Orlu State
28 Aug 2024
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The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC), yesterday,
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Over the years, the people of the South-East geo-political zone have been clamouring for an additional state to bring them at par with the ot
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The House of Representatives at the plenary on May 22nd introduced and passed through first reading a Bill which seeks to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) to create a new state in the Southeastern region of Nigeria known as Orlu State. The proposed legislation which…
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