Court Cancels Ebonyi 2024 Council Polls Over Electoral Act Violations
By Nkechinyere Okpara The Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, on Tuesday nullified the local government and councillorship elections held in July 2024, which produced the current council chairmen and councillors across the state. The court, presided over by Justice H.I.O. Oshomah, ruled that the elections conducted by the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral…
Omga007Ebonyi Veteran Journalist Bags National SWAN Award
An Ebonyian, Chief Jasper Egwu Okoro has been selected for special national recognition as part of activities marking the Diamond Jubilee celebration of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria scheduled to hold next week at the Moshood Abioloa National Stadium Abuja. The honor, according to Ikenna Okonkwo the secretary general of SWAN, is in recognition…
Africa Must Build Trust and Preparedness Before the Next Crisis — WHO’s Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu
By Bassey Ita Ikpang At the 2025 World Health Summit in Berlin, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization for Health Emergency Intelligence, emphasized the need for African leaders to prioritize building capacity and trust before the next health crisis. He Spoke Exclusively with Bassey Ita Ikpang in an exclusive interview. “The…
Benin Monarch Celebrates Birthday and 9th Coronation Anniversary
His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, CFR, Oba of Benin, is being honored in a double celebration marking his birthday and 9th coronation anniversary. The Office of the Director General of the Edo State Tourism, Culture and Creative Economy Agency, Lady Vivian Elabor, issued a press statement on October 20, 2025, from Benin City, describing…
Benin Monarch Celebrates Birthday and 9th Coronation Anniversary
His Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare II, CFR, Oba of Benin, is being honored in a double celebration marking his birthday and 9th coronation anniversary. The Office of the Director General of the Edo State Tourism, Culture and Creative Economy Agency, Lady Vivian Elabor, issued a press statement on October 20, 2024, from Benin City, describing…
NUJ FCT Council Condemns Arrest of AFO Journalist, Insist on Replacing Damaged Camera
By Gloria Tochukwu Umeweni The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has condemned in strong terms the unlawful arrest and assault of an Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist, Mr. John Okunyomih, by security operatives during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the Secretary of the Council, Comrade Jide…
Cross River Sets Up Support Centres to Boost Voter Registration Ahead of 2027
By Edem Ekpo The Cross River State Government has launched support centres across the eighteen local government areas to strengthen the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise and ensure wider participation ahead of the 2027 general elections. Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Emmanuel Ironbar, who disclosed this during the flag-off of the public…
Amagu Erimogwudu Kingdom Endorses Tinubu, Nwifuru, Ogah Ahead of 2027 Elections
…Community Pledges Peaceful Mobilization and Support for Development-Oriented Leadership By Nkechinyere Okpara, Abakaliki The people of the ancient Amagu Erimogwudu Kingdom in Ikwo South Development Centre, Ebonyi State, have endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, and the member representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. (Comrade) Chinedu Ogah, for re-election ahead of…