Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State says poverty is one of the major factors fueling banditry in the country, citing instances where young people are recruited into the crime for as low as N500. Speaking on a live Television programme monitored by Ekweanaedo, the Katsina State governor said what also causes the recruitment of under…
Harry Kane scored his 36th Bundesliga goal of the season but it was not enough as Bayern Munich went on to lose 3-1 against Stuttgart. The England captain levelled from the spot in the 37th minute after Serge Gnabry was fouled. Stuttgart opened the scoring inside half an hour after Leonidas Stergiou slotted home his…
Real Madrid were crowned champions of La Liga for the 36th time after Barcelona were beaten 4-2 defeat by Girona. Carlo Ancelotti’s side eased to a 3-0 win over Cadiz earlier on Saturday, which meant the Catalan club had to win at the Estadi Montilivi. Barcelona led 2-1 at half-time, but three second-half goals from…
Erling Haaland’s first four-goal haul in the Premier League left Manchester City three wins away from a historic fourth successive English league title. With no margin for error following Arsenal’s earlier victory over Bournemouth, City delivered the perfect response. It took the Norwegian to 25 Premier League goals for the season and five clear of…
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in the last election in Delta State, Olorogun Barr Kenneth Omemavwa Gbagi, FNIM OON, is dead. Gbagi, a former minister of Education and an industrialist died at the age of 62. The Renowned Criminologist and senior lawyer died on Saturday May 4th 2024. A statement signed…
The new Fire Chief of the Anambra State Fire Service, Engr. Emmanuel Chiketa has said the agency is currently making progress in its firefighting mission and educating the public on fire safety measures in the state. Engr. Chiketa disclosed this on Saturday while addressing newsmen at the Headquarters of the State Fire Service in Awka,…
The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Chieftain, and former elected President-General of Bridge-Head Traders Association Onitsha, Anambra State, Mr. Sunday Obinze who was removed at the inception of Governor Soludo’s administration has dragged Anambra State Government to Court. In the originating suit No. 0/250/2023 which came up for hearing Thursday May 2, 2024, Obinze popularly…
…Calls On Residents To Patronise The Hospital. HRM Igwe (Engr) Muodum Nick Obi FNSE, The Paramount Ruler Of Nnobi Community, has toured the Nnobi General Hospital to see the medical equipment distributed to the hospital by Anambra state Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo. Igwe Omenyili was received on arrival by the Nnobi Community Women Leader, Lady…
The Nigerian government has pledged to provide unfettered access and enabling environment to journalists in the discharge of their constitutional duties. Minister of Information and National Orientation Alhaji Mohammed Idris, at a joint press conference with the Minister of Environment Dr. Adebayo Salako, and the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Abuja, to…
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has handed over sixteen thousand, one hundred and thirty thousand-fifty-kilogrammes bags of maize and three thousand nine hundred and forty-eight-twenty-five kilogrammes bags of garri to Anambra State Government for onward distribution to vulnerable persons in the state to help cushion the effect of economic crunch in the country. The…
