Abuja, Nigeria – The Southeast has lost an estimated 17.4 trillion Naira over the past 29 years due to the absence of a sixth state, which would have contributed significantly to federal allocations and local government revenue. This staggering figure, adjusted for inflation and devaluation, highlights the region’s ongoing economic and political marginalisation, with profound…

The Sub-Saharan Africa Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend Plus (SWEDD+) project, which was recently launched by Damien Tchintchibidja, Vice-President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), is a significant step toward empowering women and girls in and Central Africa. This project, funded by the World Bank at $365 million, intends to build on…

The Federal Executive Council on Monday approved N262.75bn (€161.33) for the first phase of the Presidential Power Initiative, otherwise known as the Siemens Project. The project involves the engineering, procurement, construction and financing for 330/132 KV and 132/33 KV substations in Onitsha, Offa, Abeokuta, Ayede and Sokoto. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, revealed this…

Abia State Governor, his Excellency Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has said that he has no godfather who dictates for him how to run his government but maintains an open door policy where he listens to suggestions and apply the ones he considers sensible. Gov. Otti stated this on Sunday December 15th at St. James Methodist…

The Nigerian government will borrow to finance the N13 trillion deficit in the N48 trillion 2025 budget, according to Mr. Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy. Edun made this statement on Monday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Edun explained that the…

The Commissioner of Police (CP) Enugu State Command, Kanayo Uzuegbu, has reaffirmed the ban on the sale and unauthorized use of fireworks, commonly known as “knockouts”, “bangers”, or “crackers”, during this festive season. In a statement issued on Monday, the command’s spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, stated that the prohibition was to prevent criminals from exploiting fireworks…

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has demanded N50 billion in damages, a retraction and public apology from one Hon. Tobias Chukwudi Egeonu, popularly known as Hon. Toby Chuks. He alleged that Egeonu published a defamatory post against him on Facebook. The demand, containedy in a letter dated December 13, 2024, was issued on the governor’s…

Nigerian juju musician, Shina Peters has revealed why he was ordained a bishop in the Cherubim and Seraphim Church. The 66-year-old singer disclosed that God instructed the church leaders to ordain him as “the first bishop of the church”. In a recent interview, he stated that “the Almighty God told the leaders of the church…

A kidnappers’ den was busted last night  by the Anambra State Civil Society Organization (CSO) in Umuezopi, Oraifite, Anambra State. According to eyewitness footage, the CSO group raided the den, a compound which belonged to one chukwuma ndubuizu, engaging in a shootout with the kidnappers, who fled the scene after being outnumbered. The den was…