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By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Barely 72 hours after the Benue State Government donated farm inputs to residents of a community in Guma Local Government Area (LGA), armed men suspected to be Fulani herders on Sunday shot two residents of Yelwata settlement. Yelwata settlement was the scene of fatal attacks by armed herders June last year where over 200 residents were mercilessly massacred and many survivors displaced. An opinion and community leader, who spoke on anonymous condition, told People&Politics that the incident occurred on Sunday when the armed herders were openly grazing towards Yelwata settlement and soldiers moved in to arrest…

By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto Former Commissioner and prominent political figure, Abdullahi Danbaba Dambuwa, has officially emerged as the senatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for Sokoto South Senatorial District following the party's affirmation exercise ahead of the 2027 general elections. Dambuwu was affirmed alongside Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko for Sokoto North Senatorial District and former Chief Financial Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Umar Ajiya, for Sokoto East Senatorial District. The affirmation exercise, conducted across the state on Monday, was supervised by a 16-man committee from the APC national headquarters and monitored by officials of the…

*Dafinone Wins Too, Joel-Onowakpo Thomas Almost There Former governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, who was running mate to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has defeated incumbent senator representing Delta North, Ned Nwoko, during Monday's All Progressives Congress (APC) Senate primary and picked up the party's ticket for the 2027 general elections. Okowa polled 113,309 votes while Nwoko scored 2,612 votes, with a third contestant, Mariam Ali, securing 40 votes. The primary election was conducted using the direct primary system under Option A4, with voting held across all the wards in the eight Local Government…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has emerged as the candidate of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for Imo West Senatorial District (Orlu Zone), ahead the 2027 general elections. The declaration was made at the party’s collation headquarters in Orlu Local Government Area (LGA) by the Chairman and Returning Officer of the National Assembly APC Primary Election Committee for Imo State, Rear Admiral Williams Kayode (rtd). Announcing the results, Kayode disclosed that Gov. Uzodimma recorded a sweeping victory with a total of 230,464 votes garnered across the 12 LGAs of Orlu Zone. His closest challenger, former…

*Angry Mob Lynch Both, Second Suspect Beaten To Death *First Suspect Now In Police Net By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Police in Enugu State have said that two separate gruesome murder incidents occurred on 15 May this year in different communities within Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area (LGA) of the South-East Nigerian state. The incidents involved the murder of a mother allegedly by her son, and the beheading of a woman and her child allegedly by the woman’s brother,the State Police Command stated. In a statement by Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, Daniel Ndukwe, the police disclosed that in…

By OUR REPORTER The Office of the Tax Ombud on Monday unveiled its official website, launched a taxpayer call centre, and deployed a digital case management portal as part of efforts to improve taxpayer protection, dispute resolution, and confidence in Nigeria’s tax administration system. Speaking at the event in Abuja, the Tax Ombud and Chief Executive of the Office, John Nwabueze, described the development as “a landmark event” that signals the activation of a new public service architecture centred on accessibility, responsiveness, and citizen confidence. Nwabueze praised the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for driving reforms aimed at creating…

*Inauguration Just A Matter Of Weeks *Wealth Will Bloom Even To Hitherto Unreached Rural Areas, Gov Explains By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, at the weekend, inspected various major road and other infrastructural projects executed by his administration, preparatory to their inauguration in a matter of weeks. Projects he inspected included the 40km Owo-Ubahu-Amankanu-Umualor-Neke-Ikem dual carriageway; 14.5km Amechi Idodo-Oruku-Amagunze Road; the New Enugu Smart City; and the Enugu International Hospital on Rangers Avenue, Enugu. Mbah, who clocks three years as governor of Enugu State on 29 May this year, said the projects were part of the…