Category: South East
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Enugu North Group Backs Bishop Ossai for Senate, Says District Needs Trusted Leadership
The Enugu North Coalition for Purposeful Representation has appealed to Bishop Oscar Ossai to contest for the Enugu North Senatorial seat, saying the district needs a leader with integrity, vision, and a strong connection to the people following the death of former senator Okey Ezea. In a press statement signed by Dr. Joseph Idoko, the…
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Nigeria And Türkiye Forge Strategic Defence Partnership At Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2026
…Major Training, Technology Transfer and Maritime Plans Agreed Nigeria’s Honourable Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (Retd.), OFR, led a high-level Nigerian delegation to a productive bilateral talks with the Turkish Minister of Defence at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2026. The delegation included the Chief of the Air Staff, the Chargé d’Affaires of the…
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Why LGs Must Lead Mining Safety, Says ALGON as Zurak Tragedy Probe Begins
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has declared that local government authorities must take the lead in enforcing mining safety across Nigeria, following the tragic gas poisoning incident at Zurak, Plateau State, which has claimed 37 lives and left over 20 others hospitalised. The position was articulated by ALGON National Publicity Secretary, Hon.…
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Hitch-Free Yuletide Celebrations: Hon. Adikibe Salutes Gov. Uzodimma, Commends Imo’s Resilience, Seeks Peace, Prayer, Unity
The festive season came alive with warmth and reflection as the Deputy National President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) and Executive Chairman of Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State, Hon. (Engr.) Ikenna Adikibe, shared a heartfelt Christmas goodwill message with the people of Imo State, celebrating their resilience while…
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HURIWA Decries Cyberbullying of Defence Minister Matawalle, Links Attacks to Political Vendetta
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly condemned what it described as a coordinated wave of social media harassment, cyberbullying and politically motivated attacks against the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle, following the recent circulation of an old video taken out of context. In a statement issued on…
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Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Celebrates Son’s Wedding in Abuja
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Mr. Richard Pheelamilo Pheelangwa, was joined by family members, friends, colleagues, and well-wishers on Saturday, December 6, 2025, to celebrate the wedding of his son, Mubarak, and his bride, Kate, in Abuja. The church wedding ceremony was held at ECWA Goodnews Church, PW, Kubwa, where guests gathered…
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Defence Minister Badaru Attends North-West Security Summit
Nigeria’s Honourable Minister of Defence H.E. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar CON, mni, participated in the North-West Zonal Security Summit held at Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Hall, Kaduna. The event was organized by the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on National Security to foster dialogue on security challenges and collaborative solutions within the region. In his keynote goodwill message, Minister…
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Redefining Leadership In Concrete Terms: X-raying Governor Peter Mbah’s Verifiable Projects – Transforming The Coal City State
Prof Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr Enugu, Nigeria – When Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah took the oath of office as the 5th democratically elected Governor of Enugu State, he promised to “disrupt the status quo.” Two and half years later, the evidence is visible in Schools, Hospitals, Roads, Pipes, Fiber-optic Cables, Security Cameras, Smart Cities, and…
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Adikibe Heads High-Level ALGON Team to Accra for Strategic Commonwealth Leadership Training
The Executive Chairman of Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) Chairman in the state, Hon. Engr. Ikenna Adikibe, has led a distinguished delegation of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) to a three-day international training summit in Accra, Ghana. The summit, hosted…
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Professional Group Backs Enugu Governor’s Move From PDP to APC, Says Mbah’s Move Is About Destiny, Not Politics
It was an extraordinary day in Enugu on October 14, 2025 — one that will long be remembered in Nigeria’s political chronicles. The Coal City buzzed with energy and anticipation as virtually the entire political structure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State crossed over to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection, led by…
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