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*Gov Adeleke Votes, Raises Alarm Over Bid To Bypass Due Collation Process Popular influencer and social media activist, Martin Vincent Otse, known also as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has questioned what he described as President Bola Tinubu's involvement in today's Osun State gubernatorial election. The poll pitches second term-seeking Governor Ademola Adeleke of Accord Party against Bola Oyebamiji of Tinubu's All Progressives Congress (APC) as well as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Salaam, in a fiery contest dominated by pre-election killings, violence and high tension. Accusing the President of sending APC governors and senators to manipulate the Osun election, VDM…

*With The Money, They Engaged In Lavish Spending, Leisure Trips To Foreign Nations, CP Says *Two Were Remaining Suspects Wanted In Highly Publicized Udi LGA Church Abductions By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Police Command has arrested and paraded 14 kidnap suspects involved in various kidnap operations in and outside the state. Briefing newsmen today at the Command’s headquarters in Enugu, the state Commissioner of Police (CP), Mamman Bitrus Giwa, said among them were two remaining suspects linked to the 2 August kidnapping raid on St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Affa, Udi Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, who, he…

Presidential candidate of opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President (VP) Atiku Abubakar has headed to court against President Bola Tinubu over the alleged discrepancies in the President's National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate. Abubakar, popularly known simply as Atiku, prayed the court to stop Tinubu from seeking re-election in 2027 on the basis of the alleged discrepancies which, to him, amounted to forgery. Atiku filed the suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja today, alleging that Tinubu presented a forged NYSC discharge certificate to electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), during the 2023 and…

By Tony Ezimakor, Abuja As stakeholders round off preparation for Saturday's governorship election in Osun State, Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in 2027 election, Peter Obi has directed attention of Nigerians, public institutions, political actors, the diplomatic community, international observers, and all friends of Nigeria to the need to support the people of Osun chose their leaders peacefully and without intimidation. He therefore urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies, political parties, candidates, government institutions, civil society organisations, religious and traditional leaders, the media, and every stakeholder to act with highest degree of neutrality, professionalism,…

Enugu State governor Peter Mbah today toured the state's pace-setting Enugu International Hospital, equipped with same healthcare facilities obtainable in hospitals in Europe and the United States (US). When commissioned, the facility will help quickly save lives of health-challenged persons who require intricate medical equipment not found in the country, while also domesticating the billions of Naira often expended in capital flight.

*Billions Spent By Nigerians On Medical Tourism To Be Domiciled In Enugu By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Ahead of the imminent inauguration of Enugu International Hospital, Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has undertaken a tour of the facility, declaring the state ready to welcome the world. Mbah said the hospital was now fully installed with state-of-the-art medical equipment and would help to reverse medical tourism out of the country, ensuring that the state secures a large chunk of the multibillion-dollar market. Fielding questions from newsmen on Thursday evening after a pre-launch walkthrough of the facility situated at Rangers Avenue, Independence…

Providence smiled on a lady, identified simply as Chinyere, as she was rescued from unknown persons, suspected to be kidnappers, after they lured her to Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), from her base in Arochukwu, Abia State, with a promise of employment and to partake in the famed bouquet of riches of the nation's capital. On getting to FCT, rather than do as promised, they kept her in a hotel in a situation akin to being detained, aware that the general environment is strange to her even as the group reportedly secretly perfected their plans behind her back. Chairman of…

From a top personality steeped in discipline and who knows that such virtue is a key ingredient for societal cohesion, has come words of advice for the authorities. Former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has called for the prompt arrest and meting of decisive punishment for politicians and other persons making inciting statements. He stressed that such official response will send warning signals to others that nobody is above the law and also serve as future deterrence. Irabor, who was CDS during the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, made the call today (Thursday, 13 August) during an interview…

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down from her position at the end of the month, President Donald Trump has announced. Leavitt, whom the President called one of his "most trusted aides", will depart from her role to spend time with her young children and family - "a decision I totally understand and respect", Trump wrote in a social media post. "Karoline will now be one of my top outside advisors, and an influential voice within the Republican Party," Trump added. As presidential spokesperson, Leavitt's portfolio is the same as that of Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on…

*Moves To Organize Football Tourney By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Inmates of Medium Security Custodial Centre, Okere, in Warri, Delta State, have probably never had it so good in recent time as a new colleague in the centre and suspended Commissioner for Works (Highways and Urban Roads) in the state, Hon. Reuben Izeze, has showered them with the milk of human kindness. The Commissioner found himself in the restriction house following the orders of a High Court which ordered his remand after he was arraigned by the police over an alleged assault on State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori's Senior Special Assistant on…