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…Commend Otti, Abaribe, Aguocha for sustained efforts Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Kinsmen of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, have again demanded his unconditional release, pleading with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene on humanitarian grounds. The Afaraukwu Ibeku clan of Kanu, Umuahia North Local Government Area, Abia State, comprising Etitinabu Na Ndagbo kindred, said the prolonged incarceration of their son has traumatized his immediate family and plunged the entire community into emotional distress. Kanu was arrested in 2021 after being apprehended in Kenya and forcibly returned to Nigeria. On November 20, 2025, Justice James…

By Crispin Oduobuk In a media environment frequently tilted towards the breathless and the superficial, where the imperative to publish first routinely defeats the obligation to publish well, there is something quietly ambitious about what StakeBridge Media is building. Their ePublications read like work produced by people who respect the reader’s time, capital and judgment. They read like work produced for people who have actual decisions to make, not merely opinions to form. Spanning early 2026 editions, from power sector reform in Edition 002 to macroeconomic stabilisation and reform delivery in later issues, the through-line is unmistakable. This is content…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Igbo Women Assembly (IWA) and other prominent Igbo stakeholders have called on governments and relevant institutions in the South-East to enact and enforce laws that promote the use of the Igbo language across various sectors as part of efforts to revitalise it. The call was made in Awka during an event marking the 2026 International Mother Tongue Day. The programme, themed “Asụsụ Igbo na Omenala: Ngwaọrụ Maka Ọganiihu Nke Akụnụba na Ọha Obodo (Igbo Language and Culture: Tools for Socio-Economic Development),” was organised by IWA in collaboration with the Council of Igbo States in America (CISA)…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State and members of the national panel of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have commended the state chapter for conducting what they described as a peaceful local government congress across the state on Saturday. Mbah said the smooth conduct of the exercise reflected the party’s strength and internal cohesion in Enugu. However, indications emerged that the process may not have been as seamless as portrayed, following allegations by some longstanding members that the congress was hijacked by powerful stakeholders, effectively sidelining them. The aggrieved members alleged that the outcome of the congress…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu For nearly five years, Abia State has been the site of a bewildering contest over the crisis of corruption that now bedevils Nigeria’s judicial appointment process. Essentially, the appointment of judges in Nigeria has become something akin to a life-and-death contest, not for or on behalf of those seeking to get justice from the courts but for people who see judicial appointment as a meal-ticket for life or as leverage in the dark arts of Nigeria’s rentier theatre. Those who control the process now seem very much to use it only to benefit their families and networks;…

Our Reporter, Abuja  The 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections were largely peaceful but characterised by late openings of polling units, vote buying and low voter turnout, election monitoring group Yiaga Africa has said. In its preliminary statement on Saturday, the group said its observers were deployed across the six area councils and 62 wards to monitor the polls conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). “Overall, the election was conducted in a largely peaceful atmosphere. Voters who presented themselves at polling units were afforded the opportunity to exercise their franchise without widespread disruption,” Yiaga Africa stated.…

Our Reporter, Abuja  The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Saturday condemned what it described as interference in the ongoing polls in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), accusing the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, of attempting to influence the electoral process under the guise of monitoring. In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the party criticised Wike’s movement around various polling units in Abuja, saying his presence was inappropriate and capable of undermining the credibility of the exercise. “The African Democratic Congress strongly condemns the movement of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike,…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki No fewer than 10 persons were injured when suspected political thugs attacked residents of Ndiche Umuomara village, Ndiagu Amagu, in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The victims, including Nze Ukwa Nwankwo, Oduge Joseph, Ucha Igwe, Ukwa Simon and Ejike Nwanchonu, sustained varying degrees of injuries during the incident and are currently receiving treatment at different hospitals across the state. One of the victims, Nze Nwankwo Ukwa, who is being treated at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital (AE-FUTHA), said he was preparing to attend a meeting convened by the traditional ruler of the community…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Professor Ursula Ngozi Akanwa has emerged as the first female Vice-Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU). Her appointment comes 34 years after the university was established as one of the specialised institutions to promote agriculture in the country. The announcement was made by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Comrade Fidelis Edeh, shortly after the Council’s 95th meeting, where the report of the Selection Panel was considered. Her emergence followed a keenly contested process involving no fewer than 22 professors. Prof. Akanwa, a Professor of Educational Measurement and Evaluation, is reputed within…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN) has decried the continued incarceration of Godwin Odey, who was discharged and acquitted of a murder charge by the Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Enugu State, Barrister Osinachi Nnajieze, following a review of the case instituted by the Enugu State Police Command. In a statement made available to journalists in Enugu, the President of CRRAN, Olu Omotayo Esq., lamented that Odey has remained in custody at the Enugu Correctional Centre over a separate charge of alleged unlawful possession of Indian hemp, reportedly found in the commercial…