Felix Duru Mbah

*Urges Cooperation Of Residents *Commander, Guards Brigade, Chairman, FCT Chiefs Council Headline Array Of Dignitaries At Event By our reporter Moving to tackle the growing menace of kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes in the nation's capital territory, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police (CP) Ahmed Mohammed Sanusi, has taken the battle to the next level, launching a new Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU). The unit was officially inaugurated on Monday at the former SARS Office located at Guzape Junction, Abuja. The vital importance of the move was underlined by the quality of guests at the event. There…

*Thousands Infected A cholera outbreak that began in early May in Borno State has killed at ​least 74 people and infected more than 7,800, ‌overwhelming health facilities, aid group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) disclosed today. MSF said 7,850 suspected cases had been recorded across 14 Local Government Areas (LGAs) ​as of June 7, citing the state Ministry ​of Health, with infections rising sharply each day. The outbreak ⁠is straining an already fragile healthcare system in a ​region at the heart of a 17-year Islamist insurgency, mass ​displacement and poor water and sanitation, raising the risk of wider spread if containment…

*Abductors Demand N125m Ransom This appears to be a bad time to be a peacemaker in Zamfara State, in the troubled North-West Nigeria, as about 50 elders who turned up for peace negotiations initiated by terrorists in a forest, ended up being kidnapped by their hosts. As a corollary, and apparently showing no respect for age, a ransom demand of N125million by the terrorists is now hanging on the necks of the peace-loving elders, some believed to be over 70 years old. While police said 39 people were abducted on Sunday during a meeting in the forest near Magamin Diddi…

*Govt Demolishes Building Where Kidnapped Adelabu Sibling, Sons Were Kept *APM Oyo Central Senatorial Candidate, Oguntoyinbo, Applauds Police On Rescue By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan The Principal of Oriire Community High School, Ahoro Esinele, Mrs. Rachael Alamu, who is in captivity alongside other abducted victims, has dismissed a widely circulated report in the media (not in People&Politics) alleging that their abductors are demanding a ransom of N1 billion, imposition of Sharia law, or supply of weapons as conditions for their release. This is just as the Oyo State government, on Monday, demolished a building from which Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul,…

*Raise N300m To Support Gov's Re-election Bid *'If It Were Possible To Borrow Govs, Other States Would Have Been Lining Up To Borrow Mbah' *Glittering Galaxy Of Personalities Present Included Sen. Ken Nnamani, Ex-Gov Jim Nwobodo, Ministers Kingsley Udeh, Hannatu Musawa, Others By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu With rejoicing, dancing, back-patting, triumphal songs, the people of Enugu East Senatorial District have endorsed Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State and President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office, pledging massive votes for the duo in the 2027 general elections. As if those were not enough, they poured out cash, contributing about…

From Emma Ogoigbe, Warri Contractors of Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) Limited, Ekpan, Delta State, have cried out over non-payment of contracts they said they executed since 2024. The contractors are particularly irked that the said jobs were executed according to given specifications and allegedly certified by the refinery authorities as duly and successfully completed. In the wake of the situation they now find themselves, the contractors have vowed to embark on a huge peaceful protest over the hardship they claim WRPC management foisted on them. Though they did not disclose how much the claimed debt stock is, People&Politics…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Government has warned against an alleged plan by some market leaders to shut down major markets within the state capital tomorrow (Saturday) to show support during a rally backing re-election of Governor Peter Mbah and President Bola Tinubu. The government stated that such a move contradicts the Mbah administration's determined effort to boost investment, business and productivity in the state, and therefore does not have the government's blessing. The government made its position known in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr. Malachy Agbo, today. It said that people should…