Mbah, others describe Enugu Local govt poll peaceful, urge incoming leaders on people – centered policies

Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah,and some electorates have described the Saturday, September 26, 2026 local government elections in the state as peaceful and orderly, urging the incoming council leaders to make people-centred policies and remain accountable to the electorates. He spoke in an interview with newsmen after casting his vote at Polling Unit 007,…

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Lion Club Int’l donates educational materials to Anambra secondary school students

The Lions Clubs International, District 404A2 Nigeria, Region 11, has donated writing materials to students of Community Secondary School, Okpuno, Awka South Local Government Area, as part of its education and youth empowerment programme for the 2026/2027 Lions year. The outreach, held on September 25, 2026, was themed Educate, Inspire, Empower Lives and was aimed…

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Obi charges Media to hold politicians accountable, ensure issue- based campaigns, not personal attacks

Former governor of Anambra State and 2027 presidential candidate of the New Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has challenged the Nigerian media to hold politicians accountable and ensure that campaigns ahead of the 2027 general elections are centred on issues affecting Nigerians. He made the call while addressing media executives at the 22nd All Nigeria…

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APC has come to stay in Enugu-Nwonye

Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Ben Nwoye, says the party has strengthened its grassroots presence across Enugu State ahead of the September 26, 2026 local government elections, expressing confidence that the party will win the 17 local government areas in the Saturday ‘s Local Government chairmanship election s He…

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ESUTH Parklane set for Postgraduate accreditation, receives over N500m surgical equipment

Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH) Parklane is set for postgraduate accreditation by the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria and the West African College of Surgeons. This followed Governor Peter Mbah administration ‘s major investments in medical infrastructure, manpower and the purchase of over N500 million worth of surgical and specialised medical equipment by…

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Police arrest building owner over death of five family members in Awgu reservoir collapse …..CP orders investigation

Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has ordered a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collapse of a concrete water reservoir that claimed the lives of five family members at Umuike-Aja Village, Nenwenta Community, Awgu Local Government Area, in the early hours of Friday, September 18, 2026. In a statement…

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Local govt election : CP Giwa orders deployment of personnel, restriction of movement

Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, has ordered massive deployment of personnel, operational and intelligence assets across the State’s 17 Local Government Areas and 260 wards for the Saturday, September 26, 2026, Chairmanship and Councillorship Elections . CP Giwa has also ordered the restriction of human and vehicular movements across the State…

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2027 elections, AI lies: Shettima, Mbah, Onaiyekan challenge Editors on objective reportage

Vice President Kashim Shettima, Enugu State Governor ,Dr Peter Mbah , and former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, have challenged Nigerian editors and journalists on reporting the truth, strengthening fact-checking, investigative reporting and professional ethics ahead of the 2027 general elections. They stressed the importance of objectivity in reportage, warning that artificial intelligence…

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Excessive court intervention, weak electoral institutions threaten democratic confidence -Osigwe SAN

Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has warned against electoral disputes saying, that Nigeria has one of the highest numbers of electoral disputes globally, a development that is increasingly drawing the courts into determining electoral outcomes and weakening public confidence in the democratic process Osigwe made this known on…

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