The Federal Government has approved N4 billion each for 12 selected universities of engineering and technology to rehabilitate workshops and procure modern equipment. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Monday at the inauguration of the Implementation Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund Special High-Impact Intervention Projects in Abuja. The News … [Read more…]
By Dr. David Okelue Ugwunta At the National Traditional and Religious Leaders Summit on Health held in Abuja on 17th February, 2026, attended by President Tinubu, an unexpected institutional fault line surfaced as Enugu Monarch & Ooni openly disputed the existence of Southern Nigeria Traditional Ruler’s Council. Speaking at the health summit, the revered Eze … [Read more…]
…Mbah Lists Gains of Connecting to the Centre …Lauds Tinubu’s economic policies, more FAAC inflows to states …Chukwunweike: No Enugu governor has done one tenure since 1999 The Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected Dr. Martin Chukwunweike as Chairman and Hon. Chukwudi Nnadozie as Secretary of a 37-man new executive … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested four suspects and recovered stolen mobile phones and suspected illicit substances during coordinated raids on criminal hideouts in the state. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, detailed the operations which took place over the weekend. On March 1, … [Read more…]
Twelve Nigerians have been rescued after a tug boat, LEO, sank in South African waters late Saturday night, with one person confirmed dead and five others still missing. The vessel, which had 18 persons on board, reportedly ran aground about 18 nautical miles offshore in stormy conditions between Cape Town and Durban while returning to Lagos … [Read more…]
…Says No Villa Kitchen Staff was Arrested The Presidency, last night, described as fake, a viral social media video alleging that a kitchen staff member at the State House was arrested for attempting to poison President Bola Tinubu. Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, in a post on X, @aonanuga1956, dismissed the claim as outright false. According to the … [Read more…]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that he will only support political candidates who back President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. He disclosed this during a media parley in Abuja. Wike said his loyalty in the next election cycle would be directed toward individuals, regardless of … [Read more…]
-By Abdul Mahmud The Nigerian virtual space was recently been filled with striking images. Young persons and the old, teenagers in-between. Men and women who turned up with brooms, buckets, hoes, machetes, brushes, paint, and resolve in pursuit of social good. Streets were swept. Drainages cleared. Dilapidated school walls were repainted. Public spaces long abandoned … [Read more…]
Ahead of the 2027 general election, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has announced the commencement of free online membership registration nationwide. This is a requirement for registered political parties to participate in the polls. The party, however, said the online registration is intended to build on the momentum of its membership registration and revalidation exercise launched … [Read more…]
Rangers International FC, on Sunday, humbled visiting Nasarawa United FC of Lafia 2-0 to climb to the top of the Nigeria Premier Football League in the week 28 of the 2025/26 season. The match played at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu lived up to expectations as the two teams kept their fans on the edge … [Read more…]
Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has expressed deep concern over the reported abduction of His Royal Highness, Ezeogo Francis Igwe, traditional ruler of Ndufu-Alike in Ikwo Local Government Area and father of the immediate past Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Dr. Eric Kelechi Igwe, by suspected hoodlums on Sunday morning. According to reports, … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commenced a nationwide digital membership registration exercise, beginning Monday, March 2, 2026, in compliance with the requirements of the new Electoral Act 2026. In a statement issued on Saturday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, announced that the National Working Committee (NWC) has approved the exercise to … [Read more…]