Author: Drum Africa Correspondent
Following the inferno that destroyed market buildings and goods worth billions of Nigeria at the Eke Okigwe Market, Senator of the Okigwe Zone, Patrick Ndubueze, has extended his heartfelt condolences to traders and business owners. The senator decried the devastating effects of the fire outbreak at Eke Okigwe Market, assuring them that he shares in their grief during this difficult period. Represented during the condolence visit by the Okigwe Local Government Liaison Officer, Hon. Elder Ndubueze Nwokoro, who was accompanied by the APC Okigwe LGA Woman Leader, the Youth Mobilizer, and the Senator’s Senior Special Assistant on Media for Okigwe,…
Funny and controversial artiste, Habeeb ‘Portable’ Badmus, and his celebrity boxing rival, Charles Okocha, are set for a rematch on July 31. DrumAfricanews reports that their press conference for Chaos in the Ring 4 descended into chaos on Tuesday at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Sheraton, Ikeja, Lagos, leading many to expect a tough battle on the 31st of July. Ezekiel Adamu, Balmoral Group Promotions CEO,confirmed the rematch had been activated at Okocha’s request following their first encounter which Portable won by unanimous decision. According to Adamu, “They fought before. Charles wants a rematch. He activated a rematch clause. So, we…
Governor Peter Mbah has approved scholarships for over 760 beneficiaries under the 2025/2026 Local Scholarship Scheme, reinforcing his administration’s commitment to expanding access to quality education and developing the state’s human capital. The Executive Secretary of the Enugu State Scholarship and Education Loans Board, Chukwuemeka Mbah, disclosed this in Enugu. According to him, the beneficiaries, drawn from the 17 Local Government Areas and various academic disciplines, include over 500 undergraduate students, 100 postgraduate students, and 160 public sector teachers. He said successful candidates who passed the Computer-Based Test (CBT) are already being contacted via text messages and email on an…
The Orashi Electricity Company Limited, under Governor Hope Uzodimma’s Light Up Imo Project, is spearheading a major transformation of the state’s power sector. DrumAfricanews gathered that the latest initiative involves the construction of strategic infrastructure designed not only to illuminate homes but also to energize industries and bolster investor confidence. At the core of this transformation is the ongoing construction of a 50-kilometer Owerri–Orlu 132kV transmission corridor. As gathered, this high-capacity line, operating at 132,000 volts, functions as an energy superhighway, channeling bulk electricity directly from the national grid to the Orlu Zone. The company said that the high voltage…
Onyedinma Foundation, a youth- and women-led Nigerian non-profit organisation, has expressed deep concern over the persistent cases of child adoption within rural communities in Abia State and urgently called for collective action for child safety. The foundation dedicated to empowering girls, women, foster care children, and other vulnerable people, especially in rural communities, was reacting to the abduction of two children on their way home from school in Umuosu-Nsulu, Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area. Recall that recently, the same foundation had recently raised alarm over the trafficking of two sisters, aged 14 and 15, who were trafficked from the…
The search that was intensified for the body of a little 5-year-old girl identified as Melody, a resident of Akpu Road, Ogbor-Hill, Aba, who was swept off by flood on Saturday, 27th of June, 2026, while playing with her 7-year-old brother has failed. Our correspondent who monitored the situation discovered that most of the major roads around the Aba River, like Ngwa Road, Akpu Road, Ovom Street, Pepples Road and Emologu Road, have dangerous open drainages that collect stormwater from the Ogbor Hill axis to the Aba River. As gathered, it was one of these open drainages that Melody fell…
Abia State Government has informed the general public that from Monday, June 29, 2026, the enforcement of the restriction on commercial motorcycle (Okada) operations within designated areas of the State will commence. Prince Okey Kanu, Hon. Commissioner for Information said that the regulation is a public safety and security measure undertaken in the overriding interest of protecting lives and property. According to him, the government recognizes that thousands of hardworking citizens depend on motorcycle transportation for their livelihood, and fully appreciates the concerns this policy may raise for affected operators and their families. He said that it was in demonstration…
The Abia State Government on Saturday arrested a 109-year-old akara seller, Mama Chidinma Eluwa, for allegedly violating the state’s monthly environmental sanitation exercise. Recall that on 9th August 2023, Mama Chidinma Eluwa was invited to the office of the Special Assistant to the Governor on Vulnerable Groups and Poverty Alleviation by Mrs Ifeoma Thomas; the special assistant then announced some financial interventions and business sustainability plans for her. Back then, many Abians believed that the centenarian, who was 106 then and popular at the Owerri Road by the Isigate area of Umuahia, who was placed on a monthly stipend for…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is collaborating with the government of Anambra State towards reducing maternal and child mortality especially at birth. Dr. Afam Obidike, Anambra State Commissioner for Health, during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Ministry of Health, Data Operation Centre (DOC), Jerome Udoji State Secretariat, Awka, said that the state has also other ways the state is putting in efforts to stop maternal and infant deaths across the stat. Dr. Obidike said that the government is determined to eliminate preventable maternal deaths and improve access to quality healthcare for women and children. In his words ,…
The Federal Government has officially handed over the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu, to the concessionaires, Aero Alliance Limited, under a public-private partnership arrangement. Following the execution of the handover certificates, assets register, and other relevant documentation, Aero Alliance will now undertake the financing, rehabilitation, expansion, operation, and management of the airport, ensuring that it meets and sustains internationally recognised standards of safety, efficiency, and passenger experience. This was even as Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State described the successful concession of the airport as a major breakthrough and opener of new economic opportunities for the South East, while…