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Ben Ezechime, Enugu  Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State says for the state to improve service delivery in basic education and primary healthcare services, there must be transparency and accountability in governance. Governor Mbah said this on Wednesday at a two-day workshop on “Domestication and Adoption of the National Chart of Account (NCOA)” in preparation of budget of Local Government Areas in Enugu State. The  governor, represented by the Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Dr Roberts Ozongwu,  said that meeting the NCOA conditions were part of the requirements to access World Bank grants.  “This workshop is meant to improve service…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The Police Command in Enugu State has dismissed reported invasion of Eha-Amufu community in Isi Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, describing the report as “baseless, mischievous, and a calculated attempt to mislead the public.” SP Daniel Ndukwe, the spokesperson for the command in a statement in Enugu on Wednesday denied that any community in Eha-Amufu or any part of Enugu State has been invaded, besieged, or had its residents displaced, as claimed. He stated that the farm settlement allegedly overrun by herders  were merely temporary dwellings used by farmers who intermittently return to their permanent…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Government has commenced construction of 8km road that links four villages: Ebyia Unuphu, Nkaleke,  Echara and Mgbabor within Abakaliki, the state capital. The state Commissioner for Works, Lebechi Mbam, who flagged off the project on Wednesday, said it would be completed within eight months. He noted the the project was divided into four and given to four indigenous contractors to ensure timely completion. Mbam described the 8km road as very important, noting that its construction would make evacuation of farm produce very easy and increase food sufficiency in the state. “These are rural roads. We…

Our Reporter, Abuja  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday will leave Nigeria for France for a two-week working visit. This was disclosed in press statement released by Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga via his X handle. According to the statement, President Tinubu will use the visit to evaluate his administration’s midterm performance and key milestones so far achieved. “During the visit, the President will appraise his administration’s midterm performance and assess key milestones.” Onanuga also said the President “will also use the retreat to review progress in ongoing reforms and engage in strategic planning ahead of his administration’s second anniversary.” The…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has inaugurated a new state security supervisory committee that will monitor activities of Agunechemba, a security outfit in the state. The committee, comprising representatives from various government agencies, traditional rulers, and local government leaders, is tasked with registering and monitoring the activities of the Units of Agunechemba, among other responsibilities. Performing the inauguration ceremony Tuesday, at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, Soludo emphasised the urgent need for innovative solutions to address the challenges posed by crime and social unrest, noting that the committee will serve as a vital platform for collaboration between government agencies and the community…

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The best way to send a sweet mother home to the angels in paradise is through the vehicle of iconic music being played by legendary musicians. It shall stay with me for a lifetime celebrating the profound forte of bearing witness to the phenomenon in Amawbia town in Anambra State on Saturday, March 1, when “the beautiful, smooth-skinned and baby-hearted matriarch, late Mrs. Felicia Ifeonu Nwokoye, popularly known as OJ, short for her hail-name Ojemba,” was serenaded on high by luminary musicians that included the immortal Bongos Ikwue. Mama Nwokoye who passed on January 9 at…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Tension has continued to build at Uromi in Edo State, following the arrest of two principal suspects in the lynching of 16 Fulani hunters traveling from Rivers State to Kano. This is as women in the community staged a protest against indiscriminate arrest of youths by security operatives over the incident. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpehbolo, Fred Itua, said the suspects were arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS in Uromi, following credible intelligence. According to the statement, operatives of various security agencies have been hunting for other…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President Bola Tinubu, has at last, sacked the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari. The President also removed the Chairman of NNPCL Board, Pius Akinyelure. Meanwhile, the President has appointed Bashir Ojulari as the new CEO, effective from April 2, 2025. This was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, issued Wednesday morning. According to the statement  titled, “President Tinubu reconstitutes NNPC limited board, appoints new Chairman, Group CEO,” the new appointments took effect from April 2,…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Government has announced plans to sensitise youths of the state on recruitment process into the Nigerian Army. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, said the sensitisation followed the observed decline in the number of applicants expressing interest in joining the Nigerian Army from the State. “The sensitisation team will be visiting Anambra State for 89 Regular Recruits Intake Sensitisation Exercise between 6-12 April, 2025. “The team will also guide interested applicants on the application process for ease of registration, while the youth leaders, who will be enlightened will in turn sensitise…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Despite ban on rallies and public gatherings imposed by the police as well as Gov. Usman Ododo, supporters of the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Tuesday, flooded the streets of Okene to give her a rousing welcome back home. The Governor had imposed a ban on public gatherings ostensibly to stop her homecoming rally, but the teeming supporters poured out to the streets in defiance. Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, had on Monday, reinforced the Governor’s directive, claiming that the planned rally “violates the ban on political gatherings.” The CP had…