One of the roads recently constructed and commissioned by Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has been washed away by flood, following the recent downpour in the state. The incident happened at Ochanja Market, Onitsha, the commercial city of the state, where the Governor recently commissioned some roads ahead of his two years anniversary…
The chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Solomon Arase, has described the new wave of police killings across the country especially in Delta and Imo states as worrisome and unfortunate. Arase called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun to take another look at the capacity of state command leaderships in the country….
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo has received commendation for considering merit, particularly experience and proficiency in the appointment of personal aides including the recent appointment of Chief Ferdinand Uzodinma as Deputy Chief of Staff (General Services). The commendation came from Imo Social Contract Group (ISCG), which describes itself as a good governance organisation. It observed…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has lamented that money belonging to Abia State was shared as blood tonic by some persons in the past. This is even as he charged heads of various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to devise workable and enduring strategies on improved State IGR. Otti, who stated this at the Government…
The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Peter Mbah on Mainstream Media, Dan Nwomeh has reiterated the determination of the Governor to provide water to every home in Enugu state. He stated this at the CSO/Media Exchange maiden edition organised by Network of Water Rights Initiative in partnership with Global Society for Anti-corruption, Correspondents’ Chapel of…
The Chairman, Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board (ENSUBEB), Dr Gabriel Ajah, has dismissed allegation of unjust sacking of five teachers in the board’s employ, saying the agency always ensures strict adherence to due process in meting out sanctions to errant academic and non-academic staff. This was even as the dismissed teachers tendered written and…
The Abia State government might not borrow as much as the N400 billion loan projected to fund the 2024 budget, following new strategies being put in place to engender exponential growth of the state’s internally generated revenue (IGR). Governor Alex Otti dropped the hint over the weekend as he charged heads of the various ministries,…
A Lagos-based non-govÂernmental organisation, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has urged PresiÂdent Bola Tinubu to emulate the good example of GoverÂnor Alex Otti of Abia State by immediately obeying the judgment ordering the FedÂeral Government to recover pensions collected by former governors, and to challenge the legality of states penÂsion laws permitting those…
Former Senator Dino Melaye has built an automated car port to house his luxury cars. Melaye has made no secret of his love for luxury cars and power bikes. The carport, built outside his mansion, currently houses at least 13 cars. The construction of the carport is said to have cost him 35 million Naira….
A peace panel report on the three-year-old war, emanating from the Bishop Emeritus of Abakiliki Diocese, Rt. Rev. Fr. Michael Nnachi Okoro, has been rejected by the people of Effium, in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The two communities of Ezza-Effium and Effium have been at war since January 21, 2021, which led…
