Maureen Ikpeama

State Police: Gov Mbah urges financial autonomy, tech-driven security framework

Governor of Enugu , Dr Peter Mbah has advocated financial autonomy for proposed state police services, saying adequate funding and investment in modern technology are essential for effective policing, while dismissing fears that governors would abuse the system. He spoke on Thursday , July 9Th, 2026, at the town hall meeting themed “Building a National…

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South Africa is playing with fire, and its elites holding the match

By Prof. Chiwuike Uba,Ph.D In this write-up, Prof. Chiwuike Uba,Ph.D X- rayed the Xenophobic violence in South Africa, describing it as an international concern that tests regional solidarity and diplomatic patience. Read on: South Africa is not merely “facing challenges.” It is staging a slow-burning political crisis, one that is being rationalised as dysfunction but…

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Peter Obi alleges frustration, says he might not be alive to contest in 2027

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress for the 2027 election, Peter Obi, has said he may not be alive to contest the 2027 presidential election, alleging that the Federal Government is frustrating his activities and targeting opposition figures.Obi made the remarks during an interview posted on Wednesday by media personality Chude Jideonwo on X.Responding…

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Dangote Refinery begins free Petrol delivery to six locations, returns ex-depot price

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has commenced free delivery of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to six locations across Nigeria while retaining its ex-depot price of N1,075 per litre.The refinery announced the initiative on Wednesday,July 8,2026, via its official X handle, stating that the free delivery service covers Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Kaduna, Delta states and the Federal Capital…

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Enugu Police impound 195 vehicles over registration, number plate violations, move to prosecute offenders

Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Giwa on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, led the professional enforcement of the nationwide ban on unregistered vehicles and vehicles with covered, defaced, obscured, improperly affixed, unauthorized or missing number plates across the State, impounding 195 vehicles. The vehicles were impounded for violating the provisions of the National…

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Supreme Court upholds Appeal Court ruling , ends age-long Onuogba–Ezza Nkomoro land dispute

Supreme Court of Nigeria has laid to rest, a decades-long land dispute between the Onuogba Nike community in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State and the Ezza Nkomoro migrant community from Ebonyi State, upholding the Court of Appeal judgement in favour of Onuogba Nike community. Delivering the judgment in Abuja on Friday, July…

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