Felix Duru Mbah

Anambra State governor, Chukwuma Soludo, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has been declared winner of yesterday's governorship election in the South-East Nigeria state. This followed the announcement of results from all 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC announced that a total of 584,054 votes were collated across the state, with Soludo securing 422,664 votes, maintaining a decisive lead over his closest rival, Nicholas Ukachukwu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who garnered 99,445 votes. Other candidates include ADC: 8,208 votes and PDP: 1,401 votes. State Collation Officer and Vice Chancellor…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan A former Secretary to the Ekiti State Government (SSG) , Ambassador Dare Bejide, has emerged candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2026 governorship election in the state. Bejide, a former Nigerian Ambassador to Canada, polled 15,466 votes to defeat four other contestants, including former Deputy Governor of the state, Professir Olusola Eleka, who came second with 12,003 votes. A lawyer, Mr. Femi Adegbite, scored 9,141 votes, while brother to another former governor of the state, Otunba Emmanuel Fayose, scored 2,865 votes. Another leading contestant, Apostle Ayodele Adesua, scored 135 votes. The Chairman of the…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has opened the lid on fresh happenings in the once blood-soaked region, saying no fewer than 14 persons have been killed and 30 kidnapped from 23-31 October 2025. The group, which was reviewing latest developments in their homeland, however, said the situation was worse under the administration of former State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai (2015-2023). Apparently speaking against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump's push to invade Nigeria and rout Islamic fundamentalist terrorists in the far North and Middle Belt, accused of genocide on Christians, SOKAPU questioned the traditional official…

*Transactions Range From N10,000-N15,000, They Claim *Smooth Polling So Far Voting is going on smoothly in today's Anambra governorship election amid allegations of vote buying. Both Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 poll, Mr. Peter Obi, and the party’s governorship candidate in today's election, Mr. George Moghalu, have cast their votes. State Governor Chukwuma Soludo is seeking re-election on the platform of his party, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), with his performance in four years up for scrutiny. Obi and Moghalu, however, frowned at what they described as widespread vote buying in the election. Moghalu, who cast his…

The date 20 November, 2025, has been circled in diaries by many interest groups as one of a potential earth-shaking development in the country. This is because it is the day that Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, today fixed to deliver judgment in the terrorism charges brought by the Federal Government (FG) against leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The judge picked the date following Kanu's blunt refusal to open his defence just as he had done on several occasions during the court's sittings. Seeking to dismiss the matter against him, Kanu had…