A lecturer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Dr. Osita Chinedu, was tragically shot dead on Monday evening in Awka, the capital of Anambra State, by suspected car-snatching criminals. The incident reportedly occurred around the High Tension area in Aroma at approximately 7 PM. Eyewitnesses recounted that the assailants confronted Dr. Chinedu, demanding his car…
The Imo State Government has congratulated Super Falcons goalkeeper, Chiamaka Nnadozie, on winning her second consecutive African Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year Award. This was conveyed in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Sports Development, Obinna Onyeocha, in Owerri on Wednesday. The award was presented to Nnadozie during the CAF Footballer of the Year…
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has reinstated ownership of two plots of land in Kaduna metropolis to the family of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha. The lands had been revoked two years ago by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. The properties include: No. 9 Abakpa GRA, Kaduna – measuring 2,284 square meters, covered…
The North-Central All Progressives Congress, APC, Forum has said the Northern region will stand behind President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The APC Forum, in a statement, released after a meeting in Abuja, said the region would vote for President in the 2027 presidential election. The statement, signed by Chairman of the North-Central APC Forum, Saleh…
The senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District in the Senate, Senator Victor Umeh, has been conferred with an award of excellence for “Responsive Representation for Good Governance” by the Senate Press Corps, a group of media professionals covering parliamentary activities in the Red Chamber of the National Assembly. Umeh, a chieftain of Labour Party (LP),…
The Nigerian Senate has introduced a bill aimed at prohibiting the use of foreign currencies for payments and transactions within the country. The bill, titled “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Central Bank of Nigeria Act, 2007, No. 7, to Prohibit the Use of Foreign Currencies for Remuneration and for Other Related Matters”,…
The Enugu State Government has advocated optimal health of its residents to grow the state Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and economic base from $4 billion to $30 billion. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ikechukwu Obi, said this in Enugu on Tuesday during the launch of a health book, titled: “Long, Healthy and Happy Living:…
Those employed in the world’s oldest profession in Zimbabwe claim they have resorted to using unconventional substitutes, including baby socks, for c0nd0..ms due to a critical shortage of c0ndoms in several communities. While the government denies a nationwide shortage, many areas are experiencing significant supply issues. The shortages have hit communities like Epworth, Mutare, Masvingo,…
Security agencies, including the police, military, and intelligence services, have consistently been the worst enemies of the media in Nigeria in recent years and were responsible for the highest number of attacks against journalists in 2024, according to an annual state of media freedom report for the year released today by Media Rights Agenda (MRA)….
The Nigerian Senate has approved a bill to establish the Projects Development Agency (PRODA) in Enugu. This new agency will be tasked with conducting research in the fields of science, engineering, and technology, with the goal of promoting technological innovation and industrialization for Nigeria’s socio-economic development. The bill, which passed after a third reading, was…
