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Chairmen of the Labour Party (LP) across the South East have endorsed former National Chairman of the party, Arc. Dr. Peter Agada, as their preferred presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 general election. The endorsement was announced during a high-level consultative meeting held in Umuahia, Abia State, on Wednesday night, as political alignments and consultations intensify ahead of the next electoral cycle. The development is expected to strengthen Agada’s growing presidential movement within reform-oriented and technocratic political circles, where he has continued to project himself as a candidate focused on infrastructure-driven governance and institutional reforms. Five-State Consultation, Stakeholders’ Conference Launched As part of efforts to consolidate support for his presidential ambition, the South East party leaders also flagged off a five-state consultative forum and stakeholders’ conference aimed at mobilising grassroots engagement across the region. The i...

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has warned African leaders against entering into what he described as “devilish” and “anti-people” agreements with France, urging African youths to resist any renewed French influence on the continent. Frank, in a strongly worded reaction to recent diplomatic engagements between France and some African leaders where a plethora of ridiculous agreements have been signed at the “Africa Forward: Africa-France Partnerships for Innovation and Growth Summit” attended by French President Emmanuel Macron and several African leaders, including President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Nairobi-Kenya, alleged that Paris was attempting to regain influence in Africa after facing rejection in several Francophone countries. He described the reported agreements as a “Greek gift,” claiming they would neither benefit African citizens nor promote genuine development across the continent. According to h...

‎A recent public opinion survey conducted by Greenfield Analytics Consortium has identified Aliyu Abdulhameed Abbati as the most preferred aspirant among contenders seeking the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for the Adamawa Central Senatorial District ahead of the party primaries. ‎ ‎According to a report by the consortium which followed an eight-week field assessment across the senatorial zone, Abbati emerged with the highest favorability and acceptability ratings among party stakeholders and respondents sampled during the exercise. ‎ ‎The survey, coordinated by data analyst Dr. Suleiman Bashir, adopted a sample size of 6,500 respondents drawn from the seven local government areas of Adamawa Central Senatorial District.  ‎ ‎Accordingly, the study utilized a combination of stratified sampling, cluster sampling, and simple random sampling techniques to ensure broad representation and minimize statistical bias. ‎ ‎To achieve demographic balance and political sprea...

 *Oshoba calls for professionalism,  improved stakeholder relations The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, has charged officers and men of the Command to intensify revenue generation, strengthen anti-smuggling operations and uphold professionalism and discipline in the discharge of their duties. A statement signed by the Chief Superintendent of Customs Public Relations Officer  Apapa Area Command, Isah Sulaiman, made available on Wednesday, said that Comptroller Oshoba gave the charge during the Command’s monthly parade held on Tuesday  May 12, 2026, at the Command headquarters in Apapa, Lagos. The Area Controller emphasized the need for greater operational interventions across terminals to block revenue leakages while ensuring seamless trade facilitation and timely cargo clearance. “Officers must protect the reputation of the Service. That is why any delay by any officer concerning any...

A high Court of the Federal Capital Territory presided over by Hon. Justice Akeem A. Fashola has adjourned trial of the criminal case against as Abuja based Medical Practitioner, Dr. John Abebe and his hospital, Joje Abebe Hospital Limited over allegation of sale of his patient’s embryos and IVF fraud to June 18, 2026. Dr. Abebe, who is also a pastor with Living Faith Church AKA, Winners Chapel Durumi Abuja, was arraigned on a three-count charge of fraud, unlawful disclosures of his patient’s medical records and sale of their embryos, fraud and criminal conspiracy on March 11, 2026 by the Federal Government through the Inspector General of Police. According to the three-count charge, Abebe is accused of unlawfully releasing the confidential medical records of Mrs. Mary Manga and her husband to the public without her consent — an offence said to contravene Section 29 of the National Health Act 2014. In addition to the alleged breach of medical confidentiality, prosecutors cl...

The Northern Coalition for Accountability and Public Trust (NCAPT) has described the statement by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) against the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) as misleading. According to the group, public accountability is too important to be reduced to headline activism and media sensationalism, stating that available records and findings clearly show that the widely circulated N26.9 billion allegations were completely misleading.  A statement issued by the Executive Director, Northern Coalition for Accountability and Public Trust, Kaduna State, Amb. Abubakar Yusuf Yaro noted that the NCAPT investigation's data indicate an average annual allocation to the USPF of about N7.5 billion during the period under review.  “Simple arithmetic, therefore, raises a legitimate question: how does an institution with an average yearly funding of N7.5 billion suddenly 'lose' N26.9 billion? “Even more revealing is that over N13.8 ...