The Chairman of Abia State Judicial Panel of inquiry on the recovery of government properties and funds, Justice Florence Doruoha-Igwe (Rtd) has issued a bench warrant on the immediate past Accountant General of Abia State, Mr Kelechi Imeoria. The bench warrant is over his alleged failure to appear before the panel and his failure to…
The Abia State Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the arrest of Peculiar Ginika, the General Overseer and lead pastor of Liberation Word Assembly International in Aba. The church is located at No. 4 Egbuka Avenue by Unity Bank, Echianu Street off 183 Faulks Road, Aba, Aba North local government area of…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, says it will soon commission the 9-kilometre Obehie/Oke-Ikpe Road in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State, as part of its efforts to ensure the sustainable development of the Niger Delta region. Speaking during an inspection of the road linking Abia and Akwa Ibom states, the NDDC Executive…
Enugu Governor Peter Mbah has decried the increased vandalisation of public utility assets, particularly water pipes and valves within the water galleries in the Enugu metropolis. Mbah tasked security operatives, particularly the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to immediately apprehend those behind the continued vandalisation of water pipes and public utility assets in…
The Enugu State Government has inaugurated an Inter-ministerial Committee for property/land reconciliation and compensation in the state. The Secretary to State Government Prof. chidiebere Onyia the State Government who inaugurated committee on Wednesday in Enugu, urged its members to carry out their duties diligently. Members of the committee include the SSG, as the chairman; the…
The police command in Ebonyi on Wednesday confirmed the death of three men as a result of a cult clash in the Oriuzor community, Ezza North LGA. The police command in Ebonyi on Wednesday confirmed the death of three men as a result of a cult clash in the Oriuzor community, Ezza North LGA. DSP…
The Abia Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise, Niger Delta (LIFE-ND), has revived the Monthly Technology Review Meeting (MTRM) for the state’s Agricultural Development Programme (ADP). The MTRM, which was held at the National Roots Crops Research Institute Umudike (NRCRI) on Wednesday, had stakeholders from NRCRI and ADP share knowledge and ideas on the current agronomy practices….
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, and other agencies of government to clear all court cases around the $1.3bn deepwater OPL 245 oil block located in southern Niger Delta. Other agencies that also received the order include the Economic and…
The Imo State House of Assembly on Wednesday resolved to urge the state governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, to dissolve all Boards of Parastatals, Agencies, Extra Ministerial Departments, Commissions, including Development Center Coordinators. The resolution, now before the governor, was conveyed by the Clerk of the House, Lady Chinelo Emeghara, on the Order of the Speaker,…
A group known as the Enugu State Graduate Farmers, has expressed dismay over the destruction of its 35,000 hectares of rice farms by herders in the state. The farmland is at Ojoloko farm site at Umuiba, Nara, in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. Some of the farmers who spoke on Tuesday in…
