The Chairmen of the 21 local government areas of Anambra State who were elected in last Saturday’s Local Government Council Areas election have been sworn in. Governor Chukwuma Soludo inaugurated them at the Executive Chambers, Government House, Awka. Those sworn-in include, Chibueze Ofobuike (Aguata), Ifeanyi Chiweze (Anambra East), Fidelis Nnazo (Anambra West), Romanus Ibekwe (Anaocha),…
The Joint Security Force in Anambra State,have embarked on aggressive manhunt operations on armed men that alleged to have killed two police officers in Uruagu Nnewi in Nnewi North local government area the state. This was contained in a statement issued to the Journalists in Awka by the Police Police Relations Officer (PPRO),SP Tochukwu Ikenga…
Nurses with Ogun State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta joined by their colleagues mobilised from other parts of the state, to protest the alleged assault of a final year student nurse by a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nurudeen Adekunle. Adekunle, a staff with the hospital reportedly slapped the student nurse at the theatre suit on September 24 and…
The governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti has warned that the incumbent appointed Mayors of the 17 local government areas will not get automatic ticket of the Labour Party (LP) to contest for the upcoming local government area election in the state. This is even as there are fears in the party that the…
The Federal Government on Thursday urged Nigerians to look beyond the horizon of bagging varsity degrees and start investing in skills acquisition and technological advancement. The appeal was made by the Director General of the National Productivity Centre, Baffa Dan Agundi, at the National Unity Robot Project held at the National Stadium in Abuja. To…
The Federal Government on Thursday urged Nigerians to look beyond the horizon of bagging varsity degrees and start investing in skills acquisition and technological advancement. The appeal was made by the Director General of the National Productivity Centre, Baffa Dan Agundi, at the National Unity Robot Project held at the National Stadium in Abuja. To…
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, yesterday issued a 15-day ultimatum to the federal government to address its grievances. In the ultimatum which commences on Monday, October 7, 2024, the union threatened to shut down polytechnics in the country on its expiration, if government failed to address their demands. It also accused the National…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has denied having anything to do with popular crossdresser, Idris Okuneye known as Bobrisky and his alleged assistance to help get a presidential pardo n while he served his term in Kirikiri prison. Recall that social activist, Very Dark Man, last week released a purported audio conversation between Bobrisky…
Justice Evelyn Maha of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order prohibiting the Directorate of Road Traffic Services, also known as the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), from stopping vehicles on the road, impounding or confiscating them, and imposing fines on motorists. In a ruling on Thursday, Justice Maha delivered the order in…
The Federal Government has announced value added tax (VAT) exemptions for various energy products, including diesel, liquefied natural gas (LNG), also known as cooking gas, Compressed NatÂural Gas (CNG), electric vehicles, among others, to crash prices. This is contained in a statement by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun,…
