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Our Reporter, Abuja  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the September 2024 Edo State election, Asue Ighodalo, has strongly disagreed with the Supreme Court’s verdict affirming the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing it as a tragic validation of electoral injustice. In a passionate statement issued shortly after the Supreme Court’s judgment on Thursday, Ighodalo acknowledged the finality of the ruling but questioned its fairness, saying it did not represent justice. “Though I accept the finality of judgment, I do not and cannot pretend that what was delivered amounted to justice,” Ighodalo…

Our Reporter, Abuja The Supreme Court, Thursday, upheld the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State, dismissing the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asuerinme Ighodalo, for lacking merit. Delivering the lead judgment, Justice Mohammed Garba, who headed the five-member panel, said the court found no justification to overturn the concurrent decisions of the Court of Appeal and the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which had earlier validated Okpebholo’s election. The apex court held that Ighodalo failed to provide credible and admissible evidence to support his claims that the September 21, 2024, governorship…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has reaffirmed the military’s commitment to the emotional and psychological well-being of troops serving in various theatres of operation across the country. Gen. Musa gave the assurance in a speech delivered at the 2025 First Bi-Annual Sensitisation Training on Stress Management, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Emotional Intelligence for personnel serving in theatres of operation. The one-day training was held at the 82 Division Headquarters, Enugu. Represented by the Director of Innovation and Concept Development at Defence Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. Wara Idris, the CDS emphasized the importance of mental…

Aba Power, Nigeria’s 12th electricity distribution company (DisCo), has attributed the success of its ongoing free meter campaign to the cooperation of its customers. In an interview with journalists Wednesday, the Aba Power Managing Director, Ugo Opiegbe, said without the “enthusiastic cooperation of our teeming customers, we would not have recorded the roaring success that has seen us provide free smart meters more than any Disco in Nigeria’s history since the resumption of the free meter rollout a month ago.” Opiegbe revealed that the customers have been separating their meters and getting them ready for separate meter installation before the…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a strong collaborative relationship with the Nigeria Police Force to ensure the effective security of lives and property across the state. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Kingsley Udeh, made this known on Tuesday, during a courtesy visit by the State Commissioner of Police, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, at the Ministry of Justice headquarters in Enugu. Dr. Udeh emphasized that the partnership would include continuous legal and technical support to enable the police to carry out their duties without hindrance. He underscored the wider impact of security…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, have been urged to steer clear of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) as a step towards securing a successful academic and professional future. The call was made during a sensitization campaign organized by the Anambra State Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) programme. Speaking at the event held at the new Faculty of Education lecture building, the Team Lead and Chairperson of the Service Providers and Accountability Resource Committee (SPARC) in the Ministry of Justice, Rachael Yohanna, emphasized the dangers of SGBV and…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, has come under fire over his comments that 99.9 per cent of criminals occupying South-East forests are Igbo. Pro -Igbo group, World Igbo National Union (WINU), is the latest to knock the Governor over the “unguarded comment” he made while delivering a speech at Maryland United States of America. WINU  in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ifeanyi Uwakwa, challenged Soludo to substantiate the claims or tender public apology for demonizing Ndigbo. The statement read in part: “We demand that he produces his evidence that supports his USA speech, or…

By Promise Adiele  Nigeria’s political atmosphere is saturated by a type of fever which lacks any suitable nomenclature. Those at the centre of the current situation in the country are politicians from both old and new dispensations, economic and political interest seekers, and many self-centred, egocentric individuals whose ambitions are far removed from the interest of the masses. Surely, there is a fierce battle for the soul of Nigeria. While APC has amassed a good portion of the soul of the country, ADC postures to save the country. Unfortunately, those who should know better – the intelligentsia – have joined…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Barely one week after lives were lost in Oko community following gunmen attack, three individuals have been confirmed dead in similar attack in Aguata, Soludo’s council area. The three persons were shot dead during a gun battle between operatives of Anambra Police Command and hoodlums at Ekwulobia. It was learned that one of the assailants was gunned down during the battle while two other casualties were civilians caught in the cross fire. Anambra Police Command Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident, said joint security team engaged the hoodlums in exchange of fire following…

Our Reporter, Abuja  Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has made revelation regarding the identity of those behind the persistent insecurity in Anambra State. In doing so, he dispelled long-held narratives about the Fulani herdsmen being the major culprits pointing directly at Igbo youths as 99.9 % culpable. Speaking at a meeting with Anambra people living in the United States, a video of which is circulating online, Soludo revealed that nearly all criminals apprehended in Anambra’s troubled forests have been young men of Igbo origin—not Fulani herdsmen, as widely alleged in the region. “If we have arrested 100 criminals (gunmen) who are…