The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Umar IIyas Damagum has regretted losing Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Reacting, he downplayed the move, saying Peter Obi of Labour Party won over 6 million votes without any Governor. Recall that Oborevwori, Okowa and their…
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to Wednesday’s defection of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and Ifeanyi Okowa to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Acting National Chairman of the party, Umar Damagum said that the fate of the PDP is in the hands of God. Speaking during the presentation of the certificate…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the rest of the Nigerian delegation have arrived in Vatican City in preparation for Pope Francis’s funeral, which will take place on Saturday. Akpabio is heading the five-member delegation, which was sent by President Bola Tinubu to represent Nigeria at the funeral of the late head of the Roman Catholic…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Fire Service has confirmed its intervention in a fire incident involving a moving vehicle along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Awka. According to a statement from the Media and Publicity Unit of the Service, the fire incident occurred around 1:31pm on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, near the IDK axis of…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Government has reaffirmed that the suspension of the state’s monthly sanitation exercise, as earlier directed by Governor Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, remains in full effect. This announcement, which contained in a press release issued on Friday, April 25, 2025, by the State’s Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law…
The Federal Government of Nigeria will pursue diversification of its revenues and adopt greater prudent resource allocation measures to mitigate the impact of low oil prices should it continue, according to Mr. Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. Speaking at a meeting with investors during the ongoing IMF/World…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has dismissed calls for a probe into the tenure of Mele Kyari, the immediate past Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). In a statement signed by its Deputy President, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Ohanaeze Ndigbo described Kyari as a consummate technocrat whose exceptional service to Nigeria’s…
The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS General Christopher Musa, has called on the people of Anambra State to reject the ideologies of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network, ESN, describing them as detrimental to the nation’s unity and progress. Represented by Group Captain Ibrahim…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the successful rescue and safe return of a kidnap victim abducted at Umuege Village, Amawbia, in Awka South Local Government Area of the State. This latest success was achieved under the ongoing Operation Udo Ga-Achi – Zero Kidnapping, as part of intensified efforts…
The World Bank’s latest Africa’s Pulse report has projects a grim future for Nigeria, with poverty expected to rise by 3.6 percentage points by 2027. Released during the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, the report cites Nigeria’s reliance on oil, economic fragility, and governance challenges as key drivers. It highlights the…
