The governor claimed on Friday that his administration had paid all staff of the Abia State University their salaries for April and May. Governor Alex Otti of Abia State and members of the Abia State University (ABSU) Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have disagreed over the payment of salaries for civil…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), yesterday said the Air Component of Joint Task Force South South, Operation Delta Safe, discovered and dismantled no fewer than 13 illegal refining sites in Rivers, Bayelsa, and Imo states, during a coordinated air raid operations in its area of responsibility. Last week, the DHQ, disclosed that its troops deployed…
A group, Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development, FENRAD, has called on the Abia State government to take proactive measures on the spreading Cholera outbreak across the country. The group advised the state government to be on red alert, and not to be caught unawares like experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. FENRAD…
The National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Nigeria’s average price for refilling a 5kg Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) cylinder hit N7, 418.45 in May 2024. This represents a 13.75% increase compared to the N6, 521.58 average prices recorded in April 2024. While on a year-on-year basis, cooking gas prices increased by 70.12% from…
The Technical Working Groups of Open Government Partnership supported by USAID State2State has held its quarterly TWG meeting to review progress with the implementation of the OGP State Action Plan (SAP), as effective implementation in OGP will contribute to transparency and accountability in governance in Ebonyi State. Speaking during the meeting, the Gender and Social…
What could be best described as uncouth ensued recently in Lagos State, as some commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as Ọkada Riders, murdered a traffic warden and used their motorcycles to run over his corpse. Although, reports have it that the murdered official of the Lagos State Taskforce was on an illegal duty with two police…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Peter Obi, has said that President Bola Tinubu deserves commendation for emulating his idea of sinking boreholes in rural communities. This was contained in a statement signed by Dr Tanko Yunusa for the Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR) in reaction to the presidential directive that 400…
The Anambra State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Hon. Mrs. Ify Obinabo, has said being a widow is neither a curse and death sentence to warrant the different types of evil practices slammed against the widows, nor should it be seen as an excuse for some women to indulge in various kinds of…
What could be better described as a “heads may roll” threat is currently raging in Oba community in Idemili South Local Government Area, Anambra State, following the circulation of a voice note allegedly credited to one Afamefuna Egwuenu, a South African-based native of the community. Popularly known as Afam Japanga, Mr. Egwuenu, in the said…
The Chief Of Staff To Governor Chukwuma Soludo, Mr. Ernest Ezeajughi has revealed that the eleven new laws which received Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s assent recently will strengthen the vision of transforming the state into livable and prosperous homeland. According to Mr. Ezeajughi, some of the laws will assist in addressing some of the infrastructural and…
