Author: Candid Reporters

The Body of Benchers Complex in Abuja was abuzz with excitement as Hon. Iheanyi Frank Chinasa, Abia State Liaison Officer to the National Assembly, attended the Call to Bar Ceremony for Nigeria’s newest lawyers. Hon. Chinasa celebrated the achievements of young Abians who have successfully completed their legal training and were being called to the Bar. In his congratulatory message, Hon. Chinasa urged the new lawyers to uphold the highest ethical standards, be fearless in the face of injustice, and become torchbearers of truth in every courtroom. He emphasized that their call to the Bar was not just a personal…

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has secured the freedom of Mr. Ogbonnaya Igbojionu and two others who have been imprisoned for 26 years after being sentenced to death over allegations of stolen electricity generating set in 2023. ‎According to the press statement from the office of the Chief Press Secretary to the Abia State Governor, the released victims Ogbonnaya Igbojionu, Olawale Adediji and one other who wasn’t presented and names not made available were presented to Governor Otti on Saturday by Hon. Simon Oshi from Enugu State. Hon. Oshi was said to have reached out to Governor Otti for…

The Chairman, Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Linus Nto Mbah says the traditional rulers leadership in Abia State suspended Eze Nnamdi Ofoegbu because of insubordination and flagrant disregard to the instructions of the council and not his affinity with President Bola Tinubu or RT. Hon. Benjamin Kalu. Eze Linus Mbah was reacting to a malicious and unfounded online news report with a headline, “Abia State Government Suspends Monarch Over Alleged Support for Tinubu Benjamin Kalu”. He explained the content of the letter which he equally made available to the press was not ambiguous and did not mention Mr.…

Hon. Iheanyi Frank Chinasa, the Abia State Liaison Officer to the National Assembly, was among the distinguished participants at the Q2 Executive Council Retreat of the Abia State Government, which held at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia. The two-day retreat, themed “Sustaining Momentum: Leadership in Motion,” is a bold initiative of the Governor, His Excellency Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, aimed at deepening collaboration, sharpening leadership focus, and ensuring optimal performance from members of the Executive Council. Speaking at the retreat, Hon. Iheanyi Frank Chinasa described the program as timely, strategic, and a reflection of the Governor’s unwavering commitment to…

The Ukwa La Ngwa Council of Elders has reaffirmed its support for the creation of Aba State, championed by some Abia representatives in the National Assembly. The Elders who made the position known after a virtual meeting on Sunday, June 22, 2025 and presided over by their Leader, Dr Max Nduaguibe, also commended efforts by Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti to secure Ukwa La Ngwa Land and indeed the entire Abia State. The Council in a statement co-signed by Admin Secretary, Dr Nwaoha Eugene Uzo suggested that the process of recruitment of persons into the new homeland security agency…

A federal high court in Abuja has implored the senate to reexamine recalling Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, from suspension. In a judgment delivered on Friday, Binta Nyako, presiding judge, described Akpoti-Uduaghan’s six-month suspension by the senate as “excessive”. Justice Nyako, while delivering judgement on Friday, stated that Natasha’s six-month suspension was excessive. She faulted the provision of Chapter 8 of the Senate Standing Rules as well as section 14 of the Legislative Houses, Powers & Privileges Act, declaring both as overreaching, stressing that the two legislations failed to specify the maximum period that a serving lawmaker could be suspended…

Abure’s Faction reiterated the party’s rejection of the newly formed coalition, describing it as a gathering of “recycled. Peter Obi, Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election has been issued a 48-hour ultimatum to resign from the party following his involvement in a new opposition coalition. The Ultimatum was given by the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP). In a statement on Thursday, Obiora Ifoh, LP spokesperson, reiterated the party’s rejection of the newly formed coalition, describing it as a gathering of “recycled, desperate and frustrated politicians”. “Former Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Gregory…

For several months, some funny characters who ripped off Abia state in the past by embezzling State allocations, Paris Club Refund of 22 billion naira, Loans, Bailout funds, Ecological Funds, Internally Generated Revenue and other accruals, have been levelling unverified allegations against Governor Alex Otti and his government, especially as it concerns hundreds of billions of nonexistent loans they alleged that the present government has taken.Sadly, these guys have never tendered any documents to substantiate their ridiculous allegations. Just recently, Governor Otti revealed that his government had paid down a huge chunk of the loan incurred by the previous government,…

The former Nigerian Senate President cites deepening internal divisions, unresolved leadership crisis in PDP. David Mark, Nigeria’s former Senate President has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing deepening internal divisions, unresolved leadership crisis and irreconcilable differences. In a letter dated June 27 and addressed to the PDP Chairman in his Otukpo Ward, Benue State, sighted by Channels Television on Wednesday, Mark said that the issues in the party have reduced it to a shadow of its former self and exposed it to public embarrassment. “I bring warm greetings to you and members of the Peoples Democratic…

Wike described reports of allocating lands to his children in FCT as blackmail, Minister’s aide, says land was duly allocated. Nyesom Wike,the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has dismissed reports that he allocated lands to any of his children. In a statement on Tuesday, Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the former Rivers State governor described the reports as an attempt to blackmail him. He urged those seeking to blackmail him to put in more efforts, adding that nothing will stop him from continuing with his developmental efforts in the FCT. Olayinka said: “Last week,…