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Andy Ubah vs. Peter Obi: At least one group is benefiting heavily from their political fight

TheScoop — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:47:21 +0000

by Paul Osas This appears to be a very good time to be an Anambra traditional ruler. The showdown between Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State and a governorship aspirant for the 2014 governorship election in the state, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah has become a blessing for traditional rulers in the state. The traditional rulers who recently [...]

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Seyi Fasugba: Arrest candidates whose 2015 campaign posters are out already

TheScoop — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:32:01 +0000

by Seyi Fasugba The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, must have been reminded recently that, despite being an umpire of the 2015 general elections, it has suddenly turned into a spectator and must have been enjoying the game as different camps unofficially kicked off their electioneering campaigns without bothering to know what the laws say [...]

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Don’t give Gov. Amaechi the ‘Marshall Harry treatment’ – Marshall Harry’s son warns

TheScoop — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:23:31 +0000

by Dare Lawal The death of Marshall Harry, the pioneer chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers and later vice chairman of the ANPP in the South South, during the administration of former Gov. Peter Odili in Rivers State in 2003, became one of those sorry cases where after much huffing and puffing by [...]

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Resign for what? I am in power: Bamanga Tukur says that resignation is the last thing on his mind

TheScoop — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:20:37 +0000

by Solomon Osadolo The PDP chairman, Bamanga Tukur says he’s not resigning, contrary to several media reports which claimed that he had been ordered to do so by the president following a report by the secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim. On Tuesday in Abuja, after a one-hour meeting [...]

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If the NJC breaks the law, can you sue it and win, because it seems it just did?

TheScoop — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:39:07 +0000

by Dare Lawal The judiciary is supposed to be the number one law keeper in the country. They cannot be seen to be breaking the law otherwise it becomes difficult to expect justice from the courts. So what does one do when the highest judicial organ in the country, the National Judicial Council, headed by [...]

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The Scoop Recalls: Cross River legislator who assaulted police officer has a history of assault

TheScoop — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:27:34 +0000

by Stanley Azuakola When news broke about an assault on a female police officer, Irene Ani, by a female lawmaker and the chief whip of the Cross River state assembly, Hon. Uduak Akiba, we remembered that female lawmakers in that state assembly had been in the news in the past over a ridiculous show of [...]

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Former Covenant University vice chancellor, Prof. Obayan, suspended for academic fraud

TheScoop — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:12:12 +0000

by Paul Osas Fraud among academics is believed to be a viral phenomenon in Nigeria’s Eduction sector. The latest incident is the unprecedented suspension of a former vice chancellor in one of Nigeria’s foremost private universities, Covenant University. Professor Aize Obayan, a former Vice Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, has been suspended from her position [...]

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Meet the female legislator with the most amazing blocking skills as she denies alleged assault

TheScoop — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:52:24 +0000

by Stanley Azuakola Irene Ani, a police officer, attached to the Cross River assembly has a plaster wrapped over her nose following what she alleges was a thorough beating and manhandling by the chief whip of the Cross River assembly, Hon. Uduak Eyo Akiba. But Madam Akiba denies doing any such thing. All she did, [...]

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Luke Onyekakeyah: Gov. Rochas Okorocha and the next step

TheScoop — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:54:55 +0000

by Luke Onyekakeyah Two developments in the country’s political arena have raised apprehension about what the future holds for Imo State, especially from 2015, should the Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, decide to take a plunge to the unknown that would create a serious vacuum and truncate the on-going educational and infrastructural projects of the government. [...]

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Update: Cultists in Edo disarm police officer on duty

TheScoop — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:38:44 +0000

by Dare Lawal The cult battle in Edo between the Eiye and Black Axe confraternities is not showing signs of abating despite the tough talk by the police commissioner in the state and the avowed determination of the state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, to put an end to the crisis. In a bid to reduce the [...]

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