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Nigeria Breaking News Today Tuesday, July 17 2018

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This is a roundup of some of the breaking news in Nigeria for Tuesday July 17 2018.

“I’m A Free Man”- Ortom Dumps APC For Another Party

Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom today has announced that he is no longer with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Ortom who was at the at the banquet hall of the Government House in Makurdi was swearing in the newly appointed Special Adviser on Local Government and Cheftaincy Affairs, Jerome Torshimbe.

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Ekiti Election: Police Helped APC Rig Election – PDP

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been accused by the  People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ekiti State chapter of conspiring with the Police to rigging the July 14 governorship Election in Ekiti state on behalf of the APC.

Chief Gboyega Oguntuase, the chairman of the party in the state also accused the police of helping the All Progressive Congress (APC) induce the electorate with money on the day of election.

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Not Even A Million Atikus Can Deceive Us, We Want Biafra- IPOB

Prince Emmanuel Kanu, younger brother of the leader of the pro Biafra group,Nnamdi Kanu has said the former vice president should do away with his restructuring, stressing that “what the people of the area need is nothing but Biafra”.

He was reacting to the former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, ‘s statement that if he becomes the president in 2019, he will restructure the country in such a way IPOB would jettison the idea of Biafra.

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State Which Party You Belong To – APC Tells Saraki

Deputy national publicity secretary of APC, Yekini Nabena, on Sunday, in a statement asked the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to tell the world whether he is still in the ruling All Progressives Congress or not.

Nabena stated that it is necessary for Saraki to declare because Saraki’s close allies, including Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje and Chief of Staff Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed, had left the APC.

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Obaseki Places N10m Bounty On Killers Of 4 Policemen In Edo

A N10 million bounty has been placed by the governor of Edo State, Gov. Godwin Obaseki on the persons responsible for the killing of Policemen in Sabon-gida Ora, Owan West Local Government Area of Edo, on July 14.

Mr Crusoe Osagie, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy made this bounty known, after the governor held an emergency security meeting with security chiefs in Benin on Monday.

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We Didnt Push Ortom Out – Oshiomhole

National chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC)Adams Oshiomhole has said the party did not push Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom out of the party.

This he stated at the party secretariat today in Abja while answering questions on the withdrawal of the governor.
Ortom had earlier said that the APC had dismissed him by giving him a red card, which enables him to join any other political party that can accommodate his administration.

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