Otti describes demise of Prof. Irukwu as great loss to Abia, Nigeria

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOtti describes demise of Prof. Irukwu as great loss to Abia, Nigeria

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 11, 2023

…Says Abia, south-east will give him befitting burial Dr. Alex Otti, Governor of Abia State has described the death of Prof Joe Irukwu, a former President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and former Managing Director of Nigerian Reinsurance Corporation, who passed on at the age of 89 as a great loss to Abia State, South-East, Nigeria as a whole. In a statement issued in Umuahia by his Chief Press Secretary, Kazie Uko, the governor said he...

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Insecurity: Plateau govt. imposes 24-hour curfew on Mangu LGA

NewsNigeriaPoliticsInsecurity: Plateau govt. imposes 24-hour curfew on Mangu LGA

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 11, 2023

Caleb Mutfwang, Plateau State Governor has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Mangu Local Government Area following ongoing attacks that have led to many deaths and loss of properties in that LGA. Mutfwang is connected to killings of the natives of Mangu by suspected herders in many communities of the Mangu LGA which has defied all attempts by the government to broker peace between the rampaging herders and their host communities. On Sunday residents of Farinkasa Kerana...

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ECOWAS leaders congratulate Tinubu over election as Nigeria president

NewsNigeriaPoliticsECOWAS leaders congratulate Tinubu over election as Nigeria president

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 11, 2023

…As Tinubu emerges ECOWAS chairman Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have congratulated President Bola Tinubu over his election as President of Nigeria. The leaders gave their congratulatory messages during the opening ceremony of the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government taking place in Guinea-Bissau. The President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló in his opening remark commended Nigeria for the sustenance of peace and...

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Sit-at-Home: We’ll not take orders from murderers, rogues –  Mbah  says

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSit-at-Home: We’ll not take orders from murderers, rogues –  Mbah  says

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 8, 2023

….Calls for combined action against scaremongering, fake news Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has declared that the state is winning the war against sit-a-at-home enforcers and would never take orders from people he described as murderers and enemies of Igbo land. The Governor said there was no way Enugu State could become the premier destination for investment, living, and tourism or its economy grown from $4.4 billion to $30 billion when the people were...

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Committee Of Inquiry asks Nmesoma to apologise to JAMB, Anambra govt

EducationNewsNigeriaCommittee Of Inquiry asks Nmesoma to apologise to JAMB, Anambra govt

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)July 8, 2023

…Should undergo psychological counselling As a result of the many controversies that trail the Unified Tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) result of Ejikeme Mmesoma, which eventually pitched her against the examination body, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the Anambra State government set up a committee of inquiry to look into the controversies, and the committee came up with some recommendations which include that the 19 years old JAMB candidate should tender an apology to the...

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UTME result forgery: Mmesoma loses N3m scholarship from Innoson Vehicles

EducationNewsNigeriaUTME result forgery: Mmesoma loses N3m scholarship from Innoson Vehicles

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 8, 2023

Innoson Vehicles has withdrawn the N3 million scholarship awarded to Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma by its founder, Innocent Chukwuma after a panel revealed that she admitted to manipulating her 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, result. The panel, set up by the Anambra State Government, submitted its report on Friday. Chukwuma had awarded Mmesoma the scholarship after a news announcing her as the top scorer in this year’s UTME went viral. Cornel Osigwe, Innoson’s head of...

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JAMB saga: Committee says result is fake, recommends therapy for Mmesoma

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB saga: Committee says result is fake, recommends therapy for Mmesoma

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 8, 2023

A committee of inquiry set up by the Anambra State Government to investigate the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, result of Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma has said the result is fake. The committee reported their independent findings on the Mmesoma and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, saga in a letter to Governor Chukwuma Soludo dated Friday, 7 July 2023. The West African Pilot News had earlier reported that Mmesoma, with UTME registration number...

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Police Intercepts Car Snatching, four Criminals Gunned Down in Enugu

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Intercepts Car Snatching, four Criminals Gunned Down in Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)July 8, 2023

Police Operatives serving in Awkunanaw Division of the Enugu State Police Command in the early hours of Friday 7 July 2023 intercepted armed criminal elements attempting to snatch an ENTRACO branded Sharon minivan from the driver at One-Day, along Agbani Road in Enugu. Engaging the miscreants in a gun duel, they abandoned the vehicle and escaped with varying degrees of fatal gunshot wounds; a manhunt of the fled hoodlums led to their lifeless bodies in...

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Pupils, Students To Enjoy Free Education In Taraba State

EducationNewsNigeriaPupils, Students To Enjoy Free Education In Taraba State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 8, 2023

Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba on Friday declared free education in all state government owned primary and secondary schools across the state with effect from the next academic session. The Governor said the measure was to cushion the effects of the removal of subsidy on Petrol by the Federal Government. Kefas made the declaration while on the assessment  tour of primary and secondary schools in Wukari, his home town. “Let me announce to you that...

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Nnewi USA Kicks off 2023 Convention in New York

Culture & TraditionDiasporaNewsNigeriaNnewi USA Kicks off 2023 Convention in New York

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)July 8, 2023

The year 2023 Convention of association of Nnewi indigenes resident in the United States of America, more commonly known as Nnewi USA or NUSA, has commenced in New York. This year’s convention which started on Thursday July 6th with arrival of participants across the US and many other parts of the world, is the 26th annual national convention of Nnewi community in the United States. For this year’s convention, the theme is “Urbanization and Security...

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