Enugu Government Awards Contract to Revamp Hotel Presidential

NewsNigeriaEnugu Government Awards Contract to Revamp Hotel Presidential

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 29, 2024

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...

CONTINUE READING
Nigeria’s Defence Chief Calls for National Unity Against Terrorism

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNigeria’s Defence Chief Calls for National Unity Against Terrorism

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 28, 2024

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has made a powerful plea for national unity in the face of ongoing terrorism threats. Speaking at the Unity Schools Old Students Association, USOSA, sports carnival in Abuja on Saturday, General Musa urged Nigerians to set aside tribal and religious differences to confront a common enemy. “Nigeria is challenged; so we need a united Nigeria to confront all the challenges we are facing,” General Musa declared. He...

CONTINUE READING
Boko Haram Militant Surrenders to Army in Borno

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBoko Haram Militant Surrenders to Army in Borno

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 28, 2024

A Boko Haram militant, Sajeh Yaga, willingly surrendered to Nigerian army troops on Sunday. The surrender took place in the town of Mafa, a location frequently targeted by Boko Haram attacks. Details surrounding the reasons for the militant’s decision to defect remain unclear. However, it might not be unconnected to the heightened military operations against the terrorists that have led to a wave of increased Boko Haram defections in recent months. The surrendered militant handed...

CONTINUE READING
Military Commander Killed Responding to Village Attack in Katsina

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitary Commander Killed Responding to Village Attack in Katsina

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 28, 2024

A military commander was tragically killed on Thursday evening in Katsina State, Nigeria. Major A.G. Mohammed, reportedly overseeing operations in the Yantumaki, Dan Ali, and Kankara areas, was fatally shot while responding to a distress call from Malali village in Kankara Local Government Area. Details surrounding the incident remain unclear, but sources say Major Mohammed arrived at the scene in a pickup truck, potentially due to unavailability of armoured vehicles which left him vulnerable as...

CONTINUE READING
ISWAP’s Explosive Device Kills 8 Civilian JTF Members in Borno

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaISWAP’s Explosive Device Kills 8 Civilian JTF Members in Borno

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 28, 2024

Eight members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, were killed in Gamboru Ngala, Borno State, after stepping on an improvised explosive device, IED, believed to have been planted by the Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists. The incident happened on Saturday as the CJTF members, a group of civilian volunteers who assist the Nigerian military in fighting Boko Haram and ISWAP, travelling to Maiduguri from Gamboru Ngala, a distance of 148 kilometers....

CONTINUE READING
Arch. Chukwudi Ezenwa Speaks on ‘Solution Fun City’ Project in Awka

CommunityNewsNigeriaArch. Chukwudi Ezenwa Speaks on ‘Solution Fun City’ Project in Awka

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 28, 2024

Over the weekend, Architect Chukwudi Ezenwa, the Chairman of GSS Construction and Real Estate; the company handling the construction of Solution Fun City in Awka, took Dr. Nelson Omenugha; Special Adviser to Governor Soludo on Youth Empowerment Programmes, and Ebuka Onyekwelu, on a tour of the ongoing project. The Solution Fun City, a multi-faceted and luxurious leisure and sports complex, is seated on twelve hectares of land, in the heart of Awka, Anambra State capital. The project which is owned by the Government of Anambra...

CONTINUE READING
Anambra police nabs 16 cultists, declares 21 wanted

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAnambra police nabs 16 cultists, declares 21 wanted

PilotnewsApril 27, 2024

The Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested 16 cultists engaging in cult-related killings in Awka, the state capital. This was made known in a statement issued by the spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Saturday. According to him, about 21 others on the run, have been declared Ikenga said the arrested cultists, who were nabbed during series of intelligence-led manhunt, have been detained on the orders of the Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Aderemi...

CONTINUE READING
Illegal Mining: NSCDC Arrest Four Chinese Nationals

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaIllegal Mining: NSCDC Arrest Four Chinese Nationals

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 27, 2024

The Mining Marshals of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC Nasarawa State Command has arrested four Chinese nationals at an illegal mining site where lithium is sold at Karu Local Government Area of the State. The Federal Government had vowed to stamp out illegal mining activities across the country and end the menace of mineral theft plaguing the solid minerals sector of the nation’s economy. Babawale Afolabi, Spokesman of the NSCDC, disclosed this...

CONTINUE READING
Organizations Protest Inclusion Of Sugar In Baby Formula

HealthNewsNigeriaOrganizations Protest Inclusion Of Sugar In Baby Formula

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 27, 2024

The Project PinkBlue and Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN), on Friday protested at the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) headquarters in Abuja over the inclusion of sugar in baby formula in the country. The protesters carried placards calling for clear nutrition labels on the products and stronger regulation by concerned authorities. Ms Omei Bongos-Ikwue, spokesperson for the National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR) said the protest came in response to...

CONTINUE READING
Kogi Commissioner, Fanwo Harps On Responsibility To Parents

NewsNigeriaKogi Commissioner, Fanwo Harps On Responsibility To Parents

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2024

…Buries Father-In-Law In Takete Ide Amuro Hon Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications has harped on the responsibility of people to their parents while they’re alive, The Commissioner disclosed this while addressing journalists during his father-in-law’s burial at his home town Takete Ide Amuro, on Friday. Fanwo noted that his father-in-law, Late Pa Sunday Paul Atteh was a very jovial, humble, accommodating and loving person, pointing out that he is...

CONTINUE READING

Newer Posts

Older Posts

WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com