The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu had given an approval for emergency procurement of digital tracking devices to track the operations of kidnappers in the nation’s capital. He stated this on Monday at an interface with the media without going into the details. However, lamenting dearth of equipment … [Read more…]
…as IOM Says 350 Enugu indigenes return from Libya, Niger, others Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has expressed the readiness of the government to partner with the International Organisation for Migration, IOM, to ensure the safe return, resettlement, and reintegration of irregular and stranded migrants from the state. Mbah said the government would … [Read more…]
Nigeria secured their place in the knockout stages of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Guinea-Bissau in their final Group A match. After claiming a crucial win against host Ivory Coast, Coach Jose Peseiro made several changes to the starting lineup. Kenneth Omeruo captained the side in place … [Read more…]
A 65-year-old widow and retired nurse, Esther Amali, and her maid, Mercy, have both been killed in their apartment in Makurdi, Benue State. The incident was said to have happened on Sunday, January 14. It was gathered that the assailant stormed their apartment and stabbed 20-year-old Mercy several times. Narrating the incident in an interview … [Read more…]
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday, warned Governor Siminalayi Fubara not to “exceed his power” as Rivers State governor. Omotosho said the court is against any plan to jeopardise democracy, and thereby declared that the governor, by himself or by members of the staff of the Rivers State Public Service … [Read more…]
Inferno in Lagos market razes 450 shops, 30 offices, hotels No fewer than 6,700 traders have been displaced following the fire outbreak that consumed a section of the Mandilas building, a popular marketplace on Lagos Island. Daily Trust learnt that the fire also destroyed 450 shops, 30 offices, including some law firms, two hotels and … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Government has concluded a multi-million dollar agreement with Del-York Group to construct a state-of-the-art entertainment and sports park in the state. Governor Peter Mbah, while signing the venture agreement with the investors over the weekend at the Government House, Enugu, said investors have started picking interest in the state in their numbers … [Read more…]
In a joint operation, the Federal Capital Territory Police anti-kidnapping squad, in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, successfully rescued five out of the six Al-Kadriyar sisters abducted from the Bwari area of Abuja in early January. The kidnapped victims from Zuma 1 area in the Bwari Area Council were rescued from the Kajuru forest in … [Read more…]
January 20, 2024. I am a keen advocate of law and order, and will always support the prerogative of the government to regulate town planning. I also consider it the responsibility of prospective investors and property owners to make proper enquiries and ensure that they are in compliance with relevant laws and other laid down … [Read more…]
…Vows to protect investors’ interest, rights …Police arrest suspected kidnappers, recover 8 riffles, surveillance gadgets Following the trending videos of demolition of properties at the Enugu Lifestyle and Golf City, also known as Enugu Centenary City, the Enugu State government has refuted the videos, saying it only demolished illegal and uncompleted structures, among them buildings, … [Read more…]
The attention of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn to a reckless press release credited to the Acting National Youth Leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mr. Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu to the effect that “Betta Edu, the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation should be given the benefit of doubt until the series of investigations … [Read more…]
In a bid to get rid of ghost workers and ensure an effective and productive workforce in the local government administration in the state, the Enugu State Government has begun the physical verification of local government workers in the state. Workers in the local government have also commended the exercise as overdue, saying it would … [Read more…]