Iraqi social media influencer Om Fahad has been shot dead outside her home in Baghdad The attack happened in the capital’s eastern Zayne neighbourhood on Friday. Iraq’s interior ministry confirmed in a statement that a “woman known on social networking sites” had been killed by “unknown assailants”. It added that a “specialised work team” had…
A foundation member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Osita Okechukwu says leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, should be blamed for the party’s woes. He said this while responding to former Senate President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara….
Stakeholders in the electoral process have tasked the Federal Government of Nigeria to unbundle the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for more efficiency ahead of the 2027 general elections. This was captured in a communique issued at the end of the National Multi-Stakeholders Forum on Electoral Reform Priorities, under the auspices of Youth Electoral Reform…
A fiery carnage on the East-West Road in Rivers State has destroyed dozens of vehicles and goods worth billions of Naira killing at least five lives in the process The devastating incident happened on Friday night along the Eleme axis of the road, which has long been neglected, increasing motorists’ risks. Reports suggest that the…
The transformational finalists’ tour of Accra, Ghana, of the 2024 Aguata Best Student Challenge has come to an end. Led by the Transition Committee Chairman of Aguata Local Government Area, Dr Chibueze Ofobuike, the visit to Accra with the fifteen finalists of the Challenge ended with a tour of the University of Ghana. Stepping out…
The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye on Saturday 27 April 2024, had his ceremonial pull out parade from the Nigeria Police Force, to signify his retirement. During the ceremony which held at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, the commissioner while addressing guests said that through out the period of his…
Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo Initiative’s latest collaboration with the Department of Theatre and Film Studies of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has brought something hugely significant to our intentional crusade to drive down right health consciousness to critical environments. The team has been able to infuse the power of creative art into our grassroots education…
In what could be better described as atypical, a corpse of woman has tarried for four years and three months in a mortuary in Anambra state, for reasons bordering on the ownership and sharing of her late husband’s property by her children. The incident happened in Awka-Etiti in Idemili South Local Government Area of the…
Obiofia community geared as one of its members engages in a legal tussle with the leadership of the family union. Ekweanaedo News while in an interview with the national president of the family union, Comrade Chibunna Okeke on Saturday at the Obiofia community hall, gathered that Mr Alphonse Ofomata Anaebuo, former President of Obiofia community…
The week recorded notable reduction in cement prices across Nigeria, influenced by various market dynamics and government interventions. Initially, a standard 50kg bag of cement was priced between ₦8,500 and ₦10,000 in most regions of Nigeria. However, recent developments have led to a significant price drop. For instance, BUA Cement has reduced its ex-factory price…
