In a proactive effort to prevent the loss of lives and destruction of property by miscreants aiming to hijack the nationwide protests, Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has convened a State Security Council Meeting to assess and review the current security situation in the state. The meeting, chaired by Governor Mutfwang, had in…
Anambra State government has explained how it averted protest in the state, at a time when the #EndBadGovernance protesters destroyed several government facilities across the country. Convener of Youths Earnestly Support Soludo (YESS), a political pressure group, Dr Nelson Omenugha who is special adviser to the governor on youth Empowerment stated this during an Empowerment…
Chief Dr. Maduka Atuenyi, the President-General of Nnewi Town Union body, Nzuko-Ora Nnewi, has announced that the internal crisis rocking the town has been fully resolved. The President General Nzuko-Ora Nnewi, Dr Atuenyi, made the call publicly during the monthly general meeting of Nzuko-Ora Nnewi. It will be recalled that earlier last month, a report…
A former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, says those carrying the ‘Russian’ flag during the nationwide hardship protest in Kano are mainly Nigeriens. He said “the foreigners” displayed the Russian flag to register their displeasure at the position of the Nigerian government and the Economic Community of…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has raised concerns about the challenges facing the $20 billion Dangote Refinery. The elder statesman attributed the problems to some cabals within Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. Obasanjo pointed out that these cabals are determined to hinder the refinery’s success to protect their profitable business of importing refined petrol. The former…
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, has strongly condemned the brutal killing of community leaders in Umucheke, Okwe, Onuimo Local Government Area. The governor also pledged to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book and made to face the full weight of the law. The tragic incident occurred when gunmen on three motorbikes attacked…
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has given China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation October deadline to complete the collapsed New Artisan Bridge on the Enugu-Portharcourt Expressway. The directive is contained in a statement issued by Uche Anichukwu, the Senior Special Assistant on External Relations to Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State and made available to…
All the 655 autonomous communities in Imo State have been mandated to key into the One Kindred, One Business (OKOBI) programme of the State government as a model for employment generation in the locality and food security for the people. Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State gave the charge during an emergency Exco meeting on…
The Enugu State Government has urged federal workers in the state still observing the sit-at-home on Mondays to desist henceforth. Ken Chukwuegbo, the principal secretary to Governor Peter Mbah, made the appeal on Monday when he visited the federal secretariat in Enugu, together with the state Head of Service, Kenneth Ugwu. He said that the…
The National Union of Road Transport Workers has called out the Federal Government. NURTW said President Bola Tinubu has not fulfilled its promise to help transporters convert their buses to CNG, to minimise the effects of the removal of petrol subsidy on May 29, 2023. NURTW spokesperson, Segun Falade, said “It was going to be…
