President Bola Tinubu said Friday in Abuja that disciplined focus and diligence would be the benchmarks for implementing the historic “2025 Budget of Restoration.” He said the N54.99 trillion budget, which he signed into law, is based on projected revenues. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbass, and Senate Committee…
Mr Valentine Ozigbo, a leading contender in the 2025 Anambra gubernatorial election, has responded to a prophecy by Evangelist Ebuka Obi of the Zion Prayer Movement Outreach (ZPMO), which warned of a plot to kidnap and assassinate a gubernatorial aspirant named “Val.” Speaking in a statement issued on Saturday, March 1, 2025, Ozigbo, the immediate…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Anambra State Command has expressed its readiness to partner Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) towards finding lasting solutions to tanker accidents and associated fatalities. Sector Commander Corps Commander Joyce Nnennaya Alexander, who gave the assurance on February 28, 2025, while hosting NUPENG executives, emphasized the…
The member representing Oyi Constituency at the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Innocent Ojike has frowned at the attitude of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Air Vice Marshall (AVM) Ben Chiobi and Senior Special Assistant on Security, Hon. Mazi Chukwuma Okparaezechukwu for using their positions to harass and intimidate his people….
A Federal High Court in Lagos, presided over by Justice Alexander Owoeye, has fixed Monday, March 3, for ruling on the bail application of Jude Okoye, the former manager of the now-defunct music group, P-Square. Okoye, the elder brother of Nigerian music duo Peter and Paul Okoye, was arraigned by the Economic and Financial…
Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) has extended heartfelt congratulations to Muslims in Oyo State and across Nigeria on the sighting of the moon, signaling the commencement of the holy month of Ramadan on Saturday. This is contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Akeem Abas, and made available to newsmen…
By Chinedu Chukwulozie Speculations have always abounded that a great percentage of traffic crashes in Nigeria go unreported or unpublished, mainly due to the absence of official reports from traffic authorities, for reasons best known to them. This scenario appears to be unfolding in Anambra State, where the Acting Sector Public Education Officer of…
The Nigerian Government on Wednesday, signed a cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Halal Products Development Company, HPDC, to establish Nigeria as a leading player in the global halal market valued at $7.7 trillion. The agreement is expected to facilitate investment, technical cooperation, and market access across key sectors, including food production, pharmaceuticals, finance, and livestock…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of six persons in a lone accident between Enugu Fly-over Bridge and Ugwu-Onyeama axis of Enugu-Onitsha Expressway. The Sector Commander of FRSC Enugu State Command, Mr Franklin Agbakoba, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Thursday in Enugu. It will be recalled that barely a month,…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Olanipekun Olukoyede, disclosed that he turned down offers of about N500m from various individuals during his mother’s funeral in 2019. Olukoyede spoke at the 38th Anti-Corruption Situation Room in Abuja on Thursday with the theme: Ethics, Integrity, Corruption Risk Assessments and Anti-Corruption at National and Sub-National…
