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By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Mr Valins Obizue has assumed office as the new Controller of Corrections in Enugu State, charging personnel to rededicate themselves to duty. Obizue gave the charge on Thursday, August 21, in Enugu as he took over from his predecessor, Assistant Controller General (ACG) of Corrections, Mrs Prisca Oku. Oku, who was recently promoted as ACG, had been deployed to take over as the new Zonal Coordinator of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Zone M, Enugu. Obizue, who acknowledged working with most personnel in the state at various offices, departments and commands before now, urged them to put…

*Restates The Rich Heritage, Majesty, Global Respect For Alaafin Stool By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, today, August 21, disclosed that he is not in a supremacy battle with any monarch either in Yorubaland or anywhere in the world. He made the disclosure in a statement released by his Director of Media and Publicity, Bode Durojaiye, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The reported schism between Oba Owoade and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, came to the fore last Monday when the Alaafin faulted Ooni’s reported conferment of Okanlomo of Yorubaland title on…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu The Agbaja Leaders of Thought (ALT) has announced plans for the Agbaja Summit 2025, scheduled for November 26–27, 2025, in Enugu. Themed 'Education and Skills Development: Building a Future Anchored on Heritage', the summit will bring together Agbaja sons and daughters at home and abroad, alongside partners and cultural custodians, for two days of dialogue, innovation, and cultural celebration. Announcing the event at a press briefing at the Amadeo Centre yesterday, Professor Chike Anibeze, Chairman of the Planning Committee, described the summit as “a clarion call reminding Agbaja leaders of thought that they have a shared…

*His Territories Go Beyond Yorubaland, He Says By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Leaders in Yorubaland have been wading into the reported feud between the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, Elewu Etu 1; and Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, over right to confer chieftaincy titles in Yorubaland, South-West Nigeria. The latest of such came from revered traditional ruler, the Oore of Mobaland, Oba Adekunle Adeagbo, who said the Ooni had not overreached his bounds. Recall that a statement from the palace of the Alaafin, purportedly signed by his media aide, Bode Durojaye, on Monday, issued a 48-hour ultimatum to…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has assured that the state government will embrace a hi-tech judicial system that eliminates outdated processes and strengthens justice delivery, while also prioritizing the welfare of workers across all sectors. The governor made this known at the annual conference of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Enugu branch, held at the Justice A.I. Umezuruike Auditorium, High Court, Enugu. Speaking on the theme, 'Embracing Disruptive Innovation: Leveraging Technology to Enhance Justice Administration and Delivery in Enugu State', Gov. Mbah, who was represented by his Special Adviser on Legal Matters, Barrister…

By Our Correspondent A consultant and owner of a hotel popularly known as De Jay's Guest Inn, Mr Victor Balogun, has been charged to court for alleged criminal intimidation of a journalist over a news report in Kaduna, North-West Nigeria. Balogun was on Monday, August 19, 2025, arraigned at Upper Customary Court, Television, Kaduna, on a charge bordering on criminal intimidation, by the Sabon Tasha police divisional headquarters. According to the Police First Information Report (FIR), signed by Inspector Bulus Alamu, and dated August 12, 2025, the journalist, Mr. Idibia Ude Gabriel, lodged a report at Sabon Tasha police station…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Director-General (DG), National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, has commended Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State for his commitment to the welfare and safety of corps members in the state, especially for increasing their monthly allowances to a minimum of N20,000. The DG gave the commendation when he led top members of NYSC’s management on a courtesy visit to the governor’s office, Monday evening, on the sidelines of his tour of the NYSC Orientation Camp at Awgu in the state, as well as others across the country during the orientation programme. Before…

*Storms Ibadan For Coronation Rites From Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Olubadan-designate, Oba (Senator) Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, said it is a rigorous process to become Ibadan's monarch. He also sued for peaceful co-existence in Ibadanland, Oyo State and Nigeria at large "for meaningful developmentto take place." The Olubadan-designate appealed to both the political leaders and the ruled to have the interest of "our dear country at heart," adding that all should support the political leaders at local, state and federal levels "so as to have the Nigeria of our dream." According to the former Oyo State Governor, Oba Ladoja, the present traditional…