By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Niger Delta Youth Assembly has commended President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima over the appointment of former member of the House of Representatives, Ochielegor Idagbo, as Zonal Coordinator, Support Group Coordination, South-South, under the APC Presidential Campaign Council. The group described the appointment as timely and strategic, saying Idagbo’s extensive experience in grassroots mobilisation, governance and legislative affairs would strengthen political coordination and mobilisation across the six South-South states. The National Coordinator of the Assembly, Bedford Benjamin, stated this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Saturday. According to him, Idagbo…
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By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 13 chairmanship and One hundred and 71 councillorship seats contested in the Ebonyi State local government elections. The results were announced by the Chairman of the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC), Mr Patrick Enyi, at the commission’s office on Onwe Road, Abakaliki. Among those declared winners was Mr Osborn Umahi, son of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, who emerged chairman-elect of Ohaozara Local Government Area. Other chairmanship candidates declared elected include Mrs Peace Agwu (Ishielu), Hon. Paul Ituma (Ohaukwu), Friday Nwuhuo (Ezza North), Chinedu Mkpuma…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Ghana has reopened a minimum of 600 shops and business offices belonging to Nigerian traders after six months of forced closure, ending a standoff that had locked Nigerian merchants out of their livelihoods since December 2019 following a disagreement between traders in the markets. The development was disclosed on Tuesday, 18 August, 2026 in Abuja by the President of the National Association of Nigerian Traders in Ghana, Dr. Ken Ukaoha, during a solidarity visit to the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa. Ukaoha said the visit was specifically to commend Dabiri-Erewa for her…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The All Progressives Congress (APC)has inaugurated coordinators of the Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat Consolidated Renewed Hope 2027 campaign group in Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area, firing the opening shot of what the party describes as a determined grassroots mobilisation drive to secure victory for President Bola Tinubu’s second term bid and deliver the Lagos governorship to APC candidate Dr. Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat in 2027. The inauguration took place on Sunday, 23 August, 2026 in Eti-Osa East LCDA, Lagos, with the Lagos State Board of Trustees Chairman of KOH Consolidated Renewed Hope 2027, Ismal Azeez, describing the…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has warned politicians and their supporters against allowing political contests to create divisions among Nigerians, stressing that the bonds of brotherhood and national unity must remain stronger than electoral competition. Yilwatda issued the warning on Sunday, 23 August, 2026, in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen as his Eid-ul-Mawlid message to Muslims and Nigerians, urging citizens to draw lessons from the life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad, particularly the virtues of compassion, tolerance, unity and peaceful coexistence he said remain directly relevant to Nigeria’s current…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Kwara State Government has urged young people to look beyond white-collar employment and embrace skills acquisition and entrepreneurship as alternatives for securing their economic future. The state Commissioner for Youth Development, Ndanusa Shehu, gave the advice in Ilorin on Saturday, 22 August, 2026 while speaking on opportunities available to young people across different sectors. He said the limited availability of conventional jobs made it necessary for youths to acquire marketable skills and explore opportunities that could enable them to become self-reliant and, ultimately, create jobs for others. “Rather than focusing only on white-collar jobs, our…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The wife of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Sekinat Oyebamiji, has expressed pride in her husband, Bola Oyebamiji, over the courage and resilience he displayed throughout the just-concluded governorship election, despite his defeat to Governor Ademola Adeleke. Sekinat, in a tribute shared on her social media page, commended her husband for the strength, dedication and commitment he demonstrated during the electoral race, stressing that his effort alone made her proud to call him her husband, regardless of the outcome of the poll. She recalled the countless hours, sacrifices and energy her…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has warned that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is becoming a major threat to human and environmental health, urging residents to stop self-medicating with antibiotics and antimalarial drugs. Abayomi raised the concern in a statement shared on his X handle on Saturday, 22 August, 2026 stressing that government alone could not tackle the growing threat. He said the unnecessary or incorrect use of antimicrobial medicines gives microorganisms opportunities to develop resistance, making some medicines increasingly ineffective. “One Health is not a slogan. It is a warning,” Abayomi said. “Antimicrobial Resistance…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, has been named the recipient of the Daily Times Nigeria @100 Politician of the Year Award. The APC disclosed this in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, on Saturday, 22 August,2026. According to the party, the award is part of activities marking the 100th anniversary of Daily Times and recognises Yilwatda’s leadership, public service and contributions to national development. “The All Progressives Congress (APC) is pleased to announce that the Party’s National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, has been…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has explained why he could not have served as Director-General of President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 Presidential Campaign Council, saying he is not a member of the All Progressives Congress and does not want to risk losing his states. Wike spoke on Saturday, 22 August, 2026 after inspecting the Apo-Karshi and Kubwa-Bwari roads in Abuja, a day after the Presidency announced the composition of the APC Presidential Campaign Council and named former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, as its Director-General. Asked whether he would have wanted to…