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2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

PERFORMANCE: Peter Obi Media Office Says NDC Candidate Ready For Presidency, Makes Blow-By-Blow Comparison Of His, Tinubu’s Governance Records

News

The media office of presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has fired back at those it labeled "surrogate campaigners of President Bola Tinubu" over their comments questioning the NDC flag bearer, whom they alleged was overhyped and his popularity overrated. Describing the comments as "laughable argument", the Peter Obi Media Office, in a statement signed by its spokesman, Idris Zekeri Jr., and made available to newsmen today, presented 10 points "to back up all the ratings Peter Obi is currently enjoying in the nation's political space" which it stressed "actually prepared him for the Presidency" as…

Sep

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2026

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FCTA DOAS’ Former Director’s Daughter, Udoh Uwana Akanimo, Bags First Class In Mass Communication From Benson Idahosa University

Lifestyle

*Family, Others Jubilant By Ademola Adegoke It has been rejoicing, back patting and overflow of messages of congratulations to the family of former Director, Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage (DOAS), Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Tpl. Akanimo Udoh, over the remarkable academic feat of his youngest daughter, Udoh Uwana Akanimo, who recently graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Mass Communication from the prestigious Benson Idahosa University (BIU), Benin City, Edo State. Friends, admirers, relations, acquaintances and others within the country and in the Diaspora have inundated the family with flowery messages hailing the distinctive accomplishment of the…

Sep

13

2026

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Release 5 ‘Tinubu Must Go Boys’, Uphold Democratic Freedoms. – Prince Adewale Adebayo, SDP Presidential Candidate.

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The continued detention of citizens Ba'ana Grema, Mustapha Abba, Abacha Mohammed Ali, Adam Umar Gubio, and Abdulhamid Mohammed in a Correctional Facility in Borno State for peacefully expressing their thoughts on the present watch of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not only unjust but illegal and reprehensible. The APC Government in Borno State under His Excellency Babagana Zullum, the Police, and the Federal Government must understand that any and every effort to criminalise dissent in whatever shape or form will be legally resisted. There is nothing illegal or untoward in young men peacefully protesting against the failures of Government, there…

Sep

13

2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Benue Thugs: Democracy On Precipice Over Governors’ Actions -LP Warns Tinubu

News

*It Is Particularly Concerning That A Governor Who, As Chief Security Officer Of Benue State, Has Never Been Able To Arrest, Prosecute Criminals Ravaging His State Could Instead Feast On A Man On A Humanitarian Mission' By Tony Ezimakor, Abuja As Nigerians continue to voice outrage over the shameful sabotage of the humanitarian mission to Yelwata, Benue State embarked by the presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, by alleged government-mobilized thugs, Labour Party (LP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to rein in governors before they derail the nation's democracy. The party in a statement said the…

Sep

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2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Enugu Rallies Youths To Seize FG Opportunities

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*'Jobs Not For Sale, Outcome Of Vacancy Adverts Not Predetermined' By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State government has called on young people in the state to seize available Federal Government (FG) opportunities, stressing that access, connection and preparedness matter more than mere quotas and appointments. State Governor, Barr. Peter Mbah disclosed this at Peter Eze Youth Connect program held at the International Conference Centre, Enugu, with the theme 'Beyond Quotas: Unlocking Opportunities for Enugu Youths Through the Federal Character Commission'. Governor Mbah, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof Chidiebere Onyia, described the programme as…

Sep

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2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Hull City Tigers Stun Chelsea With Belloumi Double Before João Pedro Rescues Point (FIND BELOW FULL RESULTS OF MATCHES PLAYED IN MAJOR EUROPEAN LEAGUES, SATURDAY 12 SEPT, 2026)

Sports

*Real Madrid Pummel Rayo By Jacob Steinberg, at Stamford Bridge The chants from the away end about winning the league were sung in jest, but Hull continue to show they are here to stay. Sergej Jakirovic’s dogged, intelligent side are third in the Premier League after extending their unbeaten start to four games and can even count themselves unfortunate not to have beaten another of the Big Six after pushing Chelsea to the limit in an absorbing battle at a frustrated Stamford Bridge on Saturday (yesterday). Hull were 2-1 up at half-time and they had the chances to snatch the…

Sep

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2026

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Only Two Female Candidates, Tinubu, Obi, Atiku, Sowore In As INEC Unfurls Final Names Of 18 Presidential Candidates For 2027 Election (SEE FULL LIST BELOW)

News

*Running Mates In List Too Barring any unforeseen circumstances, 36 presidential candidates and their running mates will make it for the 2027 election as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) published the final list of presidential ticket holders. President Bola Tinubu, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is seeking re-election in the poll with 17 candidates of opposition political parties bidding to remove him from office. Secretary to INEC, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, disclosed in a statement on Saturday that the list contains candidates being sponsored by 18 political parties. The list comprises 16 male candidates and two female candidates respectively. The two…

Sep

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2026

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Uganda’s Deceased World’s Youngest King Oyo Goes Home As Succession Dispute Rages

Foreign

*He Had A Secret Son, But Kingmakers Pick Cousin Instead *President Museveni, Archbishop Express Concern Uganda's King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, once the world's youngest reigning monarch, was buried yesterday (Saturday), days after a row broke out over who would succeed him. People&Politics had reported, quoting Ugandan and Western media, that the 34-year-old Oyo, who had ruled the traditional kingdom of Tooro in western Uganda since the age of three, died last month while undergoing cancer treatment in the US. Tooro is one of Uganda's traditional kingdoms, which were abolished in 1967 but restored in the 1990s under…

Sep

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2026

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Obidient Movement Reschedules Benue State One Million Man March (FIND OUT THE NEW DATE, BELOW)

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*Yelwata People To Obi: Please Return, We'll Welcome You By Tony Ezimakor, Abuja The leadership of Obidient Movement in Benue State has announced the immediate postponement and rescheduling of the One Million Man march in solidarity with Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, earlier fixed for today (Saturday, September 12) in the state. The march will now hold on 26 September, according to organizers who cited safety and security concerns raised by relevant agencies. "The decision to reschedule the march reflects our commitment to ensuring that the event is conducted in a peaceful, orderly, responsible, and lawful…

Sep

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2026

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American Survivor Recounts Sept 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks

Foreign

He was at his desk at the Pentagon on 9/11. As the chaos unfolded, he refused to leave. "All day I had been a good soldier: stolid, resolute, unemotional, rational, and dispassionate,” writes Matthew Klimow, recalling the wave of emotion that overwhelmed him as he arrived home from the Pentagon on 11 September 2001. There was sadness for the lives lost. But there was another emotion, too: humiliation. “We, as a nation, had been humbled,” writes the retired Army Colonel, who remained at the Pentagon even after it was struck by a hijacked airliner, killing all 64 people onboard and…