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By People&Politics Reporters The crisis within the Enugu State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) deepened yesterday as the State Chairman, Barrister Ugochukwu Agballah, vehemently rejected the purported dissolution of the State Executive Committee (SEC) by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). In a strong-worded statement issued in Enugu on Saturday, Agballah described the NWC’s resolution — allegedly reached at its 179th meeting on October 9, 2025 — as “unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional.” The NWC had reportedly dissolved the State Executive and appointed a seven-man caretaker committee led by former Chairman, Mr. Ben Nwoye. Agballah said the move was a…

By People&Politics Reporters Fresh political maneuvers are unfolding in Enugu State following the sudden resignation of Chief Geoffrey Uche Nnaji as Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology. His exit, linked to a certificate forgery scandal, has thrown open a high-stakes contest for the state’s lone ministerial slot. Former governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Sullivan Chime have emerged as the leading contenders. Nnaji, who was appointed in 2023, tendered his resignation last week amid allegations that his academic credentials from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), were falsified. The development has triggered intense political lobbying, both within the ruling All Progressives Congress…

The Action Alliance Chairmanship candidate for Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) in the forthcoming Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, Godson Nemieboka, has publicly commended the Minister of FCT, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, for what he described as an "unprecedented drive" in road infrastructure, following the recent flag-off of another round of critical projects across the capital. Nemieboka's commendation highlights the growing political acknowledgment of the Minister's aggressive development agenda. The endorsement centers on the recent flag-off of construction of the Northern Parkway (Shehu Yar'Adua Way) from Ring Road II to Ring Road III in Abuja, the nation's capital.…

By Rosemary Ameh, Sokoto The Leprosy Mission Nigeria, in collaboration with Sokoto State government and other stakeholders, has organized a session to create awareness on the importance of mental wellbeing as part of activities to mark World Mental Health Day. The events held at the Doctors House, Sokoto, underscored the critical importance of mental well-being among citizens. Dr. Attahiru Abusufyan of the Neuropsychiatric Department of Usmanu Dan Fodio Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, who spoke on the occasion, highlighted trauma, particularly among individuals affected by war and insecurity, as a major contributor to mental health disorders. He stressed the urgent need for…

*Will Make It 3 APC Govs In SE Zone By our reporter After 26 unbroken years of governance by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Enugu State may be governed by another party, the federally-ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) with State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, reportedly set to cross over to APC. National Chairman and Deputy National Chairman, South-East, of the APC, Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda and Emma Eneukwu, respectively, broke the news in Abuja, the Nigeria capital, today, 10 October. Reports said Mbah could announce his decamping on Tuesday next week at an event in the South-East state. The APC national…

*Oyo Pensioners Nigeria's Highest Paid --Retirees Hail Gov, Ask For More By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, Arusa 1, has urged Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to pay attention to rehabilitation and construction of access roads in the state to ease transportation and remove gridlocks on the major roads across Local Governments (LGs). The 44th Olubadan made the request today at the International Conference Center (ICC), University of Ibadan venue of the Stakeholders' Consultative and Engagement meeting for the 2026 Budget. The event was for the Ibadan main city, comprising Ibadan South-West, South-East, North-East,…

By Emma Ogoigbe, Warri General Manager (GM), Corporate Affairs, Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), Mr. Olusoga Oduselu, has reaffirmed that the company's corporate social responsibility makes it committed to host communities' development in line with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). ''CNL seeks to make human investment that delivers long-term transformative returns. This is achieved through our Nigerian content development activities. "In Nigeria, Chevron supports Nigerian content development by providing employment to Nigerians, and contract opportunities in all our projects up to annual over $1 billion," he said. Oduselu disclosed these at a one-day media capacity-building programme for journalists,held at a Press…

*Amupitan,From Kogi State, Is Ethnic Yoruba, Like Tinubu *President To Forward His Name To Senate National Council of State (NCS) today approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Bola Tinubu’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga disclosed this in a statement,today. Amupitan is, like Tinubu, an ethnic Yoruba, but hails from Ayetoro Gbede, Ijumu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State. According to Onanuga, Tinubu presented Amupitan as the nominee to fill the vacant position, following Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s exit. Yakubu served from 2015 till October 2025. “President Tinubu…

Barely hours after exiting office as Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), a problem may have begun for Professor Mahmoud Yakubu. This is because a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to arrest the former INEC Chair for an offence relating to contempt of court. It is the second time the court had issued the order,the first being when Yakubu was still in office. A political party, Action Alliance (AA), had instituted a case before the court challenging INEC and Yakubu over their alleged…

*DG HMB Leads Assessment Team As Hope Rises For 200-Bed Rural Facility By our reporter Prospects for better and more affordable healthcare rose for hundreds of thousands of residents of Karu satellite town and environs of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as FCT Administration (FCTA)'s Hospitals Management Board (HMB) is taking steps to revitalize the Karu General Hospital. The hospital, which has been struggling, was initially built with a 200-bed capacity and designed to alleviate the burden on nearby hospitals --General Hospital Nyanya and Asokoro District Hospital. A vital section of the hospital's operations has for years been abandoned, vandalized and…