Afrobeats superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has alleged that soldiers are attempting to prevent him from entering Osun State as residents prepare to vote in Saturday’s governorship election. Davido made the claim in a post on his verified X account early Saturday, saying he had been informed that soldiers were seeking to stop … [Read more…]
-By Sir SNC Nwagu Nigeria is neither an Islamic nor a Christian state. It is a constitutional republic in which citizens are entitled to equal rights irrespective of religion. Our citizenship is Nigerian before it is religious. Section 10 of the 1999 Constitution explicitly prohibits the adoption of any state religion. Christianity teaches the dignity … [Read more…]
Enugu State’s farm estate initiative, designed to establish 200-hectare agricultural clusters in each of the state’s 260 political wards, is projected to create more than 104,000 direct jobs while using food production as a tool to tackle insecurity, former Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Engr. Mike Ogbuekwe, has said. Ogbuekwe disclosed this on … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested and paraded 14 kidnap suspects involved in various kidnap operations in and outside the state. Briefing pressmen at the Command’s headquarters in Enugu on Friday, the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, said among them were two remaining suspects linked to the August 2 kidnapping raid … [Read more…]
As a final word on the Osun State governorship poll on Thursday, President Bola Tinubu told the people of the state to go out on Saturday and vote the candidates of their choice without fear of intimidating. Tinubu enjoined all political stakeholders to desist from violence, intimidation, and harassment, and embrace peace before, during, and … [Read more…]
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress in the 2027 election, Atiku Abubakar has said the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) is running on an outdated operating system. Atiku warned that the technology could expose Nigeria’s 2027 elections to cyberattacks and data manipulation. His comments followed a disclosure by the Independent … [Read more…]
The free medical outreach sponsored by Hon. Ifeanyi Nnamani, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Nkanu West Constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly, has reached more than 5,000 residents across the four development centres of Nkanu West Local Government Area. The outreach, which commenced on August 1, 2026, concluded with a grand … [Read more…]
…Ransoms, 4 AK-47 rifles and ammunition recovered …Gov Mbah: You can’t get away with your crimes in Enugu Security forces in Enugu State have successfully apprehended three perpetrators of the August 2, 2026 kidnap attack on St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Inoyi-Affa, Udi LGA, Enugu State, and also recovered ransoms during the operations. This was even … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Government has commenced the construction of three new 33KV electricity feeders designed to end prolonged power outages and provide improved, stable and reliable electricity supply to communities in four Local Government Areas of the state. The project, which is being developed from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) Station, Ugwuaji, will improve … [Read more…]
Nkanu East stands at a defining moment that requires visionary, transparent, and people-focused leadership to deliver meaningful development. Engr. Mike Chikosolu Ogbuekwe, popularly known as Mmiri Ọma, is committed to driving inclusive governance and sustainable progress across every community in the local government. His vision prioritizes youth empowerment, quality healthcare, education, agriculture, infrastructure, security, and … [Read more…]
-By Chidiebere Ezeh “For the first time, we felt that someone in Abuja was actually fighting for our slot. He opened the door.” – Beneficiary, Federal Civil Service Recruitment The Federal Character Commission was not created to be decorative. Section 14(3) of the 1999 Constitution gave it one job: ensure that every Nigerian, regardless of … [Read more…]
-By Abdul Mahmud “There was hunger before I was born,” President Bola Tinubu told the Catholic Bishops. He is right, only to the extent that hunger did not begin with him. Neither did it begin with Muhammadu Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Olusegun Obasanjo, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Sani Abacha, Ibrahim Babangida, nor any single occupant … [Read more…]