In compliance with the directive by His Excellency, Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, the State’s ministry of women and children affairs, in the early hours of Saturday 14th November, 2020, at Onitsha, rescued two mentally challenged persons a teenage girl and a middle aged man at Fegge and Onisi […]
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Leone Stars of Sierra Leone Come Back From 4 Goals Down to Play Out a Draw Against the Super Eagles of Nigeria in AFCON Qualifier
The Leone stars of Sierra Leone on Friday, came back from 4 goals down to play out a 4 – 4 draw against the Super Eagles of Nigeria in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier which took place at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin. According to reports on […]
Lagos State Launches Nigeria’s First Assembled Electric Car
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday led the official launching of what has been described as Nigeria’s first assembled electric car. According to media reports, The electric car, named ‘Hyundai Kona’, was assembled by Stallions Automobile factory. Speaking at the launch , the Managing Director of Stallions Group, […]
COVID-19: FG Seeks $750m Loan From World Bank
The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said the Federal Government is in the process of acquiring a 750 million dollar loan, from the world bank to help states as part of efforts to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 in the country. Mrs. Ahmed disclosed this […]
156 new Cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria
Covid-19 figures for the 13th of November 2020 shows that Nigeria recorded 156 new cases of #COVID19.According to reports from the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control, 10 states, including the FCT recorded new cases of the virus. The states include;Lagos with 70,FCT-22Kaduna-18Rivers-15Plateau-11Ogun-10Bauchi-3Katsina-3Kano-2Ekiti-1Osun-1 Till date64,884 cases have been confirmed, of which […]
Anambra State Government Congratulates World-Class Writer Chimamanda Adichie
Anambra state governor, Willie Obiano, in a statement released by the Commissioner for information and public enlightenment, Don Adinuba,lauded the honour bestowed on Chimamanda, pointing out that she inspirits the Anambra essence of committed intellection. He also added that the award was timely as the world was celebrating Chinua Achebe’s […]
Chimamanda Adichie Wins Women’s Prize for Literature
Nigerian writer and author of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been voted winner of Women’s Prize for Literature “Winner of Winners,” according to a statement issued yesterday by the organisers. She was overwhelmingly voted as the winner for her novel, Half of a Yellow Sun over […]
Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly Impeached
The Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Mr Chiji Collins, has been impeached. According to media reports from the Assembly, He was impeached over allegations of financial impropriety, high handedness, and gross misconduct, among others. Collins was removed from office by the lawmakers on Friday during a plenary […]
Ex-Anambra Governor, Obi to appear before Anambra judicial panel of inquiry
Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi is to appear before the State Judicial Panel of Enquiry on police brutality, extra-judicial killings and other related matters. According to media reports from the sitting,The panel hinted this on Thursday following allegations leveled against him by a victim of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery […]
Petrol Price Rises To N168-N170 Per Litre as PPMC adjusts ex depot price
The Petroleum Products Marketing Company, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, has increased the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol to N155.17 per litre from N147.67 per litre. The PPMC disclosed this in an internal memo, dated November 11, 2020, and signed by Tijjani […]