11/19/17

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Gov. Willie Obiano

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has won the four remaining local governments in Saturday’s Anambra governorship election released by INEC on Sunday in Awka.
With the declaration of results from the remaining 4 LGAs, APGA, whose candidate in the elction is incumbent governor, Willie Obiano, has swept the entire 21 LGAs in the state according to results declared at the collation centre.
The last local government areas won by the party are:
Anambra West
APGA 8,152
APC 4,261
PDP 1,578
Nnewi South
APGA 10,465
APC 2,765
PDP 3,255
Nnewi North
APGA 10,845
APC 3,616
PDP 4,157
Idemili South
APGA 12,180
APC 4,632
PDP 2,767
Earlier results declared are as follows:
Awka South Local Government
APGA 18,957
APC 6,167
PDP 5,354.
Njikoka Local Government
APGA 16,944
APC 5,756
PDP 3,477
Dunukofia Local Government
APGA 8,575
APC 7,016
PDP 1,530
Anyamelum Local Government
APGA 14,593
APC 5,413
PDP 2,323
Anaocha Local Government
APGA 11,237
APC 5,297
PDP 6,544.
Orumba South Local Government APGA 8,125
APC 3,802
PDP 2,412
Ekwusigo Local Government
APGA 8,595
APC 5, 412
PDP 3,856
Aguata Local Government
APGA 13,167
APC 5,807
PDP 4,073
Omitsha North Local Government APGA 10,138
APC 3,802
PDP 4,143
Ogbaru:
APGA 6,615
APC 3,415
PDP 4,416
Idemili South:
APGA 5,742
APC 4,063
PDP 2,629
Orumba North:
APGA 8,766
APC 3,551
PDP 3,865
Awka North:
APGA 7,164
APC 3,727
PDP 3,347
Onitsha South:
APGA 7,082
APC 2,012
PDP 3,423
Oyi:
APGA 11,840
APC 5,085
PDP 1,296
Ihiala:
APGA 14,379
APC 7,894
PDP 4,706
Anambra East,(Home of incumbent governor:
APGA 20,510
APC 5,248
PDP 1,132
The result sheet shows a landslide victory by governor Willie Obiano who defeated all his contenders in their Local Government Areas.
However, the independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to officially announce the winner as at the time of this report.
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The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed fresh attacks by arm bandits on some communities in Shinkafi and Maradun Local Government Areas of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command, DSP Muhammad Shehu, made the confirmation to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on Sunday.
Shehu said the attackers had on Nov. 16 and Nov.17 Nov invaded Gidan maidawa, Wari and Tungar baure, Mallamawa villages in Shinkafi and Maradun Local Government Areas, killing many people.
He said the command was still gathering data of the victims of the attack, from the affected communities.
The police image maker promised that the command would disclosed to the public accurate figure of the deceased and injured persons, after the exercise.
“So far in the record we have, three people were killed in Maradun Local Government Area, we are still compiling comprehensive figures of the victims from other villages attacked and make them available to the pubic later,” he said.
He said command had deployed its personnel to the affected areas, in collaboration with other security agencies.
‘’So based on the report we have now, peace has been restored in the area”.
Shehu urged members of the public in the state to continue to support the police and other security agencies with vital information from that could lead to the arrest of criminals.  
(NAN/LR News)
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has hailed the recent global endorsement of its fight against terrorism, as contained in the 2017 Global Terrorism Index of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).
In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, expressed delight at the report, which shows that the largest decrease in terrorism deaths globally occurred in Nigeria, where terrorism deaths attributed to Boko Haram fell by 80% in 2016.
The Minister said it was also encouraging that for the second consecutive year, the total number of deaths is down with a 13%
Year-On-Year reduction compared to 2015, with four of the five countries most affected by terrorism – Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria – recording 33% fewer deaths.
He said the progress that has been made by Nigeria in the fight against terrorism, since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office in 2015, was duly acknowledged by the Executive Chairman of IEP, Steve Killelea, who was quoted by the report as saying, inter alia: ”The decline of Boko Haram in Nigeria is having a positive ripple effect, with Cameroon, Chad and Niger collectively recording 75% fewer deaths.”
Alhaji Mohammed said Nigeria’s success in the fight against terrorism is a direct result of the leadership provided by President Buhari, who did not just provide the enabling environment for the Nigerian military to regain its lost glory in the fight against terrorism, but also rallied Nigeria’s neighbours to forge a wide, sub-regional front against Boko Haram.
”It is fitting, therefore, that the 2017 Global Terrorism Index acknowledges the success recorded by the Multinational Joint Task Force that has been exerting pressure on Boko Haram,” he said.
The Minister recalled that President Buhari, in his inaugural speech on the 29th of May 2015, directed the relocation of the command centre of the fight against Boko Haram to Maiduguri, and then followed up with a shuttle diplomacy that took him to Cameroon, Chad and Niger, and resulted in the rejuvenation of the Multinational Joint Task Force.
He congratulated the Nigerian military for its patriotism and sacrifice that have once again made the country a proud member of the comity of nations.
Alhaji Mohammed said the 2017 Global Terrorism Index will provide a fresh shot in the arm for the Administration to continue its efforts to wipe out the vestige of Boko Haram, and to tackle all other forms of insecurity facing the nation.
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President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and his wife Grace are “ready to die for what is correct” and have no intention of stepping down, his nephew, Patrick Zhuwao said.
Speaking to Reuters from a secret location in South Africa, Zhuwao said Mugabe had hardly slept since the military seized power on Wednesday but his health was otherwise “good”.
The leaders of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party are set to meet on Sunday to approve the dismissal of President Robert Mugabe, the only leader the southern African nation has known since independence 37 years ago, two party sources have said.
The decision of the extraordinary meeting of the party’s central committee is being expoected.
The committee  convened around 10:30 a.m. (0830 GMT) to consider removing the 93-year-old, four days after a military seizure of power ostensibly aimed at “criminals” within his entourage. The meeting is also expected to expel Grace as the leader of the women’s wing of the party.
Separately, state television said Mugabe would meet military commanders on Sunday, quoting the Catholic priest who has been mediating in negotiations with the president.
On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of Harare, singing, dancing and hugging soldiers in an outpouring of elation at Mugabe’s overthrow.
ZANU-PF’s central committee is also expected to reinstate Emmerson Mnangagwa as party vice-president, resurrecting the political career of the former security chief, nicknamed The Crocodile, whose sacking this month triggered the military’s intervention.
Mugabe’s wife, Grace, will be fired as head of the ZANU-PF Women’s League, the sources told Reuters, completing the demise of a 52-year-old former government typist who just a week ago stood in pole position to succeed her husband after Mnangagwa’s dismissal.
The pair’s stunning downfall is likely to send shockwaves across Africa, where a number of entrenched strongmen, from Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni to Democratic Republic of Congo’s Joseph Kabila, are facing mounting pressure to step aside.
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The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) is currently leading in the results of the governorship election in Anambra State being declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The results clearly showed APGA in an early lead in the local government areas so far released by the commission.
The results for the top contending political parties are as follows:
Parties:               APC        APGA       PDP        UPP
Awka South:      6167        18957        5354       150
Anyamelum:      5412        14593        2323       77
Anaocha:            5297        11237        6554       146
Njikoka:             5756        16944        3477       108
Dunukofia:         7016         8575         1530       106
Orumba South:   3808         8125         2412       465
Ekwusigo:           5412         8595         3856       320
Aguata:               5807         13167        4073       280
Onitsha North:    3808         10138        4143       435
Ogbaru:               3415          6615         4416        59
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On two fronts, President Robert Mugabe’s era in Zimbabwe will come to an ignominious end as leaders of the ruling ZANU-PF party sack him and the military’s  top leaders  force him to resign.
The ZANU-PF will meet later today  to approve the dismissal of  Mugabe, the only leader the southern African nation has known since independence 37 years ago, two party sources have said.
An extraordinary meeting of the party’s central committee is expected to convene around 10:30 a.m. (0830 GMT) to consider removing the 93-year-old, four days after a military seizure of power ostensibly aimed at “criminals” within his entourage.
Separately, state television said Mugabe would meet military commanders on Sunday, quoting the Catholic priest who has been mediating in negotiations with the president.
On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of Harare, singing, dancing and hugging soldiers in an outpouring of elation at Mugabe’s overthrow.
ZANU-PF’s central committee is also expected to reinstate Emmerson Mnangagwa as party vice-president, resurrecting the political career of the former security chief, nicknamed The Crocodile, whose sacking this month triggered the military’s intervention.
Mugabe’s wife, Grace, will be fired as head of the ZANU-PF Women’s League, the sources told Reuters, completing the demise of a 52-year-old former government typist who just a week ago stood in pole position to succeed her husband after Mnangagwa’s dismissal.
The pair’s stunning downfall is likely to send shockwaves across Africa, where a number of entrenched strongmen, from Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni to Democratic Republic of Congo’s Joseph Kabila, are facing mounting pressure to step aside.
In scenes reminiscent of the downfall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1989, men, women and children ran alongside the armored cars and troops who stepped in this week to oust the man who has ruled since independence from Britain in 1980.
Under house arrest in his lavish ‘Blue Roof’ compound, Mugabe has refused to stand down even as he has watched his support from party, security services and people evaporate in less than three days.
His nephew, Patrick Zhuwao, told Reuters the elderly leader and his wife were “ready to die for what is correct” rather than step down in order to legitimize what he described as a coup.
But on Harare’s streets, few seemed to care about the legal niceties as they heralded a “second liberation” for the former British colony and spoke of their dreams for political and economic change after two decades of deepening repression and hardship.
“These are tears of joy,” said Frank Mutsindikwa, 34, holding aloft the Zimbabwean flag. “I’ve been waiting all my life for this day. Free at last. We are free at last.”
The crowds in Harare have so far given a quasi-democratic veneer to the army’s intervention, backing its assertion that it is merely effecting a constitutional transfer of power, which would help it avoid the diplomatic backlash and opprobrium that normally follow a coup.
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Thugs disrupted the primary elections organised by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to decide its chairmanship candidate for Kanke, in the Feb. 18 local government elections in Plateau.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the thugs, who invaded the Kwall Stadium, venue of the election, beat up members of the PDP electoral committee and officials of the party, and destroyed several cars.
Worst hit in the attack was one Mr. Anthony Joro, a member of the electoral committee, whose eared was mutilated.
Also hit was Mr Dauda Waptu, the PDP Chairman in Kanke Local Government, who sustained various injuries on his face.
NAN reports that the election, which began peacefully with delegates voting after accreditation, turned violent when it was Waptu’s turn to vote.
Trouble started when some of the delegates said he should not be allowed to vote because they did not recognise him as the party chairman, a position others vehemently rejected, insisting that he was the leader and must vote.
The argument later turned violent and the thugs, usually fenced off the voting centre, invaded the arena and attacked their targets.
Mr Tyopev Terna, Public Relations Officer of the Plateau Police Command, who confirmed the incident, said that the Police were already trailing the political thugs that disrupted the exercise.
“We have not arrested anyone, but we are investigating the matter; the thugs beat up many people and destroyed several cars. We shall not rest until they are fished out and dealt with,” he told NAN.
He advised politicians to adhere to the rule of the game, warning that anyone found culpable in the Kanke incident would not be spared.
Speaking on the incident, Waptu expressed surprise at the attack that disrupted the exercise.
“The list of delegates for the election was okayed by all members. I still do not see any reason why anyone will want to disrupt the exercise,” he said.
He accused an unnamed member of the House of Representatives of sponsoring the thugs, and described such attitude as “crude and primitive”.
Mr Benedict Shignuhul, PDP Vice Chairman in Plateau Central Senatorial District, expressed shock over the incident which he described as “very unfortunate uncalled for.’’
He blamed the incident on alleged mischief by a member of the House of Representatives “who appears bent on destroying the party that made him”.
“This same member abandoned the party immediately he won his election in 2015. His eyes are already focused on securing another tenure in 2019, but we have told him to first strengthen the party by uniting its members.
“He wants to control everything, but is not ready to contribute anything, except violence. We have always told him that politics is a game of give and take. We must protect mutual interests if we want to progress,” he said.
Contacted, Mr Tim Golu, who represents Kanke/Pankshin/Kanam in the House of Representatives, blamed the incident on alleged mischief by the party officials.
“The authentic list of delegates, whose election was witnessed and certified, was doctored by Mr Amos Gombi, PDP State Deputy Chairman, who is from Kanke, in a desperate effort to impose his crony,” he alleged.
Golu said that the party officials were warned of the impending danger, but insisted on conducting the primary election “even when they were told that the environment was not conducive”.
“Those who insisted that the primary election must hold should be arrested and held responsible for the unfortunate crisis.
“They changed the list of delegates three times and the people at the wards protested; even after the security operatives and some of us, who sensed danger, warned them, they insisted.
“This incident wouldn’t have happened if they had listened to us; now look at the level of damage and animosity it has created,” he fumed. (NAN)
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