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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Federal Government has signaled its readiness to arraign a former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, in absentia over an alleged $14,859,257 fraud, even as he has been linked to a purported plot to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Sylva, who has reportedly remained outside the country for several months, has not returned to Nigeria since operatives of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) raided his Abuja residence late last year. Sources disclosed that government prosecutors are considering arraignment in absentia should the former governor continue to evade appearance in court. Sylva has also been reportedly…
Our Reporter, Abuja The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has expressed concern over what it described as continued delays by the National Assembly in passing the 2025 Electoral Bill, warning that the situation could jeopardise preparations for the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued on Saturday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said the failure to promptly transmit the bill for presidential assent had raised suspicions about the intentions of the legislature. “The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is deeply concerned by the continued prevarications of the National Assembly over the 2025 Electoral Bill,” the…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has dissolved the entire political and traditional leadership structure of Amasiri community in Afikpo Local Government Area. The action followed a violent attack on Okporojo Village in Oso Edda community, Edda Local Government Area, on Thursday, during which four persons were reportedly killed. The attack has been blamed on suspected youths from Amasiri community, with whom the Okporojo people have long been embroiled in a boundary dispute. Several houses were razed, while properties worth millions of naira were destroyed during the violence. Governor Nwifuru announced the sweeping sanctions on Saturday…
Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka In a bid to restore the economic vitality of Anambra State, Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has declared that all markets and shops across the state will remain open on every working day, including Mondays. The directive was issued during a meeting with market leaders from across the state, held in Awka. The meeting was convened to address the recent closure of the Onitsha Main Market and the long-standing Monday sit-at-home practice that has disrupted commercial activities in the South-East. Governor Soludo presented a “renovate or rebuild” ultimatum to the traders, offering two options: the demolition of existing…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Chairman of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Enugu State chapter, Stanley K. Amadi, has been arrested in connection with an alleged failed attempt to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The arrest of the Nollywood actor and director was made public less than a week after the identities of 16 military officers, already taken into custody in connection with the coup attempt, were disclosed. A source from AGN revealed that Amadi was arrested in September 2025. The filmmaker is alleged to have been engaged as a media propagandist by the suspected coup planners, who reportedly aimed…
…As Wabara says no cabal will decide Abia’s future Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Stakeholders of the Ukwa La Ngwa nation, spanning nine local government areas, have endorsed Governor Alex Otti for a second term and donated N100 million to purchase his “return ticket” ahead of the 2027 elections. The endorsement took place during a grand civic reception on Friday at Enyimba International Stadium, Aba, organized in honor of the governor. Chairman of the occasion and former Senate President, Senator Adolphus Wabara, declared that no individual, group, or cabal would be allowed to determine Abia State’s political destiny in 2027. “Only Abia…
By Owei Lakemfa Western Europe, which for the first time in eighty years has sent troops in a growing dispute with the United States, claims it sent its military to disputed Greenland on noble grounds. French President Emmanuel Macron, on January 27, 2026, claimed the Europeans are engaged in the face-off to assert European sovereignty, fight against foreign interference and global warming, contribute to Arctic security, and promote the economic and social development of Greenland. These are false grounds. First, how can Western Europe claim to be defending its sovereignty in Greenland when the territory is in North America, a…
Our Reporter, Abuja Factional national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, has rejected the judgment of the Federal High Court in Ibadan nullifying the party’s November 15, 2025 National Convention, describing the ruling as legally flawed and inconsistent with existing court orders. Speaking on Friday, Turaki disclosed that the PDP has filed a Notice of Appeal and a Motion for Stay of Execution, vowing to challenge the judgment and pursue the matter to its logical conclusion at the Court of Appeal. He explained that the party had approached the Ibadan court seeking an order of…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki At least four persons have been killed in Oso Edda, Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, following a renewed boundary crisis between the community and its Amasiri neighbours in Afikpo Local Government Area. The two communities have been locked in a long-running land dispute spanning decades, during which lives have been lost and property worth billions of naira destroyed. Previous administrations, as well as the current state government, have made efforts to resolve the conflict, but without lasting success. On Thursday night, suspected armed attackers reportedly invaded a village in Oso Edda, killing at least four…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has announced a one-month extension of the free electric bus service introduced by his administration in December 2025. Otti made the announcement on Thursday night during a media parley in Umuahia, explaining that the 20 electric buses, which began operations in late December and were initially scheduled to stop free services in January, will now continue operating at no cost until the end of February 2026. Reacting to threats by some of his predecessors to sue him for operating from his private residence instead of the Government House in Umuahia, the…