The House of Representatives has pledged to intervene in the physical restructuring and improvement of infrastructure such as roads and electricity power in Ugbo-Oghe slum within Enugu metropolis.
Ugbo-Oghe slum settlement is located in the Abakpa axis of Enugu East Local Government ayrea of Enugu State.
A renowed international philanthropist, Sir Emeka Offor, on Saturday donated N100m endowment fund for the development of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN).
Offor, who is the Executive Chairman of Chrome Group of Companies, made the donation shortly after he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Business Administration (Honoris Causa) during the 52nd Convocation of UNN in Nsukka.
BY RAYMOND OZOJI, Awka
The Anambra State Command of the Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS) has called on the general public particularly Anambra citizens to disregard news making the rounds in some sections of the online media about the disappearance of seven hunters in Amanuke, Awka-North Local Government Area of the state.
BY RAYMOND OZOJI, Awka
The President-General of Eziowelle Improvement Union (EIU) in Idemili-North Local Government Area of Anambra and National President of the Anambra State Association of Town Unions (ASATU) Chief Barr. Titus Nnabuike Akpudo has responded to the claims made by some financially unstable branch leaders of the town union.
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Indigenes of Amakor village in Nanka, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State have cried out over the devastating effect of erosion in their environment as a result of sand miners.
Leaders of the village under the aegis of Amakor Njikoka Development Union in a press release signed by its chairman and secretary, Mr. Ilo Obinna Daniel and Mr. Patrick Okole respectively and made available to journalists in Awka yesterday accused the traditional ruler and president general of Nanka community, Igwe Godwin Ezilo and Rev. Can. Ifeanyi Ezike of being behind the excavation of sand in the village.
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BY RAYMOND OZOJI, Awka
Indigenes of Ajali community in Orumba-North Local Government Area of Anambra State have unanimously agreed and decreed that His Royal Highness Eze Augustine Nwangwu Ezeohazurume 1 of Ajali remains the traditional ruler of the community.
The Apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohaneze Ndigbo has demanded an immediate apology to the Ukachukwu brothers and their subsequent compensation by the Federal Government, over what it called, the unprovoked illegal demolition of the Real Estate Investment at Asokoro extension on the orders of the Minister of FCT, Barr Nyesom Wike.
Recall that officials of the Federal Capital Development Agency, acting on the orders of the FCT Minister, had on the 27th March 2024, invaded the project site with a detachment of over 300 security personnel including the Army, the Navy, the Police, and many others, and destroyed the properties.
The said property has the registration number: FCDA/DC/BP/ASD/29163 validly approved by the FCT authorities for development.
The Anambra State Chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, says investments that will create massive employment for the teeming unemployed youths in Anambra, are much needed at this time to begin to address the increasing rate of youths’ involvement in crime.
The Anambra State NYCN Chairman, Ambassador Surveyor Obi Emeka Chukwudi made this known in a chat with newsmen in Awka, after receiving news of the employment of members of the council by an Anambra philanthropist and industrialist, Dr Sir Daniel Chukwudozie, OON, FNSE, Akudo Ndigbo.
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BY RAYMOND OZOJI, Awka
Outgoing Anambra Police Commissioner, CP Aderemi Adeoye, says he didn't take bribe or any form of gratification to thwart justice in all the 35 years he served in the Nigeria Police Force.
CP Adeoye who stated this during a valedictory media briefing on Monday at the Command Headquarters Amawbia Awka-South Local Government Area of the state, said he was bold to say it because he was not a desperate police officer and he did everything possible to resist such temptations.
In the history of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, tagged the ‘University of the Moment’ and a South East based Federal University which is always on the positive spotlight, there exists a luminary whose tenure has left an indelible mark on the institution's reputation and standing. Mrs. Chikaodinaka Gladys Ijeoma Ene, the immediate past Information, Public Relations and Chief Protocol Officer, epitomized excellence, resilience, and dedication throughout her illustrious career spanning over four years.
