Powerful Igbo leaders in Nigeria have rejected calls for the breakaway state of Biafra to be created for their ethnic group in the south-east. Their intervention is seen as an attempt to defuse...
Fifty years ago, the Igbo people of southeast Nigeria seceded, declaring an independent Republic of Biafra and sparking a brutal civil war that left about one million people dead. On May 30, 1967,...
An all female Nigerian trafficking human syndicate has been busted by the Baatsona Divisional Police Command. The gang reportedly engaged in trafficking girls from Nigeria into forced prostitution in...
Ghanaian goalkeeper Nana Bonsu has been named Enugu Rangers Player of the Month for January by the club's fans. Bonsu has been recognized for his performances between the sticks for the Nigerian...
The Sultan of Sokoto’s recent visit to Enugu State where he went to felicitate with Enugu Rangers as champions of the 2015/2016 NPFL season has been described by a section of the media and some...
Odimegwu Onwumere writes that the inability of the government to refurbish medical centres with modern radiotherapy machines has led to many cancer patients squirm their teeth in anguish while others...
Recently, the Nigerian Army announced the commencement of what it deviously termed Exercise Python Dance in the southeastern part of the country commencing from November 27, 2016 to end on December...
No fewer than two hundred Civil Society Organisations are to meet in Abuja and Enugu, respectively, next week on increased use of Nigeria’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. The 2-day Roundtables...
In this report, Odimegwu Onwumere writes that climate change is impacting on the health of Nigerians, suggesting that the authorities have to put the right measures in place to handle its effects...
Enugu State governor, Mr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has enjoyed a rather impressive portrayal in the media since he assumed office. I have seen several articles parroting his “marvelous achievements” and...
About a year ago, I wrote an article titled “Biafra is a Challenge, not a Solution”. In that article which was published in my regular columns in the 28 November 2015 edition of Modern Ghana and...
The founder of the Word of Restoration Assembly, Enugu and a life coach - the Rev Douglas Chukwueke has called on Christians to intensify their efforts in evangelism. He made this call in Enugu at...
A Nigerian police unit that focuses on robberies was accused by Amnesty International on Wednesday of torturing suspects held in custody and demanding bribes to free them. The human rights campaign...
On Sunday August 21st, Tolu Bablo ( @ToluBablo on Twitter), an engineer from Port Harcourt, Nigeria arrived at the Kotoka International Airport to help close out a project in Takoradi. From the...
