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Appeal Court in Owerri sacks Abure, affirms Apapa as LP National Chairman

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Nigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, Imo State, on Thursday, sacked Julius Abure, and recognised Lamidi Apapa as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. The court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately recognise and publish the names of all the governorship candidates produced by the Apapa-led National Working Committee […]

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Owerri grounded again by IPOB’s sit-at-home order

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Imo State capital, Owerri, was a shadow of itself on Monday as residents continued to stay indoors in compliance with the sit-at-home order of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the five South-East states of Nigeria. This has continued two months after the separatist group, IPOB, said it had cancelled its weekly sit-at-home order […]

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112 IPOB protesting Owerri women released from detention

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The 112 women who were arrested in Owerri for leading a protest demanding the release of Nnamdi Kanu, have been released. They were released Friday afternoon after arraignment in court. A photo of the women being brought to court above equally shows it was raining. The women were arrested, Friday, August 17 during a peaceful […]

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