The Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has ordered that the police barricade on local government secretariats in Rivers State should continue to prevent a breakdown of law and order. The IG gave the directive while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja on the sideline of a Conference with Commissioners of Police and other Senior…
An Appeal Court in Abuja has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by a former speaker of the River State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 24 others against a factional Speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo, and five others. The appellate court adjourned after the parties in the suit adopted all their briefs in the matter. At…
The Special Adviser to Governor Soludo on Youth Empowerment Programmes, Dr. Nelson Omenugha, has sympathized with the victims of Wednesday fire outbreak at the Afor Nnobi market in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Recall that goods and facilities worth billions of naira were razed to debris at the popular market on Wednesday,…
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has constituted an eight-man panel of enquiry to investigate the Odu Igbo, Ochanja Market building collapse, and Dennis Memorial Grammar School, DMGS Centenary Building Collapse. According to a press release signed by The Chief Of Staff To Governor Chukwuma Soludo, Mr Ernest Ezeajughi, the panel will be chaired by…
The Catholic Bishop Of Awka Diocese, His Lordship, Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor, has expressed displeasure over the N62,000 Minimum Wage offer by the Federal Government of Nigeria, stating that even N100, 000 is not even enough to meet the basic needs of Nigerian workers. Bishop Ezeokafor who stated this in an interview, noted that…
A 35 year old Nursing Mother Mrs Rosemary Chikodili Okeke, who hails from Igboukwu, Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State, just delivered her triplet through Caesarean Section (CS) at The General Hospital, Ekwulobia. Ordinarily, this poor woman would have been living with the anxiety of bearing the heavy costs of such a complex child delivery…
As A Way To Celebrate With People Living With Sickle Cell Disorder on The World Sickle Cell Day, Anambra First Lady, Mrs Nonye Soludo, spent time with children at The Sickle Cell Orphanage and Underprivileged Home, Agulu in Anaocha Local Government Area. Mrs Soludo, who explained that the visit was to show her support to…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has cautioned the Immediate Past Rivers State Local Government Chairmen whose tenure has expired against any conduct that is capable of disrupting the peace in the State. The Party notes that the three years tenure in office of The Former Rivers State Local Government Executive Councils has expired by the…
The Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court of Anambra State, sitting in Awka, on Wednesday, slammed multiple jail terms on two young men, Mr. Kingsley Chinedu Okeke (aged 22 years old), and Mr..Chukwuemeka Nweke, (aged 27 years old) over crime bordering on illegal dealings on children. The Spokesperson of the Anambra State Ministry of Women…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Oba Owolabi Olakuleyin as the 43rd Olubadan of lbadanland. The governor gave the approval in a memo signed on June 14, 2024, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 19 (Cap 28) Law of Oyo State 2000 as amended. In a statement…
