The Enugu State Police Command has refuted the viral report alleging that a young woman was murdered in a hotel in Nsukka and her vital organs harvested in a suspected ritual killing. According to the Police, the report was false, misleading, and capable of inciting unnecessary panic. In a statement issued by SP Daniel Ndukwe, … [Read more…]
In what has been described as a historic and emotional moment, the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) on Tuesday inducted 70 pioneer graduates of its Department of Nursing Sciences into the nursing profession, bringing an end to a seven-year wait due to lack of accreditation. The induction ceremony was conducted by the … [Read more…]
The Acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ali Bukar Dalori, on Monday assured party members of his dedication to carrying out his new role with transparency, inclusiveness, and a unity of purpose. Addressing members of the National Working Committee of the party in Abuja shortly after assuming office, Dalori said he was grateful for … [Read more…]
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has relocated the venue of its meeting to the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja’s Central Business District after armed police officers prevented the members from accessing the party’s national secretariat, Abuja. The BoT members, who had arrived at the secretariat early Monday for the meeting, … [Read more…]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has debunked reports circulating on some media platforms alleging that operatives sealed off the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Wuse Zone 5, Abuja. In a statement on Monday, the Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, clarified that officers were only deployed to the area to … [Read more…]
The senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, was on Monday arraigned before a Federal High Court, Abuja. She was however, admitted to bail on self recognizance by Justice Mohammed Umar, who recognized her status as a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and a lawyer. Besides, the court also … [Read more…]
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Presidential election, Peter Obi, has assured his supporters at home and abroad that he will be contesting the 2027 election and is willing to do a single four-year term as president. He also dismissed speculations that he had discussed or had agreed to a joint ticket … [Read more…]
Suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers says no sacrifice or concession is too great for the peace and stability of the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Nelson Chukwu, on Sunday, said Mr Fubara made the statement while addressing his supporters during a meeting in Port Harcourt. The governor, who … [Read more…]
As part of the industrialization drive, Ebonyi State Government has set up a 15- Member committee to work towards the reactivation of the NIGERCEM Factory, Nkalagu. Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru announced this during a church service at the Government House Chapel, The committee members are: Mrs. Catherine Ogbu, Prof. Adline Idike, Hon. Iduma Igariwey, Associate … [Read more…]
-By Abdul Mahmud I must begin with a confession. I write two columns weekly. One for this magazine and the other for the People’s Gazette. After finishing my piece for the People’s Gazette, I found myself staring into that graveyard of silence familiar to writers: the sudden and barren wasteland of the mind, the dreaded … [Read more…]
…Says zone reserves right to review future with PDP if… Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, says he fully stands by the position of the National Working Committee, NWC, the Board of Trustees, and South East Zonal Executive Committee, ZEC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on the crisis rocking the party. Mbah also … [Read more…]
The World Bank has stated that extreme poverty is growing faster and taking a devastating toll on Nigeria and 38 other economies affected by conflict and instability, intensifying acute hunger, and pushing several key development goals farther out of reach. The bank revealed this in its first comprehensive assessment of their plight in the aftermath … [Read more…]