By Ovat Abeng The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress( NDC) in the 2027 elections, Mr Peter Obi, yesterday visited the Faith Foundation College of Nursing Sciences, Nsukka, Enugu State, where he expressed delight at the progress of projects underway at the institution. Obi, who inspected some of the ongoing projects, was received by…
By Ovat Abeng Chairman of Nnewi North Local Government Area, Hon. Echezona Anazodo, has denied allegations that he or the local government received or managed billions of naira generated from the allocation of shops at the Agbedo Motor Parts Market in Nnewi, insisting that the council had no financial involvement in the privately executed market…
Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has outlined infrastructure development, human capital development, economic diversification and job creation as key priorities that will guide the state’s 2027 budget. Governor Otu disclosed this while speaking at the opening of the 2027 Budget Consultative Forum for the Southern Senatorial District of the state, yesterday at…
By Ovat Abeng The Wife of the Anambra State governor, Dr. Mrs. Nonye Soludo, has emerged as the winner of the Health Activism category at the 2026 BudgIT Active Citizens Awards, a national recognition celebrating individuals and organizations making remarkable contributions to civic engagement and social development across Nigeria. The prestigious award ceremony, according to…
By Ovat Abeng Special Adviser to Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State on Youth Reformation/Empowerment, Dr. Nelson Omenugha, has taken the campaign of his mandate to youths in the Awka Medium Security Custodial Centre, where he encouraged inmates, particularly the youths, to embrace the virtues of hard work, integrity, patience, and lawful means of…
By Kelvin Obambon Mr. Anietie B. Akpan, the Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of PillarToday Newspaper, has passed away. According to an official press statement released by the media organization, the veteran journalist died in the early hours of Monday, August 3, 2026. Described by colleagues as the “intellectual compass” of the newsroom, Mr. Akpan was a…
Donald Duke, former governor of Cross River state, says the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project is yet another case of misplaced priority from the federal government. He also claimed that the 750km project — with completed sections already straddling a few kilometres in Cross River and Akwa Ibom on the Calabar end, and making incursions into…
The Nigerian Army has arrested two serving soldiers over their alleged involvement in an unauthorised deployment during the lavish wedding ceremony of Nigerian content creator Habeeb Hamzat, known as Peller, and fellow TikTok personality Jarvis, SaharaReporters has learnt. Military sources told SaharaReporters on Tuesday evening that the arrests followed intelligence indicating that the soldiers participated…
President Bola Tinubu has approved a salary increase of between 30 and 80 per cent for about 250,000 personnel of the Armed Forces, raising the military’s annual wage bill from N660bn to N924bn in what is the biggest upward review of military salaries under his administration. The new pay structure, which takes effect from September…
The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress in Oyo State, Taofeek Adegoke, on Tuesday stirred reactions after a video of him distributing boiled corn to supporters by the roadside went viral. In a now-trending video, Adegoke was seen standing beside a pot of boiled corn, personally handing it to supporters who thronged around him….
