Anambra State has condoled with the Gbulie family of Nimo in Njikoka Local Government Area and the Ogunsanya family of Ikorodu in Lagos State over the deaths of their two prominent members last week. According to a statement by the state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, C. Don Adinuba, the government commiserated with the Gbulie family for the loss ...
Read More »Monthly Archives: January 2022
Self Employment: Dangote Cement Empowers 245 Youths In Host Communities
…Ogun thumbs up cement company No fewer than 245 youths from Dangote Cement Ibese Plant’s 16 host communities have been trained and empowered till date in different skills since the commencement of operations in Ibese with significant impact on the local economy. This disclosure by the Plant’s Director, Azad Nawabuddin came just as the Ogun state government commended the organization ...
Read More »2023 Presidency: APC In Dilemma Over Zoning
There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress is in a dilemma over the zoning of the 2023 presidency. The PUNCH gathered on Sunday that although the party was looking southwards to pick its presidential candidate, there was a strong possibility that it could still throw the race open for both northern and southern aspirants. A top leader of the ...
Read More »Protest As Apprentice Gets N100,000 After Serving His Master For Nine Years
Some traders and apprentices at the International Electrical Market, Obosi/Onitsha, Anambra State, on Saturday, reportedly protested against a trader for allegedly settling his apprentice with N100,000, nine years after serving him. PUNCH Metro learnt that the protest took place in front of the man’s shop, as the group sang solidarity songs and chanted, ‘Enough is enough; the revolution has started.’ They ...
Read More »Tears For Hanifa
By Casmir Igbokwe The gruesome murder of five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar has once again painted Nigeria as a country where life is short, brutish and meaningless. The little girl would never have imagined that the man paid to teach and protect her would be her nemesis. The man, Mr. Abdulmalik Tanko, is the proprietor of Hanifa’s school, Noble Kids Academy, Kwanar ...
Read More »We Haven’t Decided To Replace Sanwo-Olu, Says GAC
Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), the apex leadership of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has debunked reports that it has settled for replacement for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. It said reports, which were widely circulated on social media platforms, especially via WhatsApp that GAC, party leaders and stakeholders have settled for a replacement for Governor Sanwo-Olu, were ...
Read More »Nigeria’s Justice System Belongs To The People, Not The Legal Profession — Osinbajo
As custodians of justice and fairness in society, the role of the Nigerian Bar goes beyond the development of an effective and efficient justice sector, it must also be at the forefront of championing reforms and deepening discourse that will continually uphold its excellence and prestige, and the rule of law, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo ...
Read More »Nigeria’s Diversity, A Fountain Of Strength, Says Osinbajo
Nigeria needs more men and women who see and understand that the country’s ethnic diversity is not a point of difference, but a fountain of strength to achieve even more development as a nation, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. The VP also emphasized the importance of traditional institutions in building the right values in society. Prof. Osinbajo stated ...
Read More »Anambra Police Command Gets Three Operational Vehicles
Raymond Ozoji, Awka The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Echeng Echeng, has expressed profound gratitude to the Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba Usman and his management team for the approval and delivery of three operational vehicles to Anambra State Police Command. A press statement released by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state command DSP ...
Read More »Africa Must Deliver Self From Rentier Politics And Politicians
By Christian Aburime Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, Anambra State Governor-elect, has passionately made an appeal on the need by politicians to jettison what he described as “rentier politics.” The Governor-elect made this call at the graduation of the first set of graduates of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG) in Abuja, Saturday, January 29, 2022 Delivery a keynote ...
Read More »