At least 10 people were recorded death and 10 others missing after mishap of environmental floods and a landslide on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, a local official revealed on Saturday. Torrential rains triggered the floods and landslide that hit Pesisir Selatan regency in West Sumatra province, forcing around 46,000 people to evacuate to temporary…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to remove impediments on healthcare workers migrating to other countries in search for greener pastures. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President, made this submission at the 11th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) on Friday in Abuja. The…
The Transition Committee Chairman of Nnewi North Local Government Area, of Anambra State, led by Engr Chris Obiorah, has received the new DPO of CPS Nnewi, CSP Harrison Anekwe and his Otolo Nnewi Divisional Police Station counterpart, SP Sunny Ochugwu on a courtesy visits. CSP Anekwe and SP Ochugwu, who visited separately, said their visits…
The Governor Of Kogi State, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, has appointed seasoned legal practitioner and governance expert, Barr Moses Azubuike Okezie-Okafor as the Director-General for Research and Development in Kogi State. Barr Moses Azubuike Okezie-Okafor, who hails from Anambra State, has a distinguished track record in this position. He was first appointed in the same…
The National Youth Leader Of Umuoji Community, In Idemili North local Government Area of Anambra State, on Friday 8th March 2024, Protested the killing of the President General Chief Sylvester Onyima. The protesters who stormed the Government House, Awka, carried placards with various inscriptions such as “Delayed Justice is justice denied”, “Injustice to one is…
The Deputy Managing Director,(DMD) Of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company,(EEDC), Dr Ernest Mupwaya, has said that the company is committed to improving customers’ experience and ensuring constant power supply in the South-East Region. He said this in an address during EEDC Customers Town-Hall Meeting held in Enugu on Friday. He said, that EEDC’s mission extends beyond merely…
Mr Charles Ekwunife, Head of Awka Capital Territory Development Control Unit,(ACTDCU), has said that Anambra State Government has dismantled a criminal hideout and illicit drug hub along Enugu-Onitsha old road in Agu-Awka. He said that the exercise was to reinforce importance of swift and resolute actions in maintaining the safety and well-being of urban spaces. The…
The Acting Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Oko Anambra State, Dr. Uche Onyegbu, has advised newly admitted students of the institution to resist all forms of extortion by both lecturers and old students. He warned, that his administration will not condone exploitation under any guise, just as he advised the students to shun cultism and other vices…
Hundreds of children in Katsina State, North West took to the streets, to protest the rampant kidnappings and killings in the state by bandits without intervention from security agents. The children’s actions have been generating reactions from well-meaning Nigerians, who saw the development as a slight on the country’s entire security architecture. They blamed the…
Labour Party presidential candidate for the 2023 general election, Peter Obi and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, were among top dignitaries who attended the Christian wake of the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, and son. Governor of Rivers State, Siminalyi Fubara, and the man he defeated at the last election…
