Imo, Kuje Jailbreaks: Over 1,400 Convicted Terrorists, Robbers Still At Large
More than 1,400 fleeing inmates from the Owerri Custodial Centre in Imo State and the Kuje Medium Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have yet to be recaptured after the jailbreaks. Two years after the attack on the Owerri custodial centre, 864 fleeing inmates have yet to be recaptured as sighted by our correspondent on the Ministry of Interior’s website on Friday. The custodial centre was attacked by gunmen on April 5, 2021, who forcefully released a total of 1,844 inmates in custody. However, the profiles of the inmates could not be viewed properly to ascertain if
APC spent billions of naira to win Kwara, Imo, Ogun in 2019 – Oshiomhole stirs controversy
Former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has opened a can of worm on how his All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC)-led leadership spent billions of Naira to secure victory in some states during the 2019 general elections. He said the party’s NWC under him spent N1.6 billion to prosecute and win the governorship elections in Kwara and Ogun states, adding that the party was also instrumental to Hope Uzodimma’s emergence as governor of Imo State. The former labour leader also stated that the party under his watch refunded money, totalling N220 million, which other candidates contributed to
BREAKING: Niger Delta Leader Edwin Clark Demands Removal of Abia, Imo, and Ondo from NDDC
Ijaw elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has called for the exclusion of Abia, Imo and Ondo states from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). According to the chieftain, the states were included in the first place in the 2000 NDDC Act for convenience, though a political aberration. He therefore made demand for President Bola Tinubu to re-enact a new bill for the NDDC that would reflect the true oil-producing states of the Niger Delta, which are Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Edo and Akwa Ibom. More to follow…
How we will upload Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi elections results — INEC Chairman
The Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, ha said that the results for the Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi governorship elections will be uploaded on its Result Viewing Portal, IReV. Yakubu stated this while speaking with newsmen at Ward 009, LEA School, Ganaja Village, Ajaokuta Local Government Area, Kogi State. Yakubu was in the state to monitor the mock accreditation exercise ahead of the November 11 governorship election. He said that the commission would follow the laws for accreditation and results collation during the state’s elections. “The method is as provided by law, electronic accreditation, electronic upload of
Insecurity : INEC Expresses Worry Over Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa Guber Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission has expressed concern over the rising insecurity ahead of the November 11 governorship elections in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states. The commission, in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, also lamented that despite notices and subsequent reminders, political parties had yet to substantially submit the list of their agents. The INEC commissioner, while appealing to political parties and their candidates to avoid actions and utterances capable of heating up the polity, said, “The commission is concerned about the spate of insecurity and violence,
INEC Makes Fresh Announcement Ahead Of Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Guber Elections
By Bada Abraham The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that residents of Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states can now visit their registered centres for the collection of their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC). Naija News recalls that INEC suspended the collection of PVCs on February 5th 2023, days before the presidential election. However, those who missed out during the exercise have been told to visit their centres now, especially in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states, where governorship elections are scheduled to be held on November 11, 2023. The newly appointed National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and
INEC Raises Alarm Over Violence In Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi
Ahead of the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern over the cycle of violence witnessed in the states. The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, raised the alarm on Friday in Abuja at the meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) on the review of the 2023 general elections. The National Security Adviser (NSA) and Co-Chair of ICCES, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and the Acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, attended the meeting. “We should draw lessons from the challenges
INEC releases Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi gov election timetable
The Independent National Electoral Commission has released timetable and schedule of activities for Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi state governorship elections. This was contained in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Festus Okoye on Tuesday. INEC revealed that the governorship elections of these three states would hold on November 11, 2023. According to the Commission, this decision is in fulfillment of the requirement of Section 28(1) of the Electoral Act 2022 which mandates the Commission to publish the Notice of Election not later than 360 days before the date fixed for the
EFCC invades election venue in Imo rerun
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday invaded booth 003 Umucaram Amaraku in Isiala Mbano council area of Imo over alleged vote-buying. The anti- graft agency, in company of combined security agencies, stormed the election value and interrogated Mr Obinna Onwubuariri, candidate of PDP in the rerun election. INEC had fixed Jan. 25 for the rerun of Okigwe North Federal constituency following nullification of the election by an appeal court. However, the EFCC told NAN that they stormed the election venue to investigate allegation of vote-buying against the PDP candidate. They also attempted to arrest a
Mbaka performs spiritual cleansing at Imo government house
Catholic priest, Revd. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, performed spiritual cleansing of the Imo State governor’s office, as Senator Hope Uzodinma assumed office on Wednesday, The PUNCH has learnt. Security men and civil servants at the State Government House in Owerri, the state capital, told our correspondent on Friday that the priest, who had predicted the victory of the new governor in his prophecies on new year’s eve, was at the Government House for over three hours on Wednesday when the governor was sworn-in. It was gathered that Mbaka, who came in company with another priest, his aides, and church members, also
