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 Enugu State Government has announced plans to regulate mining operations for environmental safety and development of the mining sector. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Solid Minerals and Mining, Samuel Okoro, disclosed this in Enugu during the inaugural meeting of the Enugu State Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee (MIREMCO). The Federal Government…
Enugu State is to provide Internet connectivity in 265 smart schools in 260 wards and 160 primary health centres. Also linked are Enugu State Secretariat and Lion Building. This move is based on a partnership with Galaxy Backbone. Firm’s executives, led by Executive Director of Customer Centricity and Marketing, Olusegun Olulade, visited the government. The…
Over Fifty leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ehime Mbano chapter, have dumped the party and resolved to support the former Governor of the State, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha. Speaking during their meeting which was held at the Summit hotels, Owerri, an Apex leader of the PDP, Dr Professor Darlington Akukwu, thanked them for…
Residents of Abia and Imo states have expressed deep concern over the rising cost of food items in different parts of the country. In Abia, the acting chairman of the Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria, Bonny Umeh, attributed the region’s high cost of foodstuffs to the expensive nature of farming. Mr Umeh said, “Farming is…
The Abia State government has launched Nigeria’s first state-wide football league, known as the Abia State Football Supalig. Governor Alex Otti has promised to reduce youth unemployment significantly by engaging young people in the sports value chain. Unveiling the Abia Supalig in Umuahia on behalf of the government, the State Commissioner for Youth and Sports…
The House of Representatives has introduced a bill seeking the creation of an additional state to be called Etiti State in the South East. The bill, titled: “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2024 (HB. 1525), was sponsored by Rep Amobi Godwin Ogah and four others and passed first reading at…
Chairman and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has condemned the latest increment of interest rate to almost 30 per cent by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The apex bank had increased the Monetary Policy Rate(MPR) for the third straight time from 24.75 per cent to 26. 25 per cent in May….
Salihu Lukman, a Former National Vice Chairman, North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has opined that the Northerners serving in the Tinubu-led administration have been reduced to members of a choir group poorly singing ‘On your mandate we stand’. According to him, the opportunity for Northern political leaders to redeem themselves and return the…
A 103-year-old Tanzanian woman who is a virgin has shared her life story after waiting unsuccessfully for her white lover to return. The woman identified as Mariam Hussein detailed her deep affection for a white boyfriend named John, whom she failed to meet again after he left. She narrated her story saying she was convinced…
