The naira fell to N1089.51/$ on the official Investor and Exporter window on Tuesday. The currency fell by 27.19 per cent from the N856.57/$ it closed on Monday, according to data from the FMDQ Securities Exchange. On Tuesday, the naira opened trading at N922.22/$, rose to a high of N1251/$ and low of N720/$ before … [Read more…]
No fewer than 11 persons including kids, were reported dead in a boat mishap along the Andoni-Bonny coastal waters in Rivers State on Tuesday. The accident was said to have involved two passenger boats that plied the routes. Some of the victims were said to be from Ngo town, Ataba, and Isiama communities in the Andoni … [Read more…]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized the travel documents of suspended minister Betta Edu and her predecessor Sadiya Umar-Farouq who are being probed for various alleged financial malfeasance during their separate stewardship of the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry. Also, the EFCC seized the passport of former National Coordinator of the National Social Investment … [Read more…]
COMMENCEMENT OF ONLINE AND PHYSICAL VERIFICATION OF ALL ENUGU STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT STAFF The Enugu State LG Staff Verification Committee hereby informs the general public that it has commenced the Online and Physical Verification of all LG Staff. Consequently, it is mandatory for all serving Staff in the Enugu State Local Government system to visit … [Read more…]
By Chetanne Chinelo The Nkanu people pride themselves with being known with many things, one of which is the trade of killing and retailing meat – Igbuánụ́. A particular story has it that the word “Nkanu” was coined from the phrase “Nka anu du” meaning “The place with abundance of meat”. Although some persons disagree … [Read more…]
Gabriel Attal promised to be bold and act fast to help the middle class weather the rising cost of living, after President Emmanuel Macron, seeking to breathe new life into his second term, on Tuesday made him France’s youngest ever prime minister. The appointment of Attal, 34, a popular and media-savvy rising star of French politics, … [Read more…]
January 9, 2024 Press Statement Betta Edu: @OfficialPDPNig Demands Interior Minister, Tunji-Ojo’s Suspension, Investigation over N438m Poverty Alleviation Fund. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demands the immediate suspension, investigation and possible prosecution of the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo over his reported involvement in the alleged siphoning of N438 million poverty alleviation fund under the … [Read more…]
COAS commends Enugu gov’t as partner in fight against insecurity, to address security dark areas in state …As Mbah requests military barracks for Isi-Uzo The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has assured that the Army would strengthen security efforts in a few dark areas in Enugu State, such as Isi-Uzo Local Government … [Read more…]
No Room For Political Opportunists in Labour Party – Labour Party STATEMENT FROM THE LABOUR PARTY The leadership of the Labour Party like most Nigerians read in the social media the purported resignation of the former Director General of our Presidential Campaign Council, Dr. Doyin Okupe from the Labour Party. Ordinarily, we wouldn’t have responded … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has summoned the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, over his alleged involvement of the controversial N438 million contract scandal involving the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu. The Nation newspaper reports that Mr Tunji-Ojo was summoned by the president on Tuesday. The minister is expected to explain his … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has slashed by 60 per cent the travel expenditure of government officials in his administration. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, the decision was part of cost-cutting measures of the Presidency. He said that the decision will affect … [Read more…]
ARREST OF TWO MALE SUSPECTS AND RECOVERY OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, AND OTHER EXHIBITS BY ENUGU POLICE OPERATIVES 1. One Chekwube Nwobodo aged 27, and Ifeanyi Edeh aged 30, both males, were arrested at Obinagu-Etiti Nara-Unateze in Nkanu East Local Government Area on January 3, 2024, at about 2.40 p.m. by Enugu State Police Command’s Operatives, … [Read more…]