Category: FEATURED

Some unidentified armed persons have brutally reportedly murdered a couple in Abia State. The slain couple, Jacob Udo and his wife, Comfort, were murdered in Isiala Autonomous Community of Bende Local Government Area of the State. The duo, who originally hailed from Itumbuzor in the same Bende Local Government Area, were reportedly beheaded and their bodies dismembered on Tuesday night. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has bemoaned the killing of the couple, calling it horrific and senseless. Kalu strongly condemned the killing in a…

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By Tony Adibe The Vice President, Alhaji Kasim Shettima and Governor Alex Otti of Abia State will on 22nd November  unveil the new Lux Mundi University , said to the be the  first university established “on the soil of Umuahia”, capital of Abia State. Pro-Chancellor/Founder of Lux Mundi University, Prof. Gabriel Chinedum Okenwa made the disclosure on Wednesday during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the young, private university and the Catholic-owned Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI), Enugu which is going to serve as mentor to Lux Mundi.…

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By Tony Adibe A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Hycienth Ngwu, has tasked elective leaders on the need to use political will to implement good policies meant to reduce hardship nationwide. Ngwu, a former APC Publicity Secretary in the South-East, gave the task Enugu while speaking on the 64th Independence Anniversary of the country. Nigeria is a blessed country with lots of human and material resources to be in the league of developed nations, according to him. He said: “All that is needed is a strong political-will…

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The Presidency has raised an alarm over the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, announcing plans to evacuate Nigerian citizens from Lebanon. The development follows the launch of hundreds of missiles by Iran at Israel, in retaliation for the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. The conflict between Israel and Iran reached a new high on Tuesday, prompting global concern. Israel’s military spokesperson, Daniel Hagari, has vowed to take action in response to the “serious attack”. This latest escalation follows a previous attack in April, where Iran launched over 300…

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By Tony Adibe The Enugu State Government has said that work was already underway to make sure the graduates of Smart Green Schools currently being constructed in the 260 wards of the state would transit to 17 Smart Secondary Schools or eight Science, Technical, and Vocational Schools being constructed in the 17 Local Government Areas  and eight Federal Constituencies of the state, respectively. The development came as the State Government reiterated its commitment to continually invest in and reposition the education sector. State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ndubueze Mbah, disclosed…

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The Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu has confirmed the tragic death of Chiamaka Ozoigbondu, a student of Peaceland College, Enugu in an unfortunate road accident within IMT premises on Monday, September 30, 2024. In a statement made available to the media the Institute sympathized with the family of the deceased and extended heartfelt condolences to all who have been affected by the sad death of the promising young girl. “Our prayer is that such an incident does not occur again.” Rising from an emergency joint Management and Academic…

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By Tony Adibe The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Enugu State Council has tasked the state Governor, Dr Peter Mbah on the urgent need to distribute potable water to other parts of the Enugu metropolis where, hitherto, water reticulation has not yet reached. This was contained in a communiqué issued on Friday by the Enugu NUJ at the end of its Congress held on September 26, at the Press Centre on Rangers Avenue, Enugu, which the State Chairman, Comrade Sam Udekwe presided over. NewsBits reports that in the last 180…

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The family of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has accused Southeast governors of preventing the release of the pro-Biafra agitator. Kanu’s brother, Prince Emmanuel said Southeast governors should learn from other zones who worked for their freedom fighters. In a statement he signed, Emmanuel accused Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja of being an obstacle to Kanu’s freedom. The statement reads partly: “South East Governors, why are you stopping the freedom of your own son? To what benefit is it to…

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Senator Representing Southern Borno, Ali Ndume, says former President Goodluck Jonathan was able to flush the Boko Haram insurgents out in the last minutes of his administration through the services of Private Military Consultant (PMC). Ndume reminisced the success story while interacting with journalists on the sidelines of the just concluded 10th Senate retreat of the Committee on the review of the 1999 constitution held in Kano. He recalled how the engagement of the services of the PMCs from South Africa in collaboration with the Nigerian Army significantly flushed insurgents…

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