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Rice farmers in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, are raising concerns about a potential poor harvest this season due to persistent rainfall and widespread flooding across the state. The farmers, speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, warned that the situation is threatening the 2025 rice production cycle and could lead to a significant price increase for local rice. They reported that continuous downpours have caused waterlogging and submerged vast farmlands, destroying crops in key rice-producing areas of the state. Farmers count their losses Mr Emmanuel Nwali, a prominent rice farmer in Izzi Local Government Area, said nearly half…

Nigeria and Leicester City midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, yesterday completed his €9.5million switch to Turkish giants Beşiktaş. According to reports from Turkey, Ndidi is expected to bring his wealth of experience to bolster Beşiktaş’ as they seek to build a formidable squad ahead of next season. Ndidi is expected to earn €4 million per season, excluding bonuses and image rights. Over the first three years, that amounts to €12 million, and should he stay for the fourth year, the total would rise to €16 million. The move also ends Ndidi’s seven-year spell in England, where he became one of the Premier…

Fuji music legend, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, has apologised over the incident involving him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on August 5, 2025. In a statement he personally signed on Friday, the singer expressed regret over the controversy but maintained that the flask he carried on the day contained only water, not alcohol as alleged in some reports. “The incident that occurred at the local wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport was, to say the least, unfortunate. “Unknown to many, I suffer from chronic dehydration, and my doctor strongly advised that I…

Human rights activist and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has been released from police custody. Sowore had been detained at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory since Wednesday when he honoured an invitation from the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Unit. The activist confirmed his release in a Facebook post. He described his detention as “illegal and unjust.” “The Nigeria Police Force has capitulated to the demands of the revolutionary movement. I have been released from unjust, illegal and unwarranted detention. “However, it is nothing to celebrate, but thank you for not…

It’s no more news that Ekoli Community has been bewildered with various crises bothering on leadership instability and communal crisis. In this interview with Eze Sampson, the president of Ekoli Band Of Hope Union (EBHU) Engr. Samuel Kalu Ama Mba bares it all from why he took the bulls decision, the process, acceptability of his emergence, present challenges to his dream for Ekoli Edda as a community. Enjoy! Can we know you please? My name is Samuel Kalu Ama Mba, I am from Ezi Ali Ugwuelu Ekolli edda, as well as onye Ibe amala matrilineal family. Thanks. By your countenance,…

The Federal Government of Nigeria is expanding its National Cash Transfer Programme to reach 15 million vulnerable citizens. Under this initiative, each beneficiary will receive ₦25,000 in three separate payments. The program, which is a key part of the government’s efforts to address the economic hardship caused by the removal of fuel subsidies, aims to provide direct financial relief to those in need. To ensure transparency and accountability, the funds are being paid directly into beneficiaries’ bank accounts, which are linked to their National Identification Numbers (NIN) and Bank Verification Numbers (BVN). Eligibility for the cash transfer is tied to…

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has assured a detained Nigerian pastor, Benjamin Egbaji, that the Federal Government remains committed to protecting his rights and wellbeing, despite his ongoing incarceration in the Republic of Benin. Ambassador Odumegwu-Ojukwu gave this assurance during a compassionate visit to Pastor Egbaji at the Akpro-Misserete Prison and National Teaching Hospital in Cotonou on Saturday, August 2, 2025. Egbaji, who has lived in Benin for over 30 years, was arrested in May 2023 and sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of raping a 13-year-old girl—charges he strongly denies. During the…

There are strong indications that Fear has gripped appointees of Ebonyi State government over planned inspection of official cars and utility vehicles by the present administration. Governor Francis Nwifuru disclosed the planned inspection on Thursday in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Grace Umezurike and made available to journalists in Abakalili. According to the statement, Nwifuru directed all government officials who have been allocated one or more vehicles, be it official or utility vehicle or both, to physically present the vehicle/s to the office of the SSG for inspection. There was alleged speculation making the…

– Asks Gov. Sanwo-Olu to speak up as his silence is encouraging Igbophobia Lagos Is a Land of Law, Not Tribal Lords: A Rebuttal to the So-Called Yoruba Elders Progressive Council (YEPC) I read with deep concern the unsigned and shameful document issued in the name of “Yoruba Elders Progressive Council (YEPC)” titled “Our Land, Our Identity: Lagos State Government Must Act Before We’re Made Strangers at Home.” It is unfortunate that in 2025, in a democratic Nigeria where the Constitution reigns supreme, some cowards cloaked in the name of Yoruba elders still find it acceptable to publish ethnic bile…

The Chairman of Innoson Group, Dr. Innocent Chuwuma, last week, cast his mind back to the early days of his Nnewi-based auto plant, recalling that as the governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, gave the company tremendous encouragement that helped boost its activities. The industrialist said that apart from making the access road to Innoson plant very motorable, Obi placed repeated orders for hundreds of mini buses, pick-up trucks and SUVs. He disclosed, however, that the former governor is a hard bargainer who would always insist on the lowest possible unit price, even though he would pay promptly for every…