Cases involving witnesses currently in detention in Correctional Centers were on Friday put on hold in various courts following alleged security threat around prisons in Anambra State. It was not clear what might have led to the decision, but police stations were said to have been put on alert over the development. In many courts,…
Anambra State Local Government Service Commission has been awarded the best state local government commission in adoption of Information Communication Technology (ICT). The award ceremony was organized by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms of the Presidency under the auspices of Nigeria GOVTECH Public Service Awards, took place at the International Convention Centre, Abuja. The…
The International Monetary Fund, on Friday, said for Nigeria’s fuel subsidy removal policy and foreign exchange unification initiative to translate to economic growth and stability, the Federal Government must collect more taxes to fund the national budget and pay public debts. The IMF Africa Department Director, Abebe Selassie, made the position known during a press…
The Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency says it will partner Health Policy Research Group (HPRG), University of Nigeria (UN) to deliver quality healthcare in the state. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Ifeyinwa Ani-Osheku, said this when the group along its partners from CHORUS Urban Health Project, University of Leeds, United Kingdom,…
Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, says his main goal is to restructure Igboland as the head of the social group. Iwuanyawu stated this as he led members of the group to pay a courtesy visit to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representative, Rep Benjamin Kalu in Abuja on Friday….
Luis Alfredo Garavito, Colombia’s deadliest murderer and one of the worst in the world, which has been been behind bars since 1999 died on Thursday while serving time covicted for abusing, torturing and murdering. It was stated by the Colombian prison authority that his victims were at least 170 kids ranging from ages 1 to…
Stakeholders in the baking, catering and hospitality sectors have decried the constant rise in the price of liquefied petroleum gas, also known as cooking gas. Speaking with Sunday PUNCH, the Chairman of the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers, Abuja Unit, Ishaq Abdulraheem and the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Hotel Association, Rivers State, Napoleon Koko,…
