The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, the Deputy speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Monday, said that the crises in the SouthEast region occasioned by the various agitations have drastically reduced. He credited the development to the new approach of non-kinetics adopted by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying it is a paradigm…
The Abia state government says it recorded about N15.5 billion in internally generated revenue (IGR) between January and June 2024. The commissioner for finance, Mike Akpara, disclosed this on Monday at a news briefing on the State Executive Council meeting outcome at the Government House, Umuahia. Mr Akpara said Abia had recorded a significant increase…
The organized labour in Abia State has issued an ultimatum to the state government, demanding payment of the N30, 000 minimum wage and N35, 000 palliative award. The demand was made in a letter dated July 8, 2024, and signed by Okoro Ogbonnaya, Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and Enogwe Ihechi, Chairman of…
U.S. President, Joe Biden’s personal physician on Tuesday stated that the president had not seen a neurologist outside of his annual physical examination. This was as a result of the U.S. media reports about a Parkinson’s specialist visiting the White House multiple times. Biden’s personal physician, Kevin O’Connor, said in a letter published on Monday…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may soon hearken to the outcry of the Igbos by releasing Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Kanu has been in the custody of the federal government since June 2021 after he was repatriated from Kenya. According to reports, an anonymous source indicated that Tinubu is…
Alexer Peres, the estranged wife of singer, Harrysong has sparked concerns online after she shared a photo of Sniper insecticide on her Instagram story this morning, July 8. Her post has sparked reactions due to how harmful the insecticide can be. Alexer and Harrysong have been at loggerheads after they both came online in January…
The members of the Ohaneze Council of Igbo Business leaders have paid a courtesy call on the chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum and governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, last week in Owerri, the Imo State capital. A statement by Denis Nwachukwu, executive assistant to council, said that the delegation comprising eminent Igbo…
One of the most inspiring young entrepreneurs in Anambra State, ESV Arnold Ekweoba, founder of Arnold and Associates, has inaugurated the largest real estate office in the South-East. Located within the prestigious Brownwood Housing Estate beside Awka Millennium City Estate, this groundbreaking facility is set to redefine industry standards and spur economic growth in Anambra…
The authorities of the Nigeria Police Force have said the self-acclaimed police officers recently arrested in Anambra State for hijacking a petrol tanker have long been dismissed from the Force. Recall that a video recently went viral on the social media, showing some persons arrested for hijacking and diverting a DAF SF Truck carrying 40,000…
Healthcare services and the general health system may soon be switched off at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku, Awka, as Resident Doctors at the hospital set threaten to embark on strike if the state government does not urgently address their grievances, bordering on in expression of their grievances on non-payment of allowances…
