ENUGU COMMUNITY LAMENTS OVER RECCURENT ELECTRICITY VANDALISM IN AWGU SOUTH

.. AS THEY SOLICIT STATE GOVERNMENT’S INTERVENTION THE Communities of Awgu south state constituency, in Awgu local government area of Enugu state has jointly becried and solicited the urgent aid…

Virginia becomes first state in US south to abolish death penalty

Virginia has become the first state in the U.S. South to stop executions after the state’s Governor, Ralph Northam, signed a piece of legislation to abolish the death penalty. The…

Policeman kills colleague while trying to arrest suspect in Abia

Tragedy struck in Aba, Abia State, yesterday when a yet to be identified policeman shot dead his colleague while trying to arrest a suspect. UGAMATVgathered that the incident occurred at…

NIJ appoints Kalesanwo as first female Registrar

The Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ), Lagos, has appointed Mrs Patricia Kalesanwo as its first female Registrar since its establishment in 1971. The NIJ is Nigeria’s Premier Monotechnic. A statement…

Over 200 houses destroyed, 1000 rendered homeless as erinmope experience RAINstorm.

LAST Friday evening, people of the agrarian community of Erinmope-Ekiti in Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti State, were expectant as the cloud had gathered. It was a relief from…

500 movies slated for screening at Coal City film festival

No less than 500 movies across the world have been nominated to be premiered at the maiden Enugu Film festival also known as Coal City Film Festival. Executive Director of…

Soldiers kill 11 gunmen in Abia

Soldiers of the 144 Battalion, stationed at Ariaria junction, along the Enugu – Port Harcourt expressway, Wednesday, killed 11 gunmen who engaged them in a fierce gun battle. This is…

Bloodbath in Abia: 16 killed as troops, police, ESN clash

UMUAHIA—Soldiers of the 144 Battalion, stationed at Ariaria junction, along the Enugu–Port Harcourt expressway, yesterday, allegedly killed 16 gunmen who engaged them in a fierce gun battle. A military source,…

Lawyers embark on court boycott over death of kidnapped colleague

Lawyers in Anambra, under the aegis of Committee of Chairmen and Secretaries of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), have announced that they will stay away from courts in the state between…

JAMB plans June 5 for exams, begins registration, makes NIN mandatory

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Wednesday, announced the commencement of registration for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry. The organisation, however, said for any person…