Maureen Ikpeama

Three-Storey hostel collapses in Anambra, Rescue Operation Underway

An unknown number of students were feared trapped on Monday after a three-storey hostel, Elite Five Star Lodge, collapsed in Amokpala, Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State.The building, located beside Tonimas Filling Station, reportedly collapsed in the early hours of Monday while occupants, believed to be mainly students, were inside. The incident…

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The real ethnic bigotry is Ugwuagbo’s dangerous ethnic stereotyping, not Governor Mbah’s appointments

By Dan Nwomeh There is an obvious irony in a write-up accusing Governor Peter Mbah, an Igbo governing an overwhelmingly Igbo state, of the absurd practice of ethnic bigotry against his own people by favouring Yoruba people over fellow Igbo, while repeatedly reducing Nigerians to their ethnic identities and presenting the presence of a few…

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Ken Nnamani, Ngwu laud Gov Mbah as Enugu emerges Nigeria’s fastest-improving State

Former President of the Senate, Senator Ken Nnamani, and the Enugu State Caucus of the National Assembly, have congratulated Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Enugu’s emergence as Nigeria’s fastest-improving state in the 2026 Phillips Consulting State Performance Momentum Index. Nnamani said the state, under Governor Mbah’s leadership, has witnessed unprecedented transformation and has…

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55Th Convocation: Build industries, not just Careers -Tinubu urges UNN Graduates

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has challenged graduates of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), to become job creators, innovators and nation builders, saying his administration is implementing reforms in educational sector to expand employment opportunities and make higher education more accessible. Tinubu who is a Visitor to the University spoke at the institution’s 55th Convocation…

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Ondo Police Command arrests Four officers as ethnic bias video sparks outrage

Ondo State Police Command has arrested four police officers captured in a viral video making unprofessional and ethnically insensitive remarks to a motorist during a stop-and-search operation along the Lagos–Benin Expressway. The command said the officers had also been placed under investigation following public outrage over the incident, which circulated widely on social media on…

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Gov Mbah reacts to Enugu Air runway incident, says safety not negotiable

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has reacted to Thursday’s runway incident involving the state-owned airline, Enugu Air, at Benin Airport, empathizing with the passengers and crew members over the traumatic experience. Mbah, in a statement he personally signed and made available to Newsmen on Friday, July 24Th,2026, in Enugu, commended the aviation authorities…

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