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Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Coordinator of Peter Obi Campaign Council (PCC) Mr Emeka Mammah, has urged voters in the state to vote en masse for Labour Party candidates in Saturday’s Gubernatorial/House of Assembly elections in the state. Mammah said this in a statement made available in Enugu ahead of the elections. According to him, this was to consolidate on the overwhelming victory of the party during the Presidential and National Assembly Elections on Feb. 25. He said that a repeat of the party’s victory would mean that the state had chosen the way of liberation and freedom. Mammah further said…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Worried by the failing health of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, widows in Abia State, Tuesday, gathered at the Isiama Afaraukwu ancestral home of  Kanu  to pray for his urgent and unconditional release. The widows who converged under the aegis of ‘The Widows’ Cry,’ expressed deep concern over the IPOB Leader’s continued incarceration against court orders. The widows who were decked in black attires were hitting the ground with canes as they engaged in marathon prayers seeking divine intervention for the IPOB Leader to regain his freedom. Kanu has…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Enugu State governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Chijioke Edeoga, has urged voters in the state, to  vigorously defend their votes at the forthcoming March 11, governorship and House of Assembly polls against those he called ‘political robbers.’ He said this on the heels of growing fears over possible use of violence in the forthcoming elections. Edeoga  urged voters to defend their votes as a means of eliminating politicians that have turned the economic resources of the state into their private estate.  The LP candidate who spoke while addressing party leaders and supporters from Aninri and Awgu Local Government areas said…

By Wole Soyinka I feel compelled to intervene without further delay in this affair, having come across the following in Onyeka Nwelue’s efforts to “set the record straight” over his entanglement with the British university establishment. He revealed in his response that: The first message I received, when the article was published, was from my Canadian publisher….telling me, they will remove my book, The Strangers of Braamfontein from their list. It shocked me, honestly…. The South African publisher, who was supposed to publish The Strangers of Braamfontein since 2021, will no longer publish it. They have not communicated to me, but they have…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governorship candidate of the Young Peoples Party, YPP, Enyinnaya Nwafor, an Engineer, has promised to restore the dignity of Abia workers if voted into power in the March 11 governorship poll in the state. The son of Abia former Deputy Governor, the Late Chima Nwafor, also promised to make Local Government workers the envy of civil service if elected. Nwafor who made the promises when he visited former General Manager of Abia State Environmental Protection Agency, ASEPA, and the National Leader of Progressive Alliance Front (PAF), Hon. Ikechukwu Apugo, at his Isieke Nkata Ibeku country home, noted…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Police in Ebonyi State has declared the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Professor Ifeanyi Odoh wanted. Professor Odoh and 9 others were declared wanted on Monday over the murder of a Monarch, Igbokwe Ewa. Background The Monarch was killed last week Monday in his country home by unknown gunmen. He was until his death, the traditional ruler of Umu-Ezekoha Community in Ezza North Local Government Area. Following his death last week, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had accused Odoh and his supporters of having a hand in the Monarch’s death. But…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi,  Monday, visited  Jennifer Efidi, the woman in a viral video who was stabbed in the head and face by political thugs during the February 25 presidential and national assembly elections. The attack took place at Surulere, Lagos, while she was on the queue to cast her ballot. Despite the severity of her injuries, she insisted on voting while blood was dripping from her face. Obi sympathised with the victim and urged her and all those who suffered similar fate not to despair. “My point of contact with every Nigerian who suffered…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Police Command in Enugu State says it has begun manhunt for hoodlums that attacked Abakpa-Nike community, a suburb of Enugu metropolis on Monday morning. The Command’s spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, DSP, who disclosed this in a release said detectives and tactical operatives are on the trail of the hoodlums, suspected to be armed robbers. The command, however, said normalcy and regular human activities resumed in the areas after the attack. Ndukwe noted that there was no casualty or loss of life recorded during the incidents by the same armed gang. “Normalcy has since been restored at Liberty…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Movement For Election of Nigeria President of Igbo Extraction has extolled and commended Ex military Head of State and former civilian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, as he marked his 86th birthday. A goodwill message endorsed by the Convener and National President, Comrade Vincent Ezekwueme, and Prof. Justus Chidi described Obasanjo as outstanding statesman, remarkable unifier, detribalised pacifist, patriot and conscience of the nation. The message said Obasanjo’s belief in social, economic and political justice to all regardless of tribe, religion or clans singled him out as unequal rare and unique gift to humanity. It said: “Your strong belief in…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Government has debunked a report claiming that Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the Executive Governor of Anambra State, was contracted to eliminate Obi for a fee. A report which surfaced in the social media alleged that Soludo held a meeting with the NICE-announced winner of the just concluded 2023 Presidential election, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at Imo State Government House, Owerri, on how to stop the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, from reclaiming the mandate through Court process and to stop Peter Obi’s popularity. The message which was entitled “Hold Soludo Responsible…