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Ahead of the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Convention, Senator Mohammed Sani Musa, from Niger State posters, contesting for the position of the National Chairman of the ruling party, have flooded Imo state.

Vanguard captured the posters at different locations in the state capital as well as at the front of the Imo state government house, on Monday.

Other areas included Owerri/Okigwe road and Assumpta avenue. Also along Orlu road all in Owerri.

Since the announcement of the APC, February 26, 2022, national convention, the posters of Senator Musa, has become the first to flood the state.

Some residents who spoke to Vanguard said those who pasted the posters did it in the night and they came in their vehicles.

However, ahead of the convention, Imo state is gradually becoming tense among the stakeholders of the APC in the state, on who the Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma, would to vie for any position zoned to the South East ahead of the national convention.

NaijaGoBetter20:
Thank God she escaped.

A child you refused to train will sell all the property you acquire.

You child no get business, no office, no legit online business but he de use the big car, live largely and you don't question him and you keep saying it is their time.

Yes, it's their time but that after he uses all the girls around him he will surely come to you and the rest will be posted on Nairaland.

Train your child, show them the way of God, be their friend, reduce the time they spend on social media and do not let them use celebrity as their role model
Finally, pray for them and pray for yourself

Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, has taunted the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), saying like the pigeons he touched in 2021, the Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to fly after he held a video conference with the team on Sunday shortly before the match with Tunisia.

The ex-lawmaker said this in a cryptic tweet on Monday, noting that Buhari’s only miracle is his rice pyramid.

¬“He toucheth the pigeon, it refused to fly. He talketh to the Eagle, it refused to fly. Oh yea brethren, thy King in Egypt hath no miracles but pyramids,” he tweeted.

In January 2021 during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony, the doves, otherwise known as white pigeons, released by the President had refused to fly despite multiple attempts by the President thereby sparking a debate on social media.

This elicited reactions from Nigerians, some of whom described the incident as a “bad sign” but presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, had said the doves refused to fly because they had been kept captive for a while before the day.

The Eagles had won all their three matches at the group stage in the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon but lost to Tunisia on Sunday in the Round of 16.

Shortly before the game with Tunisia, Buhari held a video conference with Coach Austin Eguavoen from the Presidential Villa, Abuja, urging the team to “keep doing the country proud” but the Eagles were kicked out of the tournament hours later.

Activist Omoyele Sowore, amongst others, had since said the President transferred ‘bad luck’ to the Super Eagles through his video call to the team.

Also, an ex-goalkeeper, Peterside Idah, said on Monday that the constant calls and promises of cash rewards from top government functionaries and prominent Nigerians distracted the Super Eagles which contributed to their ultimate defeat and exit from the Africa Cup of Nations.

God, neighbours saved me — Victim

Police arrest son, mother now in the hospital — Eyewitness

By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri

A woman identified as Eziada Chika Mbachu, has escaped from her son, who stabbed her with a knife severally to allegedly use the mother for ritual.

Vanguard gathered the incident happened early hours of Monday, between 7 am and 8 am at Heroes apartment opposite Concord hotel in Owerri.

According to an eyewitness who spoke to Vanguard said the young man was the one who invited the mum and the early hours of Monday attacked the mother and inflicted on her several knife attacks on the mother.

On how the woman escaped, he said: “The mother was shouting and calling for help with blood stains and wounds on her body. The neighbours heard of it and started rushing to help her. They rescued her. When the son saw many people coming he stopped attacking the mother.

“It was that time that the mother fell and started crying and the neighbours rescued her and separated her from the son.

“As I am talking to you the woman has been rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, hospital for treatment so that treatment can commence on her immediately because of the knife cuts. The police have arrested the boy and taken him to the station.”

Reacting, the mother of the Victim, Mrs Mbachu, is believed to be a parishioner at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish at World bank in Owerri.

She thanked God saying: “I thank God for rescuing me. I thank God for rescuing me. I thank my neighbours for rescuing me. I thank everybody who came to my rescue. I thank my neighbours. God in heaven I say honour to your name.”

When Vanguard called the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Micheal Abbattam, he said he has not been briefed and promised to call the DPO of the area where the incident happened.”

Gunmen have reportedly attacked Okeluse community in Ose council area of Ondo state, killing two persons.

Vanguard gathered that the attack is coming barely two weeks after five persons were Arimogija community in the same council area.

The two persons killed on Sunday at about 830 pm according to findings include a petrol dealer, Aborowa Oladimeji also known as (Popular) and his petrol attendant.

The deceased was the CEO of Popular filling station in Okeluse.

Sources said that the killers stormed his filling station and shot him at close range.

Vanguard was informed that “the sales boy was also shot by the herdsmen, he was rushed to the hospital but gave up the ghost early this morning.

“For the CEO of the felling station, he was shot and he died on the spot. He was about leaving the filling station with his sales boy when the gunmen arrived.

The killers fled the scene after shooting the victims without carting away any of their belongings.

Vanguard learnt that motorists and other petrol attendants took to their heel following the shooting.

The corpses were reportedly discovered after about an hour when the shooting stopped and those that fled returned to the filling station.

Vanguard gathered that their corpses were later deposited at the general hospital in the community.

ed, the state police command image maker, Funmi Odunlami confirmed the incident but said it was botched kidnap attempt.

Odunlami said that five men on a motor bikes attacked and killed the petrol dealer.

“The information at our disposal indicated that five men on motor bikes stormed the petrol station and shot the victim.

“It was the only petrol dealer that died on the spot, the attendant was rushed to hospital and responding to treatment.

“The attack was a failed kidnap attempt.

However, tension had gripped the entire community following the unending killings in the council in the last one month.

The state police commissioner, Oyeyemi Oyediran and the state commander of the security outfit codenamed Amotekun, Chief Adetunji Adeleye have drafted their men to the troubled council area.

Meanwhile, tension had gripped the entire community following the unending killings in the council in the last one month.