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Even the Dead Can’t Rest in Enugu Without Payment

February 23, 2026

The recently concluded town hall meeting between the incoming Chief Geoffrey Uche Nnaji and Enugu State business owners based in Lagos comes at a time when troubling accounts are prompting serious reflection about the direction of the state. When Chief Nwakaibie visited Enugu on January 29, 2026, to arrange the burial of his mother, he...

SERAP Urges Tinubu to Withdraw Mass Surveillance Regulations

February 22, 2026

The Socio‑Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy to withdraw the Lawful Interception of Communications Regulations, 2019, on grounds they are unconstitutional and inconsistent with Nigeria’s international obligations. The call followed public allegations by former Kaduna State governor Nasir El‑Rufai that...

Tinubu Urges Orderliness in FCT, Kano, Rivers Polls

February 20, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure orderliness in the conduct of elections scheduled for the Federal Capital Territory, Kano State, and Rivers State, the presidency said. Tinubu’s remarks were contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The statement outlined the...

Record Tax Windfall, Ruined Classrooms: The Shocking State of Enugu’s Public Schools

February 20, 2026

In just three years, Enugu State transformed its revenue profile by a staggering 1,400% fromN26.8 billion in 2022 to N406.7 billion in 2025. Governor Peter Mbah’s administration has beencelebrating this “fiscal resilience” as evidence of sound economic management and digitaltransformation. But beneath these impressive numbers lies a troubling reality: as tax collectors crisscross thestate extracting...

Democracy Must Deliver Roads, Services – Wike Tells University of Abuja Audience

February 17, 2026

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that democracy must go beyond periodic elections to deliver visible infrastructure, effective public services, and measurable improvements in citizens’ lives. Wike made the remarks while delivering a Distinguished Personality Lecture at the University of Abuja. The lecture focused on the theme of political...

₦406.77 Billion: Fiction, or a Scandal Waiting to Be Proven?

February 9, 2026

The Enugu State Government claims it generated ₦406.77 billion in Internally Generated Revenue in 2025. It is an impressive figure. It is also one that collapses under scrutiny. If this revenue is real, Enugu should not look the way it does today. Retired civil servants are still owed pensions and gratuities, many for years. Some...

Obedient Criticise Senate for Dropping E‑Transmission Clause in Electoral Act

February 4, 2026

The Obedient Movement, a political group aligned with former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, has criticised the passage of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, saying the absence of an electronic transmission of results clause in the final text is indicative of broader concerns about the electoral...

Tinubu Assures World Bank of Continued Commitment to Economic Reforms

February 3, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured a delegation from the World Bank that Nigeria will maintain its economic reform programme and will not reverse course on policies aimed at stabilising and growing the economy, officials said. The assurance was given during discussions at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja with the Managing Director of Operations...

FCTA Cracks Down on Hospitals as Snakebite Antivenom Stocks Confirmed

February 3, 2026

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has confirmed that antivenom supplies are stocked and accessible across health facilities under its management and said it will enforce adherence to snakebite clinical treatment protocols in public and private hospitals, officials said. FCTA’s Mandate Secretary for Health Services and Environment, Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, said the territory maintains a...

Appeal Court Upholds Death Sentences for Five Convicts in 2018 Offa Bank Robbery

January 31, 2026

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has upheld the death sentences of five men convicted over the April 2018 Offa bank robbery, dismissing their appeals and ordering their immediate return to custody. The appellate ruling was delivered on Friday, January 30, 2026. A court official who witnessed the proceedings said the three‑member...

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2027: Obi Supporters to Track Votes From Polling Units to Abuja, Says Yesufu

September 11, 2026

Political activist and Nigeria Democratic Congress member, Aisha Yesufu, has said supporters of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will take direct steps to protect their votes in the 2027 presidential election. Yesufu said the supporters would deploy representatives to polling units and monitor election materials and results throughout the collation process. She said the...

Reps Probe N432bn Oil Revenue Debt Owed to NMDPRA

September 10, 2026

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, PAC, has commenced an investigation into outstanding oil revenue debt owed to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and oil companies. The liabilities under investigation have been put at N432.07 billion. The probe followed findings contained in...

Reps Probe N432bn Oil Revenue Debt Owed to NMDPRA

September 9, 2026

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, PAC, has commenced an investigation into an oil revenue debt of N432.07 billion owed to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and oil companies. The investigation followed findings contained in the Auditor-General’s annual audit reports, which identified...

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Record Tax Windfall, Ruined Classrooms: The Shocking State of Enugu’s Public Schools

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₦406.77 Billion: Fiction, or a Scandal Waiting to Be Proven?

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