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National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the presidency of undue interference in the Judiciary, Legislature and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, which it said was unacceptable. The PDP accused the presidency of using the Department of State Service, DSS to influence election petition tribunal and court rulings in favour of the APC.

The Federal Government has instituted a four-count criminal charge against the erstwhile Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Peter Orubebe, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja. The Justice Danladi Umar-led tribunal has fixed November 9 to take the plea of the former Minister who is facing charges bordering on false declaration of assets and his alleged acceptance of bribe to the tune of about N70million.

The Chairman of Progressive Governors Forum and governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has said the mismanagement of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, government was responsible for the sufferings experienced in the nation, assuring that the All Progressives Congress, APC government would address all the challenges facing Nigeria. He said the APC was a masses oriented party created to touch the lives of the ordinary man in the country.

ROCHAS OKOROCHA The Imo State Government has reacted to reports in the social media that Governor Rochas Okorocha beat his wife, Nneoma Nkechi to a pulp because she asked him to pay civil servants their salary arrears. A statement signed by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sam Onwuemeodo, on Sunday, described the report as unfounded and bare-faced lies”.

IPOD MEMBERS The 17 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who were arrested by Police in Anambra State have been released. They were arrested last week for protesting the arrest of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

A Lecturer in Kwara state College of Education, Oro, Mr Kayode Odeyemi has appealed to the Kwara state government to pay workers salary.SEE PHOTOS...

Undefeated retired boxer Floyd Mayweather, flaunts his new 2015 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, he paid a whooping $3.5m. He shared the pic and wrote on Instagram, My new 2015 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse $3,498,000