The South-West Governors forum has insisted that its ban on open grazing in the region stays despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of a recommendation asking for about 368 grazing routes to be recovered. The South-West forum chairman and Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, stated that the ban would be turned […]
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NSCDC Says It Is Ready To Secure The State and Lives of Citizens Come November 6 Anambra Election
Mrs Mbamalu intimated the Corps of their mission in promoting credible, peaceful, and transparent election across the state as the organization will be deploying 500 observers to polling units spread across all the 21 Local Government Areas in the State…
Vice President, Osinbajo Commissions Digital Leather Industrial Hub in Osile, Ogbunike
At the commissioning ceremony, Prof. Osinbajo said that with the leather cluster having about 2000 stores and almost 30,000 MSMEs operating there; that he had no doubt that the facility will be of immediate value…
Nigerian Girl Sues Inspector General of Police and Others to Court Over Unlawful Detention
Glory Okolie, a 21-year-old young woman arrested and enslaved by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in Imo State, has sued Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba and Attorney General of the Federation…
Professor Mrs. Juliet Okonkwo laid to rest in her country home ovollo Mbaukwu, Awka South Council Area of Anambra state
The body of the first female professor from the Southeast region Professor Mrs. Juliet Okonkwo who passed away in June this year has been successfully laid to rest in her country home ovollo Mbaukwu, Awka South Council Area of Anambra state amidst a long weekend of celebration for a life […]
Christian Association of Nigeria Asks Federal Government to Tackle Security Challenges Facing the Country.
CAN said that the government should take sincere and realistic steps to tackle the rising insecurity that has threatened the corporate existence of Nigeria…
MACBAN to Organize Sensitization Workshop on Cow Identification
South East Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, Allahaji Gidado Siddiki, has said that the association will organize a sensitisation workshop on cow identification. Alhaji Sidikki who disclosed this in Awka on Saturday, pointed out that the workshop would be another measure by the association to […]
Three-storey Building Collapses in Enugu.
A three-storey tenement building located at Nweke Awkuzu Street in Ugbene area of Abakpa Nike, in Enugu metropolis, collapsed on Friday evening. The building is behind the popular Timber Market in Enugu. According to an eye witness, the building was nearly completed, roofed, and remaining fixing of windows and painting. […]
Gun Battle in Kaduna Claims Nine Lives
The Kaduna State Government said a gun battle between two groups of bandits in Giwa Local Government Area of the state, had resulted in the killing of nine. Mr Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner, for Internal Security and Home Affairs, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He said that credible human intelligence […]
UNIZIK Student Commits Suicide Over High School Fees
An eye witness who preferred anonymity said, “The deceased locked himself inside the room for days and was sobbing for inability to meet up with the school fees introduced recently by management….