Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has said he has no knowledge about the whereabouts of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Background: Nnamdi Kanu and his father had disappeared after soldiers allegedly attacked his residence in Abia State. IPOB had filed a suit, seeking a court order asking the Nigerian... Read More

July 12, 2016

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Opinion: Who is the legitimate governor of Abia state now?

by Ahanonu Kingsley In 2007, the former governor of Rivers State and present minister of transportation, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, who by rightful majority, won the PDP’s gubernatorial primary held in that state, was denied the mandate- in what was seen as an ostensible weird affront to common psyche. That decision to rip Amaechi of the... Read More

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July 8, 2016

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‘We will defend him with our last drop of blood’ | Ikpeazu’s kinsmen blast INEC, court

The Supreme Council of Ukwa-Ngwa Youths, the apex forum of all youths in Ukwa/Ngwa political section of Abia state has revealed its desire to defend the governorship mandate of Okezie Ikpeazu with the last drop of its blood. The council threatened to make the state ungovernable if Ikpeazu is not restored as the legitimate governor... Read More

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June 27, 2016

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Just In: Governor Ikpeazu of Abia state has been sacked

Governor of Abia state, Okezie Ikpeazu on Monday was ordered to immediately vacate his position by a Federal High Court in Abuja. The governor was sacked by the court for submitting false information about his tax clearance to his party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the gubernatorial primary in December 2014. The court reckoned that he... Read More

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