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  • Just In: ADP, LP win Senate, Reps rerun elections in Plateau

    Just In: ADP, LP win Senate, Reps rerun elections in Plateau

    The candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Daniel Asama, has been declared winner of the House of Representatives rerun election for Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency which was conducted last Saturday.

    Declaring the results, the Returning Officer, Prof. James Garba, declared Asama as the winner after he polled 66,422 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mohammed Gwani of the Peoples Redemption Party, who got 61,670 votes.

    Also, the candidate of Action Democratic Party, ADP, Prince Pam Mwadkon Dachungyang, has been declared winner of the Plateau North senatorial rerun election.

    Declaring the results, the Returning Officer of the senatorial rerun election, Prof. Nestor Chagok, who announced the results in the early hours of Monday, said Prince Dachungyang of the ADP polled 122,442 votes to defeat his closest rival, Yakub Muhammad Safiu of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, who got 53,980 votes.

    The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Christopher Musa Giwa, polled 39,132 votes, while Barr. Gyang Zi of the LP got 33,243 votes.

    Recall that late last year, the Court of Appeal in Abuja cancelled the election of PDP’s Musa Agah and Sen. Simon Mwadkon, and ordered for a rerun election within 90 days.

    Also, the PDP was excluded from the ballot paper by INEC, citing the aforementioned judgement.

  • Kogi guber: ADC candidate vows to lodge monarchs in 5-star hotels if voted gov

    Kogi guber: ADC candidate vows to lodge monarchs in 5-star hotels if voted gov

    The guber candidate of the African Democratic Party (ADC) in Kogi, Leke Abejide, has assured traditional rulers in the state that he lodge them in five star hotels if voted governor.

    Addressing traditional rulers during a recent visit, Abejide said he would ensure that they are kept in the best hotels when invited.

    The politician also promised to accord the traditional rulers the respect due to them.

    “I will respect all my traditional rulers: I will give you the due respect that is needed. I wi make sure that anytime I invite you, I will put you in the best hotels for you to enjoy yourselves,” Abejide said.

  • “I was supposed to be a pastor”- Tonto Dikeh reveals

    “I was supposed to be a pastor”- Tonto Dikeh reveals

    Nollywood actress turned politician, Tonto Dikeh, has revealed her interest in being a pastor, saying “I was supposed to be a pastor, I still might be”.

    She pointed out that being an actress was never part of her dream as a child but was opportuned to find herself in entertainment.

    According to the actress, her initial career path was to be a pastor and that acting was an unexpected opportunity.

    Tonto, who is the deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Rivers state, made this declaration during an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo.

    Speaking on her reason for joining politics, she revealed that she had ventured into different career paths despite once being a church girl who hoped to become a pastor.

    In her words: “I’m an opportunist with this thing called acting or entertainment. But for God, he has ordained that step already. For me, I was just swimming in a swimming pool.

    “I mean, I was a church girl going to be a pastor. I was supposed to be a pastor, I still might be. Depending on where God is taking me to.”

    "I was supposed to be a pastor"- Tonto Dikeh reveals

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that in June 2022, Tonto was announced as the deputy governorship candidate under the African Democratic Congress in the 2023 Rivers State gubernatorial election.

    She was welcomed by port Harcourt people after her declaration as deputy.

    Her traditional marriage to Olakunle Churchill was held in August 2015.

    In 2014, she was rumored to have been in a sexual relationship with Rukky Sanda. However, during an interview with Rukky Sanda the rumour was debunked.

    In February 2016, Tonto gave birth to her son, whom she nicknamed Baby X. However, since then, the couple has gone and moved different ways.

    Tonto had in early October 2021 entangled herself in a web of controversy after publishing in her social media handles, purported voice notes suggesting that her ex-lover, JOSEPH EGBRI (popularly known as Prince Kpokpogri) had sex tapes and nude photos on his smartphone of Usiwo Orezimena Jane, a Nigerian dancer, popularly known as JANEMENA.

    The actress was reported to have made the allegations in the wake of her messy breakup with her ex-lover, Kpokpogri, in September.

  • Actress Tonto Dikeh completes Advanced Leadership Course

    Actress Tonto Dikeh completes Advanced Leadership Course

    Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has announced the successful completion of her Advanced Leadership Course with @gotnileadershipcentre.

     

    TheNewsGuru.com recalls that the actress had received her Certificate of Return as the running mate to Tonte Ibraye, the standard-bearer on the platform of the African Democratic Congress in Rivers State in the 2023 general elections, which necessitated her leadership skill.

     

    The actress made the announcement via her social media handles, noting that it was indeed a red-letter day in the history of her life to have achieved this landmark experience, exposure and capacity building.

     

    Her post titled “I CAME, I SAW AND CONQUERED” reads: “I wish to utilize this wonderful medium to announce the successful completion of my Advanced Leadership Course with @gotnileadershipcentre.

     

    “The program is a process that began before the physical appearance with other course mates.

     

    “Passing through mentorship, gives adequate response as a discipleship which catapults you into a productive fellowship.

     

    “As a Fellow in Advanced Leadership, this is where my heart and treasure belongs, so i really value this great Honour to be a certified Advanced Leadership fellow.

     

    “The journey, task, consistent reading, research and analysis has been though but am glad to have conquered this.

     

    “This is not just me, but about us, it’s historic and indeed a red-letter day in the history of my life to have achieved this landmark experience, exposure and capacity building.

     

    “I sincerely thank God for this feather added to my career.

     

    “My fans and great supporters for their encouragement and prayers.

     

    “My profound gratitude goes to my colleagues from, Committee of Youth on Mobilization and Sensitisation (CYMS) @cymsnigeria for thier morale support, official backup and understanding.

     

    “I dedicate this certificate and achievement to God, you and good people of Rivers State.”

    Actress Tonto Dikeh completes Advanced Leadership Course

     

    Earlier, Dikeh announced her appointment as the running mate to Tonte Ibraye under the platform of ADC in the State.

     

    “History has been made. Yesterday, 24th June 2022 I took a political bold step to accept the Deputy Governorship slot under the platform of ADC.

     

    “I gladly received my certificate of return presented by Chief Ralph Nwosu the ADC National Chairman which officially confirmed my nomination as running mate to Hon Tonte Ibraye @tonteibraye the Governorship candidate of Rivers State.

     

    “I was overwhelmed with the support and turnout of media organisations, people from Rivers State, youths and women.

     

    “I sincerely appreciate God for the grace and strength, my honourable colleagues from the Committee of Youth on Mobilization and Sensitisation (CYMS) @cymsnigeria led the Director-General, Mr Obinna Nwaka @Obinna1nwaka for their encouragement, moral support and presence at the official unveiling held Yesterday at the ADC National Headquarters.

     

    “As a youth and the youngest deputy governorship candidate in Nigeria, I promise to live up to expectations and assiduously with all stakeholders as long as this project is a concern.

    “My aspiration is God’s divine arrangements and projects, not a desperate one.

    “God bless all my fans, families and associates.

     

    “Please join and work with me as we make this history together.
    Let’s get to work,” her post read.

  • Kingsley Moghalu exits the ADC over poor conduct of presidential primaries

    A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and a presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Kingsley Moghalu, has resigned his membership of the political party.

    In a letter dated June 13, 2022, which was addressed the National Chairman of ADC Okey Nwosu, which was sighted by TNG, Moghalu said his decision to leave the party arose from events that occurred during the just concluded presidential Primary Election of the party.

    He explained that the process and conduct of the party’s presidential primary on June 8, 2022 at Abeokuta revealed a fundamental clash of values between himself and the leadership of the party.

    “Despite the circular you issued a few days to the primary committing the party to providing transportation and accommodation for delegates to and in Abeokuta, and which as we agreed would provide a level playing for all the presidential aspirants, the party under your leadership failed to do so.

    “Some aspirants, including myself, made donations to the ADC party account as requested by the party for this purpose. This failure, which appeared intentional, created room for massive abuses of the electoral process including delegate capture and financial inducement of delegates.

    “This is only one of numerous inconsistencies and the absence of transparency and predictability in the management of the party that I had progressively complained about.”

    “As you are well aware, I have consistently resisted pressures to join the APC (All Progressives Congress) or the PDP (Peoples’ Democratic Party) precisely to avoid “cash-and-carry” politics. For me to remain a member of the ADC therefore, after what thousands of party members participated in at Abeokuta, would be to endorse political corruption of a most obscene order,” part of the letter read.

    Moghalu who joined the ADC in October 2021, lost the party’s presidential ticket to the founder of Roots Television Dumebi Kachikwu, who scored 978 votes against his 589 votes.

    While the ADC is yet to react to the development, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Labour and Employment Festus Keyamo, has urged Moghalu to join the APC.

    Keyamo wrote on twitter: ”My own dear brother, @MoghaluKingsley, you’ve just seen that the so-called Third Force are just some untested Nigerians who may just be worse off.

    ”They’re not from the moon; they’re NIGERIANS. It’s all sound & fury & nothing more. Welcome to the REAL WORLD. Please, join us in APC.”