By Ovat Abeng Eighteen journalists who were touring electoral Wards and communities of the 7 Councils that made up the Anambra South senatorial zone where the bye-elections held were on Saturday arrested and detained under menacing gunpoint by the operatives of the Anambra State Vigilante Service (aka Udo-Gachi). The journalists had gone to Nnewi, in…
By Ovat Abeng The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, declared Chief Emmanuel Nwachukwu of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) winner of the Saturday 16th August, 2025 bye-election conducted in Anambra South. Nwachukwu pooled 90,408 votes to defeat Chief Azuka Okwuosa of All Progressive Congress (APC) who scored 19,812 votes and Donald Amamgbo…
By Ovat Abeng As Anambra braces for the August 16th senatorial bye-election and the 2025 gubernatorial polls, the Anambra State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has urged young people to take active roles in civic engagement, community unity, cultural preservation and leadership development. In an exclusive interview with Journalists in Awka, on Wednesday, the Anambra…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has applauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for excluding candidates sponsored by the court-sacked National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, from the August 16 by-elections in the state. Addressing a press conference in Awka on Thursday, the state chairman of the…
By Ovat Abeng Deputy Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the November 8, 2025 governorship election in Anambra State, Senator Uche Ekwunife has warned Governor Soludo to get ready to hand over power as Anambra State government House is not his “birthright”. Senator Ekwunife was addressing party faithful in her country home,…
By Ovat Abeng The member representing Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South federal constituency in the 10th National Assembly Abuja, Hon. Chidi Mark Obetta has said that he and his colleagues have been vindicated for defecting to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu state to embrace the governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah’s administration. Recall that Hon Obetta and…
By Ovat Abeng Traders in Anambra, on Saturday, endorsed the governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC), Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu for the November 8, 2025 governorship election in the state. The traders, from over 1000 markets across the Anambra North, Anambra South and Anambra Central Senatorial zones, said they were tired of insecurity and other…
Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, will be one of the leading candidates to confront incumbent President Bola Tinubu, in the 2027 presidential poll, a close ally of the Bayelsa-born politician confirmed to Vanguard yesterday. The ally, who is also in the People Democratic Party, PDP, as Jonathan, told Vanguard that the plan to draft…
By Ovat Abeng Ahead of the 2025 Anambra governorship election, the Labour Party candidate, Dr. George Moghalu, and his running mate, Mrs. Ifeoma Okaro, have appointed Hon. Afam Ogene as the party’s Director of Media and Publicity. This strategic appointment comes as part of a broader team of seasoned technocrats, politicians, professionals, and grassroots mobilizers…
By Ovat Abeng Governorship candidate of Action Action (AA) Ozo Nweke has charged co-contestants to insist on issue-based campaigns than making derogatory statements with their attendant self dishonour. Nweke who gave the advice in a statement on Wednesday also urged them to shun temptation of contemplating display of legendary misspeak, including negative attributes that would…