Author: Candid Reporters

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate was 15.69 percent in April 2026 – up from 15.38 percent in March. The NBS announced the increase in its consumer price index (CPI) report on Friday.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announces the postponement of the House of Representatives Primary Election for the 2027 General Elections to Saturday, 16th May, 2026. The APC in the release stated that Previously announced Primary Election dates for the Senate, State Houses of Assembly, Governorship and Presidential primaries remain unchanged. According to the press release from the national headquarters of the party, the primaries will now be held as follows:

The All Progressives Congress ( APC) Umuahia North Stakeholders have agreed that the House of Representatives position for the Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency be ceded to the Ohuhu Clan to enable the clan complete the remaining four years of the existing eight-year tenure arrangement. According to the communiqué seen by CANDID REPORTERS, the group has it that all aspirants present at the meeting collectively agreed to support the emergence of an Ohuhu son Mayor Lucky Igbokwe (Don Lulu) for the House of Representatives position in the spirit of unity, fairness, and political inclusiveness. The decision was reached on Thursday after wide…

The Governor of Abia state and the leadership of Labour party in Abia state has offered the member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, Hon. Obi Aguocha an automatic ticket to return the the house of representatives. This is coming as the party begins the sales of Nomination Forms and screening of aspirants. The development underscores the depth of Hon Aguocha’s acceptance and intrinsic utility to the party and the state. Speaking to Newsmen shortly after the presentation, Hon. Aguocha said “this is a great honour done to me by the leader of our great party, and the true liberator of Abia…

The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises Niger- Delta LIFE-ND Project in Abia State has held a Step Down Training for incubators (Trainers) and incubatees (Trainers) of the project on uses and application of standards, weights and measures in agro business. The training was held on Tuesday in Umuahia, the Abia State Capital. According to the State Project Coordinator (SPC), Dr Uchenna Rowland Onyeizu, the step down training is in collaboration with the Abia State ministry of agriculture to meet the LIFE-ND Project mission and vision. Dr. Onyeizu clarified that the training is to further equip the incubators and incubatees with practical…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from sanctioning broadcast stations and presenters over the expression of personal opinions, alleged intimidation of guests, or failure to maintain neutrality. CANDID REPORTERS gathered that Justice Daniel Osiagor granted the interim injunction on Monday following an ex parte application filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE). The suit was argued by counsel to the applicants, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN). The court order prevents the NBC from enforcing several provisions of the 6th Edition of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code pending the determination…

The Legal Counsel to Promise Uzoma Okoro, a Journalist and Former Deputy Chairman of Bende Local Government Area of Abia State has issued a N100 million demand notice against a self-acclaimed social media user Janny Linda Ozochi Over alleged defamatory and cyberbullying publications targeted at Hon. Chief Promise Uzoma Okoro (anipr), popularly known as PUO and the Mother. The demand was contained in a legal letter dated May 5, 2026, written by LADU .N. MARTINS & CO., solicitors to the Supreme Court of Nigeria, acting on behalf of Hon. Promise Uzoma Okoro. According to the letter, Ozochi allegedly used her…

By Ochiagha Reagan Ufomba ~ it’s statutory~ it’s spiritual~ it’s the law of soccer Great Abians, I write to you not merely as a stakeholder in our collective journey, but as one who has walked the long and often difficult road in pursuit of a better Abia State; a road many of you have walked with me. You will recall our collective historic journey in 2011, and that in 2015, I stood in contest for the governorship of our dear state alongside Alex Otti. That contest was not a fleeting political exercise; it was a protracted struggle that tested the…

By Ebere Uzoukwa, Phd Abia State’s qualification for the 700 million dollar World Bank supported SURWASH programme stands as a defining moment in its development trajectory. It signals a clear endorsement of the state’s governance direction under Governor Alex Chioma Otti. Far from being incidental, this achievement reflects a disciplined commitment to transparency, accountability and prudent management of public resources; qualities that have steadily restored confidence in Abia’s institutions and leadership. Abia State’s emergence as one of the six beneficiaries of the programme is neither accidental nor politically convenient, rather an outcome of a deliberate governance shift anchored on transparency,…

Gracelyn Adanne Oko, a former Flo FM staff member has picked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination form to join the election contest for the Ohafia North state constituency of Abia State. Gracelyn, hails from the Amaogudu community in Abriba, Ohafia local government area of Abia State. She obtained her expression of interest form on Monday at the PDP Secretariat in Umuahia, Abia State. In her address to newsmen after obtaining the form, Gracelyn said beyond her passion for leadership, she will bring her years of human resource management to the realities of the rural economy, food system, and the…