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INEC Reacts As Court Sacks Gov Umahi, Deputy, Reveals Next Line Of Action

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reacted to the court ruling that sacked Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the electoral umpire was yet to receive copies of…

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BRT Murder: Family Challenges Police Claim On Body

The family of Bamise Ayanwole, the 22-year-old whose body was found on Monday after she boarded a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle on February 26, refuted police claim that her body parts were not tampered with by her killers. Speaking at a briefing…

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DIG Joseph Egbunike Slumps, Dies From Health Complications

Joseph Egbunike, a Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), has died. Egbunike died in Abuja in the late hours of Tuesday. A source at the Force Headquarters told The Lawyer that Egbunike was obese, a condition…

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Fake Police Officer Arrested After Defrauding People In Kano

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a fake police officer, Yusuf Abdullahi, 29, identified as Abdullahi Sarari for allegedly parading himself as a police officer and defrauding people of their money and properties using fake bank alerts. Parading the suspect in…

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IGP Orders Removal Of Accidented Vehicles, Others From Police Stations

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate evacuation of all impounded, accidented and unregistered exhibit vehicles from Police Stations nationwide. The order is predicated on the incessant embarrassing and unprofessional manner in which these vehicles are stacked within…

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FCTA Demolishes Illegal Structures At Karu Market

To rid Abuja of nefarious acts especially those impeding traffic free flow, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration has cleared illegal structures and roadside trading activities in Karu Market and environs. Officials of the FCTA, accompanied by security operatives, in a joint clean-up…

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PDP Picks Igariwey, Udeogu As Ebonyi New Gov, Deputy

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has picked Iduma Igariwey as its nominee as Ebonyi Governor. The party also nominated Mr. Fred Udeogu as Deputy Governor. They are to replace Governor Dave Umahi and his deputy, Eric Igwe of the…

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Umahi Reacts To Court Ruling, Says Judge Lacks Powers To Remove Him

Ebonyi Governor David Umahi has defied his sack by High Court judgement, vowing he remains Governor. He urged the people of the State to remain calm as he was sure of quashing the ruling at the Appeal Court. The Governor, who described the…

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APC Crisis: I Have Not Resigned — Sen Akpanudoedehe

Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Senator John James Akpanudoedehe, says he has not resigned. There are reports that Senator Akpanudoedehe had resigned following the developments in the party. But addressing newsmen at the party’s national secretariat in…

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Leadership Crisis: Your Candidacy Under CECPC Will Be Invalid, PDP Warns APC Aspirants

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) warned all intending aspirants on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) for various positions in the 2023 general elections that they face the prospect of being disqualified because the ruling party has become “legally defunct, structurally…

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