A tall and large billboard collapsed on some tricycles carrying passengers in Aba, Abia State, on Wednesday, resulting in injuries to many passengers, with some feared dead. The incident happened in the afternoon at the Salad Market junction near the GIA Event Centre during a rainfall that came with strong winds. A resident who witnessed…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, says he will commit the remaining two years of his first term in office to institutionalizing the reforms that have been initiated by his administration. Governor Otti was speaking at the special Anniversary Lecture delivered by Dr. Kalu Idika Kalu at the JAAC Building, Umuahia, as part of activities marking…
Uneasy calm pervades the sleepy town of Eche Ezema village in Igbo Eze South local government area, Enugu state over the killing of four innocent children of same parents in the community. The four children were hacked to death by yet to be identified driver of a popular pastor of Sabbath Presbyterian church in the…
Abia State Government says she is committed to strengthening the Civil Service and improving the well-being of Civil Servants. Mr Benson Ojeikere stated this when he received in audience, top management staff of the Federal Mortgage Bank, led by its Executive Director, Mrs. Chinenye Anosike. A release by Adaeze Ralph Igbokwe for the HOS, said…
Senator representing Abia North, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has issued a bold statement to opposition parties, asserting that while their role in a democracy is to criticize the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is focused on delivery and governance. Addressing the Senate Press Corps in Abuja, former governor Of Abia State Kalu emphasized…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday transmitted three letters to the National Assembly requesting legislative approval for a new external borrowing plan amounting to over $21.5 billion, and a domestic bond issuance of ₦757.9 billion to settle outstanding national pension liabilities. Tinubu made these requests in three separate letters transmitted to the National Assembly, which were…
Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State and 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has said that Nigeria remains a challenging environment for leaders genuinely committed to doing the right thing. Speaking during a special thanksgiving service at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Umuahia, held to mark the second anniversary of Governor Alex Otti’s…
Popular socialite and nightlife promoter, Cubana Chief Priest, has responded to online critics who mocked him for kneeling before Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, during a recent visit alongside Afrobeats star, Davido. A photo that surfaced days ago showed the celebrity entrepreneur kneeling in what appeared to be a respectful gesture during his visit to…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced that its security arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), is funded through voluntary donations and contributions from supporters worldwide. This statement was made in response to recent assertions by the Nigerian Army, which claimed to have recovered N11 million and $21,000 during an operation at an alleged…
Hearing will continue on Thursday, 29 May 2025 in the suit instituted at the Federal High court sitting at Awka, Anambra state capital, by United Nigeria Group, (UNG), (plaintiff), against National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Inspector General of Police, IGP, Chief of Army Staff, Standard Organization of Nigeria, SON, and…
