A woman, Ngozi Dike, has been arrested by operatives of the Anambra State Police Command for claiming to be blind and using two teenagers to beg.
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Two members of the House of Representatives, Paschal Obi and Kingsley Chima, have hinged reasons for their defection from Action Alliance to the All Progressives Congress on the crisis rocking the party.
There was serious panic in Nekede, near Owerri on Monday morning following the reported escape of a male hyena from the Imo Zoological Garden and Wildlife Park.
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Imo State, Damian Ali, has been beaten to death by the by the owner of Swift Tel Pharmacy and his workers.
The apex court had on January 14 removed Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party on the ground that he did not score the lawful majority votes in the Imo State governorship poll.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has issued Certificate of Return to Princess Miriam Onuoha of the All Progressives Congress, winner of the Okigwe North Federal Constituency rerun election in Imo State.
This was just as information filtered in that Ezekwem had concluded plans to defect to the All Progressives Congress.
The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Frank Collins of Nnamdi Azikwe University, who announced the result, said Onuoha scored 23,690 votes to defeat Onwubualiri of the Peoples Democratic Party, who scored 10,010 votes, while Uchenna Ubah of All Progressives Grand Alliance came third with 263 votes.
Uzodinma spoke with State House Correspondents on the sidelines of the NEC meeting presided over the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday.
The meeting is the first NEC for the year and the first for the newly sworn-in Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma.
The governor gave the assurance in a maiden statewide broadcast in Owerri on Wednesday.
The clerics made the call while interacting with newsmen in Owerri on Wednesday.
The Rivers State Government on Tuesday denied statements alleging that Governor Nyesom Wike berated the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party for losing Imo State governorship seat to the All Progressives Congress.
The INEC State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Francis Ezeonu, made this known at a press briefing held in his office in Owerri on Monday.
The protest came minutes after that of Ihedioha’s party, the Peoples Democratic Party.
A truck conveying the PDP supporters to the venue of the demonstration tumbled, injuring many of them in the process.
Ihedioha, who was PDP’s candidate in the 2019 governorship election, was announced winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Ihedioha stated this on Saturday when he received members of the PDP National Working Committee led by its National Chairman, Uche Secondus, who paid him a solidarity visit at his Abuja residence.
Also appointed were Nnamdi Anyaechie, Chief of Staff; C. O. Akaolisa, Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice; and Oguike Nwachukwu, Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser.
The nation’s apex court had on Tuesday declared Senator Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the election in the state after sacking Chief Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party.