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Suspected kidnappers dressed in military camouflage attacked a construction site in Nunya, Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State, on Saturday evening, July 12, 2025, killing a soldier and a driver employed by a Chinese engineering firm. According to eyewitnesses, approximately six gunmen armed with assault rifles arrived at the site on three motorcycles around dusk. The attackers opened fire, killing the driver instantly and fatally shooting a soldier providing security, whose rifle was allegedly stolen before the assailants fled. Sources suggest the attackers, believed to be part of a notorious kidnapping gang, may have crossed into Abia from a…

According to Dr Marilyn Amobi while some people viewed Buhari as a stern and unapproachable leader—often mistaking his firmness for wickedness—those who worked closely with him knew that he also had a softer, more compassionate side. The former Managing Director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc, explained that sometime before the completion of her tenure at NBET, she had received an unexpected phone call around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. The caller, claiming to be from the Presidential Villa, informed her that the President wished to see her immediately. She was told to proceed to the…

Former Ebonyi State University (EBSU), student, turned a business mogul, Dr. Chimaobi Desmond Anyaso has charged students to do more than reading to make first class grade. He said that the current world socio-economic situation demands more than first grade certificates, asked that everyone should engage in whatever he or she has comparative advantage on as to be earning money. Anyaso, a multi billionaire who oil and gas firm has generated revenues in the value of about $1 said that education should not be seen as an ornamental achievement but as a functional instrument for personal growth and societal change.…

Gunmen have killed two persons in Agba Community, Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria’s South-east. The incident happened on Sunday when the gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers, invaded the community. Chukwu Nwadibia, the president-general of the community, confirmed the incident on Sunday. Mr Nwadibia identified the victims as a school proprietor, Sunday Oyibe, and the Chairperson of Timber Dealers Association in Ishielu, Chukwu Ebuka. Mr Nwadibia said the community had suffered repeated attacks by armed hoodlums over the past year, resulting in several deaths and loss of valuables worth millions of Naira. He said two months ago, the…

The Interim National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has raised the alarm over alleged plans by the current administration to use the courts to derail the party’s rising momentum. He issued the warning in Abuja during a visit by the ADC’s National Legal Support Group, led by Abdullahi Abdurrahman. During the meeting, Abdurrahman disclosed that at least 310 lawyers have volunteered to defend the party in all ongoing and future legal cases across Nigeria. He said the legal team has representation in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and is fully mobilised…

He added, “I have also summoned an emergency Federal Executive Council session on Tuesday, dedicated to his honour.” The President said the late Buhari’s passing filled him with “profound sorrow and a heavy heart,” adding that Nigeria has lost “a patriot, a soldier, a statesman.” “President Buhari was to the very core, a patriot, a soldier, a statesman. His legacy of service and sacrifice endures. “He served Nigeria with unwavering dedication, first as a military leader from January 1984 to August 1985, and later as a democratically elected President from 2015 to 2023. “Duty, honour, and a deep commitment to…

*LBS hails billionaire investor as visionary leader solving Africa’s problems Peter Uzoho President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has urged African entrepreneurs, business leaders and wealthy individuals to invest in the development of the continent.Speaking while hosting participants of the Global CEO Africa Programme from Lagos Business School and Strathmore Business School, Nairobi, after a tour of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, Dangote emphasised that with the right investments, Africa has the potential to grow and compete globally. A statement by the Dangote Group quoted Dangote to have asserted that what the continent needs…

An Alumnus of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki (EBSU), Dr. Chimaobi Desmond Anyaso, has flagged off the construction of a study pavilion for the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of the university. He added that the study pavilion which would cost N250 million was his contribution to the university. The businessman, investor and philanthropist said that education should not be seen as an ornamental achievement but as a functional instrument for personal growth and societal change. Dr. Anyaso while delivering the maiden Alumni lecture of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, urged the students not to study to pass exams but study to understand, to build,and to lead. In the lecture titled ‘From Classroom…

Amid growing rumour over the alleged plan by Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun to decamp to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the leadership Caucus of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, on Saturday declared that they will follow him anywhere regarding his next political moves. The caucus, which passed a vote of confidence on Adeleke, also backed what they termed local and national consultations by the governor, assuring the governor of their unanimous support. A statement by Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, disclosed that the caucus decision was contained in a communique issued after a meeting held inside the Oke-Fia…

Coalition parties in Ebonyi on Saturday adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as their platform in 2027 general election vowing to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The party at a one-day expanded meeting held in Abakaliki over the weekend, the ADC State Chairman, Mrs. Jenifer Adibe Nwafor, declared the party as the “new bride” of Nigerian politics describing the party as a political tsunami that will signal a major shift in the state’s political dynamics ahead of the 2027 general elections. The meeting attracted defectors from major parties including the APC, the People’s Democratic Party…