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Labour Party threatens to pull out from LG polls in Anambra East

Labour Party threatens to pull out from LG polls in Anambra East

The Labour Party, LP, in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State has threatened to boycott the September 28 Local Government elections in the area. The Local Government Chairman and the Secretary of the party, Mr Chidi Chinwuba and…

LP to boycott council polls in Anambra East —

LP to boycott council polls in Anambra East —

The Labour Party (LP) in Anambra East Local Government Area (LGA) has threatened to boycott the September 28 Local Government Elections in the area. The LG Chairman and Secretary of the party, Mr Chidi Chinwuba and Mr Onyeka Aghadiuno, made…

NERC fines AEDC, others for over billing —

NERC fines AEDC, others for over billing —

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and other electricity distribution companies are to pay different fines for over billing customers. The AEDC alone will pay N1.69 billion-fine, according to a publication of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The fine…

Gov. Soludo’s Acolytes Campaign Of Lies And Propaganda – Chekwas Okorie

Gov. Soludo’s Acolytes Campaign Of Lies And Propaganda – Chekwas Okorie

PRESS RELEASE   The public, especially members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Nigeria and abroad have continued to be fed with mischievous and misleading propaganda regarding the status of Chief Edozie Njoku as the National Chairman of…

Tinubu Approves N108BN For Disasters + Peter Obi Reacts To Borno Flood – Trending With Ojy Okpe

Tinubu Approves N108BN For Disasters + Peter Obi Reacts To Borno Flood – Trending With Ojy Okpe

The Flooding in Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital has resulted to the death of at least 30 people and the displacement of 414,000 people. According to the National Emergency Management Agency, the disaster occurred after the Alau Dam overflowed, following…

How Trigger Happy Police Officer Killed Innocent Youth In Imo

How Trigger Happy Police Officer Killed Innocent Youth In Imo

  Protect the Weak Foundation, (PROWIF) a non governmental organization that is committed to ensuring justice, fairness and equity in governance, has called on the police to as a matter of urgency, arrest and prosecute the policemen who killed a…

Abakaliki couple died from gas explosion not inverterPolice —

Abakaliki couple died from gas explosion not inverterPolice —

The Police Command in Ebonyi, says the explosion that claimed the lives of a couple, Mr and Mrs George Onuabuchi in Abakaliki, Ebonyi capital was from gas cylinder and not from inverter battery. DSP Joshua Ukandu, spokesman of the Command…

NPFL: Victory over Abia Warriors non-negotiable – Akwa United

NPFL: Victory over Abia Warriors non-negotiable – Akwa United

Akwa United technical adviser, Muhammad Babaganaru says his players are committed to securing maximum points in their clash against Abia Warriors. Babaganaru stated that his team will have to improve on their performance to achieve their aim in the game.…

Okorie Tackles Soludo, Others On Status Of Njoku As APGA Chairman

Okorie Tackles Soludo, Others On Status Of Njoku As APGA Chairman

The founding national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Chief Chekwas Okorie has expressed concerns that the public have continued to be fed with mischievous and misleading propaganda regarding the status of Chief Edozie Njoku as the National…

Anambra Govt bans scavengers, vows to prosecute residents selling scraps to them

Anambra Govt bans scavengers, vows to prosecute residents selling scraps to them

Anambra State Government has announced an immediate ban on the activities of scavengers who move about buying iron scraps, commonly referred to as “iron condemn”. This decision follows the scavengers’ notorious activities, which have become a significant nuisance to society,…

Okorie Tackles Soludo, Others On Status Of Njoku As Partys Chairman

Okorie Tackles Soludo, Others On Status Of Njoku As Partys Chairman

The founding national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Chief Chekwas Okorie has expressed concerns that the public have continued to be fed with mischievous and misleading propaganda regarding the status of Chief Edozie Njoku as the National…

Edo Guber Poll: Group raises alarm over alleged importation of thugs, fingers APC

Edo Guber Poll: Group raises alarm over alleged importation of thugs, fingers APC

Barely a week to the governorship election in Edo State, a a socio-cultural group, the Edo Collectives, has raised the alarm over alleged importation of thugs into the state. The governorship poll is scheduled for Saturday, 21st September 2024. The…

Again, Anambra Assembly amends LG Law, pegs tenure at 2 years

Again, Anambra Assembly amends LG Law, pegs tenure at 2 years

Anambra State House of Assembly has again amended the State Electoral Law. This is would be the third amendment this year. The amendment was passed during plenary on Thursday, pegging the tenure of Local Government Chairmen and Councillors at two…

Im ready to be Vice President If Peter Obi —

Im ready to be Vice President If Peter Obi —

The former Labour Party presidential candidate and ex-governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has stated his openness to accepting a vice-presidential position if he finds someone more capable of advancing the country than himself. During a recent interview with New…

Ebonyi Assembly Okays Purchase Of Aircraft, Others For Airport Takeoff

Ebonyi Assembly Okays Purchase Of Aircraft, Others For Airport Takeoff

The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has approved the purchase of aircraft for the smooth takeoff and services at the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport, Onueke in Ezza South local government area of the State. Reading the letter of Governor Francis…

Family Demands Release Of Sons Corpse From Police For Burial

Family Demands Release Of Sons Corpse From Police For Burial

The family of late Mr. Nnamdi Nwite of Agbaja Unuhu Community in Abakaliki local government area of Ebonyi State has demanded the immediate release of the body of their son for burial. Nwite was allegedly hit by a stray bullet…

2027: I’m desperate to see Nigeria work – Peter Obi

2027: I’m desperate to see Nigeria work – Peter Obi

Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi has said he is desperate to see Nigeria work. Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, spoke recently when he appeared on New Central TV. Answering questions on the…

Patorankings sister and her husband die in gas explosion in Ebonyi

Patorankings sister and her husband die in gas explosion in Ebonyi

DSP Joshua Ukandu, spokesman of the Command in the state told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday that the incident occurred on August 25. Ukandu said that a preliminary investigation showed that the couple died from a gas…

200m Nigerians At Risk Of 17 Neglected Tropical Diseases UNICEF

200m Nigerians At Risk Of 17 Neglected Tropical Diseases UNICEF

The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) has raised the alarm over the looming health crisis in Nigeria, saying 200 million citizens were at the risk of contracting 17 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The revelation was made at a two-day media…

South East Devt Commission Bill initiated by Oduah, not Kalu – Civil rights group clarifies

South East Devt Commission Bill initiated by Oduah, not Kalu – Civil rights group clarifies

A civil rights group, the Civil Liberties Parliamentary Advocacy Centre, (CLPAC), has clarified that the recently signed South East Development Commission (SEDC) Bill, was initiated by Senator Stella Oduah and not the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon.…