By Izunna Okafor, Awka What could be best described as a heartbreaking and tragic incident has left the residents of Kabwareng village, Nandi South of Kenya in shock, as a man identified as Hannise Simani Juma reportedly committed suicide after gruesomely stabbing his wife, Winnie Akusuha, to death. The incident, which recently occured at the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested three members of a car snatching syndicate terrorizing the residents and threatening the peace of the state. The criminal gang members, identified as Ifesinachi Okonwko (male, aged 22 years), Chisom Okafor (male, aged 20 years), and Oderah Ebenezer (male, aged 20…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Details have emerged of how a United Kingdom-based man, Mr. Ikechukwu Okeke, was recently kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in Anambra State. The victim, who hails from Amaokpala community in Orumba North Local Government Area of the State, was said to have been whisked away by gunmen immediately he arrived his home…
…As Protests Break Out In Niger Delta States. A group under the aegis of Niger Delta Community Youths Association have expressed strong objection to the recent allocation of oil bloc licenses by the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to Corporate entities and individuals that are not indigene of the Niger-Delta. The Niger Delta community…
…Dismiss Guber Ambitions Of APC Nat’l Secretary’. Former Local Government Chairmen on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have joined other party members advocating for the zoning of party’s governorship ticket to Osun West Senatorial District. The ex-council chairmen, numbering about 41, also dismissed rumours of the gubernatorial ambition of the National Secretary…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) is to recruit 5,000 new personnel in 2025 as soon as the budget is passed. Acting Comptroller General of the NCS, Mr. Sylvester Ndidi disclosed this Wednesday at a budget defence meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Reformatory Institutions led by Hon. Chinedu Ogar (APC, Ebonyi). Ndidi informed…
The youth wing of Association of Anambra State Town Unions, ASATU, yesterday, presented the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Seahorse Lubricants Industries ltd, Chief (Dr) Ebuka Onunkwo with an award as one of the twenty one overall Star Role Models for the year 2024. Chief Onunkwo won the position for Ekwusigo LGA. The nomination,…
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, on Wednesday, disclosed that the Ministry was owing 6,455 contractors a whooping sum of N92 billion for work done in the 2024 fiscal year. The Minister, who was represented by the Minister of State, Mr Yusuf Attah, made the disclosure to the Senate Committee on Housing and Urban…
…Office Of SDGspartners HCD Africa, Others To Educate Epe Women On Financial Literacy The Lagos State Government on Wednesday restated commitment to women’s empowerment and financial inclusion in hard-to-reach communities for them to be independent and self-reliant. The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sustainable Development Goals, SDG, Dr. Oreoluwa Finnih, spoke on Lagos…
The newly elected President General (PG) of Umuokpu village in Awka South Local Government Area, Barr. Chukwudi Edwin Okeke, has reaffirmed his community’s unwavering support for the re-election of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo. Barr. Okeke made this pledge during a courtesy visit to the Managing Director/CEO of Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA), Mr. Ossy…
