Raymond Ozoji, Nnewi Contrary to insinuations from some quarters that the Anambra State House of Assembly is currently in fresh controversy over a proposal by the state government to distribute 30 Toyota Prado Jeeps to the lawmakers for the discharge of their official duties, some lawmakers of the 7th assembly have blatantly denied such insinuations describing it as mere propaganda. ...

…says tribunal erred in law in holding Buhari need not attach academic certificate to form CF 001 The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the  February 23 Presidential election , Atiku Abubakar yesterday filed a 66 grounds of appeal against the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal which dismissed the petition he filed to challenge the election ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday expressed his condolence to the Oniru Royal Family and the people of Lagos over the passing of Oniru of Iruland, Oba Abiodun Idowu Oniru. The revered monarch passed on today at the age of 82 after a brief illness. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, the Governor ...

The Online Publisher Association of Nigeria (OPAN) has urged the police and Nigerian authorities to drop all the outrageous charges preferred against Mr. Agba Jalingo, a journalist and Publisher of Calabar-based news website, CrossRiverWatch and release him from detention immediately. OPAN in a statement by President, Austyn Ogannah, also urged elected officials to stop using security officials and misapplying state ...

A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has cautioned the Church to stop celebrating people with ill-gotten wealth as such “behaviour creates incentives for these celebrities, spurring them to acquire more wealth by all means.” He says human person is the essence of development. Soludo, recently named as Member, National Economic Advisory Council, said ...

Raymond Ozoji, Awka The Anambra State House of Assembly has called on the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, to as a matter of urgent public importance direct the commissioner for works, housing  and the commissioner for environment to immediately effect the assessment and repairs on the collapsed building at inland town Onitsha. The state assembly equally directed that  ...

…as lawmaker laments poor state of roads in Ihiala  Raymond Ozoji, Awka The Anambra State government has assured that the Amansea Bridge is safe for traffic and not collapsing as rumoured by some road users recently. The Commissioner for Works, Engineer Marcel Ifejiofor, gave the assurance shortly after inspecting the bridge in Amansea Awka-North local government area of the state on ...

As Rapinoe wins FIFA’s Women’s Player of the Year award Argentine star and Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has won the FIFA Men’s Player of the Year award. The Argentina striker edged out Juventus’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk to win the award on Monday for the record sixth time. In the women’s category, Megan Rapinoe won the ...

Raymond Ozoji, Awka Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Vincent Okpala, has urged the citizenry to key into Anambra State Health Insurance Agency’s subsidized medical care scheme for effective medical coverage. The Commissioner stated this yesterday at Saint Paul’s Catholic Church, Akpo in Aguata Local Government Area. He said the state health insurance scheme was one of the legacies of the Obiano administration. According ...

A plot to remove Vice President Yemi Osinbajo gathered momentum at the weekend, with some allegations against him dating back to when he was acting president in May 2017, when President Muhammadu Buhari was in the United Kingdom on medical leave, according to Daily Sun. Some of the allegations against him were that, as acting president, Osinbajo “authorised payment of N5.9 ...