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Fayose dons Igbo traditional attire to Ikpeazu’s Thanksgiving service (PHOTOS)
Following the ruling of the Supreme Court, which affirmed him as winner of the 2015 governorship election, the Abia state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, on Wednesday, held a Thanksgiving service at…
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Supreme Court affirms election of Okezie Ikpeazu as Abia governor
The Supreme Court, late on Wednesday, upheld the election of Okezie Ikpeazu as governor of Abia State. The seven-man panel of Justices of the apex court ruled in an unanimous…
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Buhari didn’t influence Alex Otti’s Appeal Court victory – APC
The Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, has warned the Peoples Democratic Part and the All Progressive Grand Alliance to stop attributing the Court of Appeal ruling in favour…
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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Twitter is not broken | Oshodi market shut down | Obama wept | More stories
Aregbesola named ‘Omoluabi of Yorubaland’ by Alaafin. Leadership Army, DSS invade Hon Ubani’s house over Abia crisis. This Day Shiite women clamour for the release of El-Zakzaky, others. Leadership PDP warns FG against…
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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: EFCC invades NBC | Military officers to face EFCC | Obaigbena writes EFCC | More stories
APC denies suspending Shehu Sani. YNaija Obaigbena writes to EFCC over the payment of compensation. This Day Ikpeazu heads to Supreme court over verdict of Appeal court. Leadership DHQ says…
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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: ‘Fayose benefitted from $2bn arms deal’ | ‘Buhari is a dictator’ | ‘PDP blackmailing Buhari’ | More stories
Osinbajo assures that FG will create N1 million jobs in 2016. YNaija PDP says media chat exposed Buhari's undemocratic character. Leadership Appeal court rules in favour of Darius Ishaku and Alex…
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‘Orji Uzor Kalu, the 9th richest man in Nigeria is broke’ – PDP Senator
Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, who represents Abia North Senatorial district appears to know something that Forbes is not aware of. While speaking to a crowd of his supporters in Umuahia town,…
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Opinion: The striking similarities between Bayelsa and Abia governorship elections
A wise man does not cut his nose, just to spite his face. The unfolding electoral drama in the Bayelsa state governorship election, especially the cancellation of the election in…
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Lawyer Agbazuere says APC harassing NASS might lead to Buhari’s impeachment
Abia State based lawyer and human rights activist, Anthony Agbazuere, has warned the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to let the National Assembly leadership move on. Vanguard reports that Agbazuere also…
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THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Ikpeazu Dissolves Cabinet, Promises to Build New Abia, NDLEA serves Kashamu extradition notice, Buhari meets with service chiefs over Boko Haram, Oil Theft, More stories
NDLEA serves Kashamu extradition notice. Leadership Buhari meets with service chiefs over Boko Haram, Oil Theft. ThisDay Moghalu says APC Will Soon Dominate South-East Politics. Leadership APC confident says it…
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New Police IG bans movement in election rerun zones across 5 states
by Ranti Joseph Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has ordered a restriction on vehicular movements in local government areas of Abia, Delta, Imo, Kogi and Taraba states where rerun elections…
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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Who really is a Lagosian?
by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu I have a dream that one day no Nigerian in Lagos shall be called a foreigner, I have a dream that someone other than a man shall…
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Opinion: The probability of Mr. Fani Kayode’s 23 states claim is very low
by Abdulmumin Ajia, Ola Adeola Both of the two major gladiators in this contest would most probably meet the constitutional threshold but the candidate with the majority vote between the…
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Opinion: That attack on Alex Otti’s convoy in Abia
by Onyebuchi Onyegbule There are two major parties in Abia State contesting the gubernatorial seat: the PDP and APGA. Under sane circumstances, they should find themselves cooperating for reasons not far-fetched.…
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Armed thugs attack convoy of Abia guber candidate, Alex Otti
by Azubuike Azikiwe Thugs suspected to loyal to the Peoples Democratic Party attacked the campaign team of the governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia, Dr. Alex…
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Abia APC deputy gov’norship candidate defects to PDP
by Akan Ido The All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy gubernatorial Candidate for Abia State, Prince Fred Eke Idika today dumped the party for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with over 20,000…
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Chinedu Ekeke: Abians won’t accept the puppet from Theodore Orji
by Chinedu Ekeke Abians have rejected Theodore Orji and whatever proceeds from him. You know the popular line about lies repeated too often beginning to sound like truth? That’s the…
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Opinion: Why Abia has totally fallen in love with Alex Otti
by Ifeanyi Amanze In Abia State, prospective voters are coming to terms with the fact that they’ve been handed a raw and fake deal in the past and are ready…
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Sam Hart: Today, Abia is indisputably a PDP state
by Sam Hart After all said and done. PDP has Abia on lockdown at all levels. The founding fathers of Abia State either by divine intuition or by sheer force…
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Opinion: The hallucinations of Madubuko Hart and the wind of change in Abia
by Ifeanyi Amanze It is not the fact that Hart spews his gibberish from a beer parlour that riles. It is the fact that in striving to live up to…
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Okezie Ikpeazu wins Abia PDP governorship ticket
by Azubuike Azikiwe Okezie Ikpeazu has won the Peoples Democratic Party's gubernatorial primary election held today in Abia. He won by a landslide, earning 487 votes, in comparison to…
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Fani-Kayode is clearly impressed by Gov. Orji’s achievements in Abia
by Akan Ido Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has expressed satisfaction with the developmental efforts of Governor Theodore Orji, describing the rate of development in Abia State as extraordinary.…
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Orji Kalu is a political liability, ignore him – Gov. Orji
by Akan Ido Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has told his predecessor, Orji Uzor Kalu to stop pointing accusing fingers to his direction over his (Kalu's) political woes.…
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@hartng: Assessing the assessors of Abia government
by Sam Hart After the tour, when the tourists left, I posted a tweet laying out the option before the tourists. I mentioned three options. 1. Report what you…
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Opinion: #Abia and the insanity of a critic
by Madubuko Hart I was astonished that some persons are still backward in the way they reason and act. Some of them, for the ill-gains they make from their paymasters,…
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Only a microscope can show what Ochendo has done in Abia state – APGA candidate
by James Sambo Mr Chikwe Udensi, a governorship aspirant for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State has said that a microscope is needed to see the achievements…
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#AbaLIFE: Diamond Bank supports Paradigm Initiative Nigeria’s ICT capacity building project, train 100 people in Abia (PHOTOS)
by Isi Esene Diamond Bank Nigeria supports AbaLIFE training program for undeserved youth. AbaLIFE is an initiative of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, which connects young people with ICT enabled opportunities to…
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This man says he smuggled drugs to pay for wedding ceremony
by Azubuike Azikiwe Chike Pauline, a 40-year-old patent medicine dealer has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, with one kilogramme of substance suspected to be methamphetamine.…
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WMD 2014: Mortein Concludes Anti Malaria Campaign in Nigeria, Reaches 50,000 Mothers
by Jewel Stephen Leading insecticide brand from the stable of Reckitt Benckiser, Mortein has successfully concluded its post-2014 World Malaria Day Anti Malaria Campaign in Nigeria during which over…
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“We will sack PDP in Abia!” | “You are not a Messiah!” || Governors Okorocha and Orji throw verbal punches [DETAILS]
by Kolapo Olapoju Abia State governor, Theodore Orji, has emphatically declared that major opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) cannot win a single polling booth in his state in the…
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