By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Government has directed residents and property owners in key public view areas of the state to repaint and rehabilitate all dilapidated and worn-out buildings, as part of the Governor Chukwuma Soludo-led administration’s move to enhance the aesthetic appeal and environmental sanity of the state. The directive, which…
Gubernatorial aspirants of the All Progressives Congress APC in Anambra state have finally decided to support the candidate of the party Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu ahead of the November 8th election in the area. Also all agrived members of the party who left the party since the last gubernatorial primary in 2022 are returning to…
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has strongly condemned the killings in Yelewata and Daudu communities in Guma Local Government Area of Benue state, describing it as barbaric, disturbing and totally unacceptable. Kalu in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Press Affairs Udora Orizu, urged security agencies…
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to eliminating substandard and falsified (SF) medicines in Nigeria, describing the menace as a grave threat engineered by “greedy businessmen and their international collaborators.” Speaking at a two-day Sensitisation and Awareness…
The country home of Senator Natasha H. Akpoti-Uduaghan in Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State has been attacked again Tuesday night as gunmen stormed the residence, vandalizing windows and attempting to wreak further havoc before being repelled by security forces. The swift response of local police officers, community vigilantes, and youths in…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka No fewer than 5,000 residents of Sumaila Local Government Area of Kano State have benefitted from a two-day community medical outreach organized by 24Telemed, in collaboration with the Oweno Foundation. The outreach, which took place across 16 communities within the LGA, not only provided residents with free medical tests and…
As part of the 2025 International Widows Day celebration, the Wife of the Abia State Governor, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, ably represented by the Wife of the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Adaeze Chidera Emetu, issued a strong statement against harmful widowhood practices, while reaffirming the administration’s unwavering commitment to protecting the rights and dignity of widows in…
The burial of His Royal Highness, Eze Samuel Ajiri, the late traditional ruler of Ntalakwu-Oboro in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, has become a source of growing tension, following a dispute among family members and traditional authorities over the circumstances surrounding his death. According to official correspondence sent to the Inspector General of…
The National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies said over 17 million Nigerians travelled out between 2023 and 2024. This is as the association announced that it would be organising a maiden edition of Eastern Travel Market 2025 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital from 27th to 30th August, 2025.Vice Chairman of NANTA, Eastern Zone, Hope…
The Department of State Services informed the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday that the National Broadcasting Commission did not licence the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to import the radio transmitter allegedly smuggled into Nigeria to operate Radio Biafra. The fourth prosecution witness, a DSS official identified as Mr…
