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*Reps Deputy Speaker, Govs, Ministers, Former Senate President, Others Dazzle In Glittering Array Of Heavyweights By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu The All Progressives Congress (APC), South-East Zone, has successfully concluded the zonal congress of the party, with an eight-member zonal executive emerging by consensus. The congress, which held on Wednesday at the newly revamped Hotel Presidential, Enugu, witnessed a mammoth turnout of party leaders, delegates, and party faithful from the five states of the South-East. Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru's motion for the dissolution of the old zonal executive was seconded by the Senator representing Imo North Senatorial District, Senator…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Foremost Nigerian vehicle manufacturing company, ANAMMCO, has stormed the ongoing 37th Enugu International Trade Fair with the trucks market leading brand, Howo trucks. Head of Operations, ANAMMCO Motors & Parts Ltd, Mr Benneth Ejindu, who addressed newsmen at the Enugu International Trade Fair pavilion, highlighted the recent cooperation between ANAMMCO Motors and Sinotruk with the objective of the offering of Howo trucks and services across ANAMMCO sales and service networks. "Howo brand of commercial vehicles needs no elaborate introduction due to its consistence dominance of the Nigerian truck market. Howo trucks have a wide range of…

*Celebrates IWD 2026 Mandate Secretary, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Women Affairs Secretariat (WAS), Hon. (Dr) Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi has reiterated the importance of justice to, and rights of, Persons Living With Disabilities (PWDs). Benjamins-Laniyi, who was represented by Head, Women Affairs Department at the Secretariat, Mrs Aina Sanni, spoke during the celebration of International Women's Day, IWD 2026, with 250 PWDs at Bamishe community, Kuje Area Council of FCT. These were contained in a statement made available to People&Politics by Deputy Director, Information, at the Secretariat, Josie Mudasiru JP. People&Politics notes that a Secretariat in FCT Administration (FCTA)'s structure is a…

Four suspects have been arrested by the police for allegedly using the name of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, to defraud a military officer of the sum of N150 million. One Yashim Kajang, said to be of 3 Martin Elegoma Street, Nigeria Army Post Housing E, Phase 1, Kurudu, FCT, was arrested on Tuesday, 24 March, 2026, for allegedly defrauding one Major General A K Ibrahim (rtd) and many others, of the sum supposedly for transaction on a land at high brow Guzape II Cadastral Zone, Abuja. He allegedly lured the victims into believing that he worked…

The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction  and sentence of Osamudiamen Philip Ikilo for fraud.The convict was arraigned on one -count charge of stealing  before Justice W.I. Aziegbemhin of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City. Upon arraignment, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge,  setting the stage for trial.T Osamudiamen Philip Ikilo (m) was sometime in March 2024 alleged to have stolen Bitcoin worth the sum of $19,400 (Nineteen thousand, four Hundred United States Dollars) belonging to one Cynthia Imade Alile by fraudulently converting the said sum to…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has said death toll rose in the trailer/tricycles accident that happened in Beere, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday. According to an updated report from the state Sector Commandant of the FRSC, Mrs. Rosemary Alo, on Wednesday, two of the victims who were earlier hospitalised had died while receiving treatment, raising the total number of fatalities to four. Recall that an articulated vehicle reportedly lost its braking system on Tuesday, resulting in the death of a number of people, while others sustained injuries. The vehicle, according to eyewitnesses, was a fuel-laden tanker…

*Blow-by-Blow Account Of How Residents Fled For Precious Lives *…Desert Area Of Violence *What Parents, Shop Owners, Others Did *Implications On Housing *Police Speak By Felix Durumbah, Abuja It was a sight to behold yesterday. News of the clash involving suspected armed Fulani herdsmen and a farmer, the latter backed by local vigilante, in Aso A, near Mararaba, the commercial hub of Nasarawa State, showed up the level of fear of herdsmen in the area. Aso A, a newly developing community of several thousands of residents,was the scene of the violence reportedly sparked by a young Fulani man who was…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan An articulated vehicle reportedly developed a fatal fault on its braking system in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, today, running into and resulting in the death of yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons, while others sustained injuries. The vehicle, according to eyewitnesses, was a fuel-laden tanker which rammed into commercial tricycles, popularly known as ‘Keke Marwa.’ The accident happened at Beere area of the state capital in the afternoon. The incident, which occurred around 1:15 p.m., threw the busy inner-city corridor into chaos as the tanker reportedly lost control and rammed into the multiple tricycles conveying passengers. Eyewitnesses described…

Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, has expressed the commitment of FCT Administration (FCTA) to deeper and stronger collaboration with the Japanese government for its sustained investment in Nigeria’s development and to fast-track the transformation of Abuja in line with its Master Plan. The Minister gave the assurance in Abuja during a courtesy visit of the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Suzuki Hideo, alongside officials of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to his office. Barrister Wike specifically lauded Japan’s role in the development and review of the Abuja Master Plan, describing it as critical to the city’s…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu As delegates from the five states of the South-East prepare to attend the Zonal Congress of All Progressives Congress (APC), scheduled to hold in Enugu on Wednesday, 25 March, 2026, the party's State Executive Committee (SEC) in Imo State has praised the Leader of the party, Governor Hope Uzodimma. They pointed to what they described as his forthright, visionary and inspiring leadership of the party in the zone, which,to them, has seen to an exponential improvement in APC's fortunes over the last few years, under "his efficient guidance." Speaking during a meeting of the SEC at…