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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…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Federal Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have urged journalists to uphold ethical standards and prioritize the protection of children’s rights in their reportage. This was the central message at a two-day training for media practitioners from the South-East, South-South, and North-Central zones, held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The training was organized by the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation in collaboration with UNICEF. Declaring the workshop open, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mr. Ogbodo Chinasa Nnam, said the initiative was aimed at helping journalists reflect on their ethical obligations and…

Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka The Catch Them Young Community Initiative (CATYCOI) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies, and other stakeholders to make the forthcoming Anambra governorship election youth-friendly and inclusive. The group stressed that empowering young voters is essential for credible and sustainable elections, noting that the future of the state and the country’s democracy depends on active youth participation. In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Comrade Nonso Orakwe, CATYCOI urged electoral and security authorities to adopt proactive measures that will boost youth involvement and safeguard the integrity of the electoral process ahead of…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu A forum of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders comprising former party executives and political office holders has dismissed claims by Barr. Steve Oruruo that he is the Acting Chairman of the party in Enugu State following the defection of Governor Peter Mbah and others to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement issued in Enugu and signed by Dr. Godwin Udibe (Chairman), Chief John Nwobodo, Esq. (Secretary), Prof. Chris Onodugo, and Comrade Ibuchukwu Ezike, the forum described Oruruo’s claim as illogical and baseless, urging party members and the general public to disregard it. The statement partly…

By Vitus Ozoke The rumour mills have been unkind again. Some imaginative souls claim that a few Nigerian military officers were plotting to overthrow Nigeria’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A coup? In Nigeria? Against a government that has performed so magnificently in every sphere of national life? Please. Let’s be serious. No one with two brain cells to rub together would ever dare topple such a perfect regime. The notion is preposterous. This administration has done nothing but deliver excellence upon excellence. It is the government that has fixed everything. Inflation has disappeared, the naira now competes with the dollar, and…