Author: Drum Africa Correspondent

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Anambra State Command has charged Anambra State residents to take ownership in the protection of Critical National, State and Local Government Assets and Infrastructure as patriotic duty. The State Commandant, Commandant Maku Olatunde, gave the charge while delivering a lecture at the maiden Amanuke Youth Summit in Amanuke, Awka North L.G.A, themed, ‘Protection of Critical Assets and Infrastructure: The Role of the Youth in Homeland Security.’ Maku, represented by the Command’s image maker, Superintendent of Corps, Okadigbo Edwin described national critical assets as nation’s backbone, warning that their destruction directly threatened national…

Prince Eze Ugochukwu The 2026 National Council on Finance and Economic Development (NACOFED) commenced today in Owerri, Imo State, with a powerful call for a fundamental re-examination of Nigeria’s fiscal federalism. The retreat, which brings together key financial stakeholders from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, was declared open with a compelling address by the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele . Mr. Oyedele set the tone for the deliberations, stating that the gathering is not merely a routine meeting but a platform for honest interrogation of the nation’s fiscal architecture. “This year, we…

Governor Peter Mbah has approved an additional N115 million monthly subvention for the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), as part of efforts to address concerns surrounding the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), ESUT chapter. The additional funding will raise the state government’s monthly subvention to ESUT from the current N161 million to N276 million, representing a cumulative increase of N140 million since February 2026. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, who made this known in a statement on Monday, said the additional funding underscored the administration’s commitment to…

The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has expressed heartfelt sense of loss over the road crash involving members of POR Star Football Club of Onitsha who were on their way to Awka on Sunday, Aug. 16. DrumAfricanews gathered that POR Star players were on their way to honour a fixture in the ongoing All Stars Football Championship when the bus conveying them plunged into a ditch on the Enugu-Onitsha expressway leaving some severely wounded and in danger. The incident was confirmed by Chikelue Iloenyosi, Chairman of Anambra State Football Association (AnSFA) who has paid condolence visit to the club…

The Anambra State government through the State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development has commenced a large scale programme by planting no fewer than 500 combination of economic trees and flowers in open spaces across Awka capital city. The economic trees which include Oil palm, Orange, Mango, Coconut, Soursop, Royal Palm and Murraya flower varieties are being planted at government designated open spaces. Areas covered include parts of New Government House(Light House), Emeka Anyaoku Blouvard, Alex Ekwueme Square, Ikenga Shopping Mall, Jerome Udoji Secretariat, Aroma, Kwata and Amawbia Flyovers as well as the Ministry’s premises. Speaking with newsmen during…

The first section of Nigeria’s Trans-Sahara Highway linking Calabar in Cross River State through Ebonyi State to the northern part of the country has reached about 45 percent completion, Minister of Works Senator Dave Umahi has said. Umahi disclosed this during an inspection of the Calabar-Ebonyi-Benue-Nasarawa-Abuja highway project at Nwedeoga Ndidenyi Ishieke in Ebonyi State. He praised Infiouest International, the contractor handling the project, for the pace and quality of construction. “Section One is about 40, I will give them 45 percent in completion. The quality of the concrete pavement is top-notch,” Umahi said. The minister said the project formed…

A former Rangers International Football Club player and one of the pioneers of the legendary Enugu club, Dominic Nwobodo, popularly known as “Alhaji Nwobodo”, is dead. Nwobodo reportedly died at about 7pm on Friday, August 14, 2026. His death was announced by the Ex-Rangers International Footballers Cooperative, of which he was a founding member. The cooperative described Nwobodo as a remarkable footballer, national player and coach who made significant contributions to the growth and development of Rangers. “He was not only a dreaded attacker but also a remarkable national player in the 70s, who served the game with dedication, both…

Petty women traders at the Nkwo Asa, Nnetu Market in Ugwuagbo local government area have appealed to Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti to come to their rescue, while protesting over the N36,000 annual statutory levy. DrumAfricanews reports that despite their peaceful demonstrations around the market, the authorities of the Ugwuagbo revenue collection task force insisted that they are under obligation to collect the levy or have the women’s shops sealed. Amidst Increasing tension, the aggrieved market women who on Saturday, August 15, had their shops sealed by the revenue Task Force described the levy as being far beyond their…

Hon. Dr. Madukwe E.E. Ukaegbu, Federal Commissioner representing Abia State at the Public Complaints Commission (PCC), has declared that the people of Igbere in Bende Federal Constituency will overwhelmingly support the re-election of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu. Ukaegbu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said the people of Igbere were satisfied with Kalu’s performance and representation during his first and second terms in the House of Representatives, describing the community as appreciative of the Deputy Speaker’s contributions to the constituency. Speaking during an interview, Ukaegbu said Kalu’s emergence as Deputy…

…as govt charges traders to participate fully in Aba international trade fair Abia State Commissioner for Trade and Commerce, Dr Mrs Salome Obikwu, has called traders and business operators in the system to participate fully at the forthcoming Aba International Trade Fair. Meanwhile, the Abia State Markets Amalgamated Traders Association (ASMATA) has set December 6th, 2026, the final day of the trade fair, as a grand reception day for Governor Alex Otti. DrumAfricanews reports that the ASMATA leadership on Thursday, August 13th, ,2026 inaugurated a high-powered committee for the organisation of a grand reception in honour of Governor Alex Otti…