Enugu Govt. Distributes Farm Inputs, Targets Food Exportation

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, has flagged off the distribution of fertilizers and other farm inputs for 2026 to 63,000 registered smallholder farmers in the state. Speaking at the launch held at Michael Okpara Square, Governor Mbah reiterates his administration’s view that agriculture is more than just a mere source of food, but a big business, hence the free inputs to farmers, efforts in progress to migrate Enugu farmers from subsistence to...

Abia Govt Pledges Support To Utopia Pharmaceutical Establishment

The Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has pledged full support to the Egyptian pharmaceutical company Utopia in establishing a drug manufacturing plant in the state. Governor Otti made this promise as he received in audience the Chairman of Utopia, Dr. Kamel Mohamed, accompanied by Eze Apostle Gift Chibuzor Chinyere, who facilitated the investment visit. A press statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ukoha Njoku Ukoha, after the meeting between Governor...

Enugu Air Aircraft With Over 68 Passengers On Board Crash-Lands

An Enugu Air aircraft with no fewer than 68 passengers narrowly escaped death on Thursday after the aircraft crash-landed at the Benin Airport in Edo State. The aircraft, with registration number 5N-ENR, was said to have been operating on the Enugu–Benin–Lagos route when the incident occurred. A source at the Benin Airport, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told LEADERSHIP that the aircraft overshot the runway after landing and veered into a nearby bush. The...

Atiku Says Presidency Blocking Plans To Unravel Tinubu’s FBI, DOJ Files

The Media Office of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Presidency of blocking plans to unravel the contents of President Bola Tinubu’s FBI and DOU files. According to a statement on Thursday, the Media Office noted that whitewashing Tinubu’s drug scandal won’t erase records that he forfeited $460,000 linked to heroin trafficking. The Media Office noted that its attention has been drawn to a reckless and shameful press statement signed on behalf of...

Kwankwaso Confirms Obi Signed One-term Pact Ahead of 2027 Election

The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, has confirmed that the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, signed a written agreement committing to serve only one four-year term if elected president in 2027 before power returns to the North. Kwankwaso made the disclosure during an interview on Channels Television on Monday, saying the arrangement formed part of the party’s power-sharing agreement aimed at ensuring regional balance. The former Kano State governor...

₦210bn Duplicated Budget Allocations: Atiku Says Tinubu’s Govt Is Fiscally Reckless

…Tells NASS To Conduct Comprehensive Forensic Review Of 2026 Appropriation Act Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has described President Bola Tinubu’s government as one of the most fiscally reckless in Nigeria’s democratic history, following allegations of ₦210 billion in duplicated allocations in the 2026 budget. Atiku urged the National Assembly to immediately conduct a comprehensive forensic review of the 2026 Appropriation Act, stressing that Tinubu’s administration...

Jonathan Condoles With Ex-Gov, Amaechi Over Mother’s Passing

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has condoled with former Rivers State governor, and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice presidential candidate, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi over the passing of his mother, Dame Ezinne Mary Amaechi. In a condolence message on Saturday signed by the former President’s media aide, Ikechukwu Eze, Jonathan extended his heartfelt sympathies to Amaechi, the entire Amaechi family, and all those mourning the late matriarch. The former President described the death of...

Adamawa State Governor Fintiri Approves Upward Review Of Pension

In an effort to improve the remuneration of pensioners, Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has approved the upward review of pensions for retired civil servants in the State from less than N10,000 to N50,000 monthly with effect from August, 2026. The governor made the disclosure while featuring on a live special programme on Adamawa Broadcasting Corporation ABC Yola on Friday, described as unacceptable the situation where some retired civil servants received less than N10,000...

Security Rescues Kidnapped School Principal, Students, NECO Official In Kogi

The Kogi State Government has confirmed the successful rescue of the School Principal, the NECO official, and the two students kidnapped during the recent attack on an unauthorized examination center in Olowa, Dekina Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, made this known in a statement on Thursday, attributing the rescue to a coordinated security operation ordered by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo immediately after the incident. He...

Senate Probes NNPC Auditors Over N210 trillion Audit Report               

The Senate Public Accounts Committee has given external auditors of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) a one-week ultimatum to provide a detailed breakdown of the over N210 trillion contained in the company’s audited financial statements. Recall that two major balance sheet entries at the centre of the dispute were given by the auditors which the lawmakers said the amount was not properly explained despite repeatedly engagements with the NNPC. The committee led...

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