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…Says EFCC still questioning suspects Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has reaffirmed his administration’s resolve to pursue accountability over the controversial ₦10 billion Abia “audio airport” project, declaring that investigations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) remain active and far from concluded. Speaking on Friday night at his monthly media briefing in Umuahia, the governor dismissed suggestions that the probe had fizzled out, stressing that suspects are still being invited and questioned. “The EFCC is still working on the audio airport. People are still being invited, and anyone found culpable will face the consequences,” Otti…

…Says payments ongoing, dismisses claims of irregularities Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has disclosed that his administration has paid compensation to over 4,000 landowners affected by the Nsulu Airport project, out of nearly 10,000 claimants recorded for the project. The governor made the disclosure on Friday at Government House, Umuahia, during the February edition of “Governor Alex Otti Speaks to Abians,” his monthly media interaction. Otti explained that the ongoing compensation exercise is currently focused on landowners whose properties fall along the proposed runway corridor of the airport, noting that the process is being carried out in…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A businessman and philanthropist, Mr. Pius Okorie, has paid the hospital bills of several indigent patients amounting to millions of naira in various hospitals in Ebonyi State to celebrate the 51st birthday of Governor Francis Nwifuru. Mr. Okorie, who is the CEO of PXL Global Technology and Engineering, and his team visited the two branches of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, and Nwofe General Hospital, Izzi Local Government Area, for the exercise. Speaking to reporters, Okorie said the gesture was carried out under a medical outreach programme organised in honour of the governor’s birthday. “My…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Nigeria Police Force, Ebonyi State Command, and the military have debunked allegations circulating on social media that an indigene of Amasiri died as a result of torture while in custody. The allegations, which circulated on Facebook, claimed that an indigene of Amasiri was killed in police custody, while another version alleged that he died at the military cantonment in Abakaliki. Four persons were killed in Okporojo village, a neighbouring community to Amasiri, last month in a long-standing boundary dispute between the two communities. The killings were blamed on the Amasiri people by the state government, which…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia An Igbo socio-political group, Ndigbo Worldwide Union, has warned that Nigeria is approaching a dangerous tipping point, insisting that the coexistence of Sharia and common law is unsustainable in any modern state. The group made the assertion while endorsing the call by United States lawmakers for Nigeria to remove Sharia and blasphemy provisions from its Constitution. In a statement signed by its President, Benjamin I. Nwankwo, and Secretary, Chief Charles Edemuzo, the union said opposition to the recommendation merely exposes what it described as the “moral and legal contradiction” at the heart of the Nigerian state. It…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Nigeria’s main opposition figures have vehemently rejected the New Electoral Act recently passed and signed into law, demanding an urgent, comprehensive review of the document. They said the current law is fundamentally flawed and unfit to deliver credible elections. Leaders of the African Democratic Congress and the New Nigeria Peoples Party made the demand on Thursday in Abuja, insisting that the Electoral Act recently passed by the National Assembly of Nigeria and signed into law by Bola Tinubu betrays the democratic aspirations of Nigerians. Addressing a joint press conference, NNPP National Chairman Ajuji Ahmed said opposition parties…

Our Reporter, Abuja  The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday rejected allegations by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) linking it to a reported gun attacks on ADC members, including former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, former EDO State governor, John Odigie-Oyegun and others in Edo State, describing the claims as “delusional” and baseless. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC said the opposition party was “its own nemesis” and accused it of attempting to weaponise the incident for political sympathy. The ADC had, in a press statement dated February 25, 2026, accused the ruling…

Our Reporter, Abuja  The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has condemned what it described as “assassination rhetoric” directed at former presidential candidate Peter Obi, calling on security agencies to urgently investigate the source and credibility of the threat. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Executive Director of the organisation, Okechukwu Nwanguma, decried a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, by a user identified as “Engineer Tom Steve” (@Stevetom788), which allegedly endorsed and foreshadowed violent attacks against Obi. The post reportedly referenced Obi’s recent visit to Edo State, stating: “Thank his stars he survived this one……

By Chido Onumah Comrade Biodun Jeyifo (BJ), who will be interred on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Ibadan, Oyo State, was a man of many distinguished parts: First class student, Professor Emeritus of English at Cornell University and Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at Harvard University, journalist, author, literary critic, President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), labour activist, revolutionary, and Chair of the Board of Trustees/Advisers of the groundbreaking Socialist Library of Nigeria (SOLAR)  in Calabar, Cross River State.  Almost two months ago to this day, on January 5, 2026, Comrades, scholars, activists, friends, students, and admirers,…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Federal Government has launched a nationwide cancer awareness and free screening programme in Ebonyi State, with 1,000 persons in the South-East geopolitical zone set to benefit from the initiative. The programme was flagged off on Wednesday at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AEFUTHA) as part of activities marking the 2026 World Cancer Day commemoration. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Daju Kachollom, said the initiative underscores the Federal Government’s commitment to reducing the burden of cancer in Nigeria through early detection and improved access to care. She noted…