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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Abia State Government has announced the postponement of all official engagements earlier scheduled for Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ferdinand Ekeoma, the decision was made in recognition of the public holiday declared by the Federal Government and the planned burial of the former President in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State. Among the postponed events are the official launch of the Abia State Integrated WASH Accelerator Programme (AIWAP) and the flag-off of…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has commenced a step-down training on its revised data collection tools for the implementation of Nigeria’s National Action Plan on Human Trafficking. Speaking at the opening session, the Director-General of NAPTIP, Mrs. Binta Bello, described the training as a crucial milestone in Nigeria’s ongoing efforts to enhance data-driven responses to human trafficking. Bello, who was represented by the South-East Zonal Commander of the agency, Mr. Jonathan Ukpai, said the workshop is part of the project titled “From Policy to Action: Implementation of the National Action Plan…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Police Command says it has dismantled a local firearms fabrication workshop in Affa, Udi Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, the police disclosed that assorted firearms, cartridges, firearm repair tools, generator sets, and other exhibits were recovered from the scene. The statement read: “On June 30, 2025, at about 4 p.m., operatives of the Command’s Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad, acting on credible intelligence, raided and dismantled the workshop located in Amofia-Agu, Affa, Udi LGA.” The operation, according to the police, followed the arrest and…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Director General of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, has declared that Peter Obi will contest the 2027 presidential election regardless of whether he secures the ticket of the opposition coalition, African Democratic Congress (ADC). Tanko made the disclosure on Monday while speaking at the second Annual Colloquium in honour of Associate Professor Abdulmumin Ajia in Abuja. “Obi has already stated that he will contest in 2027, whether we get the coalition ticket or not. So, we are not even contemplating whether or not he will run. When we get to that point, the platform will be…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia In a bold move to revolutionize its education sector, the Abia State Government has signed a contract with Blue Giraffe Development Limited for the construction of 20 Smart Schools across the state. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Umuahia, Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Goodluck Ubochi, said the initiative marked the launch of the first phase of Governor Alex Otti’s Smart School project, designed to digitally empower students and modernize education delivery in the state. Ubochi, who signed on behalf of the state government, explained that the 20 Smart Schools would be strategically located across…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Senate President, and the incumbent Chairman Board of Trustees (BoT), of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Nigeria’s immediate-past President, Muhammadu Buhari. Similarly, former Abia State Governor, and the immediate-past Senator representing Abia Central, Senator Theodore Orji, has registered his condolences over the passing on of the late President. Buhari died Sunday evening at a London hospital after a protracted ailment. Senator Wabara in a statement he personally signed, described the exit of the late Head of State as a monumental loss to Nigeria. He said…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, has been appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to head the burial committee on the late President Muhammadu Buhari who died on Sunday in a London hospital. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, is also among the nine-man burial committee charged with the responsibility of ensuring a dignified farewell for the late Head of State. President Tinubu on Monday approved the establishment of an Inter-Ministerial Committee to manage the planning and organisation of a state burial for Buhari. The committee, according to…

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu  In my charged life as a ragged-trousered philanthropist one of the phenomenal potentates I’ve known happens to be Nduka Obaigbena. Back in 1986, the guru who brought me into journalism, Sonala Olumhense, resigned from his job as the Editorial Page Editor of The Guardian to take up the almost unfathomable challenge of becoming the founding Editor of THISWEEK magazine promoted by youthful Nduka Obaigbena. Sonala mooted that he would want me in the new project – and Nduka, who I was meeting for the first time, feared that I would ask for high wages. I simply…

Our Reporter, Abuja  The Federal Government has through the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, following the approval of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, declared Tuesday, July 15, 2025, a public holiday in honour of the late former President, Muhammadu Buhari. This was announced in a statement issued on Monday by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Magdalene Ajani. The holiday is part of activities marking the seven-day national mourning period earlier declared by the President to honour the memory of the former Nigerian leader who passed away at the age of 82. According to the statement, the…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Labour Party (LP) in Anambra State, has demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Charles Nwazojie, Chairman of Njikoka Local Government Area, who was allegedly detained by operatives of the Agunechemba (Udo-Ga-Chi) security outfit. In a statement issued through the Moghalu Campaign Organization, the party claimed that Nwazojie’s only “offence” was encouraging citizens to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and mobilizing support for Dr. George Moghalu, the party’s governorship candidate in the upcoming November election. The statement, signed by Onyebuchi Okoye, Special Assistant on Media to Moghalu, described the incident as “a brazen act of…