A bill for a law to further amend the Traditional Rulers’ Law, 2007, has scaled second and third reading and passed into law by the Anambra state House of Assembly. This followed a motion moved by the Deputy Majority Leader of the House, Dr. Jude Akpua during today’s plenary session. The amended law establishes the…
The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, CFR has charged citizens to use the yuletide to reach out to the poor and needy in the society in accordance with the teachings of Jesus Christ and the slogan of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, “onye aghana nwanne ya”. Governor Soludo made the call at…
The Founder and Spiritual Director of the Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanemere (popularly known as Odumeje) has dropped a new song for President Ahmed Bola Tinubu. Prophet Odumeje, who is also a popular gospel artiste, improvised the song during a church program in his Ministry’s Headquarters, located at Onitsha,…
The Abia State Government has reiterated its unwavering commitment to fostering collaboration with the Aba Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (ACCIMA) and the organized private sector to promote commerce and drive economic growth. This assurance was made by Governor Alex Otti during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Aba International Trade Fair held…
The State Director, National Orientation Agency,NOA, Anambra State Directorate, Awka, Mr Edozie Ajaegbu, says the new tax reform bills of the federal government were designed to reduce companies income tax from 30 percent to 25 percent in the country. The NOA State Director, who was speaking during live radio programme at Ogene FM, Enugwu-Ukwu over…
In an intriguing turn of events, the magistrate court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State Capital has denied human rights activist Dele Farotimi bail. Farotimi was arraigned in court for allegedly defamation of the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola. In his ruling, at the resumed sitting on Tuesday, the presiding…
The Princess Alexandra Auditorium (PAA) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, was abuzz with activity over the week, as constituents of the Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency gathered for the second Town Hall meeting with their representative in the National Assembly, Hon. Chidi Mark Obetta. Held over the weekend, the well-attended annual gathering, which was its…
The Naira has seen significant gains against the dollar in recent weeks, according to the Centre for Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), as a result of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s interventions and increases in the nation’s foreign reserves. This was revealed in a statement on Sunday by Muda Yusuf, the Director of CPPE. In…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is ready to sanction any airlines that delay ticket refunds to passengers. Mr Michael Achimugu, NCAA Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, tickets refund compliance regulations remains central to the NCAA’s consumer protection agenda. He…
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has refused to grant bail to former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. Justice Maryanne Anenih struck out the bail application on the ground that it was filed as of the time the former governor was yet to be taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
