Day: May 31, 2022

BREAKING: Court grants Okorocha N500m bail

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By Mandy Park Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja today ( Tuesday, 31st, May) imposed strict bail conditions on former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha.Okorocha is standing trial for alleged N2.9 billion corruption charges.He was admitted to bail in the sum of N500 million with a surety in the same amount.The Senator representing Imo West in the Red Chambers was also barred from traveling out of the country except with the express permission of the court.The judge ordered Okorocha to deposit his traveling passport with the…

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CEEHOPE executive director, Betty Abah, loses mother

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By Mandy Park Mrs Esther Omoche Onuh, the mother of women and children’s rights activist, Betty Abah, is dead.She died at the age of 77 after a brief illness. Betty Abah, respected journalist, author, mobiliser and activist, is the founder and Executive Director of CEE HOPE, a girl-child rights and development non-profit organization based in Lagos. In a tribute on her Facebook page, Betty Abah’s mother died on Sunday, May 15. She wrote about her mother, a day after the painful exit with the caption: My Mama, My Rock, What…

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Blessing Nwagba Wins Abia South APC Senatorial Ticket

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By Mandy Park Dame Blessing Nwagba, former member of the Abia State House of Assembly has clinched the All Progressive Congress (APC) Senatorial ticket for Abia South Senatorial District. The election was conducted last Saturday. The cerebral ex-lawmaker who was, the 2019 governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) expressed gratitude to the delegates and leaders of the party for finding her worthy to fly the party’s flag in the election. She promised to take up issues of youth and women empowerment as priority if given the opportunity to…

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