The Block Hive, a technology hub in Nsukka, Enugu State, has partnered with MTN to provide free internet routers to 5,000 technology users across the South-East. The initiative is targeted at tech developers, students, entrepreneurs, remote workers and digital creators, with the aim of reducing barriers to internet access and participation in the digital economy….
ABUJA — The Nigeria Police Force has said controlling roaming cattle in the Federal Capital Territory is not within its mandate, stressing that its intervention would only arise where the animals are involved in an offence. The police spokesperson, CSP Ani Iniedu, stated this on Tuesday at a joint security spokespersons’ briefing in Abuja while…
ABUJA — The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Mr Peter Obi, has visited traders affected by the recent fire at Eda Plaza, Jabi, Abuja, expressing sympathy and pledging support towards the recovery of their livelihoods. Obi made this known in a statement following his visit to the building materials market, where a fire…
ACCRA, Ghana — Ms. Edith Dzigbordi Baku, a Ghanaian advocate for development and leadership, has called on African leaders to move beyond rhetoric and translate their policies, promises and ideas into concrete actions capable of accelerating the continent’s development. Baku made the call in a statement, lamenting that African leaders had, for too long, engaged…
ABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied allegations by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) that it removed the party’s nominated candidates from some State Houses of Assembly constituencies in Anambra and Benue and replaced them with unauthorised names. INEC, in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Chairman of its Information and…
LONDON— A Nigerian-British taxi driver, Kolawole Erunkulu, has been jailed for six years by the Guildford Crown Court for causing the death of a 59-year-old man in a fatigue-related road crash in Surrey, United Kingdom. Erunkulu, 45, of Bexleyheath, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving after his Audi veered across the carriageway on…
ENUGU — Dr Andrew Apeh of the Department of Mass Communication, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), has been elected substantive Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), ESUT branch. Apeh, who had been acting chairman, emerged through a bye-election conducted at the university’s Main Campus, Agbani, and ESUT College of…
AWKA— Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has presented certificates of recognition to the newly elected traditional rulers of Nsugbe and Adazi Nnukwu communities, charging them to promote peace, unity and development in their domains. The governor presented the certificates to Igwe John Nzekwesili Nweke, Traditional Ruler of Nsugbe, and Igwe Aethelbirth Muoka, Traditional Ruler of…
PORT HARCOURT — The Rivers State House of Assembly has committed the proposed N1.854 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill to relevant committees for detailed legislative scrutiny. The decision followed the passage of the bill for second reading during the House’s 36th Legislative Sitting of the Fourth Session on Tuesday. The bill, presented by Gov. Siminalayi Fubara,…
ACCRA — The Member of Parliament for Madina Constituency, Dr. Francis-Xavier Kojo Sosu, has supported orphans across the constituency with educational materials under a Back-to-School Initiative. The intervention was carried out through the MP’s Islam Project in partnership with Race 4 Aid, with beneficiaries receiving school bags, exercise books, pens and other essential learning materials…
