PORT HARCOURT— Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Wednesday commissioned the 14.5-kilometre Agba-Ndele Road and a 239.4-metre bridge linking communities in Emohua and Abua-Odual Local Government Areas of the state. Fubara, who spoke at the commissioning ceremony at Elegedi Junction, Agba-Ndele, said the projects were designed to improve connectivity, ease transportation and open up the area…
AWKA— A 20-year-old man, identified as Pascal Ogbogu, has allegedly killed his 56-year-old father with a machete at Abatete, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra. The spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday in Awka. Ikenga said preliminary information indicated that the…
ENUGU— The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Giwa, has urged political parties to ensure peaceful and violence-free campaigns ahead of the 2027 General Elections. Giwa made the call on Wednesday in Enugu at an interactive meeting with political party leaders, held under the umbrella of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCESS)….
By Sammie Echi Agbo As political office-holders position themselves for another electoral contest, the real question should not be who deserves another tenure, but what was achieved with the mandate already entrusted to them. Beyond the political calculations, there is a more fundamental question that citizens must begin to ask: What is the purpose of…
Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) has trained Electoral Officers (EOs) and Assistant Electoral Officers (AEOs) on management and conduct of the forthcoming local government election in the state. The training entitled: “Training of Master Trainers on the Management and Conduct of 2026 Enugu State Local Government Election,” was held in Enugu on Wednesday. The…
ABUJA— An Abuja-based content creator, Faruk Mohammed, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly cyberbullying the Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa. The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), charged Mohammed before Justice Obiora Egwuatu over alleged statements made on his TikTok account between June 19 and…
LAGOS — Twin brothers from Isale Eko, Lagos Island, Taiwo and Kehinde Ajitokewu, have distinguished themselves among thousands of graduates of Lagos State University (LASU), with one earning First-Class honours and the other emerging as the Best Graduating Student in his department. The brothers graduated from the Department of Science and Technology Education, Faculty of…
UMUAHIA — Abia Gov. Alex Otti has inaugurated a newly remodelled and digitally equipped 80-bed Obingwa General Hospital and renamed the facility after the late Chima Ubani, a renowned human rights activist and indigene of Obingwa Local Government Area. The commissioning took place on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Mgboko, headquarters of Obingwa Local Government Area….
ABUJA— Sen. Seriake Dickson, National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged stakeholders and candidates of the party in Enugu State to sustain reconciliation meetings at the local level ahead of the 2027 general elections. Dickson made the call in a post on his official Facebook page on Wednesday, following a meeting he…
NASHVILLE — Tributes have poured in from around the world following the death of American country music legend Dolly Parton, with fellow artistes describing her as an extraordinary talent whose music, generosity and humanity touched generations. Singer Katy Perry described Parton as “glam, funny, and kind,” while Taylor Swift said a world without the country…
