Former Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, has felicitated former Head of State, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on his 89th birthday. Tallen in a statement issued on Thursday, described Gowon as Africa’s living legend, as well as the father and symbol of Nigeria’s unity. She also extolled Gowon’s attributes as an “elder statesman, passionate…
..Deploy staff throughout Anambra The MD of Bigly Oil and Gas services, High Chief Chimeze Nwankwo one of the authorised revenue collectors and partners of the Anambra Internal Revenue Service, has promised to help increase the revenue base of the state. He made this known to New Telegraph, in his office at Onitsha on Thursday…
A Catholic priest in Anambra State, Father Ejike Nwankwo, has allegedly defrauded one Mrs Nnenna Ezenwa of about N27m. As a consequence, he has been dragged to a Federal High Court in Awka, Anambra State for charges bordering on fraudulent activities, violence, assault, malicious damage and conduct likely to cause breach of peace. The court…
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA), Ossy Onuko has said that in order to realize the vision of the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo of making Awka a smart mega city he has no fewer than 20 court cases hanging on his neck. Mr Onuko stated…
Teachers of Alihami Mixed Secondary School in Agbor, Delta state have protested the death of their colleagues who was flogged to death by a parent of one of their students The teacher Sunday Ufuah died after he was attacked by one Mr Nweke whose child is a student of the school According to reports, the…
The father of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba, whose stage name is Mohbad, says he would like to conduct a DNA test on his grandson, Liam. In an interview Mr Joseph Aloba spoke at length on the importance of conducting a DNA test to determine the child’s paternity because the issue has become…
Indigenes of Ezeala/Ezike, Umuezeala in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State have cried out to the state government and security agencies following the gruesome murder of an indigene of the community Innocent Obi An indigene, Ifeanyi Ndukwe, who spoke to our reporter says, Obi who until his death was the Deputy Registrar of…
A school Principal in Agbor, Delta state has landed in some serious trouble after he was accused of raping a 4-year-old pupil. The suspect who has since been arrested by the police is the Principal of Great Leaders International School, Agbor –Obi, Delta State, is also accused of using a pair of scissors to tear…
The Federal Government has announced plans to reinstitute a national discourse on reorientation following the lack of trust on the ruling class by the citizens Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said this while speaking to State House correspondents after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday. Idris…
The new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olukoyede Ola, has said that about ₦2.9 trillion meant for some government projects was diverted into personal use by contractors between 2018 and 2020. Mr Olukoyede disclosed this on Wednesday when he appeared before the Senate. Mr Olukoyede said the stolen funds during the…
