Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Regional Colligate Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, South-South, Onochie Osheokwu, has urged the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to zone its presidential ticket to the South.
Osheokwu made this call on Monday while fielding questions in an interview on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST.

His remark is coming as political parties gather momentum for next year’s general elections.

According to him, Nigerians are well aware of who would be the strongest candidate, adding that the former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, from the Southeast, also represents the South

He said, “We in the South-South want the ADC to zone it presidential ticket to the South.

“Among all the contenders, we in the Obidient movement believe the best candidate is clear. The one who embodies the conscience of the movement and the leadership that Nigerians are seeking.

“What happened at Chief John Odigie-Oyegun was a consultation. Like every other person is saying. But it’s so bad that the politics of Nigeria has been reduced to propaganda and not the basic issue confronting the country.”

The Action Peoples Party, APP, has dissolved its Imo State Executive Committee and set up an Interim Caretaker to manage the affairs of the party till further notice.

The party reached the resolution during an emergency meeting held by its National Working Committee, NWC, which was approved by the National Executive Committee, NEC.

Eight-member Interim Caretaker Committee was appointed to oversee the affairs of the party pending its congresses.

The Interim Caretaker Committee members include, Ernest Njesi as Chairman, Emeka Onwukwe as Secretary, Henry Alaribe, Deputy Chairman Owerri zone.

Others are: Ogemdi Ezemonye as Deputy Chairman, Orlu zone, Ernest Ezirim, Deputy Chairman, Okigwe zone, Cajethan Duke as Publicity Secretary and Peter Etoh as Treasurer.

Addressing the Interim Caretaker Committee members, the National Chairman of the party, Uchenna Nnadi, said that the decision taken was to restore internal harmony within party members and urged the newly appointed Caretaker Committee Executive to ensure every member is carried along in their schedule.

In a similar development, the party has officially, written to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, notifying the Commission of its preparedness to conduct congresses at Ward, Local Government and State levels.

In a letter dated March 2, 2026, and addressed to the INEC Chairman, the APP National Chairman, Nnadi, and the National Secretary, Abu Ibrahim Bossan, conveyed the party’s notification in line with statutory requirements for a 21-day notice.

The congresses, according to the National Chairman, will hold on March, 24, 2026, at ward levels, March 26 at Local Government levels and

March 28 at the State levels.

The Federal Capital Territory Administration has stated it will start enforcing compliance on residents who contravene land use and those defaulting with regard to ground rent as well.

This was part of the decisions taken at the FCT Executive Committee meeting on Monday, chaired by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, at his official residence in Life Camp.

Speaking with journalists after the event, Director, Department of Lands Administration, Mr Chijioke Nwankwoeze pointed out that the administration had given defaulters ample time to comply with the Administration’s directive, hence the need to take action on non-compliance.

Mr. Nwankwoeze, further gave an update on the issuance of Certificates of Occupancy in the Federal Capital Territory. He announced that the process of issuing C of O had greatly improved.

“Unlike before when it took years or even decades, in the current dispensation, C of O issuance is possible in as short as one week. The Minister does not waste time in signing C of Os. Once we send the C of Os to him, within two days, they are back”, he revealed.

He went on to unravel the underlying causes of delay in C of O processing to include non-submission of passport photos and refusal to accept or decline the offer of Rights of Occupancy within the stipulated time of 21 days.

The Director Lands also identified other causes of C of O delay to include non-confirmation of Remita payments and the use of unverifiable addresses such as P. O. Box which are not actual physical locations.

Meanwhile a total of three memoranda were presented and ratified by the committee. TheY are, approval for the purchase of diesel for waste disposal and management plants at four districts in the FCT, ratification and procurement of food and non-food items for victims of flood-affected areas in the FCT and the approval and ratification of the contract for the supply of communication gadgets and other equipment for the support of FCT security agencies.

Elaborating on the memoranda, the Coordinator, AMMC, Chief Felix Obuah, said the purchase of diesel for waste disposal and management plants in Mabushi, Jabi, Durumi and Wuye districts was at the cost of N7,300,000,000.

On his part, Director, FCT Department of Procurement, Alhaji Musa Idris, revealed that the supply of communication gadgets and other equipment for FCT security agencies cost the administration N1,133,802,500.

He stated that the essence of the procurement was to support the agencies in their assignments of securing the FCT.

Also addressing journalists, Chief of Staff to the Minister, Chidi Amadi expressed appreciation to the media for its consistency in the reportage of the policies and programmes of the FCT Administration.

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Kano has rejected separate ex parte applications seeking to restrain the Kano State Government from retrieving official vehicles from former commissioners who recently resigned from the State Executive Council.

The ex-commissioners had asked the court to grant an interim injunction preventing the government from taking back the vehicles pending the hearing and determination of their motion on notice.

In their suits, the claimants joined the Attorney General of Kano State, the governor, and the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission as defendants.

Represented by Suraj Sa’ed (SAN) and five other lawyers, the former commissioners argued that their applications were filed pursuant to Order 17 Rule 1 of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2017.

The applicants include former Commissioner for Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Yusuf Ibrahim K/Mata; former Commissioner for Internal Security, AVM Ibrahim Umar (rtd); former Commissioner for Special Duties, Nasir Sule Garo; former Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Adamu Aliyu Kibiya; and former Commissioner for Youth, Mustapha Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso.

They contended that the vehicles were allocated to them as part of their conditions of service upon appointment and argued that, by convention and in line with the determination of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, commissioners are entitled to retain such vehicles at the end of their tenure.

According to affidavits filed in support of their applications, the former commissioners resigned in January this year and urged the court to grant the interim reliefs in the interest of justice, maintaining that the balance of convenience favoured them.

In his ruling, Justice Mahmood Abba Namtari declined to grant the interim orders sought and instead directed that the defendants be put on notice.

The cases were adjourned to March 10 for hearing of the substantive applications.

The Federal Government has approved N48b to 12 selected universities for engineering upgrades.

Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this disclosure on Monday at the inauguration of the Implementation Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund Special High-Impact Intervention Projects in Abuja.

Alausa said the funds would either upgrade existing facilities or support the construction of new engineering workshops where necessary while adding that an additional N20 billion has been provided in the 2026 TETFund guidelines to upgrade engineering facilities in other selected universities.

According to him, beneficiary institutions to receive N4 billion each include:

Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State

Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State

Federal University of Technology, Babura, Jigawa State

Federal University of Technology, Ikot-Abasi, Akwa-Ibom State

Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State

Nigerian Army University, Biu, Borno State

African Aviation and Aerospace University, Abuja

Shehu Shagari University of Education, Sokoto State

Enugu State University of Medical and Applied Sciences

University of Ilesha, Osun

Delta State University

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University