Imo Deputy Gov Aide Kidnapped, Murdered

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The protocol officer to the Imo State Deputy Governor, Chief Laz Anyanwu was yesterday evening found dead in Owerri four days after he was reportedly kidnapped near Government House, Owerri, the Imo State capital.

Anyanwu, a former director of administration and services in Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area was discovered dead along a bush path at Nwaoriebe in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State yesterday afternoon.

First Female Akwa Ibom Deputy Governor Sworn In

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Barrister Valerie Ebe was yesterday sworn in as the first female deputy governor of Akwa Ibom state, the first woman in the state's 25-year history to occupy such a position.

Barrister Ebe was sworn in three days after the resignation of former Dep Governor, Nsima Ekere, who left because of his 'alleged act of disloyalty to the governor.'