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Ben Ezechime, Enugu Wife of the Enugu State Governor, Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah, has reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to creating an enabling environment for girls to become leaders of change through educational and economic empowerment. Speaking at an event marking the 2025 International Day of the Girl Child held at the International Conference Centre, Enugu, Mrs. Mbah said the government was establishing modern Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges to equip girls with market-relevant skills that would make them self-reliant and economically independent. The event, themed “The Girl I Am, the Change I Lead: Girls on the Frontlines…
By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo Poor Umahi. Clearly, his education failed him. None of the distinguished professors at the “Ivory League” institutions he claims to have attended ever told him that a journalist questioning a public official carries the weight of 200 million Nigerians behind that question.” For a Nigerian politician, David Umahi isn’t big. He isn’t fat. But he is still an idiot. Rufai Oseni finally—and decisively—flogged him in public on Arise TV. It took a journalist with real courage to tell Umahi what many have long known: that he has been full of himself ever since he stumbled into Nigeria’s…
By Owei Lakemfa As the Gaza War entered its third year on October 7, 2025, and multinational peace negotiators gathered in Egypt to panel-beat a peace agreement, Palestinian rallies rocked New York. The rallies took on added importance as the city’s November 4, 2025 elections may be determined by the voters position on the genocide. A few years ago, it would have been unthinkable that Americans, who used to believe that the world rotated round them, would hold local elections whose outcome may be determined by where candidates stand on a foreign issue. But no conscious humans can ignore the…
By Azu Ishiekwene The grave is never satisfied, but other things compete with it for insatiability. I can’t help feeling that some members of Nigeria’s National Assembly will vie for the top place of never enough with the grave, water and fire. Enough is a stranger to them. What happens in these chambers in Abuja, in the name of the people, only God knows. That’s not to suggest that other arms of government are significantly better. But when we reach the point where we have to decide whose greed is eating us more, then we’re in trouble. Last week, the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Majority Leader of the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Chijioke Chukwu, has described the current Assembly as “the most docile in the history of Abia State.” Hon. Chukwu, who currently represents the South-East in the North-West Development Commission, was reacting to a recent statement credited to the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Emeruwa, in which he said that Governor Alex Otti had “done well.” The Speaker had made the comment while defending the Governor against allegations by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, who claimed that the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As momentum builds for the October 20 nationwide protest declared by human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, voices of dissent are growing louder across Nigeria. Among the latest to join the movement is the Benue Concerned Citizens (BCC), which has vowed to take to the streets in solidarity. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Michael Oboh, and Secretary, Chief Chris Awo, the group described the continued detention of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as “an act of profound injustice that we will no longer tolerate.” For the group, the disparity between how…
Chinwendu Uzoatu, Awka The Association of Marketing Academic Professionals (AMAP), the foremost body of scholars and intellectuals in marketing education in Nigeria, has appointed Professor Promise Chika Oparah, as its new President. Prof. Oparah, a distinguished scholar and Professor of Strategic Marketing at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, also serves as Deputy Director I of the UNIZIK Centre for Capital Market Studies and Coordinator of Logistics and Supply Chain Management. He is a Fellow of the Association of Marketing Academic Professionals of Nigeria and holds several other professional affiliations. Within UNIZIK, Prof. Oparah has held key administrative positions, including Head…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Government has taken a bold step towards industrial transformation with a landmark investment deal sealed during the recent investment summit in New York City, United States. The delegation, led by Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, participated actively in the summit organized by African Import Export Solutions, one of the leading trade promotion organizations connecting African economies with global investors. According to the Commissioner for Special Duties and Focal Person, State Diaspora Office, Valentine Okike-Uzo, who was part of the Governor’s entourage, the event, which held on September 22, 2025, marked a turning point for Ebonyi’s…
By Vitus Ozoke The news of a “peace deal,” the “first phase” of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, brings a brief, fleeting sense of relief – a gasp that cannot staunch the bleeding. Because the scale of what has been lost – and the scale of what might have been saved – demands more than symbolic gestures. It demands accountability. Since October 7, 2023, Gaza has endured one of the most harrowing human tragedies of modern times. Over 67,000 Palestinians have lost their lives, the vast majority of whom are civilians, including, chillingly, at least 20,000 children. The orphan…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Abia State Government has unveiled plans to launch a comprehensive school-based eye health programme aimed at reaching over 500,000 students and teachers across the state. The government also announced plans to establish a specialized low-vision care unit to support individuals with visual impairments. This was disclosed by the Administrator of the Abia State Eye Health Management Bureau, Dr. (Mrs.) Betty Emeka-Obasi, during a symposium in Umuahia to mark the 2025 World Sight Day. Speaking on the theme of this year’s celebration, “Prioritizing Eye Health: A Collective Approach,” Dr. Emeka-Obasi urged residents to take advantage of…