Felix Duru Mbah

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Major stakeholders in Benue North East Senatorial district have resolved that Governor Hyacinth Alia is their only option for the 2027 gubernatorial elections in Benue State. The stakeholders comprising the political class, traditional rulers and the clergy, made their position known during the thank-you visit by the Governor to the senatorial district. Benue North East Senatorial district comprises seven Local Government Areas (LGA). The Governor, while addressing the stakeholders in Katsina Ala, Adikpo and Vandeikya respectively, told the people that he chose to go round their areas to thank them for their firm support for him…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command attached to Anti-Cultism Sub-Unit of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU), with support from Neighbourhood Watch and community members, have rescued three victims of abduction and recovered their Lexus RX350, two locally made firearms, ammunition and other exhibits. In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, Daniel Ndukwe, the police said the operation followed credible intelligence received at about 1:30 a.m. on 18 August, 2026 as the operatives were on crime-prevention patrol along the Port Harcourt Expressway, Enugu, concerning the carjacking and abduction of…

*Pose Deep Questions That Border On Alleged Ulterior Motive Of Policy *'This Experiment Is Being Concentrated Almost Entirely In Middle Belt, Despite Vast Expanses Of Sparsely Populated, Unused Land In Many Parts Of Far North, Where Fulani Emirs Dominate Most Of The Lands' *Suspect Scheme Is Targeted At Officially Settling Violent Religious Terrorists In Indigenous Communities As Alleged Prelude To Sinister Motives By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna More opposition to the Federal Government's (FG's) planned pilot ranching policy has come as, with one voice, Southern and Middle Belt leaders have risen in rejection of the scheme. They said the plan, which…

By Felix Durumbah, Abuja The good works she had done in her first term in office spoke for her as Ngozi Uloma Ufomba has been re-elected unopposed for a final tenure as Chairman, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). The polls, which held recently inside National Assembly Quarters, Apo, Abuja, also involved those for members of a new Executive Council (Exco) for the chapel, one of the most vibrant in FCT Council of NUJ. Others elected were Amechi Paul Obiora, as Vice Chairman; Innocent Mbanugo, Treasurer; Elaigwu Abigail Ngohile, Assistant Secretary; and Madugu Hauwa…