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Oct

11

2026

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2027: Enugu, Southeast And Consequences Of Vote-Splitting

Opinion

By SAMSON EZEA At the grand finale of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign for the just-concluded local government elections in Enugu State, held at Amagunze, the headquarters of Nkanu East Local Government Area, Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah advised, appealed to, and cautioned the people against the practice of vote-splitting in the 2027 general elections. The Governor urged the people not to be deceived or misled by anyone into voting for different political parties across various levels of the ballot.Rather, he called on them to vote for and support the APC from top to bottom to ensure that the party's…

Oct

11

2026

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The One Thousand And Second Reason For Peter Mbah’s Re-election

Column, Opinion

(Also published in New Telegraph, Sunday October 11, 2026) By SHEDDY OZOENE During the just-concluded 22nd All Nigeria Editors Conference in Enugu, copies of a book titled ‘A Thousand and One Reasons Why Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah Should Be Re-elected as Governor of Enugu State’, were distributed to delegates by Mr. Onyekwere Nwobodo, Special Adviser on Media to Governor Peter Mbah. The 222-page book compiled by Governor Mbah’s aides, was unveiled by the governor on September 9 at the International Conference Centre, Enugu. It is essentially a compendium of the achievements the administration wants voters to consider as it seeks…

Oct

08

2026

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NGE Demands Apology From The Nation Over ‘Journalists Failed Journalism’ Editorial

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The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has demanded an apology from the Editorial Board of The Nation newspaper over an editorial accusing journalists of “failing journalism” in connection with the 22nd All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) held in Enugu. The Guild, in a statement signed by its President, Eze Anaba, and General Secretary, Onuoha Ukeh, on Thursday, said the editorial itself fell short of professional standards by reaching a conclusion without establishing the full facts surrounding the conference. The Nation editorial, published on Thursday under the headline, “Journalists Failed Journalism,” had questioned the decision of the NGE to allow Peter…

Oct

08

2026

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Eziokwu, Echi Nọ Ebea N’Enugu State (1)

Column, Opinion

By TUNDE OLUSUNLE "My brother Tunde," Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, the attorney and daring disruptor who is reengineering Enugu State said to me as he received me into his office in "Lion Building," the seat of government in Enugu, the famous "coal city" capital of Enugu State with a warm handshake. "We've kept you so long here now that in the traditional African society, you would have been due for a new wife. I'm happy madam is not here to hear us, though," he smiled as he waved me to a seat. He courtesied the gentleman we had both sat…

Oct

04

2026

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Nigerian Editors Call for Electoral Reforms, 50% Presidential Threshold, Timely Election Dispute Resolution

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OUR REPORTER The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called for far-reaching constitutional and electoral reforms to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy, including the introduction of a 50 per cent threshold for presidential elections and the resolution of electoral disputes before the swearing-in of declared winners. The Guild also called for reforms to the process of appointing the Chairman, National Commissioners and Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as well as State Electoral Commissioners. The resolutions were contained in the communiqué issued at the end of the 22nd All Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC 2026), held in Enugu from…

Sep

23

2026

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DE-RISKING AFRICA AND DEMOCRATIZING ITS WEALTH: Aliko Dangote and the Transformative Promise of the People’s IPO

Economy, Opinion

By ANAYO AGULagos, September 22, 2026 There are moments when a business transaction becomes larger than business. It becomes a statement about a people's confidence, a continent's possibilities and the future its leaders are prepared to build. The question such moments force on us is uncomfortable but long overdue: if Africans will not invest in Africa, on what basis do we ask the rest of the world to do so? I first glimpsed the implications of this question at the Tony Elumelu Foundation, in its audacious confrontation with the barriers facing Africa's startups and early-stage founders. They are conspicuous to…

Sep

20

2026

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APC And The ‘Top To Bottom’ Campaign Slang In The South-East

Column, Opinion

By SHEDDY OZOENE Two weeks ago, I visited a National Assembly candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from one of the South-East states at his Abuja home. He had just returned from his state, where the 2027 campaigns were already gathering momentum, and I wanted to find out how he was coping. My first observation was that he looked unusually tired for a campaign that had barely started. He looked almost as if his return to Abuja was an escape from the heckling back home. “My brother, e no easy o,” he told me.Obviously. It was written all over…

Sep

20

2026

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A Brother Called Judas: Is Charles Soludo Cain?

Opinion

By FESTUS ADEDAYO History records that the most fatal stabs always come from within oneself. In other words, there is a motif of proximity to stabs. Deepest wounds are often delivered, not by external rivals, but by those within the same household or friends. On September 22, 1828, the reality of the above dawned on the Zulu of present day South Africa. Afflicted by a strange psychosis that struck him after the death of Nandi, his mother, King Shaka Zulu went berserk. He ordered a year-long mourning of Nandi, forbade planting of new crops, banned milk from the kingdom and…

Sep

15

2026

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NGE Urges Govts to Ensure Level Playing Field for 2027 Elections

BREAKING, News

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called on the Federal and state governments to provide an enabling environment for all political parties and their candidates to campaign freely and fairly ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Guild also urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other agencies involved in preparations for the elections to ensure a level playing field for all political parties, including the ruling and opposition parties, without bias or discrimination. The NGE made the call in a communiqué issued at the end of its Standing Committee meeting held in Kano on Friday, September 11,…

Sep

10

2026

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Tinubu’s Desperation Endangers Nigeria’s Democracy

Opinion

By IKECHUKWU AMAECHI Former Rivers State governor Chibuike Amaechi buried his mother, Ezinne Mary Oruah, on May 5, 2026 in Ubima, his ancestral Ikwerre hometown. It was a celebration of life. At 89 years, she lived long and well. Her son was not only a two-term governor but also Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly for eight years and Minister of Transportation. When his ministerial tour of duty ended, he set his eyes on the country’s ultimate political diadem – presidency. He is Atiku Abubakar’s running-mate in the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the African Democratic Congress…