Month: October 2024

The Anambra State government has placed bounty on the perpetrators of the bloodshed that occurred on Sunday in Nibo community, in Awka South Local Government Area of the State. Recall that some yet-to-be-identified hoodlums, on Sunday afternoon, stormed the Oye Nwochichi Market Nibo and Eke Nibo Market, and opened fire on people, killing no fewer…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he once suffered 25 per cent hearing loss without knowing it. Obasanjo stated this in Bauchi on Sunday when he paid homage to the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman-Adamu. According to him, many people in the world are deaf without knowing it until they go for medical…

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has openly slammed former President Goodluck Jonathan, following his comments about the ability of a ward chairman to remove a national party chairman. Wike’s sharp response came during at event in Port Harcourt where he strongly refuted Jonathan’s statement. In his remarks, Jonathan had questioned the legitimacy of…

The Nigerian Army has confirmed that its Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, is on leave amid reports of his incapacitation due to health concerns. Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, assured the public that there will be no leadership vacuum during Lagbaja’s absence, as Major General Abdulsalami Ibrahim, the Army’s Chief of Policy…

It was a pivotal moment for Ndigbo as the University of Oxford, England, officially introduced the teaching of the Igbo language into its modern languages’ curriculum. This historic move marks a major milestone for the Igbo community and language enthusiasts worldwide. The world class institution inducted Mr. Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umeonyirioha as the first official Igbo…

The Enugu State Government has dismissed the ‘illegal’ sit-at-home order by those it described as faceless persons, noting that the state had since gone past that era. The government, therefore, directed citizens to go about their lawful businesses, as every inch of Enugu State had been well covered by the security agencies and infrastructure to…

The Managing Director of Otolo Cars, Chief Innocent Ulasi whose apprentice committed suicide recently has debunked the allegation that the boy took his own life because he refused to settle him. His apprentice, Chisom Ani from Enugu State, in his twenties, had committed suicide and allegedly left a suicidal note that he took his own…

Information reaching EKWEANAEDO at the moment has it that yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons have been gunned down at Nibo, a community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to sources, the incident happened on Sunday afternoon at the Oye Nwochichi Market, by Nibo Old Maternity, where the hoodlums were said to have…

The residents of Ossomala, Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, have expressed their profound gratitude to Governor Chukwuma Soludo for providing a solar-powered water facility to the community, assuring to pay him back at the ripe of time. The residents gave the commendation and assurance was during the technical handover of a solar-powered Small…