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(Why Enugu North Senatorial Zone Must Support the Governor to Join APC) By: Sebastine Chukwuebuka Okafor Ph.D (Dr. Bookastro) In July 2021, when the Ward Congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) started, Senator Ken Nnamani was the one representing Enugu State at the National Working Committee as a member of the caretaker committee from the South East zone. His mission was to discard Dr. Ben Nwoye and replace him with Group Captain Orji from Aninri, as the party felt it was the turn of Greater Awgu to produce the state chairman. While all these were ongoing, there was no sign of Chief Uche Nnaji. It was only rumors that a big man from Akpugo, who allegedly helped in making Senator Uzodimma Governor, was planning to join APC and contest for governorship. This continued until the Local Government congresses and appeals were concluded. It was during the ward congresses that a certain Ebe Ana Eje joined officially, but nobody till date knows how and when the almighty Akpugo man hi...

                                    By;               –  Hon. Dr. Chinedu Mbah                   (Dike Ejike Eje Mba) "I must emphasize that, what Ndi Enugu owe Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah is their unwavering support and their votes for a second tenure. Only by returning him to office can we consolidate the gains already achieved and ensure that the vision of tomorrow being here with us is fully realized for generations to come.” I therefore call on all sons and daughters of Enugu to rise to the occasion and secure the continuity of this transformational leadership. “Supporting Governor Mbah for a second tenure is not just a political decision, it is a moral obligation. It is the surest way to sustain the economic boom, protect the infrastructural development, and guarantee that Enugu State continues to rise ...

  — Mrs. Ogbodo Extols First Lady Nkechinyere Mbah’s Visionary Leadership and Grassroots Empowerment Drive The spirit of unity, empowerment, and cultural heritage was rekindled in Nkanu West Local Government Area on Saturday as the Office of the First Lady of Enugu State, in collaboration with the Office of the Wife of the Chairman of Nkanu West L.G.A., successfully hosted the 2025 August Meeting. The landmark gathering, themed “Women as Nation Builders”, drew women from across the 14 political wards of Nkanu West to the L.G.A Secretariat, Agbani, in what many described as a transformative and history-making event. Her Excellency, Mrs. Nkechinyere Iheoma Mbah, First Lady of Enugu State, was ably represented by her Special Assistant on Special Duties, Barr. Mrs. Chidimma Egeonu, who conveyed the First Lady’s goodwill message. Barr. Egeonu commended the women of Nkanu West for their unrelenting support and applauded the convener of the program, Hon. Mrs. Ngozi Ogbodo, for her visiona...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) youths in Enugu State, under the leadership of the State Youth Leader, Comrade Peter Chime (Peter Cash), convened a landmark Progressive Youth Summit that drew over 520 ward youth leaders, their deputies, and other stakeholders of the party from across the state. The summit, which was well attended and vibrantly charged, offered a platform for young voices within the APC to address what they described as the “bastardization of the party’s structure in Enugu” under the current state chairman, Barr. Ugo Agballah, in collaboration with the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji.  A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN PRESIDENT TINUBU'S REFORMS AND ENDORSEMENT FOR SECOND TERM The youths unanimously passed a vote of confidence on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, applauding the President for the bold reforms and inclusive governance agenda his administration has pursued particularly policies geared toward stabilizing the economy, empowering en...

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  There has been widespread outrage following the emergence of a disturbing video showing security operatives assaulting a female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Anambra State. The victim, identified as  Jennifer Edema Elohor , was seen in the viral video being flogged and stripped naked by gun-wielding men believed to be members of  Operation Udo Ga-Achi , also known as the  Agunechemba Vigilante Group . According to eyewitnesses, the operatives stormed a corps members’ lodge in Anambra on July 23, 2025, and accused the occupants of engaging in cybercrime activities, commonly referred to as “Yahoo Yahoo.” Despite presenting their NYSC identity cards, the corps members were subjected to inhuman treatment. A statement by the  Haven 360 Foundation , which shared the video on Facebook, strongly condemned the brutality. The group revealed that Elohor was beaten, stripped, and left bloodied while she and others were subjected to humiliating threa...

Enugu is blessed with a lot of natural resources that are both tapped and untapped in different ways. Enugu's mining activities rose to prominence in 1909 after the then British Government discovered coal before it started mining in 1915. This made the state become the hub for migrant workers across the globe after the construction of the Port Harcourt railway lines. Aside from coal, the state is blessed with other natural resources such as: limestone, iron ore, gypsum, clay, shale, sandstone, amongst others. However, since the coal mining stopped, successive governments have done little or nothing to revitalize the mining sector of the state and turn it into a pure renowned revenue-generating source until Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah came with a roadmap to making Enugu a safe haven for the mining sector with the appointment of Engr. Samuel Onyinye Okoro as his Special Adviser on Solid Mineral Mining. The appointment of this intelligent and professional son of Nkanu land, who is al...

By Dr. Sebastine Chukwuebuka Okafor, Ph.D On the 18th of July, 2025, the Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC) issued an Order to MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited, announcing the reduction of electricity tariff of all the consumers in Band A from ₦209/kWh to ₦160/kWh effective from August 1st, 2025.4 Announcing the tariff reduction, which attracted praises across the nation, especially from Enugu State residents, the EERC Chairman, Chijioke Okonkwo, said that the reduction in tariff became imperative following the Commission’s review of MainPower’s tariff and license applications as the new subsidiary company (SubCo) that operates in Enugu State. According to him, “We reviewed their entire costs, using our Tariff Methodology Regulations 2024, and the supporting Distribution Tariff Model to get an average price of ₦94. “The price is low because the Federal Government has been subsidising electricity generation costs, which charges only ₦45 out of the actual cost...

𝗘𝗻𝘂𝗴𝘂 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝗼v𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 ....𝐴𝑠 𝐺𝑜𝑣. 𝑀𝑏𝑎ℎ 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝐹𝑖𝑣𝑒(5) 𝑈𝑙𝑡𝑟𝑎-𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝐵𝑢𝑠 𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑠  𝘈 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 yesterday, 14𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵 2025, 𝘣𝘺 𝗚𝗼𝘃. 𝗠𝗯𝗮𝗵'𝘀-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘈𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘶𝘨𝘶 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝗚𝗼𝘃. 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗯𝗮𝗵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘋𝘳. 𝘖𝘣𝘪 𝘖𝘻𝘰𝘳, 𝘶𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦(5) 𝘨𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘉𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 1 & 2 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭. 𝘎𝘰𝘷. 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘣𝘢𝘩, ...

....𝐴𝑠 𝐺𝑜𝑣. 𝑀𝑏𝑎ℎ 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝐹𝑖𝑣𝑒(5) 𝑈𝑙𝑡𝑟𝑎-𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝐵𝑢𝑠 𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑠  𝘈 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 yesterday, 14𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵 2025, 𝘣𝘺 𝗚𝗼𝘃. 𝗠𝗯𝗮𝗵'𝘀-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘈𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘶𝘨𝘶 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝗚𝗼𝘃. 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗯𝗮𝗵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘋𝘳. 𝘖𝘣𝘪 𝘖𝘻𝘰𝘳, 𝘶𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦(5) 𝘨𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘉𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 1 & 2 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭. 𝘎𝘰𝘷. 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘣𝘢𝘩, 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦, 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺𝘎𝘩𝘰...

Barely hours after his historic inauguration as the 16th substantive Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Professor Simon Ortuanya has proven that his tenure will not be one of ceremonial words, but of strategic action. In a decisive move that underscores his commitment to rebuilding trust, restoring the University’s glory, and inspiring confidence, Prof. Ortuanya has embarked on a series of high-level familiarization visits to key national institutions pivotal to actualizing his ambitious transformative agenda. His first stop was at the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), where he met with Arc. Sonny S.T. Echono, the Executive Secretary. The meeting was more than a courtesy call; it was the opening handshake of what promises to be a robust partnership to upgrade UNN’s academic, research, and infrastructural capabilities. TETFund’s mandate to support tertiary institutions aligns seamlessly with the Vice Chancellor’s vision to digitize UNN’s classrooms, modernize...

History was on Monday, 11th August, 2025 at the Office of the Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), as Prof. Simon Ortuanya was officially inaugurated as the 16th substantive Vice Chancellor of Nigeria’s first indigenous university. He succeeds Prof. T. Ujam, who had been serving in an acting capacity. The ceremony was attended by principal officers of the university, representatives from the Enugu State Government House, traditional rulers, Dr. Dan Shere, Hon. Chinedu Onu, and members of the UNN management team. In his inaugural address, Prof. Ortuanya, described as a reformer and strategist, outlined a bold Transformative Agenda aimed at restoring UNN’s fading glory and positioning it as a globally competitive, research-intensive, and entrepreneurial institution. Key plans include refurbishing classrooms into smart digital hubs, modernizing laboratories, upgrading libraries with global database subscriptions, improving hostels and roads, and aligning infrastructure...

...Commends First Lady for the Recognition The Director of Sports, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Joint Campus Committee (JCC), Enugu State, Comrade Ugwu Kingsley Chigozie, has congratulated Dr. Chinyere Onyeisi , the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education Innovation and Director of Experiential Learning at the Enugu Smart Green School , on her recognition with the prestigious Trailblazer of Excellence award at the Distinguished Enugu Women Award ceremony. The award, presented by the Wife of the Executive Governor of Enugu State, Her Excellency, Mrs. Nkechinyere Iheoma Mbah , during the 2025 August Women Meeting at Michael Okpara Square, Independence Layout, Enugu, celebrates Dr. Onyeisi’s outstanding contributions, leadership, and commitment to positively impacting humanity , particularly through transformative work in the educational sector. In her official notification letter to Dr. Onyeisi, the First Lady commended her as “a leader and a beacon of hope...

“With the heart of a mother and the faith of a builder, I see every woman in Enugu as a pillar of hope, a custodian of culture, and a partner in progress. Today, we gather not just to celebrate ourselves, but to reaffirm our shared mission, to raise a generation anchored on integrity, love, and service.” These were the warm words of Her Excellency, Mrs. Nkechinyere Iheoma Mbah, Wife of the Executive Governor of Enugu State, as she flagged off the 2025 Women’s August Meeting on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Michael Okpara Square, Independence Layout, Enugu. The celebration was uniquely combined with the Enugu State Monthly Prayer Network, a spiritual convocation dedicated to the peace, progress, and prosperity of the state, initiated and championed by the First Lady. Represented by Mrs. Rita Edeh, Wife of the Chairman of Nkanu East Local Government Area and State Chairperson of ALGON, the First Lady expressed profound gratitude to the women of Enugu for their steadfast contributions to...