The Federal Ministry of Education on Friday said the University of Maiduguri was named after late former president Muhammadu Buhari as a result of Buhari’s unwavering commitment to education. This was made known in a statement by Folasade Boriowo, the Ministry of Education’s director of press. According to the statement, President Bola Tinubu approved the … [Read more…]
The President-General of Umugwuakum, Attakwu/Akwuke community in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu state, Chief Nicholas Ogbodo has refuted media reports on the purported mayhem at the disputed lands between his community and Etiti, Ngwo community that was reported to claim one life. In a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Police Command has recorded a series of major breakthroughs in its intensified crackdown on kidnapping and other violent crimes, with five suspects arrested, a kidnapped victim rescued, and high-powered weapons and ₦10 million in ransom money recovered during multiple operations. Spokesperson for the Command, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed in a statement on … [Read more…]
The Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, has approved the appointment of some persons as Commissioner-nominees: According to a statement signed by the Secretary to the state government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, the names of the nominees are: Engr. Benjamin Osita Okoh Prof. Benedeth Ekwutosi Okoli Eyinna Franklin Ogbonna Dr. Samuel Ogbu-Nwobodo … [Read more…]
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, eased to 22.22 per cent in June compared to 22.97 per cent the previous month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Wednesday. The NBS attributed the 0.76 per cent decrease in the headline index to moderation in … [Read more…]
Humans are made up of body and soul. The body is of the earth. The soul is divine. The body dies. The soul lives. The body is buried to dissipate the distress. The soul is a spirit; no one knows better. Faith enters the equation: Don’t speak ill of the dead. The death of … [Read more…]
Keir Starmer has suspended three MPs actively opposed to the government’s welfare reforms. One of them, Chris Hinchliff, had said he didn’t mind losing the whip over his opposition to the cuts, while another, Neil Duncan-Jordan, said they were not a “very Labour thing to do”. All three were only elected a year ago, Tamara … [Read more…]
The people of Eha-Amufu in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area, LGA, of Enugu State have expressed joy and confidence over the continued improvement of security in their communities and Isi-Uzo in general under the Governor Peter Mbah Administration. Stakeholders, youths, women and other members of Eha-Amufu community made their feelings known when they trooped out en … [Read more…]
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has officially resigned his membership from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), citing irreconcilable differences and a divergence from the party’s founding principles. In a letter dated July 14, 2025, addressed to the chairman of the PDP, Jada 1 Ward, Jada LGA, Adamawa State, Atiku wrote, “I am writing to formally … [Read more…]
Imo State has launched ImoTalentHub.com, the first of its kind digital talent marketplace in Africa. The platform connects the state’s rapidly growing ranks of software engineers, data scientists and designers with employers in Lagos, London, Dubai, Silicon Valley and other innovation hubs worldwide. Anchored in the government’s Skill Up Imo initiative and built in partnership … [Read more…]
…to hold Feb 24-27 The Enugu State government has said that over 50,000 tech enthusiasts from across the world are expected to attend the 2026 edition of the Enugu Tech Festival. Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, Lawrence Eze made this known, while addressing newsmen after the inauguration of the central planning committee of the … [Read more…]
A Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged and acquitted former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose of all charges in the long-running N2.2 billion money laundering case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke in a ruling delivered Tuesday morning, upheld Fayose’s no-case submission, on the ground that the EFCC … [Read more…]