By Izunna Okafor, Awka The auditorium of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Awka, was filled beyond capacity on Monday evening, as friends, associates, political leaders, and well-wishers gathered to honour and bid farewell to Chief Maja Emeka Alex Umeh, a former Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism in Anambra State. The solemn service…

A formidable political coalition comprising top Nigerian opposition leaders including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, former Governors Rauf Aregbesola and Aminu Tambuwal, ex-Minister Abubakar Malami, and others has formally adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its new political platform ahead of the 2027 general elections. The adoption, announced on July…

Prominent social commentator and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has announced a ₦1 million reward for anyone who can reveal the true identity of a social media user who made a disturbing and violent post about Peter Obi’s wife and children. In a strongly worded statement released on Monday, Omokri condemned the comment, which reportedly…

President Bola Tinubu has offered scholarships to students from St Lucia and other Caribbean countries to study in Nigerian universities, despite the alarming number of out-of-school children in the country. Mr Tinubu, during his trip to St Lucia, announced that “the scholarship programme for students from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to study…

The Abia State Government has issued a strong warning to public school teachers across the state, cautioning against absenteeism, negligence, and professional misconduct, in a decisive move to improve the quality of public education. The government emphasized that disciplinary action will henceforth be taken against erring teachers, aligning with the Public Service Rules and the…

Abuja, Nigeria – The Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide (IYCW) has strongly opposed claims that Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State agreed to serve only one term as a condition for his reinstatement. Speaking on Tuesday, Theophilus Alaye, President of the IYCW, described the reported single-term deal as speculative and unconstitutional. He asserted that Governor Fubara,…

In what has been described as a historic and emotional moment, the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) on Tuesday inducted 70 pioneer graduates of its Department of Nursing Sciences into the nursing profession, bringing an end to a seven-year wait due to lack of accreditation. The induction ceremony was conducted by the…

  By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was a shameful and dramatic spectacle on Tuesday in the heart of the Anambra State capital, Awka, as officials of the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) engaged in a brutal attempt to evict a mentally challenged woman and her children from the city centre using canes. The scene,…