Wike, Matawalle, Okowa, Umahi, Ganduje to get mansions, exotic cars as retirement benefits

Seventeen state governors will hand over to their successors on May 29, 2023 and retire into lives of luxury with generous benefits for their services to their respective states even amidst economic crises, mounting debts and unhappy and underpaid workers and pensioners. Governors Nyesom Wike, Ifeanyi Okowa, Udom Emmanuel, Abdullahi Ganduje, Badaru Abubakar, Bello Matawalle, […]

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Appeal Court dismisses suit against Umahi, his deputy over defection

Nigeria’s Court of Appeal of the Enugu Division, on Friday, affirmed the judgement of Ebonyi High Court, Abakaliki, which quashed a suit challenging the defection of Governor David Umahi and his deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe, to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Recall that governor Umahi and his Deputy had on November 2020 left the PDP, […]

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Umahi: The Cost of Political Harlotry, By Olusegun Adeniyi

On 17th April 2015, the Supreme Court ordered Ifedayo Abegunde, representing Ondo State Akure South/North federal constituency in the House of Representatives, to immediately vacate his seat. What was the offence? His defection to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) from the Labour Party (LP) under which he was elected. The ACN has since morphed […]

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Umahi: Individuals have mandates, not parties, By Tayo Oke

Nigeria presents as one huge theatre to onlookers, sometimes, it makes them scratch their heads in bewilderment. Such was the pronouncement of Judge Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, FCT, on March 8, 2022, invalidating the mandate of Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State and his deputy, Kelechi Igwe. The governor and his deputy […]

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Umahi And The Wages Of Harlotry, By Lasisi Olagunju

Thieves of a feather’ is the title of a piece written by American journalist, Emily Sohn, in the December 19, 2007 edition of ScienceNewsforStudents. Great writings advertise themselves first with great titles. You were probably suckled in a clichéd world where birds of a feather always flocked together. And in that world, your teacher warned […]

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Court sacks Umahi, deputy for defecting from PDP to APC

Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, sacked Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, and his Deputy, Dr Eric Kelechi Igwe, over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC). Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the total number of 393,042 votes Umahi secured at the March 9, […]

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Umahi resigns as chairman of Southeast Security, Ebube Agu

Chairman of the Southeast Security Committee, codenamed, Ebube Agu, Major General Obi Abel Umahi (rtd) has resigned his position. In his resignation letter dated June 4, 2021 and titled “Resignation as Chairman Southeast Security Committee – Ebubeagu”, Umahi said since the formation of the security outfit, the southeast governors had stifled it of funds and […]

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