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They made the appeal during a news conference on Friday in Enugu, alleging a forceful takeover of their ancestral land by the ex-minister. The community members carried placards with inscriptions such as Barth Nnaji has rendered our people homeless, His…
According to a statement shared on its X account on Friday, September 13, 2024, the anti-graft agency said the suspect is wanted in connection with the theft and illegal possession of the commission’s vehicle. The statement, issued by EFCC spokesperson…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Yola Zone, has condemned alleged victimisation of members in five universities. The Yola Zonal Office of ASUU which draws its membership from universities in Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe and Borno states, said in a…
The managing director of Powell Homes and Shelters Ltd, Arc Chibuikem Onyekachi has said that the main focus of his company is to provide affordable housing for residents of Enugu and other parts of the country. Chibuikem who noted that…
The Labour Party in Anambra State has raised the alarm over the alleged publication of names of members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, as its candidates for the forthcoming local government election. The party, at a press conference…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU has expressed worry over the incessant victimization, intimidation, harassment and dehumanization of its members in public universities in the country. This was contained in a statement signed by ASUU Zonal Coordinator, Professor Abdulkadir…
A Lagos-based senior lawyer, Barrister Vincent Okafor has been remanded in Enugu Correctional Centre for allegedly promoting local war in his hometown, Agunese Mmaku community, Awgu Council Area of Enugu State. The legal practitioner’s arraignment brings to three natives of…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried the victimisation, intimidation, harassment, and dehumanisation of its members in some public universities. This is contained in a statement issued by Kano Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Prof. Abdulkadir Mohammad, in Kano…
With exactly seven days to the Edo governorship election, all the political parties in the polls have begun final preparations for the encounter that will take place on Saturday, September 21. The three major political contenders have fixed the grand…
The federal government is expected to pay about N180.8 billion as electricity subsidy for power consumers from Bands B to E that have had their tariffs frozen since December 2022, THISDAY learnt on Friday. Besides, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission…
The All Progressives Congress leadership in Imo State has maintained that the party remains strong and united ready to participate in the September 21 exercise irrespective of any distraction. The APC state Chairman, MacDonald Ebere made the claims in reaction…
With food scarcity and inflation in the country, investing in farming is a lucrative venture, especially, when it comes to Cashew nut processing. No doubt, cashew nuts are in high in demand by many industries, especially, pharmaceutical sector coupled with…
The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi says he has never said he would be vice president to anyone in the 2027 general election. In a post via his official X handle, Obi was…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the posting of CP Peter Ukachi Opara as the new substantive Commissioner of Police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, replacing CP Benneth Igwe, who has since been promoted to the next…
The organised labour groups are advocating adequate resettlement and palliative for victims of flood across the country. Similarly, the organised labour in financial sector, under the aegis of Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (ASSBIFI)…
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has imposed a fine of N9.11 billion on the 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) for violating regulations regarding the billing of unmetered customers on estimated billing. The fine was contained in the September 2024 Supplementary…
A victim, Chinyere Nworie, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Friday that her rice, yam and cassava farms were submerged by flood. Nworie said the incident had become a perennial experience in the area due to…
The LG Chairman and Secretary of the party, Chidi Chinwuba and Onyeka Aghadiuno made the threat in a statement issued in Awka and made available to newsmen on Friday. The statement urged the public to disregard any list published by…
With Anambra State having a population growth rate of 2.21% and over 60% of its population living in urban areas, it is a no brainer that the pressure on public infrastructure in urban areas which like most major cities in…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Anambra indigenes have been urged to make their 2024 Christmas celebration a true homecoming by returning home to their state for the yuletide. The State Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and Tourism, Mr. Don Onyenji, made…
