Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) A middle-aged man, Mr. Kosara Ugwuka of Akala Village in Ezinifite, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State has publicly confessed to being responsible for the mysterious death of his elder brother, Mr. Chukwudi Ugwuka. Mr. Ugwuka, who was initially denied knowing anything about or having anything to do with his brother’s death, eventually confessed to the crime when he was taken to a shrine at Nando, in Anambra...
Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporter) The Anambra State Commissioner for Homeland Affairs, Chief Chikodi Anarah, has said that the state government is gradually winning the war against gunmen and other criminal activities troubling the peace of the state. He said the government will not rest in the fight until peace is fully restored in the eight most affected local government areas of the state; Ihiala, Ekwusigo, Nnewi South, Nnewi North, Ogbaru, Aguata, Orumba North, and Orumba...
LONDON, July 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Perfect Moment, luxury fashion and sportswear brand, today announced that Priyanka Chopra Jonas, the award-winning actor, producer, philanthropist, activist, and entrepreneur and Nick Jonas, the multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated recording artist, song-writer and actor, have partnered with Perfect Moment as investors. This is the first time the couple have entered into a business partnership together within the fashion industry, combining their entrepreneurial expertise and passion for skiing and the...
The Russia and Ukraine standoff, vis a vis boycott of Russian gas has triggered significant disruptions and created a huge shortage in the global gas supply chain. Available data indicate that Russia is the world’s largest natural gas exporter; exporting 238 billion cubic meters in 2020 and accounting for about 45 per cent the EU’s imports in 2021. It implies that any dislodgement in Russia’s gas supply would leave a deep crater that must be...
The UN has announced that the world’s population is projected to reach eight billion on Nov. 15. The information is in a statement released on Monday in New York by the UN to mark the 2022 World Population Day (WPD). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that WPD was established by the Governing Council of the UN Development Programme in 1989. It is an annual event observed on July 11 to raise awareness of global...
Prices of staple food have continued to increase in Abuja and Nasarawa State, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. A NAN survey revealed that in Nasarawa and the FCT, residents are frustrated due to the price increase of staple food items. A trader in Kubwa market, Mr. Dini Suleiman, said a bag of beans previously sold for N27,000 was now sold for N49,000. Suleiman said a bag of Nigerian Rice previously sold for between N15,000...
LAGOS — Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Monday called on Yoruba sons and daughters to unite and support the presidential aspiration of Sen Bola Tinubu. Sanwo-Olu made the call at the 2022 edition of the Annual Ojude Oba Festival in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. He urged the Yoruba race to support Tinubu, since he was an experienced politician, even within Africa. ”Let me pronounce that in the unifying spirit of the Ojude Oba celebration,...
Recently, I read the declaration attributed to the excellent governor of Zamfara State, Bello Muhammad. The governor lamented the mayhems suffered by the people of Zamfara State. Arguably, the governor insisted that it was time for his people to arm themselves for self-protection and defense of Nigerian democracy. His clarion call echoes in other regions of Nigeria. The governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, faces the same predicaments, but he has always summoned the federal...
By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) The presence of two massive coffins and charms could not prevent a determined Anambra State Taskforce from demolishing illegal structures built on government land near Governor’s lodge, Onitsha over the weekend. The exercise will mark the fifth time the state government is demolishing structures on the land to which an Onitsha lawyer, Barr Harold Ekwerekwu is laying claims to. The lawyer is claiming that the land belongs to the...
Title-holders Nigeria set on a better track for their 12th Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign with a 2-0 win over Botswana in Rabat on Thursday. The development meant they rose to second place in Group C behind new leaders in South Africa, with Botswana dropping from the table’s apex to third place. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that South Africa had earlier in the day thumped Burundi 3-1 to lead the group...
