Ijaw National Congress (INC) Speak on Deepening Political Crisis and Impeachment Threat in Rivers State
Political Opinion Statement January 9, 2026 | Yenagoa, Nigeria The Ijaw National Congress (INC), the apex socio-cultural organization of the Ijaw nation worldwide, issues this urgent statement in response to the resumption of impeachment proceedings by the Rivers State House of Assembly against the democratically elected Governor, His Excellency Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and his Deputy,…
Omga007Ogah Commissions EBBC Staff’s New Home in Ikwo, Pledges Solar Streetlights
By Nkechinyere Ewa The Member representing Ikwo/Ezza-South Federal Constituency and Chairman, House Committee on Reformatory Institutions, Rt. Hon. (Comrade) Chinedu Ogah, OON, has commissioned a newly completed residential house built by Mr. Samuel Nwanchor, a staff member of the Ebonyi State Broadcasting Corporation (EBBC). The house-warming ceremony took place at Mr. Nwanchor’s country home in…
Police Foil ₦50m Kidnap Plot, Rescue Six-Year-Old in Ebonyi
Nkechinyere Ewa The Ebonyi State Police Command has foiled a ₦50 million kidnapping plot with the successful rescue of a six-year-old girl abducted in Abakaliki and the arrest of two suspects linked to the crime. The incident occurred on January 6, 2026, when the child was reportedly abducted from her mother’s shop at Onuebonyi area…
Citizen Diplomacy : Odumegwu -Ojukwu Secures Release of Nigerian Pastor Jailed in Benin Republic
…Praises President Tinubu for Diplomatic feat Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu has secured the release of a Nigerian national, Pastor Benjamin Egbaji, incarcerated in the Republic of Benin. Egbaji, a businessman and cleric from Cross River State was accused of sundry offences and detained in a hospital in Cotonou, the country’s…
Ebonyi Police Arrest 1,733 Suspects, Rescue Kidnap Victims in 2025 Security Drive
Nkechinyere Ewa The Ebonyi State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its crime-fighting efforts in 2025, arresting 1,733 suspects and rescuing kidnapped victims across the state. Under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, CP Adaku Uche-Anya, the Command strengthened community policing through extensive tours of the 13 Local Government Areas of Ebonyi State,…
CIVIL Society Response on The Repeal and Re -Enactment of The 2024 and 2025 Appropriation Acts and Budget Transparency
The undersigned Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) acknowledge and welcome the timely response of the Budget Office of the Federation (BOF) to our Media Statement of Tuesday, 6 January 2026. We recognise this engagement as a positive step towards constructive public dialogue on fiscal governance, constitutionalism, and budget transparency. Our intervention is guided by a shared…
Former Igbo journalists Chairman, Abba -Eku’s Sister dies, funeral begins Jan 12
By Nwamulunamma Ogbunka, Abuja The sister of former Chairman, Association of Igbo Media Practitioners (AIMP), Abuja AKA Ogene Ndigbo, Abbanobi-Eku Onyeka’s Junior sister has died. Mrs. Catherine Onoh, nee Abbanobi -Eku, who was born in 1970, died on 27 August, 2025 at 55.. Her brother, Abbanobi-Eku Onyeka, confirmed Kate’s passing and announced the funeral arrangements,…
Nigerian Civil Society Economy Action : Stop This Fiscal Rascality
January 6, 2026 (Opinion)We, the undersigned civil society organisations, express grave concern over the recent constitutional breaches in the repeal and re-enactment of the 2024 and 2025 Appropriation Acts carried out by a collaboration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly (“NASS”). We are also concerned about the opacity, lack of transparency and…