By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) Anambra State government has extended the motorcycle ban in the urban cities of Ekwulobia and Nnewi with immediate effect. Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu, who disclosed this after the State Executive Council meeting said the decision followed rising insecurity in the areas. Before now, former governor, Chief Willie Obiano, had banned motorcycle operations, otherwise, known as okada in Awka and Onitsha. He said, “It has come to the...
By Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporter) Nigerians in the United States of America have concluded plans to hold a debate for all the Presidential candidates in the 2023 general elections The debate, tagged “The Diaspora Listens”, is being organised by the Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians (OAN, Inc.), in collaboration with 15 other Nigerian partner organisations in the United States, and is scheduled to hold on November 26, 2022. Sources said letters of invitations have...
By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo has banned the movement of cattle on foot in every part of Anambra State. Soludo, who met with members of the Anambra State Cattle Menace Committee at the Government House, Awka, at the weekend, said the ban was in compliance with the 2021 anti-open grazing law of the State, adding that enforcement would begin from September. “Now that we have a law...
ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern about ravaging floods in some parts of Nigeria, said the situation is under close watch and noted that monitoring of communities prone to flooding will continue with a view to rendering all necessary assistance. A statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, however, said the President is asking governors to explain their efforts and usage of funds. President Buhari...
By Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporter) Ozigbo who was the leader of PDP in Anambra state dumped the party today and became ‘Obidient’. Valentine Chineto “Val” Ozigbo (born July 20, 1970) is a Nigerian politician and business executive. He is the immediate past President and Chief Executive Officer of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria plc (Transcorp),[1] a diversified conglomerate with strategic investments and core interests in the hospitality, agribusiness and energy sectors[2] He was appointed to the...
By Handel Patrick and Anastasia Mbaebie (Staff Reporters) AWKA — The Police Command in Anambra has arrested four suspected members of a syndicate, two males and two females who extort money from people through blackmail. DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, Police Public Relations Officer who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday said they specialised in taking nude pictures of victims and threaten to post them online unless they paid money. Ikenga gave the identities of...
By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has taken over the alleged battery case involving the suspended Chairman, Nnewi North Local Government Area, Anambra State, Mr. Mbazulike Iloka. According to testimonies of neighbors, Mbazulike had allegedly beaten his wife, Chidiebere, to death, a development that led to his suspension by Governor Chukwuma Soludo. In a letter dated July 16, 2022, and signed by the Principal Staff Officer to the...
… Appeals to Nigerians to Stop Cutting Trees The Oyo State Government has saluted the bravery of Park Rangers at the Old Oyo National Park, while it also appealed to Nigerians to desist from cutting trees and harming rangers guarding forests. The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun said this yesterday, during the celebration of 2022 World Ranger Day, marked at the Old National Park, Oyo. World Ranger Day, which is marked...
By Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporter) Following frequent cases of domestic violence in Anambra, the state government has set up a family court to handle such matters, exclusively. According to the state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs, Ify Obinabo, the family court which was newly inaugurated had 10 pending cases, with nine suspects remanded while one was granted bail. Stating that Anambra had the lowest cases of domestic violence, the commissioner said the state had recorded...
By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) Nigerian Engineers across the world pulled together for Peter Obi and the Labour Party. On Sunday 14th of August 2022, talented Nigerian Engineers of the different fields held a meeting via zoom which was organised by a group called Engineers for Peter Obi and the Labour Party. The group is formed to work with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party as well as the Party in articulating and developing...
