Month: June 2025

  By Izunna Okafor, Awka In what has been described as an unusual but captivating display of native ingenuity, a middle-aged hunter has captured the attention of social media users and passersby alike, for his rare and hilarious talent of catching live lizards with nothing but grass and bare hands. The man, who introduced himself…

Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has joined other well-meaning Nigerians in celebrating media mogul and publisher of Vanguard Newspapers, Prince Sam Amuka, on his 90th birthday, charging younger journalists to emulate him. Mbah, in a congratulatory message to Amuka on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle @PNMbah, said the nonagenarian represented the best…

Candidate of the Labour Party in the November 8 Anambra State governorship election George Moghalu has described the N50 million campaign billboard fee imposed by the Anambra State Signage and Advertisement Agency (ANSAA) on political parties and their candidates, as outrageous and undemocratic. Moghalu in a statement by his campaign organisation, said it is a…

The petrol imports bill of Nigeria in the first quarter of 2025, significantly declined to N1.76 trillion ($1.2 billion) from N3.81 trillion ($2.6 billion) recorded in the first quarter of 2024, according to the latest foreign trade statistics report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The report which was seen by New Telegraph on…

The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on road infrastructure for his two years democracy day celebration. Umahi gave his commendation in his good will message released to the media outfits. According to him, the road infrastructure cuts across all the six geopolitical zones equitably. He also commended the…

If it is in the power of the commercial transport unions in Aba to decide who rules Abia State in 2027 Governor Alex Otti is as good as reelected. Addressing the two million man solidarity march for Otti in Aba, the State President of Cooperative Motor Union, Abia State, Mr. Chukwuma Azode aka China, declared…

A right group, the Liberal Progressive and Patriotic Members Congress (LPPMC), has called for an urgent review of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) biometric voters’ register. The group in a virtual dialogue said the clean up would enhance transparent and credible general elections in 2027. LPPMC which comprises notable social critics like Dr. Kingsley…

The Igbo National Union World-wide (INU-W) has given the Ogun State government a seven (7)-day ultimatum to wade into the murder of Mrs. Blessing Eze, an Igbo woman, by tax collectors in Ifo market. The union said that within the seven days, the Ogun State government and the security agencies are expected to use the…