Lagos State Police Command, says it has arrested one Victor Ebhomenyen aged 33, for driving against the traffic, assaulting and causing severe bodily injuries on an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Erhator Sunday, at Four Point Hotel, Oniru, Lagos State. The incident which was captured in a video that went viral on social media on Saturday showed where two men were repeatedly assaulting an officer on duty and creating a scene on the road at Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos State. In a statement on Sunday, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the Command has deemed it necessary…
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Awka – Fresh facts have emerged on the reported death of 17 people on board an eighteen-seater Toyota Hiace bus owned by GC Okoli Transport ventures in Onitsha, Anambra State. Previous reports especially on National dailies and online platforms, said the bus, loaded with passengers, was swept inside a culvert at Lagos park axis of the Enugu-Onitsha express road, following Sunday night’s downpour that resulted in heavy flooding, killing seventeen out of the eighteen passengers, including the driver. Two dead bodies were found trapped inside the bus which was also tarpped in the ditch and eye witnesses including the lawmaker representing…
Awka – Some stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party in Anambra State under the aegis of PDP Elders and Youths, have endorsed Dr. Tony Nwoye to fly the flag of the party in the November 6th Governorship election in the State. Tony Nwoye, a former member representing Anambra East and West in the National Assembly, is from Nsugbe in Anambra North Senatorial Zone and is running against the zoning arrangement in the state which favours the Anambra South Senatorial Zone. But in a joint press briefing in Awka on Thursday, the group urged the PDP delegates for the governorship primaries to…
Few days ago, social media giant, Twitter announced that it will be opening its first African office in Accra Ghana, with its first hires on the African continent, expected to be about 11 persons. It joins Facebook and other tech companies in moving into Africa. Meanwhile, the decision by Twitter to make Ghana’s capital, Accra its operation headquarters in Africa, has stirred diverse reactions among tech enthusiasts. The reactions were in consideration of the population of Nigeria, which is the largest in the African continent and what some quarters perceive as a more viable market for the company in Nigeria.…
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has said he will not want to join issues with the Federal Ministry of Finance, over its recent rebuttal of his statements alleging that the Federal Government printed over fifty billion naira to settle the monthly allocation to state governments in March this year. Obaseki however said it is his duty and that of others of his ilk, to offer useful advice for the benefit of the country. The Edo State Governor, had last week at the Edo transition committee stakeholders engagement said the Federal Government printed additional N50-N60 billion to top-up for state and…
There appears to be hope for Nigeria in addressing its housing deficit, as the United Nations has revealed plans to erect affordable homes for Nigerians. The Global Chairman, United Nations Rescue Services, Ambassador Steve Maichalla, disclosed this at a media Parley in Abuja on Wednesday. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, it is estimated that Nigeria has a deficit of over 17 million houses as of December, 2020 and requires 700,000 houses annually, compared to less than 100,000 currently being constructed annually. At the media parley, the UN official, Maichalla revealed that ten thousand housing units will…
Awka – Valentine Ozigbo, a frontliner in the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) race for the 2021 Anambra governorship election, has urged the party leadership to insist on selecting a competent candidate from Anambra South ahead of the gubernatorial election. Mr. Ozigbo asserted his during a meeting of the party’s stakeholders from Anambra South Senatorial Zone. The PDP in Anambra State has insisted that the ticket is open to all aspirants from any of the Senatorial zones in the state, with some persons from Anambra Central and Anambra having purchased the nomination form. But while addressing the gathering, Ozigbo reiterated that zoning…
Awka – Akwa Ibom State government is inching closer to the actualization of the Ibom Deep Seaport project following the approval of a committee to interface with the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) Committee for implementation of the project. The State Executive Council approved the setting up of the joint committee to ensure a smooth take-off of the project, following the report presented to the Council by the Chairman Technical Committee on Ibom Deep Seaport Actualisation and Development, Mrs. Mfon Usoro. The report on the Ibom Deep Seaport implementation presented by the chairman of the Technical Committee had informed the Council that…
Ukpor – Stakeholders in Anambra state, under the aegis of Anambra Elders and Stakeholders (ANELDERS) Forum for Good Governance on Monday, reiterated the need for a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction come 2023. In a communique issued after an enlarged executive meeting of the body held at Ukpor in Nnewi South Council Area of the State, the forum maintained that it is non-negotiable that the next president of Nigeria must come from the Southeast region. Among those present at the meeting were First Republican Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amechi, former Governor of the state, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife who is…
Awka – Two persons on Monday lost their lives after a Toyota Hiace bus owned by GC Okoli Transport ventures with all its passengers, crashed and was trapped inside a gutter opposite ABC Transport park at Upper Iweka, Onitsha. The driver of the bus with Lagos registration number, AGL 493 XR, one Anene Joseph Okechukwu, was said to be driving during the heavy downpour when the incident happened. An eyewitness at the scene said it was a case of poor visibility due to the torrential rainfall, which led to loss of control that made the bus to fall into the gutter…
Owerri – The five governors of the Southeast states have finally resolved to establish a Security Outfit for the Southeast Region, after over a year of agitation for such by stakeholders in the region. Ohaneze Ndigbo under the leadership of its immediate Past President, Chief John Nnia nwodo, had championed the cause for the establishment of the outfit, which they had proposed will be called ‘Ogbunigwe’, but the governors did not oblige. However, following the recent spate in insecurity across the Igbo states, the governors met on Sunday in Owerri where far-reaching decisions were taken. Top among such decisions was for…
Awka – Relevant authorities, institutions and organizations that usually award honours and recognition, have been urged to only grant such to those who are really exceptional in their considered fields and not be swayed by monetary considerations. Two-time Anambra State Governor and Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the last presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi gave the advice on Sunday, during the investiture of eight new Papal Knights at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Awka. Speaking to the press after the event, Obi described granting of perquisites and dignities as a way society and organizations honour those who have distinguished themselves,…
Awka – The Defence Headquarters has described as false, numerous publications in the media and other online blogs, reporting massive killing and destruction of houses and other property by the military in Konshisha LGA of Benue State. The Defence Headquarters which has oversight responsibility for Operation WHIRL STROKE, revealed that it only deployed to maintain peace in Benue. There have been incessant cases of communal clashes in recent times between the people of Konshisha and Oju over boundary demarcation, but during Easter holiday, fresh fighting broke out in the area. Last week, it was gathered that 72 Special Forces Battalion…
Awka – The Transmission Company of Nigeria has expressed worry over the spate of violation of powerline networks across parts of Anambra State. On Thursday, officials of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, Enugu Regional Office led by the Regional Transmission Manager, Engineer Emmanuel Nwani, met with top Anambra State Government officials in Awka, over issues power infrastructure issues. The meeting was held at the instance of the Anambra state Physical Planning Board, also had in attendance, the State Commissioner for Trade and Commerce, Hon. Uche Okafor, the President General of Anambra State Market Traders Association, ASMATA, Chief Ikechukwu Ekwegbalu and the…
Awka – Over one hundred persons serving various terms in correctional facilities in Anambra state has been freed by State Governor Willie Obiano, between January 2020 and April 2021. This is according to the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Uju Nwogu, who spoke to newsmen in Awka on Thursday. Section 212(1)(a) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) which dwells on the Prerogative of Mercy, allows the Governor of a State to “Grant any person concerned with or convicted of any offence created by any Law of a State a pardon, either free or subject to lawful conditions.” According…
Awka – Usman Alkali Baba, on Wednesday, assumed duty as the Inspector General of Police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Baba was appointed by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammadu Buhari, on 6th April, 2021 and takes over from IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, who retired after 35years of service to the nation. The handing/taking over of leadership between the former and new Police Chiefs was held in a brief but colourful ceremony at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, climaxing with the symbolic handover of the Nigeria Police flag. The new IGP, who is the 21st indigenous Inspector…
Awka – The board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation has congratulated former Nigerian international, Ugo Udezue who was recently appointed Chairman of the Anambra Basketball Association. A letter signed by the Secretary-General, Afolabi-Oluwayemi Olabisi on behalf of the board, described Udezue’s appointment as well-deserved and a call to do more for the growth of basketball in Anambra State in particular and Nigeria in general. Reacting to an official memo addressed to it by the Chairman of the Anambra State Sports Development Commission, Tony Chuma Oli, the board said the news never came as a surprise, following his support and various contributions…
Awka – Seven youths had their lives cut short on Wednesday in Anambra’s Capital territory, following what was feared to be renewed war among cult groups. The shooting had started early in the morning with four men allegedly killed around Ifite Awka area. At about 10 am, another popular youth was shot at Umubele, Awka. TNC correspondent was nearly caught up with the final shooting of the day at a shop opposite Winners Chapel, Okpuno, which left two persons dead. According to some persons who claimed they witnessed some of the shootings, the assailants were young men who operate with…
Awka – Anambra State Government has disowned a publication that circulated Tuesday via social media, claiming it has begun the 2021/2022 recruitment exercise for civil servants in the state. The job recruitment advert had caused a stir yesterday, as applicants besieged cyber cafes in Awka, the State Capital, to apply using the portal stipulated. TNC correspondent who visited the site revealed massive traffic, resulting in some applicants being unable to fulfill some processes, as at yesterday afternoon. But in a release from the official website of the State Information and Communication Technology Agency (ANSICTA) late Tuesday, the State Government denied authorizing…
Awka -Barely one week after the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) embarked on a nationwide strike, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics on Tuesday, declared an indefinite nationwide strike. The Union is asking for the implementation of the new salary scheme for its members as well as payment of salaries and promotion allowances owed lecturers by some state governments. ASUP President, Anderson Ezeibe while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, said the association further decided to embark on strike, following the failure of government to address the concerns it raised over the sorry state of polytechnics in the country.…
Owerri – Barely 24 hours after they were freed in a jailbreak, inmates at the Imo State Headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) in Owerri, are already beginning to return back to the facility, Authorities said on Monday. In the early hours of Monday, gunmen well-armed had invaded the Owerri Correctional Centre in the Imo State capital. The attackers also razed down the Imo State Police Command headquarters situated in Owerri and burnt almost all the vehicles parked at the command headquarters, freeing the suspects in almost all the cells at the State Criminal Investigation Department of the command. They…
Awka – The Police hierarchy has said the militia arm of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), Eastern Security Network (ESN), was responsible for Monday’s attack on Police formation and Nigeria Correctional Centre in Owerri, Imo State Capital. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, disclosed this on Monday, following the attack on security operatives and formations including the Imo State Police Command Headquarters and the Headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) in Owerri in the early hours of today, Monday. According to the IGP, “preliminary investigations have revealed that the attackers, who came in their numbers with sophisticated weapons…
Awka – The Anambra State Commissioner for Public Utilities, Engineer Emeka Ezenwanne, who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen last week, has been released. A police source told TNC that Engineer Ezenwanne was released during the early hours of Easter Sunday, 4th April, 2021. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr C-Don Adinuba also confirmed the news of the release. Ezenwanne was abducted after gunmen invaded the venue of a townhall meeting which former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo held with his kinsmen at Isuofia in Aguata Council Area of Anambra State last week. Three policemen were confirmed to have…
Awka – Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano has urged all stakeholders at all levels in the society to rise and put a stop to all forms of aggression against the Police and security agencies in Anambra State. Governor Obiano was speaking on Sunday after he received the Commissioner for Public Utilities in the State, Engineer Emeka Ezenwanne, who was abducted last week at Isuofia in Aguata Local Government Area of the State. Obiano who condemned in its entirety, the violence that is erupting in the State and the continued targeting and killing of security forces, said the tendency portends grave…
Awka – Christians have been asked to be wary of religious denominations that preach that life on earth is free from labour, sufferings and tribulations. The Bishop of Awka Catholic Diocese, Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor gave the advise on Sunday in an Easter message at the Cathedral Church of St Patrick’s, Awka, Anambra State. Bishop Ezeokafor, who maintained that it is ‘unchristianly’ to expect that one can live happily on earth without experiencing one challenge or the other, expressed worry that such teachings have multiplied in Christendom. He said Christ through his death, exemplified that sufferings and tribulations are crucial for…
Awka – The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing says the UK is open to discussing the possibility availing Anambra State, the partnership to activate its digital economy to attract the necessary investments and create tech jobs. Laing was speaking during the Anambra Broadband Stakeholders Virtual Forum held during the week. The event attracted key stakeholders in the broadband business including telecom operators, to brainstorm on strategies to deepen broadband penetration across the state. Laing who was represented at the event by the Head of Prosperity at the British Deputy High Commission, Martha Borstock, said the Commission is working with…
Akwa – An APGA Chieftain in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has condemned in its entirety, the attack during the week, on former Governorship Aspirant in Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, by unknown gunmen. Professor Okonkwo, who was a one-time aspirant to Idemili North and South Federal Constituency seat, was speaking on Friday with newsmen on the ugly development. Three policemen were confirmed by the Police hierarchy in the state, to have died from the attack, while the Commissioner for Public Utilities, Emeka Ezenwanne was abducted. The Professor of Law who said he is not prejudicing police…
Awka – The League Management Company (LMC) has rescheduled the match day 19, Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL, fixture between Rangers International F.C and Oriental rivals, Enyimba International F.C earlier fixed for April 4, 2021. The Media/Communication Officer, Rangers International F.C, Enugu, Norbert Okolie, who spoke to TNC correspondent on Friday, revealed that the derby was moved to a new date of April 7, 2021. Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium ‘The Cathedral’, will play host to the encounter, as the two most successful club sides in the country engage in a soccer battle for the three points at stake as well as the…
Awka – Anambra State Police Command on Thursday confirmed it has arrested three persons in connection with the killing of three police operatives at Isuofia in Aguata Council Area on Wednesday. The policemen lost their lives when gunmen invaded the venue of a town hall meeting which former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo had with youths of the community. Soludo, who is an aspirant to the Governorship position in Anambra State, was meeting the youths of his community, to seek their support and collaboration in the political journey ahead. Speaking with TNC correspondent in Awka on Thursday,…
Awka – Tipper Drivers across Anambra State on Thursday besieged the State Government House in Awka to protest what they called imposition of N4,500 Anambra Transport Management Code (ATMC) levy on them by the State Government. The drivers are also protesting the merging of the Tipper drivers Association and the Tipper Owners Association, which they alleged was done by government purely for its interest and not that of the drivers. Earlier last year, TNC gathered, Anambra State Government had introduced the ATMC for initially for commercial Tricycle operators popularly known as Keke drivers, for a fee of N2,500. The ATMC is…
