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Panic As 17 Mysteriously Die In South African Nightclub

Panic As 17 Mysteriously Die In South African Nightclub

June 27, 2022 4:34 am

No fewer than 17 young people were on Sunday discovered dead at a nightclub in a township in South Africa’s southern city of East London, the police in the area have confirmed. 

A provincial police spokesman whose name was given as brigadier Thembinkosi Kinana narrated the tragic event to reporters saying; ‘We got a report about 17 (people) that died in a local tavern in Scenery Park which is based in East London’.

‘We are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident,’ he added.

He went on to state that the victims were aged between 18 and 20 years.

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Buni, Akpanudoedehe Reclaims APC Party HQ, Bello Disappears

Buni, Akpanudoedehe Reclaims APC Party HQ, Bello Disappears

March 15, 2022 10:24 am

The leadership crisis rocking the rulling All Progressives Congress (APC) took an interesting twist on Tuesday when the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) resurfaced to reclaim control of the national secretariat of the party.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that although Governor Buni physically present at the secretariat, the embattled CECPC Secretary, Sen John James Akpanudoedehe, had stormed the party’s headquarters around 12 noon, in a rousing welcome from the members of the secretariat staff.

Arriving the secretariat in the company of Buni’s men, the party’s chief scribe had told newsmen that the situation in …

APC Governors, Tinubu To Meet To Plot Ize-Iyamu’s Victory

APC Governors, Tinubu To Meet To Plot Ize-Iyamu’s Victory

July 6, 2020 7:21 am

Ahead of the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a national leader of the party, Senator Bola Tinubu, and other leaders are billed to meet soon to strategise on how to ensure victory for the party’s governorship candidate, Mr. Osagie Ize-Iyamu, a source close to the party’s hierarchy told THISDAY at the weekend.

One of the governors, who is also a member of the newly-constituted caretaker committee of the party, told THISDAY at the weekend that the expected meeting is in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive …

Edo 2020 -Obaseki Picks PDP Membership Card Today

Edo 2020: Obaseki Picks PDP Membership Card Today

June 18, 2020 10:07 am

Barring any last minute changes, Governor Godwin Obaseki will today formally announce his mem­bership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a few days after resigning from his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). ­

A member of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) told our correspondent that the governor would reg­ister his membership at his Ward 4 in Oredo LGA of the state after finalising talks with PDP leaders at the national and state levels.

Obaseki, on Wednesday, met with the leadership of the PDP, led by its national chair­man, Prince Uche Secondus, in Abuja, as well as other gov­ernors …

Araraume

Imo: APGA Expels Senator Araraume For Anti-Party Activities

January 27, 2020 1:50 pm
The caretaker committee chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Imo State, John Iwuala, has said that the party has expelled Senator Ifeanyi Araraume.

Iwuala said that the senator who represented Imo North between 1999 and 2007 and was the APGA governorship candidate during the 2019 election in Imo State was guilty of alleged anti-party activities.

Araraume had publicly pledged to work with the governor of Imo state, Hope Uzodinma, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress.

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Araraume had endorsed the APC candidate

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Party Won’t Determine What Senate Will Do – Lawan

December 29, 2019 3:59 am
The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has pledged to run non-partisan leadership in the National Assembly.

NAN reports that Lawan stated this on Saturday in Damaturu, Yobe State capital at a reception in his honour.

“I can take it upon myself to run a non-partisan Senate, where party does not determine what we do. What we do could be determined by the interest of Nigeria.

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“Every Nigerian, regardless of his political party, wants to see an economy that works and also wants to live in peace,” he said.

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Buhari Hasn’t Forgotten Party Supporters –Onu

December 24, 2019 10:27 am

Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has appealed to members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State to remain faithful to the party and continue to support President Muhammadu Buhari.

Onu gave the charge at the state secretariat of the party, yesterday, when he stopped over to felicitate with members of the state executive committee (SEC) after commissioning some projects at the Projects Development Institute (PRODA) Enugu.

He admitted that the times were hard but assured that the president had not forgotten his supporters.

“I asked myself how can I visit PRODA in Enugu and now …

APGA Has Collapsed-Party Chieftain Blows Hot

December 18, 2019 12:22 pm

Ex-House of Representatives candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) for Bende federal constituency seat of Abia state, Nnamdi Udensi, has declared that the party being chaired by Ozonkpu Victor Oye, has collapsed.

Udensi opined that many party leaders and stakeholders have continued to dump APGA due to the alleged impunity that was perpetrated during the 2018 primaries by Oye and his hirelings.

The APGA chieftain who made this known in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Umuahia, asserted that the alleged impunity led the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) losing many elective positions during the 2019 general elections …

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55 Party Chairmen Reject PDP Call For Mahmood Resignation

December 1, 2019 1:04 pm

There was a major crack among the country’s opposition political parties on Sunday after 55 national chairmen of political parties rejected the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) call for the resignation of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.

The PDP had last Thursday asked the INEC chief to resign over statements allegedly credited to two INEC Commissioners; Festus Okoye and Haruna Mohammed, that the “card readers were circumvented” in elections conducted by the Commission.

The party, in a statement issued on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the statements were admissions that …

Buhari

Let’s Beg Buhari For A One Party State

November 24, 2019 5:18 am

Fellow Nigerians, let me confess right away that I’m a realist. If you like, call me chicken-hearted or lily-livered. No worries. All I know is that I was taught many lessons by the wisdom of the ancients. Let me share a few of them with you. One. If we cannot move forward, we must know when to turn backwards. Two. If you have not yet grabbed the sword, you cannot risk asking what manner of death killed your Dad. Three. Even the Bible teaches us how to be meek and humble. “If your right cheek is slapped, turn the left …

Diri, PDP Mourn Death Of Party Members In Nembe

November 14, 2019 2:11 pm

The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Douye Diri, has noted with dismay the brutal killings of no fewer than eight members of the party by thugs suspected to be from the All Progressives Congress (APC) during a botched rally in Nembe Ogbolomabiri on Wednesday.

Senator Diri, in an interview with reporters in Yenagoa, condemned the violence and prayed for repose of the souls of those who were murdered by the armed thugs.

Among the dead was the driver of the OB Van of Radio Bayelsa, Mr Simon Onu, who was gunned down beside his vehicle.

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You’re A Disorganised Party, Edo PDP Mocks APC

November 14, 2019 3:46 am

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), wednesday described the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state as a disorganised party.

This is coming as a faction of the ruling APC in the state has formally announced the suspension of the state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, from the party over alleged anti-party activities.

Also suspended along with the governor, were his deputy, Philip Shaibu and Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie.

But reacting to the gale of suspensions rocking the APC in the state, the PDP state chairman, Mr. Dan Orbih said it is …

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