The Benue State Government has denied deploying thugs to block the convoy of the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, from accessing Yelwata in the state. The government also rejected Obi’s allegation that state-sponsored thugs blocked his convoy along Gboko Road, saying it was not informed of his visit through the required…
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, was on Tuesday obstructed by suspected political thugs in Benue State, preventing him and his delegation from reaching the Yelwata community on a scheduled humanitarian mission. Obi, who disclosed the incident in a statement posted to his official X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday,…
AWKA — The Anambra State Police Command and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have commenced a comprehensive security and safety assessment across strategic locations in the state ahead of the planned visit of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and other high-profile dignitaries. The exercise, according to separate statements by the Police…
AWKA — The Anambra State Police Command has deployed a Police-led Joint Security Team to strategic locations around the First Niger Bridge and diversionary routes following the temporary closure of the bridge to vehicular traffic for maintenance works. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, personally led heads of sister security…
The Youth Wing of the Anambra State Town Union Council (ASTUC) has honoured reputable individuals from Anaocha Local Government Area as role models, charging young people to embrace positive values and be more deliberate in choosing those they support for leadership positions. The event, held at the Neni Civic Centre, Neni, is part of an…
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Oluremi Fadairo, has reaffirmed the Division’s commitment to sustaining decisive military operations against separatist groups in the South-East. Fadairo, who is the Commander, Joint Task Force South-East, Operation UDO KA, said that the Division would continue to deal decisively with criminal elements undermining peace and…
FREETOWN — Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has returned to his country after spending more than two years in Nigeria, following the discontinuation of treason and other criminal proceedings against him. Koroma arrived at the Freetown International Airport on Sunday, accompanied by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs,…
ENUGU — Prof. George Ugwu, Enugu State Commissioner for Health, has advocated a Community Health Stewardship model under which individuals, professional groups, organisations and community leaders would adopt public health facilities to strengthen supervision, oversight and service delivery. Ugwu, a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), made the proposal…
ACCRA— Ms. Edith Dzigbordi Baku, has expressed optimism that Ghana can overcome its challenges and build a better future for its citizens. Baku said this in a statement in which she urged Ghanaians to confront the truth about the country’s challenges and potential, stressing that a new chapter for Ghana was possible. She said Ghana’s…
ENUGU— The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Enugu State Chapter, has declared full mobilisation of persons with disabilities across the 17 Local Government Areas of the state to defend the Enugu State Persons with Disabilities Commission. The association made the declaration in a statement issued on Sunday by its Publicity Secretary, Mr…
