Day: September 26, 2023

By NewsBits The Ogun State Police command on Tuesday arraigned the former Chairman of Ijebu East local government, Wale Adedayo, before an Abeokuta Magistrate Court, over a petition filed by the State government. It would be recalled that Adedayo was arrested by Police operatives, at his residence in Ijebu-Ife, in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, and was immediately transferred to the Command’s headquarters in Eleweran, where he spent the night. Adedayo is appearing before a Magistrate Court at Isabo, Abeokuta, on a petition filed by the State…

By NewsBits Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Tuesday, submitted his visa renewal application at the newly opened United Kingdom (UK) Visa Application Centre in Enugu. The governor, who described the application process as swift and seamless, used the opportunity to appreciate the UK authorities for opening the centre, which he said, would strengthen the UK and Southeast socio-economic ties. He also urged Nigerians, especially the people of Southeast in and outside the region, to apply for their UK visas at the Enugu Visa Centre. Speaking to newsmen…

By Tony Adibe The Enugu State Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Prof. Sam Ugwu, has bemoaned the extensive damage illegal coal miners had done to the environment in the state. The Commissioner, who is the Chairman of the Committee on Review of Mining Activities in Enugu State, disclosed this on Monday, while carrying out environmental assessment and enforcement of the state order sealing the sites of the illegal mining activities at Nsude and Akwuke communities, both in Udi and Enugu South Local Government Areas, respectively. Leading a team of…

By NewsBits The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has issued a road advisory to motorists and diverted traffic along Enugu–Port Harcourt Dual Carriage Expressway after a collapsed Flyover Bridge on the road. One of the flyover bridges across Enugu–Port Harcourt Dual Carriage Expressway collapsed Monday morning. The incident happened at kilometer-one section of the Expressway between Naira Triangle and New Artisan Market axis of Enugu. The Sector Commander of FRSC Enugu State Command, Mr Sokunbi Adeyemi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu that he had dispatched the…

By NewsBits Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has called for a new road maintenance model to guarantee a better condition and longevity of Nigerian roads, regretting that the current model had failed woefully. Governor Mbah made the call when he visited the site of the collapsed bridge between the New Artisan flyover and the NNPC Mega Station along the Enugu – Port Harcourt Expressway. Fielding questions from newsmen after the first-hand inspection of the scene of the disaster, Mbah, who thanked God that no life was lost despite…

President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu (right), and Finland-based renegade, Simon Ekpa By NewsBits The breakaway leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, has warned the President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu not to visit Finland to look for him. Iwuanyanwu, at a press conference on Sunday, said he is ready to lay down his life for peace to reign in the South-East. He also disclosed that Ohanaeze had perfected plans to send a delegation to Finland and other places to…

By NewsBits The flyover bridge across the Enugu – Port Harcourt Expressway at the Enugu New Artisan market in Enugu state capital has collapsed. The bridge collapsed Monday morning, but an eyewitness said there was no casualty as artisans and residents were yet to come out from their homes for the day’s activity. The eyewitness, an Auto Mechanic who identified himself as Nnamdi, told The Advocate that two lorries conveying goods which were on the bridge when the incident occurred were affected. According to him, drivers, and conductors of the…