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2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Gabonese Referees to Officiate South Africa vs Nigeria

adminSeptember 5, 20250

World football governing body FIFA has confirmed the team of match officials for Nigeria’s upcoming fixtures in the 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers. Gabonese referee Pierre Ghislain Atcho will take charge of the high-profile clash between South Africa and Nigeria on Tuesday, Matchday 8, at the Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein. He will be assisted […]

APC Support Group Petitions Anti-Corruption Agencies, Donors Over Alleged N54bn Abia School Renovation Scandal

adminSeptember 4, 20250

By Sophia Afolabi An All Progressives Congress (APC) support group in Abia State, the Abia Best Interest Association (ABIA), has called for a full-scale investigation into the administration of Governor Alex Otti over the alleged mismanagement of N54 billion allocated for school renovations. Addressing journalists at a press conference in Abuja, APC chieftain and ABIA […]

EFCC Declares Former Abia Commissioner Christopher Enweremadu Wanted for Alleged Money Laundering

adminSeptember 4, 20250

By Sophia Afolabi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has officially declared Christopher Enweremadu, a former commissioner in Abia State, wanted over serious allegations of criminal conspiracy, diversion of public funds, stealing, and money laundering. According to a public notice signed by Dele Oyewale, spokesperson for the EFCC, and released on Wednesday, Enweremadu’s last […]

Edo Anti-cultism War Records More Successes, Nine Suspected Cultists Arrested

adminSeptember 4, 20250

The Edo State Special Security Squad, codenamed “Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers”, has recorded another breakthrough in its sustained crackdown on criminality, with the arrest of nine suspected cultists and the recovery of a cache of firearms in Iguoshodin N’ Ikpemaba, Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. Coordinator of the Squad, […]

GOV OKPEBHOLO READS RIOT ACT TO CRIMINALS, VOWS TO CHASE THEM OUT OF EDO STATE

adminSeptember 3, 20250

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has announced that criminals will have no hiding place in Edo State under his administration. The Governor made the bold declaration on while commissioning over 300 motorbikes for distribution across the State’s three senatorial districts to enhance security operations. The commissioning, which took place at the Government House in […]

Construction of Abia modular refinery to begin first quarter of 2026

adminSeptember 2, 20250

By Sophia Afolabi The Group Chief Executive Officer of HSI Energies, Mr. Ugwumba Chikezie Nwosu, has announced that construction work on the proposed 10,000 barrels-per-day modular refinery in Abia State will commence in the first quarter of 2026. He disclosed that arrangements for equity sourcing, debt financing and other requirements have reached advanced stages. Nwosu […]

Another man killed in a fresh attack in Ebonyi: The killing occurred barely 24 hours after a middle-aged Nigerian man, Dick Nnachi, was beheaded in Oso-Edda, Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State

adminSeptember 2, 20250

By Sophia Afolabi Gunmen have killed another man in Ebonyi State, Nigeria’s South-east. The victim, David Anoke, popularly known as Davido, was shot dead by some armed hoodlums on Friday. The incident, it was gathered, happened at the court area of Okposi, a community in Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state. The killing occurred […]

Gov Otti welcomes 66 politicians into Labour Party in Abia

adminSeptember 2, 20250

By Sophia Afolabi Sixty-six prominent politicians from various political parties, along with their supporters, were received into the Labour Party (LP) in Ukwa West Local Government Area by Governor Alex Otti. Ukwa West has traditionally been a stronghold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), with the party winning elections in the area from 1999 until […]

GOV OKPEBHOLO INTENSIFIES OVERSIGHT ON ROAD PROJECTS, DEMANDS QUALITY, SPEED FROM CONTRACTORS

adminSeptember 1, 20250

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has intensified pressure on contractors handling critical road projects across the State, insisting on the delivery of durable infrastructure that reflects value for taxpayers’ money. On August 31, 2024, the Governor undertook an extensive inspection tour of several road projects on his return from Irrua, in Esan Central Local […]

Ebonyi govt increases minimum wage to N90,000

adminAugust 29, 20250

By Sophia Afolabi The Ebonyi State Government has increased the minimum wage for civil servants in the state from N70,000 to N90,000. The decision was announced on Thursday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Chief Ikeuwa Omebe, while briefing journalists on the outcome of the State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting. According to Omebe, the […]

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