Four children belonging to three neighbours have been taken away by their new neighbour who just packed in three days earlier in Umuahia, Abia state, police have confirmed. The tenants, all women who are also petty traders, are Madam Ngozi Kingsley; Madam Ifeanyi Uduma, sister to Ngozi Kingsley and Madam Blessing Peter Obasi from Nwoke…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has successfully uncovered and dismantled a notorious counterfeit beverage syndicate operating in Eziukwu Market (Cemetery Market) in Aba, Abia State. The agency’s intervention comes after weeks of intelligence gathering and collaboration with other security agencies to address the long-standing criminal activities in the market….
The Mayor of Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State Hon. High Chief Victor Ikeji has described the Abia Christmas Village Festival project as a laudable project and promised that the LGA will support the event. The Mayor who endorsed the project during a working visit by the Project team, encouraged the team to…
Oil communities in the Assa North cluster, Ohaji-Egbema council area of Imo, have called on the Anoh Gas Processing Company (AGPC) to expedite work on the Assa-Ohoba-Obosima rural road. The call is contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson for the cluster, Duke-Bright Enyia, and made available to journalists in Owerri on Monday. The…
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has inaugurated the state-owned Small Claims Court, with the charge to officers to dispense their judicial duties without delays. The court came into effect on December 1, 2023, and will adjudicate on cases of N5million or less, excluding cost. At the event, which was held at Justice B. A. Njemanze,…
Following the unfortunate air of insecurity and violence that has prevailed in the Southeast and its attendant effects on the economy, education of the youths and social life, Nollywood actors, musical artists and other performers in the entertainment industry, mainly from the south east extraction have signed up to a new initiative to totally restore…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s inauguration of the new Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The group hinged its condemnation on the grounds that the issue of the leadership, particularly the chairman of the board is still pending at the Court of Appeal, Abuja….
…Says Igbos Unmistaken In Supporting Peter Obi Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, who represents Abia South in the red chamber of the National Assembly, has charged Ndigbo to remain resilient in whatever they do, saying that is what Igbos are known for. Speaking as the chairman of 2023 Aka Ikenga Awards and Christmas Party in Lagos on…
Britain’s ruling Conservative government issued guidance Tuesday for schools dealing with children considering changing their gender identity, in a key “culture war” issue likely to feature in the next election. The education department said it had published the long-awaited guidelines for schools in England “in response to the complex phenomenon of the increasing number of…
A source who presented as an anonymous in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the detention of a former Minister of State for Power, Olu Agunloye. Recall that about a week ago, the anti-graft agency had declared Agulonye wanted over an alleged $6 billion fraud related to the controversial Mambilla hydropower project….
