Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging Governor Chukwuma Soludo to call the attention of the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command to return police checkpoints and patrol teams at intermittent positions in and around the state. The House passed the resolution following a motion of urgent […]
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Former APGA National Chairman Umeh To Contest 2023 Senatorial Election.
The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Senator Victor Umeh has declared his interest to contest the 2023 general election to represent Anambra Central Senatorial District in the red chamber of the national assembly under the platform of APGA. Senator Umeh declared his interest before the […]
House of Reps Summons Minister, Accountant General, Others Over Police Salary Increment
The House of Representatives Committee on Police Affairs has invited the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; and the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, over the non-implementation of the 20 per cent salary increment for officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force by the Federal […]
More Citizens Rally Support For Obi’s Presidential Ambition
More well-meaning citizens have continued to speak in favour of Peter Obi’s Presidential ambition. Speaking to the press in Awka, a former Chairman Anambra state chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association, Barrister Emmanuel Okechukwu Junior, noted that Obi has all it takes to effectively pilot the affairs of Nigeria. According […]
Okupe Withdraws From Presidential Race, Asks Wike, Others To Team Up With Peter Obi
A former spokesman of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr Doyin Okupe, has withdrawn from the 2023 presidential race. Okupe also announced that he would now support the candidacy of former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate addressed a press conference at the NUJ […]
Over 20 Bandits Attack Abuja Residents, Rob House-To-House
No fewer than 20 bandits stormed the Pipeline Extension area in Kubwa, Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, dispossessing residents of their belongings. The bandits who operated for more than one hour stormed the area around 2 am on Wednesday. Eyewitnesses, who narrated the incident, said the […]
USAID IHP Urges Fed. Bauchi Govts To Assist Vulnerable Population Access Health Insurance
The United States of America Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Integrated Health Program (IHP) has called on the Federal and the Bauchi state governments to assist the vulnerable population in the state who are unable to access health insurance due to poverty. The State Director of IHP, Dr Alhassan Siaka, […]
Wire Fraud: EFCC Arrest Another Suspect On FBI Wanted-List In Enugu
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested another Nigerian on the wanted list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI. one Emmanuel Dike Chidiebere, for conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering. The EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, who confirmed the report, said acting on […]
Lady Found Dead And Covered In Blood In Abuja Hotel
The body of a 21-year-old woman was found lying on a blood-soaked bedsheet in an Abuja hotel and her brother has now accused the hotel management and police of a cover-up. On Feb. 25, 2022, Esther Isaac Asuquo lodged in Room 901 at Agete Hotel in the Gwarinpa area of […]
IPOB protests move to name Second Niger Bridge after Buhari
The Indigenous People of Biafra are protesting the move to name the second River Niger Bridge after President Muhammadu Buhari. The group, in a statement on Monday by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said it rejects naming the bridge after Buhari, because he came to power and completely […]