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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Director of the Agribusiness Incubation Centre, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Dr. Philips Nto, has urged Igbo women to use the annual August meeting to boost food security in their respective communities. This, according to him, can be achieved by teaching rural women the benefits of value chain addition in agriculture and how to enhance food production generally. “Now that the greatest challenge facing Nigerians is food, women should lead the campaign to get rural women back to the farms again,” Nto said. The former Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development in Abia State, who spoke…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Police in Ebonyi State, Nigeria’s South-East, say they have neutralised a notorious criminal kingpin, Isaiah Okoronkwo, who had long been on their wanted list for violent crimes across the state. Spokesperson of the Police in the state, Joshua Ukandu, a Superintendent of Police, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. Operation He said the breakthrough was recorded on August 29, 2025, when operatives of the Command’s Crack Squad stormed a criminal hideout in Iyonu Forest, Ishielu Local Government Area. According to him, the operation, which was based on credible intelligence, targeted a syndicate linked to a…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Assistant Controller General (ACG) of Corrections, Mrs. Prisca Oku, on Wednesday visited the 93-year-old dysfunctional Borstal Training Institution in Ngwo, Enugu State, urging the Federal Government and philanthropists to support its resuscitation. The Borstal Training Institution, Ngwo—currently undergoing renovation—is the only such facility in the South-East and South-South regions. Established in 1932 by the colonial administration, it operated fully until the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War in 1967. Oku, who serves as the Zonal Coordinator in charge of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Zone M, Enugu, told journalists that the Service was working to ensure…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Government has approved fresh steps to recover its share of dividends from the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Company and other unremitted oil revenues due to the state from 1999 to date. This was part of the key decisions taken at the State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting held on Tuesday and presided over by Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru. Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Ikeuwa Omebeh, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. He said the state is entitled to NLNG dividends and oil proceeds as a shareholder in the federation’s assets. He explained…

By Promise Adiele The democratic years of Nigeria’s political experience have witnessed various electoral bodies playing significant roles in the country’s democratic engagements. There was the Federal Electoral Commission (FEC) from 1960 to 1966. There was the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO) from 1979 to 1983. There was the National Electoral Commission (NEC) in 1993. There was the National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (NECON) from 1995 to 1998. There is the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from 1998 to date. No electoral body in Nigeria’s democratic journey has conducted a malpractice-free election. There were degrees of manipulation and underhanded, sharp practices…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to the creation of state police. According to him, the establishment of state police has become unavoidable as part of efforts to strengthen security across the country. Tinubu spoke on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa during a courtesy visit by a delegation of prominent Katsina indigenes led by Governor Dikko Radda. He assured the delegation that the federal government remains committed to confronting insecurity head-on. The President directed security agencies to reassess their operations in Katsina State following a spike in banditry. He added that advanced military equipment and surveillance…

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The news hit me hard on Sunday, August 31, in this year of Our Lord. It was beyond acceptance that my ever-rendering friend and brother, Dr. Solomon Ehigiator Arase, former Inspector-General of Police of Nigeria and ex-Chairman of the Police Service Commission, had passed away. It was impossible to control the tears from flowing… Solo, as all of us his close friends dearly called him, was the quintessential officer and gentleman of the very first order. Born on June 21, 1956, Solomon Ehigiator Arase enlisted into the Nigeria Police in 1981 after taking a 1980 degree…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki An Ebonyi State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Abakaliki has remanded a 24-year-old man, Nwebonyi Ubadinma, popularly known as Prophet Ubadinma, in a correctional facility over allegations of attempted murder, arson, stealing, malicious damage, and defamation of character. The suspect, notorious for allegedly dishing out fake prophecies, was accused of committing the offences in different villages across Izzi and Ikwo Local Government Areas between 2020 and 2025. According to the police, Ubadinma allegedly prophesied that an Ogun State-based businessman, Emeka Mgbore (popularly known as EmmyBest), was a ritualist. He was said to have circulated a video of the…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Oluyemi Olatoye, has charged officers to prioritize sound operational planning, continuous rehearsals, and readiness in single, joint, and multi-agency security operations. Olatoye gave the charge on Tuesday in Enugu while declaring open a four-day 82 Division Operations Planning Cadre (Training) 2025 for military, paramilitary, and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officers. He stressed that assumptions must have no place in operations, noting that only deliberate and well-thought-out planning, backed by rehearsals, guarantees operational success. “The cadre is designed to refresh and deepen our knowledge of…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Chairman of Enugu South Local Government Area, Dr. Caleb Ani, has called on residents of the council to actively participate in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. Ani made the appeal in a statement issued on his behalf by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Sammie Agbo, on Tuesday in Enugu. He described the Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) as “the most powerful instrument for influencing governance and safeguarding the people’s future.” According to him, democracy begins with voter registration and collection of the PVC, which serve as both the people’s voice and their…