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AHEAD of the Anambra State Governorship election on November 6, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba, said yesterday that while the massive deployment of security personnel to the state may discourage voter turnout, it was necessary to prevent criminals from disrupting the process and causing mayhem. The police would send 34, 587 policemen to […]
The Federal Government has initiated the process of valuing the properties of numerous politically exposed individuals, including Diezani Alison-Madueke, the beleaguered former Minister of Petroleum Resources. According to Punch, the former Petroleum Minister’s home is located in Banana Island Foreshore Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, and consists of 18 apartments and six penthouses in Building 3, Block […]
Dr. Aisha Buhari, Nigeria’s First Lady, has emphasized the importance of strengthening the country’s healthcare system in order to respond to and offer healthcare services to victims of substance misuse. Speaking at the 2021 annual general meeting/conference of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals, ISSUP Nigeria, on Tuesday in Abuja, the First Lady urged […]
Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu, speaking in Awka on Sunday, claimed she skipped the APGA governorship campaign’s flag-off on Saturday to protest “post-mortem disrespect” to her late husband. She placed the burden for Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu’s “post-mortem contempt” squarely on the shoulders of APGA’s leadership. APGA gubernatorial and deputy governorship candidates Prof. Chukwuma Soludo and Dr. Ifeanyi […]
On the 7th of August 2021, a large audience assembled in Awgu for the Ifemelumma Enugu West Unity Rally. There had previously been numerous such demonstrations, such as Odinma Nsukka and Oganiru Enugu East. These rallies have similar characteristics and are aimed towards the same goal: a gang of political insiders is planning and plotting […]
Fareedah Oyolola, a secondary school student at Greensprings School in Lagos, has been named one of the world’s brightest kids by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. This honor is the consequence of her outstanding achievement in the advanced School and College Ability Test (SCAT), which every student must take in order for the […]
The governing All Progressives Congress APC has advised Prof. Attahiru Jega, the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, to stop criticizing her as part of his plans to further his political career. Senator John James Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary of the APC’s Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC, issued a statement in response […]
The foundation of King David Umahi University of Medical Sciences in Ebonyi State has been approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC). The institution, which is located in Uburu, Ohoazara Local Government Area of the state, raises the total number of universities in the country to 197, according to NUC Executive Secretary Prof Abubakar Rasheed, […]
Gun-wielding criminals raided Uzorbest Super-market Limited, a famous supermarket in Enugu’s Onu Asata Junction, taking away items worth over N1 million. The thieves took 18 bags of 50kg foreign and local rice, 10 bags of 10kg rice, 30 boxes of noodles, and five bags of 20kg semolina, according to the Nigerian News Agency (NAN). Four […]
Former managing directors of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund have been called by the Senate for suspected missing financial papers at the agency. On Tuesday, the former NSITF executives are scheduled to testify before the Senate Public Accounts Committee. Senator Matthew Urhoghide, the Chairman of SPAC, revealed at the latest meeting of his panel […]
