A top government worker and Chairman, Publicity Committee, Anambra State Local Government Service Week Program, Comrade Nnamdi Nweke, has debunked, as untrue, the trending alleging reports that the Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission (LGSC), Barr. Vincent Ifeanyi Ezeaka, diverted part of the money donated by Governor Chukwuma Soludo for local government workers who…
Women groups in Igbo-speaking states, under the auspices of Umuada Igbo Nigeria and in Diaspora, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu, to free the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Their renewed call comes on the heels of increasing demand from different quarters including the South East Governors’ Forum (SEGF),…
Yusuf Sununu, minister of state for education, has flagged off the construction of seven state offices of the National Examinations Council (NECO). Speaking at the flag-off ceremony in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa, on Friday, the minister said the projects would bring a brighter future for Nigerian students. The new state offices are for Abia,…
The Abia State Ministry of Environment, Umuahia has suspended, with immediate effect, all service providers, companies and revenue collection agents working for the ministry until further notice. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Environment, Philemon Ogbonna, said the ministry observed that some persons and companies, who did not have government approval to collect…
The Enugu State government has vowed to arrest butchers selling dead animals and uninspected meats at Afor Awkunanaw Gariki Market, Enugu South Council Area of the state. Philip Ozoagu, director of the veterinary department at the Enugu State Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Industrialisation, made the vow when he led his team to the market on…
The Imo State government has put machinery and logistics in place to reactivate the multi-million naira Imo State University water scheme. The state government highlighted that the multi million naira project is of great importance to the citizenry and must not be allowed to go moribund. This was made known by the commissioner for Water…
The Imo State House of Assembly has urged Governor Hope Uzodimma to take immediate action to protect the lives and properties of Imo citizens from the dangers posed by the proliferation of cooking gas stations and retail outlets in residential areas. Hon. Sam Ikechukwu Osuji, representing Isiala Mbano State Constituency, moved the motion, describing the…
The Abia State government has impounded logs of wood from dealers who illegally entered the forest reserve at Ukpo, Bende LGA to cut down trees for sale. Conducting journalists round the impounded woods at Abia State ministry of environment on Friday, the commissioner for environment, Philemon Ogbonna explained that the woods were planted by the…
A young man aged 34 years, Mr Onyekachi Kingsley Ugochukwu, has been declared missing by his family in Isiala Akpaa Amaiyi village, Osisioma Ngwa LGA of Abia State. Ugochukwu, who is said to be fair in complexion, was said to have disappeared without trace after allegedly answering phone calls from an undisclosed person. According to…
Nigerian singer and Grammy Award winner, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has taken a swipe at his colleague, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido. Burna Boy’s comment was prompted by a social media user urging him to marry soon, as they referred to Davido’s ongoing legal battle over child custody with his first baby…
