At least 43 people are feared dead after toxic fumes reportedly overwhelmed an illegal petroleum siphoning operation at Okari Jetty in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident reportedly occurred around midnight on Thursday when more than 200 Read more…
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said the exit of global ride-hailing company Uber from Nigeria, alongside the shutdown or scaling down of operations by several major companies, reflects growing concerns over the country’s business operating environment. The party, in a Read more…
By Ifeoma EjioforThe Anambra State Government has intensified its Operation Zero Shanties campaign, demolishing shanties and illegal structures in strategic parts of Nnewi, Ozubulu and Onitsha as part of efforts to restore order and enforce physical planning regulations across the Read more…
The bloc’s members are increasingly treating the Far North as another arena for containing Moscow and its partners NATO is seeking to turn the Arctic into a new “hotbed” of tensions with its active military buildup in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Read more…
By EGWUONYE NWAGBO UJUAKU Prince Chuka Orizu has expressed overwhelming appreciation and satisfaction to the people of Nnewi on the success of 2026. Afiaolu Nnewi festival and described Nnewi as a peaceful town. Prince Orizu said he made it to Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, Chief Victor Umeh, has made a passionate appeal to the Federal Government to declare Idemili Basin a disaster zone. Sen Umeh made the appeal during an on-the-scene assessment of recent Read more…
The Nigeria Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA), Makurdi Diocese, has kicked against the Federal Government’s decision to include Benue State in the pilot implementation of its National Ranching Policy, warning that the initiative could threaten the ancestral lands and security Read more…
…Seek Soludo’s Intervention on the Deplorable State of Vinas Road` By Uzo Ugwunze Residents of Okoluche Estate in Ikenga Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area, have cried out over the rising spate of insecurity, flooding, and infrastructural decay in the Read more…
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has given his support for the establishment of the first National Park in the South East, which is billed to be sited in Abia State. This is even as the state government, through the Ministry Read more…
From Ifeoma EjioforThe Anambra State Government has intensified its urban renewal campaign with a decisive enforcement exercise that dismantled illegal structures at Onitsha Main Market and other strategic locations across the State. The enforcement operation followed the expiration of repeated Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) senatorial candidate for Anambra South, Chief Ebuka Onunkwo has called for a strict adherence to building standards. Chief Onunkwo’s called followed the tragic collapse of a private hostel in Amaokpala, near the Read more…
From Ifeoma EjioforThe Anambra State Government has sealed the site of the collapsed building at Oko in Orumba North LGA of the State, reaffirming its commitment to stricter enforcement of physical planning regulations and the elimination of unsafe construction practices. Read more…