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Ben Ezechime, Enugu Fidelis Illechukwu, Technical Adviser of Rangers International FC of Enugu, has blamed inadequate funding for the poor performance of the team in the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. Illechukwu said this on Sunday during his post-match press conference after week 37 of the NPFL game against Katsina United. “I appeal to Governor Peter Mbah to come to our aide. “I am a top class coach and I am not happy with where we are this season,” he said. Meanwhile, the Flying Antelopes beat their opponents, Katsina United FC 4-0 at the mainbowl of the Nnamdi…
By Owei Lakemfa It will be fallacious to say the military taught Nigerians how to steal. In truth, stealing may be as old as humanity itself. In fact, stealing is so old that it features in the Ten Commandments God reportedly gave humanity: ‘Thou Shall Not Steal.’ However, while the politicians who stole before military rule commenced in Nigeria, were petty thieves, the Generals raised the standard to actual ‘state capture.’ While the former, given the consequences, were afraid to be caught, the latter actually lived in the treasury, conscious that, even if caught, there might be no adverse consequences.…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Professor Chris Piwuna, has emerged the new National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Piwuna, a Consultant Psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, will take over the mantle of leadership of the academic body from Professor Victor Osodeke of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, MOUAU. Professor Piwuna emerged at the 23rd National Delegates Congress of the Union, which took place in Benin on Sunday. The election was contested between Piwuna and Prof. Adamu Babayo from the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, according to verified sources familiar with the development. Piwuna’s…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Anambra North senatorial constituency comprises seven Local Government Areas (LGAs). These are: Anambra East, Anambra West, Anyamelum, Ogbaru, Onitsha North, Onitsha South, and Oyi. The contest to represent it in the election to the Senate in 2007 turned out to be memorable for all the wrong reasons. Voting in the election occurred on 28 April 2007. At the end of the contest, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), returned Joy Emordi, the incumbent senator and candidate of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner. In the race for the party ticket which preceded the election,…
By Godwin Onyeacholem One’s very first eye-to-eye encounter with Dare Babarinsa was on the mainly commercial Oregun road, Lagos, inside a featureless two-storey building where Newswatch magazine, the rave of that moment in Nigeria’s journalism landscape, had hired two floors for its office in the mid-80s. One had the rare privilege of a brief internship at the celebrated news outlet at the time. Dele Giwa, prime mover and editor-in-chief, was still around then. The meeting venue was unintendedly the library, a cramped room on the ground floor with a compact cluster of books, magazines, journals, newspapers, files and a variety…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, Bitrus Giwa, on Saturday, led a comprehensive security patrol to Nimbo, Opanda, Adani, Ogurugu, and Nkpologu communities in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of the state. A statement from the command’s spokesperson SP Daniel Ndukwe said that the patrol was aimed at boosting the confidence of rural residents, deter criminal activities, and strengthen synergy among security agencies operating in the area. The CP also visited both the temporary and permanent sites of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Madueke located in Ogurugu. During the visit, the Commander of the Naval Base, Commodore…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The House of Representatives member for Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency, Ebonyi State, in the Federal House of Representatives, Chinedu Ogah, has issued a formal demand to online media outfit, Sahara Reporters for the retraction of what he described as false, misleading, and defamatory online publications against his person. Ogah, though his Lawyers, C. O. Ogboji, accused the outlet of publishing on April 16 and April 24, 2025, articles that have tarnished his reputation by linking him to a murder case. He further alleged that the media outfit accused him wrongly of unlawfully detaining and activist Kindness Jonah…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Government has sanctioned Blossom Fount School, Awka, for allegedly charging primary school pupils N5,000 to purchase forms for the position of Head Pupil. The State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, who gave the school a one month sanction, expressed strong disapproval of the practice, noting that it was completely unacceptable to the government. Prof. Chuma-Udeh condemned the practice, describing it as a way of “selling the psyche of children to the highest bidder from a young age,” which she insisted was entirely unacceptable under the Soludo-led administration. “Monetizing the election of the school’s Head…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Police in Anambra State have apprehended a four-man kidnap gang allegedly terrorizing communities in the state. The hoodlums were arrested by Police Operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Awkuzu, after they acted on credible information provided on Friday, 9th of May, 2025. It was learned that the officers, at 7.30 pm on Friday, stormed the criminal hideout in Uke, Idemili North LGA, during which four suspects were arrested, while other valuables and incriminating items were recovered. Police Spokesperson in the State, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the arrests, said three vehicles, one laptop and and pieces…
Nigerian International Victor Osimhen and his Club, Galatasaray edged closer to a Turkish domestic double on Saturday as they defeated Trabzonspor 2-0 away in the Turkish League. With three matches left to play, Galatasaray will confirm their League title retention if they defeat 13th placed Kayserispur next weekend in front of their vociferous home fans. But before that, they could also lay their hands on another silverware, the Turkish Cup as they face today’s opponents, Trabzonspor again on Wednesday in the final of the Turkish Cup. Victory in that game and victory next Sunday will ensure that the on loan…