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…]
The Enugu State Government has recovered a total of ₦1.28 billion from Mr. Olasijibomi Ogundele, CEO of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Ltd., following investigations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) into the alleged diversion of funds meant for the construction of Smart Green Schools in the state. The recovered sum, part of monies paid … [Read more…]
Julius Abure-led leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has vowed to appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which recognised the Caretaker Committee headed by Nenadi Usman. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the party, Justice Peter Lifu, … [Read more…]
NASA astronaut Suni Williams, who famously stayed in space for an extended nine-month visit because of problems with an experimental capsule, has retired after 27 years, NASA said Tuesday. Williams retired effective Dec. 27, NASA said in a statement. Williams, a former Navy pilot, joined NASA in 1998. “Suni Williams has been a trailblazer in human spaceflight, … [Read more…]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered ₦1.27 billion from the CEO, Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Olasijibomi Ogundele, following the alleged diversion of funds and money laundering, totalling ₦5.7 billion and linked to the construction of 22 Smart Green Schools in different parts of Enugu state. The anti-graft agency formally handed over cheques … [Read more…]