CSOs condemn, reject FG’s 50% electricity hike
FOLLOWING Federal Government’s New Year ‘gift’ through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, of 50 percent hike in electricity tariff effective from January 1, 2021, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, Tuesday, condemned and rejected the increase in all ramifications.
The relevance of January 14 in Oyo (3)
By Eric Teniola The second part of this piece examined the lives of influential traditional rulers in the country. This edition continues with the review of the reigns of these rulers. HE was appointed the Olowo in 1941 and ruled for twenty five years before he was deposed in 1966. In 1993, his crown was […]
We have smoked out kidnappers, robbers from Cross River
By Emma Una, Calabar Permanent Secretary, State Security Services in Cross River, Dr Alfred Mboto has declared that the launch of Operation Akpakwu has dealt a heavy blow on kidnappers, robbers and cultists and many have been chased out from the state. Mboto who spoke with Vanguard on Monday said the Christmas and New Year […]
Understanding the clamour for Trump’s presidency
By Chiedu Uche Okoye THE Igbo constitute one of the three major ethnic groups that make up Nigeria. The South East states, which form the homeland of the Igbo people, comprises Ebonyi, Enugu, Anambra, Imo, and Abia. However, there are Igbo people whose ancestral homelands are in states that are contiguous to the South East […]
Enugu schools resume Jan18 – Commissioner
The Enugu State Ministry of Education says all schools in the state will resume on Jan. 18, 2021. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uchenna Eze, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu on Monday. Eze noted that the decision was reached at a meeting between the ministry and major stakeholders in […]
Edo records 36 new cases of COVID-19 in 5 days
EDO state has recorded 36 new cases of coronavirus in the last five days and a total of 198 cases of the virus since it started tracking the second wave of the pandemic in the state from December 1, 2020.
Saudi Arabia to end blockade, open air, sea and land borders to Qatar
Saudi Arabia agreed to reopen the air, sea and land borders with Qatar starting on Monday evening, Kuwait’s foreign minister said, in a sign that a years-long Gulf row is coming to an end. The announcement, carried by Kuwait’s official news agency KUNA, comes hours before a planned Gulf leaders’ summit on Tuesday in Saudi […]
Buhari should reconstitute a new cabinet if he means well for Nigerians — Ndume
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Senator representing Southern Borno, and Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Mohammed Ndume has said that President Muhammadu Buhari should immediately reconstituted a new cabinet if he mean well for Nigerians in the 2021. Although he said, Buhari is a good leader, but quite a number of his cabinet members are not […]
Alleged certificate forgery: Obaseki to open defence Tuesday
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo will on Jan. 5, open his defence at the Federal High Court, Abuja, in the ongoing alleged certificate forgery suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against him. The trial judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed, adjourned the matter on Monday for Obaseki to open his defence on Jan. 5, after […]
Emir of Daura’s brother, two others die in fatal accident
Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruq Umar has lost his younger brother, Abdullahi Umar, in a fatal motor accident along the Katsina-Daura road.
We’ll ensure Enugu remains safest, most-secured state – Ugwuanyi
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has reiterated his administration’s resolve to ensure that the state remains the safest and most-secured in the country. Ugwuanyi said this on Monday in Enugu at the public presentation of a book entitled: “Effective Policing and Security in South-East Nigeria’’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the […]
Enugu schools resume Jan 18
The Enugu State Ministry of Education says all schools in the state will resume on Jan. 18, 2021. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uchenna Eze, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu on Monday. Eze noted that the decision was reached at a meeting between the ministry and major stakeholders in […]
82 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast – Navy
The Libyan navy said on Monday that it rescued 82 illegal immigrants off the coast of Khoms city, some 120 km east of the capital Tripoli. The Libyan navy disclosed this in a statement. “A rubber boat was successfully rescued with 82 migrants on board off the coast of Khoms city after a distress call […]
Anambra 2021: PDP orders members to withdraw all litigations against party
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked its members in court against the leadership of the party in Anambra to withdraw all litigations ahead of the November governorship poll in the state. The South-East National Vice Chairman of the party, Chief Ali Odefa, made the request in Awka during a meeting of the Zonal Working […]
Ito Ogbo Obosi: Cultural renaissance at its peak
By Chiedu Uche Okoye IS Obosi not a well-known town in the Southeast of Nigeria? Obosi, which is in Idemili North L.G.A of Anambra State, is the home town of many distinguished Nigerians, who have reached the acme in their chosen and respective careers. Five villages make up Obosi town. Obosi, which is bordered by […]
2021: Which way Nigeria oooo???
By Dakuku Peterside Legendary Highlife and Afrobeat Musician Sunny Okosun in February 1983 sang a prophetic song with the above title. In the music, the Ozzidi Master asked: Which way Nigeria? Which way to go? I love my fatherland. I want to know which way Nigeria is heading to. Almost thirty-eight years after, the questions […]
