Author: Candid Reporters

Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), on Monday hosted suspended Rivers assembly lawmakers in the United Kingdom(UK). In a video shared on X, Lere Olayinka, senior special assistant on public communications and social media to the minister, said the lawmakers, “who are in the UK for legislative capacity building”, were hosted to a dinner by the minister. Olayinka added that “Wike left Nigeria on Sunday night after visiting his political friends and associates in Port Harcourt, Rivers State”. A statement last week by Martins Wachukwu, special assistant on media to Martin Amaewhule, speaker of the Rivers assembly, said the UK…

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, has filed a N5 billion suit against her colleague, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, over alleged defamation. The suit was filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan through her lawyer, Michael Jonathan Numa, at the federal capital territory high court. In the suit, the Kogi senator asked the court to declare that the statements made by Nwaebonyi, senator representing Ebonyi north, during an interview on Channels Television on March 6, 2025, are false and malicious. Akpoti-Uduaghan said the Ebonyi senator labelled her a “gold digger, habitual liar, and habitual blackmailer” during the interview. The Kogi senator asked the court to rule…

In what could be described as a strong economic testimonial, Chief Kingsley Nwaobilor, a seasoned financial expert and the CEO of DreamSpring Microfinance Institution, has declared that Aba, the commercial heartbeat of Abia State, is experiencing a massive economic turnaround under Governor Alex Otti. Speaking during an exclusive interview with Emenike Iroegbu on the popular AF Television programme FOCAL POINT, Nwaobilor praised the Otti-led administration for launching a development wave that has not only restored confidence in the local economy but also set the pace for sustainable growth in small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs). According to Nwaobilor, what is happening…

The attention of Abia State government has been drawn to a post by a faceless blogger alleging that the Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, “has approved the involvement of IPOB’s Eastern Security Network (ESN) to confront Fulani Herdsmen and Protect Abia Farmers, following the continued inaction of Nigerian Security Forces”. It’s important to state that the above statement is false, malicious and misleading, and has nothing to do with Abia state government led by Governor Alex Otti. The post is intended to create disaffection and cause unnecessary tention in the state. The authors of the…

The Governor of Abia State, His Excellency Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, earlier today, April 4, 2025, received with excitement the judgement of the Supreme Court of Nigeria which sacked the Julius Abure led National Working Committee of Labour Party, paving the way for the return of peace, unity and order in the party. Governor Otti said the leadership of the party has been vindicated by the Supreme Court judgement which rightly held that Abure and his NWC had since “outlived their tenure” which informed the establishment of the Senator Nenadi Usman-led National Caretaker Committee in Umuahia the Abia State Capital…

When we talk about Akụ Ruo Ụlọ—the philosophy of bringing wealth home—many people say the words, but few actually live by them. Dr. Uche Ogah is a man who not only believes in this philosophy but has turned it into a powerful reality. He is not just an industrialist; he is a visionary who is transforming Uturu, his hometown, into a vibrant economic hub. Uche Ogah didn’t just build one or two factories. He has already established over ten fully operational factories in his hometown and is constructing a mega industrial city on 198 hectares of land. By 2035, this…

Abia State State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has commiserated with residents of No. 73 Lagos Street, Off Ngwa road, Aba on the fire incidence that engulfed the second floor of their two storey building, destroying property worth millions of Naira. The Governor, who was speaking when he paid an unscheduled visit to the site of the inferno, located at Lagos Street, at Aba South Local Government Area described the incidence as unfortunate. He urged the victims to take heart and assured that government would help them reduce the effect of the lost on them as well as support them to…

The High Court of Bayelsa State, sitting in Yenagoa, has issued an interim order restraining associates of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, from holding a planned rally in the state. The rally, which was scheduled to take place in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, on April 12, 2025, is part of an event organized by the NEW Associates group to show solidarity for Minister Wike. Hon. Justice I.A. Uzakah granted the Motion Ex-Parte in Suit No. BYHC/YHC/CV/133/2025, which was filed by Bayelsa State Attorney General, Biriyai Dambo (SAN). The court’s order, which temporarily halts the planned rally,…

A High Court in Port Harcourt has barred the Nigerian Police and the Department of State Services from arresting or summoning the Chief of Staff to the suspended state governor, Edison Ehie over allegations made by the former Rivers Head of Service, Dr. George Nwaeke. Justice I.P.C. Igwe issued the ruling filed by Ehie against the Inspector-General of Police, the Commissioner of Police in Rivers State, the Nigeria Police Force, the Police Service Commission, the Director-General of the DSS, the Rivers State DSS Director, and the DSS. He gave the ruling on Thursday. In the ruling on Thursday, Justice Igwe…

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has barred parties in the suit filed by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and three others from granting press interviews on issues relating to the case. Nyako issued the order on Friday following a complaint by Kehinde Ogunwumiju (SAN), a lawyer to Akpabio, that the plaintiff was moving from one television house to another, granting press interviews on issues relating to her case, currently pending before the court. In a ruling, Justice Nyako said there shall be no press interviews by all parties…