Why is Enugu State Attractive to the International Community?

“It is hard for the international community to ignore such a fine blend of talent, competence, and influential individuals…” —Ebuka Onyekwelu The Governor of Enugu State has pulled the most unexpected strings since their assumption to office, about three months ago. Without any doubt, Enugu has been restored as the melting pot of the best of the Southeast geo-political zone.  It is even more or less magical when one observes the state governor’s demeanor and...

President Tinubu returns to Abuja after one week abroad

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is back in Nigeria’s capital city Abuja after a week-long working visit abroad. The President landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 8:46 p.m. on Tuesday. On departing Nigeria on September 5, Tinubu’s first port of call was New Delhi, India where he joined fellow heads of state and other prominent figures from across the globe at the G20 Leaders’ Summit. At the end of the Summit on...

Singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, AKA Mohbad is dead

Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, better known as Mohbad, has passed on at the age of 27, leaving fans and the Nigerian music community in deep mourning. Mohbad breathed his last on Tuesday. The cause of his death is yet to be made public. An unsigned statement supposedly by a family member posted on the singer’s social media pages read, ” It is with great sadness that we confirm the passing of Promise Oladimeji Aloba...

Enugu Assembly Passes Over 58 Billion Naira Supplementary Budget

The Enugu State House of Assembly has passed a supplementary budget of fifty-eight billion, ninety-five million, four hundred and eighty-two thousand, two hundred and ninety-three naira only (#58,095,482,293=00) for capital and recurrent expenditure for the year ending on 31st December 2023. Presenting the Enugu State Supplementary Appropriation Bill (HB.2) 2023 to the House, the Minority Leader, Iloabuchi Aniagu said the budget would enable the state government to initiate and execute more capital and developmental projects....

Soludo engages Canadian firm for Anambra rail project

Governor Chukwuma Soludo has contracted a Canadian-based infrastructure advisory organisation, CPCS Transcom Limited, to prepare and design a master plan for rail line network for Anambra State. The rail lines would run from Onitsha, the state’s commercial nerve centre, to Ihiala, targeting the Oseokwa Port through Nnewi, Igbo-Ukwu, Ekwulobia, Oko down to Umunze, the border town to Abia and Imo, General Manager, Anambra State Bureau of Public Procurement (ANSBPP), Mr Okey Ezeobi, told journalists on...

Adamawa State Records Another Boat Mishap, 11 Dead Bodies Recovered

Just two days after 15 persons died in a boat mishap in Rugange village while crossing Njuwa in Yola South Local Government Area, Adamawa State, the state has recorded another boat mishap which occurred at Kwatan Mallam Adamu in Gurin village in Fufore Local Government Area. The Information Officer, Fufore Local Council, Jingi Abdullahi who confirmed the incident said 11 dead bodies had so far been recovered. “As of now, local divers have recovered 11...

Adamawa: Attacks On NEMA Warehouses Impede Distribution Of Relief Items

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says the recent attacks on its Yola operations office and warehouses by hoodlums had delayed the distribution of the Special Economic Livelihood Emergency relief materials in Adamawa. Director General of the Agency, Mustapha Habib Ahmed revealed this during a courtesy call on Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in the Government House, Yola Tuesday, saying some of the items have been carted away by the hoodlums. Ahmed called on the government...

Over 200 Inmates Regain Freedom In Adamawa

Adamawa State Jail Delivery Committee has discharged 223 out of 461 inmates including women awaiting trial at Yolde Pate New Medium Security Custodial Centre in Yola South local government area. In the same vein, the committee discharged 26 convicted inmates out of 178 serving various jail terms at the correctional center and admitted 52 to bail. Addressing those discharged, the Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Hapsat Abdulrahaman who headed the committee warned them not to commit...

Nigeria Immigration Service Clears 60,000 Passport Backlogs In Four Days 

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has cleared 60,000 passport backlogs within four working days. The action was in response to the directives given to the Service last week Thursday by the Minister of Interior to clear all pending passport applications. The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo confirmed this Tuesday in Abuja while receiving the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, on a courtesy call. Alao Babatunde, the Special Adviser on Media...

Tony Oneweek to Mark 25 Years as Gyration Master with a Remix of his Masterful Song

It was in 1998 that Tony Oneweek’s gyration masterpieces hit every nook and cranny of Nigeria and went on to dominate the music space throughout that year and the subsequent years. Very popular in his “U go Bow” album, was “Onwa December,” or December season. This particular song so remarkably connected with people that it became the symbol of the Christmas season for many years. The reception to the song remained energetic and the crowd...

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