Felix Duru Mbah

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UPDATE! I Fled Madagascar Because I Could Have Been Killed -President Speaks From Hideout

UPDATE! I Fled Madagascar Because I Could Have Been Killed -President Speaks From Hideout

Madagascar’s President, Andry Rajoelina, said he had to flee the country in fear for his life after a military rebellion but did not announce his resignation in a speech broadcast on social media late on Monday from an undisclosed location. The 51-year-old has faced weeks of Gen Z-led anti-government protests, which reached a pivotal point on Saturday when an elite military unit joined the protests and called for the President and other Ministers to step down. That prompted Rajoelina to say that an illegal attempt to seize power was under way in the Indian Ocean island and to leave the…
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EXCLUSIVE! Wike Vs FCTA Contractors: Senate Opens Investigative Hearing Into N5.2b Unpaid Bill

EXCLUSIVE! Wike Vs FCTA Contractors: Senate Opens Investigative Hearing Into N5.2b Unpaid Bill

*Invites Contractors' Leaders *Minister May Appear Too *Legislature Determined To Give Justice In The Matter By our reporter Succour appears on the way for members of the Association of Indigenous Contractors of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as Senate has invited them to an investigative hearing following a petition by the group to the nation's upper legislative chamber on an alleged contractual liability to the tune of over N5billion incurred by FCT Administration (FCTA) to the contractors. Six members of the association were invited by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions to the hearing scheduled for…
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BREAKING! Madagascar President Flees Country In Face Of People Power Protests Backed By Military

BREAKING! Madagascar President Flees Country In Face Of People Power Protests Backed By Military

Madagascar’s president, Andry Rajoelina, is reported to have fled the country on a French military aircraft, hours before he was scheduled to address the people. French state radio RFI reported on Monday, 13 October, that the President, who also has French citizenship, had been flown out of the capital, Antananarivo, after a deal with President Emmanuel Macron. It added that he may have headed for Dubai. He had been due to speak to the nation at 7pm, according to a statement from the presidency on Facebook. His fall,observers say, should serve as a lesson to African leaders who refuse to…
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Uche Nnaji: Disgraceful End To A Promising Career

Uche Nnaji: Disgraceful End To A Promising Career

By SHEDDY OZOENE When Chief Uche Nnaji tendered his resignation last week as Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, it brought a painful but predictable end to a once-promising political career. The announcement, made in a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, came after weeks of damning revelations, public denials, and frantic attempts at damage control. For many who have watched Nnaji’s career over the years, the scandal was not a bolt from the blue; it was a slow-motion fall that had been long in the making. Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, popularly…
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2027: ‘Withdraw Now’, Maharaj Ji Warns Atiku Of Political Doom, Counsels IBB, Gowon, Abdulsalam To Rein Him In

2027: ‘Withdraw Now’, Maharaj Ji Warns Atiku Of Political Doom, Counsels IBB, Gowon, Abdulsalam To Rein Him In

*You're Responsible For Nigeria's Dilapidation, He Tells Northern Political Elite *Says If Atiku Runs In 2027, South Too Will Contest In 2031 By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Renowned religion icon, Sat Guru Maharaj Ji, has called on Northern elders to prevail on former Vice President (VP) Atiku Abubakar to steer clear of the 2027 presidential election. He gave the charge in a letter dated 9 October, which he wrote to the elders, a copy of which was made available to journalists on Monday, 13 October. “I use this medium to, once again, call on Abubakar Atiku to withdraw from the 2027…
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Gaza Ceasefire: Hamas Kills Pro-Israel ‘Traitors’ In Fresh Violence, Deploys Armed Fighters, Police

Gaza Ceasefire: Hamas Kills Pro-Israel ‘Traitors’ In Fresh Violence, Deploys Armed Fighters, Police

Hamas has started deploying armed fighters and police across parts of Gaza in an apparent attempt to reassert authority in the devastated Palestinian territory after the ceasefire deal agreed with Israel last week. Images showed dozens of Hamas fighters at a hospital in southern Gaza during the release of Israeli hostages on Monday morning, 13 October, and there were reports of shootings and executions elsewhere in the territory. Telegram channels associated with Hamas said “collaborators and traitors” had been targeted, a reference to Israel-backed militia in the territory, while Hamas gunmen also engaged in bloody clashes with a powerful local…
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Ugochukwu Agballah, Executives Reject Dissolution of Enugu APC Exco, Say NWC’s Action Is Unconstitutional

Ugochukwu Agballah, Executives Reject Dissolution of Enugu APC Exco, Say NWC’s Action Is Unconstitutional

By People&Politics Reporters The crisis within the Enugu State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) deepened yesterday as the State Chairman, Barrister Ugochukwu Agballah, vehemently rejected the purported dissolution of the State Executive Committee (SEC) by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). In a strong-worded statement issued in Enugu on Saturday, Agballah described the NWC’s resolution — allegedly reached at its 179th meeting on October 9, 2025 — as “unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional.” The NWC had reportedly dissolved the State Executive and appointed a seven-man caretaker committee led by former Chairman, Mr. Ben Nwoye. Agballah said the move was a…
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EXCLUSIVE! Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Sullivan Chime Emerge Early Contenders To Replace Uche Nnaji As Minister, Nsukka Zone Calls For Equity

EXCLUSIVE! Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Sullivan Chime Emerge Early Contenders To Replace Uche Nnaji As Minister, Nsukka Zone Calls For Equity

By People&Politics Reporters Fresh political maneuvers are unfolding in Enugu State following the sudden resignation of Chief Geoffrey Uche Nnaji as Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology. His exit, linked to a certificate forgery scandal, has thrown open a high-stakes contest for the state’s lone ministerial slot. Former governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Sullivan Chime have emerged as the leading contenders. Nnaji, who was appointed in 2023, tendered his resignation last week amid allegations that his academic credentials from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), were falsified. The development has triggered intense political lobbying, both within the ruling All Progressives Congress…
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UPDATE! President-Must-Go Protests: Security Situation In Madagascar Deteriorates

UPDATE! President-Must-Go Protests: Security Situation In Madagascar Deteriorates

*President Cries Out Over Military Coup Plot Madagascar’s President said an “attempt to seize power illegally and by force” was under way, as an elite military unit that joined protesters on the streets on Saturday announced it was taking over the army. The Capsat unit’s intervention comes after weeks of youth-led protests, which started on 25 September against water and electricity shortages and expanded to calling for the resignation of the president, Andry Rajoelina, an end to corruption and radical overhaul of the political system. Some keen analysts of political happenings in Africa say, should the Madagascar protests succeed in…
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Restitution Row: How Nigeria’s New Home For Benin Bronzes Ends Up With Clay Replicas

Restitution Row: How Nigeria’s New Home For Benin Bronzes Ends Up With Clay Replicas

By Philip Oltermann, Berlin, & Eromo Egbejule,in Abidjan In a corner of the new Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), visitors can marvel at a sample display of the cultural treasures that adorned the royal palace that once stood in its place: a proud cockerel, a plaque with three mighty warriors, a bust of a king with a glorious beaded collar. The artefacts, collectively known as the Benin bronzes, were looted by British colonial forces who went on to burn down the palace in a punitive expedition in 1897. In the decades that followed they were scattered across collections in…
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