Anambra Speaker, Deputy, Others, React as the Assembly Marks One Year Anniversary

The leadership of the Anambra State House of Assembly has reacted to the Assembly’s one-year anniversary. On 12th June 2023, the Anambra State 8th House of Assembly was inaugurated by Governor Chukwuma Soludo. During the inauguration, Hon. Somto Udeze of Ogbaru II constituency was elected the Speaker of the House, while Hon. Chukwuma Okoye of Awka South II was elected Deputy Speaker, and Hon. Ikenna Ofodeme, emerged as the Majority Leader. The Anambra 8th Assembly...

Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen, Civilian in Early Morning Attack

…Police accuse IPOB and ESN. Two police officers and a civilian have been killed by unknown gunmen at a security checkpoint along the Owerri-Okigwe road in Imo state. The incident reportedly unfolded on Tuesday in Akabo, Ikeduru local government area of Imo State. Eyewitness reports indicate that the heavily armed gunmen arrived in a vehicle and targeted the officers stationed at the checkpoint. The attack happened around 6:00 a.m., catching the officers by surprise. A...

Ohanaeze Debunks Allegation Of Plan To Kill Simon Ekpa

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has debunked allegations of claim by some faceless persons that Simon Ekpa’s life is being threatened by the socio-cultural organisation. A press statement on Tuesday signed by Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia; the National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze noted that some persons have inundated his phone with messages alleging that the organisation has planned to eliminate Ekpa. The statement read, “Since four days ago, my phone has been inundated with phone calls by...

Democracy Day: Jonathan Proposes Political Inclusion in Democratic Process

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has advocated for a democratic model that will guarantee political inclusion and promote unity. The former president made the remark on Tuesday while he delivered his speech as chairman of the 25th Anniversary Democracy Day Public Lecture in Abuja. According to Jonathan, for democracy to yield its desired dividends, the political class and elite must lead by example and work with unity of purpose to guarantee peace and social justice to the...

June 12: APC Desecrating Democratic Principles – PDP 

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday has berated the All Progressives Congress (APC) administrations since 2015 for desecrating the democratic principles, legacies and values which the late Chief MKO Abiola laboured and died for. It urged President Bola Tinubu to use the occasion of the Democracy Day to have a deep reflection on the state of the nation under his watch, the Party charged Nigerians to use the occasion of this year’s Democracy Day...

8th Assembly Preformed Excellently In One Year- Speaker Udeze

The Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly, Right Honourable Somtochukwu Udeze, says the 8th Assembly under his leadership has passed 11 out 21 bills presented before it in just one year in office. Right Honourable Udeze disclosed this while briefing journalists at the legislative complex in Awka, about the performances and achievements of the 8th Assembly since their inauguration on June 12, 2023. The Speaker commended members of the 8th Assembly for their resolve and...

Tinubu Fires Arase, Appoints Argungu To Head Police Service Commission

President Bola Tinubu has sacked retired Inspector General of Police Solomon Arase as head of the Police Service Commission and announced retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police Hashimu Argungu to replace him. This is contained in a statement on Monday by Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. The release, titled “President Tinubu appoints new leadership for Police Service Commission and Nigerian Police Trust Fund,” outlined the new leadership roles. The statement further...

New Minimum Wage Update: Unionists Still Waiting on Tinubu

The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said the unionists were waiting on President Bola Tinubu to consider labour’s offer and that labour could not embark on strike because the President is yet to say his verdict on the figures presented by the tripartite committee. Ajaero, while addressing journalists on Monday at the ongoing International Labour Conference taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, said the submission of N62,000 as proposed by the government and the organized employers’ body...

Kogi Govt Asks Dekina Stakeholders To Fish Out Vandals Of Radio Station

The Kogi State Government has charged the Dekina Local Government Council, Dekina Traditional Council, Security Heads and other Stakeholders in Kogi East to come together to fish out the vandals who carted away valuable broadcast equipment at the Kogi State Broadcasting Corporation, Ochaja. Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the State Commissioner for Information and Communications gave the charge at a Stakeholders meeting in Anyigba, Monday, saying “the incessant vandalization of the station is disheartening and must...

Bode George Advocates Shareholding For Dangote Refinery Host Communities

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George has advocated shareholding for host communities of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical projects. George advised the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, to learn from the mistakes in the Niger Delta Region and not allow the same to happen in the Ibeju-Lekki/Epe axis of Lagos, host communities of his Refinery and Petrochemical projects. The leader of Lagos State PDP, while congratulating Dangote...

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