Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has urged Ndigbo to place collective interest above individual differences to build a more prosperous future for the Igbo nation. Otti made the call on Tuesday in Umuahia at the 2026 World Igbo Day celebration hosted by Abia State, with the theme, “Ohaneze: History and the Dreams of Tomorrow.”…
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after a four-week working vacation in Europe, arriving at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Tuesday evening. The presidential aircraft landed at about 6:22 p.m., according to reports by Channels Television. Tinubu had departed Nigeria on August 30 and spent most of his…
Guinea-Bissau humbled three-time African champions Nigeria 3-0 in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on Tuesday at the Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro in Bissau. The hosts took the lead in the 15th minute after capitalising on a defensive lapse to go into the break 1-0 ahead. Nigeria pushed for an equaliser after…
…CMD: Upgrades have strengthened specialist care and postgraduate training, as ESUTH secures multiple five-year accreditations The administration of Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has installed new surgical equipment and upgraded medical facilities valued at over N500 million at the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH), Parklane, Enugu, as part of efforts to transform the institution into…
The MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL) has commenced disconnection of customers who are yet to settle their electricity bills in Enugu State. The company also urged customers who are yet to pay their September bills, covering electricity consumed in August, to settle their debts to avoid disconnection during the Independence Day public holiday. The spokesman…
Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has said artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies should be viewed as tools for enhancing the effectiveness of teachers rather than as threats to their jobs. Mbah stated this on Tuesday while speaking at the 59th National Conference of Delegates of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), held…
|By Marvelous Ezenwa, Awka The Anambra State Christian Pilgrims Affairs Office is seeking legislative support to strengthen pilgrimage administration and develop the Blessed Iwene Tansi Shrine in Aguleri as a pilgrimage and religious tourism destination. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Pilgrims Affairs, Barr. Odira Ezeh, made the call during a courtesy visit…
The Anambra State Government has commenced steps to prosecute individuals who deny women and girls the right to inherit property on the basis of their gender. The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Tobechukwu Nweke, SAN, directed the Nigeria Police Force to investigate reported cases of gender-based disinheritance and forward the case files to the…
ABUJA — A legal practitioner, Mr Obunike Calistus Ohaegbu, has sued the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) at the Federal High Court, Abuja, over the party’s alleged refusal to announce the result of its May 2026 primary for Nnewi North/Nnewi South/Ekwusigo Federal Constituency of Anambra. Ohaegbu, in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1219/26, is asking the court to…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, says the party will manage the political disagreement between Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, and APC governors through dialogue, maturity and mutual respect. Yilwatda said the party’s priority was to maintain unity, respect the democratic rights of political actors…
