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Gov Mbah urges public office holders on transparency, accountability, traceability …….Says every naira stolen robs Enugu of development

Maureen Ikpeama3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has urged public office holders to embrace the three pillars of his administration—transparency, accountability and traceability—warning that every naira lost to corruption, financial misconduct and non-compliance deprives residents of quality education, healthcare, roads and other critical infrastructure.The governor made the call on Thursday while declaring open a two-day…

PSC names 13 new AIGs, approves promotion of 93 senior police officers

Maureen Ikpeama3 months ago3 months ago14414 mins

Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 93 senior police officers to higher ranks following their successful participation in written examinations and oral interviews conducted at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja., with a charge on them to uphold their integrity throughout their careers. The approvals were among the major decisions taken at the…

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Police arrest three suspected Cultists over abduction, murder of Kwara Polytechnic student,

Maureen Ikpeama3 months ago3 months ago14 mins

Kwara State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of the Eiye Confraternity over the alleged abduction and murder of a 29-year-old student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Sodiq Durodola Olaniyi.The command said the suspects were arrested after weeks of intelligence-driven investigation by operatives of its Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) into the student’s disappearance.The…

Enugu police foil attempted armed robbery, kill one, recover arms in border operations

Maureen Ikpeama4 months ago4 months ago15 mins

Operatives of Enugu State Police Command have recorded significant operational successes in its sustained border security efforts under the Inspector-General of Police’s “Handshake Patrol” initiative, foiling an attempted armed robbery, killing one suspect, arresting four other suspects, and recovering two firearms, suspected illicit drugs, and other incriminating exhibits. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP…

Cholera outbreak kills 120 persons in Sudan – WHO

Maureen Ikpeama4 months ago4 months ago13 mins

Cholera outbreak has reportedly, killed in 120 persons, with 1,102 suspected cases recorded since May in Sudan The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday.l that more than three years of conflict between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have devastated the country’s healthcare system.This marks Sudan’s third cholera outbreak in three…

Marketers warn against fuel price control, threaten shutdown

Maureen Ikpeama4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

Fuel marketers have warned that filling stations across the country could shut down if the Federal Government attempts to impose price controls on petrol in the deregulated downstream petroleum sector. The National Publicity Secretary of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Chinedu Ukadike, issued the warning on Tuesday while reacting to comments by…

Enugu to conduct integrity test on Smart Schools, PHCs across 260 wards

Maureen Ikpeama4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

Enugu State Government says it will embark on integrity tests on all the Smart Green Schools and Type-2 Primary Healthcare Centres constructed across the state’s 260 political wards to ensure they meet the required standards. Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, disclosed this on Tuesday,30Th June,2026, during an engagement with traditional rulers, Presidents-General…

Police rescue two kidnapped kids, arrest Four suspected kidnappers, recover arms in Oyo

Maureen Ikpeama4 months ago4 months ago426 mins

Oyo State Police Command has rescued two kidnapped children , arrested four suspected kidnappers and recovered a cache of sophisticated firearms in separate intelligence-led operations across the state. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, in a statement made available to Newsmen on Monday, said, the first operation followed a distress…

FG restructures NYSC, replaces military leadership, redesigns uniform

Maureen Ikpeama4 months ago4 months ago1524 mins

Federal Executive Council has approved restructuring of the National Youth Service Corps, marking the first major restructuring of the scheme since it was established 53 years ago. The approval given at the FEC meeting in Abuja on Monday, was aimed at repositioning the NYSC into a skills-focused, productivity-driven institution aligned with the Federal Government’s economic…

FG orders marketers to reduce fuel prices after global oil decline

Maureen Ikpeama4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

Federal Government has directed petroleum marketers to immediately reduce the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit and other petroleum products to reflect the recent drop in global crude oil prices. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, gave the directive on Monday at the 2026 Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority General…