Author: Drum Africa Correspondent
The Commissioner for Works, Ralph Nwosu, today assured a delegation from Umuaka Community in Njaba LGA of immediate action to re-channel the floodwater to protect pupils of Umuaka community primary school and residents. He gave the assurance when he received a delegation from Umuaka Community in Njaba LGA led by Hon. Chief Ozioma Worship, Member representing Njaba Constituency. The delegation also included the APC Chairman of Njaba LGA, Chief Chukwudi Egeuka, and other stakeholders. Presenting their requests, Hon. Worship commended Governor Hope Uzodimma’s developmental strides and appealed for urgent intervention on two issues: the stormwater threatening Umuaka Primary School and…
In politics, every leader eventually arrives at a defining moment, a moment when speeches, promises and political slogans are no longer enough. At that point, only one thing matters: the scorecard. For Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, CFR, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member representing Bende Federal Constituency, that moment has arrived. As conversations ahead of the 2027 general elections gradually gather momentum, one document has quietly become one of the strongest political statements in Bende. It is not a campaign poster. It is not a press release. It is not a political attack. It is a…
The Ebonyi State Government has warned that it may terminate all delayed two-kilometre rural road projects across the state’s three senatorial zones after several contractors failed to complete the projects within the agreed timelines. The Commissioner for Special Projects, Ngozi Obichukwu, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists in Abakaliki after a meeting with contractors handling the ongoing 2km rural road projects. Obichukwu said the meeting focused on assessing project progress and addressing concerns about prolonged delays experienced by many contractors. She said the state government would no longer tolerate unnecessary delays and stressed that contractors handling the affected projects…
The Enugu State Government has commenced a Continuous Survey Revalidation and Digitisation Exercise as part of the ongoing Survey Records Digitisation Programme, aimed at establishing a fully digital, transparent and verifiable land administration system in the state. The exercise, according to the government, is a key component of the digital transformation of the state’s land and survey records system and is designed to protect property rights, eliminate disputes arising from lost or defective records, and strengthen public confidence in land administration. It also forms part of the comprehensive digital transformation agenda of the Governor Peter Mbah administration. The government, in…
A grassroots political pressure group, the Umuahia Political Forum (UPF), has unanimously adopted the Abia APC governorship candidate, Chief Eric Opah, as its sole candidate for the 2027 governorship election. The decision was reached during the group’s enlarged executive meeting held on Saturday, 25th July, 2026. The forum comprises members from different walks of life, including pensioners, traders, commercial bus drivers, farmers, artisans and other grassroots stakeholders. According to the group, its members played an active role in supporting Governor Alex Otti during the 2023 governorship election after holding several engagements with him before the polls. However, the forum said…
The Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has reacted to Thursday’s runway incident involving the state-owned airline, Enugu Air, at Benin Airport, empathizing with the passengers and crew members over the traumatic experience. Mbah, in a statement he personally signed, commended the aviation authorities for immediately initiating an investigation into the incident, saying that, for Enugu Air, safety remained non-negotiable. In the statement made available to newsmen on Friday, the governor said, “The Enugu State Government is aware of the runway excursion incident affecting Enugu Air, Embraer E170, Flight 4264, operating until the Benin Airport from Lagos on Thursday,…
The Imo State Government has formally revoked rights of occupancy over several parcels of land, including the Old Timber Market area, as part of a public interest acquisition published in the Imo State Official Gazette. The revocation is contained in Imo State Official Gazette No. 17, Volume 50, published on June 4, 2026, under I.S.L.N. No. 6 of 2026, titled Revocation Order of Rights of Occupancy Order, 2026. According to the public notice, The Executive Governor Senator Hope Uzodimma exercised the powers conferred on him by Section 28 of the Land Use Act (formerly Land Use Decree No. 6 of…
The Management Team of the Imo State Health Insurance Agency (IMSHIA), led by the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Donald Osita Eneh, recently held a strategic engagement with the Management Team of Heartland Hospital Management Corporation. The meeting focused on strengthening the partnership between IMSHIA and Heartland Hospitals to ensure seamless, affordable, and quality healthcare delivery to ImoCare enrollees across the 27 Local Government Areas of Imo State. Speaking during the meeting, Dr. Donald Osita Eneh noted that the collaboration is critical to achieving the Agency’s mandate of providing equitable, affordable, and quality health insurance services in line with the…
The leadership of the Abia State Markets Amalgamated Traders Association (ASMATA) has expressed optimism that Governor Alex Otti will be overwhelmingly re-elected come 2027. This is as it commended the high level of traders’ participation in the just-concluded Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. It will be recalled that the CVR exercise which began on August 18, 2025, across the country, and which was originally scheduled to end on July 10, 2026, was, however, extended to July 24, 2026. Speaking after its sensitisation, mobilisation and assessment tour of over 35 markets in Aba, the commercial hub…
The traditional ruler of Umuobasiukwu autonomous community in Ozuitem, Bende Local Government Area, Eze John Onuoha Akaliro, has dismissed claims that Bende traditional rulers and stakeholders signed an agreement in 2019 to rotate the Bende Federal Constituency seat between the Umunna and Ikwuisii blocs after every eight years. Akaliro’s position comes amid growing debate over the zoning of the House of Representatives seat ahead of the 2027 general elections, with some stakeholders insisting that a binding agreement exists to ensure the office rotates between the two blocs. Regarded as one of the most senior traditional rulers in Abia State, Akaliro…