Prison authorities have said there will be no special treatment for suspended police officer, Abba Kyari and others who have been remanded in Kuje prison in their ongoing trial over alleged drug trafficking. Kuje prison authorities said Kyari and others are safe in their facilities and also dismissed insinuations that they could be harmed. Revealing that...
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Nigeria-Ghana Match: “Pepper sprayed, lost a shoe, walked through broken glass” – Governor Soludo’s daughter shares her experience at Abuja stadium
Adaora Ifeatu, daughter of Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has narrated her experience at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. Recall that angry Nigerian supporters invaded the pitch and vandalised facilities in protest after the national team failed to qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Taking to Instagram, Adaora said she was pepper sprayed and walked...
IPOB protests move to name Second Niger Bridge after Buhari
The Indigenous People of Biafra are protesting the move to name the second River Niger Bridge after the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The group, in a statement on Monday by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said it rejects naming the bridge after Buhari, “because he came to power and completely sidelined...
Reps to meet medical directors over healthcare waste disposal
The House of Representatives has condemned the indiscriminate disposal of waste from healthcare facilities, charging the government at all levels to design and enforce a standard healthcare waste management system. The House consequently mandated its Committees on Healthcare Services, Health Institutions and Environment to interface with the Chief Medical Directors of University Teaching Hospitals, Medical...
enugu elections: enugu pgs wash hands off endorsement, tells zoning vendors to Leave them Out of Politics
President-Generals (PGs) of communities in the six local government areas of Enugu West Senatorial Zone have washed their hands off the endorsement of any zoning agreement in Enugu, noting that it was not part of their duties as community leaders. They have therefore urged the people of Enugu State to discard any communiqué purportedly signed...
Enugu election 2023: enugu commissioner for environment and solid minerals, Joins Guber Race
Amidst tears, excitement and out pouring of emotions, Hon. (Barr.) Chijioke Edeoga, State Commissioner for Environment and Solid Minerals, has resigned from the Enugu State Executive Council, and bade farewell to staff of the Ministry where he served last. In his farewell remarks, Edeoga expressed immense gratitude to God for the time and period he...
APGA aspirants lament high nomination form fees
Aspirants contesting for various posts under the platform of the All Progressive Grand Alliance in the 2023 general election have bemoaned the high cost of the party’s nomination and expression of interest forms. Vanguard reports that the party’s leadership had pegged the expression of interest form for the office of the President at N5 million...
Breaking: enugu governorship election takes a different turn as Chairman of Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, Ken Onoh Picks Enugu Governorship Form
Chairman of Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, Denge. Josef-Ken Onoh, on Wednesday, purchased the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship expression of interest and nomination forms, pledging loyalty to his boss, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. Speaking shortly after procuring the nomination form, Onoh said that even though he has expressed interest to become Governor of the...
2023: PDP extends sale of forms for all offices
The National Working Committee of opposition Peoples Democratic Party has extended the sale of nomination forms for all offices from the initial deadline of April 1, 2022, to April 8, 2022. The National Organizing Secretary of the party, Umar Bature, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. The statement was titled, ‘Extension of Sales...
NDLEA arrests 7 members of airport drug syndicate, recovers N19.8m cash from ring leader
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a fleeing drug kingpin, and other six members of his drug syndicate gang operating at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, in Lagos State. The anti-narcotic agency said their arrest followed a string of fresh offensives against drug cartels across Nigeria. The NDELA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, in...