The All Progressives Congress (APC) has named Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, as its new National Chairman, following a high-stakes National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Dr. Yilwatda’s nomination was put forward by the Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Governor Hope Uzodimma, and…
An unanticipated, intense tension broke out yesterday evening, wednesday during an argument ensued between the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele almost resulting in fisticuffs. According to reports, tension erupted during an executive session to deliberate on whether to adjourn the current legislative sitting this week or next week for the Senate’s…
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, CFR, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for approving a $3 billion allocation for the completion of the Eastern Rail Line, describing the move as a historic economic breakthrough for the South East and the country at large. In a statement issued…
On Thursday morning, July 24, 2025, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s international passport was briefly seized by officers from the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). This led to a tense standoff that unfolded at the airport. The event, which took place just before she was scheduled to board a…
The announcement was made by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced a change in the date and venue of its upcoming National Elective Convention, shifting the exercise from August to November 2025, and relocating it from Kano to Ibadan,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In what appears to be a surprising administrative shake-up, the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has announced the replacement of Dr. Chukwudi Okoli as the State’s Accountant General — a position he held for barely three years. This development, which has continued to raise eyebrows and generate…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka As part of its effort to deepen professionalism, promote inter-agency coordination, and entrench the principles of community policing in Anambra State, the State Police Command says it is currently organizing a training and orientation programme for all vigilante operatives across the state, with focus on human rights, standard security protocols,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Chief Dr Ebuka Onunkwo, APGA senatorial aspirant for Anambra South, made headlines on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, when he donated ₦100,000 each to three women who publicly cried upon the announcement of his withdrawal from the race earlier in the week. The oil magnate and CEO of Seahorse Lubricant Industries Ltd. made…
In a bold and determined move to reshape Anambra State’s political landscape, Hon. Sir Onyebuchi Okpala, (Ike Agulu), has intensified grassroots mobilization across Anaocha Local Government Area ahead of the November 8, 2025 governorship election. Ike Agulu, a respected political strategist and National Convener of Anambra Wind Connect movement, has been spearheading door-to-door sensitization, town…
The rising tension over the outcome of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA primary election for Anambra South Senatorial District was this Wednesday doused by the frontline contender to the ticket Chief Ebuka Onunkwo when he announced that the party decision is supreme. Onunkwo who it was highly rated to emerge as the candidate of…
