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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka A strange midnight fire has engulfed Nkwo market Umunze in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, destroying wares worth millions of naira. It was gathered that the fire incident occurred at about 1.20 am midnight on Wednesday, February 21, and drew the attention of the men of the Anambra State Fire Service. The fire was also said to have affected and destroyed wares in some shops in the market, including women’s artificial hair (popularly called attachment) shop, provision shop, and plastic shop before it was quenched by the firefighters. Confirming the incident in a statement…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Anambra State under the aegis of Consortium For Fiscal Transparency (CFT) have sought the partnership of the State House of Assembly lawmakers on project monitoring and implementations to engender transparency and accountability in the governance of the state. The need for collaboration arose during an advocacy visit by the group to the Speaker of the Anambra State Assembly, yesterday (Tuesday). Speaking on behalf of the CSOs, Mrs Ugochi Freeman of Creative Minds Center for Youth and Community Development expressed concerns that most of the projects awarded in the state are either poorly…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The 2024 edition of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme Phase One (ATASP-1) Borrowers Mission team has expressed satisfaction with the quality and impacts of economic and social infrastructure projects undertaken under ATASP-1 in Adani-Omor Zone. The commendation was made Tuesday when the team concluded visitation to some project sites executed under ATASP-1 in Adani-Omor Staple Crops Processing Zone. The delegation that visited the sites was composed of top officials of the Federal Ministry of Finance led by Dr Oyebola Akande, and Bukar Musa, Director of Project Coordinating Unit, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. Others…
Chim Ogwutum, Port Harcourt The governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has expressed pleasure to be part of a project designed to launch ‘A Community Centered Approach to Transforming Criminality and Violence in the Niger Delta.’ The governor who, was represented by the commissioner for Youth Development, Hon. Chisom Gbaji at the official launch of the project held on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at the ministry of Justice auditorium, Rivers State secretariat, Port Harcourt, thanked Search For Common Ground and its implementing partners for bringing together all the agencies involved in combating violence and criminality in Nigeria for this…
Agency Report The Federal Government says it might open the borders for cement importation if manufacturers of the product fail to bring down the cost. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa, issued the threat on Tuesday in Abuja at a meeting with Cement and Building Materials Manufacturers. The meeting was summoned to address the astronomical increase in the cost of cement nationwide. The minister expressed concerns that in the past couple of months, the country had witnessed a recurring alarming increase in the prices of cement and other building materials. “This is a crisis for housing…
…Cancels sanitation ahead of Geometric Power inauguration Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government has said it was set to establish tuition-free artisan schools in the three senatorial districts in the state to train youths in some skills that are currently lacking in the state. Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of this week’s Executive Council in Umuahia, said the students of the school would graduate after one year. The Commissioner said that the students would be taught solar power assembling and installation, POP designing and installation, painting, masonry, tiling among others.…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The formal inauguration of the 181-megawatt Geometric Power plant Aba, Abia State, earlier scheduled for Saturday, February 24, has now been shifted to Monday, February 26. The change was contained in a statement by the company’s management issued Tuesday evening. According to Presidency source, the change in date was necessitated by “unexpected developments.” President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will commission the power plant alongside Aba Power Ltd which will take electricity from the new plant and supply to nine of the 17 local government areas in Abia State. With over $800 million sunk into it, the 182- megawatt…
…Says we’re not your slaves …Respect our decision – Gov Mbah Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-East has urged the National Working Committee (NWC) and other organs of the party to ratify Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the party’s National Secretary in line with the zone’s decision, the PDP Constitution, and a valid court order. Leaders of the party decried the mistreatment of the zone by the PDP despite being the bastion of the party since inception, insisting that they would no longer tolerate the delay in the ratification of Udeh-Okoye as the National Secretary, as…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered for the arrest and prosecution of a young man, simply identified as “High Chief Enenie Nwa Ite,” after videos of him exhibiting all manner of cruelty to animals under the guise of performing rituals. The spokesperson of the command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement that the commissioner gave the order upon seeing the videos and described the acts as barbaric and primitive for a 21st century human being anywhere in the world to perform, let alone someone in Enugu State, Nigeria, where there…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government says grave consequences await petroleum marketers who increased price of their products in anticipation of Tanker drivers’ strike due to commence Tuesday February 20, 2024. Ikengaonline reports that there was panic in Enugu metropolis earlier on Tuesday following news of astronomical increase in petrol pump price and hoarding by some filling stations. As a result, transport operators in the state sharply increased their fares while motorists and commuters grumbled over the situation. Recall that in parts of the city there were reports that some filling stations were selling as high as N1000 per…