Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has unveiled the reconstructed Hotel Presidential established by the administration of the former Premier of the defunct Eastern Region, Dr. Michael Okpara. The governor described the revival of the 62-year-old edifice as “a homecoming for history.” Mbah, who performed the unveiling in Enugu on Thursday, hailed the foresight demonstrated by the former premier, and regretted that the monument of pride had rotted away for the past 15 years, noting...

The Executive Chairman of Otukpo Local Government Area, Mr. Maxwell Ogiri, Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mrs. Grace Adagba and the Executive Secretary of the Benue State Lottery Commission, Mr. Michael Uper. The suspension was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Tersoo Kula, following approval by Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia. Alia has upheld the resolutions of the...

Mr. Peter Obi,  former Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election elections has condemned the inhumane treatment meted out to a female corps member serving in Anambra State by state security outfit, Agunechemba in Oba, Idemili South local government area. The former Governor of Anambra State described the treatment as “wickedness and savagery” that has no place in a civilised society. Reacting through his verified X handle, Obi said he read the report in...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the winners of the by-elections conducted on Saturday across 16 constituencies in 12 states of the federation, describing the exercise as largely peaceful and a demonstration of Nigeria’s growing democratic culture. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for organising elections that were “hitch-free and mostly devoid of violence.” According to results declared...

An alarm was raised by a leading political Organization in Osun State, Omoluabi Progressives over alleged coordinated plot to assassinate former Minister of Interior and ex-Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The group, in a statement signed by its spokesperson and organizing secretary, Oluwaseun Abosede, alleged that recent threats and state-backed actions suggested a sinister agenda to silence the former minister under the guise of politics. According to the group, on July 23rd, a...