AWKA — The Anambra State Executive Council (ANSEC) has approved a series of measures aimed at strengthening environmental sustainability, economic development and urban regeneration as the state prepares to mark its 35th anniversary. The decisions were reached at the council’s 10th meeting of the second term of Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s administration, held at the Light…
OWERRI — The Forum of Imo Democrats (FIMD), a pro-democracy and think-tank organisation, has endorsed Hon. Philip Ejiogu, the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for the Owerri Federal Constituency in the 2027 House of Representatives election. The forum, whose membership is drawn from the 27 Local Government Areas of Imo, described Ejiogu as an accomplished…
AWKA —The Management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has suspended Prof. Ifeanyi Sunny Odinye, a lecturer in the Department of Chinese Studies, for three months with half salary following the preliminary findings of a six-member investigative panel into an incident involving the lecturer and a student. The university also referred the student involved, Chikamso Favour…
ENUGU— The Enugu State Police Command says its operatives have rescued three victims of abduction and recovered two locally made firearms, ammunition and other exhibits following a carjacking incident in Enugu. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Enugu. Ndukwe said operatives attached to the…
ENUGU— The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Enugu State Command, has arrested a woman, Mrs Serah Uchechukwu Onyemerela, for allegedly defrauding 16 job seekers of N6.139 million under the guise of securing employment for them. The Commandant of the NSCDC in Enugu, Dr Elijah Willie, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists on…
ENUGU— The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) branch, has suspended its two-week warning strike with immediate effect, paving the way for the resumption of academic activities at the institution. The Acting Chairman of ASUU-ESUT, Dr Andrew Apeh, announced the suspension during a press briefing in Enugu,…
AWKA— Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has announced plans to develop a new industrial city and an accompanying aerotropolis as part of efforts to create a more organised industrial and economic environment in the state. Soludo made the announcement during the inauguration of a hotel in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area. The governor explained that…
EKET — Residents of Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have appealed for urgent government intervention after torrential rainfall triggered severe flooding, submerging homes and destroying property worth millions of naira. The residents spoke after heavy rainfall lasting more than four hours from Saturday night into Sunday caused flooding in several parts of…
UMUAHIA— Governor Alex Otti of Abia has attributed the progress recorded in the state over the past 35 years to the prayers, sacrifices and support of its people. Otti stated this on Sunday at an interdenominational thanksgiving service marking the 35th anniversary of Abia’s creation, held at the Okpara Square Event Centre, Umuahia, with the…
SALAGA, Ghana — Member of Parliament for Salaga South Constituency in Ghana’s Savannah Region, Hajia Zuwera Ibrahimah, has handed over the site for the construction of a three-unit classroom block at Sakafatu Islamic Junior High School in the East Gonja Municipality. The ceremony, held on Thursday in Salaga, was conducted jointly with the East Gonja…
