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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Justice Development and Peace Caritas (JDPC), Nnewi, has urged fellows of the Anambra Local Government Accountability Fellowship (ALGAF) to intensify the monitoring of projects across council areas in Anambra State to ensure accountability and good governance at the grassroots. JDPC, a faith-based non-governmental organisation, made the call during the ALGAF Monthly Leadership and Governance Workshop (MLGW) held in Awka, the state capital. ALGAF, a governance fellowship initiative, is being implemented in Anambra by JDPC Nnewi, with technical support from the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room and funding from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).…
By Cheta Nwanze The killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on 28 February 2026 was not an isolated strike. It was the culmination of a process that began years earlier, a process in which diplomacy quietly died, and military action became the only remaining language, a process that will have grave implications for all of us, not least for those of us in Africa, as SBM Intelligence noted this morning. Before the missiles flew over Tehran, before the explosions rocked Beirut, before the world held its breath over the Strait of Hormuz, there were three moments that should have served as…
Infrastructure remains foundational. The Commission’s blueprint prioritizing regional rail connectivity that integrates the five South-East states into a cohesive economic and manufacturing hub deserves urgent attention. Efficient transport networks reduce transaction costs, stimulate trade, and attract investment. The economic logic of well paved roads and reliable rail systems requires no elaborate explanation. It is universally established. Earlier this month, the South East Development Commission (SEDC) announced its presence with ambition and visibility. Its four-day regional conference in Enugu, branded South East Vision 2050, brought together public officials, private investors, technocrats, and development partners to align priorities, validate strategies, and chart…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Mr. Francis Igwe, father of former Ebonyi Deputy Governor, Kelechi Igwe, has been kidnapped. He was reportedly abducted on Sunday morning while on his way to church in his Ndufu-Alike community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Sources in the area told our reporter that the elder Igwe was driving to church when gunmen riding on a motorcycle double-crossed him. The assailants allegedly forced him out of his car onto their motorcycle and sped off to an unknown destination. The Chairman of Ikwo Local Government Area, Sunday Nwankwo, confirmed the incident. He said the local…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Government has ordered the contractor handling Section 3 of the Isu-Oriegu-Obeagu-Ezzaegu Road, Nulvec Resources and Services Limited, to immediately stop work for allegedly using substandard materials not specified for the project. The government described the materials as substandard and reiterated its commitment to quality execution of all projects to ensure durability. The Commissioner for Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Felix Igboke, halted the project while inspecting ongoing works across the state at the weekend. He expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of work on Section 3 of the Isu-Oriegu-Obeagu-Ezzaegu Road in Onicha Local Government Area and…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Ambakina Moses Jitoboh died suddenly on 28 December 2025. He was born on 1 June 1970 to a father from Trofani, in Sagbama Local Government Area of Nigeria’s Bayelsa State. Jitoboh’s death occurred in the week before he was due to travel out of the country for a break. The journey that he eventually got to make was, tragically, unplanned and to the Great Beyond. In the events of the past week in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) – in the service of which Jitoboh spent his professional life – his quiet commitment to fairness has…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Hon. Aka Eze Aka, the Executive Chairman of Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State, at the weekend inaugurated six solar-powered boreholes across political wards in the council area. Aka said the initiative was aimed at addressing water scarcity and improving public health in the communities that make up the LGA. According to the chairman, the projects form part of his administration’s community-based development agenda, in line with its commitment to sustainable infrastructure and improved living standards. The boreholes are located at Smart School, Obollo Eke; Orba Ward 1; Orba Ward 2; Ezimo; Imilike; and Udunedem wards.…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed following coordinated air and missile strikes by the United States and Israel, Iranian state media and international agencies reported early Sunday. The 86-year-old cleric, who had led the Islamic Republic since 1989, was confirmed dead after strikes targeting key leadership compounds and military sites across Iran. State media said several members of Khamenei’s immediate family — including a daughter, daughter-in-law, son-in-law and a grandchild — were also killed in the operation, though full casualty figures have not yet been independently verified. In a social media post late Saturday,…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has indefinitely suspended the Commissioner for Works, Stanley Lebechi Mbam. Also suspended is the Commissioner for Infrastructure Development for Concession, Ogbonnaya Obasi Abara. The suspension was announced in a public statement issued on Saturday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Monday Uzor. Mr Uzor, in the statement, said the suspension was for alleged dereliction of duty. According to the statement, the affected commissioners are to hand over all government property in their possession, including their official vehicles, to the Secretary to the State Government with immediate effect.…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The United States and Israel launched a wave of strikes against targets in Iranian cities on Saturday, triggering explosions and sending columns of smoke into the sky over the capital, Tehran. The attacks came after US President Donald Trump expressed frustration over Iran’s stance in negotiations on its nuclear and missile programmes. Trump said Washington’s goal was “eliminating imminent threats” from Iran, while Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, described the action as a “preventive strike.” “The United States military began major combat operations in Iran,” Trump said in a video message posted on his social media platform…