ICPC To Arrest Former Director General NILDS

NewsNigeriaICPC To Arrest Former Director General NILDS

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2024

Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC has secured a court order to arrest former Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Prof Ladi Hamalai, for failing to appear in the corruption case. A statement by spokesman of the Commission, Mr. Demola Bakare says the Federal High sitting in Apo, Abuja presided over by Justice C. O. Oba issued the bench warrant for the arrest of Professor Hamalai following...

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Emir Of Minna Set Up Committee To Curb Vices

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEmir Of Minna Set Up Committee To Curb Vices

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2024

A 31-man committee has been set up by Minna Emirate Council as part of a measure to address persistent thuggery, youth restiveness, and consumption of hard drugs by youths in Minna and its environs. Performing the ceremony in Minna, the monarch tasked members to discharge their duty effectively under the laid down rules and regulations. He also directed the committee to work hand in hand with law enforcement agencies in Minna Emirate to achieve the...

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Breaking: Community in Niger Flee When Soldiers Pull Out After Deadly Ambush 

National SecurityNewsNigeriaBreaking: Community in Niger Flee When Soldiers Pull Out After Deadly Ambush 

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 25, 2024

Fear and uncertainty grip a community in Niger State, Nigeria, following the withdrawal of military troops stationed there. This comes two days after a deadly ambush on a military patrol that left several soldiers dead. The deadly ambush on Tuesday evening, targeted a convoy of military vehicles travelling near the town of Allawa. Insurgents, believed to be affiliated with a local militant group, launched a coordinated attack using small arms fire and improvised explosive devices...

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World Immunization Week: Medical Practitioners, Others, Speak on the Benefits of Immunization

HealthNewsNigeriaWorld Immunization Week: Medical Practitioners, Others, Speak on the Benefits of Immunization

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 25, 2024

As the world marks the 2024 immunization week starting from April 24 to April 30, there are reactions from medical doctors and health professionals in Nigeria on the importance of immunization. However, there are also mixed reactions regarding immunization. Many people not minding their level of exposure are often careful with accepting for themselves or approving all immunizations for their kids.  Notwithstanding some reservations by some people as a result of some personal impression, myth, or religious...

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Insecurity in Anambra: “We must focus our gaze within” – Uzu Okagbue

NewsNigeriaPoliticsInsecurity in Anambra: “We must focus our gaze within” – Uzu Okagbue

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 25, 2024

Chief Uzu Okagbue has reacted to a recent story making rounds on social media that herdsmen of Fulani extraction are terrorizing Ukwulu, a community in Dunukofia local government area of Anambra State. Although the story which claimed that Fulani herdsmen are running amok in Ukwulu and environs, trespassing on farmlands, and committing various crimes including rape, has been dismissed as false by the government of Anambra State; yet, it has continued to fester, nonetheless. Reacting to the...

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Anambra Schoolgirls Win National ICT Competition

EducationNewsNigeriaAnambra Schoolgirls Win National ICT Competition

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 25, 2024

A team of three Anambra schoolgirls has emerged the winner of the National Girls in ICT Competition. Team Vianney of St. John Vianney Science College in Igbariam , Anambra East local government area of Anambra State, emerged winner in the competition organized by the Federal Ministry of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, for Schoolgirls in ICT. Team Vianney represented by Immaculate Ebube Ikegwuonu, the team lead, Camila Anyadike, and Nweke-Nonso Oluchi, easily out-performed their competitors...

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CP Engages Traditional, Religious Leaders, Critical Stakeholders On Cattle Rustling

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCP Engages Traditional, Religious Leaders, Critical Stakeholders On Cattle Rustling

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2024

Police Officers and other law enforcement agents have been charged to act by the force’s Standard Operational Procedures (SOP) and other extant laws guiding their overall conduct. Adamawa State Commissioner of Police CP Dankombo Morris gave the charge during Police/Community engagement “a Framework to prevent Shilla Gangsterism Kidnapping, Armed robbery, Cattle Rustling and other nefarious activities across the Northern Zone of the state. He warned that any Police Officer found acting contrary to their oaths...

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EFCC Restores 14 Assets to Enugu State Government

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEFCC Restores 14 Assets to Enugu State Government

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2024

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has expressed profound gratitude to the Federal Government for ceding 14 assets back to the people and government of Enugu State. Acknowledging the proactive response of the President of Federal Republic Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the Enugu State Government’s request for the forfeited properties, Governor Mbah is optimistic that the assets which have been dormant for 17 years will be put to adequate use in...

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Rivers Commissioner State Finance Commissioner Resigns

NewsNigeriaPoliticsRivers Commissioner State Finance Commissioner Resigns

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2024

Isaac Kamalu, Rivers State Commissioner for Finance, resigned from the State Executive Council on Wednesday. He joined Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor who resigned as the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice earlier on Wednesday. Their resignations followed Tuesday’s announcement of a minor cabinet reshuffle in the state by Governor Similaye Fubara. Kamalu’s resignation came on the heels of his redeployment to the Ministry of Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment by the governor on Tuesday. Kamalu, a...

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MultiChoice Raises Prices of DSTV and GOtv Packages, Prompting Consumer Backlash

NewsNigeriaMultiChoice Raises Prices of DSTV and GOtv Packages, Prompting Consumer Backlash

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 25, 20241

MultiChoice, the leading satellite television provider in Nigeria, has announced significant price hikes across its DSTV and GOtv packages, citing operational costs and investment in content as reasons for the adjustment. This comes as a blow to subscribers already facing economic hardship. The new pricing structure, effective 1 May 2024, sees significant increases across all DStv and GOtv bouquets. The DStv Premium package, the most expensive, jumps from N29,500 to N37,000, representing a 25.4 per...

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