Month: November 2022

Obi won’t participate in debates with Atiku, Tinubu absent–Campaign Council

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By Mandy Park Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the Labour Party’s candidate, Peter Obi, has said he would not participate in ‘mixed’ debates where other presidential candidates, particularly Atiku and Tinubu are absent or send in representatives. Director General of the Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe, gave this hint at a press conference in Abuja, yesterday, against the backdrop of the town hall in Abuja on Sunday where the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar were absent.Delta State governor, Ifeanyi…

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CAPPA, environmental stakeholders condemn effect of global emissions on Africa
… want Nigeria to stop policy inconsistency on climate change

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By Mandy Park  The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) with other environmentali-based groups have raised the alarm that although Africa carries the greatest burdens of climate change the continent contributes less than three percent of global emissions. Also they lamented the devastating effect of the change, which caused massive floods in Nigeria, Chad, Republic of Benin, and Cameroon. This is as CAPPA wants Nigerian government to stop further policy summersault on climate change issues and articulate the project properly with clarity. Oluwafemi Said that the project was informed…

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Hon Blessing Nwagba extol virtues of Brig General Amanda Azubuike, Ada Eme, Onyinyechi Mark, and Ugee Royalty
… says they are trailblazers, worthy Igbo daughters

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By Mandy Park Hon Dame Blessing Nwagba, the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Abia South senatorial district, has lauded the great strides of Brig General Amanda Azubuike who was recently promoted to the rank of Brig General in the US Army. Also she praised the doggedness ofAda Eme, for winning the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageantry, the resilience, hardwork, and confidence of Onyinyechi Mark, for her record-breaking four gold medals in Egypt, and Kalu Esther Ugochi for winning the De9ja talent hunt.” They made Igbo women proud.…

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AFRICAN GOVERNMENTS MUST DEMAND CLIMATE JUSTICE AT COP27

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By:  Philip Jakpor Africa is on the menu again. This time, it’s a renewed scramble for oil and gas by Global North Governments like France, Germany, the United States, and Italy. Renewed interest in fossil fuels in Africa spiked since Russia cut off gas to most of Europe in response to sanctions imposed on it by the bloc after its invasion of Ukraine on February 24. Beyond the climate crisis that has engulfed most of Africa and the Global South at large heightened by fossil fuel extractions, the new scramble…

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Just In: Hushpuppi Sentenced To 11 Years Imprisonment For Internet Fraud

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The United States Central District Court in California has sentenced a popular Nigerian internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, better known as Hushpuppi, to 11 years imprisonment. The brand ambassador of Gucci will spend only 9 years in the US prison because he has already spent 2 years in prison.Recall that Hushpuppi was in June 2020 arrested in Dubai, over a detailed fraud and money laundering technique that has deprived victims of their money in many countries. He pleaded guilty to cooperation to engage in money laundering with numerous individuals within and…

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Senatorial bid of Dame Blessing Nwagba receives boost
… Osusu Aba community vows to deliver
…I have the legislative experience–Dame Nwagba

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By Mandy Park As the political camp of the senatorial candidate for Abia South Senatorial District, Hon Dame Blessing Nwagba, continues to receive massive support the people of Osusu Aba Community have joined the train. This is as the community endorsed her senatorial ambition, assuring her of their maximum support at the polls.The community made the pledge at a well-attended meeting held on Friday, 28th October, 2022 at Osusu Aba Civic Hall. Addressing her hosts, Hon Dame Nwagba, a two-time member of the Abia State House of Assembly, informed them…

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SOLUDO MOURNS THE PASSAGE OF ELDER STATESMAN, MBAZULIKE AMECHI …says Mbazulike an outstanding patriot

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By Mandy Park Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, has expressed sadness over the death of Elder Statesman and Nigeria’s First Republic Aviation Minister, Dara Mbazulike Amechi, who died at 93 years. Dara Mbazulike Amechi died in the early hours of today, Tuesday, November 1st, 2022. In a statement by the press secretary to the governor, Christian Aburime, Soludo described the late Mbazulike Amechi as an outstanding patriot and nationalist who served the nation diligently. According to the Governor, the late elder statesman lived an impactful and exemplary…

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Tinubu: What Buhari Told Me When I Asked Him To Pick My Running Mate

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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has opened up on a conversation he had with President Muhammadu Buhari on the choice of his running mate. Tinubu disclosed this at the residence of Pa Reuben Fasoranti, leader of Afenifere, Yoruba Socio-cultural group, on Sunday in Akure, Ondo State capital. Tinubu said that the visit was in fulfilment of an earlier promise he made to the Afenifere leader before the APC primaries. “I promised to come back after winning the APC ticket. I am here to thank…

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