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2023: PDP’ll fail if it doesn’t zone gov ticket to Abia-North – Chieftain

  A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abia State, Chief Charles Ogbonnaya, has said the party will lose the 2023 governorship election if it fails to zone its ticket to Abia-North Senatorial zone. Ogbonnaya also advised Prof Uche Ikonne, alleged to have been anointed by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu as a successor to jettison his ambition to contest the 2023 election. He revealed that he had advised Ikonne, against his ambition the day he came to consult with him in his residence in Umuahia the state capital. Ogbonnaya, who spoke to a select journalists on Monday, maintained that he would utilise all available resources within his disposal to ensure that no Ngwa man will become the next governor of Abia State come 2023. Ogbonnaya had been seen in a viral video pouring libation, saying that no “Ngwa man will become the next governor of the state” on Saturday. He said “Prof Ikonne came to my house with his brother and said he was consulting to become the next governor of Abia St...
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Nigeria 1-1 Ghana: Thomas Partey's goal sends Ghana to the World Cup

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  Match Report Ghana secured their place at the 2022 World Cup, at the expense of Nigeria, after an away goals victory in Abuja on Tuesday night. Thomas Partey's strike was enough to upset the home fans in Abuja, after a goalless draw in the first leg last week, to end the Black Stars' brief stint away from World Cups. After only 11 minutes, goalkeeping errors came back to haunt Nigeria. Maduka Okoye allowed Youssef Msakni's shot to beat him too easily as the Super Eagles were knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations by Tunisia in January, and this time it was Francis Uzoho in between the sticks for a true howler. Thomas Partey lined up a shot from outside the box and, although the Arsenal man's effort was fairly powerless and right at the keeper, Uzoho made an awful mess of his save and suddenly Ghana had the vital away goal. Unperturbed, Nigeria almost replied instantly when Victor Osimhen shot wide from a narrow angle. While it was the Tunisians who wrecked the Super...
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UPDATED: Terrorists bomb Abuja-Kaduna rail track, attack train filled with passengers

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 Some terrorists have reportedly bombed the Abuja-Kaduna-bound rail track on Monday. It was learnt that an Abuja-Kaduna-bound filled with passengers derailed after the improvised explosive device planted by the terrorists went off. The terrorists, subsequently, attacked the train with many passengers reportedly injured. It was gathered that some of the 970 passengers on board might have been abducted by the attackers. The PUNCH  gathered that security operatives have been deployed to the scene of the attack. This is coming a few days after the terrorists attacked the Kaduna International Airport where an aircraft was prevented from taking off. A source told our correspondent that “they (terrorists) planted IED. When it went off, it derailed the train. There was pandemonium every and some people may be kidnapped.” There was no police confirmation as of the time of filing this report. However, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Cooperation, Fidet Okhiria,  confir...
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