The national convention of the Nnewi Union in the United States of America – NUSA, concludes on Sunday, after a weekend of engaging activities that shaped the convention. The 2024 NUSA convention commenced on Thursday as guests arrived at the Marriott Atlanta Airport Gateway, the venue of the convention, from around the world. Guest Speaker at the convention, Chief Ben Etiaba, a renowned chartered accountant of international repute, arrived at the venue on Thursday from...
Over the weekend, Architect Chukwudi Ezenwa, the Chairman of GSS Construction and Real Estate; the company handling the construction of Solution Fun City in Awka, took Dr. Nelson Omenugha; Special Adviser to Governor Soludo on Youth Empowerment Programmes, and Ebuka Onyekwelu, on a tour of the ongoing project. The Solution Fun City, a multi-faceted and luxurious leisure and sports complex, is seated on twelve hectares of land, in the heart of Awka, Anambra State capital. The project which is owned by the Government of Anambra...
The Pella community in the Hong local government area of Adamawa State has celebrated achievers who hailed from Pella District and had made remarkable achievements in their various endeavours. The event was organized under the auspices of the Pella District Unity Forum, the first of its kind since the district was created. Those honoured are Prof. Emeritus Mohammed Balla, University of Maiduguri, Prof. Yakubu Nyada’iti, Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre, Hong, Dr. Umar Garba Pella, Adamawa...
The Senator representing Anambra South senatorial zone, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, has supported Abatete in Idemili North local government area and Enugwu-Agidi, in Njikoka local government area, with gadgets to ensure seamless security networking in the two communities. The security support worth over N100 million Naira according to the senator, was to compliment the community efforts that were unveiled by the two communities on the first day of the year, to ensure the safety of their...
The IgboFest Cultural event has been held in Houston, Texas, United States of America over the weekend, with hundreds of Igbos in attendance, from across the United States. IgboFest, a sociocultural event organized by Ndi-Ichie Cultural Association and Ndi-Ichie Youth Cultural Foundation, started about two decades ago and is marked yearly with pump and magnificent cultural displays. The Association has as its core objectives, the propagation of Igbo culture through teaching and learning of Igbo...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has given safety, security as reasons for the demolition of 13 houses at Ajao Estate area of Lagos State. The agency noted that the buildings were posing grave dangers to the operations of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. FAAN, in a statement signed by Mrs. Faithful A. Hope-Ivbaze, the Acting General Manager, Corporate Affairs, said it became necessary to correct the erroneous information circulating in the public. According...
… Seeks enforcement of fire safety laws The pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed shock over the fire incident that razed one part of the buildings in the palace of Oonirisa, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife on Friday. The organisation in a press statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, Afenifere, joined the monarch and the people of Ile-Ife in thanking God that no life was lost to...
A group under the aegis of ‘Enugu Good Governance’ has requested President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene and bring to an end the incessant herdsmen and bandits killings in the Eha-Amufu community in Enugu State. The group asked President Muhammadu Buhari to act swiftly to stop the spate of killings in the Eha-Amufu community in Enugu State by suspected herdsmen and bandits in the last year. At a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, the Coordinator...
The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Friday assented to the 2023 appropriation bill of One hundred and sixty six billion, six hundred and two million, four hundred and sixteen thousand, seven hundred and seventy naira only (N166,602,4I6,770.00). Signing the appropriation bill passed by the State House of Assembly, Ugwuanyi promised, “Through the instrumentality of the 2023 budget, our administration will consolidate her achievements in various sectors of the state and transit the state’s governance...
A STATEMENT ISSUED BY ANYA-NDI-IGBO ON THE PERSISTING SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE SOUTH EAST REGION ON NIGERIA: Compelling Need to Stop the Destruction of Lives and Livelihoods. Generally, Nigerians from all works of life are facing the biggest threat to their lives and livelihoods. The framers of our Nigerian Constitution starting from the 1999 constitution to the last amendment, foresaw today. This explains their provision of the primary duty of government as protection of lives...
