Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Determined to put an end to open defecation within the local government area, lawmakers of Udenu LGA of Enugu State have held a public hearing to pass the bye-law prohibiting open defecation and other related offences. The public hearing which was held on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at the local government Council … [Read more…]
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, and a former National Chairman of the APC, Senator Adams Oshiomole, said they are determined to reclaim Edo State. Ganduje who stated this during a meeting with Edo State Stakeholders late Monday night, insisted that the state is an APC state. The Independent National Electoral … [Read more…]
The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has said the Federal Government will be saving N8tn annually from the fuel subsidy removal and exchange rate unification policies. Oyedele spoke during a panel session at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2024 Economic Outlook and Budget Analysis. He, therefore, … [Read more…]
Governor Hope Uzodinmaof Imo State has dissolved the State Executive Council, following the commencement of his second tenure in office on Monday. Addressing members of the cabinet at the Government House in Owerri on Tuesday, the governor, who said the dissolution was with immediate effect, explained that his decision was in tandem with the Nigerian … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Army has attributed the death of a soldier deployed for standby duty at the Headquarters 81 Division Nigerian Army (NA) cantonment in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, to an accidental discharge due to negligence. This contradicts reports alleging that a soldier of the 35 Artillery Brigade took his own life due to non-payment … [Read more…]
An operative of the Nigerian Army, attached to 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Boyi ThankGod, has allegedly shot himself in the head and died immediately. A source in the Army, who pleaded for anonymity, said the soldier killed himself while on standby duty on Monday, the day Nigeria marked Armed Forces Remembrance Day. … [Read more…]
ENUGU STATE POLICE COMMAND PRESS RELEASE OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2024 REPORT OF “GUNMEN RUNNING RIOT IN ENUGU LG” INACCURATE, RECKLESS, AND SENSATIONAL …as CP Kanayo expresses dismay over publication, cautions against unverified and sensational reportage The Enugu State Police Command is aware of a publication in the Vanguard Newspaper of today, January 16, 2024, … [Read more…]
Two people have been confirmed dead and 77 others injured in the explosion that occurred in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday evening. The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, who visited the scene of the explosion, confirmed the casualties. He also said the explosion occurred at Adeyi Avenue, Bodija, although it was heard and felt in … [Read more…]
…directs 24-hour work Following the directive of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State insisting that all ongoing urban road projects must be completed immediately, the state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Gerald Otiji, has read the riot act to all the construction firms, warning that failure to meet the deadline given to them would … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has performed the wreath-laying ceremony with other dignitaries to mark the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Abuja. All services chiefs led by the Chief of Defence Staff Gen Christopher Musa, and heads of other security agencies among others also took part in the ceremony. The programme, which is organised yearly … [Read more…]
…Urges Nigerians to eschew expressions of hate and acts of violence The Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has lauded the Nigerian Armed Forces for their sacrifices, including the supreme sacrifice paid by members of the armed forces, saying that the Enugu State Government would continue to support them in their efforts to make … [Read more…]
Governor Umo Eno, today, joined others across the nation to mark the Nigerian Armed Forces/Remembrance Day, at the Cenotaph, off Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo. Sounding emotional , he spoke of the moment he lost lhis father, an Officer of the Nigerian Police in the line of duty to the nation and how his mother was … [Read more…]