Felix Duru Mbah

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Jun
09
2026
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By Felix Duru Mbah
Several 70-Year-Olds, Other Elders Invited By Terrorists For Peace Negotiations, Kidnapped In Zamfara Forest

Several 70-Year-Olds, Other Elders Invited By Terrorists For Peace Negotiations, Kidnapped In Zamfara Forest

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*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…
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Jun
08
2026
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Abductors Not Demanding N1b, Imposition Of Sharia Law, Want Jailed Associates’ Swap –Oyo School Principal

Abductors Not Demanding N1b, Imposition Of Sharia Law, Want Jailed Associates’ Swap –Oyo School Principal

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*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,…
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Jun
08
2026
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ENUGU MOTHER OF ALL RALLIES: Nkanu Clan Shakes State, Residents Joyfully Back Tinubu, Mbah for Second Term

ENUGU MOTHER OF ALL RALLIES: Nkanu Clan Shakes State, Residents Joyfully Back Tinubu, Mbah for Second Term

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*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…
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Jun
08
2026
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Warri Refinery Contractors Kick Over Unpaid Two-Year Debts, Plan Massive Protest

Warri Refinery Contractors Kick Over Unpaid Two-Year Debts, Plan Massive Protest

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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…
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Jun
05
2026
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Don’t Close Markets Because Of Rally For Mbah, Tinubu -Enugu Govt Warns Traders

Don’t Close Markets Because Of Rally For Mbah, Tinubu -Enugu Govt Warns Traders

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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…
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Jun
05
2026
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Brutal, Emboldened: How Nigeria’s Bandit Crisis Spun Out Of Control

Brutal, Emboldened: How Nigeria’s Bandit Crisis Spun Out Of Control

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Beneath the shade of the wide-spreading branches of a neem tree, five young gang members wearing camouflage and beanies and cradling AK47 rifles took refuge from the harsh midday sun. They passed around cold bottles of water and a popular energy drink called Fearless. To their left, a dreadlocked teenager with his own rifle rested on one of three motorcycles parked on the sparse grass. To their right, another teenager sat with his back to the others, rolling a spliff. The rendezvous of some of the most dreaded men in Nigeria took place near Batsari, a settlement in the north-western…
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Jun
05
2026
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Mbah Repositioning ESUT Teaching Hospital As Flagship Tertiary Health Institution – CMD

Mbah Repositioning ESUT Teaching Hospital As Flagship Tertiary Health Institution – CMD

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By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH), Parklane, Enugu, is currently undergoing an extensive and deliberate transformation aimed at repositioning it as the State’s flagship tertiary health institution. This followed a series of infrastructure expansions, policy interventions, and institutional reforms driven by the administration of Governor Peter Mbah. Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, Professor Bethrand Ngwu, disclosed this during a media interaction with the press. At the event, he provided an update on ongoing developments in infrastructure renewal, medical education, specialist training, and healthcare service delivery at the institution. According to Ngwu, the scale of…
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Jun
05
2026
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Major Stakeholders Justify Support For Benue Senatorial Candidate Eunice Ortom

Major Stakeholders Justify Support For Benue Senatorial Candidate Eunice Ortom

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By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Ahead of the 2027 general elections, strong backing has come for candidate of opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) for Benue North West Senatorial District, Dr. (Mrs) Eunice Erdoo Ortom, as leaders, elders and stakeholders of the party insisted that she has the capacity to deliver effective representation. Flaying what they see as deliberate smear campaign and coordinated misinformation circulated on social media targeted at Dr Ortom, the major stakeholders further described such campaign as "desperate propaganda of political jobbers and merchants of falsehood whose stock-in-trade is blackmail and distortion." In a statement jointly signed by Sen.…
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Jun
04
2026
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Alia Swears In New High Court Judge

Alia Swears In New High Court Judge

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By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has sworn in Justice Christine Terlumun Clement Ende as a Judge of the Benue State High Court. Performing the ceremony at the Old Banquet Hall of the Benue State Government House, the Governor described the appointment of the new judge as a significant milestone in the administration of justice in the state. Governor Alia said that the appointment was in recognition of Justice Ende's distinguished career which has spanned over three decades in legal practice, judicial administration, human rights advocacy, and public service. According to the Governor, "the new judge's wealth…
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Jun
04
2026
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FG, Imo Seal Pact On Federal Medical Centre Okigwe

FG, Imo Seal Pact On Federal Medical Centre Okigwe

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*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…
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