Month: October 2026

Police Arrest Ex-Convict Over Robberies in Awka, Recover Axe, Cutlass

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    The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old ex-convict, Chidera Anthony Eleh, popularly known as “Timaya,” over his alleged involvement in a series of motorcycle-assisted robberies targeting Point-of-Sale (POS) operators and other victims in Awka, the state capital.   The police also recovered a motorcycle, an axe, a cutlass and other items suspected to be connected with the alleged criminal activities.   The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement, saying the suspect was arrested on October 9, 2026, as part…

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Omo-Agege’s NDC Ticket: Fegor Ogene Bombards INEC With Questions

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By Fegor Ogene   A concerned citizen and public affairs commentator, Fegor Ogene, has challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to explain the legal and documentary basis for including Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for Delta Central Senatorial District, on its list of candidates for the 2027 general elections.   Ogene, in an open letter to the INEC chairman, raised questions over Omo-Agege’s reported resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC), his alleged participation in the party’s senatorial primary, his subsequent emergence as the…

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Omo-Agege’s NDC Ticket: Fegor Ogene Demands Answers From INEC

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AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CHAIRMAN OF INEC. Subject: Request for Urgent Clarification on Senator Ovie Omo-Agege’s Party Membership, APC Primary Participation, NDC Nomination and Inclusion on the 2027 Senatorial Candidates List To: The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Abuja, Nigeria. Dear Chairman, I write to respectfully request an official clarification from the Independent National Electoral Commission concerning the inclusion of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for Delta Central Senatorial District, on its published list of candidates for the 2027 general elections. This request arises…

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2027: ADC Reps Candidate Ohwodo Vows to Tackle Unemployment, Insecurity in Ughelli, Udu

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  The African Democratic Congress (ADC) House of Representatives candidate for Ughelli North, Ughelli South and Udu Federal Constituency of Delta State, Dr. Preston Ohwodo, has pledged to make youth employment and community security the central pillars of his legislative agenda if elected in 2027. Dr. Ohwodo, who blamed the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for impoverishing the constituency, noted that meaningful progress cannot be achieved while many able-bodied young people remain jobless, hungry and abandoned. “There is hunger in the land. Unemployment, poor infrastructure and insecurity have ravaged the…

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Media Guru, Ikuli Endorses APC Bayelsa East Senatorial Candidate Sunny-Goli

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By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa   The Technical Adviser to Governor Douye Diri on Media and Public Affairs, Hon. Wisdom Ikuli, has endorsed the candidature of Hon. Isreal Sunny Goli, the APC Senatorial Candidate representing Bayelsa East in the forthcoming elections. Ikuli made the endorsement when the APC Senatorial Candidate paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. He described former House of Representatives member, Hon. Israel Sunny-Goli, as a tested leader with proven integrity to deliver effective representation, expressing confidence that he will emerge as a…

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Bayelsa Police Arrest 23 Suspected Cultists, Recover Firearms

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By Julius Agadaga, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested 23 suspected cultists and recovered firearms, ammunition and suspected illicit substances during intelligence-led operations across Yenagoa and its environs. The Commissioner of Police, CP Ajao Adewale, disclosed this on Saturday at the command headquarters in Yenagoa, while briefing journalists. Adewale said the operations were carried out between September 23 and October 8, 2026, in communities including Igbogene, Ovom, Akenfa, Swali, Onopa, Agudama-Epie and Amarata. He said the arrests followed reports of violent clashes and reprisal attacks among rival cult…

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₦11.6bn Pension Deductions: Delta Retirees Give Oborevwori 14-Day Ultimatum, Threaten Protest

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  Retired local government workers and primary school teachers in Delta State have given the state government a 14-day ultimatum to refund alleged unlawful deductions of ₦11.6 billion from their pensions and pay an additional ₦5.9 billion in outstanding pension contributions, threatening to embark on a peaceful protest on October 27, 2026, if their demands are not met.   The retirees, under the aegis of the Forum for Retired Local Government Workers and the Association of Retired Primary School Teachers, ARPST, said the planned protest was to draw public attention…

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2027: Urhobo Will Vote Massively For Dafinone, Aguariavwodo Declares

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Says Omo-Agege, opposition candidates have little to offer beyond name-dropping       Senior Political Adviser to the Delta State Governor, Senator Emmanuel Aguariavwodo, has declared that the Urhobo nation will vote massively for the re-election of Senator Ede Dafinone in 2027, insisting that the emergence of both the governor and the senator from Okpe ethnic nationality should not divide the Urhobo people. Aguariavwodo also criticised former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, and other opposition candidates, alleging that they had little to offer voters beyond dropping the names of…

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Asagba Hails Funkekeme, Declares Support For Tinubu, Oborevwori, APC

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  The Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Epiphany Azinge, SAN, has commended the Delta State Coordinator of Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Rt. Hon. Funkekeme Solomon, for his commitment to promoting the policies and programmes of President Bola Tinubu and Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.   The monarch also declared the support of the Asaba Kingdom for Tinubu, Oborevwori and all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC).   Azinge made the declaration at his palace in Asaba when Funkekeme and his team paid him a congratulatory visit on the occasion of his…

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2027: ADC Candidate Delekpe Vows To Transform Udu, Faults APC Governance

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Prince Japhet Okeoghene Delekpe, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for Udu Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly election, has vowed to pursue a new direction for Udu and Delta State, urging voters to make what he described as the right decision in the 2027 general elections.   Delekpe, who hails from Udu Local Government Area of Delta State, said his ambition was driven by the desire to bring meaningful change to the people and improve governance in the state.   Speaking, the ADC candidate said his  engagement…

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