In a bid to restore the economic vitality of Anambra State, Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR has declared that all markets and shops across the state will remain open every working day, including Mondays. This directive was made during a meeting with market leaders from across the state, held in Awka. According to a post … [Read more…]
Some hoodlums brandishing various weapons on Saturday disrupted the Labour Party (LP)-African Democratic Congress (ADC) event in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the event was organised by the parties to officially receive defecting LP members in Alimosho into ADC. NAN reported that the hoodlums, numbering … [Read more…]
Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has dissolved the entire political and traditional leadership structure of Amasiri community in Afikpo Local Government Area and ordered the removal of all government appointees from the area. The decision followed a violent attack on Okporojo, Oso Edda community in Edda Local Government Area, where four persons were … [Read more…]
…Drums Support for Gov. Mbah’s Second Term The Executive Chairman of Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, Hon. John Chukwuma Ogbodo, has urged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the council area to obtain their party membership cards as part of efforts to strengthen the party at the grassroots. Ogbodo made … [Read more…]
Abia State Governor, His Excellency, Dr Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, has urged Abians at home and in diaspora to bring their investments home to develop the State. Governor Otti was speaking on Wednesday, January 28, in his office while receiving in audience a delegation of the Abiriba Communal Improvement Union (ACIU) World Wide, led by … [Read more…]
Prof. Udenta O. Udenta, founding National secretary of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), has defended Governor Peter Mbah’s defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), arguing that the decision reflects strategic governance thinking rather than political opportunism. According to Udenta, Nigerian politics operates less as an ideological contest and … [Read more…]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended its membership e-registration exercise scheduled to end on Saturday, January 31, to February 8, 2026. The national publicity secretary of APC, Felix Morka, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the end of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja on Friday. According to him, the extension … [Read more…]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has rejected calls by the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) for the removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan. The Shari’ah Council had demanded the immediate removal and prosecution … [Read more…]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has commenced enforcement of a ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and small PET or glass bottles below 200 millilitres, reigniting tension with industry players and labour unions. In a statement on Thursday, January 29, the agency said … [Read more…]
Kano governor, Abba Yusuf, on Thursday disclosed that the Federal Government has approved the construction of a ₦1 trillion Metropolitan Rail Service for the State. The governor who recently defected from the New Nigeria’s Peoples Party, NNPP to the All Progressives Congress, APC however did not state when the rail system was approved by the … [Read more…]
…Abolishes Ogbonecheagu Fees The Enugu State Government has announced sweeping reforms in the land sector, including the immediate abolition of illegal levies and the streamlining of land-related charges, as part of Governor Peter Mbah’s broader economic transformation agenda. The government disclosed that ground rent, land use charge, and all property-related charges have now been unified … [Read more…]
The Ekiti State Government has approved N76.6m as vehicle and housing loans for primary school teachers in the state. The approval comprises vehicle loans for 49 teachers and housing loans for 72 beneficiaries. The Chairman of the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board, Prof. Femi Akinwumi, said the gesture was part of Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s … [Read more…]