Soludo on a hatchet mission says Yunusa Tanko–LP Spokesperson

Mandy Park Angered by the attack on the Labour Party, Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, by Anambra State governor, Charles Soludo, Yunusa Tanko, has accused Soludo of doing a hatchet job for the opposition to diminish the massive influence and acceptance of Obi by the majority of Nigerians clamouring to take back their country. But he said the ploy would rather elevate the huge status of Obi the more because Nigerians know his antecedents as one that can be trusted, who is firm and who can deliver the country at…

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2023 polls: Again Soludo attacks Obi, says Obi cannot win

By Omocho Kalu Again, Anambra State, governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has unleashed another attack on the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, saying he cannot win the 2023 presidential election. Soludo described Obi’s candidacy in the race as mere exciting drama Soludo accused the LP candidate of playing a game with his election bid, insisting that Obi did not have the relevant structure in place to win the Presidency on the Labour Party platform. The governor expressed his views in an article on Monday, titled, ‘History Beckons and I…

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I saved Imo people from political bondage –Gov.Uzodimma

By Mandy Park Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma has said that his election as governor saved the state from political bondage. This is as he said that even the grand design to scuttle his ambition failed ,because his aspiration was divinely inspired, and that he had started afresh as governor as there was no hand over note to him whatsoever. Governor Uzodimma disclosed on Friday that those who have vowed that he will never govern the state had instigated the wanton killings that had rocked the state shortly after…

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Why Peter Obi’s Statistics Unsettles Opposition

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…

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African 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…

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Uzodimma 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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BREAKING NEWS
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…

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Over 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…

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We 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…

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