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Issues formulated for Governor Obiano and his aides 2

Issues formulated for Governor Obiano and his aides 2

June 22, 2019 1:27 pm

By Odumodu Gbulagu

 

… and Obiano is doing well according to his aides

 

11. Can James show us properties Governor Obiano has acquired since he became Governor: he now owns the biggest residential building at Ngozika Extension and named the street after his son. He owns property at Ikoyi, London, USA, etc.

12. Is James aware that Cosharis farm was attracted to Anambra by Mr. Peter Obi.

13 James, are you aware that no contractor was owed under Obi? Today, contractors are dying in Anambra State. Before Mac Mouritz died, he told friends that he would not survive …

Osinbajo goes to U.S, meets Pence

Osinbajo goes to U.S, meets Pence

June 22, 2019 1:10 pm

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will depart Nigeria on Saturday  for U.S. where he will be meeting with his U.S. counterpart, Mr Mike Pence, and other key groups and interests in the country.

Osinbajo’s spokesman, Mr Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.

Ahead of his meeting with Pence on Wednesday in Washington D.C, Osinbajo will be meeting with the Council on Foreign Relations on Monday in New York.

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In his meeting with Pence, Osinbajo will be discussing matters of mutual interests between Nigeria and the U.S.

He …

Issues formulated for Governor Obiano and his aides 1

Issues formulated for Governor Obiano and his aides 1

June 22, 2019 12:52 pm

By Odumodu Gbulagu

… and Obiano is doing well according to his aides

I read the nonsense from Gov. Willie Obiano media men, James Eze, Ejike Anyaduba, Obigwe and others. Even when the present deplorable state of Anambra State are echoed by Anambrarians, James kept saying Obi’s boys. He even mentioned Dr. Emeka Egoigwe, a practicing medical doctor as among Obi’s boys. Why this level of wickedness? The only crime Obi committed is that he made Obiano the Governor. The only thing Obiano and his team do daily is trying to de-market Obi. Did what happen during the presidential election …

Kanu exposes those behind fake Buhari, gives detailed facts

IPOB ready to deal with Fulani herdsmen, says Nnamdi Kanu

June 21, 2019 9:08 pm

The Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra(IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has vowed that he and his organisation, will ensure that Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) commonly referred to as Fulani herdsmen will forever regret their decision if they eventually settle in the South-East of Nigeria, which Kanu and his organisation have been agitating for her freedom from the country following the    marginalisation the region has been witnessing from the Federal Government of Nigeria thus far, Africa Daily News, New York reports.

Kanu responding to Miyetti Allah’s demand from the South-East Governors yesterday in a meeting to establish their …

Senate votes on $8bn arms sale to Saudi Arabia by Trump

Senate votes on $8bn arms sale to Saudi Arabia by Trump

June 20, 2019 2:14 am

The U.S. Senate will vote on Thursday on legislation seeking to block President Donald Trump’s plan to complete $8 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, lawmakers said, making clear they want a harder line against what they see as human rights abuses by the two countries.

Trump declared an emergency tied to threats from Iran in order to go ahead with the military sales in defiance of congressional objections.

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced an agreement on Wednesday to hold the vote, after a group of lawmakers, including some of Trump’s fellow Republicans, last …

Ihedioha signs three more bills into law

Political appointments: Gov. Ihedioha expands Imo cabinet

June 20, 2019 1:39 am

Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of Imo on Wednesday made more appointments into his cabinet for the administration of the state.

The names and portfolios of the appointees are contained in statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Chibuike Onyeukwu, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Owerri.

The new appointees are Prof. Chudi Uwazurike – Special Adviser (Diaspora), Mr Jones Onyereri – Special Adviser (Political), and Mr Jeff Ojinika – Special Adviser (Inter-party).

Others are Dr Sonny Ogulewe – Senior Special Assistant (Admin), Secretary to State Governments (SSG’s) Office, Mr Richmond Osuji – Senior Special Assistant (Rural …

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US to begin mass deportation of illegal aliens next week

June 19, 2019 3:07 am

US President Donald Trump said in a tweet Monday night that US immigration agents are planning to make mass arrests starting “next week,” an apparent reference to a plan in preparation for months that aims to round up thousands of migrant parents and children in a blitz operation across major US cities.

“Next week ICE will begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States,” Trump wrote, referring to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “They will be removed as fast as they come in.”

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Thugs beat up Oshiomhole, 14 others

Thugs beat up Oshiomhole, 14 others

June 19, 2019 2:34 am

Suspected thugs have beaten up Seidu Oshiomhole, the younger brother of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress and lawmaker-elect (Etsako West 11) of the Edo State House of Assembly, Tribune Online is reporting.

The attack on Oshiomhole and 14 other lawmakers of the Edo State House of Assembly is the latest in the crisis between the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and the National Chairman of the APC.

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According to Tribune Online, the 15 lawmakers, who were absent at midnight on Monday when the other nine members …

Court stops Ganduje, agency’s action against Emir Sanusi

Court stops Ganduje, agency’s action against Emir Sanusi

June 19, 2019 12:48 am

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Tuesday granted an order restraining Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and the State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission from acting on the preliminary report on alleged misappropriation of N3.4 billion by the Kano Emirate Council.

The order followed a suit filed on June 7, by Muhammad Mannir-Sanusi, Dan Buran Kano, seeking an order to restrain Ganduje, the Commission and the state Attorney General or their agents from acting on the preliminary report of the investigation.

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Justice Obiara A. Egwuatu, issued …

Biafra: Diaspora supporters solidly behind IPOB leader

Biafra: Diaspora supporters solidly behind IPOB leader

June 18, 2019 10:31 am

Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has continued to garner more international support in his foreign tour targeted at restoring the republic of Biafra.

IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, in a statement on Tuesday in Awka, said Biafrans across the west coast of the USA had publicly pledged their moral and material support for Biafra restoration.

He said many more IPOB family members, influential individuals and diaspora organisations were queuing up to host their leader in various cities across the United States.

He revealed that Kanu would visit Chicago to meet Biafrans in …

Turkey hunts 154 suspects over 2016 failed coup

Turkey hunts 154 suspects over 2016 failed coup

June 18, 2019 9:28 am

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued detention warrants for no fewer than 154 suspects, including soldiers, over their alleged links to a network believed to be behind a coup attempt in 2016.

“Police launched simultaneous operations in 30 provinces across the country to catch 91 military personnel, including those who were ousted or retired.

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“This is on the order of the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in the western city of Izmir,’’ the Cumhuriyet daily reported.

According to the daily, police are hunting 63 suspects working for the Turkish Armed Forces in a separate …

Trump to announce re-election bid at Florida rally

Trump to announce re-election bid at Florida rally

June 18, 2019 8:59 am

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to announce his candidacy for a second four-year term at a rally in Florida.

Trump’s campaign for re-election in 2020 chose the 20,000-seat Amway Centre in the centre of the state to make the announcement on Tuesday.

The event is scheduled to start at 8 p.m (0000 GMT).

Trump has been touting the rally in tweets, claiming there has been a large demand for tickets.

“Big rally tomorrow night in Orlando, Florida, looks to be setting records, we are building large movie screens outside to take care of everybody,’’ Trump tweeted on Monday.

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