Felix Duru Mbah

*Uzodimma Applauds Humanitarian Ministry, Highlights State's Youth Empowerment Drive Imo State has a new Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Okigwe following the conversation of the former FMC,Owerri, into a Teaching Hospital for Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) not long ago. The pact to have the former General Hospital, Okigwe become Imo State's new FMC was sealed Wednesday, June 3, 2026 between a Federal Government delegation, led by the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, and those of Imo State led by Governor Hope Uzodimma. These were disclosed in a statement made available to…

*Pours Invectives On Tinubu A mass protest today rocked Abuja with hundreds of people storming streets in the nation's capital to express their feelings over recurring abduction of school children and general insecurity in the country. Led by human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, they called for the immediate rescue of the schoolchildren. Sowore also launched a damning attack on President Bola Tinubu, whom he alleged as being responsible for the worsening insecurity in the land. The protest, which followed a nationwide mobilisation, according to Sowore, is a prelude to what he described as an imminent revolutionary push against poor governance…

*Panic Escalated Into Nasarawa State By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Scores of residents ran helter skelter, some screaming in palpable fear, many visibly shivering, sparking widespread panic today in Gbagalape, a suburb of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), following reports of an attack by alleged terrorists on LEA Primary School in the community. An account referred to the group as "cult boys" and not terrorists or bandits. The pandemonium even spiraled into contiguous communities, including Rugar and Mararaba, both in Nasarawa State. Panic-stricken parents/guardians hurriedly sought out their children/wards and withdrew them from the primary school and other schools. Obviously shaken by…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Crisis is brewing in the Oyo State branch of main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) as five of the party's governorship aspirants passed a vote of no confidence on the party’s State Chairman, Chief Moses Alake Adeyemo, demanding his immediate resignation. They cited alleged bias and actions which they claimed have undermined the integrity of the party. The aspirants, former Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan; Mr. Hakeem Alao, Mr. Akeem Agbaje, Mr. Ololade Usman Bakare, and Mr. Musibau Asanike, tabled the demand in a statement issued after what they described as a crucial meeting held on Monday.…

*Sent Home Barely A Year After Appointment The axe fell on Managing Director (MD) of Imo State Housing Corporation (IMSHC), Barr. Raymond Ucheoma, as Governor Hope Uzodimma approved his suspension from office, barely one year after he was appointed. Ucheoma's suspension, effective 2 June, 2026 was communicated to him through a letter from the Office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) which said the suspension was immediate. Ucheoma, the letter stated, was directed to hand over all government property in his custody to the Secretary of the Corporation or the most senior officer in IMSHC before the close…

*Accuse Urhobo, Ijaw Of Orchestrating Media Attacks On Tinubu, Wife By Emmanuel Ogoigbe, Warri Leaders of the Itsekiri ethnic nationality on Wednesday rejected the proposed delineation of wards, polling units, state constituencies and the creation of an additional federal constituency in Warri federal constituency by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), alleging that the exercise was fraught with constitutional, legal and technical irregularities. Addressing a world press conference at Ubeji Town Hall in Warri, Warri South Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State, the Itsekiri leaders accused INEC of relying on flawed fieldwork and disputed Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State Police Command said it has kicked off investigations into the reported abduction of Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, sister of ex-Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and her 12-year-old twin sons this morning in Ibadan, the state capital. A family statement had revealed that the trio was kidnapped about 7:30am as she drove the children to school. A statement issued by the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Ayanlade Olayinka, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP), disclosed that upon receiving information about the incident, the State Commissioner of Police immediately directed the Divisional Police Officer (DPO)…