Kpautagi Receives Warm Welcome, Hails Stakeholders and Engages APC Family in Mokwa
From Rashidat Suleiman,Minna Honourable Adamu Suleiman Kpautagi, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the House of Representatives representing Lavun, Mokwa and Edati Federal Constituency, has commenced a series of appreciation, familiarisation and stakeholder engagement visits across Mokwa Local Government Area following his emergence as the party’s candidate. The visits are aimed at expressing gratitude…
Omga007Benin-Asaba gridlock : FG Appeals to Concessionaire for Contract Termination
By Jasmine Okogerie The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has appealed to the concessionaire handling the Benin-Asaba road to immediately write to the Federal Government through the Ministry of Works to enable it to terminate their contract. The Minister also ordered the concessionaire to urgently remove all the blockages on the Benin-Asaba road to allow…
Data-Driven Approach, Community Farming, Skills Training Key To Poverty Reduction – Emir Sani Pai III
The Emir of Pai in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Alhaji Abubakar Sani Pai III, has called for data-driven and community-focused approaches to poverty alleviation, stressing that accurate information remains critical to the success of development interventions. The traditional ruler made the call at a one-day poverty alleviation workshop organised by…
GOCOP mourns former President Dotun Oladipo
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has expressed sadness over the death of its former President, Dotun Oladipo, publisher of The Eagle Online. Oladipo died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at the age of 56. He was President of GOCOP from 2017 to 2021 and was one of the publishers who helped shape the…
NUJ FCT Mourns Veteran Journalist Dotun Oladipo, Describes His Death as a Huge Loss to the Media Community
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has expressed deep sorrow over the sudden death of Mr. Dotun Oladipo, Publisher of The Eagle Online, describing his passing as a huge loss to the Nigerian journalism profession. In a statement signed by the Chairman of the Council, Comrade Grace Ike, the NUJ FCT Council said…
New Yam Festival : A Celebration of Culture, Unity and Economic Empowerment
Nkechinyere Ewa A cultural custodian and farmer, Dr. Onuoha Nnachi, has called on governments at all levels to harness Nigeria’s traditional festivals and agricultural resources as platforms for cultural preservation, economic empowerment, job creation and food security. Nnachi made the call during the New Yam Festival in Ezi Edda, Ebonyi State, where he explained that…
2027 : Ekumankama Promises People-Driven Representation for Afikpo/Edda
Nkechinyere Ewa The All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives candidate for Afikpo/Edda Federal Constituency in the 2027 general election, Joseph Ekumankama, has pledged to prioritise quality representation, human capital development, education, healthcare and infrastructure if elected. Ekumankama made the commitment while speaking on his political ambition during Iyi Akpoke Oke new yam celebration in…
How Okpebholo’s Shine Agenda is Addressing Edo’s 35-Year Reckoning
By Dr, Patrick Akhere Ebojele In 1991 General Ibrahim Babangida regime, carved Edo State out of the old Bendel state and that was beginning its peculiar journey — neither entirely in the southwest’s sophisticated political machinery, nor quite aligned with the midwestern traditions that once defined the region. Thirty-five years later, has it truly progressed?…