Senate President Godswill Akpabio has described Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe as a courageous leader who takes risks for the good of his people. Speaking at Abaribe’s 70th birthday celebration on Saturday at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Umuahia, Akpabio commended the senator’s boldness, particularly recalling his decision to stand as a surety for the leader of…
Former Governor of Imo State, Achike Udenwa, has claimed that politicians with enough financial resources can manipulate Nigeria’s electoral process by buying key institutions such as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the police, and the army to secure electoral victories. Speaking on Edmund Obilo’s State Affairs political podcast, Udenwa lamented that Nigerian voters no…
Tension is mounting among local government chairmen elected under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, following the Supreme Court’s ruling on February 28, 2025, which invalidated the local government elections conducted in Rivers State. Recall that in September 2024, Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court had restrained the…
Abia State has been rocked by a scandal following the arrest of HRH Eze Henry Ugochukwu Okere, the traditional ruler of Mkporobo Ndoki Autonomous Community in Ukwa East Local Government Area (LGA), over allegations of criminal diversion of public resources meant for community development. The embattled monarch was reportedly apprehended by security operatives on March…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced that his administration will conduct new local government elections in compliance with the Supreme Court judgment. The decision comes after the apex court declared the October 5, 2023, elections invalid. In a state broadcast on Sunday, Fubara assured residents that his government will act according to the law….
At its 4th meeting held in the Council Chamber on February 24, 2025, the Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) bid farewell to Mr. Mark Okoye II, former Managing Director of the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency (ANSIPPA), now pioneer MD/CEO of the Southeast Development Commission (SEDC). Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo CFR assured Mr….
Some of the employees of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), who were sacked, were given just 15 minutes to pack up and leave the office. It was reported on Friday that employees were seen outside the office with their belongings. “It has been horrible; there was little to no communication with…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has openly criticized clergymen who wear braided hair and clergywomen who use false eyelashes and heavy makeup. During the church’s recent annual convention, he announced that these trends among church workers would no longer be accepted. “In Yorubaland, the only men…
The ongoing verbal exchanges between the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, and Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, took a fresh turn on Saturday as her husband, Chief Emmanuel Uduaghan, urged Akpabio to accord his wife the respect and dignity she deserves. Uduaghan, the Alema of Warri Kingdom, in a statement made…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Soludo Fan Club (SFC) has extended heartfelt congratulations to the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, on his recognition as The Sun Governor of the Year 2024, describing it as a well-deserved honor that reaffirms his exceptional leadership and transformative governance in the state. In a…
