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Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has inaugurated a 15-member Economic Committee to spearhead industrialisation in Ebonyi State. The committee, chaired by former Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, comprises economists, industrialists, and technocrats. Members include Chief Ben Oka, Chief Mrs. Augustina Nwaoma Ekuma, Dr. Joe Abah, High Chief Ituma Chukwuemeka Enviable, Gen. Abel Obi Umahi, Chief … [Read more…]

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has hailed the recent conviction of Simon Ekpa, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), by a Finnish court. An official press statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday by the media aide to the AGF, … [Read more…]

Residents of Kasuwan-Garba town in Mariga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State on Saturday evening lynched and set a woman ablaze over an alleged blasphemous remark against Prophet Muhammad. The woman, identified as Amaye, a food vendor, was said to have made the alleged blasphemous remarks at her restaurant after a customer jokingly expressed … [Read more…]

A Finnish court has sentenced Simon Ekpa, who identifies himself as the Prime Minister of Biafra, to six years in prison on charges linked to terrorism and tax fraud. The Päijät-Häme District Court ruled that Ekpa was guilty of encouraging crimes with terrorist intent, aiding a terrorist organization, engaging in aggravated tax fraud, and breaching … [Read more…]

The Labour Party Governorship candidate in Anambra State, Dr. George Moghalu (Ohamadike Nnewi), has extended warm wishes to Ndi Anambra as the month of September begins, while also taking a swipe at the present administration over what he described as politics of self glorification. In his new month message made available by his Special Assistant … [Read more…]

The All Progressives Congress has emerged victorious in a landslide victory in the Saturday Rivers State local government elections, securing 20 out of the 23 LGAs. Chairman, Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Dr Michael Odey, announced the results at the commission’s Headquarters along Aba Road in Port Harcourt on Sunday afternoon. According to Odey, the … [Read more…]

The Nigeria Police Force has again recorded significant breakthroughs in its ongoing fight against violent crimes such as kidnapping across the country, with coordinated efforts leading to the rescue of a victim, arrest of suspected kidnappers, and the recovery of sophisticated firearms, ammunition, and millions of naira in cash in Akwa Ibom and Nasarawa States. … [Read more…]

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Geoffery Nnaji has said the Ministry through Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) is poised to provide every Nigerian with clean, reliable and affordable energy while ensuring Innovation, Industrial growth, job creation and environmental stewardship. According to a statement signed by Pauline Sule, Head, Public Relations Office … [Read more…]

The Ebonyi State Government on Thursday held a mass burial for 11 indigenes of the state who were brutally murdered in Ogboji, Anambra State, on June 30, 2025. Speaking during the funeral mass at Unity Square, Abakaliki, Governor Francis Nwifuru condemned the massacre, describing it as barbaric and unacceptable. The governor, who expressed deep sorrow … [Read more…]

Combined security operatives in Anambra State have killed four armed hoodlums during a shootout at a criminal camp in the state. The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Friday, said the hoodlums were killed on 21 August when the combined operatives raided their camp. Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, … [Read more…]

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has decried the increase in the international passport fee. In a post on his official X on Thursday, Obi stated that this administration’s fixation with imposing burdens on the population is becoming legendary. The federal government stated on Thursday that international passport fees … [Read more…]