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Abia Warriors technical adviser, Imama Amapakabo, has said that their Matchday 18 victory over Warri Wolves was hard-fought.The Umuahia-based club secured a 1-0 win over Warri Wolves at the Umuahia Township Stadium on Sunday. Sunday Megwo’s last-minute penalty proved decisive in the game. Amapakabo admitted that his team battled hard to claim the victory. “The game against Warri Wolves was a difficult game for us,” Amapakabo told Abia Warriors media. “Warri Wolves did well by containing my players, we didn’t do well in the offensive but I’m satisfied with the victory.” Abia Warriors moved up to third position on the…

Popular Abuja-based Political Analyst, Public Affairs Commentator, Master of Ceremonies and writer, Enenche Enenche, has expressed deep appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the goodwill Christmas message sent to him and his family, describing it as thoughtful and deeply encouraging. President Tinubu, in the message personally addressed to Enenche, extended warm wishes for the festive season, praying that the spirit of love, kindness and generosity would fill his heart and home. The President also prayed for God’s blessings upon Nigeria, asking for peace, prosperity and progress in the coming year, while urging citizens to embrace the promise of Renewed…

Alphonsus Ogar Eba, the embattled chairman of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC, has been expelled from the party. The suspension of State Special Leader, Dr Juliet Ebuo Diwa, was also confirmed. The decision was reached on Monday at a meeting of the APC State Caretaker Committee held at the party secretariat. Eba was alleged to have breached the party’s constitution. The Publicity Secretary of the APC State Caretaker Committee, Emmanuel Edem Inyang, explained that the expulsion followed the invocation of Article 21.5(v) of the APC Constitution, as amended on March 26, 2022. According to the statement he issued…

A key member of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dele Momodu, on Monday disclosed that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar may become the Abraham Lincoln of Nigeria in 2027, if God permits. Momodu insisted that Atiku stands a strong chance of becoming Nigeria’s president in 2027. He spoke while fielding questions from participants of an X Space session titled “Avrilsspace: The Electoral Mathematics for 2027.” Atiku has been contesting for the presidency since 1993, when he stepped down for MKO Abiola under the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in Jos, Plateau State. In the 2023 presidential election, Atiku lost to President…

Several members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Katsina State have defected to the African Democratic Congress, ADC. A chieftain of the party, Austin Okai, who disclosed this in a post on his Facebook page on Monday, said the defection spanned from polling units up to the state level. His post reads: “Katsina PDP collapsed structures from polling units, ward, LGA and State to ADC Coalition.” DAILY POST reports that there has been a massive defection of politicians to ADC ahead of the 2027 general elections. About one hundred thousand supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lega…

At least two people have been killed following an attack by suspected armed bandits on a farm in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on December 21 at Tse Keleke farm in the Dudu village area of the LGA. According to the sources, the victims, identified as Mr. Ortwer Sylvanus of Agu village and another man whose identity has yet to be confirmed, were abducted by the assailants and taken into the bush. “In the course of the attack, Ortwer Sylvanus was macheted to death by the bandits, while the…

Fire has razed Abagbo Garden and Hotel, a popular hotel situated in the Kwankwashi area of Suleja, Niger State, leaving the owner, Sunday Agbo, in a state of shock and despair It was gathered that the fire, which occurred on Sunday afternoon, was caused by a generating set. The fire spread rapidly, destroying properties and goods worth millions of naira. It was also learnt that despite efforts by men of the state Fire Service from the Suleja Division, who lmobilized to the scene to save the situation, a substantial part of the hotel was destroyed. Eyewitnesses who described the incident…

The Abuja Federal High Court has been asked to shut down the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (NBA-ICLE). The prayer is one of the reliefs sought by the Incorporated Trustees of the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners, ALDRAP, in a suit which has the Incorporated Trustees of the Nigeria Bar Association as defendant. Members of ALDRAP are lawyers involved primarily in legislative drafting and advocacy. The suit numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/2758/2025, was filed on December 19, 2025 by ALDRAP’s lawyer, Chief Dr. Ebosetale David Aighefoh, Esg. Other reliefs sought by ALDRAP include a declaration that the…

Troops of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wukari, under the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army/Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested a notorious bandit leader in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. The arrest was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by  Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 6 Brigade, Lt. Umar Muhammad. He described the operation as a major breakthrough in the ongoing fight against criminality in the region. According to the statement, the suspect, identified as Fidelis Gayama, is a high-value target long sought by security agencies for his alleged involvement in multiple…

Benue State is set to benefit from the Sustainable Power and Irrigation Project for Nigeria, SPIN, being implemented by the federal government. This was disclosed by the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof Joseph Utsev, during a reception in his honour at Utse Akaa community in Buruku LGA of Benue State. He said SPIN is a Federal Government and World Bank-sponsored project, supported by a loan facility of 500 million US dollars from the World Bank. Prof Utsev explained that the project is aimed at rehabilitating and upgrading existing dams across the country to boost the nation’s hydropower, scale…