Fatal Accident Claims Lives Along Enugu-Opi-Nsukka Road

Not less than 16 persons lost their lives in a fatal motor accident on Wednesday at about 5:20 p.m. at Ekwegbe, along Enugu/Opi/Nsukka Road in Enugu State; fourteen males (14) and two (2) females burnt beyond recognition. In a bulletin signed by the Police Public Relations Officer DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the Enugu State Police Command calls on persons with useful information as regards tracing the victims’ families to come forth. Preliminary investigation by the Police...

Perpetrators Of Female Circumcision Risk Four-Year Jail Term-NAPTIP

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) shared on its official X handle @naptipnigeria on Sunday that female circumcision was a crime, which attracted a four-year jail term. The agency made this known in a post it shared on its official X handle (Formerly Twitter) @naptipnigeria on Sunday. According to NAPTIP, Female Circumcision (FC) is a crime under the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act, (VAPP) 2015 and various states’ VAPP Laws. It says anyone who incites,...

Enugu Government Awards Contract to Revamp Hotel Presidential

The Enugu State Government has awarded the contract for the revamping of Hotel Presidential located at Presidential Road in Enugu City. Speaking to newsmen after the Executive Council meeting presided by the State Governor, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dame Ugochi Madueke disclosed that Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah’s administration is serious about zero dormant assets in the state. “It is with great joy that I make this announcement because the hotel has been abandoned...

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

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...

Africa Illustrious Award congratulates Chess Master Tunde Onakoya on a new Record

The Africa Illustrious Award has congratulated Tunde Onakoya, the Founder of Chess in Slums Initiative Lagos, who has set a record of 43 straight hours playing chess at Times Square in New York. In December 2023, Onakoya was honoured by the Africa Illustrious Award with an award of excellent community service, as a Distinguished Personality of the Year 2023, for his work in the slums of Lagos with his Chess in Slums Initiative. Earlier this...

Sen Utazi, Larry Popo, Siblings, Others Bid Farewell To Prominent Uvuru Leader

Last weekend, the Ancient kingdom of Uvuru in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State was agog when prominent sons and daughters of the town, friends, associates, both political, business and social gathered to bid farewell to a prominent member of the kingdom, Chief Richard Ugwonna Okoro (The Onyishi of Amenugu), who passed away recently. The massive influx of dignitaries from all walks of life in solidarity with Mr Larry Popo, his seven brothers including...

TIME Names Burna Boy on 2024 Most Influential People List

Nigerian superstar Burna Boy is making history again, this time landing a spot on the prestigious TIME Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People of 2024” list. This recognition places Burna Boy, real name Damini Ogulu, among global icons across various fields. The “Icons” category honours his role in catapulting Afrobeats onto the world stage. Music legend Angelique Kidjo penned the tribute for Burna Boy, crediting him with “making the vision [of global African music acceptance] a...

Pella Community in Adamawa Honours Indigenes for remarkable achievements

The Pella community in the Hong local government area of Adamawa State has celebrated achievers who hailed from Pella District and had made remarkable achievements in their various endeavours. The event was organized under the auspices of the Pella District Unity Forum, the first of its kind since the district was created. Those honoured are Prof. Emeritus Mohammed Balla, University of Maiduguri, Prof. Yakubu Nyada’iti, Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre, Hong, Dr. Umar Garba Pella, Adamawa...

Army Rescues Abducted Chibok Schoolgirl After 10 Years

The Nigerian Army announced the rescue of another Chibok schoolgirl on Wednesday. Lydia Simon, abducted alongside 275 others from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok in 2014, was found by troops of Operation Desert Sanity III in Borno State. According to military sources who spoke to Zagazola Makama, Lydia, who is five months pregnant, was found with three children in Gwoza LGA. She reportedly escaped from the captivity of Boko Haram insurgents led by...

Nigerian Chess Master Tunde Onakoya Attempts Guinness World Record

Nigerian chess champion, Tunde Onakoya, began his ambitious attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest unbeaten chess marathon on Wednesday, 17th April. Onakoya set up his board in the heart of New York City’s Times Square, aiming to play continuously for 58 hours without losing a single game. The current record stands at 56 hours, 9 minutes, and 37 seconds, set by two Norwegians in 2018. Onakoya, known for his philanthropic work...

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