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Ohanaeze backs IPOB’s sit-at-home directive Sex makes women Pg 3 healthier, stronger Buhari approves Orji Kalu commends Pg 10 $1.9bn rail line FG for N12bn Ohafia NOGASA pleads with to Niger Republic - Arochukwu road NLC/TUC against strike Pg 2 Pg 2 Pg 3 Neo washes Vee’s Pg 5 pants...And so what? ...Strong voice echoes the truth ISSN: 2736-0512 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 VOL. 1 NO. 13 N150 Ihedioha ‘ll soon return - Imo PDP It’s huge joke, says APC Pg 2 Oyibo Nigerian celebrities Pg 7 Danjuma George Nouah Aduni Edo 2020: TOE congratulates Obaseki, commends Buhari, INEC for neutrality Pg 2 We want our own country Police arrest Anglican - Yoruba leader Pg 2 Knight for impersonation P g 3 Friday, September 25, 2020 called independent candidate, it matter. This is our happiness". g r o u n d s o f t i m e f r a m e, means Uzodimma's emergence Asked if the supreme court particularly when it is still frrsh". Ihedioha 'll soon on January 14, 2020 stands null would not throw out the matter When contacted, the ruling and void. Thus, with Nwosu out on grounds of time frame as it is party in the state, APC, described of the way and Uzodimma not an election matter, the PDP chief PDP's expectation as a mere wish return - Imo PDP being a candidate in that election, stated that "This is not an election and "its selfish imagination". One it goes to say that the supreme matter. It is rather a constitutional APC respondent said, "It is a court will definitely return issue and any constitutional huge joke. What you have just It's huge joke - APC I h e d i o h a a n y t i m e i t i s matter must not be thrown out on narrated is an academic exercise". judgement that took place on administering justice on the By Peter Aneme December 20, 2019 where the l m o s t t h e e n t i r e supreme court stated it boldly that Orji Kalu commends FG, Abia leaders for N12bn Ohafia members of the People's APC as a party had no candidate Director, Nigeria Sovereign D e m o c r a t i c P a r t y i n t h e M a r c h 9 , 2 0 1 9 Arochukwu road project A Investment Authority, Mr Uche governorship election in the state. ormer governor of Abia, for what he referred to as a great (PDP), Imo State chapter, is Orji and Acting Permanent The apex court ruled that it was D r O r j i K a l u h a s favour to the people of Abia certain that soon its candidate in Secretary, Ministry of Works, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu who commended President North. the March 9, 2019 governorship F Abubakar Aliyu. actually clinched the APC ticket Muhammadu Buhari for Kalu who is the Chief Whip election, Rt. Hon. Emeka “Also in the list is the in the primary election. However, approving the reconstruction of of the Senate, said that getting Ihedioha, will soon return to Per manent Secretar y of he left the party for AA thereby section two roads in Abia. the road approved has increased power. In all its conversations and Ministry of Interior Georgina acquiring double nominations. In Former governor of Abia, Dr his fulfilment as a representative gossips, the sole item on the table Ehuriah for their relentless that case he was disqualified. Orji Kalu has commended of the people, adding that it is topic that its principal and efforts in actualising this "Since that was the case, some President Muhammadu Buhari would “breath life'' into the ousted governor, Ihedioha, is on dream,'' Kalu said c o n c e r n e d p e r s o n s h ave for approving the reconstruction economy and livelihood of his way back to the Imo State H e a l s o e x p r e s s e d approached the same supreme of section two of Ohafia to Ohafia and Arochukwu. Government House, Owerri. appreciation to the Abia All court and prayed it to enforce its Arochukwu road in Abia North He commended the Minister This anticipation is common in Progressives Congress, stating December 20, 2019 judgement on Senatorial District. of Works and Housing, all of the grassroots, middle class that the stakeholders worked as Nwosu. That is, since APC had Kalu who also represents Babatunde Fashola, President and the elite among them. In a a team towards the project. no candidate in the govenirship Abia North Senatorial zone, of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan chat with a highly placed member “And their team work has election, the serving governor, made the commendation in a a n d S p e a k e r H o u s e o f of the party, who spoke on the given them victory,'' Kalu Senator Hope Uzodimma could statement he issued on R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , F e m i condition of anonimity said: "We added. not have emerged as the governor Thursday in Abuja and made Gbajabiamila for the approval. are confident that Ihedioha is since, in the eye of the law, he was He further commended available to the News Agency of H e s a i d t h a t t h e y coming back because Nigeria is a not a candidate of any party in Deputy Chief Whip of the Nigeria demonstrated relentless efforts country governed by laws. that election. And since both the House of Representatives and The Federal Executive and worked hand in hand with Nigeria is not a lawless country. electoral act and the constitution m e m b e r r e p r e s e n t i n g Council (FEC) on Wednesday him to capture the road in the To that effect, we are aware of a do not have any space for what is Isuikwuato /Umunneochi approved N12 billion for the appropriation process. Federal Constituency, Nkeiru road reconstruction project. “Others are Chairman Onyejiocha and the Minister of K a l u e x p r e s s e d h i s Senate Committee on Works, State for Mines and steel, Dr We want our own country appreciation to President Buhari Sen. Adamu Aliero, Managing Yoruba leader, Akintoye tells Buhari Uche Ogah. he leader of Yoruba ethnic telling the world that we want our special commendation for group, Professor Banji own country. We have the rights to Edo 2020: resisting the temptation of TAkintoye has said that demand for our rights. When we Yoruba ethnic group is in dire need launched Amotekun, was there any TOE congratulates Obaseki, meddlesomeness but instead toed of its own country out of the arrest, violence? If you want to commends Buhari, INEC for neutrality to his endearing resolve of present Nigeria. stage a rally, do so. It's your rights keeping to his words of not having Akintoye said that over 55 but no violence. By Peter Aneme professionalism displayed by the or showing any vested or million people of Yor uba “I have passion for the youths. he convener of the Imo Independent National Electoral pecuniary interest in any election. extraction, will get their freedom If you don't have people who can without breaking the law of the APC Coalition and a Commission (INEC) and the In view of that, his avowed take after you, no matter the former commissioner of country or shedding blood. T combined team of security integrity blosoomed beyond amount of wealth you have it's information in the Senator Rochas The renowned historian made boundaries. Having worked nothing. These youths are Okorocha administration, High agencies, including the police, these declarations during the closely with President Buhari, I important. We elders can only C h e f T O E E k e c h i h a s celebration of Kiriji war held in army, civil defence and DSS. guide and lead you. We can write congratulated Governor Godwin can vouch for him that he has Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Obaseki, and his deputy, Comrade Their conformity to the law, never interefered with any Wednesday. letters but it is you who will do it. It must succeed. Anybody saying Philip Shaibu, on their resounding adherence to neutrality and strick election, including his own. As a Newsmen gathered that Kiriji victor y in last Saturday's contrary, I'm not part of that idea. obedience to maintain law and matter of fact, the president has war happened in Yoruba land governorship election. “In the past of 30 and 40 years many decades ago. In a message, TOE said, "I order ensured a level playing never influenced the outcome of ago, the youths have not been the Present at the celebration most sincerely congratulate His ground that ultimately allowed the any election" same again. I graduated from the included Otun Olubadan, High Excellency, Governor Godwin voters to cast their votes without The Ngor Okpala born Chief Lekan Balogun who University College Ibadan in the business mogul turned politician Obaseki, and his able deputy, any fear of intimidation or represented the Olubadan of morning and by evening my wife Comrade Philip Shaibu, on their revealed that the out come of last Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, and I were employed.