The Federal Government has declared December 25th and 26th as public holidays for the Christmas and Boxing Day celebrations. It also declared Monday, January 1st, 2024 as a public holiday for New Year’s Day festivities. In a statement signed by the Director Overseeing Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior Peter Egbodo, the FG…
Six leaders from Rivers State have dragged President Bola Tinubu to the Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly compelling Governor Siminilaya Fubara to enter into what they called an unconstitutional agreement. They insist that the said agreement which was signed on December 18 was not only illegal but amounted to an usurpation, nullification, and…
The State’s 2024, Appropriation Bill of N410 Billion, has been passed by the Anambra State House of Assembly, the approval came on Thursday, a month after Governor Chukwuma Soludo presented the bill to the House. “The passage followed adoption of the report, of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation during plenary in Awka. Presenting…
The Anambra State Government, has sealed off the popular Tomato Market, Onitsha, in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. Managing Director of OCHA Brigade, Comrade Celestine Anere said the state government is relocating the market because it is now overcrowded and has provided a better and conducive site for the traders to transact…
The Dethroned Igwe Chijioke Nwankwo Of Nawfia in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, has enjoined the Anambra State Government to stop Chief Daniel Obelle from functioning as the traditional ruler of the community. Igwe Chijioke, has alleged that a certain official of government is trying to set the community on fire by encouraging…
Elders Of Awkuzu Community, In Oyi Local Government Area Of Anambra State, have asked Governor Charles Soludo to wade into crises rocking the community to avert serious security breach in the town. “However, the elders under the aegis of “Ojiani Ifite Awkuzu” who thronged the Government House, Awka in their numbers with placards with various…
~Calls For Humility, Dedication. The Commissioner For Housing Anambra State, Hon Pauly Onyeka, recently appreciated his staff, with multiple awards in both cash and gifts as a way of marking the end of the year and appreciating workers’ performance and contributions in the ministry in 2023. Hosting the entire staff of the ministry at the…
The National Assembly caucus from Benue State, under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday, came hard on the Governor of the State, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia. They accused the governor of running the state government like a parish. The lawmakers, at a press briefing in Abuja, called on President Ahmed…
Acting Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Thursday presented a budget proposal of N384.533 billion for the year 2024 to the State House of Assembly. Aiyedatiwa presented the “Budget of Economic Resilience” to the lawmakers in the hallowed chamber of the Assembly during a plenary sitting presided over by the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji. According…
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the exorbitant amount charged by Point of Sale (POS) for withdrawal of money. The resolution to probe the operators followed a motion moved by Mohammed Shehu on Thursday. Mr Shehu lamented the high charges by the operators. He stated that some POS owners charge as much as…
