Author: Candid Reporters

Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti will flag-off the construction of the Abia Medical City on the 10th of July, 2025, a project designed to reverse medical tourism in Nigeria . Also to be flagged off soon, are 11 rural roads projects and 3 agro-logistics hubs or markets under the World Bank Assisted Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP). The Commissioner for Information Prince Okey Kanu disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists at Government House Umuahia, on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti. “The Abia Medical City is the…

The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a security alert advising American citizens to avoid non-essential travel to military and government facilities in Abuja due to increased global security concerns. The alert, released by the US Embassy on Monday, stated that all embassy personnel and their families are currently prohibited from visiting military sites or other government venues in the Nigerian capital unless for official purposes. This advisory came in the wake of unspecified global developments that have prompted heightened security measures and a reevaluation of movement around sensitive locations. American citizens residing in or visiting Nigeria are urged…

Passengers who boarded commercial vehicle of Benue Links Transport Company has been hijacked by hoodlums at Eke, along the Otukpo-Otukpa Road in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident took place at approximately 6:30 pm on Sunday, with reports indicating that the attackers robbed all the passengers before taking them into the bush. According to eyewitnesses, the Benue State All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Comrade Austin Agada, who happened to be passing by shortly after the incident, alerted the security operatives. Meanwhile, a combined team of security agencies is currently scouring the area in search of the victims.…

The memorial park in Ondo built to honour and immortalise the worshippers of St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, killed in 2022 has been demolished by Ondo government. The memorial park was built by a former governor of the state, the late Rotimi Akeredolu. The cenotaph — which had the names of the victims of the attack and was located at the heart of the ancient town — was said to have been demolished on the order of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The Chief Press Secretary to Aiyedatiwa, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, confirmed the demolition of the monument to newsmen. He said…

-Hon. Iheanyi Frank Chinasa reaffirms support ,vows to deliver Otti more votes, and reclaimthe Bende mandate.

House of Representatives’ Constitution Review Committee is set to conduct public hearings across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones next month. The hearings, which aim to gather input from citizens on proposed constitutional amendments, will take place in two phases. Speaking at the joint session of consultants and the secretariats of the House and Senate Constitution Review Committees in Abuja on Friday, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives who is also the chairman of the House Committee on Constitutional Review highlighted the timeline of the zonal public hearings. He said that the first phase will cover the northern geopolitical zones,…

The Nigeria National Coalition Group (NNCG) has formally applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking to register a new political party ahead of the 2027 general elections in Nigeria. The request was contained in an application letter, dated 19th June, 2025, and was stamped received by INEC on 20 June, 2025. CANDID REPORTERS learnt that the name of the proposed political party is All Democratic Alliance (ADA). CANDID REPORTERS also learnt that the letter was signed by the association’s Protem National Chairman, Chief Akin A. Rickets. The request contained the acronym, slogan, logo, manifesto, constitution and ideology of the proposed party. The letter…

The former minority leader in the 7th Abia state house of assembly, Hon. Chijioke Chukwu has expressed his appreciation to president Bola Tinubu for signing into law two federal institutions to be cited in Abia state, a feat which was facilitated by the indefatigable Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu. The former minority leader said there has never been any such development in any state where two tertiary institutions were established simultaneously to the benefits of the people. He stressed that the establishment of the institutions in Abia state will boost the economy of the state…

Former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Moses Thomas Sule and 14 other members has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged money laundering. The 14 members are: Gwottson Fom, Sani Abubakar, Jwe Philip Gwom, Thomas Dantong, Happiness Mathew Akawu, Cornelius Dotyok and Agbalak Ibrahim. Other members are: Danjuma Azi, Fwangje Bala Ndat, Salome Tanimu Wanglet, Namba Rimuyat, Nimchak Rims, Ishaku Maren and Paul Datugun. CANDID REPORTERS learnt that the former legislators were arrested following claims by some concerned citizens of the state against them for allegedly violating the Money Laundering (Prevention and…

President Bola Tinubu has visited surviving victims of last Friday’s brutal attack in Yelewata community in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. Tinubu visited the North-Central state following the attack which left over 59 people dead and several others injured. The President went straight to the hospital after arriving at the Tactical Air Command, Nigerian Air Force Base, Makurdi, at about 12:58 pm on Wednesday. He later left the hospital for the new Banquet Hall of the Benue State Government House where he is expected to meet with major stakeholders in the state in view of the violent attacks that have…