Felix Duru Mbah

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA), Oyo State chapter, has inaugurated its Local Government Areas (LGA) Coordinators, as part of efforts to strengthen grassroots mobilisation, enhance coordination, and deepen political engagement. The coordinators were charged by Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin to ensure that they work for the success of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. The inauguration ceremony, which held at the APC state secretariat, Oke-Ado, Ibadan, marked a strategic step by the RHA toward consolidating its grassroots structures ahead of the…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu A popular socio-political support group, Tomorrow Is Here Movement, has pledged to secure the re-election of Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, in 2027 through sustained grassroots mobilization, as political leaders and stakeholders extolled his administration’s record of impactful governance. The pledge was made yesterday at the Peter Mbah Arena, Abakpa Nike, during the inauguration of the Enugu East Local Government’s ward coordinators of the movement. The event, which attracted a large crowd of party faithful, community leaders and supporters from across the council area, was witnessed by former Speaker, Enugu State House of Assembly, Edward…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Professor Sheikh Abdullahi Saleh Usman has voluntarily resigned his appointment. Prof. Usman's resignation, effective from Monday, 9 February 2026, was contained in a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen Tuesday evening in Kaduna. The statement read in part: "It is with deep reflection and gratitude to "Allah SWT" that I announce my resignation from the office of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, effective Monday, 9th February 2026. "I wish to state unequivocally that this decision is…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has approved the appointment of Professor Timothy Terseer Alabar as new Vice Chancellor (VC) of the state-owned Father Adasu University, Makurdi (FAUM). Governor Alia, who is the Visitor to the university, made the approval following due process leading to the appointment carried out by the institution's Governing Board and other relevant authorities. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Tersoo Kula, which disclosed these. said the appointment takes immediate effect. According to the statement, Professor Alabar, who before the appointment was the Dean, Postgraduate School, FAUM, hails from…

*Senate Defends Stance On e-Transmission Of Results, Says 'We Can't Be Intimidated' With rising criticism over the proposed amendments to the Electoral Act, African Democratic Congress (ADC) stalwart, Kenneth Okonkwo has told the Senate to completely expunge provisions allowing manual transmission of election results. Speaking on Tuesday while appearing on Politics Today on Channels Television, Nollywood actor-turned politician Okonkwo insisted that results must be transmitted directly from polling units to tame rigging or manipulation. “Once they put that law that you must transmit from the polling unit, I am okay. So any polling officer would not leave the polling unit,”…

*He's On The Run -Police By Emmanuel Ogoigbe, Warri Serene Osubi community of Okpe Local Government Area (LGA) has been thrown into mourning after a man, identified simply as Iseleto, stabbed his 23-year-old son, identified as Miracle, to death. Sources familiar with the incident, which shocked the residents, revealed that Iseleto allegedly committed the act after bellyaching that his son rented separate apartments for his (Iseleto's) wife and for the suspect, following a series of marital upheavals involving his father and wife. Sources said the son took the action to let peace reign. However, it appears that the peace-making gesture…

*Heed Public Demand On Electoral Transparency, Don't Manipulate, Undermine Electoral Act, Protesters Warn Akpabio *'Election Results Must Be Transmitted Electronically From Polling Booth Directly. Let People Watch It. This Is What Is Done In South Africa, Ghana, Other Countries. Giant of Africa Has Refused To Be Giant' A mammoth crowd of protesters today stormed the National Assembly complex to give vent to their indignation over the legislature's bid to dump electronic transmission of election results ahead next year's general polls. The crowd was led by prominent opposition leader and 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi. There…

*Warns Soludo *Sues For Unity Beginning at dawn today, Monday, 9 February, 2026, huge, happy crowds are expected to pour out onto the streets of major towns and villages in the South-East as residents comply with the "total and permanent cancellation" of the sit-at-home exercise imposed by Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to protest the long-time detention of the group's leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, by the Federal Government. Kanu is presently serving life jail in Sokoto Correctional Facility for treason-related offences and others. Indeed, it promises to be happy moments again as vehicles take up the roads, honking horns and…