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BREAKING: Gov Mbah appoints 101 new aides
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, has approved fresh appointments in the state.
The appointees include Special Advisers (SPAs), Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Special Assistants (SAs):
The secretary to the State Government, Professor Chidiebere Onyia announced the appointments in a statement issued in Enugu Monday night.
The Full List of New Appointees
ENUGU STATE GOVERNMENT
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
The Governor of Enugu State, His Excellency, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, has approved the appointment of the following persons as Special Advisers (SPAs), Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Special Assistants (SAs):
SPECIAL ADVISERS (SPAs)
1. Chief S.N.C. Nwagu — Special Adviser on Conflict Resolution and Mediation
2. Hon. Dr. Fidelis Odo — Special Adviser on Inter-Governmental Affairs and Co-ordination
3. Augustine Okoli — Special Adviser on Policy Affairs and Analysis
4. Hon. Pedro Nwankwo — Special Adviser on Stakeholders Relations and Community Affairs
5. Chimezie Nkwuo — Special Adviser on Economic Development
6. Chief Vitalis Okonkwo — Special Adviser on Grassroot Coordination
7. Peter Andy Omeje — Special Adviser on Commerce and Business Development
SENIOR SPECIAL ASSISTANTS (SSAs)
8. Rachael Okonkwo — Senior Special Assistant on Film and Creative Industry Development
9. Barr. Okey Ude — Senior Special Assistant on Inter-Party and Mobilization
10. Hon. Chinedu Chukwunwike — Senior Special Assistant on Party Monitoring
11. Barr. Peter Chukwujekwu Ogbe — Senior Special Assistant on Legal and Regulatory Compliance
12. Chukwudi Ozoeluba — Senior Special Assistant on Boundary and Land Dispute Resolution
13. Frank Udemezue — Senior Special Assistant on Small and Medium Enterprise Development
SPECIAL ASSISTANTS (SAs)
14. Hon. Alachi Aaron Onu — Special Assistant on Forest Protection and Conservation
15. Ugwu Emmanuel Chima — Special Assistant on Market Maintenance and Sanitation
16. Dr. Okwoigwe Modestus Ndubuisi — Special Assistant on Health Facility Maintenance
17. Hon. Okechukwu Agu — Special Assistant on Environmental Protection
18. Ozor Ejike Okpe — Special Assistant on Enlightenment and Communicationin
19. Solomon Gwiyi — Special Assistant on Publications and Documentation
20. Cornelius Ugwu — Special Assistant on Town Union Co-ordination
21. Hon. Romanus Ugwu — Special Assistant on Market Decongestion
22. Hon. Gab Onu — Special Assistant on Market Sanitation
23. Prince Lawrence Ugwu — Special Assistant on Road Infrastructure Maintenance
24. Ugwunnadi Pius Nwabueze — Special Assistant on Grassroot and Rural Integration
25. Timothy Chukwuemeka Nnaji — Special Assistant on Community Youth Engagement and Development
26. Nick Nnaji — Special Assistant on Town Union Matters
27. Mrs. Eucharia Anunobi — Special Assistant on Women Mobilization, Enugu-North Zone
28. Aneke Ogbonna Ajie — Special Assistant on Community Engagement
29. Christian Ede — Special Assistant on Government House Matters
30. Pastor Emeka Ogbonna — Special Assistant on Humanitarian Band and Entertainment
31. Chidi Udo — Special Assistant on Inter State Relations
32. Engr. Egbonwonu Jude Chikezie — Special Assistant on Infrastructure Monitoring and Maintenance
33. Emma Ogbonna — Special Assistant on Civic Education and Voter Awareness
34. Ali Stanley Osita — Special Assistant on Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs
35. Hon. Onuora Udeanugwo — Special Assistant on Cooperative Development and Empowerment
36. Sunday Ignatius Okafor — Special Assistant on Political and Grassroot Mobilization
37. Bar. Chika Nzelu — Special Assistant on Non-Indigene Relations
38. Hon. Ugwuoke Emeka Sylvanus — Special Assistant on Environmental Management
39. Miss Domitila Chidimma Ozioko — Special Assistant on Public Engagement and Advocacy
40. Hon. Emmanuel Ugwu — Special Assistant on Human Development
41. Nnadia Ajima Nwodo — Special Assistant on Ecological Management
42. Peter Oramalu — Special Assistant on Urban Beautification
43. Sabastine Ngwu — Special Assistant on Public Enlightenment
44. Mr. Titus Ike Olu — Special Assistant on Public Awareness and Sensitisation
45. Mr. Jude Aniogbo — Special Assistant on Industrial Harmony
46. Romanus Agada — Special Assistant on Public Advocacy
47. Onogwu Festus Chibuike — Special Assistant on Community Development
48. Ugwuja Emmanuel Okeke — Special Assistant on Public Engagement
49. Barr. Nnabuike Nwodo — Special Assistant on Public Utilities (North)
50. Ugwu Ikechukwu — Special Assistant on Inter Party Affairs
51. Ugwu Franklin Izuchukwu — Special Assistant on Public Enlightenment and Orientation
52. Aniagor Sunday Okechukwu — Special Assistant on Cultural Orientation
53. Tobias Ogbonna Onuh — Special Assistant on Rural Development
54. Abugu Sabastine Ekene — Special Assistant on Social Orientation
55. Ugwu Cletus — Special Assistant on Public Communication
56. Engr. Onyeka Solomon — Special Assistant on Public Participation and Inclusion
57. Hon. Innocent Anayo Eze — Special Assistant on Youth Engagement
58. Okwo Emeka Robert — Special Assistant on Environment
59. Hon. Fred Ozoilo — Special Assistant on Training and Strategy
60. Celestine Ikeana — Special Assistant on Youth Development
61. Mr. Christian Njeke — Special Assistant on Capacity Building
62. Hon. Mark Ogbonna — Special Assistant on Community Building
63. Chuma Dilibe Esq. — Special Assistant on Technology and Innovation
64. Engr. Ugwu Uchenna — Special Assistant on Youth Empowerment and Skills Development
65. Hon. Ikerionwu Eze — Special Assistant on Digital Innovation
66. Dr. Cordelia Idoko — Special Assistant on Gender Co-ordination and Empowerment
67. Com. Mike Okenwa — Special Assistant on Grassroot Sports Development
68. Prince Ifeanyi Onuora — Special Assistant on National Orientation
69. Gabriel Igwe — Special Assistant on Community Enlightenment and Outreach
70. Uche Ezugwu — Special Assistant on Environmental and Sanitation
71. Ozioko Theophilus — Special Assistant on Youths Engagement
72. Igwe Ifebuche Cyprian — Special Assistant on Protocol
73. Peter Chibuzor Nwaekemezie — Special Assistant on Market Orientation
74. Mrs. Eucharia Ani — Special Assistant on Gender Advocacy
75. Hon. Solomon Egbo — Special Assistant on Contact and Mobilization
76. Obinna Augustine Okenwa — Special Assistant on Youth and Sports
77. Engr. Wilson Ogbonna — Special Assistant on Monitoring and Evaluation
78. Paul Nwodo — Special Assistant on Government Communication
79. Chukwudi Nwatu — Special Assistant on Social Media
80. Blessing Ugwoke — Special Assistant on Women Mobilization
81. Prince Nonso Nnaji — Special Assistant on Youths Alliance
82. Barr. Francis Anurika Ani — Special Assistant on Social Engagement
83. Hon. Ngene Chijioke Oscar — Special Assistant on Urban Renewal and Beautification
84. Hon. Okwudili Onuora — Special Assistant on Security Intelligence
85. Maduako Ikenna Philip — Special Assistant on Regional Integration
86. Ngozi Itanyi — Special Assistant on Grassroot Women Coordination
87. Agbo Kinsley Okechukwu A. — Special Assistant on Stakeholders Engagement
88. Chekwube Henry Ogbodo — Special Assistant on Youth Mobilization
89. Chukwuma Prince Uche — Special Assistant on Grass-root Mobilization
90. Kingsley Chekwube Ude — Special Assistant on Media Relations
91. Onwuka Toti Miracle — Special Assistant on Special Duties
92. Chukwudi Ozor — Special Assistant on Project Monitoring
93. Mama Onyebuchi Emmanuel — Special Assistant on Public Affairs
94. Eze Godwin — Special Assistant on Inter Party Relationship and Management
95. Ishienyi Olisaemeka — Special Assistant on Social Welfare and Community Relations
96. Chief Robert Alum — Special Assistant on Rural Development and Livelihood
97. Humphrey Madu — Special Assistant on Political Liaison
98. Uroko Innocent — Special Assistant on Inter-Governmental Affairs
99. Ifeanyi Ani — Special Assistant on Community Mobilization
100. Chikezie Aga — Special Assistant on Civic Values and National Re-orientation
101. Surv. Julius Nshiodo — Special Assistant on Rural Surveys and Land Development
The appointments take effect immediately.
Signed:
Prof. Chidiebere Onyia
Secretary to the Enugu State Government
Monday, 21st September, 2026
Two suspected bandits have been killed and ₦10 million recovered after local hunters intercepted a gang allegedly involved in a kidnapping operation in Falgore Forest, Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, shortly after three suspected bandits collected the ransom demanded for the release of a 45-year-old man, Kabiru Aliyu.
Aliyu, a resident of Falgore Village, was abducted on September 11, 2026.
According to the Kano State Police Command, the suspects were intercepted by local hunters, popularly known as Yan Bula, while returning to their hideout after collecting the ransom.
Two of the suspects reportedly died during the confrontation, while the third escaped with injuries. The hunters recovered the entire ₦10 million ransom.
The police spokesperson, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said preliminary investigations identified one of the deceased suspects as Dogo Isah, a commercial motorcycle operator from Maigwanda Village in Kubau Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The operation was carried out under Operation Kukan Kura, a security initiative aimed at tackling kidnapping, banditry and other violent crimes in Kano State.
The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, commended the hunters for their intervention and directed security operatives to intensify efforts to apprehend the fleeing suspect and recover any weapons used by the gang.
The rescued victim was subsequently debriefed, medically examined and reunited with his family.
The incident highlights the role of local hunters in intelligence gathering and rural security, particularly in areas where difficult terrain poses challenges to conventional security operations.
However, the escape of one of the suspects leaves security operatives with the task of tracking him down and determining whether the gang was involved in other kidnapping incidents in the region.
The police urged residents to provide credible information that could assist ongoing efforts to apprehend fleeing suspects and prevent further criminal activities.
Abba Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has pledged 10 buses to support mobilisation for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election campaign ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Abba made the pledge during a visit to the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat in Abuja on Friday, according to a statement issued by Yusi Buba, Senior Special Assistant on Youth Mobilisation to the party’s Deputy National Chairman.
He was received by the APC Deputy National Chairman (North), Bukar Dalori.
Buba said Abba commended the party’s leadership and Tinubu’s administration, expressing support for the President’s continued stay in office.
“In a demonstration of his commitment to the political engagement ahead of the 2027 general elections, Hon. Abba Atiku Abubakar announced the donation of ten buses to support activities aimed at mobilising support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in 2027,” the statement said.
The APC aide said Dalori welcomed Abba and acknowledged his pledge, describing it as support for the party’s mobilisation efforts ahead of the elections.
The development followed Abba’s announcement of a nationwide mobilisation campaign for Tinubu’s re-election and the unveiling of the Haske Bola Tinubu Organisation, a political support group established to advance the President’s second-term ambition.
Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, Abba said the organisation would commence activities in the Federal Capital Territory before expanding to other parts of the country.
He also announced plans for a two-million-man mobilisation march across the six geopolitical zones, with the exercise scheduled to begin in Abuja.
Abba defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC in January, declaring his support for Tinubu’s re-election bid.
His father, Atiku Abubakar, is the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 general election.
Two suspected cases of Ebola disease have been identified in the North-East region of the country.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) disclosed this in a post via its official X handle on Saturday, adding that both individuals had been isolated.
It also said contact identification and listing are ongoing, and laboratory testing is underway.
According to the agency, confirmation is subject to laboratory results.
Two suspected cases of Ebola disease have been identified in Nigeria’s North-East region. Both individuals have been isolated, contact identification and listing is ongoing, and laboratory testing is being conducted,” the NCDC said.
“Being classified as suspected cases does not mean they are confirmed Ebola cases; confirmation is subject to laboratory results.
“The public is advised to maintain good hand hygiene, practise enhanced sanitation and follow guidance from public health authorities. Further updates will be provided as verified information becomes available.”
The latest update by the NCDC came days after it said it identified another contact, an e-hailing driver, linked to the confirmed case of the recent Ebola outbreak in Nigeria, increasing the number of primary contacts to 54.
The NCDC Director-General, Dr. Jide Idris, told Channels Television on October 26 that efforts were ongoing to identify the secondary contacts.
“So we are not out of the woods yet until we are sure that we have all the contacts, and they have been followed up. So we are still not out of the woods; because the index case is out doesn’t mean that we don’t have that,” he said.
The Federal Government had announced Nigeria’s first confirmed case of the Bundibugyo strain in Abuja on October 20, 2026, identifying the patient as a woman with a recent travel history to Uganda, who returned to Nigeria with symptoms on October 7, but the Ugandan authorities denied reports of an Ebola outbreak in the East African country.
The index patient was later flown to Switzerland along with her husband.
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