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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Aviation Minister and a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode, has been summoned by the Department of State Services, DSS, for alleging a coup plot ahead of the 2023 general polls. Fani-Kayode, an ally of the presidential candidate of the APC was invited by the Secret Police on Monday morning. The former Minister who doubles as the Spokesperson of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, confirmed the invitation in a statement on Monday. He wrote: “I will present myself before the DSS this morning as I have been asked to do,” Fani-Kayode said in a statement…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that elections would not hold in 240 polling units, spread across 28 states, citing insecurity as reason. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Monday at a meeting with leaders of political parties. He said; “There are 240 poling units without registered voters spread across 28 states and the FCT. “They range from one polling unit to 12 polling units in the states and FCT, except Taraba and Imo State with 34 and 38 polling units respectively. “No new registrant chose the polling units and no voter indicated interest to transfer…
By Austin Emaduku The Nigerian ruling class, the “owners” of Nigeria, those who run the nation like the boardroom of a conglomerate have once again sounded the “drums of war.” This time, the drum is in the form of what has become the currency redesign and swap imbroglio. As usual, ever gullible Nigerians, not seeing the woods for the trees have taken sides in the war. They have dug trenches, ready to claw at each others throats on the streets. The reality however, is that it is not war but subterfuge, a deflection carefully designed and calibrated to take our gaze…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Tricycle operators popularly known as Keke NAPEP in Anambra State have declared war against touts and fake revenue collectors in the state. The operators said they are targeting over 800 individuals believed to be touts and fake revenue collectors for the month. After its meeting in Awka on Sunday, the operators contended that despite the government fight against touting activities, they have continued in the rural communities. Coordinator of Keke tricycle operators, Pastor Elvis Okolie, said they have set up a two-man task force per local government area in the state to report cases of touting and illegal…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Senatorial candidate of Labour Party (LP) for Enugu East Senatorial District, Oyibo Chukwu, has approached the Federal High Court (FHC) Abuja seeking the disqualification of Senator Chimaroke Nnamani from contesting the 2023 Enugu East Senatorial District election. According to him, the ground upon which he brought the said action was that Chimaroke cannot validly contest the said election because he has been expelled from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a member. In the said suit Chukwu contended that Section 66(2)(b) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria made it compulsory that for a person to be…
By Okey Ndibe It is tempting to refer to Rufai Oseni, one of the co-hosts of Arise TV’s staggeringly popular “The Morning Show,” as the most fearless man on Nigerian TV. Yet, that description slightly misses the mark. True enough, Oseni is fearless in at least two ways. If you have ever watched his monologues, then you’re familiar with his slashing, take-no-prisoner’s style. It smacks of a master debater at the top of his game. He marshals his arguments, and the often-irrefutable facts that undergird them, with an orator’s flair. There’s also his signature interview mode. There’s little doubt that…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The presidential candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Yabagi Yusuf Sani, has observed that South-East geo-political zone is still being marginalised by the Federal Government. Sani who made the observation in Umuahia while flagging off his presidential campaign, regretted that the people of South-East were still being excluded in the scheme of things despite their numerous contributions in the national economy. He accused the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government of taking the endemic marginalisation against Ndigbo to the extreme. ”I am saying this with all sense of responsibility, the people of South-East have been pushed to…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Yet to be identified gunmen Saturday night, attacked and shot a Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Ogbaku ward in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, Charles Oke. Ikengaonline gathered that the incident happened in his hometown Umunomo Nsokpo in the Ogbaku community. While some sources suspect that the incident was politically motivated, others blame it on the different criminal gangs within the Ogbaku area. An eyewitness said Oke was shot several times by the hoodlums who laid an ambush in his house waiting for his arrival. But at the time of filing this…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia With less than two weeks to the presidential and national assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Sunday, issued guidelines on voting. According to the guidelines, the electoral umpire has decongested voters in over-populated polling units and put them in nearby polling units to reduce the usual stress associated with voting at congested units. INEC urged voters to visit the commission’s website to verify the polling unit where they had been relocated. The electoral umpire also said that it would display the Voter’s Register at every polling unit. Below is a full text of the statement…
Arinze Chijioke The trajectory of James Okina’s life changed for the worse after his parents separated in 2009. While his mother took his young brother away, he and his elder brother stayed with their father who was not always at home. He would always beat them up whenever he returned from his outings. As a result, James followed other children on the streets of Calabar in Cross River State and stopped paying attention to his education. Although he knew that it was not the kind of life, he wanted for himself, Okina, who was 8 at the time could not help but spend more time…