Author: Candid Reporters

The Director of the City Boy Movement in Abia State, Mayor Lucky Igbokwe (Don Lulu), joined the Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Idris Aregbe, alongside other distinguished guests, at the recently concluded Freedom Cup Friendly Match held in Lagos. The event, organized as part of activities marking the 250th Anniversary of American Independence, brought together Team USA and Team Lagos in a symbolic football encounter that celebrated friendship, cultural exchange, and the enduring relationship between Nigeria and the United States. Speaking on the significance of the event, Hon. Idris Aregbe expressed…

The Online Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (OMPAN), Abia State Chapter, has congratulated the member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah, who also serves as the Patron of the Association, on the occasion of his birthday. In a congratulatory message endorsed by the Chairman of the Association, Comrade Promise Uzoma Okoro, anipr, OMPAN described Hon. Ogah as an outstanding legislator, grassroots politician, and philanthropist whose commitment to the welfare of his constituents and the development of Abia State has continued to earn him admiration across political and social divides. The Association noted that…

HAPPY DEMOCRACY DAY MESSAGE On this special occasion of Democracy Day, I extend my warmest greetings to the good people of Abia State and Nigerians across the country. Today, we celebrate the resilience of our democratic journey, the sacrifices of our heroes, and the enduring power of the people’s voice in shaping our nation’s future. Democracy remains our strongest tool for fostering unity, justice, development, and good governance. As we commemorate this important day, I commend the efforts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, in advancing his Renewed Hope Agenda and working towards economic reforms, national development, and a stronger…

The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises Niger-Delta (LIFE-ND) is strengthening its enterprise groups by integrating them into the Commodity Apex Development Association (CADA) in order to face the challenges of the agro intervention and maintain sustainability in the state after the project exit. CADA is LIFE-ND’ farmers cooperative, an umbrella economic group that is saddled with the responsibility of loan disbursement and repayment, community project oversight, institutional strengthening and coordination. According to Mr. Anthony Nwaobilor, the Rural Institution, Youth and Gender Officer of Abia LIFE-ND, during the strengthening and inauguration of CADA executives in visited communities, said the exercise is a…

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…

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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…