As part of efforts to avoid an ostentatious show of affluence or flagrance display of ill-gotten wealth by students who indulge in internet fraud otherwise known as ‘Yahoo boys’, the management of the Abia State University Uturu, ABSU, has banned students from driving private vehicles on campus. The ban was contained in a press statement…
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi, has suspended Mrs Chinyere Ayama, Registrar of the State College of Education, Ikwo, in Ikwo Local Government Area (LGA) over improper recruitment. This is coming barely three days after the suspension of the Provost and Bursar of the institution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Governor had,…
A massive fire, Saturday, razed Master’s Energy petrol station on Azikiwe Road/Aba Road, Umuahia and destroyed property worth millions of naira. It was learnt that the fire started by 9 am and was put out at about 1 pm. Eyewitness account said that a tanker laden with diesel exploded and burst into flames, while waiting…
The Abia Commissioner for Environment, Chief Sam Nwogu, has called on the residents of Aba to practice environmental hygiene to minimise the risk of disease outbreaks. Speaking to newsmen on Saturday in Aba, while monitoring compliance with the monthly sanitation exercise, Nwogu said that the importance of adopting cleaner habits could not be over-emphasised. He…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Enugu State Council, has issued an, expiring by the end of January, to the Enugu State government to fully implement the N30,000 minimum wage. The Chairman of the NLC in the state, Mr Virginus Nwobodo, disclosed this on Thursday in Enugu while briefing newsmen on the activities of the union….
Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked Abor Community in Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, on Saturday, killing at least one person and leaving two others in critical condition. After the attack on Mgbuji farm settlements, also in the council area which resulted in the death of at least three farmers about two weeks ago,…
The Abia Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), says it will not relent in the discharge of the corps’ mandate, especially in protecting the critical national assets and infrastructure. The state Commandant, Mr Ayinla Olowo, said this while addressing the corps operatives attached to the Anti-Vandalism Team at the command’s headquarters…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says an accident at Obinaetiti-Awkuzu Junction on Nteje-Onitsha Expressway, Anambra, has claimed the life of a middle-aged man on Friday night. The Sector Commander of the Corps, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Saturday. Irelewuyi said the accident could…
The Police Command in Enugu State has confirmed the death of two All Progressives Congress (APC) members during an attack on the party’s office in Enugu by gunmen. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, who gave the confirmation on Wednesday in Enugu, said that the gunmen also abducted one person while several other…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said South-East residents paid the highest average price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly referred to as petrol in December 2021. The NBS said this in its “Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch for December 2021’’ released on its website on Wednesday in Abuja. According to it, the…
The management of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), on Sunday, decried the raising spate of outright energy theft and meter bypass within the South-East. “This development has consistently impacted negatively on the revenue of the company and ultimately impacted its ability to meet up with its obligations to market operators,” the Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC,…
Gunmen in a White Hilux vehicle last Friday night attacked the Mgbidi police station in Oru West Local Government Area of Imo State, killing a police inspector and injuring one of the officers. The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Micheal Abattam, confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri. But the police spokesperson said the officers…
The Commissioner Police in Anambra, Mr Echeng Echeng, says the command has arrested a Commander of the Anambra Vigilance Group (AVG) over the alleged torturing of a female police officer. The commander, whose name was not disclosed, was said to have arrested and tortured the officer at AVG office in Awuda Nnobi in Idemili South…
The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday said there is a low turnout of applicants from Lagos, South East and South South for the position of police constables. Force spokesman, Frank Mba, in a statement, said a statistical analysis showed that 81,005 applications were received nationwide as of January 7. He added, ‘’Out of this figure,…
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested one Ifeanyi Amadikwa, 52, in Enugu metropolis for alleged murder and dumping in a fridge, of his three female tender children. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Wednesday that the suspect, Amadikwa, who lives in 74 Nkwubor Road, Emene near…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has urged governments at all levels and wealthy individuals to do more in the creation of jobs for youths to stem criminality. The Commandant of NSCDC, Enugu State Command, Mr Valentine Afrika, made the plea during the Command’s Motivation Celebration of its rank and file personnel, who…
The Concerned Igbo Stakeholders Forum (CISF), an NGO, has urged political parties to consider zoning their presidential tickets to the South-East, for fairness and equity to prevail. The forum noted that the South-East was blessed with competent and qualified candidates who can unite the country and lead it to greater prosperity from 2023 upwards. The…
