Trailer laden with cows kills eight Anambra children hawking at Kwata Traffic junction

A  trailer on Friday rammed into hawkers at Kwata junction, Awka, Anambra State and reportedly killed about eight persons.

Eyewitness account revealed that Eight children hawking at the traffic point at Kwata junction flyover were killed by a lorry carrying cows.

Just in: Catholic Church bans Ejike Mbaka from Commenting on political matters

The Catholic Diocese of Enugu has banned Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministries Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), from commenting on partisan politics.

The Catholic church. also resolved that Mbaka  will no longer solely oversee the activities of the ministry as its spiritual director.

BREAKING; NIGERIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS TWITTER OPERATION IN THE COUNTRY.

NIGERIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS TWITTER OPERATION IN THE COUNTRY.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, citing the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.

The Minister said the Federal Government has also directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately commence the process of licensing all OTT and social media operations in Nigeria.

Quality Healthcare System: Obiano Commissions Eldorado Multi-Specialist Hospital Intensive Care Unit

 

 By Abuchi Onwumelu

In his bid to ensure quality healthcare delivery for Ndi Anambra, the Executive Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, last Weekend commissioned Eldorado Multi-Specialist Hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Awka the Anambra State Capital. 

NAU Awka announces resumption date

The senate of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University  Awka has approved June 14 for the resumption of 2020/2021 academic session in the university.

Govr. Nasir El-rufai fires 19 political appointees.

Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has approved the sack of 19 political appointees as part of its ongoing rightsizing exercise.

South East Constitution Review Public Hearing On Submission of Memoranda

 

Part of the memoranda submitted by interest groups, civil society organisations, labour, right groups, traditional institutions, include the Gender National and sensitive advocacy, that  will afford equitable women representations in appointment and elective positions, with equitable women representation in each  seat per senatorial district, states and federal Constituencies as  measures to address the women marginalization in the nation's political space. 

South East Constitution Review Public Hearing

 

The South East  Zonal Public Hearing of the ongoing 1999 constitution amendment has kicked off in Enugu, the South East capital.

The chairman,  Constitution review committee Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, represented by Senator Ike Ekweremadu elucidated on the need why the Senate adopted the bottom.up approach to ensure the people would be able to make meaningful contributions to the constitutional exercise.

EFCC, Commercial Banks Officials Meet to Fight Fraud, Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing in Sokoro

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, says the commission is seeking an effective and robust collaboration with financial institutions aim at  checkmating illicit financial transaction, money laundering, terrorism financing and fraudulent activities 

Again Police confirm attack on Enugu police station, say four cops killed

At least four police officers have been reportedly killed during an attack on the Divisional Police Headquarters in Iwollo, Ezeagu Local Government Area of the Enugu state.