The former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has felicitated with the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Ugochukwu Nnemeka Achebe, over his 20th anniversary on the throne. Although Igwe Achebe was coronated on 14th May 2002, the commemoration comes up today and tomorrow at Ime Obi, Onitsha, Anambra State. Obiano said: This is one remarkable celebration by Igwe Achebe, the …

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who recently accented to an executive bill mandating the state to have at least 35 percent female appointees in the state executive council and other political appointments, has appointed 16 women — one per local government — as Special Assistants on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Governor charged the appointees with the duties of supporting and …

Gunmen attacked the convoy of General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries, Auchi, Apostle Johnson Suleman on Friday. They reportedly killed seven persons, including three police orderlies during the attack along the Benin Auchi Road, Edo State. The cleric was said to be heading to Edo State after a foreign trip when the gunmen opened fire on his convoy. NUPRC COMMERCIAL ENGLISH …

The Lagos State Government has restated that only government agencies empowered by law are authorised to carry out physical planning enforcement exercises across the state. NUPRC COMMERCIAL ENGLISH While reacting to media reports of the inauguration of an enforcement team by the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria during the conference of the Nigerian Institute of Builders held on Wednesday, …

The University of Ilorin has concluded arrangements for the resumption of academic activities on Monday, 24th October, following the suspension of the eight-month-old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), According to a statement by its Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, the university’s Senate ratified the amended academic calendar at its 291st meeting on Friday. NUPRC …

Entries for the second edition of the Ray Ekpu Award for Investigative Journalism opens today and ends on Tuesday 15th November. The prize money is N500,000, according to the award’s committee. Unlike the maiden edition which was restricted to journalists in the conventional media houses – print and electronic – this year’s episode has been expanded to include entries from …

An acting Managing Director has been appointed for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), He is Engr. Emmanuel Audu Ohwavborua, an Urhobo from Delta State. This is coming hours after the commission’s sole administrator, Mr Effiong Okon Akwa was relieved of his appointment. According to a statement issued by the Director of Press in the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, …

Education in Lagos State witnessed another remarkable moment of infrastructure expansion with the addition of newly built 150 blocks of classrooms and 1,386-bed hostels to 15 existing schools across the six education districts in the state. On Wednesday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu unveiled the iconic school projects and virtually commissioned them at a physical event organised by the Special Committee on …

The management of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin (KwaraPoly) has raised an alarm over encroachment of its land by suspected land grabbers in the state. On the sideline of the institution’s 28th convocation ceremony, the Rector, Engineer Abdul Jimoh Mohammed told the media that 41 percent of its land areas had been encroached upon. “The Polytechnic is currently occupying six …

The South East Council of Traditional Rulers and Representatives of Igbo Archbishops and Bishops on Peace and Conflict Resolution, otherwise known as “the Joint Body” has backed the call on the Federal Government to immediately release the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Last week, the Court of Appeal in Abuja discharged Kanu of the …