President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly expressed strong displeasure over rising internal party disputes and alleged attempts to undermine established zoning arrangements across several states ahead of the 2027 general elections. According to sources from a late-night meeting with South-West APC leaders at his Bourdillon residence in Ikoyi, the President warned against candidate imposition and emphasized that internal democracy must be strictly observed within the party. He was quoted as stressing that while governors are empowered to coordinate party affairs in their respective states, such authority must not be abused to impose candidates or override established political understandings, insisting that…
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The Uyo Liberation Movement (ULM) has described the recent judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which nullified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) guidelines and restrictions on political party timelines, as a major turning point in Nigeria’s electoral process ahead of the 2027 general elections. The court, presided over by Justice M.G. Umar, ruled in a suit filed by the Youth Party that INEC cannot abridge or limit timelines already provided under the Electoral Act 2026. The court held that political parties retain the statutory right to manage their internal processes within the legally prescribed timeframe. The judgment further…
A Second Prosecution Witness, PW2, Michael Eyo, in the trial of Victor Ekpong Thompson has told a Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and presided over by Justice Maurine Adaobi Onyetenu that the defendant forged his mining licence and used the forged document to defraud three American investors: Tammy Jenson, Kenneth Blad, and Peter Jensen to the tune of $525, 276. Thompson was first arraigned on January 29, 2026 on eight-count charges bordering on conspiracy, advance fee fraud, criminal breach of trust, criminal misappropriation and stealing, to which he pleaded ‘not guilty’. One of the charges read:…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 63-year-old man suspected to be involved in illicit drug trafficking following an intelligence-led operation in Akwa Ibom State. The suspect, identified as Asuquo Etim, was apprehended by operatives of the Command on Wednesday during a stop-and-search operation after intelligence reports indicated that illicit substances were being transported from Atabong Park to Esit Eket. Police spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, disclosed that the suspect, a native of Etebi Village in Esit Eket Local Government Area, was intercepted at about 9:30am. According to the Command, a search conducted on the suspect led to the recovery of…
By Harrison Essien An usher in one of the new generation churches in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, who killed his girlfriend, Emem Monday Effanga and stole her phone, has been sentenced to death. 33 year-old Ndifreke Isaiah Nelson was convicted and sentenced this morning after he was found guilty on a two-count charge of murder and stealing by Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo. The incident occurred on February 6, 2025, which was the convict’s birthday, at about 7am, when Nelson, who resided on Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo, visited his girlfriend, the late Emem Monday Effanga,…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election in Rivers State. Fubara announced his decision in a personally signed statement on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. He said the decision followed deep reflection and extensive consultations with his family, friends and associates. According to him, the withdrawal was difficult but necessary. He also pledged to support whoever emerges as the APC governorship candidate in the state. “After deep reflection and extensive consultations with my family, friends, and associates, I have taken the difficult but necessary decision to withdraw from the APC governorship primaries. I…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has dismantled a Nigeria-Mexico drug syndicate operating a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Ogun State, arresting 10 suspects and seizing illicit drugs and chemicals valued at over N480bn. NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), disclosed this during a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, describing the facility as the largest methamphetamine laboratory ever uncovered in Nigeria. According to Marwa, the laboratory was hidden inside Abidagba forest in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State and operated by the Anochili Innocent Drug Trafficking Organisation in collaboration with Mexican nationals. He said NDLEA operatives carried…
Former governor of Rivers state and 2027 presidential aspirant, Rotimi Amaechi has reacted to the growing tension over the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket. Earlier today, Rotimi Amaechi reportedly stormed out of David Mark’s Abuja residence. A video which circulated on Nigeria social media community, showed the moment Amaechi briskly walked out of David Mark’s Abuja home, entered his car and drive off. Reports suggest that Amaechi stormed out of the meeting with David Mark today after the ADC chairman told him that the stakeholders of the ADC have concluded plan to adopt former vice president Atiku Abubakar as…
A former Federal lawmaker and academic, Prof. Ini Udoka, who represented Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has passed away. Family sources confirmed that the former National Assembly member died on Sunday, May 17, 2026, after a brief illness reportedly caused by cold-related complications. Prof. Udoka served in the 6th National Assembly from 2007 to 2011 under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where he represented the people of Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency in Akwa Ibom State. Until his death, the late university don was widely regarded as a grassroots politician, advocate of community development, and committed…
EFCC Apologises As Health Unions Suspend Strike After AKSG Peace Meeting With UUTHThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apologised over the controversial altercation involving its operatives and staff of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), a development that led to the suspension of the industrial action earlier declared by health sector unions in Akwa Ibom State. The apology was tendered during a stakeholders’ meeting convened by the Akwa Ibom State Government at the Government House, Uyo. The meeting, chaired by the Deputy Governor, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, was held on the directive of Governor Umo Eno and had…