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 A  lot has been said about the presidential candidate of the Labour Party  Peter Obi's impeachment while he was a governor but no one has ever explained the reason why he was impeached.  In this video,  Mr Peter Obi explained exactly what happened.    Please, watch and drop your comment.

   The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday dethroned Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, the Obong of Calabar, Cross River State.   According to the South-South News Online, the Supreme Court’s verdict was on Friday 13th January 2023. Follows years of legal tussle. In the judgment written by Justice Amina Ahgid and read by Justice Akomaye Agim, the court ordered the kingmakers and Traditional Rulers’ Council to immediately summon a fresh selection process to produce another Obong of Calabar. According to the court, the fresh selection should be held by the 2002 constitution of the Palace. This newspaper reports that the deposed Obong is still qualified to contest and this will be the fourth time he had to step down for the selection exercise. This is the first time in the history of the throne that the apex court will dethrone an Obong. The Obong of Calabar is a first-class king in Nigeria.

The Sultan of Sokoto visited the Governor of River State but the purpose is not yet known.  But this may not be anything else apart from politics but the information revealed that he may likely come to beg the governor on behave of Atiku.

How Can Two Northerners Be Making Decisions And A Southerner Will Be Just An Adviser – Wike Blows Hot – The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has reacted to the recent developments at the National Executive Council of the PDP following the resignation of the Board of Trustees Chairman (BoT), Walid Jibrin and the vote of confidence passed on the National Chairman of the Party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu. Wike, who spoke during the inauguration of the Ahoada Campus of Rivers State University on Thursday, said he was not concerned with Jibrin’s resignation. According to him, the BoT is just advisory and not a decision-making body, so, giving the position to southerners will be to insult them. He queried thus: “Who’s talking about Chairman of BoT? What is the role of BoT, just advisory? Not a decision-making body. The presidential candidate of the party and the chairman are those who will sit to take decisions. The presidential candidate and chairman of the party are from the No...

Planned Miyetti Allah vigilante security, a declaration of war — South AKURE-THE Coalition of Southern and Middle Belt Youth Leaders, COSMBYLA, yesterday, faulted the plot by the Miyetti Allah cattle breeders to establish vigilante security in all the states in the country. The umbrella body of all the youth groups in the South-East, South-South, South-West and Middle-Belt regions said that the move “confirms a plot to Fulanize the country under the pretence of floating a security outfit in a land that does not belong to them.” Its President General, Mr Goodluck Ibem, in a statement, said: “This so-called Vigilante Security which they claim they want to float is not security outfit but Fulani Jihadists and terrorists which they want to use to overrun the country in order to Fulanise and Islamize the nation. But their evil plan is dead on arrival. “What interest does Miyetti Allah have to establish a Vigilante group in Benue, Ondo, Anambra and other states? “Are these states...

  Friday, September 2, 2022 YOU ARE AN INGRATE, WE BROUGHT YOU FROM THE GUTTER AND WE WILL ASSIST PDP TO LOSE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, WIKE REPLIES AYU. Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has threatened to assist the Peoples’ Democratic Party lose the 2023 presidential election. Wike, who is having a running battle with Senator Iyioricha Ayu, National Chairamn of the PDP, said this at the commissioning of a road in Omerelu community in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers, on Thursday. The governor was responding to recent comments by Ayu that those asking him to step down were children. In an interview with BBC Hausa, Ayu had said, “I have not violated any rules; in fact, I am working to bring reforms to the party. I am truly not bothered by the unnecessary controversy being generated. When we started PDP, these children were not around. They are children who do not know why we formed the party. We will not allow any individual to destabilise our party.” But in his ...

News Updates By Elijah Otong Bad News For Tinubu, Bye Bye To Atiku’s Presidential Ambition As Peter Obi Finally Claims Fresh Victory. The presidential candidate of the Labor Party has gotten the support of some political parties alleged to have been deregistered by INEC, the independent electoral commission. Details from a notable news platform on Friday revealed that 15 political parties under the platform of coalition of good governance have endorsed Peter Obi for president of Nigeria in 2023. Okey Chikwendu, the spokesman of the group added that members of the group had embarked on a mission in the past few days to look for a political party that has the interest of the people of Nigeria at heart and the results of the meeting is that Peter Obi is the most qualified presidential candidate who has what it takes to lead the people of Nigeria. Recall that INEC had in 2020, deregistered some political parties for some sensitive reasons. Some parties that has never won electi...

Atiku finally picked Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as his running mate.

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AFTER WINNING APC PRESIDENTIAL TICKET, TINUBU TELLS BUHARI, I AM SORRY IT’S TIME FOR REVENGE 3 hours ago Abuja Reporters No Comments  Ifreke Inyang  The flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said he was taking “revenge” as he kept President Muhammadu Buhari waiting at the Eagles Square in Abuja. Tinubu stated this during his acceptance speech after he was declared the winner of the party’s presidential primary. The former Lagos Governor polled a total of 1,271 votes from the 2,322 delegates at the Special Convention, to beat his major opponents, Rotimi Amaechi and vice president Yemi Osinbajo secured 316 and 235 votes respectively. Tinubu thanked his wife, supporters and some of his friends who backed his ambition in a lengthy speech. He then added to Buhari: “Mr President, I am sorry for keeping you waiting too long since yesterday. “But this is the time to take revenge. “You have taken too long sometimes. “I only sympathize with the mot...

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ponyan Ward in the Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State, Bunmi Ipinnaiye, has reportedly committed suicide in a Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) cell.   Ipinnaiye was arrested by men of the NSCDC for the attempted murder of his son who he allegedly attacked with a machete while on their way to the farm.   The deceased had reportedly attacked his son for fraternising with some boys who were allegedly involved in social vices.   He was arrested following the attack and was found dead in his cell this morning, June 7.   He reportedly used his belt to hang himself.   The body of the deceased was found by NSCDC operatives who went into his cell to interrogate him.

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has condoled with the people of Ondo State following the killing of worshippers at the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, including women and children. Suspected terrorists had attacked St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, the headquarters of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was also gathered that many worshippers died and several others were left injured following the incident at the church which is situated close to the palace of the Olowo of Owo. Condemning the attack, the governor assured the indigenes of Ondo state saying they are not alone in their fight against insurgency and acts of terror. “I express my condolences to my colleague, the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu SAN, as well as all the people of Ondo State. Let me assure you all that in this dark and desperate time in our history as one people separated by a very intangible geographical boundary, you are not alone”. He said this mindless act committed in a church where...

Police shoot live bullets, teargas as EFCC finally arrests Okorocha By Otong Elijah, Lagos. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has finally arrested former Imo State governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Rochas Okorocha. Okorocha was arrested Tuesday evening at his Maitama home in Abuja by the anti-graft agency and men of the Nigerian Police force. Though the security operatives met stiff resistance from the supporters of the former governor, live bullets and tear gas were fired before he could be arrested. His aides said the EFCC and policemen broke into the house and damaged parts of it and some items in the house while trying to forcibly arrest the former governor. EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement said the move followed the refusal of the former governor to honour invitations after jumping the administrative bail earlier granted him by the Commission. According to Uwujaren, the EFCC had on January 24, 2022, ...

A pastor identified as Reverend Yohanna Shuaibu has been allegedly murdered by a Muslim mob in Massu, a village in Sumaila Local Government Area of Kano State.   It was gathered that the mob also burnt down the slain pastor's house, church and mission school.    A statement by Hausa Christian Foundation (HACFO) said the incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday, September 23, a few days after a young Muslim man who converted to Christianity allegedly killed his brother's wife during a fight.    The slain pastor was until his alleged murder, the Northeastern Evangelist of New life Church and the CAN chairman in Sumaila. Read the report below:    Rev. Shuaibu has been the Northeastern Evangelist of New life Church and the CAN chairman of Sumaila Local Government area of Kano state in Nigeria. He lived in a village called Massu.   Recently, the growth of the Missionary base in Massu had been envied by the Moslems and the wish for its uproot fr...

Ogoni land We are going to                                                           cleaning up this land Every year the same promise ..........we de lookam, we don't bicom ashawo.