The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ikeje Asogwa, has been declared winner of the Enugu North Senatorial District bye-election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The election, held on Saturday, June 20, 2026, was conducted to fill the vacant senatorial seat following the death of Senator Okey Ezea, who represented the district … [Read more…]
…Mbah: Enugu has a lot of success stories to tell in 3 years Enugu State has shone brilliantly at the BusinessDay States Competitiveness and Investment Readiness Awards (SCIRA) 2025, carting home the Infrastructure Development Competitiveness Award and Outstanding Performance in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) Award. Governor Peter Mbah, represented by the Commissioner for Works and … [Read more…]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has established a commanding lead in the Enugu North Senatorial District by-election as collation of results from the six local government areas in the zone progresses. Results so far collated show the APC candidate, Ikeje Asogwa, maintaining a wide margin over his closest rival, Nestor Ezeme of the Peoples Democratic … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State winner of yesterday’s governorship election in the state. Oyebanji, whose first term mandate will expire in October, recorded a landslide victory in the results of all the 2,445 polling units … [Read more…]
The Federal Government and Enugu State Government are in talks to ensure the commencement of direct cargo flight operations between Enugu and Guangzhou, China, before the end of the year. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Barr Festus Keyamo, disclosed this in Lagos during the launch of the United Air’s newly acquired airplanes on … [Read more…]
Rangers International FC has partnered with Stand Up for Her Foundation to organise a youth capacity-building and empowerment programme for young women in Enugu State. The initiative, scheduled for June 22, 2026, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, is aimed at equipping women aged between 18 and 35 with skills and knowledge to enhance their … [Read more…]
Ekiti State Governor and All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed confidence that he will secure over 500,000 votes in Saturday’s election in the state. According to a publication by Punch, Oyebanji spoke after casting his vote at Ward 06, Unit 03, Okelele, Ikogosi Ekiti, at about 11:38 am, alongside his wife, Olayemi. … [Read more…]
Justice Hauwa Yilwa of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has sentenced two women arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for their involvement in terrorism to 40 years in prison. The convicted women — identified as one Safiya Salihu and one Halima Abdullahi — are said to be the mother and sister of suspected … [Read more…]
Iran re-closed the Strait of Hormuz Friday instead of heading to Switzerland for nuclear negotiations, citing Israel’s refusal to pull forces out of southern Lebanon and US forces’ ongoing presence in the region. In a statement read over maritime radio channels, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the US was in violation of the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, which President … [Read more…]
As Ekiti State voters head to the polls on Saturday to elect a governor for another four-year term, 13 candidates will be seeking to unseat the incumbent governor, Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who is aiming to secure a second term in office. The election, one of Nigeria’s off-cycle governorship contests, comes … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Government has announced a restriction of human and vehicular movements across the Enugu North Senatorial District for Saturday, June 20, 2026, as the by-election to fill the vacant senatorial seat holds. According to a Public Service Announcement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, the restriction will take … [Read more…]
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N2.300 trillion among the federal, state and local governments as revenue allocation for May 2026. The total distributable revenue of N2.300 trillion comprised N1.611 trillion from Statutory Revenue and N688.785 billion from Value Added Tax (VAT), according to the Ministry of Finance, in a … [Read more…]