Obiofia Umuenem In Diaspora, a community in diaspora, held its monthly meeting on Sunday,19th Nov 2023 with almost all its members in attendance. The chairman Comrade Dozie Olisa in his opening remarks thanked the members present for their support throughout the year. He promised that the organization will embark on developmental programs for the people…
Nnewi Vigilante Service in Nnewi, Anambra state on Sunday launched it’s new security strategy Operation Sweep. The new strategy is aimed at keeping Nnewi free from criminal elements like kidnappers, armed robbers and other forms of crimes. The operation kicked off on Sunday with a raid on two buildings at Obiofia Nnewichi where over thirty…
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has dismissed reports of a planned protest by Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD). It is reported that the tanker drivers had threatened to break away from its official body, NUPENG, if the current President, Williams Akporeha, and the General Secretary, Afolabi Olawale, remain in office. In a…
Nigeria’s former Chief of Army Staff, Major General Chris Alli (rtd), died at the early hour of Sunday. Ali’s death was announced in a statement released via X (formerly Twitter) by the Nigerian Army’s spokesperson, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu. Ali, served as the COAS between November 1993 and August 1994, died in a military hospital…
Popular comic skitmaker/actor, Kunle Idowu, popularly known as Frank Donga, has opened on the pressure in the entertainment industry. Ekweanaedo News reports that Frank, who has not been very active in the entertainment industry, shared his reasons for stepping back from the entertainment scene in an interview with Legit. Frank said he took time to…
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, is reportedly set to return over N 1.6 billion to secure a plea dialogue. Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had last week arraigned Emefiele on a six-count charge bordering on alleged procurement fraud. The original charge, which was 20 counts…
The Rivers State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Ehie Edison Ogerenye on Sunday night escaped an assassination attempt. At about 11pm on Sunday the 19th day of November, 2023, a group of Armed thugs and rogue Police Officers led by one SP. Irikefe London Owe, a superintendent of Police attached to the CTU B…
Gaza’s largest hospital has become a “death zone,” the World Health Organization said Sunday, announcing plans to evacuate the facility, as Israel’s army said it was expanding operations to destroy Hamas. The assessment came after a visit by WHO and other UN officials to the hospital, which Israeli troops raided earlier this week. Elsewhere, a…
The Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has said the zoning system in the country cannot guarantee the prosperity of Nigeria, noting that there is, therefore, organizational structuring. The secretary of the group in the United Kingdom and Europe, Anthony Ajayi, stated that the group observed that zoning system in the country could not guarantee the prosperity…
Rosalynn Carter, wife of former US President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. According to the Carter Center, Rosalynn died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, she entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and was spending time with her husband Jimmy, who has been in…
