The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed concern over the growing trend of governors abandoning their states to live permanently in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. This lamentation was made by the NLC President, Mr. Joe Ajaero, during a town hall meeting with workers at the NLC Secretariat in Lokoja, Kogi State. Ajaero noted…
The ruling All Progressives Congress on Monday declared that a possible alliance between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party presidential flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar, posed no threat to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The National Secretary of the APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, said this in an interview while…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Some agents of the Anambra State government, led by the Anambra State Physical Planning Board (ANSPPB), have been accused of demolishing some property belonging to the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in Onitsha and also brutalizing journalists. The incident, which reportedly happened over the weekend, saw large number of officers of…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The new Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has charged his officers to be courageous and professional in the discharge of their duties, as the fight against crime in the state intensifies. CP Orutugu, who officially assumed office on Monday as the 35th Commissioner of Police in…
Senatorial aspirant for Anambra South District under the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA Chief Ebuka Onunkwo,, has lamented that South East business community loses billions yearly due to the absence of Sea Port in the area. To this end, Onunkwo has described the abandonment of the good old Oseakwa Sea Port forgotten by…
The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, has expressed hearty felicitations to Sir Emeka Offor, a foremost Nigerian entrepreneur and philanthropist, on the occasion of his birthday today. In his goodwill message, Governor Soludo commended Sir Offor’s journey from his humble beginnings in Oraifite to becoming one of Nigeria’s most successful entrepreneurs as…
Anambra State Government has inaugurated a caretaker committee for the Fruits and Vegetables Dealers Market, Onitsha, located behind Power Mike, Ogbaru Local Government Area. Speaking during the event in his office at Awka, the Special Adviser (SPAD) to the governor on Trade and Markets, (SPAD), Chief Evarist Uba who performed the inauguration charged the newly…
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has appointed Umar Farouk Ibrahim as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG). The appointment was announced in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, recently. Ibrahim’s appointment takes effect from Monday, February 10, 2025. According to the statement, Ibrahim was selected based on…
… Through ICT Boost. In a significant move to enhance human capital development and strategically empower youths in ICT, Prof. Oby Lilian Orogbu (Ada Dị Ebube), the member representing Awka North and South Federal Constituency, has empowered 100 youths in ICT. This initiative, facilitated through the National Productivity Centre (NPC), aims to equip youths with…
The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Students’ Engagement, Mr Sunday Asefon, has presented free JAMB registration forms to 500 students in Ado Ekiti. The event, which took place at Fajuyi Hall beside the Ewi’s palace in Ado Ekiti, brought together the beneficiaries who received the free forms as part of Asefon’s initiative…
