By Ovat Abeng A middle aged man, Mr Chukwunenye Nweke has called on the Inspector General of Police, Mr Tunji Disu, to order a proper investigation to unravel the cause of his mother’s death, he alleged to have cause by unprofessional conduct of police officer from the State Criminal Investigation Department (State CID), Awka at…
Residents of Iffe Ijumu in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State are demanding urgent investigation after Miss Iyabo Iwamofe, a local shop owner and Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Iffe/Ikoyi Ward, sustained severe facial injuries in an alleged incident of police misconduct on Sunday, March 8, 2026. A video obtained by…
Social commentators and activists have condemned the violent disruption of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) secretariat commissioning in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State, allegedly carried out by suspected political thugs. The incident, which occurred on Saturday, was captured in a viral video showing hoodlums storming the venue of the ceremony, scattering chairs…
…Laments eight-month blackout in Big Qua Town By Kelvin Obambon The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, has strongly condemned the persistent and worsening electricity situation across the state, specifically highlighting a devastating eight-month blackout in Big Qua community of Calabar. In a communiqué issued following its Congress held on Wednesday, March…
By Ovat Abeng A coalition of concerned citizens and residents of Anambra State has expressed anxiety over what it described as credible reports of alleged efforts by a certain transferred Deputy Commissioner of Police (Name withheld), to secure a return posting to the state. In a communiqué issued on Wednesday in Awka and signed…
By Ovat Abeng The embattled Onitsha main market has been reopened for trading as order by the Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo. It was gathered that the traders commenced reopening of their shops at about 7 am. Recall that the market was shut down last week Monday by the governor as one of measures…
By Ovat Abeng The Chairman of Umueri village- Ogbunike community in Oyi local government area of Anambra State, Hon Lovi Elobisi has called on relevant authorities particularly the Nigerian Police and the state government to investigate the failed assassination attempt on his life. The attempt which took place along the popular St. Monica’s road Ogbunike,…
By Ovat Abeng Leadership of the Onitsha main market in Anambra State, has described the one-week closure of the market by governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo as a wise decision to restore their economic fortune, lost as a result of the Monday sit-at-home order initiated by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Chairman of the…
In a decisive move to enforce compliance with the state’s directive against the controversial Monday sit-at-home order, Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has ordered the immediate shutdown of the Onitsha main market for one week in the first instance. The action follows repeated defiance by traders at the popular Markets, who did not open…
The palace of the Arujale-Ojime of Okeluse Kingdom, Ondo State, has issued a stern warning to the general public against what it described as disrespectful modes of address directed at the 22-year-old traditional ruler, Oba Oloyede Adekoya Akinghare II. In a statement issued on behalf of the palace on Friday, the Chief of Staff to…
