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…CP Giwa Reaffirms Commitment to a Safer and More Secure Enugu State As part of sustained efforts to rid Enugu State of unrepentant violent criminals, operatives of the State Police Command, under the directive of Commissioner of Police, CP Mamman Bitrus Giwa, psc, have successfully rescued twenty-eight kidnapped victims, arrested ten male suspects, and recovered … [Read more…]
Members of the National Assembly reportedly padded the 2025 budget with no fewer than 11, 122 projects valued at N6.93 trillion, BudgIT, a prominent civic tech organisation promoting transparency and accountability in Nigeria, has revealed. The organisation, which promotes and monitors public finance, said in a statement made available to Vanguard on Tuesday that by … [Read more…]
Renowned human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called the proposed bill to make voting mandatory in Nigeria unconstitutional. The proposed legislation sponsored by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, and Daniel Ago passed second reading in the House of Representatives. Ago, while speaking during last Thursday’s plenary, argued that the bill aims … [Read more…]
Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi has announced an upward review of allowances of Medical Doctors in the General Hospitals across the State . The Governor who increased the allowances from 150,000 naira to 500,000 naira also charged the medical doctors to strive to maintain high standards of integrity and professionalism in the discharge of … [Read more…]
Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has donated N20 million to the Anglican School and Hospital projects in Kubwa, an Abuja suburb. This is in fulfillment of his earlier pledge to partner with the faith-based community in its mission to improve literacy and increase access to health care delivery … [Read more…]
…Southeast Reps Caucus calls for resignation of JAMB Registrar The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that it will on Wednesday release the results of 379,000 candidates who sat the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination between Friday and Monday. JAMB rescheduled the exam following widespread outcry over mass failure during the initial UTME. The … [Read more…]
Former US president Joe Biden has prostate cancer, his office has said. Mr Biden, 82, who left the White House in January, was seen by doctors last week for urinary symptoms. He was later diagnosed with prostate cancer, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone. His office said in a statement: “Last week, … [Read more…]
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, at the weekend warned legal practitioners in the country, especially, members of the Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria (MULAN), on the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the nation’s legal framework. Justice Kekere-Ekun gave the warning at the MULAN’s 16th annual general conference in Ilorin, the Kwara … [Read more…]
Operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) in a well-coordinated covert operation on Sunday arrested two high-profile suspected kidnap kingpins as they made to depart Nigeria for Saudi Arabia to observe the holy pilgrimage. Security sources disclosed that the suspected kidnap kingpins had been on the DSS radar for over a year, and that … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has explained why it cannot postpone the resit exams to be taken by candidates affected by the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) technical error. The results from JAMB’s 2025 UTME were released on May 9, and analysis indicated that more than 78 per cent of candidates scored … [Read more…]
Doris Ewoh & Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Guinness Nigeria Plc has unveiled the English Premier League, EPL, trophy in the city of Enugu. According to the management of Guinness Nigeria Plc, the unveiling which was done during a press conference on Friday, May 16, 2025 at Maxbe Hotel, Enugu, was the first in Nigeria. PACESETTER gathered … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Government has announced the implementation of its Water Last-Mile Connection Project aimed at ensuring access to public water supply by residents across the city. This was made known in a statement issued on Friday by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia. According to the statement, the initiative, spearheaded by … [Read more…]