Author: Drum Africa Correspondent
The Imo State Police Command has denied media reports alleging the abduction of students of Government Girls Secondary School, Okigwe Road, Owerri, by suspected herdsmen. Earlier today, there were reports that four students of the school were abducted, but recent reaction from police proved it was all lies. In a statement released, the command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, said the report is entirely false, unfounded, and should be disregarded by members of the public. Okoye mentioned that following the misleading report, the Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Audu Garba Bosso, directed the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of…
The Enugu State Government has dismissed as false and misleading reports circulating on social media and other platforms alleging that innocent citizens were attacked in Awgu, Awgu Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Enugu State, Dr. Malachy Agbo, the government categorically stated that no such incident occurred anywhere in Awgu or any other part of the state. Agbo described the report as a fabrication deliberately concocted by individuals seeking to misinform the public and create unnecessary panic. According to the Commissioner, residents of Awgu and other communities across Enugu…
Former special adviser to ex-president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Jude Imagwe has reacted to speculation about former president participating in the 2027 presidential election. Jude Imagwe while speaking in an interview on News Central Television, described former president Goodluck Jonathan as a man who is neither hungry for power nor power drunk. The ex-presidential aide stated that there is no indication that Goodluck Jonathan collected or submitted any presidential nomination form amid his being adopted by the Turaki-led faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the faction’s presidential candidate for 2027. “One thing is clear. That is the fact that…
Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Anambra State has cautioned Ndi Igbo to avoid wasting their votes in the 2027 elections for President, Senate, Federal House of Representatives, and State House of Assembly seats, emphasising that the Igbos’ votes are crucial to ensuring President Bola Tinubu’s re-election, as their support counts in their own interests. Speaking in Awka during a courtesy visit by the Women’s Wing of the City Boy Movement, led by his daughter Adaora Ifeatu Soludo, at the Anambra State Light House auditorium in Awka on June 1, 2026. He said that Ndi Igbo should be part of making…
The Imo State Ministry of Education, Primary and Secondary Education (MOPSE) has issued a stern warning to proprietors of private and faith-based schools, cautioning that continued disregard for government directives could lead to the revocation of their operational licences. In a public notice signed by Hon. Commissioner Prof. B. T. O. Ikegwuoha on May 29, 2026, the ministry expressed concern over repeated acts of civil disobedience by some mission schools, particularly their refusal to comply with declared public holidays. According to the statement, despite the Federal Government’s declaration of May 27 and 28, 2026 as public holidays, several Catholic schools…
The Abia State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) conducted what it termed primary elections for the 2027 Governorship, National Assembly and State House of Assembly candidates with Governor Alex Otti emerging as the gubernatorial candidate, scoring a total of 368,230 votes. DrumAfricanews reports that many LP chieftains were bittered with manner with which Governor singlehandedly bought forms for his preferred candidates, making it impossible for other interested parties from participating. Impeccable sources told our correspondent that most LP hopeful aspirants were shocked when the Governor decided to shutdown everyone in Senatorial, House of Representatives and House of Assembly positions…
Rt. Rev. Samuel Ezeofor, the Bishop, Diocese of Aguata Anglican Communion, has decried appointments being made by the present administration in Anambra State which he noted were skewed in favour of the Catholic denomination. Ezeofor made the disclosure on Saturday in his Presidential Charge delivered during the Third Session of the Seventh Synod of the Diocese themed “God’s Great Task For The Church: The Great Commitment: Raising A Godly Generation,” at Ezira, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State. “The recent appointments say so much about this. We know that the governor looks for the best from anywhere, but…
…Rallies Support for Tinubu’s Re-election Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, PhD, CFR, has told former Abia State APC aspirants that their participation in the last party primaries was not in vain, describing them as critical stakeholders whose sacrifices remain “priceless” to the party’s future. Speaking at a strategic stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Thursday, Kalu commended the courage of all aspirants who purchased nomination forms for various elective offices, stressing that the very step to contest was itself a form of recognition. He said: “You didn’t fail. You stepped forward to be recognized…
By Stanley Okoronkwo When the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost the 2023 governorship election in Abia State, people around the state and beyond believed the party was dead. All of a sudden, the party rose from the abyss and started making headlines from its 2027 primaries. For a party that has ruled Abia for years and left power for three years, many of their members left, remaining only but a few who stood firm to defend the party in all cases, including defending the indefensible and abysmal administration of Dr Okezie Ikpeazu. One of those that stood was Chief John…
By Sam Esiaba There comes a moment in public life when desperation sheds its disguise, not through courage, conviction, or strength, but through the instruments of intimidation, manipulation, and coercion. Across politics and society, there are men who mistake blackmail for strategy, propaganda for influence, and noise for power. They manufacture falsehoods, weaponize relationships, and trade deception like merchants of chaos, hoping fear will achieve what credibility cannot. But blackmail has limits. Lies, no matter how carefully tailored, eventually collide with truth. Deception, no matter how loudly amplified, struggles to survive beneath the crushing weight of facts, consistency, and character.…