Dr Maxwell Menkiti Ngene has been appointed the new Head of the Department of Mass Communication, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, Agbani, with effect from Sept. 1, 2026. Ngene, a Senior Lecturer and the department’s Postgraduate Programmes Coordinator, takes over from Associate Prof. Chidiebere Anthony Ezinwa, who has headed the department since…
A founding member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Osita Okechukwu, has urged Nigerians to reflect on the violence and other anti-democratic practices associated with elections ahead of the 2027 general elections. Okechukwu, a former Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria, VON, made the call in a statement issued on Sunday in Enugu while…
President Bola Tinubu has described Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election in the Osun State governorship election as an assurance that democracy will continue to flourish in Nigeria. The President stated this in a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, following Adeleke’s victory in the August 15 election. Tinubu…
Governments at all levels have been urged to invest in sustainable opportunities for Nigerian youths to enhance their participation in governance and economic growth. The Chairman of the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN), Enugu State Chapter, Mr Ani Samuel Chekwube, made the appeal in his 2026 World Youth Day message issued…
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 presidential election, Peter Obi, has congratulated Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on his re-election, describing the victory as an important democratic achievement and a demonstration of the power of the people. Obi, in a statement titled “Osun: When the People Stand, Democracy Wins,”…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and thunderstorms from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet weather outlook released in Abuja envisaged sunny skies with patches of clouds over the northern region with chances of early morning thunderstorms. It anticipated light rains over parts of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kaduna, Borno, Taraba and Adamawa…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Accord as the winner of Saturday’s Osun governorship election. The Returning Officer for the governorship election, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, declared Adeleke the winner after polling a total of 511,067 votes. Ogunwole stated that a total of 1,005,800 votes were cast during the…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has won 19 of Osun State’s 30 Local Government Areas in the governorship election, while his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), secured 11 LGAs, according to results announced during the ongoing collation by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The results give Adeleke…
Troops of the newly established 15 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have dismantled three suspected camps of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Anambra State, killing three suspected members and recovering firearms, explosives and other items. The operation was conducted in the early hours of Saturday,…
The Ebola outbreak caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has intensified, with confirmed cases rising to 4,665 and deaths to 2,184, according to Congolese authorities. The outbreak has now spread to 54 health zones across six provinces, after authorities confirmed a case in Buta health zone in Bas-Uélé, the…
