By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has announced strengthened security measures across schools and churches in the state. The announcement was contained in a statement signed and made available to Journalists in Awka on Sunday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga. According to Ikenga, the measure…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger state says fifty students abducted from St Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara LGA, have escaped from captivity. In a statement on Sunday, Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, chairman of the Niger state chapter of CAN and Catholic bishop of Kontagora diocese, said the pupils…
The Federal Government’s Nigeria First Policy has recorded another milestone as the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction has launched its 1Government Cloud Enterprise Content Management System, (ECMS), as part of the efforts to realise paperless civil service. The ministry went live on the 1Gov ECMS platform at its headquarters in the Federal…
The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission (NUC), has placed a ban on the award of honorary doctoral degrees to serving public officials. The commission said the decision followed the alleged misuse of such degrees. The Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, announced the ban Saturday while receiving a report from a committee…
Three international airlines canceled their flights departing from Venezuela on Saturday, the day after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration warned major airlines of a “potentially hazardous situation” when flying over the country. Brazil’s Gol, Colombia’s Avianca and TAP Air Portugal canceled their flights departing from Caracas on Saturday, according to Flightradar24 and the official website of Simon…
By Ovat Abeng Drug traders in Onitsha market, Anambra State have cried out to Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo to urgently intervened and stop excessive illegal revenue collection activities in the market. They lamented that the illegal activities has become a daily norm in the drug market, also know as “Ogbogwu market” without any government intervention…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command said it has recovered a three year old girl sold to a suspected buyer in Calabar, Cross River State. The recovery notice was contained in a statement issue to journalists in Awka on Saturday, by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga. The statement read;…
Popular disc jockey, DJ Brightstar, is set to host a Christmas Youth Tournament in Akwa Ibom this December as part of his ongoing efforts to support youth development in his home communities. The initiative follows a series of football competitions he organised earlier in the year for young people in Ikot Eyen Imoh and Ikot…
The Federal Government has ordered the immediate closure of 41 Federal Unity Colleges over rising security concerns. The directive was issued through a circular dated November 21, 2025, from the Federal Ministry of Education. According to the document, the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, approved the shutdown following “recent security challenges” in parts of the…
A week-long, comprehensive free medical outreach is scheduled to commence in Calabar, Cross River State, next week, offering a wide array of specialized health services to the public at no cost. The outreach, tagged the “Calabar Free Medical Outreach,” is a collaborative effort by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) and…
