…recover stolen phones, and the suspects’ operational vehicle Police Operatives of the Enugu State Command, serving in the New Haven Division, on September 24, 2024, around 4 p.m., arrested one Abuchi Kenneth “m” aged 27 and Ifeanyi Odu “m” aged 29, for breaking and stealing a Samsung Galaxy and Infinix smartphones from a car parked … [Read more…]
Enugu State governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has called on Nigerians, including political leaders across the country, to embrace unity and pursue inclusive national economic development for the common good of the nation. Mbah made the call on Sunday during a special church service at the Government House Chapel, Enugu, to mark Nigeria’s 64th Independence anniversary. … [Read more…]
The Federal Government on Sunday dismissed concerns about the safety of its new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses, assuring Nigerians that the risk of explosion is minimal. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris in a chat with journalists in Abuja emphasized that the gas cylinders are bulletproof and seamless, eliminating the possibility … [Read more…]
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reacted to a remark credited to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, on the ongoing political crisis in the state. The immediate past Rivers State governor had last weekend mocked Fubara for supporting Action Peoples Party (APP), a party he considers inferior to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). At a civic reception … [Read more…]
The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has won the September 28 local government elections in Anambra State, clearing all chairmanship and councillorship seats across the 21 local government areas of the state The Chairman of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission, ANSIEC, Genevieve Osakwe, announced the results at the ANSIEC office in Awka. Osakwe, while … [Read more…]
Despite appeals by some stakeholders and the Federal Government calling for calm, organisers of the October 1 protests against hardship in the country have insisted on going ahead with tomorrow’s action. Giving reasons, one of the lawyers to the detained August 1 protesters, Mr Deji Adeyanju, yesterday, asserted that the fresh round of protest is … [Read more…]
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has revealed that the Federal Government will prioritize the completion of four key road projects per geopolitical zone in 2025, focusing on finishing ongoing projects rather than launching new ones. This decision, Umahi revealed during an event televised by Channels Television, is in response to economic challenges such as … [Read more…]
Israel says it kills another top Hezbollah figure Israel keeps up strikes after killing Hezbollah’s Nasrallah Hezbollah has announced it will keep firing Families camp out in Beirut streets after fleeing airstrikes Israel struck more targets in Lebanon on Sunday, pressing Hezbollah with new attacks after killing the Iran-backed group’s leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and a string … [Read more…]
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday aimed a fresh jibe at his detractors over the festering Rivers State crisis, declaring that they were no match for him. Wike, who stormed Amadi-Ama, Abuloma, Okirika Local Government Area of Rivers State for a reception organised in his honour by the Ijaw Peoples Congress … [Read more…]
At least 17 killed in mass shooting in South African town Seventeen people, including 15 women, have been killed in two houses in close proximity to each other in a rural town in South Africa, according to the police. A search was under way for the suspects, national police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said in a … [Read more…]
Thirteen persons have been confirmed dead following a cholera outbreak in Ebonyi and Izzi local government areas of Ebonyi State. Ten persons were confirmed dead from the disease a few days back. But while briefing newsmen in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State Commissioner for Health Moses Ekuma said three more deaths have been recorded and about … [Read more…]
Ebonyi State Government is to construct a befitting office for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru made the promise, Friday, when the State Coordinator of JAMB paid him a courtesy visit in his office . The Governor who described JAMB as a key player in the … [Read more…]