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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, after days of controversy and confusion, Tuesday afternoon, resumed collation of results of the supplementary governorship poll in Adamawa State. INEC officials reconvened at the state collation centre in Yola amidst tight security. This is coming barely 24 hours after the electoral umpire suspended the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Hudu Yunusa Ari, for usurping the powers of the Returning Officer, and declaring the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, winner of the contest while collation had not ended. INEC Administrative Secretary in the state, Adamu Gujungu, has been mandated by to…
Our Reporter, New York Investigative journalist and author of The Jungle: A Personal Journey with the Enfant Terrible of Nigerian Journalism, David Hundeyin, has accused Nigeria’s President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of committing perjury. The journalist, who had earlier revealed how Mr. Tinubu allegedly submitted a fake Chicago State University certificate to INEC, said that the former Lagos State governor should face a fourteen-year jail term as the punishment stipulated for perjury under Nigerian laws. While appearing as a guest in the popular online interview programme 90MinutesAfrica hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo on Sunday, David Hundeyin revealed that Tinubu failed to declare…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia Governor-Elect, Dr Alex Otti; and former member representing Umunneochi state constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Ikedi Ezekwesiri, have sharply disagreed over the right of the out-going administration in the state to conduct the proposed local government election in the state. The Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu-led Government had proposed to conduct a fresh council poll before the expiration of its tenure on May 29, but there is a court injunction restraining the out-going administration from pushing ahead with the proposal. Hon. Ezekwesiri who is the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chairmanship aspirant for Umunneochi…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu A group, the Igbo Mandate Movement (IMM), has made case for an Igbo Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly. The Coordinator of the group, Mr Igboeri Arinzechukwu, stated this in a statement made available to Journalists in Enugu. The group said its decision was based on political permutations following the emergence of Bola Tinubu from the South-West part of the country and his vice Abubakar Shettima from the North-East. According to Arinzechukwu, the All Progressives Congress (APC), winners of the 2023 election, have zoned the Senate Presidency to the South-South, “therefore, the option for the…
Our Reporter, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has suspended its Resident Electoral Commissioner REC in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari from office. This follows his illegal declaration of the All Progressives Congress APC Governorship Candidate, Aisha Dahiru Binani, as Governor-Elect in last weekend’s rerun election. As a result, the REC has been ordered to stay away from the office of the commission in Yola, Adamawa State. INEC in a letter dated April 17, 2023, and signed by its Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, has therefore directed its Administrative Secretary in the state to take charge of its affairs. The suspension letter read in part: “I hereby…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A member of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s legal team, Prince Mandela Umegborogu, has raised an alarm over the alleged relocation of a tuberculosis inmate near the cell where the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is detained at the Abuja headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS. Kanu has remained in DSS custody since his extraordinary rendition from Kenya in June 2021. Kanu’s lawyer who raised the alarm Monday after a routine visit to the IPOB Leader, expressed deep worry over the grave health implications of having a tuberculosis patient near Kanu’s cell. He said…
Agency Report Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has constituted a 23-member transition committee to prepare the ground for the smooth handover of power to the Governor-Elect, Dr Alex Otti. The committee, which is headed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Chris Ezem, include an eight-member team nominated to represent Otti’s interest. The Leader of Otti’s team, Rev. Fr. Christian Anokwuru, told newsmen in Umuahia that the committee would be open and transparent in their deliberations for proper documentation of facts. Anokwuru said, “For a smooth and seamless handover of power and the sake of interfacing, eight members of…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Lagos Governor and Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has finally opened up on the dual citizenship of the President-elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Fashola who was responding to an online revelation that Tinubu has Guinea passport, said “the Nigerian constitution allows Tinubu as well as Nigerian citizens to have dual citizenship.” The former Lagos Governor who featured on a national television was the first APC stalwart to respond to the controversy over Tinubu’s dual citizenship. According to Fashola, having dual citizenship will not prevent a citizen from…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Anglican Diocese of Nike in Enugu State, has vowed to take strong and far-reaching actions against anyone indulging in same-sex marriage and homosexuality among its members. “In addition to consequences of homosexuality as explicitly stated in the scriptures, the Diocese shall take strong actions against anyone indulging in the act, including handing such a person to the law enforcement agencies,” Rt. Rev. Christian Onyia, Bishop of the Diocese, said. Onyia said this on Monday at the end of the five-day Second session of the 6th Synod of the Diocese at the Church of the Beatitudes,…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Campaign for Democracy South-East (CD) and the Human Rights Liberty Access and Peace Defenders’ Foundation (HURIDE) say time has come for the British government to leave Nigeria alone to mind her business. The group was speaking over what played out in the reported arrest and detention of Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate at Heathrow Airport, London. The groups in a statement over the weekend in Abuja said the latest development has confirmed British Government’s conspiracy to continue to sustain bad, obnoxious and corrupt leadership in Nigeria. In the statement endorsed by the South-East…