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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to delivering the dividends of democracy to the people, declaring that no amount of distraction will derail his government’s focus on the welfare and happiness of Abians. Otti made the remark while receiving an Abia-born cyclist, Mr. Wisdom Chisom, who rode a bicycle from Lagos to Abia State in solidarity with the governor over his “visible and impactful achievements.” “We are happy that our people are happy because the essence of government is to make your people happy — that is the welfare of the people.…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Abia State Government says public school enrollment has increased by 100 percent within four months — from July to October 2025. The State Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this during a press briefing in Umuahia after the State Executive Council meeting. He attributed the increase to the free education policy introduced by the administration of Governor Alex Otti. According to him, since the Otti-led government declared free and compulsory education from primary to Junior Secondary School 3, more pupils have returned to public schools. “This is an indication that confidence and trust in our…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Executive Director, Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), Mr. Okechukwu Nwanguma, is to take the center stage at the October edition of the monthly Ikengaonline town hall meeting, coming up on Thursday, October 30, 2025. Nwanguma, who was the former National Coordinator of the Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN), will speak on the theme: “Nnamdi Kanu’s Continued Detention, IPOB and Insecurity in the South-East.” This was contained in a statement by the Editor-in-Chief of the South-East-focused accountability online media platform, Uche Ugboajah. The monthly meeting, scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (WAT), will be…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki  The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, has assured Nigerians that the Commission is fully prepared for the November 8, 2025, Anambra State Governorship Election. Speaking at the meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) held at INEC Headquarters, Abuja, Prof. Amupitan said the Commission had completed a comprehensive readiness assessment across the state and was confident of a smooth and credible exercise. According to him, about 24,000 personnel would be deployed across 5,718 polling units, with results collated at 326 wards, 21 local government areas, and…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to reducing delays and addressing identified gaps in emergency preparedness and response across the South-East region. NEMA’s Director-General, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, stated this on Tuesday at the opening of a two-day Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R) Stakeholders’ Engagement Workshop held in Enugu. The event was organised by NEMA in collaboration with the World Bank Group and the Enugu State Government. Represented by the agency’s Director of Planning, Research and Forecasting, Dr. Onimode Bamidele, Umar described the workshop as “the culmination of a far-reaching journey that began months…

By Owei Lakemfa Aliko Dangote has become the first African-born billionaire to reach and surpass a $30 billion net worth. This October, 2025, with a new valuation gain of $430 million, he achieved a net worth of $30.3 billion. But, his on-going quixotic contestations with the Nigerian Constitution and the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UDHR,  may turn out to be his hubris.   The industrial crisis between his  Dangote Refinery  and the unions; the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, and the Petroleum and Natural Gas  Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN,  may lead to …

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have recovered a MAN Diesel truck reportedly stolen from Benin City, Edo State. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Enugu. According to him, the vehicle, which was stolen around 12:05 a.m. on Monday, October 27, 2025, was recovered at about 6:30 a.m. the same day by police operatives attached to the Ozalla Division and the Distress Response Squad (DRS) at Agbani, Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State. Ndukwe said the recovery followed a swift response to a distress…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has condemned the alleged mismanagement of funds released by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for stadium and youth sports development. Obi lamented that despite Nigeria reportedly receiving about $25 million from FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 2013 for sports development, there was “little or nothing to show for it.” He described the much-criticized $1.2 million stadium in Kebbi State as “a national embarrassment.” According to Obi, the revelation underscores the deep-rooted corruption…

By Press Release  The Coalition for Whistleblower Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has called on the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Aliyu Adamu, SAN, to immediately intervene and secure the protection of Mubarak Bello, a whistleblower currently being detained and brutalised by the Katsina State Police Command. Bello, who exposed payment fraud within the command, was arrested by a police patrol team on the night of September 13, 2025, and has been detained on what the Coalition describes as trumped-up charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and impersonation. He is…

Our Reporter, Abuja  Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Monday declined to open his defence in the terrorism case filed against him by the Federal Government, insisting that there is no valid charge against him. At the resumed hearing in Abuja, Kanu—who recently dismissed his legal team and chose to represent himself—told the court that after reviewing his case file, he found no legal basis for the charges. “Join me in praising God. I have gone through my case file, and there is no charge against me,” Kanu said. “There is no extant law in…