IFAD-Assisted LIFE-ND Project Hits N5.5bn Gross Income, Creates 4,370 Jobs in Cross River

IFAD-Assisted LIFE-ND Project Hits N5.5bn Gross Income, Creates 4,370 Jobs in Cross River

By Kelvin Obambon The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise for the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) Project has recorded a landmark achievement in Cross River State, generating a total gross income of N5,547,532,882 across its various agricultural value chains. The State Project Coordinator, Dr Innocent Ogbin, disclosed these figures during the 2026 Media Roundtable held on Thursday, April…

Read More
Agency Destroys N80 Million Worth of Illicit Drugs in Anambra

Agency Destroys N80 Million Worth of Illicit Drugs in Anambra

By Ovat Abeng The Special Anti-Touting Squad, Anambra State (SASA) on Thursday, carried out a significant enforcement operation against illicit drug activities in Onitsha, culminating in the public destruction of hard drugs valued at over N80 million. Speaking during the operation, the Managing Director of SASA, Monday Nwokoye, reiterated the agency’s zero-tolerance stance on drug…

Read More
Calabar residents call out SEA DG Francis Ekpo over failure to electrify communities, despite provision of transformers by state government

Calabar residents call out SEA DG Francis Ekpo over failure to electrify communities, despite provision of transformers by state government

By Our Reporter Residents of Calabar and across Cross River State have expressed growing frustration and anger toward the Director General of the State Electrification Agency (SEA), Francis Ekpo, over the persistent failure to connect and power communities despite provision of transformers by the state government. The outcry comes amid allegations that the DG’s actions…

Read More
Easter: FRSC deploys 1500 personnel in Anambra

Easter: FRSC deploys 1500 personnel in Anambra

By Ovat Abeng The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Anambra State Command has deployed 1500 personnel, including Special Marshals, to oversee key traffic points across the state for the Easter celebration. The deployment noticed was contained in a statement signed and made available to Journalists in Awka on Wednesday by the Sector Public Education Officer,…

Read More
NAWOJ celebrates 2026 International Women's Day, Honours Soludo's CPS, Police CP, Ojukwu Varsity's VC, Others

NAWOJ celebrates 2026 International Women’s Day, Honours Soludo’s CPS, Police CP, Ojukwu Varsity’s VC, Others

By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Chapter of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), on Tuesday celebrated this year 2026 World International Women’s Day with recognition of outstanding personalities from the State for their various outstanding contributions in Politics, Education, Society and Philanthropy. The event took place at Prof Dura Akunyili Women Development Centre Awka….

Read More