ENUGU — Five persons have been killed and 18 others injured in a multiple road crash involving a trailer, a commercial bus and a car on the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Route Commander and Public Enlightenment Officer, Enugu State Sector Command, Mr Theophilus Okoduwa, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Enugu….
PORT HARCOURT — Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has signed the state’s N1.854 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, describing the legislation as a “breath of fresh air” and a new beginning for development and cooperation in the state. Fubara signed the bill at the State Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt, shortly after…
ENUGU — The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mamman Giwa, has directed senior police officers in the command to intensify intelligence gathering, surveillance and proactive policing measures to strengthen security and public safety during the Ember Months and approaching festive period. Giwa gave the directive on Thursday at a strategic conference with senior police…
ENUGU — Prof. George Ugwu, Enugu State Commissioner for Health, has called for an increase in the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) from one per cent to five per cent of the Federal Government’s Consolidated Revenue Fund. Ugwu made the call while delivering the 251st Inaugural Lecture of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN),…
By Ejike Agbata The Youth Wing of the Anambra State Council of Town Unions (ASTUC) on Thursday took its campaign for stronger values and responsible citizenship to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council, in Awka. Speaking during the NUJ Congress, the ASTUC Youth President, Comrade Ken Okoli, said the visit was also…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Africa CDC, says the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains “extremely serious” and continues to spread despite ongoing efforts to contain it. Africa CDC Director-General, Dr Jean Kaseya, said the outbreak, declared on May 15, initially affected one province and two health zones. He…
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has handed over the Environment, Science and Technology portfolio to newly appointed Minister, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings. The transition follows Dr Agyeman-Rawlings’ approval by Parliament and her subsequent swearing-in by President John Dramani Mahama at the Jubilee House in Accra. President Mahama, at the swearing-in ceremony,…
Some prominent traditional rulers in the South-East have renewed calls for the complete abolition of the Osu caste system, describing the practice as discriminatory, dehumanising and incompatible with the equality of human beings. The royal fathers — Obi Alfred Achebe of Onitsha, Igwe Kenneth Orizu III of Nnewi, both in Anambra, and HRM Igwe Samuel…
The Police Command in Rivers says four personnel have been dismissed over the fatal shooting of a student, Anthony Obodo, in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists on recent security developments in the state. The incident occurred on Aug. 27 after an altercation between the…
SALAGA (SAVANNAH) — The Member of Parliament (MP) for Salaga-South Constituency, Hajia Zuwera Mohammed Ibrahimah, has donated GH¢10,000 to T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Salaga, to support the school’s participation in the 2026 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) National Championship in Accra. The donation was presented on behalf of the MP by the Salaga-South…
