You don’t have respect for Anambra monarchs, Obi of Onitsha blasts Soludo

The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, has expressed sadness over the way the Anambra State Government led by Governor Chukwuma Soludo has been treating the traditional rulers in the state. Achebe, who is apparently angered by the way the monarch of Neni, in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe Damian Ezeani, was suspended by the state government recently for conferring chieftaincy title on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, in a letter authored by himself,...

Anambra: Obi of Onitsha Dismisses Govt Claims on Igwe’s Suspension as “Afterthought”

The Chairman of Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council – ASTRC, His Majesty Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, Obi of Onitsha, has dismissed the claims by Anambra State Government that the traditional ruler of Neni, Igwe Damian Ezeani violated the law and the Council’s code of conduct, leading to his suspension. The highly revered Obi of Onitsha berated the administration of Governor Soludo and also the commissioner for local government, Hon. Tony-collins Nwabunwanne, in the seven-page letter,...

Explosion Kills 2 People Injures 77 Injures Others In Ibadan

An explosion shattered many buildings on Tuesday some minutes before 8 pm in major places in the Ibadan metropolis; the Oyo state capital displaced many including a former deputy governor of Oyo State, Barrister Iyiola Oladokun, and some members of his family. Also affected are the home of the former Attorney General of the Federation, the late Chief Bola Ige, the School of Nursing hostel of the University College Hospital, Ologuneru, Owalla, Isokan, Ekerin, Eleyele, and...

Our administration will continue to work from where Buhari stopped – Tinubu

…Promises his govt will stamp out remaining vestiges of boko haram, banditry, others President Bola Tinubu has said that his government will continue to work from where former President Muhammadu Buhari stopped, even as he assured that his government will stamp out the remaining vestiges of Boko Haram, Ansaru, banditry and kidnapping gangs. The President also noted that the job of securing every inch of our country is yet to be finished, stressing that they...

Inflation hits 28.92% as food prices skyrocket

Nigeria’s inflation rate in December 2023 climbed to 28.92 per cent as a halt to petrol subsidies stoked transport costs, pushed up the prices of commodities and the naira weakened against the United States dollar. The December 2023 inflation rate is an increase of 0.72 per cent points from the previous month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in its report on Monday. The rate increased by 7.58 per cent from that recorded in...

Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Soludo honours Nigeria’s fallen heroes

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State on Monday at the Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day honoured Nigerian fallen heroes, even as he commended the service of military personnel. The Governor reasserted that despite the odds, Nigeria remains a black power in the world The Wreath laying ceremony which held at Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, also saw Governor Soludo deliver a heartfelt speech acknowledging the sacrifices made by the Armed Forces as well as...

Nine Commissioners In Rivers State To Be Re-Screen

Nine former Commissioners who resigned from the state executive council on Wednesday are to appear before the Rivers State House of Assembly to re-screen and re-confirm. The Clerk of the house, Mr Emeka Amadi who made this known in a statement on Monday in Port-Harcourt, said the affected commissioners are expected to produce 40 sets of their Curriculum Vitae (CV), photocopies as well as original copies of their credentials to the State House of Assembly, Legislative...

YPP demands suspension of Tunji Ojo, threatens mega protest in January 18

…Vows to submit more damning reports to Tinubu, EFCC, ICPC The Young Progressives Party (YPP) has threatened to embark on a mega protest on January 18, 2024, demanding immediate suspension and investigation of the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, over alleged abuse of office. The party described as unacceptable the massive corruption scandal and noted that it would submit more damning reports on the minister to President  Bola Tinubu, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

Tinubu lauds contribution of creative industry to economic growth

President Bola Tinubu has commended the growing contribution of the Nigerian creative industry to the economic growth of the country. Tinubu also extolled Funke Akindele, the Nollywood filmmaker for her recent box office accomplishment, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ The president acknowledged its pivotal place as not just a medium for artistic expression but also a source of enormous soft power and viable cultural export. Tope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and...

Armed Forces Remembrance: CAS Abubakar urges Nigerians to honor fallen heroes

… says, best tribute to fallen heroes is sustained air strikes against terrorists The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has said that there is no better way to pay tribute to members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria who have paid the supreme price in the defence of Nigeria than to sustain the joint air, ground and maritime strikes against terrorists, insurgents, economic saboteurs and other non-state actors in the...

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