No fewer than 20 families have been displaced by flood in Umuike and Obinagu villages in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. This followed the recent state-wide downpour that lasted for hours on Wednesday and Thursday, which similarly wreaked havoc in other parts of the State. Ekweanaedo visited some parts of the affected…
England Midfielder Jude Bellingham is free to play in the Three Lions Euro 2024 quarter-final against Switzerland on Saturday after being given a one-match suspended ban and fine for a gesture he made in the last-16 win over Slovakia. The 21-year-old’s ban is suspended for a year and he has also been fined £25,400 (30,000…
The Enugu State Government has announced plans to regulate mining operations for environmental safety and development of the mining sector. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Solid Minerals and Mining, Samuel Okoro, disclosed this in Enugu during the inaugural meeting of the Enugu State Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee (MIREMCO). The Federal Government…
Enugu State is to provide Internet connectivity in 265 smart schools in 260 wards and 160 primary health centres. Also linked are Enugu State Secretariat and Lion Building. This move is based on a partnership with Galaxy Backbone. Firm’s executives, led by Executive Director of Customer Centricity and Marketing, Olusegun Olulade, visited the government. The…
Over Fifty leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ehime Mbano chapter, have dumped the party and resolved to support the former Governor of the State, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha. Speaking during their meeting which was held at the Summit hotels, Owerri, an Apex leader of the PDP, Dr Professor Darlington Akukwu, thanked them for…
Residents of Abia and Imo states have expressed deep concern over the rising cost of food items in different parts of the country. In Abia, the acting chairman of the Maize Farmers Association of Nigeria, Bonny Umeh, attributed the region’s high cost of foodstuffs to the expensive nature of farming. Mr Umeh said, “Farming is…
The Abia State government has launched Nigeria’s first state-wide football league, known as the Abia State Football Supalig. Governor Alex Otti has promised to reduce youth unemployment significantly by engaging young people in the sports value chain. Unveiling the Abia Supalig in Umuahia on behalf of the government, the State Commissioner for Youth and Sports…
Ohaneze Ndigbo said that the meeting of former President Olusegun Obasanjo with South East Governors is a necessary step towards peace and stability in the region. The group said that the parley is a dynamic and transformative turn of advancement from a period of complacency, rejuvenated by the baptism of fire and repentance facilitated by…
The Imo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare is putting every necessary thing in place to arraign Chinagorom Ukaegbu in court for assaulting and inflicting bodily harm on a widow. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare Nkechinyere Ugwu said Ukaegbu will be brought to book to serve as a deterrent to others…
…Firm Sets Up Eco-Friendly Motor Assembly Plant The Abia State Government has announced plans to inject buses and cars that use compressed natural gas (CNG) into the transport system very soon. The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Prince Okey Kanu, said that the government took the decision to fill the void that would be created…
