Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two wives of the chairman of Kiyawa Local Government Area in Jigawa state, Alhaji Nasiru Ahmad According to reports, the gunmen invaded Kiyawa town, the headquarters of the Kiyawa LGA, forcibly gained entrance to the chairman’s residence and whisked away his two wives. The gunmen allegedly fired shots…
Benue State Government on Friday discovered and destroyed expired drugs worth over N200 million. The expired drugs were burnt within the premises of Benue State University Teaching Hospital, located along Gboko road, Makurdi. The Chief Medical Director of BSUTH, Stephen Hwande had on Wednesday disclosed his intention to destroy the expired drugs kept at Muhammad…
Reports reaching us from Orlu in Imo state say there have been sporadic shooting in Ugbele- Umuaka, in Orlu area of the state A resident of the area Durogbo Vincent, in a text message to Ekweanaedo News said the shooting which started around 5am continued until 8am on Sunday morning. He said a combined team…
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has said that his administration will invest heavily in education, stressing that in his experience and conviction, education presents the surest path towards overcoming the burden of poverty and the bondages that come with ignorance. This came as he commended the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church for investing in education…
Prof Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Anambra State, has appealed to churches and private to reduced school fees in the schools so as to give every child equal opportunity. Soludo made the appeal when he joined the Anglican Communion in praying for peace and progress of the state. The event took place at Dr Alex Ekwueme…
The National Chairman of the All-Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Barr. Sly Ezeokenwa, has joyfully celebrated the 90th posthumous birthday of the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (The founding father of APGA). A visionary and a true patriot, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was born on November 4th, 1933, and contributed immensely to the advancement of APGA…
Anambra State Government and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) signed a one-billion-naira (N1b) agreement to fund Small and Medium sized Enterprises in Anambra State. Under the agreement terms, Anambra State Government will provide five hundred million naira (N500,000,000) and SMEDAN will match it with another five hundred million naira (N500,000,000). The…
Suspected sea pirates have killed officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) along Bakana River in Degema Local Government of Rivers State. It was learned that videos and photos showing the dead Civil Defence officers inside a speed boat anchored by a riverside have been circulating online Details Of the circumstances that…
A group, Northern Professionals Development Group, has called on the Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, to stop all forms of media attacks on President Bola Tinubu’s administration and his Minister of State, Defence, Bello Matawalle. Matawalle, the immediate past governor of the state, has been criticised by the current administration in the state on…
A 28 year old man has been electrocuted at Ogbogonogo market Asaba, Delta State. According to an eye witness, the young man was one of the traders in the market before the incident. Her words, “We were doing our usual market activities when the light suddenly sparkled. Everybody ran helter shelter for fear of being…
