Day: September 10, 2023

Disabled man dies as father, pastors try to sell hunchback ‘mercury’

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A Rivers State-based vigilance group, OSPAC, said its operatives arrested three persons, including two pastors, over the death of a 24-year-old man, Lucky, in the Port Harcourt area of the state.   Lucky reportedly died after an operation to remove his hunchback. An officer with the Planning and Advisory Committee of the security group, codenamed OSPAC, told Sunday PUNCH that the suspects were nabbed while trying to flee Port Harcourt. One of the suspects, who was said to be the pastor of a new generation church in Osiakpo, near Omoku…

JUST IN: Tribunal sacks Rep member, Ugochinyere

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Comrade Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, Honorable member representing Ideato North and South Federal Constituency in Imo State under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party—PDP, has been sacked by election petition tribunal. The election petition tribunal sitting in Mararaba High Court in a landmark judgement declared that the Peoples Democratic Party—PDP, has no candidate for the election as primaries was never conducted in the federal constituency. Also, tribunal ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission—INEC, to conduct rerun election in 4 wards between APC and LP candidates.

Of Shettima, cows and goats By Festus Adedayo

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Yoruba have a solemn way of expressing disgust with vacuity. Wherever elders look forward, in huge expectation, that a respected person would utter words of knowledge – ogbon but its antonym – ago comes from that otherwise venerated mouth, they are downcast. Conversely, wherever ago is expected and ogbon is manifested, it elicits respect and high acclamation. Recently, American president, Joe Biden, was picturesque ogbon. Recall that, arising from his attempt to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, President Donald Trump faced trial on a litany of felony…

Presidential Tribunal, The Ambush And Political Judgement By Law Mefor

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The 2023 General Election will go down in history as the most significant opportunity lost in the country’s electoral history. Going by the presidential tribunal judgement, the general election is just another disturbing illustration of the tactics utilised by the cabal in Nigeria that has been in control of the country’s state power for decades. The fact is: this general election has the best preparations. All of the money was generously and on time released. The Electoral Act 2022, which Muhammadu Buhari kindly signed into law as president, also provided…

10th Senate: Analysis of Senator Yari’s legislative agenda (I) By Saminu Ibrahim

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The inhabitants of the six local government areas that constitute Zamfara west Senatorial district; Anka, Bakura, Maradun, Talata Mafara, Bukkuyum and Gummi are basking in the euphoria of quality representation at the 10th senate, sequel to the emergence of Dr. Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari (Shattiman Zamfara) the senator representing Zamfara west zone. Prior to the February 25th Presidential and National Assembly election, Yari had already set in motion programme of action for his constituents. Indeed, while his opponents and contemporaries were circulating posters at public places, Shehi, as he is fondly…