…Says All Impending Issues Will Be Resolved For Plant To Kickstart Operation Within The Shortest Possible Time The Honourable Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, on Monday, January 27, 2025, led a team from the Ministry on an oversight tour of the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON), located in Ikot-Abasi Local Government…
A devastating petrol tanker explosion on Saturday at Ugwu Onyeama has left a trail of grief and devastation, claiming the lives of 11 family members, including the President of the Altar Boys Association at SS John and Paul Parish, Iba Pope, Onitsha. Brother Jeremiah Nwaji, a devout Catholic and leader of the Altar Boys Association,…
The Plateau State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has commended Jos North Local Government Chairman, Barr. John Christopher, for his outstanding achievements within a short period in office. Plateau NUJ Chairman Mrs Ayuku Pwaspo stated this when she led NUJ Leadership for a courtesy visit to the Chairman in his office in…
The senator representing Anambra Central, Senator Dr. Victor Umeh has flagged off the Construction of 3km Bucki Poly – Ogidi ani Road, Umuoji, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The project, which is among the promises Senator Umeh made to the people of Anambra Central during his inauguration in June 2023, reflects a…
Over 850 participants across Chad Niger Republic, Cameroon and Nigeria are expected to converged in Mauduguri, the Bormo state, capital for the Lake Chad Governor’s Forum meeting to discuss reginal stability, sustainable development, peace and security. Address a pre Governors Forum press Briefing held held at the Indimi Hall, University of Maiduguri, on Monday, the…
Four suspects have been arrested by the Anambra State Police Command, Abagana Division, in connection with the burning to death of a 74-year-old woman in a wheelchair in Abagana. The suspects are 21-year-old Chinenye Ekwenugo from Ifitedunu, 47-year-old Uzochukwu Okeke, 60-year-old Fidel Anayo, and 54-year-old Ikenna Anene, all from Abagana. They were apprehended on Sunday,…
There are indications that academic and other activities at the 110 federal government colleges, FGCs, commonly known as Unity Schools, may be disrupted soon following a notice of strike by Organized Labour over poor welfare among others. Under the aegis of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, Organized Labour, expressed disgust that…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said although he is Christian, he does not joke with Ifa. The Ifa divination system, which makes use of an extensive corpus of texts and mathematical formulas, is practised among traditional worshippers in Yoruba communities. Ifa refers to the mystical figure perceived as the deity of wisdom and intellectual development….
Dr. Temitope Farombi, a consultant neurologist at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, has raised a stark warning that the prevalence of brain disorders in Nigeria will triple by 2030. According to Dr. Farombi, with one in four Nigerians suffering from hypertension and one in six from diabetes, the country is on the brink…
The Imo State Police Command has reported the killing of three notorious terrorist kingpins and several of their members in a major operation aimed at dismantling terrorist hideouts in the state. In a statement issued on Saturday, Force spokesman ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi confirmed the development, highlighting the ongoing efforts of the Nigeria Police Force to…
