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Ben Ezechime, Enugu  Enugu State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fungtai Engineering Limited for the production of cash crops at Ugwujoro, Nimbo, in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area. The state government also signed another MoU with the National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN), for the establishment of a pre-fabricated Domestic Export Warehouse at the Enugu State Polytechnic, Iwollo, siting on five hectares of land. Speaking at the different MoU signing ceremonies at Government House, Enugu, Governor Peter  Mbah described agriculture as a major Gross Domestic Product-enabling sector in his administration’s effort to grow the state’s economy. He…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The Enugu State Government has launched the “Enugu Cafe One” which is a co-working space and digital hub designed to facilitate employment opportunities for the youths in the state. While unveiling the centre, Professor Chidiebere Onyia, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), said that the hub was designed to empower Ndi-Enugu with state-of-the-art resources, premium workspaces, and an inspiring atmosphere. The hub is a collaborative effort between the state government, Café One, Enugu, and Enugu SME Centre. The SSG described the centre, as heaven for techpreneurs, creatives, and business professionals. “This is more than just a co-working…

By Zainab Suleiman Okino In February 2017, an earlier analysis critically examined the erosion of American democratic principles under Donald Trump’s initial presidency, highlighting the systematic dismantling of diversity and civil liberties. The original critique centred on Trump’s controversial policies—notably the travel ban targeting specific nationalities and the proposed border wall intended to exclude Mexican immigrants. During his first term, Trump’s agenda was constrained by institutional checks and political opposition. On return to power, he appears poised to pursue an even more aggressive nationalist agenda, seeking to implement his seeming transformative vision. This updated analysis explores the continuing evolution of…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The death toll in the Wednesday accident involving some prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has risen to four. The corps members were heading to the NYSC orientation camp for their three weeks  orientation course when the 14-seater bus they were in rammed into a parked truck. They are part of the 2024 Batch C Stream 2 corps members.posted to serve in the state and were heading to the MacGregor College Permanent Orientation camp in Afikpo Local Government Area. The accident which involved an Enugu North Mass Transit bus they boarded ran under a…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka  The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Anambra State, Dr Elizabeth Agwu, says business is no longer as usual in Anambra as she has made elections in the state unpurchasable. Agwu said this during a stakeholders dialogue on rebuilding trust in the electoral practices and elections organised by the International Press Centre in Awka, the State capital, Thursday. She said politicians and candidates who had desired to influence election outcomes in the state have met frustrations as they were given outrageous conditions for elections to be rigged in their favour. “Everybody in Anambra who knows me knows…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Former Resident Electoral Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra State, Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, has advocated for an independent audit of elections at national and subnational levels to regain the trust of voters in Nigeria. Orji made the recommendation in Awka, Thursday, during a One-Day Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Rebuilding Trust in the Electoral Process. The event was organised by the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria, under the component 4 (Support to media) of the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria- Phase 2 (EUSDGN II) project and attracted multiple stakeholders including civil society organisations, traditional…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka A medical doctor at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Dr Cornelius Onuigbo, who was abducted by some yet-to-be-identified armed men on Tuesday, has regained his freedom. Onuigbo, who was abducted in front of his house in Nnewi while returning from work was released in the early hours of Thursday, after spending two nights in the hands of his captors. His released was confirmed by his colleagues at the Urology Department of the hospital and the Head of Corporate Affairs of NAUTH, Martina Onwuka. Although, details of his release have not been fully ascertained and it…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka A man who set his wife ablaze with fuel, resulting in her death in Anambra State, Mr. Sunday Obiozor Nwaka, has confessed that he never intended for his wife to die. Mr. Nwaka made this confession while being interrogated by the Anambra State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Mrs. Ify Obinabo, at her office on Wednesday. The deceased, Mrs. Blessing Chioma Nwaka, a native of Oraifite, was burnt to death by her husband at Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, over allegations of infidelity. According to sources, the couple, who have five children,…

By Okechukwu Chuks Ironkwe As I sit to pen down this week’s thoughts, I am reminded of an old African proverb that says, “If the foundation is shaky, the house will not stand.” For too long, Nigeria’s grassroots governance—our Local Governments, Wards, and Community institutions—have been like that house built on a shaky foundation. We have celebrated democracy on paper while ignoring the very engine rooms where democracy thrives: local institutions. If we truly desire a government that works for the people, we must strengthen the institutions closest to the people. Local governments and grassroots organizations are not just administrative…

By Azu Ishiekwene It’s hard to argue when U.S. President, Donald Trump, says that God saved him to save America. Not only is a rational argument often suspended or lost when God enters the matter, but Trump’s return as the 47th president defies logic. A leader’s job is never done. But how do you rationally explain Kamala Harris’s defeat in the presidential election and, along with it, the routing of Joe Biden and the Democratic Party in the Congress? If the election were a boxing match, it would have beaten the record of Vitali Klitschko vs Shannon Briggs’s 2010 fight as one of the…