Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has expressed the readiness of his administration to work with the European Union (EU) for the development of the various sectors of the State’s economy. Governor Otti spoke on Wednesday 12th January when he received in audience a delegation of the EU, led by Mr. Massimo De Luca,…
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has approved a one-year moratorium on new applications for polytechnics and monotechnics. He, however, exempted health institutions due to low enrollment challenges. This was contained in a statement by the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education, Prof. Idris Bugaje, on Thursday in Kaduna. …
Nigerian radio personality, Chinedu Emmanuel, popularly known as Nedu Wazobia has stepped down from The Honest Bunch Podcast amid growing controversy involving social commentator, Martins Vincent Otse, also known as Verydarkman. The controversy begun after reality star Deeone who appeared on the Honest Bunch Podcast alleged that Verydarkman had an interest in men. However,…
The slain lawmaker representing Onitsha North 1 constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, late Hon Justice Azuka will be buried on Saturday February 15 in Onitsha, Onitsha North Local Government Area. The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Somtochukwu Udeze gave this announcement at the resumption of plenary in the House on Tuesday February 11 after…
The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has described the #EndSARS protest as the beginning and foundation of “irresponsible protesting” in Nigeria. The #EndSARS movement, which lasted over 14 days in 2020 across major Nigerian cities, demanded the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a division of the Nigerian police…
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has handed down a seven-day ultimatum to the Nigerian Government to implement the new national minimum wage and other benefits or face an indefinite strike. The workers issued the ultimatum at the end of an emergency meeting held at the JUSUN national secretariat in Abuja on…
The four tax reform bills transmitted to the National Assembly in 2024 by President Bola Tinubu have scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bills scaled second reading on the floor of the Green Chamber on Wednesday some six months after the President transmitted them to the National Assembly for consideration…
The Anambra State government has intensified its crackdown on fake native doctors and criminal activities by sealing a shrine in Umuofor village, Okija, in Ihiala Local Government Area. The shrine, allegedly operated by Ekene Igboegbueze, a self-proclaimed native doctor who promises unsuspecting individuals super wealth, was shut down following numerous complaints from Okija…
A lecturer with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, Anambra State, Dr Chukwudi Michael Okoye, has broken his silence over the incident leading to his assault by a female student, Precious Mbakwe, following an altercation over a TikTok video. Recall that viral videos online featured show the student sbiting, slapping and harassing Okoye,…
