Following the recent salary increment of staff of Enugu State Civil Service and other workers across the state ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) by the administration of Governor Peter Mbah, workers have assured the governor of dedication to duties through improved productivity in order to actualize the goals of the administration. The jubilant workers who … [Read more…]
Kunle Oluomo has been impeached as the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly. Eighteen of the 36 members of State Assembly voted for Oluomo’s impeachment at plenary session on Tuesday. Oluomo was impeached for alleged embezzlement of funds, highhandedness and related offences. The Assembly immediately elected a member, Oludaisi Elemide, as the new … [Read more…]
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has declared a 24-hour curfew on Mangu Local Government Area with immediate effect. A statement by Mr Gyang Bere, Director of Press and Public Affairs, quoted the governor as saying that the action became necessary “in view of the deterioration of the security situation within the area”. “We arrived at … [Read more…]
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to some online advertisements linking the Commission with phoney “ongoing recruitments”. The Commission is not recruiting at the moment. The public is enjoined to ignore any advertisement of recruitment not publicly announced by the EFCC. Operatives of the Commission are on the … [Read more…]
The family of former Governor of Ondo State, the late Rotimi Akeredolu, has slated 23 February for the burial of his remains. This was contained in a burial arrangement released by the deceased eldest son, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Monday. Mr Akeredolu died on 27 December 2023 at a German Hospital following a protracted illness. The arrangement specified … [Read more…]
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…]