Anambra State Physical Planning Board (ANSPPB) has warned staff against compromising standard in course of their assignments. Executive Chairman of the Board, Barr. Chike Maduekwe gave the warning during the demolition of a building that partially collapsed recently in Obuofia, Umuota village, Obosi in Idemili North Council Area of Anambra state. He said any staff
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One person has been declared missing while 8 others were seriously injured following a recent land dispute between the people of Ezeke-Amasiri and Amata-Akpoha community in Afikpo North LGA of the state. Confirming the incident to Everyday News, the Chairman Afikpo North Local Government Area Barr Oby Oko Enyim expressed regret over the brutal attack
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The Ebonyi State Governor Chief David Umahi has directed the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr Cletus Ofoke to institute a legal action against the Presbyterian Joint Hospital Uburu to account for the intervention funds released to them by the past administration. Governor Umahi who made the disclosure during a live broadcast yesterday
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The Enugu Assembly House Committee on works and Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development has vowed to expose erring contractors as it embarks on project monitoring across the state. Chairman of the Committee Hon. Chima Obieze who briefed newsmen on the proposed inspection tour said no bad contractor will be spared. He explained that the Committee
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A High Court on Tuesday restrained the Administrative Panel of Inquiry setup by the State government to look into the land dispute in Ugwuaji community, Enugu South Local Government Area. The respondents include the six members of the panel namely, James Ikeyi, Godwin Ugwoke, Prof. Daniel Nwachukwu, Godwin Ishiwu, Chudi Ozokolo and Robinson Odo being
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A middle-aged man in Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu State, Nnajiofor Donatus, last Saturday singled-handedly ‘arrested’ a deity which he claimed had been tormenting the entire community for a long time and making his honey business crash. Nnajiofor, who hails from Ibeku Opi community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, said that he
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Nigeria’s music legend, Onyeka Onwenu, has said that she would not be afraid to go back to the South East, if the planned Republic of Biafra, being canvassed by some people in the region, is realised. The popular artiste stated this at the pre-book launch media briefing held on Tuesday, in Lagos. Onyeka, popularly known
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Small Holders Women Farmers, yesterday staged a protest against the regular destruction of their farmlands and crops by cattle rearers in the State. The women are from four communities of Nkpoghoro, Ugwuegu, Ohaisu and Itim in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The women took to the streets of Afikpo town chanting songs
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THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned that some communities in Abia State may be flooded before the end of the year. The agency’s team leader for Imo and Abia states, Mr. Umar Abdulaziz, stated this on Monday in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. Abdulaziz, who expressed worries over the impending flood in the
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The governor of Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has promised to reward anyone with useful information that will lead to the arrest of killers of miltary and police men in the state. He has now declared N2.5 million reward for any useful information. According to ABN TV, this is contained in a statement issued
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Declan Emelumba is the Imo State commissioner for Information. In this interview, sheds light on the controversy surrounding the Administration Of Criminal Justice Law and other issues in the state Your principal, Governor Hope Uzodimma, has been receiving bashes from the opposition since his assumption of office early this year. As his image maker, how
Read moreThe Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has banned all traffic agents and task forces in the state. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, confirmed this to newsmen at the Government House in Owerri, on Thursday. It was gathered that the task force team, which operates from Heroes’ Square, still ask people to
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The Anambra State House of Assembly Committee on Public Petitions has expressed dismay over impending crises occasioned by land dispute between Ministry of Lands and people of Okpuno in Awka North Local Government Area of the state. The committee raised the concerns when both parties appeared before it during its sitting following a petition by
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The Imo State Government has said schools will reopen in the state only when the body conducting COVID-19 test in the 27 councils has completed its assignment. The Federal Government shut down schools in the country in March because of the outbreak of the pandemic. Addressing journalists after the weekly State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting
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Chief Whip of the Senate and Senator representing Abia North Senatorial zone, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the construction of the section two of Ohafia to Arochukwu road in Abia North Senatorial district of Abia State. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) had on Wednesday approved N12 billion for the
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