Unknown gunmen have launched simultaneous attacks on two communities in Anambra State on Monday morning, leaving a trail of death and destruction. Between 8am and 10am, gunmen stormed Abatete town, targeting security personnel attached to the town’s President-General (PG). Three security men were shot and killed in the hail of bullets. The PG, whose identity has not been disclosed, was critically injured and rushed to a nearby hospital. “We are praying for his recovery,” said...

Tinubu Confers GCON Honour on Indian Prime Minister Modi

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday conferred the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON, on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a bilateral meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Prime Minister Modi, who arrived in Abuja on Saturday evening, was received at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa at about 10:20 a.m. He was welcomed with the Indian national anthem, followed by the Nigerian anthem, before inspecting a guard of honour mounted by...

Sir Paul Chukwuma Interfaces with APC’s State Working Committee

The frontline aspirant of the APC for the 2025 Anambra State governorship election, Sir Paul Chukwuma, on Saturday, held a strategic session with members of the State Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress – APC, in Anambra State. The meeting which was held at the new state office of the party which Sir Paul Chukwuma secured, was extensively attended by the State Working Committee members of the APC in Anambra. Addressing the gathering, the...

B.Sc – HND Dichotomy: NATE Calls On President Tinubu To Assent To The Bill 

The Nigerian Association of Technologists in Engineering (NATE) has make a case for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to assent to the bill that seeks to abolish the academic and professional distinction between Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders. Hon. Dominic Udoatan, NATE’s National President made the appeal during NATE’s 2024 Conference and Annual General Meeting in Abuja, emphasizing that the legislation has passed through all legislative stages and awaits the president’s...

Troops Repel Reprisal Attacks by armed assailants in Taraba State.

Troops of Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army have repelled a reprisal operation launched by armed assailants on Chachanji village and its environs in Takum Local government area of Taraba State. The troops had earlier arrested 12 suspected bandits and the seizure of 14 motorcycles and a locally fabricated pistol during a coordinated operation on November 9. The remaining members of the criminal group on November 13, launched an...

Dignitaries Attend the 3rd Annual Ojukwu Memorial Lecture

Esteemed guests and dignitaries gather to honor the legacy of Ojukwu at the 3rd Annual Memorial lLecture The 3rd Ojukwu Memorial Lecture was held on Friday, at the auditorium of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University, Igbariam, amidst an intellectually charged up environment, as various speakers project different levels of excellence that is possible to achieve with the Anambra state-owned university. Ojukwu lecture series, instituted by the former Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Greg Nwakoby, offers an...

Police Parade Suspects in Murder of OMMATA Chairman, Reveals Gang’s Hideout

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested and paraded two out of a seven-man criminal gang, who murdered in cold blood Chief Stephen Aniagu the Chairman of Ogbete Main Market Traders Association (OMMATA) on the 14th of September, 2024. Briefing newsmen at the Police headquarters in Enugu on Friday, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the Police Public Relations Officer said the arrest of the two suspects on the 8th and 9th of November 2024 was successful due to concerted...

Tinubu Calls For Peaceful Governorship Election In Ondo

President Bola Tinubu has called for a peaceful election in the Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State. The President has in a press statement on Friday signed by his Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, urged all political stakeholders and the electorate to uphold peace and decorum and fulfil their civic responsibilities without fear before or after the election. The statement noted that Tinubu anticipates a democratic process in the state that will...

I Defeated You In 2023 Primaries, Atiku Mocks Wike

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has mocked Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), saying that he gave him a resounding defeat in the 2023 primaries in Abuja. Atiku who was reacting to comments made by the former Rivers State Governor regarding his prospects of becoming the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2027 elections. It will be recalled that Wike had during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday,...

Nigerian–American Lawmakers Celebrate Reelections Across the US

In a historic milestone for the Nigerian–American community, several Nigerian–American lawmakers secured their reelection in the 2024 midterm elections held on 5 November. US Representative Dr Oye Owolewa, who represents Washington, D.C., continues to make strides as one of the first Nigerian-Americans elected to Congress. His re-election marks another chapter in his work advocating for the residents of Washington, D.C. In Kansas, State Representative Kelechi “KC” Ohaebosim secured his seat for District 89 in Wichita....

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