The Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology has won the 2025 Best Performing Ministerial SERVICOM Unit Award in recognition of its commitment to efficient and people-centered service delivery. The award, presented under the SERVICOM framework, also included recognition for the best-performing nodal desk officer, underscoring the ministry’s alignment with the Federal Government’s public service … [Read more…]
“We are not just offering services we are restoring confidence; Confidence in Healthcare, in trained professionals, and in the idea that safe childbirth should be normal, not a privilege.” – An Interview with Nchedo Paschaline Ani. Nchedo Paschaline Ani is the Programs Director of GEANCO Foundation Nigeria, a non-governmental organization focused on helping underserved communities … [Read more…]
Enugu Rangers technical adviser Fidelis Ilechukwu has played down speculation over his future at the club, choosing instead to focus on a long-term development plan anchored on a strong academy structure. Speaking at a pre-match conference ahead of Sunday’s Nigeria Premier Football League clash against Warri Wolves at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Ilechukwu was asked … [Read more…]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) recorded a major boost in Enugu State as the Chief of Staff to Governor Peter Mbah, Barr. Victor Udeh, and the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, formally registered as members of the party in separate ceremonies marked by massive turnout. Barr. Udeh used the occasion to … [Read more…]
When President Bola Tinubu announced the Democracy Day honours list in 2025, many Nigerians, myself included, assumed that evident omissions would be addressed in subsequent rounds of national recognition. That expectation now appears difficult to sustain. The recent conferment of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on a businessman whose career … [Read more…]
-By Abdul Mahmud Fresh political whispers drifting through news salons and media columns suggest that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is quietly weighing alternative running mates ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The names most frequently mentioned are not obscure. They are prominent northern Christian figures with national visibility and symbolic weight. Former Speaker of the … [Read more…]
Rangers International delivered a thrilling attacking performance to defeat Warri Wolves 4-2 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, climbing to fourth place on the Nigeria Premier Football League table after matchday 22. The Flying Antelopes wasted no time asserting dominance, opening the scoring just 58 seconds after kick-off. Wisdom Ebirim’s long throw unsettled the Wolves … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Bar Association has strongly condemned the purported appointment of Abdulrasheed Maina—convicted for stealing over two billion naira in pension funds—as “Grand Patron” of its Garki Branch. In a statement signed by NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, the Association described the move by Branch Chairman Anthony Bamidele Ojo as a mockery of the … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Government has announced plans to convene a broad-based stakeholders’ engagement meeting as part of its ongoing reforms and development initiatives in the state’s land sector. The townhall meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, January 27, 2026, will take place at The Dome Hall, Enugu International Conference Centre, at 10:00 a.m. prompt. The government, in … [Read more…]
Executives of the Sports Community Development Service (CDS) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), led by their President, John John, have paid a courtesy visit to the Chief Executive Officer/General Manager of Rangers International Football Club, Barr. Amobi Ezeaku, to explore potential partnership opportunities. According to the President, the visit was aimed at identifying … [Read more…]
By Benjamin Okorie Ajah, PhD My personal experiences, both within and outside the country, compel me to write this post. Before delving into the meat of my post, I would love to state that I have close and wonderful friends across different ethnic `groups in Nigeria, starting from the Yoruba to the Hausa, from … [Read more…]
The wife of the Enugu State Governor, Mrs Nkechinyere Mbah, on Wednesday, 21 January 2026, intervened in a case involving the alleged financial deprivation of a widow, Mrs Ukamaka Obi, in Achi community, Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State. The intervention followed reports that after the death of her husband, Late Mr Samuel … [Read more…]