The Oriendu autonomous community of Ohuhu Clan in Umuahia North LGA of Abia State has banned the use of arms or any dangerous weapon during its 2024 Iri Egwu cultural festival which will be held at Oriendu community market square. The ban was contained in a message signed by the traditional ruler of Oriendu, HRM…

The House of Representatives says the Federal Government gave members rice to be distributed to their constituencies as palliative but not N100 million as being peddled. Rep. Akin Rotimi, Chairman, House Committee on Media and Publicity, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. This is coming against the backdrop of a viral video…

General Overseer of The Lord’s Chosen Ministries, Pastor Lazarus Muoka The General Overseer of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Movement, Pastor Lazarus Muoka, has announced that the church may return to Mgbidi, Imo State for its annual international Crusade “What God Has Determined Shall Be Done.” Pastor Muoka made the disclosure on the first day…

Ahead of the February 3, 2024 by-elections, advocacy organisation, YIAGA Africa, has urged political parties to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 as they conduct primaries to field candidates across two Senatorial Districts, four Federal Constituencies, and three State Constituencies spanning nine states of the Federation. The Executive Secretary of YIAGA Africa,…

SSG, Enugu State, Prof Onyia The Secretary to the Enugu State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, says 50 per cent of pupils in the state can neither read in English nor solve simple mathematics questions. Onyia disclosed this while delivering a keynote address titled, “Smart Basic Education and the Future of Africa” at the quadrennial convention…

Aggrieved candidates, who contested the gubernatorial elections in Enugu State, but lost, have been urged to take solace on the judgement of the Supreme Court, which affirmed Peter Mba as winner. President of Nsukka Progressive Association (NPA), Charles Nwodo, who made the call, said the people had spoken in the election, but because we are…

Abia First Lady poses with the wives of Members of Abia Assembly Mrs. Priscilla Chidinma Otti, has commended the wives of the members of the state House of Assembly for their support towards her philanthropic endeavors aimed at affecting the lives of widows, elderly women and young girls positively. Mrs Otti spoke while receiving the…

Nigerians have expressed their views about the construction of a mult-billion-naira International Worship Center built by the Akwa Ibom State Government. It was gathered that the edifice, whose construction started in 2021 under the Udom Emmanuel administration, reportedly cost N32.3 billion naira. Former Governor Emmanuel, who built the church, had said it was of great…

Nigeria’s Education Minister, Tahir Mamman The Federal Government says it will extend the suspension of degrees accreditation to more countries, including Kenya and Uganda. This comes days after the West African country suspended the accreditation of degrees from Benin and Togo. “We are not going to stop at just Benin and Togo,” Education Minister Tahir…

Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Limited (JSM) located in Awa, Onna Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state, has clarified that it has not ended its operations in Nigeria. JSM, which was inaugurated on September 23rd, 2017, by the former Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has become the market leader with its top-quality syringes in…