Jonathan, Mandela, Atiku, Mark, others mourn Achebe
Goodluck Jonathan has lamented the death of Chinua Achebe, which occurred on Thursday, saying his immense patriotism and sincere commitment to a better Nigeria would be greatly missed. Mr. Achebe died...
View Article721 policemen rendered homeless in Onitsha
AWKA- No fewer than 721 policemen and their families residing in the barracks at the Central Police Station, CPS, and Police Area Command, Onitsha have been rendered homeless following the demolition...
View ArticleOkwu elected new APGA national chairman
Awka – The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on Monday elected Chief Maxi Okwu as its new National Chairman. It also elected 28 new national officers to conduct the affairs of the party at its...
View ArticleChinua Achebe to be buriedMay 23
ENUGU – Renowned Nigerian Author and literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe, who passed on in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America on March 22, would be buried on May 23, Governors of the...
View ArticleSenators urged to resolve Anambra/Kogi/Enugu oil battle
Nigeria’s Senate has called on the nine senators from Anambra, Enugu and Kogi states to reach an agreement on the way out of the conflict between the boundary communities in the three states over the...
View ArticlePFN, Anambra community bicker over killing of snake
Members of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, and Umuoji community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State are on each other’s throat, following the killing of a snake in the...
View ArticleAchebe’s Burial Rites Begin, As Body Arrives In Nigeria + Burial Programme
The burial rites of the late internationally acclaimed writer, Chinua Achebe, has begun with the arrival of his body at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Tuesday morning. The rites...
View ArticleCashing of third-party cheques above N150,000 stops today
The cash-less policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria enters a new phase today (Monday) as the maximum ceiling of N150,000 placed on conversion of third-party cheques to cash by individuals takes off....
View ArticleNAMA grounds Oshiomhole’s helicopter
In what appears to be a replay of the fate of Rivers Governor, Rotimi Amaechi’s experience with authorities of the Nigeria Airspace. Management Authority, when his plane was not allowed to take-off...
View ArticleS-East, S-South Govs Pledge Support for Jonathan
Enugu — Governor’s of the South East and South South States, yesterday, met in Enugu with a pledge to continue to support President Goodluck Jonatham, saying he has done well through his transformation...
View ArticlePDP Appoints Dikko PDP Disciplinary Committee Chairman
• Recognises Emeakayi’s leadership in Anambra • Dickson’s c’ttee asks aggrieved members to withdraw case in court A former Minister of Transport in the Second Republic, Alhaji Umaro Dikko, was Monday...
View ArticleINEC To Appeal Court Judgment On Deregistration Nullification
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vowed to prosecute over 93,000 people in Anambra state involved in multiple voters registration ahead of the state governorship election. The...
View ArticleAPC to Jonathan: Come, Join Us
•Masari heads committee on party structures •Congresses, convention may hold December •Buhari: We’ll displace PDP in 2015 The All Progressives Congress (APC) Tuesday invited President Goodluck...
View Article2015: INEC to prosecute 1m electoral offenders nationwide
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to begin nationwide prosecution of about one million culprits who were involved in multiple...
View ArticlePolice avert violent protest in Bayelsa community
The police in Bayelsa State Wednesday averted what could have been a violent protest by aggrieved youths of Otuokpoti community in Ogbia Local Government council following the crushing to death of a...
View ArticlePDP drops two, clears 15 aspirants for Anambra governorship polls
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday announced the disqualification of two persons from participating in its August 24, 2013 primary election. Chairman of the PDP Gubernatorial Screening...
View ArticleFresh Crises in Anambra as APGA disqualifies Soludo, others
Fresh crises that might assume intractable dimensions are looming in the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) with the disqualification Professor Chukwuma Soludo, a former governor of the Central...
View Article8 Members Of PDP Abia Chapter, Die In Auto Crash
Eight members of Peoples Democratic Party, Abia state chapter have been confirmed dead and six critically injured as a result of ghastly auto crash along Anambra-Enugu highway. The men were returning...
View ArticleAnambra Guber – Court Vacates Order On PDP to Recognize Uba
The Federal High Court, Port Harcourt has vacated its order compelling the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to recognize Senator Andy Uba as the...
View ArticleAnambra Poll – Court Decides Andy Uba’s Fate Today
Port Harcourt — A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt is expected to rule today on notice for interlocutory injunction seeking to uphold the candidacy of Andy Uba in place of Tony Nwoye in the tussle...
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