The Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law Implementation Committee (VAPPLIC), Anambra State, has charged the various community leaders of the state, to secure Protection Order for the survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), and with the order, keep the vulnerable survivors, safe from further harm and violence. VAPPLIC gave the charge during a One Day Training on…
The Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion at Loop 1 on the Apapa bound lane and Loop 4 on the Badagry bound lane at Mile 2 for a duration of 15 months. This traffic diversion is said to be for the construction work of the Transport Interchange Terminal that will integrate Rail, Bus, Water…
Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti has sworn in Abia’s 17 local government chairmen elected last Saturday. The chairmen were sworn in on Monday, with a charge for them to run the LGAs with the vision of ‘Abia first’ and continue the work for the socio-economic transformation of Abia from their various LGAs. The mayors…
Nigerians have been ranked fifth among the world’s top social media users in 2024. Figures from Cable.co.uk and We Are Social in 2024, posted by World of Statistics on X on Sunday placed the country fifth globally for average daily time spent online. According to the data, Nigerians spend an average of 3 hours and…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged and acquitted a former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, from his conviction of false assets declaration by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The conviction of Onnoghen was thrown out by the appellate court following the resolution of the issues that led to his…
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in seven newly-appointed ministers at the Council Chambers, Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. Those sworn in include Nentawe Yilwatda as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction; Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi as the Minister of Labour & Employment; Bianca Odinaka Odumegwu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State Foreign Affairs. Others…
A notorious fake native doctor and ‘Yahoo Man’ has been arrested with a woman’s pant in Anambra State. The suspect, identified as Ikechukwu Nderibe, who hails from Umunneoha, Mbaitolu, Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, was arrested at Adazi in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, where he wanted to fraudulently extort a…
A yet-to-be-identified man has reportedly been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Anambra State, marking the first case of kidnap recorded in the state in the month of November. The kidnap incident, which reportedly happened on Sunday at Alor community in Idemili South Local Government Area of the State, was said to have occured at about…
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Education, has reportedly nullified the recent appointment of Prof. Benard Odoh as the Vice Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. This is coming barely 48 hours after the immediate-past (Acting) Vice Chancellor, Prof. Carol Umeobi handed over to Prof. Odoh on Wednesday…
The Executive Mayor of Idemili South local government area of the state, Hon Amaka Obi, has applauded Anambra governor’s wife and founder of the non-governmental organization, Healthy Living With Nonye Soludo, Dr Mrs Nonye Soludo, for her good initiative. The commendation was made in Awka during the regular end of the month Saturday workout session,…
