that that Abdulsalami and Obasanjo would be principal actors in the final hours of a generational transition. On 1 October 1979, Obasanjo, a four-star army General, stood down as head of…

Our Reporter, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday met with all the All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirants at the State House and advised them to settle for a consensus candidate by picking one formidable person from among them before the party’s convention between June 6-8, 2022. The President’s position was contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on the Media, Femi Adesina. The President said he was impressed with the rich quality of human resource within the APC as exemplified in the quality of the people vying for the office of the President within the party. “Looking at this…

Our Reporter, Abuja In what appears to be the most definitive position of the North in the long-drawn debate on zoning and rotational presidency towards 2023, northern All Progressives Congress (APC) governors and political leaders from the region, have come to the agreement that President Buhari’s successor should come from the South. This decision was made known Saturday in a statement issued and personally signed by ten northern APC governors and the former governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aliyu Wamakko, after a meeting with political leaders from the northern states. The statement said that after reviewing the political situation in…

Our Reporter, Abuja The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday reviewed the statement attributed to its National Leader and Presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on President Muhammadu Buhari. The party expressed disappointment that Tinubu could stoop so low to talk down on the President and leader of his party. Tinubu had on Thursday in Abeokuta, Ogun State called President Buhari out, stating how he made him President. He also recounted how many times Buhari contested and lost, until when he (Tinubu) came to his rescue in 2015, and he was elected President. The statement of…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Yiaga Africa has called for punishment of political parties that violate the Electoral Act or the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, guidelines for party primaries to serve as a deterrent for others. In a statement by its Executive Director, Samson Itodo, Yiaga Africa urged INEC not to hesitate to use the big harmer against erring political parties in order to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy. “As we Collectively strive to build democratic institutions that would promote balanced and accelerated development, Yiaga Africa urges INEC to enforce its regulatory powers against political parties that contravene provisions of the Electoral Act…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Coalition for Peter Obi (CPO), made up of 17 support groups for the Labour Party’s presidential candidate has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against disenfranchising millions of Nigerians. The coalition also called on the electoral body to extend the deadline for collection of Permanent Voters Card (PVC) to avail Nigerians who are yet to collect their voters card opportunity to do so. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Mr Marcel Ngogbehei, the coalition stated that reports from around the country have questioned the electoral body’s capacity to register…