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Our Reporter, Abuja The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised concerns over what it described as disturbing reports of civil servants and government workers in several states allegedly being coerced to register for the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s ongoing electronic membership exercise. In a statement issued on Sunday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said the reports indicate that public servants are coming under pressure from national and state-level leaders of the ruling party to enlist in the APC as a condition for job security, career progression, or continued access to livelihoods. The opposition…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Taiwanese Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Andy Yih-Ping Liu, has visited the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), to explore areas of collaboration and partnership in research and innovation. During the two-day visit, the ambassador toured the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Power and Energy Development (ACE-SPED), UNN, to assess its facilities and research capacity. Led by the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Simon Ortuanya, the visit also took the ambassador to the Faculty of Social Sciences, which currently hosts the temporary office of the proposed International Centre for Africa–Taiwan Economic, Regional and Security Studies. Other…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Abdul Leigh Balogun became a judge of the High Court of Lagos State in 1976. In a career as a trial judge spanning 17 years and three different decades, the man better known as A.L.A.L Balogun earned a deserved reputation as one of the most knowledgeable trial judges to adorn the Nigerian judiciary. His reputation for fairness was unquestioned. That ultimately saved his judicial career. On 9 March 1979, Justice Balogun delivered judgment in a land matter originally filed in 1975, the year before he became a judge. His judgment decided the case against the original…
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…