The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has urged Africa:l To stop exporting Raw Materials, but rather, to build factories at home. RMRDC posited that Africa’s biggest industrial opportunity may not lie in discovering more resources but in learning to process the ones it already has. Speaking on the […]
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Nigeria Is 66 Yrs-old Today
Nigeria is today, October 1, 2026, celebrating her 66th Independence Anniversary. Nigeria gained her independence from the British colonial Masters on October 1, 1960. The Federal government had earlier declared today public holiday, as announced by the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. The theme for this year’s celebration […]
Anambra Pilgrims Affairs Office Seeks Legislative Support To Reposition Anambra Pilgrims, Develop Tansi Shrine
By Marvelous Ezenwa, Awka The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Pilgrims Affairs, Hon. Barr. Odira Ezeh, has called for stronger collaboration between the Anambra State Christian Pilgrims Office and the State House of Assembly towards repositioning pilgrimage administration and unlocking its spiritual, cultural and socio-economic potentials in the […]
Barr. Kachi Aghasili Faults Rep. Orugbu’s Constituency Empowerment, Describes It As “Cosmetic and Politically Motivated”
By Udoka Nwokoye Hoffmann There is growing criticism trailing the recent constituency empowerment program organized by the member representing Awka South and North Federal Constituency, Professor Lilian Orugbu. The Labour Party candidate for the same seat in the 2027 general election, Barrister Kachi Aghasili, has described the empowerment as cosmetic […]
Youth Empowerment Programmes Are Ploy To Divert Attention Ahead Of Election, Says Barrister Kachi Aghasili
By Nwokoye Udoka Hoffmann The Labour Party House of Representative’s candidate for Awka North and South Federal Constituency ahead of 2027 general election, Barrister Kachi Aghasili, has criticized the current wave of youth empowerment programmes by politicians particularly the incumbent lawmaker of the Constituency Prof. Lilian Orognu, describing them as […]
Ibekwe Launches ‘Building A Greater Anaocha’, Highlights Grassroots Leadership And Good Governance
By Marvelous Ezenwa, Awka. The Mayor of Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, Hon. Romanus Ibekwe, has launched a book titled “Building a Greater Anaocha” with a call for greater commitment to grassroots leadership, good governance and sustainable community development. The book was unveiled at the Anambra Country Club, […]
KayCee Luxury, Two Others Remanded Over 184.5kg Cocaine
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has remanded Luxury goods dealer, Michael Afolabi Kazeem, and two others over alleged export of 184.5 kilogrammes of cocaine to the United Kingdom. Afolabi, popularly known as KayCee Luxury, as well as Boniface Freeman Ochoche Sule and Ikechukwu Ekugo Patriarch, were arraigned on […]
Police Probe Death of Delta Min. of Edu. Deputy Director After Alleged Assault
Police in Delta State have commenced investigation into the death of a Deputy Director in the state Ministry of Secondary Education, Mr Unity Adeda, following a complaint alleging that he was assaulted at the office of the Commissioner for Secondary Education in Asaba. The command has also arrested one suspect […]
Protests Hit Plateau As Gunmen Kill Three Vigilantes in Fresh Attack
Fresh protests hit Kassa community, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, after gunmen killed three members of a local vigilante group. The protesters, mainly women and youths blocked the Jos–Barkin Ladi highway. It was learnt that the attackers invaded the community around 1am on Friday, September 24, 2026, […]
Appeal court upholds Former UNICAL Dean’s Two-year Jail Term For Sexual Misconduct
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the conviction and two-year imprisonment imposed on Cyril Ndifon, former Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), over allegations that he solicited pornographic photographs from a female student. In a judgment delivered in Appeal No. CA/ABJ/CR/1798/2025, the appellate court […]