A former Commissioner for Finance and Economic Planning in Abia State, Dr Philips Nto has advocated the utilisation of research findings in agriculture to assist farmers improve their yields. He said the Abia State Government could leverage on the presence of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike and the National Root Crops Research Institute, both…
Erling Haaland became the quickest player in Champions League history to score 40 goals, after his strike against RB Leipzig on Tuesday night. The dramatic encounter showed Pep Guardiola’s tactical strength to turn a potential bad event, into a favourable one. The Etihad club pulled a second-half comeback to secure a 3-2 victory against RB…
To expose evil, curtail crime and insecurity, as well as preserve sanctity of life in Abia communities, an Igbo group, Alaigbo Human Rights Network (AHURIN), has threatened to seek legal action against Hausa/Fulani over an alleged discovery of 70 decomposing bodies and several numbers of headless bodies at Lokpanta Cattle Market in Umunneochi Local Government…
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, on Tuesday, inspected the ongoing reconstruction work on the Enugu-Umuahia-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway. Governor Otti, accompanied by some members of the Abia State Executive Council, including the commissioner for Works, Engr Otumchere Oti, started the tour from the border side at the Rivers State end, down to Alaoji, and entrance…
Civil Liberties Organization CLO Anambra State Branch has made passionate, life savings and patriotic appeal to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, Minister of Work Engr.Davi Umahi and Federal Emergency Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to declare state of emergency on Nsugbe_Umueri_Aguleri Federal road. Comrade Vincent Ezekwueme made the remarks during the tour of some dilapidated and deplorable…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has commenced the screening of 22 justices nominated by the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) to occupy vacant seats on the esteemed Supreme Court Bench. The screening is currently underway at the NJC’s Boardroom, with several justices already present for this pivotal evaluation. This panel session is anticipated to extend…
Leaders and stakeholders of the Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have called on the Deputy Speaker House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu and the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Rt.Hon.Nkeiruka Onyejeocha to end the ongoing media war between their camps. The APC stakeholders and leaders who were worried…
Two security personnels were reportedly killed when some unknown gunmen attacked Aguluzigbo, a community in the Anaocha Local Government of Anambra State, on Tuesday. The victims were identified as members of the Anambra State Vigilante Service When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed to journalists that some gunmen attacked Aguluzigbo…
Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja has postponed the trial of the former Governor of the Central Bank, Mr Godwin Emefiele, to January 18, 2024. Emefiele, who is currently in the Kuje Correctional Centre, has been unable to meet the bail conditions set by Justice Muazu, which include a bail…
The Nigerian Senate has invited 15 companies including Dangote Oil Refinery, NIPCO Gas Limited, and NIPCO Plc to explain how they spent over N120 billion intervention fund disbursed to them by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The Senate in a memo to the companies, signed by Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe, Chairman, Senate Committee on Gas, said…
