The Rangers Innovation Hub has announced a webinar titled “Beyond the Pitch: Leveraging Entertainment as a Tool for Fan Engagement and Sports Development in Nigeria,” scheduled for Friday, April 18, 2026. The online event, which will hold via Google Meet at 5pm, aims to explore the intersection of entertainment and sports as a catalyst for … [Read more…]
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has unveiled the 2026 community development programmes of the Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA), targeting hundreds of communities and thousands of beneficiaries across Enugu State. The unveiling took place at the International Conference Centre, Enugu, during a stakeholders’ sensitisation event for NG-CARES Operation 2.0. Mbah, who was … [Read more…]
Coach Fidelis Ilechukwu has steadily carved a reputation for himself as one of Nigeria’s most astute and hardworking football tacticians, and his current dual role speaks volumes about his growing influence in the game. Serving simultaneously as an Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles and the Head Coach of Rangers International of Enugu, Ilechukwu embodies … [Read more…]
Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has advised political parties in the South West to field Muslim candidates if they want Muslims to vote for them. The group insists that Muslim governors must emerge in four states of the South West, namely, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and Osun while it demands the emergence … [Read more…]
-By Abdul Mahmud Grief arrived quietly in Maiduguri, but it has not left. It lingers in the home of Dr Jibril Khalil, the Director of the Heart Center and Head of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), where his daughter should have been planning her future, not being laid to rest. … [Read more…]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the spate of violent attacks across the country, describing them as a threat to Nigeria’s peace, unity, and stability. This is as he criticised President Bola Tinubu over recent comments comparing Nigeria’s fuel prices with those of other African countries, insisting that Nigerians are economically worse off despite … [Read more…]
By C.V.C Ozoaniamalu Nwando had woken up and felt dizzy, dragging herself to the bathroom. A softness in her knees, as though her body had begun, without warning, to withdraw from her, to practice lifelessness. The tap in the bathroom ran unchecked. Steam rose from the heater in slow, deliberate spirals, climbing upward until it … [Read more…]
The people of Awkunanaw clan, cutting across several communities in Enugu South and Nkanu West Local Government Areas of Enugu State, have endorsed the governor of the state, Dr. Peter Mbah, for a second term in office come 2027. The people, who trooped out en masse at the Civic Centre, Akpasha, for a mega rally … [Read more…]
…How the Iran-Israel-US-Gulf Conflict Could Shake Nigeria’s Economy, and Why Africa May Pay the Hidden Price By Ikenna Igwe War usually feels distant until it shows up in your fuel bill, your transport fare, the price of bread, or the cost of fertilizer on a farm hundreds of miles away. That is why the conflict … [Read more…]
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to ensure stricter internal editorial guidelines within media organisations ahead of the 2027 elections. Amupitan stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at the 81st General Assembly of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON). The chairman … [Read more…]
By Ikechukwu Amechi It was Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, the French critic, journalist, and novelist, who, in 1849, coined what has become an enduring proverb: plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose – the more things change, the more they stay the same. In matters of governance and power in Nigeria – military or civilian … [Read more…]
The Enugu MSME & Startup Agency (Enugu SME Center) has announced that applications are now open for the iDICE Startup Bridge program, the first flagship component of the $617.7 million Federal i-DICE initiative. The program is designed to build Nigeria’s next generation of innovators by providing structured support and capital pathways required to scale early-stage … [Read more…]