The Imo State government has debunked news reports that it was imposing fines on those who use solar panels or generators in the state. It noted that while the government has the responsibility to ensure the environmental safety of citizens, it has never contemplated sanctioning anyone for using either solar panels or generators. The State…
The newly inaugurated Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ezinihitte Local Government Area, High Chief Chilaka Nwokedi Nwaimo, has extended an appeal to all discontented members of the party in the area, urging them to return to the fold. Speaking with journalists at the party’s State Secretariat on Okigwe Road, Owerri, after his…
Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist Chukwudi Nneke Esq. has filed an originating summons in the High Court of Anambra State, challenging the constitutionality of the state’s Burial/Funeral Ceremonial Control Law of 2019. The lawsuit, filed against the Anambra State Government, seeks to have several sections of the law declared null and void. In the…
The family of the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah has released details of the funeral ceremony of the late Anambra South Senator who passed away in July this year in London. The Statement released by the family and signed personally by his 1st Son Master Ifeanyi Ubah Jnr reads, “With profound sadness and deep loss, the…
Some suspected kidnappers have k!lled a businessman identified as Sunny Taxman, after reportedly collecting N10m ransom. The deceased hailed from Alor Agu in Igbo Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State but was based in Onitsha, Anambra State. Details of the kidnap incident are still sketchy at the time of filing this report. “They…
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State Government has reiterated his administration’s commitment to better the lots of local government workers in the state. He said his government is always thinking about the welfare of the workers. The Governor spoke through Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr. Tony – Collins Nwabunwanne during the send…
Federal Road Safety Commission, (FRSC), Anambra State Commandsays it will partner various transport unions across the state to ensure the reduction of road crashes to the barest minimum. The commander of the Commission in Anambra, Mrs Joyce Alexander who stated this at the corporate headquarters of the State command in Awka pointed out that for…
The Abia State government has announced that schools in the state will now resume for the 2024/2025 academic year on Wednesday, September 23. Prince Okey Kanu, the Commissioner for Information and Culture, made the announcement during a briefing on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting chaired by Governor Alex Otti on Monday. The…
IPOB in a statement issued on Monday by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, described the taxing of generator users by Governor Mbah and Governor Uzodinma as anti-people and anti-economic action. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asked Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State and Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State to immediately…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says 55 confirmed Monkeypox cases have been recorded out of 935 suspected cases across 39 local government areas in 21 states, and the Federal Capital Territory. This is according to the Mpox situation report for week 35, ending September 1, 2024, obtained from the NCDC on Monday….
