The former Governor of Ebonyi state and the current Minister for Works, David Nweze Umahi, has announced that the initiated reform palliative work on all failed federally roads will kick off on the 1st of December, 2023. This was revealed in a personal statement posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday where Umahi…
The Igbos living in Lagos State are adviced by the leading Igbo socio-cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo, to think about moving their investments to the Southeast. The group Ohanaeze Ndigbo, urges the Igbos to look at investment prospects in places by highlighting the significant economic potential in cities like Aba, Abakiliki, and Onitsha. In a statement,…
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio has said his government was in complete control after an attempted coup in the Western African country. In a nationwide broadcast on Sunday, President Bio said the attack at a military armoury in Freetown, the nation’s capital, was an attempt to undermine peace and cause the nation. The president…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to swear-in eight appointed Federal Permanent Secretaries. Ekweanaedo News reports that the president will swear them in at the State House Council Chamber today, Monday. Names of the new appointees, not available as at the time of the report.
Nigeria has one hundred and forty-seven private universities, following the recent approval licences given to 37 more schools between January 1, 2023, and June 27, 2023, by the National Universities Commission (NUC). Ekweanaedo News reports that the data was obtained from the official website of the NUC, the regulatory body for universities in the Nigeria…
The 17-year-old accused of murder escaped from the East Baton Rouge Juvenile Detention Center, the suspect, who has been charged with second-degree murder, previously escaped on Nov. 13. BATON ROUGE, La. — A 17-year-old murder suspect who had already escaped from a Louisiana youth jail broke loose again Saturday with another youth suspected of murder,…
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has reacted to story of a 20-year-old girl allegedly gang-raped in Imo State trending online. Ekweanaedo News reports that an X user, @PIDOMNIGERIA shared the sad story of how the victim was allegedly lured to a location by suspected rapists who hacked her friend’s phone….
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace development, Festus Keyamo, has summoned heads of regulatory agencies over safety concerns in the aviation industry. Keyamo, on Monday, said a comprehensive review of recent incidents will be done in the meeting with the heads of regulatory agencies. The minister in a statement said, “Due to safety concerns in…
Veteran Nigerian singer/actor, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charlie Boy, has opened up on on and off with trying to quit smoking. Ekweanaedo News reports that the 73-year-old entertainer made this known in an interview with Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, stating he does not drink alcohol but drank a little alcoholic wine for social purpose…
A former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Nduese Essien, said what has been practiced in Nigeria since 1999 is not the presidential system of Western democracy, but a modified form of democracy by the system’s operators. He added that the presidential Western-style democracy has not failed in Nigeria, adding that it has not…
