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*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…

*Launches Digital Labour, Skills Database By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State government has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming Ibadan, the state capital, into a sustainable, resilient and climate smart city through strategic collaboration with the World Bank Group and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The state Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, who is also the coordinator for the project, Hon. Ademola Aderinto, stated this while receiving members of the World Bank Group/IFC team in his office, following the successful conclusion of the Ibadan Green Cities Action Plan Programme coordinated in collaboration with the State government. Commissioner for Information, Dotun…

By Felicia Anthony-Okoro Chairman, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Grace Ike, has called for greater attention to the mental health and wellbeing of journalists who routinely work in high-pressure environments. Speaking in Abuja during the 2026 NUJ Health Walk held as part of the Press Week activities, Ike said the event's theme: 'Mental Health and Stress Management in High-Pressure Work Environments', reflects the daily realities faced by media professionals. She noted that journalists in Abuja often work under intense pressure, including having to meet late-night deadlines, exposure to danger, fake news challenges, and…

Several persons, including a serving senator, traders, pupils, voters, journalists and others, fled for dear life today as pandemonium broke out following gunshots by suspected political thugs in some wards of Ondo Central Senatorial District on Nigeria's South-West zone. The scary development occurred during the senatorial primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) when the suspected thugs invaded the venues. Reports said they were suspected to be loyal to one of the aspirants in the district. At Ward 5 Okelisa, Amudipe Street, Akure, the Ondo state capital, they reportedly attacked supporters of the senator representing the district, Adeniyi Adegbomire. Adegbomire,…

*Edeoga, 40,533 Votes; Rep Nnamchi, 248 By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu In a major political development that has further altered the dynamics of the 2027 electoral landscape in Enugu East Senatorial District, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency election following a commanding victory in the party’s primary yesterday. Hon. Edeoga was Labour Party governorship candidate in the 2023 election, a poll he believed he won, and so when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Peter Mbah,then of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as duly elected, he headed…

By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Politics --and elections of any sort--,especially if free and fair, often show up aspirants and how they stand with their people. That was so glaring on Saturday, 16 May, as some results of primary elections conducted by the federally-ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) across the country began to tumble in. Two contrasting results showed how politics can throw up perspectives on individuals. For instance, in Katsina State, while Yusuf Buhari, the son of immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari, now late, won convincingly in his native Sandamu/Daura/Maiadua federal constituency, Imo State head of Seyi Tinubu's City Boy…