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*Warns Soludo *Sues For Unity Beginning at dawn today, Monday, 9 February, 2026, huge, happy crowds are expected to pour out onto the streets of major towns and villages in the South-East as residents comply with the "total and permanent cancellation" of the sit-at-home exercise imposed by Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to protest the long-time detention of the group's leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, by the Federal Government. Kanu is presently serving life jail in Sokoto Correctional Facility for treason-related offences and others. Indeed, it promises to be happy moments again as vehicles take up the roads, honking horns and…

*As NAWOJ Visits By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu The State Project Coordinator of Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) in Enugu State, Dr. Ebele Georgina Chukwu Onuora, has called for stronger partnership with the media to promote girl-child education, enhance school retention, and combat gender-based violence across the state. Dr. Onuora made the call while receiving the leadership of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Enugu State chapter, during a courtesy visit to her office in Enugu. Welcoming the delegation, Dr. Onuora expressed delight at the visit and described the media as a critical stakeholder in driving social change,…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu The Nigerian Army said it deployed troops in a joint operation within Amasiri and adjoining communities, Afikpo North Local Government Area (LGA) of Ebonyi to protect innocent citizens. This was contained in a statement issued by Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni, yesterday, in Enugu. Ayeni noted that the attention of 82 Division headquarters had been drawn to videos currently circulating on social media, featuring journalists condemning deployment of troops to Amasiri following the killing of innocent citizens in the community, The Army spokesman said that the intervention of soldiers and…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi From the inner closet of Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has come a direct brick wall against his 2007 re-election aspiration. His kinsmen from the governor's Kunav community, Vandeikya Local Government Area (LGA), have called for his replacement as the state's Chief Executive in 2027. This is as Alia insists that he has six more years to complete his eight years as governor with his loyalists in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) repeatedly voicing it loudly that there is no vacancy in Government House, Makurdi, the state's seat of power, in 2027. The governorship…

Ghana President John Dramani Mahama has directed the immediate recall of Mohammed Baba Jamal from his post as Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria following allegations of voter inducement during the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC)'s Ayawaso East parliamentary primary yesterday. The decision has been hailed as exemplary of a leader intent on sanitizing his country's electoral process to weed out political corruption and clear the path for free and fair polls. The controversy arose after footage circulated on social media showing delegates allegedly receiving 32-inch television sets said to have been distributed by Mr Jamal’s campaign team. The decision to…

*'We're In Dire Straits, Help Us' By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna With sorrowful demeanor, leaders and residents of Kaso, a predominantly Gbagyi sub-urban community located in Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, today reeled off heart-rending tales of woe of their travails at the hands of terrorists. At a protest media briefing, they revealed how attacks by the terrorists led, since 2016, to loss of lives of many of their relatives, the shutting down of the only primary healthcare centre in the area, closure of 13 primary schools and displacement of original occupants of 18 villages there. The mainly…

By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Further testament to the credibility and community spirit of newly-promoted Deputy Director, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)'s Department of Outdoor Advertising and Signage (DOAS), Mr Sunday Azaki, came as the FCT Council of Chiefs has conferred a chieftaincy title on him. In a letter by the council, dated 27 January, 2026, addressed to Mr. Azaki, with reference FCT/-TC/KWAC/Title.01/07, and signed by the Etsu Kwali, HRH Luka Nizassan 111, who is also the Chairman, Council of Chiefs, Kwali Area Council of FCT, the body spoke in glowing language of Mr Azaki's sterling qualities and unrivalled qualifications for…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan As part of ongoing efforts to protect residents from the dangers of unsafe foods, the Oyo State government has intercepted and seized chemically-ripened fruits during a food safety enforcement exercise at a market in Oyo town. The operation, according to the state Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, was carried out yesterday by officials of the Department of Food, Water and Laboratory Services of the State Ministry of Health, following an anonymous tip-off. During the exercise, about 12 baskets of mangoes artificially ripened with chemicals were confiscated, having been prepared for sell to unsuspecting members of the…

By Sam Tyav, Makurdi Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA) has unveiled its 2026 Annual Work Plan with its roadmap focused on durable solutions for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), disaster preparedness, and long-term resilience. The launch held at BSEMA headquarters, Makurdi, the state capital, during a Special Thanksgiving Service to appreciate God Almighty for the journey so far and to seek His intervention in 2026. The Permanent/ Executive Secretary, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sir James Aondoakaa Iorpuu, in his speech on the occasion, expressed gratitude to God Almighty for protection, guidance, and mercies throughout the past year…

*At Int'l Day, Enugu Reaffirms Zero Tolerance For Female Genital Mutilation By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Operatives of Enugu State Police Command attached to Awgu Division, in the early hours of 31 January 2026, recovered a Sinotruk truck along Ndeagbor Road, Awgu community, in Awgu Local Government Area (LGA) of the State. In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Enugu State Command, Daniel Ndukwe, the Command said that the recovery followed the operatives' swift response to an intelligence report that the truck had been snatched at gunpoint from its driver at Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, on 29 January 2026…