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Loving A Poet- A Quote

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Loving a poet could be lonely sometimes because when you may need his attention, he is receiving instructions from inspiration; I bet you he won’t listen to you. Who is with me?

You extorted my client, took away cars, watches, phones – Evans’ Lawyer accuses Police

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According to PUNCH, Mr. Olukoya Ogungbeje, counsel to the alleged billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a. Evans, has petitioned the Police Service Commission, calling for the probe of the policemen who handled the case of his client. Ogungbeje, in a petition dated October 13, 2017, alleged that members of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team, which handled the case, abused their position to extort his client. According to him, the team of police investigators led by Mr. Abba Kyari, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, “forcefully and corruptly extorted” from Evans cash in local and foreign currency as well as various items including phones, wrist watches, jewellery, television, cars and trucks. Ogungbeje claimed that the policemen forcefully took N50m from Evans, while his wife was also forced to part with another N5m. The lawyer claimed that a sum of $10,000 was also forcefully taken from the suspect by the police. Other items all

Gov. Rochas Okorocha unveils Giant monument Of Jacob Zuma in Owerri, causes people talking.

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A lot of dusts have been raised as the Imo state governor Rochas Okorocha yesterday unveiled a giant statue of South Africa President Jacob Zuma in Owerri Imo state. Zuma is on a two-day visit to Owerri, Imo State, South East Nigeria. During the visit, he was conferred a traditional chieftaincy title by the state governor, a road was named after him and then, a statue of him unveiled in Owerri city. The Governor also conferred on President Zuma, the Imo Merit Award, which is the highest award in the State that is conferred only on distinguished personalities who have made a difference in the development of their communities and to humanity. This has triggered fierce reactions from Imo state indigenes, Nigerians who took to social media to vent their disappointment and anger as they ask what the President has contributed to the state to deserve such distinguished honours. They have also blamed the governor for neglecting the plight of the citizenry. The visit of Presid