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PDP suspends ex-Abia Reps member, Abonta for alleged anti-party activities

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The quick past part who addressed Ukwa East and Ukwa West Government Voting demographic, Hon Uzoma Nkem Abonta, under the foundation of the People groups Progressive alliance (PDP), has been suspended from the party. This was spread the word for newsmen in Akwete today, Wednesday 28, in a proclamation by the PDP Ward Director and Secretary of the party in Akwete-Ohandu Ward. A portion of the reasons they claimed include: hostile to party exercises, factionalization of the party in the ward, proudly exposing the party to a few court suits with no response to the PDP inside system of resolving clashes and debates, his arrangement as the Representative Chief General of the All Reformists Fantastic Collusion (APGA) in the 2023 general political race and his public acknowledgment of the said arrangement, his refusal to surrender the bike given to the Ward Director by Congressperson Enyinnaya Abaribe, his conspicuous refusal to pay the party duty for quite a while at this point, and his open
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Police recover 520 illegal firearms, arrest 297

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  The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 297 suspects for illegal possession of firearms, recovered at least 520 several-calibre firearms, 4,043 rounds of ammunition, and 264 stolen vehicles since the assumption of the acting Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, to office. The IG also noted that the NPF would partner with the Nigeria Customs Service and other security agencies to secure the border against insurgents, especially considering the political situation in the Niger Republic following the military coup. Egbetokun made these known on Tuesday during a meeting with members of the Police Management Team, including Deputy Inspectors General of Police, Assistant Inspectors General of Police, and Commissioners of Police, at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja. “The police also arrested 986 armed robbery suspects, 377 kidnap suspects, 848 suspects of homicide, 517 suspects of rape and defilement, 874 suspected cultists, and 5281 other suspec
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Niger: ECOWAS plans fresh sanctions on Burkina Faso, Mali, UN talks fail

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The Economic Community of West African States has imposed heavier financial sanctions on the Niger junta and entities supporting them including the governments of Mali and Burkina Faso. The development came after a diplomatic mission by the African Union, ECOWAS, United Nations and the United States to resolve the political impasse in Niger hit a brick wall on Tuesday as the military junta refused to grant audience to the delegations. The military leaders also snubbed the Acting US Deputy Secretary of State, Victoria Nuland, and denied her access to the coup leader, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani and ousted President, Muhammed Bazoum, who was being held in the presidential palace. Some military officers led by Tchiani overthrew Bazoum on July 26 leading to a flurry of sanctions imposed on Niger by ECOWAS to compel them to restore the ousted president to power. On Tuesday, presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, told journalists in Abuja that more sanctions had been imposed on the individuals
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Certificate forgery: NYSC tenders documents against gov Mbah

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The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu State has commenced sitting on the petition filed by the Labour Party and its candidate Chijioke Edeoga against the election of Dr Peter Mbah as the governor of the state after the Sallah break. At the resumed hearing on Friday, the petitioners presented the National Youth Service Corps, as its first witness in defence of their petition. Edeoga and his party are challenging the election of Governor Mbah on grounds that he did not secure the highest lawful votes cast in the March 18 governorship election and that the respondent, submitted a forged NYSC discharge certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission in an effort to secure his election.   The PUNCH had reported that the Tribunal had earlier subpoenaed NYSC following Petitioners’ application to appear before the panel to certify as true or not its document the respondent (Mbah) had submitted to the electoral umpire before the election. Testifying before th
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Mmesoma: I support sanctions imposed by JAMB – Ezekwesili

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  A former minister of education and an economic policy expert , Obiageli Ezekwesili has reacted to the findings of the committee set up by the Anambra State governor, Charles Soludo to investigate the saga between the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and Ejikeme Mmesoma over her UTME result. Ezekwesili said she supports the sanctions imposed by JAMB on her, saying it would serve as a deterrent to all who participate in the systemic exam malpractices within the nation’s educational system. The committee discovered that Mmesoma forged the 362 score she was parading against the authentic score, 249. Ezekwesili said she is satisfied with the process and the findings of committee which gave Mmesoma fair hearing. In a statement via her verified Twitter handle on Saturday, the former Minister recommended a sustained counseling for Mmesoma by her family, school and church. She wrote, “I have just read the report of the Committee set up by Anambra State Government to investigate
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Obi Tenders Additional 188 Exhibits Against Tinubu’s Election

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  In his bid to establish his allegations of malpractices in the conduct of the February 25 presidential election, the Labour Party (LP) candidate in the last election, Peter Gregory Obi on Tuesday, tendered additional 188 exhibits against the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as winner of the election. The exhibits, mainly results sheets and reports used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the election, were tendered at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) and admitted as exhibits to be used to determine the legality or otherwise of Tinubu’s return as the President. Obi, through Peter Afoba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, tendered forms EC40GPU, EC40G1 and reports prepared by the electoral body after the election. A breakdown showed that 45 EC40GPU forms were tendered in 10 Local Government Areas of Niger State, 23 in seven Local Government Areas of Osun, 17 in three Local Government Areas of Edo State and 52 EC40GPU forms in five Local Governm
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NASS Inauguration: Nigerian Lawmakers Elect New Senate President, Speaker (LIVE UPDATES)

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  However, the proceedings could hold simultaneously in both chambers since the House Standing Order now provides that the deputy CNA “shall preside over the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker” in the absence of the CNA. While all 109 senators-elect will take the oath of office today, only 358 members-elect will do so in the lower chamber. This is because the member-elect for Jalingo federal constituency of Taraba State, Isam’ila Maihanchi, died in April while the Speaker of the 9th House, Femi Gbajabiamila, will be taking up a new appointment as the chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu. This means that INEC will have to conduct a by-election to fill the two seats. Mr Gbajabiamila had been re-elected on 25 February to represent Surulere 1 Federal constituency of Lagos State for the sixth time until his appointment a few days ago. The lawmakers were elected during the 25 February National Assembly elections though a few others were returned during subsequent supplementary ele
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Udeze Emerges Speaker Of Anambra Assembly

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  The member representing Ogbaru II Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Somtochukwu Udeze, has emerged as the Speaker of the state assembly. Udeze emerged as the Speaker on Monday, after he was unanimously elected by the 30 members of the eighth Assembly at the State House of Assembly Complex in Awka, the Anambra State capital. He is a third-term member of the Assembly, who first became a member of the house on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in 2015, but later decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party, under which he won re-election to the house in 2019. He also won the March 2023 House of Assembly elections under the PDP, which made him become a three-term member, but thereafter decamped back to APGA, a few days before the inauguration of the state Assembly. Udeze was nominated for the position by the member representing Ekwusigo Constituency, Ikenna Ofodeme, and seconded by the member representing Awka North, Chimezie Ikwunne. During the event, wh
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4 Children Who Disappeared 40 Days After Surviving Plane Crash In Amazon Jungle Found Alive

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  Four Indigenous children who disappeared 40 days ago after surviving a small   plane crash  in the Amazon jungle were found alive Friday, Colombian authorities announced, ending an intense search that gripped the nation. The children were alone when searchers found them and are now receiving medical attention, President Gustavo Petro told reporters upon his return to Bogota from Cuba, where he signed a cease-fire agreement with representatives of the National Liberation Army rebel group. The president said the youngsters are an “example of survival” and predicted their saga “will remain in history.” No details were immediately released on how the youngsters managed to survive on their own for so many days. The crash happened in the early hours of May 1, when the Cessna single-engine propeller plane with six passengers and a pilot declared an emergency due to an engine failure. The small aircraft fell off radar a short time later and a frantic search for survivors began. Two weeks aft
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Policewoman Accuses Nigerian Police Force Of Detaining Her In Terrible Conditions After Attempting To Tender Resignation

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  A policewoman, Fauzziyah Ebunoluwa Isiak, has accused the Nigeria Police Force of detaining her in inhuman conditions after she tried to resign from the service in which she had spent six years . Fauzziyah who relayed her account via a series of tweets on Thursday said she was subjected to several discomforting situations behind the bars. She said, “I never saw this coming. I have never thought I'll be put in detention without interrogation. All I did was try to resign. I have been trying to resign from the police since last year but my letters were not approved. “My boss had called me to show up yesterday 24th of May to meet the Deputy Commissioner for an interview. I thought they were finally going to approve my resignation but the only words I heard was that I should be detained; to be tried and dismissed. Due to the shock, I couldn't say anything as the officer led me away. “Later, I heard that I should have begged and cried but my lack of reaction worsened the matter. I
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BREAKING: Gate Collapses On Female Athlete At Opening Of 7th Nigerian Youth Games In Delta State

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Road to Wole Soyinka train station in Ogun collapses, residents cry for help

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  Various portions of the road leading to the Wole Soyinka Train Station in Ogun State have collapsed, DAILY POST reports. The Wole Soyinka Train Station is one of the 10 stations that make up the 156km Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail commissioned in 2021 by former President Muhammadu Buhari. However, when the state-of-the-art train station was completed by the Federal Ministry of Transportation, government did not take into cognisance, the need to fix the access road that goes to the station. Today, the road has become a nightmare to train users, who are now considering returning to the roads instead of teavelling to Lagos and Ibadan through the railway. When our correspondent visited the train axis on Saturday, it was noticed that the 3km Kenya/Olokuta/Idi-Aba road is in shambles. Different portions of the road have been washed away by erosion, giving the people no other option than to cry to both the state and federal governments for succour. One of the community leaders, Chief Eze
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