The Abia State Government has announced the restriction of the operation of tricycles and motorcycles from 7 pm to 6 am daily in Aba and Umuahia with effect from July 1, 2024. Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Uzor Nwachukwu announced this at a news conference held in his office after meeting with stakeholders…
Detained leader of the Proscribed IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu on Tuesday stormed Abuja Division of the Appeal Court over the decision of the Abuja Federal High Court refusing his application challenging the court’s jurisdiction to entertain his trial. On June 19, Kanu had filed an application challenging Justice Binta Nyako-led Federal High Court’s decision to entertain…
Rivers State Police Command have declared a former Niger Delta militant leader Gabriel ‘General’ Asabuja wanted. Commissioner for Police Tunji Disu said this on Monday when he appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today. Asabuja was seen in a viral video making some strong comments amid the local government council crisis rocking Rivers State. But Disu…
The organised labour, made up of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, have called for an emergency meeting. This follows the decision of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, to step down the memo on the minimum wage on Tuesday. According to reports, the meeting will be held at 10 am on…
Journalists in Anambra State have commended the State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo for absorbing the staff of the defunct National Light Newspapers to various ministries and agencies of government before shutting down the Anambra Newspapers and Printing Corporation (the publishers of the National Light Newspaper, Ka Ọ Dị Taa Igbo Newspaper, and SportLight Xtra)….
The immediate-past Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has denied being the owner of the new multi-billion naira hotel in the viral video that emerged over the week. Recall that a video footage has gone viral on Monday, showing a multi-billion naira ongoing hotel project located in Asaba, Delta State. The few write-up that…
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has alleged that three Governors of the South east region and some National assembly members, were allegedly plotting to scuttle the out-of-court settlement between the federal government and the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement by the Secretary General of Ohanaeze…
The Labour in Enugu State has clarified the statement credited to the Assistant General Secretary of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Mr. Chris Onyeka, which listed Enugu State among the states yet to implement the N30, 000 minimum wage. Onyeka listed Abia, Enugu, Bayelsa, Delta, Nasarawa, Gombe, Adamawa, Niger, Sokoto , Imo, Anambra, Taraba, Benue, and…
Abia State Government has begun the demolition of shanties and illegal structures on Aba River bank to pave way for reconstruction of Enyimba Hotel, a proposed five star hotel, which was abandoned for over two decades. Enyimba Hotels Limited Aba, a towering edifice of about 100 rooms, situated at Ogbo-Hill and facing the Aba River,…
The Abia chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called upon Governor Alex Otti to settle outstanding salaries owed to state employees promptly. The PDP emphasised that the state receives ample funds from the Federal Allocation Accounts Committee (FAAC) to cover both overdue salaries and other essential state obligations. The party also demanded that…
