Rev. Emmanuel Emenike, has thrown his weight behind Chief Barth Nwibe, a businessman and oil magnate, for the position governor of Anambra, come 2025. Emenike, an Anambra-based Clergyman said in Awka on Tuesday that the Anambra Government House was yearning for change and should be occupied by someone who shared the common vision of all…
A major danger and would-have-been disastrous fire outbreak has been averted in Anambra State, as officers of the State Fire Service intervened on the accident scene of a fallen tanker laden with petrol. The incident happened around an Ihiala Army Checkpoint, off the Abott Boys Secondary School, Ihiala, in Ihiala Local Government Area of the…
Music equipments and other properties worth millions of naira, have been razed to ashes, as fire gutted the music studio of Nigerian gospel musician Mrs. Chinyere Udoma. The fire outbreak, which occured on Tuesday, started at about 11.am at the music studio, located along the Plot 3115 Eko Akete Jakonde Estate Amuwo Odifin LGA Lagos…
In a bid to end the persistent border disputes between Cross River and Ebonyi states, the two states have resolved to unite and work for peace on the border corridor of Ndiagu Amagu, Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and Adadama, in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. The resolution was contained…
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that the federal government saved over N300 billion by redesigning a defect noticed two weeks ago on the Onitsha axis of the Second Niger Bridge bypass in South-east Nigeria. Umahi, a statement from his spokesman, Uchenna Orji, said, also expressed his commitment to building lasting road infrastructure,…
As part of its effort to promote sporting culture and fitness in the state, the Enugu State government has announced that it would be hosting the Coal City Half Marathon on 4th May. Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Barr. Llyod Ekweremadu, made the announcement yesterday, saying the state had already commenced playing night matches…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has called on international bodies to investigate the insecurity in the Southeastern part of Nigeria. IPOB said the continuous insecurity in the Southeast is state-sponsored. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, IPOB insisted that it is a peaceful organization. The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has…
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has called on the youth of the Nigerian Delta region to desist from vandalising NDDC projects or federal government assets in the region. He also appealed to the Federal Government to intensify efforts at creating employment and other opportunities that will make life more meaningful for the teeming youth…
Governor Alex Otti, has expressed his commitment to implement a holistic development agenda, saying the economic programme of his administration “is structured to achieve balanced development” of the state. He stated this at the flag-off ceremony of the 11km Nunya-Eluama road in Isuikwuato Local Government, off Enugu Port Harcourt expressway. The event, which attracted many…
Governor Alex Otti’s initiative to remodel primary and secondary schools in Abia would transform the education sector. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Due Process, Dr. Oluebube Chukwu, disclosed this in a chat with journalists in Umuahia, saying that the initiative announced last week after the meeting of the State Executive Council would…
