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'Only Katsina Govt Can Explain How My Father's Corpse Was Retrieved From Bandits’ Den’ – Son Of Late Retd Maj. Gen. Rabe Abubakar | #NwokeukwuMascot

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  News   The family of the late retired Major General Rabe Abubakar has demanded answers from the Katsina State Government over the circumstances surrounding the recovery of the former military officer’s corpse, insisting that only the government can explain how his body was brought back while his wife remains in the custody of armed bandits . Speaking in an interview conducted in Hausa with DW Hausa , Ishaka Rabe Abubakar , son of the deceased military officer, dismissed reports suggesting that his mother had regained freedom, maintaining that she is still being held captive by the terrorists. Abubakar and his wife, Amina, were abducted on May 30 while travelling along the Marabar Musawa Kafinsoli Road in Katsina State. The couple was reportedly ambushed by armed bandits near Zakin Baure village in Matazu Local Government Area, during which their driver sustained gunshot injuries. News of his death stirred widespread reactions, with conflicting accounts emerging over the c...

Rising Insecurity: Thieves Steal Chief Magistrate’s Vehicle Outside Court Premises in Abia | #NwokeukwuMascot

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  News   Fresh concerns over the worsening security situation in Umuahia , the Abia State capital, have emerged following the theft of a vehicle belonging to a serving chief magistrate from directly outside a court premises in broad daylight. The stolen vehicle, a black Toyota Corolla belonging to Chief Magistrate Mrs. Ngozi Pearl Lekwa of Court 2, Umuahia, was reportedly taken from where it was parked along Finbarrs Road, adjacent to the court complex. Recounting the incident, Mrs. Lekwa disclosed that she arrived at work at about 9:00 a.m. and parked the vehicle outside the court premises before proceeding to her office to attend to official duties. According to her, she had planned to briefly step out later in the day to attend to some personal errands. However, when she left her office shortly after noon, she was shocked to discover that the vehicle had vanished from where it had been parked. The magistrate said a friend later informed her that she had seen t...

APC National Leadership Debunks Reports Claiming Primaries Were Nullified Across Nigeria | #NwokeukwuMascot

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  News   The National Leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed as false and misleading reports circulating on some media platforms alleging that the National Working Committee (NWC) has nullified the recently concluded party primary elections conducted across the federation. In a statement issued by the media team of the APC National Secretariat, the party clarified that the National Chairman of the APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, never announced or authorized the cancellation of any primary election results from any state chapter of the party. The statement described the reports as the handiwork of fake news peddlers and political mischief-makers seeking to create confusion, tension, and uncertainty within the party following the successful conduct of the primaries nationwide. “It has come to the notice of the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress that fake news merchants are circulating false claims suggesting that the National Chairman of ...

Senatorial Candidate Erondu Jnr Hails Tinubu’s Emergence as APC Presidential Candidate | #NwokeukwuMascot

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  News   The APC Senatorial Candidate for Abia South Senatorial District, Erondu Uchenna Erondu Jnr, has hailed the emergence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 General Elections, following his emphatic victory at the party’s presidential primary election. In a statement signed by his spokesperson, George Egejuru, and made available to newsmen on Monday, the lawmaker representing Obingwa-West State Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly described President Tinubu’s emergence as a reflection of the overwhelming confidence, trust, and support he enjoys among APC members and Nigerians at large. Erondu Jnr stated that the President’s landslide victory further demonstrates the unity, strength, and internal democratic culture of the APC, noting that the peaceful and transparent conduct of the primary election once again distinguished the ruling party from others. The former Chairman of Obingw...