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Gov. Ohakim Snubs PDP Disciplinary Committee, Risks Expulsion

The road is now set for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to expel Mr. Ikedi Godson Ohakim (Imo Governor).

It should be noted that Mr. Ohakim was summoned to appear before the PDP disciplinary committee on 25th August 2010 by 12pm to explain his political actions which are not in tune with the ethics and practices of the party. Read the rest of this entry

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Tenure Extension: INEC Dashes Oni’s Hope

Against all expectations, there will be no tenure extension for Governor Segun Oni of Ekiti State and other state governors whose victory was annulled by election tribunals but contested in the rerun elections and won. This indication became clearer today following a public announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, that governorship election would take place in January next year in all the states of the federation except in four states. Read the rest of this entry

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Sex Workers in Ghana protest against Nigerian invasion

Ghanaian girls who offer sex for money at Adum, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti region, have expressed anger over some Nigerians importing younger and prettier girls who are gradually taking over the sex business.

If not for the intervention of the assembly member for the area, Albert Osei-Banahene, the enraged sex workers would have hit the streets in their nakedness and marched from one office building to another, just to get the authorities to come to their aide. Read the rest of this entry

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Counter Rejoinder: Government Dehumanization of a Catholic Priest

My attention has been drawn to a rejoinder advertorial on the “NIGERIAN HORN” newspapers edition of September 1-2, 2010 page 10, “DAILY SUN” newspapers edition of September 2, 2010 page 15, “NEWSPOINT” newspapers edition of September 2-5, 2010 page 9 and “ANNOUNCER” newspapers edition of September 1-2, 2010 page 13. It was captioned “RE: GOVERNMENT DEHUMANIZATION OF CATHOLIC PRIEST and Sponsored by a so called Imo State based “OWERRI POWER CLUB” but signed by Chief Paul .C. Nnawuchi (The owe of Owerri) as President General and Prince Agu Uwandu asSecretary General. Read the rest of this entry

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Ikpe Ikot Nkon/Itu Mbonuso Road-Death Trap

…Claims More Lives

By Joe Etokudor

The only road linking the people of Ikpe Ikot Nkon and Itu Mbonuso with other urban centres in the state is in an utter state of disrepair. It would be recalled that for more than four decades, this area was totally cut off from the rest of the villages and towns in the state due to lack of motorable road. We are all aware of the fact that for easy transportation of goods and human beings, a good net work of roads is a “sine qua non”, Read the rest of this entry

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