ONITSHA, Anambra — Traders at the Onitsha Beer Dealers Market, also known as Nwugo Beer Market, have appealed to the Anambra State Government to intervene in an alleged dispute over ownership and revenue collection at the market. The traders made the appeal during a peaceful protest in Onitsha, where they alleged harassment, intimidation and extortion…
ACCRA, Ghana — The Universal Friendship Organisation has raised alarm over Ghana’s reported 38-place decline in the Global Peace Index over five years, urging the government, political parties and citizens to take urgent steps to protect the country’s peace and social stability. The organisation said Ghana, which ranked 38th globally and second in Africa in…
ENUGU — The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship candidate in Enugu State, Chinyeaka Ohaa, says the party’s structures across the state remain intact, active and committed to his candidacy and that of its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. Ohaa’s Media Aide, Sampson Ukwu, stated this in a statement issued in Enugu on Saturday in reaction…
Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen say they carried out drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, and energy facilities on the country’s Red Sea coast. The claim came after a large column of black smoke was seen rising near King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, hours after Saudi authorities issued air-raid alerts and…
President Bola Tinubu says more Nigerians should begin to experience measurable reductions in transportation costs from October 1, citing the reduction of the Enugu-Nsukka fare from N2,500 to N1,500 following the deployment of 100 CNG buses in Enugu State. Tinubu disclosed this in a statement on the National Affordable Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, Transit Programme,…
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has directed the immediate removal of the state Commissioner for Works, Stanley Lebechi Mbam, from office. The governor also directed Mbam to hand over all government property in his possession, including his official vehicle, to the Secretary to the State Government and transfer his responsibilities to the Permanent Secretary in…
Enugu State governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa, on Saturday visited party members receiving treatment following the alleged attack on the party’s ward meeting at Ihuani Awkunanaw, Obuoffia, Nkanu West Local Government Area, declaring that no political ambition was worth the blood of an Enugu citizen. Ohaa made the statement…
The Enugu State Police Command has confirmed the murder of Chief Ikechukwu Oloto, 53, a popular politician in Nsukka Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe, made this known in a statement issued on Friday in Enugu, saying police had commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding Oloto’s death. Ndukwe said…
The Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has supported 344 brilliant but needy students from the constituency who gained admission to various Senior High Schools. The initiative forms part of the MP’s annual educational support programme aimed at assisting students from less-privileged backgrounds and promoting access to quality education. The beneficiaries received…
|By Prosper Okoye The outgoing National President of the Network of Civil Society Organisations Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour, NACTAL, Abdulganiyu Abubakar, has introduced his successor, Osita Osemene, to government agencies and development partners involved in migration issues. Abubakar made the introduction during a two-day meeting of the Working Group on Return, Readmission and…
