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In keeping with the determination of his administration to improve the social welfare of the people of Ebonyi State, Governor Francis Nwifuru has announced that five hundred Ebonyi people will receive two million naira each for the translation of their skills and talents to profitability and boost their businesses. This was contained in a post … [Read more…]
…Earmark 300,000 hectres Agric land banks The Governor Peter Mbah administration and the 17 local government areas, Tuesday, consolidated the state government and local government projects funding partnership of 60 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively. This is even as the state is building a 300,000 hectres of agricultural land banks across the state … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Jigawa State, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, as the new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Also appointed as the Secretary for the commission is Clifford Okwudiri Oparaodu, the Presidency announced in a statement on Tuesday. Presidential spokesman, … [Read more…]
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, rescheduled the trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, a Chinese construction giant, CCECC, and others, on N5 billion fraud charges, a case with a history of protracted delays. The trial judge, Inyang Ekwo, adjourned the case, which was on number three on the case list, … [Read more…]
Pacesetter Frontier Magazine, organisers of the Frontier Discourse Annual Public Lecture Series and Awards have revealed that the third edition of the Public Lecture will feature the commemoration of the 74th anniversary of the massacre of coal miners in Enugu by Dr. Ferdinand Anikwe. This was disclosed in a terse statement released in Enugu by … [Read more…]
…U.S. envoy meeting Israelis to hammer out plan to let in aid …Palestinian Authority accuses Israel of genocide …Iran’s Khamenei says no one can stop “resistance forces” …Israel calls hostage video released by Hamas “psychological terror” U.S. President Joe Biden will make a high stakes visit to Israel on Wednesday to show support for its … [Read more…]
Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, has given a 12-hour quit notice to brothels and criminal dens notorious for prostitution, gangsterism and other illicit activities in Maiduguri, the state capital. Zulum gave the directive during a visit to ‘Bayan Quarters’, a settlement around Railway Staff Quarters, which harbours the brothels and criminals in Maiduguri. According to … [Read more…]
Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN said it has neutralized bandits, with recovery of arms and ammunition in Plateau, Southern Kaduna, and Bauchi state respectively. In a statement released by the Nigerian Army via its X account on Tuesday, the troops said, October 9 to 16, it also witnessed the neutralisation of armed robbers, the arrest … [Read more…]
…as CP Kanayo reaffirms police resolve to stamp out unrepentant criminals Police Operatives of the Enugu State Command serving in the Anti-Cultism Squad, on 15/10/2023 at about 1.44 p.m., arrested David Onyekachukwu aged 22, Timothy Ezeali aged 22, Somadina Ebe aged 22, Nwosa Anele aged 22, Kasim Rafiu aged 28, and Godwin Udoh aged 24, … [Read more…]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday proposed N26.01 trillion for the 2024 fiscal year for submission to the National Assembly. This is according to the Minister of Budget and Planning Atiku Bagudu who spoke after the Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. According to him, FEC pegged the price of crude oil … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that it will not trample on people’s right and press freedom in the fight against fake news and disinformation in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. Idris called on Nigerians … [Read more…]
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Sunday said three persons died instantly in an auto crash involving a commercial bus and a truck. A statement by the agency’s Permanent Secretary, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, on Saturday, said the incident happened at Gbagada, by the Charlie Boy bus stop. “Following a distress call received at 22:01hrs … [Read more…]