BY ADOLPHUS DURU The foremost socio cultural organisation of the Ibibio ethnic nationality, Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio has urged Governors and National Assembly members from the Niger Delta region and sister coastal states irrespective of political affiliations, to rise against the proposed Water Resources Bill. In a communique issued at theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Widow of Igbo leader and Nigeria’s former Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu has said that the Igbo could achieve their political aspirations in Nigeria including producing the President of the country if they remain united. She stated this in her remarks as specialContinue Reading
EFCC ADOLPHUS DURU The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a Manager with Cubana Group, Lucky Uchechukwu- Ndukwe alongside one Precious Omonkhoa- Ofure before Justice Justice O.A. Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. The information which is contained inContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU Hundreds of youths in Imo state on Saturday staged a solidarity rally in support of the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, ahead of the 2023 general elections. The youths took to the streets of Owerri, carrying banners and chanting songs amid heavy traffic. AccordingContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS Four Catholic sisters have been kidnapped at Umulolo community along Okigwe-Enugu Expressway in Imo State. This latest abduction was confirmed in a statement issued by the Secretary-General, The Sisters Of Jesus The Saviour (Generalate), Sister Zita Ihedoro. According to the statement, they were on the way toContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, gave reasons why the Federal Government could not increase public servants’ salaries despite its desirability. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, quoted Buhari as giving the reasons when heContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS Official statistics have shown that Nigeria imported a total of 132, 543 units of fully built units FBU of vehicles in six months covering January –June, 2022 amidst the worsening foreign exchange crisis, which has seen the country’s currency, the naira exchange all- time low of N730Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Two students of Enugu campus of the Nigerian Law School located at Agbani, in Nkanu West Local Government Area, Enugu State, South East Nigeria have been reportedly abducted by gunmen. Sources say the incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday as the victims who were withContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government says it has clamped down on adulterated fertiliser producers in Kano State to ensure quality production of fertilisers and farm inputs. A statement by Anthonia Eremah, the Assistant Chief Information Officer of the ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, announced this on Friday inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Communities in Item in Abia North senatorial district have attested to the developmental projects sited within their respective districts by their senatorial representative, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, in three years as a first-time senator at the National Assembly. Kalu, continuing his midterm constituency report tour, on TuesdayContinue Reading