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Anambra Governorship Election: Soludo Finally Speaks, Says ‘It’s Game Over’

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Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Anambra State Governorship election 2021, on Tuesday, declared that the race is “over”. ABN TV reports that following the declaration of the Anambra State Governorship election as inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), there is tension in Ihiala Local Government Area (LGA) as...

Roundtable Dialogue Best Approach To Solve Agitation In Southeast — Presbyterian Priest

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A priest of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, Most Rev. Barr. Uche Kalu Ibe has said the separatist agitation going on in the Southeast region of the country can be solved through dialogue with young persons to give way for reaching a compromise. According to the clergy who was a Guest Speaker at the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, Solid Rock...

PDP’s Valentine Ozigbo Says He Can Still Win Anambra Governorship Election As Soludo Leads With Wide Margin

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Mr. Valentine Ozigbo, candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Anambra governorship election, says he can still emerge victorious in the exercise that is expected to end on Tuesday. The Independent National Electoral (INEC) had declared the election inconclusive on the grounds that election did not hold in Ihiala Local Government. Professor Chukwuma Soludo has the highest votes in...

Northern Groups Suggest Restructuring To Solve Separatist Agitation

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The Coalition of Northern Groups, or CNG, suggested constitutional restructuring as the answer to the separatist agitations in the Northern and Southern parts of the country. Last weekend, the Convener, Yerima Shettima, talked about the neglect of restructuring and implementation of true federalism and how it disrupted the nation’s development. Had it started accordingly, the agitation for separation would not...

INEC Announces Change In Voting Time For Anambra Supplementary Poll In Ihiala

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has announced a shift in the timeline for voting in Ihiala Local Government Area in the ongoing Anambra State Guber Elections. The commission had to postpone elections in Ihiala over reports of violence and malpractice. The election was moved to Tuesday, November 9th 2021. The election had earlier been slated to hold from 8.30am to...

Crisis Hits Imo Assembly As Speaker, Paul Emeziem Impeached (PHOTOS)

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Crisis has rocked the Imo State House of Assembly as 19 members on Monday impeached the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Paul Emeziem during the House plenary session, ABNTV reports. His impeachment follows several allegations of gross misconduct and abuse of office, ABN TV learnt. The former Speaker was impeached following the unanimous decision of the 19 members out of 27 lawmakers in...

Anambra Decides: INEC Explains Reason For Fixing Supplementary Election On Tuesday In Ihiala

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has fixed a Supplementary Election in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State on Tuesday this week. As a result, the Commission declared the election inconclusive, until the supplementary election is conducted. Ihiala was the only Local Government Area, where Saturday's gubernatorial polls in the State did not hold. The Returning Officer for the election and...

APC Rejects Anambra Guber Elections Results, Alleged Rigging

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in Anambra State, Mr. Basil Ejidike, has called for the cancelation of the yet-to-be-concluded governorship election in the state. Ejidike, in a statement Sunday night in Awka, accused the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), of rigging the election, in connivance with “corrupt-minded INEC officials”. He said: “What is happening in Anambra is never an election...

After APC Defeat In Anambra Election, Joe Igbokwe Says “Igbo Will Continue To Be Inlookers”

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Joe Igbokwe, has asserted that the Igbo people of Nigeria “will continue to be onlookers” in the country’s politics. Igbokwe was seemingly reacting to the imminent defeat of his party, the APC, in the Anambra election 2021. He accused Ibo people of still practicing “ethnic politics”. “I had thought that Igbo will move beyond...

INEC Declares Anambra Governorship Election Inconclusive, Fixes Date For Supplementary

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The Returning Officer of the Anambra State governorship election, Professor Florence Obi, has said that a supplementary election will hold in 362 polling units in Ihiala Local Government Area on Tuesday, November 9. Citing the constitution, Prof. Obi noted that election had to take place in those polling units for the election to be conclusive. She noted that the election did...

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