Tag: Intimidation
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Northern PDP governors accuse Buhari of intimidating colleagues to defect, lament PMB’s poor attention to region
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors in the North on Wednesday accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration of intimidating them and other members of the party to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The governors claimed that some of their colleagues, including Ben Ayade (Cross River) and Bello Matawalle (Zamfara),who recently defected to the ruling…
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Christmas message: 31 CSOs defend Kukah, warn Buhari against further intimidation
Some thirty-one (31) civil society organisations and individuals have risen in defence of the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah over recent outbursts and threats against his person by some Muslim groups in the north. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the outspoken bishop had on Christmas Day last year amongst other things…
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Ogun: APM guber candidate accuses security personnel of intimidation
Mr Abdulkadir Akinlade, the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) governorship candidate in Ogun, has accused some security personnel of intimidating voters in some parts of the state. Akinlade made the accusation while speaking with newsmen shortly after casting his vote at Ward 3 Unit 22, Agosasa, in Ipokia Local Council Area at 9:57 a.m. …
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I can’t be intimidated by Federal Agencies – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has declared that no level of intimidation or blackmail from Federal Agencies will scare him into selling out the state to external predators. The governor urged Rivers people not to panic because nobody can take the state by force despite the sustained blackmail by the Police and the Department…