Residents of Ugwuoba in Enugu State, as well as people residing in Amansea and Awka, the capital of Anambra State, have sent a save our souls (SOS) message to the two governors of the states over what they described as attempts by some hoodlums and kidnappers operating at the Ugwuoba Cattle Market in Oji River…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has approved the appointment of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Olabisi Okuwobi as the new National Coordinator for the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV). This decision, part of a broader organizational restructuring, aims to bolster the campaign’s effectiveness in crime prevention through developmental initiatives….
Nigeria’s minister of Sports development, John Enoh has urged Nigerians to support the Super Eagles financially ahead of their 2023 AFCON final clash with the hosts, Ivory Coast at 9 p.m. on Sunday, February 11. Weeks after beating Ivory Coast in the group stage of the tournament, the two countries are meeting in the final…
Abia State High Court, sitting in Umuahia, has adjourned till February 16 a N1.5 billion defamation suit filed by ex-Gov. Theodore Orji against a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prince Benjamin Apugo. When the matter was called up for hearing, the plaintiff was represented by his counsel, Chief Henry Balogu, while the defendant…
The Enugu State government and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) have launched N1 billion fund to empower Nano, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (NMSMEs) in Enugu State. This was according to an X post by Dan Nwomeh, Senior Special Assistant on Media to Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, where…
Some residents of Abakaliki, Ebonyi state capital, have expressed worry over the continuous rise in the price of cooking gas, otherwise known as Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The situation is that many homes have shifted to some other alternative such as sawdust, firewood and charcoal as prices of cooking gas continue to rise. The price…
The National Productivity Centre (NPC) Imo State chapter has conveyed its desire to partner with the Imo State National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on awareness creation about productivity consciousness. Mrs. Joyce Binitie, the Coordinator at NPC, made the request during a courtesy visit to the NYSC Imo State Coordinator, Mrs. Rachel Idaewor, at her office…
A non-governmental organisation, Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), has called on the Imo State government to investigate circumstances that led to the destruction of three major buildings within the premises of Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Council, last week. Condemning that act, suspected to have been carried out by arsonists, Executive Director of RULAAC,…
The chairman of the Abia State judicial panel of inquiry on the recovery of government property and funds, Justice Florence Doruoha-Igwe (retd) has ordered the temporary sealing-off of Plot 43 Finbars Road Umuahia, pending the conclusion of the investigation on the structure. The structure was, on Wednesday, sealed by personnel believed to be from Umuahia…
Nigerians are ordinarily the most patriotic set of people any country can boast of. You can hardly find a Nigerian who doesn’t genuinely love Nigeria and who wouldn’t want to remain a Nigerian. But, at every turn, their hearts are broken by those who have the responsibility to make them love the country more; the…
