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2027: INEC Releases Final List Of Governorship Candidates (CHECK BELOW FOR FULL LIST)

2027: INEC Releases Final List Of Governorship Candidates (CHECK BELOW FOR FULL LIST)

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday unveiled the final list of governorship candidates of different political parties in the various states participating in the poll. ABIA: AAC – Umezurike Doris Uzumma – 39 YrsADC – Kalu Kalu Agu – 53 YrsADP – Ikechukwu George Nwachukwu – 43 YrsAPC – Opah Eric Chinemeucheya – 55 YrsAPGA – Ijioma Uchechukwu Charles – 52 YrsAPM – Umunnah Victor Jireh – 51 YrsAPP – Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma – 63 YrsLP – Otti Alex Chioma – 61 YrsNDC – Ogah Iroetugo Ndubuisi – 53 YrsNDP – Leo Onyekwere –…
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2027: Enugu, Southeast And Consequences Of Vote-Splitting

2027: Enugu, Southeast And Consequences Of Vote-Splitting

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

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

(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…
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Stuck With A Premier League In The Clutches Of Global Mega-Rich

Stuck With A Premier League In The Clutches Of Global Mega-Rich

By Jonathan Wilson, in London Football, the world’s most popular sport, played by laws drawn up in London in 1863. The Premier League is the UK’s greatest soft power export. Premier League clubs are owned by a Deputy Prime Minister of Abu Dhabi, the public investment fund of Saudi Arabia, a billionaire based in Monaco for tax reasons and a disappointing assortment of investors and private equity funds. And what, really, could be more British than that? Football truly is the national game. What the Manchester City case has exposed is just how difficult it is to regulate some of…
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Enugu House of Assembly Confirms Agu As Commissioner For Transportation

Enugu House of Assembly Confirms Agu As Commissioner For Transportation

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of Barrister Richard Agu as the Commissioner for Transportation in the administration of Governor Peter Mbah. The appointment was confirmed on Thursday after screening at the Assembly's plenary. Before his appointment, Agu was Chairman of the board of the state-owned Enugu Air. He hails from Ngwo in Udi Local Government Area (LGA) of the State and was nominated by Gov. Mbah for the position. The Speaker, Enugu State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Uche Ugwu, confirming the appointment, commended lawmakers for their active participation in the process.
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SCARY! Everyone On Earth Could Die Within Next 75 Years From AI, Nuclear War -Study Shows

SCARY! Everyone On Earth Could Die Within Next 75 Years From AI, Nuclear War -Study Shows

Humans could become extinct by the year 2100 due to malicious use of AI or nuclear conflict, according to a new global risk assessment. They top a list of 17 major threats to human health over the next 75 years, which also includes cuts to aid spending by wealthy countries, the climate crisis and childhood malnutrition. The experts behind The Lancet Commission on 21st Century Global Threats to Health said all the threats interact, meaning they must be addressed together – but stressed that there was “a realistic route to act” on each. “Decisions made by leaders today will shape…
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Stop Chasing Shadows, Tell Nigerians How Tinubu Has Positively Impacted Their Lives -Peter Obi Media Office Challenges Alake, APC PCC

Stop Chasing Shadows, Tell Nigerians How Tinubu Has Positively Impacted Their Lives -Peter Obi Media Office Challenges Alake, APC PCC

*'What Has Tinubu Done With His 'Electoral Victory', If Not Oversee Conditions That Many Citizens Experience As One Hardship After Another?' *'What Has That 'Victory' Delivered To Ordinary Citizens Apart From Escalating Economic Hardship, Higher Living Costs, Worsening Poverty, And Intensifying Insecurity Under A Government Marked By Grandiosity And Corruption?' By our reporter The Peter Obi Media Office on Saturday took aim at lead spokesman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Mr Dele Alake, and the Council, to move beyond their perceived preoccupation with Obi’s assertion that he won the 2023 presidential election and explain to Nigerians…
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Solanke Spoils Man Utd’s Fun, As Chelsea Demolish Bournemouth (FIND BELOW RESULTS OF MATCHES PLAYED IN MAJOR EUROPEAN LEAGUES SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER)

Solanke Spoils Man Utd’s Fun, As Chelsea Demolish Bournemouth (FIND BELOW RESULTS OF MATCHES PLAYED IN MAJOR EUROPEAN LEAGUES SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER)

*Barca Cruise Past Getafe In 100% La Liga Winning Run, Vinicius Sees Red In Madrid Narrow Victory *Bayern Buckle, But Snatch Draw *After Poor Start, PSG Win Again Dominic Solanke scored in stoppage time to salvage a point for 10-man Tottenham as they snatched a draw against Manchester United in a feisty encounter at Old Trafford, today. It looked as if United were about to pile more misery on the visitors following their pitiful start to the Premier League season when Bryan Mbeumo broke the deadlock in the 73rd minute. United entered the international window with just two wins from…
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Ex-Imo Gov Rochas Okorocha, Senator Araraume, Two Others Land In Hot Soup

Ex-Imo Gov Rochas Okorocha, Senator Araraume, Two Others Land In Hot Soup

*Court Orders Arrest Of Quartet *INEC Writes Police, DSS To Investigate Them, Says Their Alleged Actions Can Trigger Breakdown Of Law, Order By our reporter Trouble has come for former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, former Senator Ifeanyi Araraume and two others as a Senior Magistrate Court in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) issued a bench warrant for their arrest. They are to be nabbed for alleged criminal conspiracy, forgery and tendering of false documents. The warrant was issued by Senior Magistrate Ebiwari E. Damini at the Senior Magistrate Court 3 in Jiwa, under case numbers CR/M/JW/084/2026 and CR/M/JW/085/2026…
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ShopRite Theft: When Caught Stealing Food Brings Mercy, Money, Others

ShopRite Theft: When Caught Stealing Food Brings Mercy, Money, Others

*Firm Suspends Two An elderly woman filmed after allegedly being caught shoplifting at Shoprite has received an outpouring of support after the video sparked concern among South Africans. In the footage, a female security guard is seen searching the woman and removing items including a small bag of rice, chicken pieces, beef stew, green pepper and body lotion. In some climes, the woman would first be beaten black and blue before police comes to the rescue. But in South Africa, the incident quickly became a wider conversation about poverty, dignity and the struggles faced by elderly people as citizens of…
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