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19
2026
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Obi Emerges NDC’s Sole Presidential Aspirant

Obi Emerges NDC’s Sole Presidential Aspirant

News Flash, Politics
Obi Emerges NDC’s Sole Presidential Aspirant The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has closed the sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for its 2027 presidential ticket amid indications that only 2023 Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, bought the forms. The party, however, extended by one week the deadline for the collection of Expression of Interest Forms for other elective positions, including governorship, Senate, House of Representatives and State Houses of Assembly seats. Sources within the party disclosed yesterday that as at the close of sale of presidential forms, Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, was the…
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May
19
2026
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Abure’s Latest Gimmick Won’t Work: Free Forms Cannot Cure A Dead Claim To Power – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abure’s Latest Gimmick Won’t Work: Free Forms Cannot Cure A Dead Claim To Power – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics
ABURE’S LATEST GIMMICK WON’T WORK: FREE FORMS CANNOT CURE A DEAD CLAIM TO POWER By now, Nigerians must have understood the political pattern of Barr. Julius Abure. Whenever the law corners him, he manufactures noise. Whenever legitimacy moves away from him, he manufactures drama. Whenever the Labour Party tries to breathe, reorganise and recover its soul, Abure throws another stone into the water and calls the ripple a revolution.His latest gimmick is the so-called distribution of “free forms” to aspirants across Nigeria. On the surface, it sounds democratic. In reality, it looks like another desperate attempt to confuse unsuspecting aspirants,…
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May
18
2026
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DSS Picks Up El-Rufai After Court Grants Bail, Family Complains

DSS Picks Up El-Rufai After Court Grants Bail, Family Complains

Crime, FGN, Judiciary
DSS Picks Up El-Rufai After Court Grants Bail; Family Kicks The family of former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, on Monday, raised the alarm after the Department of State Services, DSS, officials allegedly took him into custody following a court sitting at the Federal High Court in Abuja. According to the family, the action was in apparent breach of existing court orders directing that he remain in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ICPC. El-Rufai’s second wife, Hasiat, who addressed journalists outside the DSS facility, said the family was traumatized by the development…
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May
18
2026
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NYSC Begins Enforcement Of NERD Certificate Verification For Mobilisation

NYSC Begins Enforcement Of NERD Certificate Verification For Mobilisation

Education, FGN, News Flash
NYSC Begins Enforcement Of NERD Certificate Verification For Mobilisation The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says prospective corps members will now present compliance certificates from the Nigeria Educational Repository and Databank (NERD) before mobilisation. The Director-General of NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu stated this on Monday in Abuja during the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Pre-Mobilisation Workshop focused on strengthening accountability and compliance within the mobilisation process nationwide. The NERD is a federal government initiative aimed at improving verification and documentation of academic records while curbing certificate fraud across educational institutions nationwide. Mr Nafiu said implementation of the compliance requirement would commence from…
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May
18
2026
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My Reply To An Unguarded Writer Against Abia State Commissioner For Information, Prince Okey Kanu – By Charles Ogugbuaja, Ph.D

My Reply To An Unguarded Writer Against Abia State Commissioner For Information, Prince Okey Kanu – By Charles Ogugbuaja, Ph.D

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters
My reply to an unguarded writer against Commissioner Okey Kanu  Good Leadership and Governance Series with Dr. Charles Ogugbuaja (GLGSWDCO 16) My reply to an unguarded writer against Abia State Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu  By Charles Ogugbuaja, Ph.D. My attention was today, drawn to a short diatribe authored by someone very correct to be described as a lazy and unguarded writer. I am not in the Abia State government. I am only a deep supporter of the about three years transformational government going on in our dear state. This is the first of its kind. It had not…
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May
18
2026
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Aba By Design: Why The Aba Commercial Smart City Matters To The New Abia – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Aba By Design: Why The Aba Commercial Smart City Matters To The New Abia – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance
ABA BY DESIGN: WHY THE ABA COMMERCIAL SMART CITY MATTERS TO THE NEW ABIA ECONOMY Aba is not just a city. Aba is an economy.It is a city of trade, production, leather, fashion, metal works, logistics, creativity and survival. It is a city where ordinary people turn skill into income and resilience into enterprise. Aba has always had the energy of a great commercial centre, but for too long, that energy has grown without the level of planning, infrastructure and investment support it deserves.This is why the Aba Commercial Smart City project matters. Reports describe the proposed Aba Commercial Smart…
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May
17
2026
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Abia State Vice Chairman Of APC North, Chief Dr. Mba Imo Uduma Congratulates Rt. Hon. Ben Kalu, Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa And Hon. Nkiruka Onyejiocha As APC Flag Bearers In The Just Concluded Primaries For Bende, Arochukwu/Ohafia And Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Respectively For Federal House Of Representatives

Abia State Vice Chairman Of APC North, Chief Dr. Mba Imo Uduma Congratulates Rt. Hon. Ben Kalu, Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa And Hon. Nkiruka Onyejiocha As APC Flag Bearers In The Just Concluded Primaries For Bende, Arochukwu/Ohafia And Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Respectively For Federal House Of Representatives

Abia North, News Flash, Politics
FELICITATIONS The Abia State vice chairman of APC North Chief Dr. Mbah Imoh Uduma sends hearty felicitations to the deputy speaker Federal house of representatives Rt Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Chief Dr. Nicholas Ikenna Ukwa and Hon. Nkeiru Onyejiocha for emerging as the flag bearers of our party, "The All Progressives congress (APC) for the federal house of representatives in (Bende, Arochukwu/Ohafia and Isuikwuato/Umunneochi respectively. Your emergence is a Confirmation of your consistent track records of dogedness, grassroots appeal, resilience and absolute commitments to the ideals of the party and indeed effective leadership. You have without doubts demonstrated these rare…
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May
17
2026
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APC Primaries 2027: Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa Officially Declared Winner For Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency

APC Primaries 2027: Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa Officially Declared Winner For Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency

Abia North, Arochukwu, Ohafia LGA
BREAKING NEWS!!! IKENNA UKWA EMERGES WINNER OF APC PRIMARIES FOR AROCHUKWU/OHAFIA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY Chief Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary election for the House of Representatives, Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency. The primary election held on Saturday, 16th May 2026 across all the wards in Arochukwu and Ohafia LGAs, concluded with members of the party casting their votes in line with the party’s guidelines for direct primaries. According to the official results declared by the APC Electoral Returning Officer for the Federal Constituency, Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa secured the majority of valid votes cast, thereby…
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May
16
2026
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Why The Ceekay Igara – Abure Strategy Cannot Stop Alex Otti And Labour Party In Abia 2027 – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Why The Ceekay Igara – Abure Strategy Cannot Stop Alex Otti And Labour Party In Abia 2027 – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Politics
Why the Ceekay Igara–Abure Strategy Cannot Stop Alex Otti and Labour Party in Abia 2027 Introduction The reported move by Chief Ceekay Igara, a known supporter of the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party, to position himself for the 2027 Abia governorship contest is not merely an internal party disagreement. It represents a larger political strategy: to manufacture confusion, weaken Labour Party’s electoral machinery in Abia, and create needless legal uncertainty around Governor Alex Otti’s 2027 re-election path. However, when examined through philosophy, law, Supreme Court reasoning, democratic legitimacy, and performance politics, the strategy collapses. It is politically weak,…
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May
16
2026
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Continuity For Completion: Why Abia Must Protect The Progress It Has Started – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Continuity For Completion: Why Abia Must Protect The Progress It Has Started – By Prof Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance
CONTINUITY FOR COMPLETION: WHY ABIA MUST PROTECT THE PROGRESS IT HAS STARTED Continuity is not just a political slogan. Continuity is the bridge between progress started and progress completed.Every serious reform needs time. Every major infrastructure programme needs consistency. Every institutional rebuilding process requires discipline. Every development vision must be protected from interruption, distraction and reversal.This is why the conversation around Governor Alex Otti must be framed carefully. It should not be presented as blind loyalty to one man. It should be presented as a rational argument for protecting a development direction that is beginning to produce visible confidence.Abia has…
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