Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Unidentified gunmen have reportedly killed some policemen and set their patrol van ablaze at a police checkpoint at Ozalla, in Enugu. The unfortunate incident which occurred in the afternoon of Sunday, August 18, 2024 at the popular Four corners junction of Ozalla on the Enugu-Portharcourt expressway, was captured by passersby in different … [Read more…]
Young people of Enugu State have smiled home with various cash prizes and commendation letters, as winners in the art competition to depict the transition from Monday sit-at-home to productive Monday emerged. The joint winners are Mstr. Nwachukwu Sunday and Ms. Ukeje Olubebe Victory, while Ms. Nkiruka Ogbonna is the runner-up. The competition, according to … [Read more…]
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdullahi Ganduje, has reacted to campaign posters circulating on social media indicating he intends to contest against President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Speaking in a statement issued on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Edwin Olofu, Ganduje said he has no plan to contest against Tinubu. … [Read more…]
By Ikechukwu Ezema The Igbo-Eze South Local Government Chairmanship flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming council election, Barr. Ugo-Fedinand Ukwueze, has congratulated the newly elected executives of the PDP in Igbo-Eze South and the National Delegate of the party from the council area. It will be recalled that the PDP … [Read more…]
Opposition parties secured several councillor seats in Saturday’s local government council elections in Bauchi, a state in Nigeria’s North-East zone, controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration of Governor Bala Mohammed. Samira Maikano of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) was elected as councillor for Wandi Ward in the Dass Local Government Area. She won … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has issued a directive to significantly reduce the size of Nigeria’s official delegation to the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings in New York, United States. This directive was announced by the Chief of Staff to the President, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, during a one-day retreat organised by the State House management … [Read more…]
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacch Adedeji, announced that the Federal Government is set to introduce new tax laws by September, which will include regulations for the cryptocurrency industry. Speaking on Saturday at the FIRS 2024 Stakeholders Engagement with the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Finance in … [Read more…]
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By Akụnna Madụeke Since the 1990s, Enugu State citizens in the United States of America (USA) have stayed glued to their home state. Preaching “akụ ruo ụlọ” (bringing home the goodies) to them is like telling bees to make honey. In 1998, associations in major cities formed the umbrella EnuguUSA. In 1999, it held the … [Read more…]
…CP Kanayo cautions against such malicious social media narratives The Enugu State Police Command wishes to inform the public that the viral video alleging that a countless number of students were kidnapped at the Enugu State College of Health Technology Oji-River is false and an act of mischief and misinformation aimed at misleading and creating … [Read more…]
Six residents of Karkari village, Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State, have lost their lives after eating Danwake, a local Hausa delicacy. The incident occurred at late Malam Abdulkarin house, on Thursday. A neighbour to the family Garba Muhammad told Daily Trust that due to economic hardship and hunger, the widow who was the … [Read more…]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has revealed that bread sold in the markets is failing laboratory tests because producers are using saccharine due to the high cost of sugar. NAFDAC warned water producers, patent medicine dealers and other manufacturers of regulated products against selling fake and substandard products. Mrs … [Read more…]
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the rescue of the 20 medical students who were abducted in Otukpo, Benue State. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumiyiwa Adejobi on Saturday in Abuja, said the IGP condemned the kidnapping of students. Egbetokun described their abduction as “truly appalling, callous, and … [Read more…]