Felix Duru Mbah

The Tanimu Turaki faction of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today outmanoeuvred the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, who moved to block them from holding a ceremony to give ex-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the party's certificate of return for the 2027 presidential election at a designated hotel in Abuja. The faction did so by successfully going ahead with the event at its Garki office, also in Abuja. Though Jonathan was absent and the certificate received on his behalf by a member of the House of Representatives from Bayelsa State, Hon. Fred Egbedi, he was duly named PDP presidential candidate…

*Enugu APC Presents Certificates Of Return To LG Chairmanship Flagbearers Ahead Sept Polls By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has unveiled the newly renovated and re-equipped Neonatal and Special Babies Ward at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital (ESUTH), Parklane, Enugu, as part of activities marking the 2026 Children’s Day celebration. The facility, upgraded through the intervention of the Cecilia Oyebola Foundation founded by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Health, Dr Yomi Jaye, is equipped with modern incubators, infusion and syringe pumps, phototherapy equipment, autoclave machines, baby monitoring devices and upgraded nursing…

Perhaps, pre-empting President Bola Tinubu's speech today, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar berated the Tinubu administration over growing insecurity and the worsening economic situation in the land, saying Nigerians are now compelled to treat ransom payments like regular household items. Addressing Nigerians as his administration clocked three, Tinubu had said communities and highways were becoming safer and economically productive, despite challenges. To him, advances were being made in the fight against terrorism. In a statement yesterday and issued by Phrank Shaibu, his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Abubakar, popularly known as Atiku, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate in…

President Bola Tinubu declared today that, despite challenges, many Nigerian communities and highways were becoming safer and economically productive. He spoke while addressing the nation on the occasion of his third year in office. Tinubu spoke even as scores of school children and many more Nigerians remain in captivity in the bushes at the hands of heavily armed terrorists who have continued to ravage parts of the nation. The full statement: Three years ago, you entrusted me with the sacred responsibility of leading our beloved nation at a defining moment in our history. I accepted that responsibility, fully aware of…

Fast on the heels of his defection to Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), former Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, who today announced his pivoting to NDC, has been granted waiver by the party to run for Delta Central senatorial district seat in 2027. Omo-Agege will face tough competition from incumbent Senator Ede Dafinone of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The party also gave waiver to ex-Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei, to contest for Delta North senatorial seat. He will be up, among others, against former Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa of APC. A statement…