Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has dismissed speculations of a rift between him and his predecessor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, declaring that he would never speak ill of the former governor who facilitated his emergence as governor in 2023. Speaking during his third-year anniversary media briefing held on Saturday at the Government House banquet hall in Uyo, Governor Eno said his political journey was made possible through Emmanuel’s support and goodwill. “Politics was not my career path, but God put me in the heart of Udom Emmanuel. He did all for me,” the governor said. He added that he…
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The Imo State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged murder of 21-year-old Christogonus Chinedu Chibuzo, a 100-level student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), who died under suspicious circumstances on May 30. In a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, it was disclosed that preliminary investigations indicated the deceased, a Cyber Security student and member of the Man O’ War organisation on campus, was allegedly assaulted following accusations of theft involving ₦13,500. The suspects identified as Benedict Chukwuemeka (21), Gospel Kelechi Ikenna (24), and Anastasia Obioma (21), all students of the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted consignments of illicit drugs concealed in water purifier machines shipped from the Netherlands to Lagos. The agency disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, noting that the seizure was made at a courier company in Lagos on May 26. According to the NDLEA, the consignment contained three kilograms of ketamine and 199 grams of MDMA, popularly known as Ecstasy, carefully concealed inside the water purifier machines. In Kaduna State, NDLEA operatives arrested a couple, Musa Sunday and Mercy Sunday, alongside another…
A faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by Nafiu Bala has declared businessman, Prof. Chris Uba, as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The development comes days after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar emerged as the party’s presidential candidate following a primary election in which he defeated former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and ex-banker, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen. The Bala-led faction also presented party flags to 29 governorship candidates drawn from the six geopolitical zones of the country. Speaking during the formal presentation of the candidates in Abuja on Sunday, factional National Chairman, Nafiu Bala, said the…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and factional National Ex-Officio member of the party, Mazi Moses Idika, has dismissed calls for the party’s 2027 governorship candidate in Ebonyi State, Chief Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, to step down on zoning grounds. Idika insisted that Odii, a businessman and philanthropist, remains firmly in the race for the governorship seat and has every constitutional right to contest the election. In a statement, the PDP stalwart argued that the governorship position in Ebonyi State has historically been contested by candidates from different senatorial districts and that no law or constitutional provision prevents any…
Suspected armed men on Saturday invaded Ebenebe community in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, forcing residents and shop owners to shut down businesses in observance of the annual Biafra Day celebration. The armed men, said to be riding motorcycles and wielding AK-47 rifles, reportedly stormed the community at about 10 a.m., directing traders and residents to comply with the sit-at-home order declared in honour of those who died during the Nigeria-Biafra civil war. The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, had earlier designated May 30 as Biafra Day, observed annually to commemorate victims of the civil war that…
The Yobe State Police Command has arrested nine suspects in separate operations targeting drug trafficking, substance abuse and youth hooliganism across the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday and made available to journalists in Damaturu. According to the statement, operatives attached to B Division raided Pompomari Kan Tudu at about 5:40 p.m. on May 29, 2026, leading to the arrest of two suspected drug dealers, Jibrin Mohammed, 30, and Kasim Kyari, 22, both residents of Pompomari. The police said several exhibits were recovered from the suspects, including 26 sachets…
The Returning Officer for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) House of Representatives primary election for Wukari-Ibi Federal Constituency, Anthony Ayuba Saleh, has distanced himself from an earlier result announced following the party’s primary election held on May 28, 2026. In a clarification issued on Friday, Saleh stated that the result announced on the night of the election was made under duress and did not reflect the actual outcome of the exercise. According to him, the declaration was made out of concern for his personal safety and that of electoral officials present at the venue. “The result announced at night…
The Osun State chapter of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has affirmed Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, as its preferred presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The party also intensified efforts to attract members and structures of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) into its fold ahead of future electoral contests. The affirmation came as the party concluded its primary elections and announced candidates for National and State Assembly positions across federal and state constituencies in Osun State. Chairman of the Primary Election Committee, Adewale Adebayo, disclosed that Makinde was affirmed across the 332 wards of the state. Adebayo described…
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) senatorial aspirant on the platform of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Aisha Yesufu, has alleged that the party’s primary election was manipulated by some party leaders. InfoStride News reports that the activist-turned-politician contested for the FCT Senate seat but later withdrew from the race over alleged irregularities in the conduct of the primary. In a statement detailing her concerns, Yesufu claimed that the exercise was conducted in a manner that undermined transparency and fairness. According to her, the primary election was held in a closed setting with what she described as a “predetermined outcome dressed…
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has declared that the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) will neither engage in electoral malpractice nor allow its candidates to be cheated during the 2027 general elections. Mohammed made the declaration at the Government House in Bauchi during the affirmation of candidates for elective positions under the party’s platform. The governor said the APM remains committed to democratic principles and would resist any attempt to deny the party victory through electoral manipulation. “We are not going to think less of our competitors. Even if a child born today is a candidate, I will treat him like…
An aggrieved aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ambassador Fubara Dagogo, has dragged the ruling party and some of its top officials before a Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged exclusion from contesting for the position of National Vice Chairman (South-South). Dagogo, in a suit filed before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, accused the party of unlawfully preventing him from participating in the race despite allegedly spending over N100 million in pursuit of his political ambition under the APC platform. According to court documents, the aspirant claimed he duly paid for the party’s expression of interest and nomination forms…
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State has announced Chief Dona Nwogbo as the winner of its governorship primary election ahead of the 2027 general elections. Nwogbo emerged victorious in the primary election held on Thursday across the state. The exercise also produced candidates for the Senate, House of Representatives and State House of Assembly seats. The development comes amid the lingering leadership dispute within the PDP in Enugu State, with another faction led by Chief Vitus Okechi having earlier conducted separate primaries that produced former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, as…
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki has announced plans to hold a special convention on Saturday to formally ratify former President Goodluck Jonathan as its candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The announcement was contained in an invitation issued late Thursday and jointly signed by the faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Emebong, and National Organising Secretary, Hon. Theophilus Dakas Shan. According to the invitation circulated on the party’s social media platforms, the ratification ceremony will take place at the A Class Event Centre in Wuse 2, Abuja, and is scheduled to commence at…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress has announced that all aspirants who purchased Expression of Interest forms will be allowed to participate in its forthcoming primary elections across the country. The decision followed extensive deliberations involving party leaders, members of the National Working Committee and the Selection Committee chaired by former governor, Sam Egwu, which submitted its screening report after several days of work. The party’s National Leader, Seriake Dickson, disclosed the development in a post shared on X on Thursday. According to Dickson, the party reviewed the large number of aspirants seeking its tickets and adopted a more inclusive approach due…
Agbu Kefas has approved the immediate issuance of fresh appointment letters to more than 3,000 civil servants previously tagged as ghost workers and left without salaries for over one year. The approval followed the State Executive Council meeting chaired by the governor on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Speaking to journalists in Jalingo on Wednesday, the Head of Service, Hamidu Ahmed Kara, said the affected workers would be reintegrated into the state civil service after months of uncertainty and financial hardship. According to him, the decision was aimed at addressing the challenges faced by workers affected by the verification exercise that…
The Kwara State Police Command has denied reports alleging that Boko Haram suspects were arrested in Ilorin, describing the information circulating on social media as false and misleading. The command’s spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday. “The Kwara State Police Command wishes to categorically debunk the false and misleading information currently circulating on social media alleging that operatives of the command arrested a group of Boko Haram suspects within the Ilorin metropolis,” the statement read. According to the police, officers attached to the Violent Crime Response Unit only intercepted a truck carrying Fulani travellers during…
A governorship aspirant of the African Democratic Congress in Kaduna State, Shuaibu Idris, has rejected the outcome of the party’s governorship primary election. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Idris alleged widespread irregularities, describing the exercise as fraudulent. The aspirant accused the ADC primary election committee of conducting what he termed a flawed and compromised process that failed to meet basic democratic standards of transparency, fairness and credibility. According to Idris, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the ADC, he joined the party believing it would provide a credible alternative to the existing political culture in Nigeria.…
The Director of Research at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Femi Otubanjo, has said the treatment of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, during the recently concluded primaries of the All Progressives Congress poses political danger to President Bola Tinubu. Otubanjo made the remark on Thursday while speaking on The Morning Show, where he also criticised the role being played by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in the political affairs of Rivers State and the APC. According to him, the handling of Fubara’s political crisis remains one of the most surprising developments in Nigeria’s political landscape.…
The Abia State chapter of the Labour Party has announced that it will conduct its governorship, senatorial, House of Representatives and State House of Assembly primary elections simultaneously on Saturday, May 30, 2026, across the 184 wards in the state. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the party’s Publicity Secretary in Abia State, Iroegbu Emenike. Emenike explained that the development followed an official directive and communication earlier transmitted by the national leadership of the party to the Independent National Electoral Commission, notifying the commission of the adjustment and harmonisation of primary election dates nationwide. The party…