Pope Francis Creates Catholic Diocese of Aguleri, Appoints Bishop Isizoh as Pioneer Bishop

Pope Francis has announced the establishment of the Catholic Diocese of Aguleri  and appointed  Bishop Denis Isizoh the Diocese’s first Bishop. The erection of the new Catholic Diocese in Nigeria and the appointment of the pioneer Bishop of the new Episcopal See was made public by the Holy See Press office on Sunday, February 12. The Diocese of Aguleri has been curved from the Archdiocese of Onitsha, making it suffragan of the Metropolitan See of...

APGA Governorship Candidate Endorses Peter Obi, Snubs Party’s Presidential Candidate

The gubernatorial candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance in Enugu, Chief Frank Nweke Jr. has described Peter Obi of Labour Party as the best among all the three leading presidential candidates for the 25 February election. Nweke whose party, APGA also has a presidential candidate, Peter Umeadi, said Obi is the best because he has character, capacity and integrity. He therefore urged the people of Enugu to vote for Obi in the Feb. 25 presidential...

Six killed As Anambra Communities Resume Hostilities Over Land

Omor and Anaku communities in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Monday, resumed hostilities, over a disputed landed property in the area, resulting in the death of about six persons. Both communities have in time past been involved in a fierce war, which led to the destruction of many buildings and the killing of individuals. A source said the hostilities began again on Monday, after a dispute among members of both communities. “Up...

Anambra APGA Senatorial Candidate Declares Support For Peter Obi

The Senatorial Candidate for Anambra Central Senatorial District in 2023 general election, under the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Honourable Dozie Nwankwo, said he is supporting the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, to actualize his quest to become the next President of Nigeria. Going back memory lane, he explained it was Peter Obi with Late Dora Akunyili that prevailed on him to join the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) years after...

Naira scarcity: POS operators in heavy profits, device means to source cash

As both the new and old naira notes remain scarce around the country, operators of Point of Sale, popularly known as POS have become the new lords in Anambra State. This is because, while many people queue endlessly before bank Automated Teller Machines (ATM), and even fight themselves, even with no hope of getting cash, POS operators disburse cash to their customers effortlessly, so long as they agree to their charges. Before the redesigning of...

Bear with FG, Naira redesign has socio-economic benefits – Obi tells Nigerians

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has said the current pain and inconvenience created by redesigning the Naira would bring significant long-term economic and social benefits. Obi also urged the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and commercial banks to speed up efforts to make the new Naira notes available to small depositors and unbanked Nigerians. He said this is to help reduce the pains of Nigerians, especially those living in rural...

2023: Adopt Peter Obi as a presidential candidate ―​​ Obiano tells APGA

With only 21-days left for the 2023 Presidential election, an Awka-based Political Scientist, Dr. Emmanuel Obiano, has appealed to the National Leadership of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), to adopt the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, as it a candidate for the February 25th election. The West African Pilot News gathered that the call for the adoption is coming three months after Governor Soludo who is also the national leader...

2023: Timi Frank Warns Buhari, INEC Against Plan To Postpone General Elections

Comrade Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC),  on Sunday, advised President Muhammadu Buhari and the Independent National Electoral  Commission  (INEC) not to contemplate or accept any recommendation to shift the forthcoming polls. The activist made the plea in a press statement in Abuja, and also called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), not to add to the current harrowing experience of Nigerians by shifting the polls. Timi...

2023 elections: 10 political parties collapse structure for Atiku in Anambra

Anambra State Director General of the Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign Committee, Professor Obiora Okonkwo, has said no fewer than ten political parties in the State have collapsed their structures in support of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, in the forthcoming 2023 Presidential election. Okonkwo disclosed this to Journalists shortly after the presidential management committee meeting held at the campaign headquarters in Awka, on Friday....

Over 380 People Killed, 71 Others Abducted In Niger State

The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) has released that no fewer than about 380 people were killed and 71 others abducted in Niger State between 2015 and 2021. The North-Central coordinator of the centre, Maj. Gen. Hassan Ibrahim Bature (retd) disclosed this at a sensitisation Programme for the newly posted National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to the State at the NYSC’s permanent Orientation camp in Paiko, the headquarters...

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