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Though 37 political parties and their respective candidates were cleared by INEC for the election, five have become prominent ahead of the poll. The prominent candidates are Willie Obiano (APGA), Osita Chidoka (UPP), Oseloka Obaze (PDP), Tony Nwoye (APC) and Godwin Ezeemo (PPA).LEAP’s study shows that voters across Anambra are already aligned along major demography lines including zoning, religious denomination, pro-Biafra groups, among others. Anambra state has three senatorial zones (North, Central and South) while the candidates of the APGA, PDP and APC are from the north, which has a total of 738,332 registered voters, the UPP’s candidate, Osita Chidoka is from the central which has a total of 747,695 registered voters while the PPA has its candidate from the south which has 672,144 registered voters; according to INEC data.LEAP said an analysis of voter distribution along zoning lines highlights advantage for UPP, though in neck-to neck contest with APGA. This is because while UP...

At his incarnation, wise men gifted in astronomy came from the East, all the way to Bethlehem, in the south of Jerusalem, to worship Jesus Christ. They are today known as the Magi, who gave the newborn gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. There is a lot to say on the significance of each gift item, but that is not the purpose of the writing today. Maybe, another day, as the need arises. What we need from that nativity story is that the wise men came all the way from the East, following a star that led them to Bethlehem. In our country Nigeria, we have the geo-political zone called the South-east, and wise men still come from there. In plenty numbers. This week, it was brought out in bold relief. President Muhammadu Buhari was in two states of the South-east on Tuesday and Wednesday, and what a delightsome, myth-shattering visit it has become. It is one visit that has torpedoed the negative narrative deliberately conjured by some mischief makers over the years, that President Buhari...

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Yesterday, we told you about Shatta Wale who came for Wizkid in a radio interview. And it reeked of jealousy and all what not if we’re being honest. And it didn’t end there, Shatta took it to Twitter and Nigerians blasted the hell out of him and everything. In all of this, Wizkid has not replied him or say anything about the whole situation on any of his social media accounts Now, Shatta Wale has decided to take it a notch further by releasing a song that is aimed at Wizkid The song is called Disaster and the lyrics clearly scream Wizkid, notice me. Toggle navigation Don't miss a beat. Get an alert on your device when new stories are published. OKAY Shatta Wale Is Firing More Shots At Wizkid In His New Song Called ‘Disaster’ Franklin Ugobude By Franklin Ugobude Nov 16 2017 OMGVOICE Yesterday, we told you about Shatta Wale who came for Wizkid in a radio interview. And it reeked of jealousy and all what not if we’re being honest. And it didn’t end there, Shatta took...

The Kaduna state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) says the scripts recently released by Kaduna State governor, were those of messengers and carpenters that the governor forcefully converted to teachers on his assumption of office. In an interview with newsmen in Zaria today, the NUT Zaria chapter chairman, Yahaya Abbas, said this was discovered following investigations by members of the union. According to him 'We were disturbed when we saw those scripts. This was why we investigated. You may recall that el-Rufa’i has directed the conversion of all redundant staff in the local education authorities to teachers. Among those converted were messengers, carpenters, labourers, security personnel among others. We were made to write the exam in question with those people. Our investigation revealed that candidate number EKUB 0059 displayed by el-Rufa’i was a carpenter in Kubau local government before he was forcefully taken to class. Candidate number EKUB 2839 was a me...

The Ogun state police command has arrested 24-year-old Ehioboh Lucky pictured above for allegedly impersonating billionaire businessman, Mike Adenuga, to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. In a statement released by the command's public relations officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect, an indigene of Edo state, opened a Facebook account with the name and picture of Mr. Adenuga to defraud innocent people. He was arrested after one of his victims identified as Abiola Ogunseye, went to the police to lodge a complaint after paying 'Mike Adenuga' N1 million to help him secure a job at NNPC. ”One of his victims, Abiola Olalekan Ogunseye came in contact with him on Facebook where he promised to get employment for him at Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC)”, Oyeyemi said Lucky had told Abiola that if he paid him N1 million, he would use his office to influence his employment. ”The sum of N1,028,770 has so far been paid to suspect before the victim realised ...

Emeka Ojukwu Jnr, the son of the founder of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, today dumped APGA and defected to APC. Ojukwu jnr defected to APC in Awka, at the grand finale campaign of the APC candidate for the Anambra 2017 governorship election, Dr Tony Nwoye, today November 15th. President Buhari, APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, 12 APC governors, National Assembly members in the party, were among the party members that received him. Ojukwu jnr who was dressed in an APC attire, said “It is time to leave the shadows for light. Every now and then, they come out with my father’s shadow to confuse the people,” he said. According to him, APGA is a means to an end but not an end itself.