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Dec

01

2025

Special Invitation To Ikenna Ukwa Progressive Group Summit And Empowerment To Youths, Women & The Disabled.

Abia State, Current Events, Metro, News, Politics, Social IssuesAbia State, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The Central Planning Committee cordially invites You to The Ikenna Ukwa Progressive Group Summit and Empowerment to the Youths, Women & Persons‑with Disabilities, in Arochukwu /Ohafia Federal Constituency powered by Hon Ikenna Nicolas Ukwa, the Senior Legislative Aide to the Senate President of Nigeria. The epoch making events has been scheduled to hold as follows: Date: Sunday 7th December 2025 Venue: Ohafia Central School Playground , Elu Ohafia, Abia State Time: 10:00 am The summit will bring together youths, women, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and community leaders around a common vision of progress and ensure every demographic (especially the vulnerable)…

Nov

30

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

JUST IN: Terrorists Launch Fresh Attack On Isanlu Makutu-Idofin Highway In Kogi, Several Persons Feared Kidnapped

Metro, News, Social IssuesBandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Metro, Nigeria

A group of terrorists have launched a fresh attack along the Isanlu Makutu–Idofin corridor in the Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State, leaving residents and travellers in a state of fear. Eyewitnesses said that the attackers struck suddenly on Saturday afternoon, causing people in the area to scamper for safety. Meanwhile, the exact number of victims abducted during the incident has not yet been confirmed, as details remain sketchy. Local sources said the situation has heightened tension across nearby communities, with many residents staying indoors while travellers are diverting routes to avoid the troubled stretch of road. However,…

Nov

30

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

NTIFE 2025: Hon. Minister Hannatu Musawa Reimagines Nigeria’s Art, Culture, Tourism for Global Capital, Local Prosperity

Column, Cultural Heritage, Current Events, News, Opinion, PoliticsMetro, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The Honourable Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa, has renewed her call for strategic partnerships and sustainable investment in Nigeria’s rich cultural, tourism and creative assets, in alignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking at the 2025 edition of the Nigeria Tourism Investors Forum and Exhibition (NTIFE) in Abuja, organised by the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN), the Honourable Minister said the administration is determined to reposition art, culture, tourism and the creative economy as central pillars of national development, job creation and inclusive growth. She noted that…

Nov

30

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Retired Delta High Court Judge Found Dead In Asaba Home, Allegedly Murdered.

Metro, News, Social IssuesCrime, Metro, Nigeria, Politics, RIP, Security

A retired High Court judge in Delta State, Justice Ifeoma Okogwu, has been found dead in her Asaba residence, prompting a full-scale police investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death. According to security sources who spoke to Zagazola Makama, the late judge was discovered in her sitting room at No. 8 Tom Halen Street, behind IBTC Bank, with her hands and legs bound and her mouth gagged with a wrapper. Her brother, Emeka Okogwu, found the body during a visit early Saturday morning and immediately reported the incident to the police at about 8:00 a.m. Patrol teams were subsequently deployed…

Nov

29

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Senator Uzor Kalu’s Daughter, Neya Kalu makes Tinubu’s Ambassadorial Nominees

Abia State, Current Events, News, PoliticsAbia State, Nigeria, Orji Uzor Kalu, Politics

From Kenneth Udeh, Abuja President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Barrister Neya Uzor-Kalu, daughter of former Abia State Governor and serving Senator, Orji Uzor Kalu, as one of Nigeria’s new non-career ambassadors in a fresh batch of 32 nominees transmitted to the Senate for confirmation. Neya Kalu, a lawyer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Sun Publishing Company, publishers of Daily Sun, Saturday Sun, Sunday Sun and Sporting Sun. She is also the founder of the Basecoat nail salon chain and a leading businesswoman with investments across multiple sectors. A graduate…