High Court Restrains APC From Conducting State Congress In Ondo

High Court restrains APC from conducting state congress in Ondo. The federal high court in Akure, the Ondo state capital, has restrained the All Progressives Congress (APC) from conducting its state congress scheduled for Tuesday, March 3.

Toyin Adegoke, the presiding judge, issued the order on Monday while ruling on an ex parte application filed by Adedayo Adedeji, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), on behalf of aggrieved party members led by Lawrence Adebayo and 7,427 others.

Adegoke ruled that the APC should not “conduct, hold, proceed with or conclude any state congress in Ondo State” pending the hearing and determination of a motion on notice for an interlocutory injunction.

The judge also restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the APC from “acknowledging, accepting, recognising or giving effect to the purported ward and local government congresses conducted on February 18 and 21, 2026, and the proposed state congress scheduled for March 3, 2026, or any other date”.

He fixed March 26 as the date for the hearing of the case.

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The judgement comes days after the ward congresses of the APC in Ondo state were marred with violence.

On February 17, suspected armed thugs attacked Ade Adetimehin, the caretaker chairman of the APC, during a stakeholders’ meeting at the party’s secretariat in Akure, Ondo state capital.

Adetimehin accused members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), allegedly led by Ademola Odudu, the chairman, of carrying out the attack on the orders of Lucky Aiyedatiwa, governor of Ondo.

However, Aiyedatiwa denied the allegation.

On February 18, two persons were k1lled and five others injured during the APC ward congress in Odode-Idanre, the headquarters of Idanre LGA.

Oluremi Tinubu Sets To Unveils Akwa Ibom Elderly Citizens Centre

Oluremi Tinubu sets to unveils Akwa Ibom elderly citizens centre. The First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, will on Saturday, March 7, 2026, inaugurate the Geriatric Centre in Akwa Ibom State, otherwise known as the ARISE Elderly Citizens Centre.

The facility, also referred to as the ARISE Senior Citizens Centre, is a purpose-built project initiated by Governor Umo Eno to provide comprehensive healthcare, recreation and social support services for elderly residents in the state.

Eno disclosed this during the March edition of the Government House Monthly Covenant Service on Sunday.

According to a statement from the Government House Press Unit, the commissioning of the centre, located along the Uyo–Ikot Ekpene Road on the Arise Medical Corridor, will be one of the highlights of the First Lady’s maiden official visit to the state.

The visit will also feature the grand finale of the ongoing women’s sensitisation and mobilisation tour.

Speaking on the project, Eno said the facility, which includes a health centre and relaxation spots, is specifically designed for senior citizens aged 65 years and above.

“The First Lady of our Nation, Senator Remi Bola Tinubu, will be here on Saturday, March 7, 2026, to inaugurate the Geriatric Centre, otherwise known as ARISE Elderly Citizens Centre.

He also disclosed that the state would take delivery of two new Airbus aircraft within the year and that several projects were ongoing at the Victor Attah International Airport ahead of the commencement of international flights scheduled for April.

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The governor further announced that the state had commenced the operation of a Treasury Single Account and directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies to comply fully, warning that his administration would not tolerate any default.

He urged residents to continue praying for the success of his administration, as well as for the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and President Bola Tinubu.

Earlier in his sermon titled “El-Shaddai,” drawn from 2 Corinthians 9:8, the Pastor-in-Charge of Region 14 of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Umar Idris Enoch, urged believers to trust in God in times of uncertainty, assuring them that divine purpose would ultimately prevail.

Works Minister Umahi Bags Silverbird Extraordinary Personality Of The Year Award

Works Minister Umahi bags Silverbird extraordinary personality of rhe year award, calls it another feather to keep flying.

The Honourable Minister of Works, HE Senator Engr. David Umahi, CON, has bagged the Silverbird Group Extraordinary Personality of the Year award, an honour conferred on him on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at Eko Hotels & Suites, Lagos.

The award ceremony, organised by Silverbird Group, brought together top government officials, lawmakers, technocrats, and stakeholders from across the country, all drawn by a shared recognition of a minister whose tenure has come to symbolise scale, speed, and ambition in Nigeria’s infrastructure drive.

Speaking at the event on behalf of the Minister of Works, the Minister of State (Works), Barr. Bello Muhammad Goronyo, described the honour as a deserved recognition of visible performance and hard choices taken in the national interest.

“We cannot but register our sincere gratitude and appreciation for this award for identifying our own, the Honourable Minister of Works, HE Senator Engr. David Umahi, CON, for the works he has been doing in this country.”

Goronyo told the audience that Umahi’s impact since assuming office has been defined by experience-driven leadership and the deployment of innovative construction technologies to solve long-standing infrastructure challenges.

“This man brought to bear lots of experience, skills, and innovative technologies in the road construction industry.”

He pointed to landmark achievements in road construction, anchored on four legacy projects now reshaping national connectivity. These include the 750km Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway, the 1,068km Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway, the Transhara corridor stretching from Calabar through Ebonyi and Benue to Abuja, and the 420km Akwanga–Jos–Bauchi–Gombe–Borno corridor. According to him, these projects, alongside accelerated roads and bridges construction across the six geopolitical zones, have redefined expectations of what is possible within a single administration.

Goronyo was emphatic that these gains did not occur in isolation, attributing the momentum to the infrastructure-first posture of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“We have to say that all these achievements are recorded because of our president, HE Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.”

In a symbolic gesture that drew applause, he disclosed that the Minister of Works had directed that the award be dedicated to the President and to the collective effort behind the projects.

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“The minister has mandated me to dedicate the award to HE Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR for the support, for all he has been doing, for prioritizing infrastructure as key, and to dedicate the award also to our team, the Ministry of Works, the management as well as the contractors.”

He added that within the Ministry, the recognition serves as renewed motivation rather than a moment of rest.

“For us in the Ministry of Works, it’s another feather for us to continue to fly and work hard so that Nigeria will reach the desires and aspirations of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”

On its part, Silverbird Group noted that since Umahi took charge as Minister of Works, the Ministry is currently managing 2,065 ongoing projects across the country.

The organisers observed that his mission has remained clear and consistent: fix existing roads, build new ones, and ensure they stand the test of time. According to them, the scale and intent of the legacy projects alone speak volumes about his leadership.

Francis Nwaze, FIPMD
Senior Special Assistant to Honourable Minister of Works (Media)