Author: Candid Reporters

Dear Dom Nik, let me respond to you once again on government’s interventions in our health sector, especially the Umunnato Hospital you wrote about. I have chosen to do this, so that unsuspecting members of the public are not misled by you to believe what is inaccurate. Below in quote is a post you made a few days ago which reads thus: “Any Man who advices a Government to knock down a Secondary Health Center to replace same with a Tertiary Health Center without making adequate provision for secondary Health Services has no business Supredenting over a health Sector in…

The Abia State All Progressives Congress (APC) State working committee(SWC) has demanded for the immediate dismissal, referral for criminal investigation and prosecution of Mr. Yusuf Muyideen Ahmed, an ICT staff member attached to the National Secretariat of the APC. In the petition sighted by CANDID REPORTERS, it read that the evidence before the Committee indicates that Mr. Muyideen, acted in flagrant breach of his position of trust, actively sabotaged the recently concluded National Assembly primary elections in Abia State. The Abia SWC also alleged that Prince Paul Ikonne, orchestrated the unlawful diversion and theft of sensitive electoral materials designated for…

Year of Publication: 2026.Pages: 271. Publishers: Zilies Print ‘n’ Brands. Opposite Bayelsa Medical University, Imgbi Road, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Phone: 08036173557, 08089115294, 07083741065. Book Reviewer: Kabowei Akamande (Email: oweiak@yahoo.com; Phone: 0703 846 3111). Akparakata: An Intellectual Militant Writer from a Besieged HomelandThe author published “Alamieyeseigha in the Face of History” in 2026. By this period the Ijaw nation is effectively under siege: The foremost Ijaw nationalist called Henry Emomotimi Okah, who prosecuted a just war to save imperiled Ijaws as well as other regional minorities, is a Prisoner of War, POW, in South Africa. Charles Okah, his sibling, is also…

Indigenes of Umunenweze Okpualla Community, Okaiuga Nkwoegwu, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State on Wednesday protested an alleged land grabbing by their alleged ousted traditional ruler and community heads.  The protesters took their protest to the government house, Umuahia, where they described the alleged act by their community heads as a brazen act of lawlessness, impunity and daylight robbery being orchestrated against the people. The protesters were seen carrying placards of various inscription such as ”Governor Otti come to our rescue”, ”we say no to illegal land grabbers”.  The protesters alleged that Eze Paul Onuigbo Uzuegbu, who they…

Gunmen have abducted Olaide John-Paul, the younger sister of Adebayo Adelabu, former minister of power, alongside her twin sons, in Ibadan, Oyo state. In a statement on Wednesday, Femi Awogboro, one of Adelabu’s media aides, confirmed that John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, were kidnapped by armed men on Wednesday morning. According to the statement, the 43-year-old was abducted at about 7:30am while on her way to drop the children at school in Ibadan. “The abductors also forcefully took away her 12-year-old twin sons who were with her at the time of the incident,” the statement reads.…

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Abia State has pleaded with Governor Alex Otti to convey their message to President Bola Tinubu for the release of kidnapped pupils and teachers in Oyo State who were kidnapped May, 15, 2026 The teachers on Tuesday made the request when they embarked on a solidarity rally over the abduction of teachers and pupils in Oyo State. The solidarity rally took off from the Secretariat and highlighted at the government house, Umuahia. The rally was led by comrade Madu Friday, the Abia State NUT Chairman. Comrade Madu said the NUT in Abia were…

Emeka Okorafor, the organizing secretary of Abia APC, former house member representing Isuikwuato State Constituency of Abia State has applauded the conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections held in Abia State. Okoroafor in his commendation speech on Monday also applauded Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives and the state working committee (SWC) of the Abia APC for a peaceful conduct of the primary election which he also said was fairly conducted. Okoroafor noted the mixed feelings of some party faithful and urged them to embrace reconciliation and dialogue to stabilize the party in Abia.…

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed all public primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State to withdraw their services from schools beginning Monday, June 1, 2026, until further notice. According to the directive, issued by the national leadership of the union, the strike is in protest against the continued captivity of abducted teachers and pupils, whose rescue and safe release, according to the Union, “remain uncertain”. It argued that the prolonged detention of the victims has created fear and anxiety among teachers, discouraged parents from sending their children to school, and heightened tension across communities in the…

The President of Master Energy Group of Companies, Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, has expressed profound grief and heartfelt condolences over the passing of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 9 Headquarters, Umuahia, AIG Kanayo Uzuegbu, describing his death as a monumental loss to Abia State, the South-East region, and Nigeria as a whole. In a solemn condolence message, Dr. Ogah paid glowing tribute to the late senior police officer, whom he described as an exceptional security administrator, an accomplished public servant, and a patriot whose life was devoted to the service of humanity and the Federal Republic…

Abia State Governor, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, says he will soon flag-off the construction of the Umuahia Stadium which will be a stadium city. Governor Otti stated this when he received in audience a delegation led by Abia born international footballer and Super Eagles star, Samuel Chukwueze, who visited the Governor in his office, alongside his friends, to thank him for coming to identify with him during his mothers burial over the weekend. Governor Otti stated that the land for the construction of the new stadium has already been acquired, and hinted that he would like Abia people…