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By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Security Trust Fund (ESSTF) needs about N5 billion annually to effectively support security operations across the vital South-East State. This was disclosed by Chairman of the Fund, Dr Ike Chioke, in Enugu yesterday during a town hall meeting to brief residents and stakeholders on its activities, achievements, and funding needs. He explained that the target was necessary to sustain a community-based security structure across the state's 260 political wards, noting that effective security requires not only equipment but also sufficient personnel on ground. According to Chioke, the plan is to deploy at least 20…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Several thousands of members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites, today rocked Kaduna, the Northern political capital, with a protest in support of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khameinei. Khameinei was among over 40 Iranian military, clerical and political leaders killed by US/Israeli airstrikes at the commencement of the war with Iran on 28 February this year. So far, the war has claimed over 1000 Iranian lives, including school children, and seven US soldiers with heavy infrastructural losses in Israel, Iran and several Middle East nations considered as America's allies. Khameinei…

*Foreign Participants Coming *ECCIMA Admonishes Govt On MSMEs By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and agriculture (ECCIMA) has charged government at all levels to empower Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to become global brand producers. President of ECCIMA, Engr Nnanyelugo Onyemelukwe stated this at the ECCIMA council chamber in Enugu during a press conference to announce the forthcoming 37th Enugu International Trade Fair. The president pointed that the fair with theme 'Empowering MSME's for Global Competitiveness', would hold from Saturday, 21 March to Monday, 30 March, 2026 at the International Trade Fair Complex, Enugu. Onyemelukwe…