According to him, what is happening in Nigeria today is a full-blown assault on the rule of law. By Francis Iwuchukwu The debate over Nigeria’s delicate balance between national security and the protection of citizens’ rights took centre stage at the recently concluded 2025 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual Conference in Enugu, where senior legal […]
States affected by the directive include Abia, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Imo, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Oyo, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara. By Christian Appolos The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared industrial action in Oyo, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and 13 other states, effective Monday, December 2, 2024, […]
By Ben Aroh The signpost, already consumed by grasses, stands beside a gully, which has taken over the once-serene road leading to Achom Village known for hospitality and farming. The road is no more, and currently serves as a water channel whose echoes resemble vibes of the Atlantic Ocean. This is the result of channelling […]
But the construction was not completed as the dam was left without spillways. Now, anytime there’s heavy rainfall, the dam spills over the farmlands, destroying crops and the livelihood of the people. By Ben Aroh Farmers in Mpu and Okpanku communities in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State are endangered by the ravages of […]
Many farmers suffer post-harvest losses in Enugu and Ebonyi states due to low investments in food storage facilities by both governments and private individuals. In this report, Ben Aroh explores how farmers and traders in the two states lose fortunes from this neglect. Tales of Woes Dr. Kanayo Ossai is a lecturer at a private […]
Ulunya Ovoko is among the Igboano communities where Enugu State University of Medical and Allied Sciences (SUMAS) is situated. The community that celebrated hosting the university currently faces extinction following flooding due to poor drainage systems of the medical university as well as an alleged road diversion which would have provided the permanent solution to […]
Federal Livestock located at Okpuje in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State is a multi-million naira piggery initiative. It was established by the Shagari administration for mass production of pigs for local and export values. About forty-two years down the line, the state-of-the-art facilities have become moribund, with one staff member, and no government-owned […]
The bad state of Obollo-Oturkpo road on Enugu-Benue borders makes passengers traveling from Eastern parts of the country to the North apply Enugu-Kogi route, which today records steady kidnap cases. Ben Aroh examines the economic importance of the road in this report. Victims Recount Ordeals Samson Ejikeme, a commercial driver, was in December 2023 kidnapped […]
Ben Aroh, in this investigative report, explores how farmlands and cash crops of Ezuruike, an agrarian suburb of Ezimo-Agu in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State, were destroyed without compensation in 2019 by Queensec Global Resources Limited, an unlicensed coal mining company. Tales of Woes Emenike Nnadi is from Amadin Clan that owns a […]
By Ben Aroh, TheWhistler Enugu State has 68 development centres spread across the 17 local government areas of the state. Most of these centres have become comatose despite having salary-earning workers and administrators assigned to them. The decaying state of these centres is the focus of this report by Ben Aroh. In 2003, the administration […]