BY SUNNY A. DAVID The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed that two suspects have been arrested in connection with Tuesday’s attack on the US Consulate Convoy in Ogbaru Local Government Area. Preliminary investigations conducted by the Police revealed that seven persons…
By Joseph Obaro IkupaWorldwide Publicity Secretary AAU Alumni The Worldwide President of the Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association, Dr. Clifford Omozeghian over the weekend visited the Ibadan branch of the Alumni Association on a working visit. During the visit, the Chairman and…
The Warri Chapter of the Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association held it’s monthly meeting at Udu Road on Sunday and vowed to do everything possible to defend the mandate which the good people of Delta State gave freely to their member RT….
-By Joseph Obaro Ikupa: Worldwide Publicity Secretary, AAU Alumni Association The Worldwide President of the Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association, Dr. Clifford Imade Omozeghian has hailed the Governor of Edo State for his transparency in publicizng the interim report of the Special…
The United States’ Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has given details of the attack on US convoy in Nigeria’s Southeast State, Anambra Blinken who disclosed that four members of the advanced party were killed and some others with their whereabouts not still…
The Federal Government has condemned the attack in Anambra on staffers of the United States consulate, reassuring of itscontinued fight against all forms of crime and criminality in the country. A statement on Wednesday by the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign…
Hon. Benjamin Kalu, who has been endorsed by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as next Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives has said it is time to bring the South East geopolitical zone back into the mainstream politics. He assured…
-By Austin Ogwuda: FORMER Delta State Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) now National Vice Chairman South South, Chief Tony Ezeagwu says that the general acceptance of the party by the teeming masses, otherwise known as the ‘Obedient Movement’ will spring a…
-By Sylvester Iloba: The Delta State Government will ensure that all Projects it embarked on would be seen to it’s logical conclusion. The Chairman Delta State Investments Development Agency (DIDA) Mr. Paul Nmah gave this assurance in a statement in Asaba. Nmah…
The leadership of M.O.R.E Students For Sheriff ably led by the Special Assistant to the Delta State Governor on Students Comr. Dr Okoh Ezekiel Oghenetega, Comr Francis Agbinone, Comr Agberia Takufia and other Stakeholders of the group paid thank you visit to…
-From Harrison Akamule: The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, has emerged as the Public Servant Of the year 2022. The latest award is coming from the Champion Newspapers Nigeria Limited. In a…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has urged women to better organised themselves and become a force to reckon with in the pursuit of national progress. Zulum, who was the chairman at the launch of the book, “101 Nigerian Women of Impact”…
The Federal Government is planning to procure an aircraft in each of the six geopolitical zones of the country to fight wildfires, bushfires, and other large-scale fires, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has said. Aregbesola said this at the commissioning of…
The United Nations has lamented the decline in number of women elected into political offices in Nigeria during the last general elections, insisting that the country which pride herself as a giant on the continent has not lived up to the appellation…
Delta State Government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government to host the National Youth Games (NYGs) for the next four years. At the ceremony at Government House, Asaba, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief…
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has revealed that the federal government spends a little over a million Naira annually to maintain each of the inmates kept in custodial facilities across the country. Speaking at the commissioning a 20-bed COVID-19 Crisis…
Governor of Delta state, Sennator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa has lauded 05 Initiative, founded by his wife, Dame Edith Okowa, for its contributions to the building of a stronger Delta, especially in touching the lives of the people in various ways, including healthcare….
-From SUNNY A. DAVID: The Urban Girls Secondary School, Fegge, Onitsha was thrown into wild jubilation as the Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo announced the payment of third term school fees of 2,500 students of the School. Prof. Soludo who said he will…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has declared as spurious, thehuman rights violations allegations levelled against the Nigerian military by news agency, Reuters, Reuters in a series of reports had alleged the military in it’s counter-insurgency operations in the…
ActionAid Nigeria has called for the audit of the last general elections by all stakeholders in the process. A signed statement by the Board Chair, ActionAid Nigeria, Dr. Jummai Umar-Ajijola said this was part of the decisions made by the Board of…
The federal government on Thursday told state governments to either build and manage their correctional facilities or pay the cost of keeping their inmates at facilities built by the central government. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said even though the justice system…
From SUNNY A. DAVID: Anambra State Police Command have neutralized five criminal suspects allegedly belonging to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN). The State’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Echeng Echeng, disclosed this at a press conference on…
The Sudanese Government has called for the classification of the rebel group, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) which is currently in battle with the Sudanese Army, a terrorist group. The government equally said it is yet to close the widow on dialogue and…
The European Union has offered to collaborate with the ECOWAS Commission to address the multiple challenges in West Africa and advance peace and security and economic integration agenda of the sub-region, insisting that democratic, peaceful, strong and prosperous Nigeria is in the…
A Major with the Nigeria Army, Kehinde Aboseh has put lie to the allegations of violations of human rights in the report of Reuters of the Nigerian Armed Forces’ counter-insurgency operations in the Northeast. Giving witness on Wednesday in Abuja at the…
From SUNNY A. DAVID: The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of National lnland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Dr. George Moghalu has ordered the demolition of all illegal structures built along the waterways in Onitsha, AnambraState. He gave the order on Monday in Onitsha, while inspecting…
The Director of United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Abuja, Ronald Kayanja, has advised girls and young women to aspire and acquire skills for careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), insisting that these should not been seen as exclusive professions for…
Billionaire businessmen, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Mr. Femi Otedola top the list of private sector leaders who are expected to join state governors, ministers and other eminent personalities at the public presentation of a book: 101 Nigerian Women of Impact, authored by…
Delta Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, said that one of the greatest legacies he would bequeath to his successor was the presence of God at the Government House. Okowa stated this in Asaba at the launch of a music album…
–From Michael Ekokoruwe: The Akpotu led Isoko Development Union has underscored the need for an alternative energy for the Isoko nation to midwife development in the area through Gas turbine, Independent Power Plants, Benin Electricity Distribution Company and urged Isoko to explore…
Nigeria’s leading indigenous oil and gas company; Seplat Energy Plc has announced that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for Wednesday 10th May, 2023 has received further affirmation today Tuesday May 9, 2023 from the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and…
-From Onoriode Etatsemi: The Effurun High Court I, in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State has convicted and sentenced two men, Emmanuel Ruekpe and Peter Okoro to death by hanging on two count charges of conspiracy and armed robbery. The Court…
Hon. Chief Goodnews Emamusi Obiodeh has congratulated Delta Governor-Elect, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori on his victory at the Court of Appeal on a pre-election suit filed by a PDP Chieftain, Chief Ikie Aghwarianovwe. Obiodeh in a chat with newsmen in Asaba, the…
The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria on Monday called on Delta Governor-elect, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oboriwori to see his elevation as a platform to build on the achievements of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in the last eight years. The chairman…
The Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan has said elected representatives must be focused and grow the collective ability of imbibing the tenets of democracy, calling for more attention on issues of security in the sub-region in order for development. Speaking at the…
From SUNNY A. DAVID: Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo’ move to sack over hundred journalists and other media workers in the State by closure of the National Light newspaper, is fast becoming real as the Commissioner for Information, Chief Paul Nwosu,…
-From SUNNY A. DAVID: Epidemic looms around Anambra State Secretariat Complex Awka as workers defecate in nearby bushes due to lack of water to flush toilets. A source from one of the Ministries who pleaded anonymity for fear of losing his job,…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized a total of 8,852 kilogrammes (8.8 tons) of Canadian Loud, an imported synthetic strain of cannabis after a 30-minute gun fight with armed men who were escorting the consignment loaded in…
Dubai International Chamber, one of the three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, in partnership with the Mozambique Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Muslim Entrepreneurs and Businesses of Mozambique (AMEEM), today organized the Dubai-Mozambique Business Forum, as part of three-day trade…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has promoted one of its officers for the gallantry he displayed during last year’s Kuje jail attack. The officer, James Benjamin was promoted from Assistant Superintendent of Corrections II to Assistant Superintendent of Corrections I. A statement…
