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The Executive Chairman, Afikpo Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi State, Mr. Nwachi Timothy, on Monday, formally inaugurated the legislative arm of the LGA with Mr. Amogu Akpoha emerging as its Leader.  The inauguration ceremony marked with pomp and pageantry drew a full house of dignitaries, including traditional rulers, coordinators of development centres, party faithful, […]

From Jude Chinedu, Enugu The Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) has inaugurated its South East Zonal Executive Council, with a fresh agenda to reposition tourism as a major driver of economic growth, investment, and employment in the region. The council was inaugurated in Enugu, bringing together tourism stakeholders with a commitment to develop […]

From Uchenna Inya, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State government has accused opposition in the state of campaign of calumny against Governor Francis Nwifuru ahead of the 2027 general elections. The government alleged that it has  been inundated by reports of abusive statements and rhetoric credited to “some failed political actors and content creators masquerading as civil […]

• Omo-Agege, Archibong seek probe • Makinde alleges APC plot • Groups condemn incident, demand Alia’s apology From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja, Scholastica Hir, Makurdi, Joe Obukata Ogbodu, Warri, Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri and Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar   The political fallout from the blockade of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s convoy in Benue State […]

Alausa warned that the practice had made it difficult for regulators to establish the actual number of students being trained and was undermining the credibility and quality of tertiary education. He linked the situation to concerns about the quality of graduates entering the labour market, noting that employers increasingly complain that only a small proportion […]

By Maryam Abdul-aziz Usman, Damaturu DAMATURU — The Yobe State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused the Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission, YSIEC, of excluding the party from crucial electoral information ahead of the 2026 local government election. The party threatened to seek legal redress and organise peaceful protests if the commission […]

By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki ABAKALIKI — Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has distributed empowerment items to 500 indigent women in Ebonyi State to support them in starting new businesses or improving existing enterprises. The items included deep freezers, gas cookers with ovens, power generators and industrial grinding machines. Tinubu, who was represented by […]

By Demola AkinyemiILORIN: A Professor of Agriculture and Fisheries at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Wasiu Adeyemi Jimoh, has urged the Federal Government to make sustainable aquaculture a strategic component of Nigeria’s food security, nutrition and economic development agenda. Jimoh said increased investment in aquaculture could accelerate the development of a resilient, environmentally sustainable […]

By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe GOMBE — The Director-General of the Gombe State Joint Projects Development and Essential Social Services Agency, JPDA, Dr Mahmood Yusuf, has highlighted the agency’s projects across the state in his three years in office, describing the period as one of institutional growth, leadership experience and grassroots development. Yusuf, a Fellow of […]

By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe GOMBE — More than 6,000 women from across Gombe State on Wednesday converged on the APC Square, Gombe, for the maiden Gombe Women’s Unity and Progress Summit convened by Dr Zainab Jamil Gwamna. The summit, held under the theme, “Stronger Voices, United Women, Greater Impact,” brought together women from the state’s […]

OWERRI — Polaris Bank has expressed grief over the killing of one of its branch managers, identified as Mr Ossy, who was reportedly shot dead by suspected kidnappers at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, FUTO, Imo State. The incident occurred on Sunday, September 6, 2026, within the university premises, while the banker, who was […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri Despite the controversy that trailed his selection as keynote speaker at the recent Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), George Weah, immediate past President of the Republic of Liberia, took the legal body to task, outlining what it must do to help the country and the continent.Weah, who served […]