APC Wins 17 LGA Chairmanship, 260 Councillorship Election In Enugu State

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Wins 17 LGA Chairmanship, 260 Councillorship Election In Enugu State

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)September 28, 2026

The Chairman, Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission, ENSIEC, Prof. Christian Ngwu, has declared the All Progressives Congress candidates the winners in the September 26, 2026, Enugu State Local Government elections. The election was conducted for 17 Chairmanship and 260 Councillorship positions across the state, and the APC won in all 17 LGAs and 260 wards. Declaring the winners on Sunday at ENSIEC’s headquarters in Independence layout, Enugu, Prof. Ngwu said the successful candidates had satisfied...

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When Nigeria and Italy led a $5 billion global education financing campaign

ColumnsEducationNigeriaOpinionWhen Nigeria and Italy led a $5 billion global education financing campaign

PilotnewsSeptember 28, 2026

“Education financing should recognize the particular needs of disadvantaged communities” —Olalekan A. Babatunde Last week, on 23 September 2026, Nigeria and Italy strengthened their partnership to mobilize US$5 billion for global education financing over the 2026-2030 period through the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). The announcement was made at a high-level event in New York on the margins of the 81st United Nations General Assembly. This comes with the additional ambition of unlocking US$10 billion...

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I Didn’t Betray President Tinubu’s Trust – Gbajabiamila

NewsNigeriaPoliticsI Didn’t Betray President Tinubu’s Trust – Gbajabiamila

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 27, 2026

…Warns Fraudsters Against Using His Name Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that President Bola Tinubu knows him very well and that he has never at any time betrayed the confidence reposed in him by the President. He noted that he couldn’t have been involved in the allegations levelled against him, and warned fraudsters against using his name to perpetuate crime. The chief of staff disclosed this on Saturday...

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Kogi Extends Mobile Medical Services To Koton Karfe Correctional Centre

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKogi Extends Mobile Medical Services To Koton Karfe Correctional Centre

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 27, 2026

The Kogi State Government, has extended mobile medical services to inmates and personnel of the Koton Karfe Correctional Centre as part of efforts to safeguard the health and wellbeing of persons in correctional facilities across the state. The medical outreach, conducted yesterday by the Kogi State Ministry of Health, provided basic medical screening and other health services to not less than 188 inmates and personnel of the Correctional Service at the facility. The mobile medical...

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Jigawa Hisbah Arrests 8 Over Alleged Homosexual Acts

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaJigawa Hisbah Arrests 8 Over Alleged Homosexual Acts

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 27, 2026

The Jigawa State Hisbah Board has arrested eight persons over alleged homosexual acts in Kazaure Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were arrested following a complaint lodged by a 22-year-old resident of Kanti, Kazaure town. The Public Relations Officer of the Hisbah Board, Dauda Hadejia, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists in Dutse, the state capital, on Saturday. Hadejia said the complainant alleged that nine individuals had engaged in homosexual...

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Police Arrest Inspector For Making Viral Remarks Against Obi, Igbos

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrest Inspector For Making Viral Remarks Against Obi, Igbos

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 27, 2026

The Lagos State Police Command has identified and arrested Inspector Osumah Frank, the officer seen in a viral video making political and ethnic remarks about Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi and the Igbo people. The command said disciplinary proceedings had commenced against Frank in line with the established regulations of the Nigeria Police Force. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Abimbola Adebisi, disclosed this in a statement issued on...

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Nigeria’s Public Debt Rises to ₦166.79tn in 6 Months

BusinessNewsNigeriaNigeria’s Public Debt Rises to ₦166.79tn in 6 Months

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 27, 2026

Nigeria’s total public debt stock rose to ₦166.79 trillion as of 30 June 2026, representing a ₦7.44 trillion increase from the ₦159.35 trillion recorded at the end of the first quarter of the year. The Debt Management Office (DMO) disclosed this in its latest public debt portfolio report published on Friday, 25 September. The new figure also represents a 9.4 per cent increase, or ₦14.39 trillion, compared with the ₦152.40 trillion recorded as of June...

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Professor Josephine Onyido to Join Nigerian Academy of Education in Recognition of Distinguished Scholarship

EducationNewsNigeriaProfessor Josephine Onyido to Join Nigerian Academy of Education in Recognition of Distinguished Scholarship

Anthony O. OgboSeptember 26, 202610

University of Port Harcourt scholar will be inducted into Nigeria’s apex education academy in Abuja, marking another milestone in a career spanning teaching, research, leadership, mentorship and advocacy HOUSTON, TEXAS — Professor Josephine Azuka Onyido, an accomplished scholar and academic leader at the University of Port Harcourt, will be inducted into the Nigerian Academy of Education on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, in recognition of her contributions to the advancement of education. The ceremony, scheduled for...

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All Roads Lead to Ihiagwa as PCNI Honors Chief Dr. Emmanuel Opara with Patronship

LifestyleNewsNigeriaAll Roads Lead to Ihiagwa as PCNI Honors Chief Dr. Emmanuel Opara with Patronship

Anthony O. OgboSeptember 26, 2026

Sugar Land People’s Club leaders celebrate their First Vice Chairman’s December 22 investiture, describing the honor as recognition of leadership, scholarship, service, and commitment to the enduring ideals of the People’s Club HOUSTON, TEXAS — All roads will lead to Ihiagwa, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria, on December 22, 2026, as members, associates, and well-wishers of People’s Club of Nigeria International gather for the Patronship Investiture of Hon. Chief Dr. Emmanuel Uzoma Opara, First Vice Chairman...

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Obi Rejects OK Movement Campaign Council

NewsNigeriaPoliticsObi Rejects OK Movement Campaign Council

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 26, 2026

…Says Support Groups Must Not Act as Party The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has recently rejected the Presidential Campaign Council constituted by the Obi-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement, saying support groups must operate in support of the political party rather than assume its functions. Obi made the position known on Thursday during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time, against the backdrop of a dispute between the NDC leadership and the...

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