The dimensions the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi brought into the nation’s electioneering this time has successfully thrown many pundits and politicians off balance because they were never prepared for it. A press statement from Obi-Datti Media Office, made available to NewsOrient said “Obi’s issue driven campaigns, even though the correct and necessary thing to do in an ideal democratic setting, has remained foreign and unfamiliar to Nigeria’s political environment, hence the apparent disgruntlement from his competitors and the opposition political parties. “The use of statistics and figures…
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Tinubu alleges many media outlets working for Atiku, Obi, threatens to sue them
By Mandy Park The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has vowed to file a suit against some individuals, including media organisations, like Arise TV, Channels, and BusinessDay, for spreading “fake news and assassinating” his character over his alleged drug trafficking case in the United States. Recalled that the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently released a document over Tinubu’s alleged connection to drug trafficking. The document contained alleged evidence of Tinubu’s involvement in narcotics and money laundering about 30…
Read MoreAfrican climate activists deliver solution documents to delegates at COP 27
By Mandy Park In continuation of efforts to engender the alignment of country climate ambitions with the demands of frontline communities, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and a host of climate justice groups attending the 27th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh have shared their recommendations with African delegations at the negotiations. Aside CAPPA, some of the groups that disseminated the reports include Gender CC South Africa, Friends of the Earth Togo, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), ONG 350…
Read MoreUzodimma inaugurates APC liaison officers for Imo’s 305 INEC Wards
By Omocho Kalu The Imo State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodimma, has inaugurated 305 Ward Liaison Officers for the 305 INEC Wards in the state.He charged them to defend the achievements of his administration. Performing the ceremony at the Sam Mbakwe Expanded Exco Chambers, Government House, Owerri on Thursday, November 10, venue of the occasion the governor said that their inauguration was to enhance his administration’s inclusiveness, whereby more critical stakeholders would work and contribute their quota to the administration. He reminded the Officers that before now the people were living…
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Ikechi Emenike still our governorship candidate in Abia State – APC
On September 3, 2022, the authenticity of Chief Ikechi Emenike’s candidacy was further affirmed by the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division. By Emma Ogbuehi The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that despite the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Friday, declaring Mr. Uche Ogah winner of the party’s governorship primaries, Chief Ikechi Emenike remains its authentic candidate for the March 11, 2023 governorship election. An Abuja Court presided over by Justice Binta Nyako had today invalidated the candidacy of Chief Emenike who is recognized by the…
Read MoreOver 25% more fossil fuel lobbyists than last year, flooding crucial COP climate talks—-Report
By Mandy Park More fossil fuel lobbyists, 636 in number, than representatives of the ten nations most impacted by the climate crisis registered to attend COP27 according to reports. A large number of the fossil fuel lobbyists, going by reports have been registered to the COP27 climate talks, affiliated with some of the world’s biggest polluting oil and gas giants. This is an increase of over 25% from COP26, showing a rise in the influence of the fossil fuel industry at the climate talks that are already rife with accusations…
Read MoreWe remember Ken Saro Wiwa, 27 years on
By Sobomabo Jackrich I am Ambassador Sobomabo Jackrich, Executive Director of the Network For Defence of Democracy and Good Governance. Today is the 27th memorial anniversary of the brutal execution of Ken Saro Wiwa and 8 others. I stand with the families of Ogoni 9, and Ogoni 4, ( AKA Ogoni 13 ) together with thousands of other Ogoni martyrs who paid the Supreme price, in the days of the struggle to restore our hope. They paid the Supreme price for the Social, Economic, and Environmental Emancipation of Ogoniland, Niger…
Read MoreMy Drug Allegations Dead As Dodo – APC Presidential Candidate, Tinubu Reacts To Certified US Court 4 On Indictment
By Mandy Park The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has broken his silence following damning revelations about his alleged drug and money laundering deals in the United States. Recall that a US court had released the certified judgment documents where Tinubu was indicted of drug dealings and money laundering in 1993. The certified US court judgment documents surfaced and have been making the rounds on the internet since Tuesday, showing that a US District Court indicted the former Lagos State governor for…
Read MoreTinubu Must Come Clean Or Quit — Obi/Datti Media group
By Omocho Kalu The Obi-Datti Media Office said it has come to the inescapable conclusion that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, must come clean with his past, engage Nigerians, explain himself or quit. This according to the group is because the office he seeks to occupy requires a man who should be clean in all ramifications without contradictory nuances. The demand it noted further is in response to the damaging document released by a United States court about Tinubu’s past which entails that…
Read MoreAba Ngwa People’s Forum Adopts Hon Dame Blessing Nwagba
… drums support for her senatorial bid …Dame Nwagba is a collective project–Engr Greg Obinna …I will not disappoint–Dame Nwagba By Mandy Park It was another adoption galore as the Aba-Ngwa People’s Forum AKA Aba-Ngwa Youth Congress, the foremost sociocultural group in Aba made up of the indigenous people of Aba North and Aba South adopted Hon Dame Blessing Nwagba Ph.D the APC Senatorial Candidate for Abia South Senatorial District as their candidate for the Senatorial election in the forthcoming 2023 election. The occasion took place yesterday, Monday 7, Nov…
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