The Igbo-Biafra Nationalists have extolled moves by Igbo political stakeholders to address the de-marginalisation of South-East Zone and integration into national politics. The convener of the group, Mazi Uche Mefor, stated this in a statement issued in Owerri on Thursday in his reaction to the colloquium organised by Igbo political stakeholders held at Anambra state,…
Six members of the Enugu State House of Assembly elected on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) one year after they were sworn into office. The defectors include the House Majority Leader, Johnson Ani, who represents the Enugu North state constituency and the Chief Whip, Ejike…
The death has been announced of the Queen of Nnewi, her Royal Highness, Lolo Catherine Orizu is dead. Until her death, she was the first wife of His Royal Highness, Igwe Kenneth Orizu III of Nnewi. She was also the matriarch of the Orizu Dynasty. Igwe Orizu III , it could be noted, is the…
The authorities in South Africa say Forty-five people have died after the bus they were traveling in plunged some 50m off a bridge into a ravine An eight-year-old girl, the only survivor, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The bus crashed through a barrier and caught fire when it hit the ground in the…
We definitely have not heard the last on the Wike, Fubara feud in Rivers state as the issue has taken a new twist Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, who hails from Rivers state has backed Governor Siminalayi Fubara as the leader of the party in the state and should control…
Three boys are currently on the run after gang raping a fourteen-year-old girl in Otor-Udu Community in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. According to reports the incident occurred on Monday, March 18, but was only just made public The suspects fled their homes before the police and a human rights activist came for…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled new minimum capital requirements for banks, pegging the minimum capital base for commercial banks with international authorisation at ₦500 billion. A circular signed by the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Haruna Mustafa, to all commercial, merchant, and non-interest banks and promoters of proposed banks emphasised that…
Reports reaching Ekweanaedo news desk say one of the suspects declared wanted by the military in connection with the brutal murder of 17 soldiers, King of Ewu kingdom, Ikolo Clement has surrendered himself to the authorities. Clement, a newly installed traditional ruler of Ewu Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State, was among…
Nigeria, on Thursday, suffered another national grid collapse the third time in three months The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company confirmed this on its social media handles. The AEDC said the national grid collapsed at about 4:28 pm, plunging the country into darkness. “Dear valued customers, please be informed that the current power outage is due…
The traditional ruler of Ewu kingdom, Clement Ikolo, has expressed shock at his name being on the list of wanted persons in connection with the Okuama killings. Following The killing of 17 military personnel on March 14, 2024, by some irate youths during a peacekeeping mission in the Okuama community, the Defence Headquarters, on Thursday,…
