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Jun

2026

Court Clears Coast For ADA’s Registration, Orders INEC To Release Access Code

Court Clears Coast For ADA’s Registration, Orders INEC To Release Access Code Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has cleared the coast for the registration of the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) by ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to generate and subsequently release the Access Code for the party’s registration to the Chief Akin Rickett-led leadership of the ADA. The judge, in a judgement delivered on Monday, gave INEC 72 hours within which the access code must be released to the Protem Secretary of the ADA. Justice Lifu in the judgement faulted the electoral…

Jun

2026

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‘It Should Be Left For Next Government’- Dickson Backs Obi’s Position On State Police

News Flash, Politics

‘It Should Be Left For Next Government’ — Dickson Backs Obi’s Position On State Police Seriake Dickson, national leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has backed the position of Peter Obi, his party’s presidential candidate, on state police. Dickson spoke on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme on Sunday, where he addressed issues relating to national security and fresh legal challenges facing the party. On Wednesday, the senate passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking to establish state police across the country. In a statement on Friday, Obi described the passage of the bill by the national assembly as a significant…

Jun

2026

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Atiku Alleges Fresh Plot To Block ADC From 2027 Elections

News Flash, Politics

Atiku Alleges Fresh Plot To Block ADC From 2027 Elections Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has alleged a fresh plot by unnamed elements within the ruling establishment to prevent the African Democratic Congress from participating in the 2027 general election, warning that any attempt to exclude the opposition party from the contest would amount to a grave assault on Nigeria’s democracy. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the ADC, raised the alarm in a statement issued on Monday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, claiming he had received “credible information” suggesting that political and legal manoeuvres were…

Jun

2026

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NDC – Setting Aside An Irregular Or Default Judgement Is Not Sitting On Appeal – It Is Upholding Fair Hearing And Constitutional Order – By Charles Ude, Esq

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Judiciary, Politics

NDC - SETTING ASIDE AN IRREGULAR OR DEFAULT JUDGMENT IS NOT SITTING ON APPEAL — IT IS UPHOLDING FAIR HEARING AND CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER The recent ruling by the Federal High Court, Lokoja (per Justice Isah Dashen), setting aside its own judgment of December 2025 , which had directed INEC to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) , does not undermine democracy. On the contrary, it strengthens it. It is important to rightly emphasis on the importance of finality and the doctrine of functus officio, it fundamentally misunderstands the legal position where the earlier judgment was either a default judgment or…

Jun

2026

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ADC’s Dennis C Ikpe Has Just Described Governor Alex Otti’s Development Model – By Pastor Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Politics

ADCs DENNIS C IKPE HAS JUST DESCRIBED GOVERNOR ALEX OTTI’S DEVELOPMENT MODEL 😂 Prof. Dennis Ikpe, what you wrote is exactly what Governor Alex Otti is already doing in Abia State. Otti is not merely constructing roads. He is using infrastructure to reopen commercial corridors, reduce transportation costs, revive abandoned business districts, attract private investment and create opportunities for traders, artisans, manufacturers and property owners. The reconstruction of Port Harcourt Road is not merely about asphalt. It is about restoring one of Aba’s major industrial and commercial corridors. The administration is also investing in: ✅ Digital skills and technology training…

Jun

2026

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El-Rufai Faces N8.68 Billion Corruption Charge Over CCTV Contract

Crime, News Flash, Politics

El-Rufai Faces N8.68 Billion Corruption Charge Over CCTV Contract The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned former Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, his former Senior Special Adviser and Counsellor Jimi Adebisi Lawal, and five others on an 11-count amended charge bordering on alleged corruption, money laundering and related offences linked to an N8.68 billion CCTV surveillance contract. The defendants were arraigned before Justice Hauwa’u Buhari of the Federal High Court, Kaduna, in Charge No. FHC/KD/93C/2026. Also listed as defendants in the amended charge are Singularity Network Security Limited, Solar Life Nigeria Limited, Knowledge Investment…

Jun

2026

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Court Orders INEC To Register Citizens Democratic Alliance As Political Party

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Court Orders INEC To Register Citizens Democratic Alliance As Political Party The federal high court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register Citizens Democratic Alliance (CDA) as a political party in Nigeria. Obiora Egwuatu, the presiding judge, on Tuesday, issued the order in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2787/25, and filed by Tamunotonye Samuel Solomon Inioribo and two others against INEC. Egwuatu ordered INEC to issue a certificate of registration to the CDA within seven days. THE CASEIn October 2025, INEC announced that CDA and seven other associations out of 14 pre-qualified associations seeking registration as political…

Jun

2026

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2027: Ikenna Ukwa’s Educational Support Programmes Raises Performance Benchmark For Opponents Even Without Being In Any Elective Office – Construction Of Modern Hostel Complex At FGC Ohafia, Scholarships/Education Grants, Free External Exams, Distribution of Customised Books And Many More

Arochukwu, Education, Ohafia LGA, Politics

PART 1: EDUCATIONAL IMPACTS OF HON. IKENNA NICOLAS UKWA…without holding any elected political position In Nigeria’s political landscape, campaign promises on education often outpace delivery. Yet some private citizens demonstrate that influence is not tied to an official seat. Hon. Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa, the APC flagbearer for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, presents a case study in grassroots intervention, with a record of educational projects executed before holding elected office. The Ikenna Ukwa Educational Support Programme targets three chronic gaps in the federal constituency: infrastructure deficit, affordability barriers, and inadequate learning materials. Under infrastructure, Chief Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa facilitated the construction…

Jun

2026

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Change Must Begin With The Truth, Not With Don Norman’s Recycled Legal Fiction – Pastor Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Politics

CHANGE MUST BEGIN WITH THE TRUTH, NOT WITH DON NORMAN OBINNA’S RECYCLED LEGAL FICTION Don Norman Obinna says he has “republished on public demand” because everything he predicted has allegedly come to pass. Wonderful! 😂😂😂 When an old article is dusted, perfumed and republished as prophecy, one expects at least one fulfilled prediction, one judicial pronouncement, one constitutional violation established by a court, or one hard fact that survived three years of scrutiny. Instead, what has been republished is the same pot of grammatical pepper soup: plenty of vocabulary, little legal substance and absolutely no constitutional meat. 😂 The title…

Jun

2026

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Don Norman, Face Your ADC Crises – Stop Using Governor Alex Otti, OFR, As An Excuse – By Pastor Prof. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Politics

DON NORMAN, FACE YOUR ADC CRISIS—STOP USING GOVERNOR ALEX OTTI, OFR, AS AN EXCUSE The allegation by Mr Don Norman Obinna that the Abia State Government sponsored the crisis within the African Democratic Congress is serious—but allegations are not evidence. Mr Don Norman should answer a few simple questions: Where is the proof of payment, instruction, meeting, communication or involvement by Governor Alex Otti, OFR? Who exactly in the Abia State Government contacted the alleged faction? When and where did the supposed sponsorship occur? A voice note full of accusations cannot become evidence merely because it was broadcast on radio.…