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Confusion: Obiano not released from detention, transferred to Abuja – EFCC Spokesperson The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed that the immediate-past governor of Anambra state, Willie Obiano, has not been released from detention. In an exclusive chat with our correspondent, the Public Relations Officer of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, noted that Obiano was … [Read more…]
Reps urge Governors to implement provisions of Child Rights Act The House of Representatives has urged the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory to implement the provisions of the Universal Basic Education Commission Act, 2004 and the Child’s Right Act, 2003. The House urged the Minister of the FCT, Mohammed Bello, … [Read more…]
I will not resign prematurely from office- Malami Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said he would not resign prematurely from office but would end his tenure by May 2023. He stated this at a conference organised by the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC) where he was the … [Read more…]
Soludo’s inaugural speech: Governor proposes roundtable talk with IPOB The new governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has lamented the economic losses incurred by the South East states each day sit-at-home is observed in the geopolitical zone. He said Anambra alone loses an estimated N19.6 billion even as many businesses have relocated to other … [Read more…]
Feud: Why we won’t arrest Bianca Ojukwu, Obiano’s wife –Anambra PPRO The Anambra State Police Command on Thursday said it saw no need to arrest wife of outgoing Governor of Anambra State, Ebelechukwu Obiano; and widow of the late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Bianca; for breach of public peace. The Command spokesman, Ikenga Tochukwu, made this known … [Read more…]
Hunter shoots former APC ward chairman in Enugu A former ward chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, at Akpa-Edem, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Chibueze Omeje, was allegedly shot dead by a hunter while working on his farm in Edem, Saturday. Vanguard gathered that the hunter, identified as Monday Oriewu, after shooting … [Read more…]
Suspended Commander of the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, DCP Abba Kyari, who is remanded in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, over his involvement in a 25kg cocaine deal, has refused to officially respond to the query issued him by Force Headquarters. This is even as the Federal High Court sitting … [Read more…]
Ahead of this year’s World Oral Health Day, the Nigerian Dental Association, NDA, has warned Nigerians against patronising beauty salons for their tooth whitening even as it called on the Federal Government to urgently address what they described as ‘nagging’ – drain in the country’s health sector. Addressing a press conference to herald this … [Read more…]
Legal practitioners who were part of a webinar on ‘Stakeholder engagement for Legal Practitioners in Nigeria on National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA Bill, 2021’ have picked holes in the propositions of a new National Information technology Development Agency (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2021, saying it is not only confusing but also conflicting. Almost all … [Read more…]
Enugu 2023: Enugu West Leaders provide minutes of meeting to back zoning Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Sequel to the declaration of a 3 time former Deputy President of the Senate and current Senator representing Enugu West Senatorial Zone, Distinguished Senator Ike Ekweremadu, to run for Governor of Enugu State in a press conference/media consultation held on … [Read more…]
There may not be light at the end of the tunnel in the precarious situation facing the All Progressives Congress (APC) as both the proposed March 26 national convention and unresolved headship of the party are still shrouded in controversy and doubts. While the myriads of legal suits and constitutional hurdles on the side … [Read more…]
Domestic airlines are currently groaning under acute scarcity of aviation fuel, popularly called Jet A1, with only few operators getting supplies from marketers. This is just as the Chief Executive Officer of Cleanserve Energy, a major marketer of Jet A1, Mr Chris Ndulle, told Vanguard that the current price of crude oil in the … [Read more…]