Edo election: “I want to be remembered like Oshiomhole” – APC candidate, Okpebholo
09 Sep
Politics

Edo election: “I want to be remembered like Oshiomhole” – APC candidate, Okpebholo

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Politics tamfitronics The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 21, 2024, gubernatorial election in Edo, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has declared that if elected, he would work tirelessly to be remembered like the former governor of the state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.Okpebholo, speaking as the APC Governorship Campaign Council brought the campaign to Etsako East and Etsako Central Local Government Areas of the state, thanked the people of Agenebode, Okpilla, and Imiegba for their large turnout and pledged to pursue his five-point agenda.The agenda, he said, includes health, security, education, road construction, and agriculture.The governorship candidate told the people that he aspired to be like Oshiomhole, adding, “I will work so I can walk freely on the streets of Edo State after office.”On his part, Oshiomhole called on the people of the...
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Chris Uba eyes Anambra South senatorial seat after Senator Ifeanyi Ubah’s death
09 Sep
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Chris Uba eyes Anambra South senatorial seat after Senator Ifeanyi Ubah’s death

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Politics tamfitronics Chris Uba, a once-formidable figure in Anambra State politics, is reportedly positioning himself for a potential political comeback as the senatorial seat for Anambra South becomes vacant following the death of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah.Uba, the younger brother of former presidential aide and senator, Andy Uba, was once a key player in the state during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.At the peak of his political career, Uba was regarded as the kingmaker in Anambra State, known for his ability to make or break political careers.His power base, however, began to crumble after his infamous fallout with former Governor Chris Ngige, and the subsequent rise of Ifeanyi Ubah, who ended his dominance in the state’s political sphere.Sources told The Will Uba is likely to contest in the upcoming by-election for the Anambra South...
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APGA crisis: The subterfuge, the intrigues and the way forward
09 Sep
Politics

APGA crisis: The subterfuge, the intrigues and the way forward

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Politics tamfitronics By Law MeforIn politics, propaganda is a powerful weapon. False information is readily pushed down the throats of the gullible masses and presented as fact. This occurs more frequently when parties to a case give conflicting interpretations of court orders or judgements on political issues after the courts render even unambiguous decisions.This is evident in the current macabre dance within the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), where Chief Edozie Njoku claims to have convened a convention in Owerri, 2019, to elect himself as the party’s national chairman. Despite not being a member of the party’s executives, or NEC—the formal body of the party with the authority to call an APGA election convention—he and his allies nevertheless claim they organised a party convention.Edozie Njoku has been trying to establish his legitimacy as the national...
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Be careful with Chinese Loans, Bolaji Akinyemi warns Tinubu
09 Sep
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Be careful with Chinese Loans, Bolaji Akinyemi warns Tinubu

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Politics tamfitronics Bolaji Akinyemi, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, has cautioned the President Bola Tinubu administration to be careful with Chinese loans.Akinyemi, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme, warned that Tinubu could not afford to repeat the mistakes of successive administrations in the country.The octogenarian said: “Of course, we should be careful but don’t isolate the debt to China. There are also debts we owe the United States, there are also debts we owe even some of the medium-power countries.“What we need to do is to be careful about two things: one, we shouldn’t default on that debt. A month before this African-Chinese Summit, Nigerian Sovereign Goods were being impounded all around the world at the instigation of a Chinese company.‘I spent N20,000 in a day’, Joe Igbokwe asks Tinubu...
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