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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, for the work he is doing in the state. Tinubu gave the commendation on Thursday, after his arrival in the state on a one-day working visit. The Nigerian leader arrived on board the Nigerian Air Force Airbus at 12pm, wearing the Akwete Igbo fabric with a red cap typical of Soludo’s usual outfit. Warmly received by Soludo and other top government officials, he marched and headed straight to the podium where the national anthem was sung. In his address, Tinubu praised Governor Soludo’s visionary leadership,…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, has innaugurated some projects within Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Ground Training Command (GTC), Enugu. Abubakar inaugurated the projects during his Operational Visit and Commissioning of Projects within the GTC on Thursday in Enugu. The CAS innaugurated the remodelled and refurnished Senior Non-Commissioned Officers (SNCOs) Mess in NAF Base, Abakpa, as well as the remodelled and renovated gymnasium at GTC, Emene. The NAF Boss also inspected an ongoing construction of Helicopter Combat Training Group’s Hangar and construction of dual 2 by 30 transit accommodation for officers at…
By Azu Ishiekwene The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, ruffled presidential feathers on Monday when he said in a speech during the 20th Anniversary dinner of the financial services company, Chapel Hill Denham, that Nigerians were better off in 1960 than they are today. The Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga, immediately disagreed, saying that Adesina used a narrow, perhaps one of the most contested metrics, to measure the country’s progress. Both Adesina and Onanuga were right and wrong. What’s in a measure? Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the most common measure of…
The Nigerian youth have a great opportunity to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to prosper, a leading scientist and engineer has said. Professor Bart Nnaji, former Minister of Science and Technology and also Minister of Power, told a technology festival in Enugu Wednesday, dominated by the youth, that technology has made it possible for young people to set up lucrative businesses without huge capital. He cited the example of two young men, aged 21 and 22, who are building drones in Abuja and selling them to Nigerian firms and those in Ghana and Slovakia. “Their case should tell you that there…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has described the Enugu Tech Festival which kicked off on Wednesday as the biggest technology conference that has ever happened in Nigeria. The tech festival being held in the International Conference Center, Enugu, was being organised by the Enugu State government. Tijani said that the festival, which attracted thousands of youths from within and outside Enugu state, was a major leap for Nigeria’s determination to build a robust digital economy. According to him, Enugu State under Governor Peter Mbah, had moved from policy to progress to…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Suspected hoodlums have attacked a former Permanent Secretary in Ebonyi State and a member of the State Independent Electoral Commission, Boniface Mgebu. The attack happened while he was on his way from Abakaliki to his village, Noyo Alike in Ikwo LGA of the state. It was learned that the attack happened along Obubura-Enyida road in Abakaliki LGA at about 7 pm where his Hilux Jeep, cash, phones and other valuables were set ablaze. The victim spoke to our Reporter at Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital, (AE-FUNAI) Abakaliki where he is hospitalized. He said he was attacked by…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), has saluted Governor Alex Otti’s leadership style, saying that his policies align with the values NEITI represents. The Alternate Chairman of the NEITI Board, Ambassador Sunday Adoli, said this when he led a delegation of the Boad and Management of the agency on a courtesy visit to Governor Otti ahead of its national retreat holding in Abia State. Ambassador Adoli, who doubles as the representative of the North-Central region on the Board, said that NEITI was pleased with Otti’s commitment to fiscal openness and reforms that prioritise fiscal discipline. He…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has demanded the immediate arrest of a former National Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr Julius Abure, for impersonation. This is coming about three hours after the Abure-led faction of the Labour Party, hurriedly announced the suspension of Otti, and five other high-ranking members of the LP, for alleged anti-party activities. Reacting to his purported suspension, Otti in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Ferdinand Ekeoma, dismissed Abure and his co-travellers as “irritants and attention seekers.” Further describing Abure as “a clown in a desperate search…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia After spending five days in its custody, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Wednesday, released Social media activist, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan. His arrest sparked a spontaneous protest in Abuja and national outrage. Former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, announced VDM’s release via his X handle, on Wednesday. Sowore wrote: “Thanks to unrelenting efforts of all @thatverydarkman has been released from unjust detention at the @officialEFCC. He is with his ebullient lawyer, @adeyanjudeji,” Sowore tweeted. VeryDarkMan’s lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, had earlier expressed frustration over the EFCC’s handling of the bail process, describing it…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Police in Anambra State Wednesday recovered a burnt dead body found in a waste dump at Iyiowa Odekpe, Ogbaru Local Government Area of the State. Spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement he made available to journalists in the state. The body is believed to be that of a suspected criminal who was caught by an angry mob in the area and set ablaze. The statement said the deceased may have been a member of a gang that specializes in stealing car batteries. “Police Operatives attached to the Atani…