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An Idoma elder statesman and political leader, Dickson Akoh, has strongly condemned the culture of inducement politics in Benue South, declaring that the distribution of rice, salt and other items does not amount to true democracy. In a statement titled “The 2027 Mandates: Rejecting the Consultation Paradox in Benue South and the Failure of the Democratic Contract,” Akoh warned that voters must reject transactional politics as the 2027 general elections approach. “The true measure of representation must transcend tokenistic empowerment schemes such as the distribution of rice, salt, fertilizers and other items. “These are temporary distractions that mask deeper systemic…

Nigerian youths on Sunday staged a protest at the Lagos State House of Assembly, calling for justice for victims of an alleged sexual assault incident said to have occurred during a fertility festival in Ozoro, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State. The demonstrators, operating under the banner of the “End The Rape Culture” campaign, expressed outrage over reports and videos circulating online, which allegedly showed victims crying out and pleading for help during the incident. Speaking during the protest, the Executive Director of Hacey Health Initiative, Rhoda Robinson, described the situation as deeply disturbing, stressing that the issue…

A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has scheduled April 14, 2026, for the hearing of all pending applications in a suit instituted by three aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state. The defendants in the matter include the factional state chairman of the PDP, Aaron Chukwuemeka; the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC); the PDP; the Rivers State Government; as well as three local government council chairmen, Obio-Akpor, Port Harcourt City, and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, along with their respective vice chairmen and councillors. The claimants, Enyi Uchechukwu, Wisdom Kalio, and Uche Amadi, are seeking judicial clarification…

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has said his team will do whatever it takes to overtake Arsenal in the Premier League title race, after beating them to the Carabao Cup. Nico O’Reilly scored a brace at Wembley as City beat the Gunners 2-0, to claim the first piece silverware of the campaign. But Guardiola’s men remain nine points behind Arsenal in the league, although they have a game in hand. “I would love to be nine points in front to be honest. It’s in their hands,” Guardiola said. “I, personally, need an incredible break. I’m exhausted. And after, we’ll see…

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has claimed that Manchester City capitalized on “good moments” in their 2-0 win in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final. Nico O’Reilly scored two second-half headers, to ensure that City won the first silverware of this season at Wembley. Arteta, speaking after the game, said they had chances to score in the first half and didn’t take it. “There were different moments in the game,” Arteta explained. “We had some really good ones in the first half, we had the biggest chance of the game by far and would have been 1-0 up. “That would have changed the…

Some Manchester City players have reacted to their 2-0 win against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday. Recall that a brace from Nico O’Reilly ensured Pep Guardiola’s side defeated the Premier League leaders at Wembley Stadium. Reacting, Man City winger Antoine Semenyo expressed happiness at winning his first trophy with the Cityzens. “First trophy of many, I hope! God’s got a plan,” Semenyo told Sky Sports. “It might not work out, you might not know why, but the answer always reveals itself.” Also reacting, Man City goalkeeper James Trafford added, “It means a lot to have Pep Guardiola’s…

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has picked Arsenal among the best three teams in Europe, despite beating them 2-0 in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday. Nico O’Reilly scored two headers in the second half as City won their first piece of silverware this season. After the game, Guardiola spoke about his satisfaction in getting one over Mikel Arteta’s team. He said: “Alongside Bayern Munich and maybe Barcelona, to face the best team in Europe, they suffocated us for the first 15 minutes but after that we started to win a few more second balls. “Antoine was really good in…

A former US defense secretary and CIA director, Leon Panetta, said that US president Donald Trump is in a difficult situation after three weeks of war in Iran. He said the US president is sending a message of weakness to the world. Panetta, who worked during the Bill Clinton and Barack Obama presidencies, said that national security experts were always careful about Iran’s power to cause an energy problem by closing the Strait of Hormuz. “That very scenario is now unfolding, leaving Trump with no exit strategy beyond wishful thinking,” Panetta, 87, who led the operation to find and kill…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Sunday evening stormed the residence of the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, in Kano. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, disclosed this in a post on its official Facebook page. The post reads, “H.E. Governor Seyi Makinde is currently at the residence of the former Governor of Kano State, H.E. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.” This is coming barely an hour after the governor met with his Bauchi State counterpart, Governor Bala Mohammed in Bauchi. Kwankwaso had on February 26, met Makinde behind close-doors in Ibadan, Oyo State…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Ntufam Mba Ukweni, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Cross River State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ededem Ani, to retract and apologise for a statement he described as defamatory. The demand follows a public notice issued by the Attorney General on March 12, 2026, titled ‘Re: Constitution of Illegal Taskforce by Mba Ukweni SAN to Enforce Court Order in Respect of Etung Cocoa Estate’. In the notice, Ani reportedly described Ukweni’s action as illegal, insisting the senior lawyer lacked the authority to inaugurate the taskforce. Reacting during a press briefing…