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Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday said that the National chairman of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomole, was against him (Okorocha) because of 2023 presidency. Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha and APC Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole Expulsion: I’m still Imo APC leader, says Okorocha Okorocha while reacting through his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, on his suspension from APC, by the National Working Committee, NWC, challenged Oshiomole, to be prepared for him (Okorocha) and that the suspension would not be effective. He argued that the outcome  of his suspension by Oshiomole, was targeted at destroying APC, in the South east region. The governor linked  his suspension to the much talked about 2023 presidency for Ndigbo, adding that Oshiomole was against his ambition of becoming a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. According to the release, “We have been inundated with calls from well meaning Nigerians ov...

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and the National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, have shown video clips of alleged rigging of the February 23 presidential and National Assembly elections in the country to members of the National Peace Committee headed by a former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.).   They presented the videos in Abuja on Thursday night,  Saturday PUNCH  has learnt. Among those who watched the clips with the former head of state were Cardinal John Onaiyekan and Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah. PDP members who were at the meeting, which held at the Asokoro, Abuja residence of the former vice-president, included the PDP vice-presidential candidate, Peter Obi; President of the Senate, who is also the Director-General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, Bukola Saraki; and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. It was gathered that Abdulsalami had been trying to meet w...

Pete Edochie and Ex President Rawlings Famous  Nollywood actor Pete Edochie expresses that he does not only tolerate any comparison to former President Jerry John Rawlings as he sees him as a brother. According to Nollywood actor Pete Edochie, in fact, he sees Ghana as his 2nd home especially when he was born on the 7th March a day after the country announces its independence celebration. He said that “on the 7th of next month, I will be 70 years old and I see Ghana as my 2nd home. I wish to try to come and celebrate the independence celebration here in Ghana “. The veteran actor further added that earlier to meeting the former president, everywhere he went to the people of Ghanaian source said that he repeats them of their former president to the opportunity her own daughters joined in the fray. According to him, “I agree with many people who saw the similarity that we have because I know how I look like and seeing him here I have certain that they are right. It seems t...

As claims and counter-claim continue to trail last weekend’s presidential and NASS polls, National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole has stated that INEC connived with the Akwa Ibom state government to rig Senator Godswill Akpabio out. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday in Abuja, he said the electoral umpire deliberately employed government officials as election agents with instructions to deliver victory to PDP candidates. Oshiomhole said elections in Akwa Ibom state were not close to free and fair, stating that the APC has evidence of altered figures of senatorial election results that affected the former Minority leader of the Nigerian Senate. His words, “Akpabio was rigged in the last week’s elections. How would one explain altered figures against Akpabio which we have in our custody? “The Independent National Electoral Commission in Akwa Ibom employed Akwa Ibom state officials as electoral officers who manipulated figures against ...