South East

The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in Ebonyi State has declared an indefinite strike in seven local government areas due to the non-payment of four months’ salaries to some teachers. A  statement released by NUT Secretary, BASSEY ASUQUO,  revealed that the affected LGAs were listed as Ebonyi, Edda, Ezza South, Ezza North, Ivo, Ishielu, and Ohaukwu.  The state chapter of NUT lamented that several local government chairmen have failed to clear […]

Some Suspected herdsmen yesterday attacked the Amegu Nkalaha Community in the Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, killing several residents and burning numerous houses. The Ebonyi State Police Command spokesperson, JOSHUA UKANDU, confirmed the attack to newsmen, stating that the police have deployed operatives to the area.  Also confirming the attack, the chairperson of Ishielu local government area, IFEOMA AGWU, said the process of recovering bodies and taking them to the morgue is ongoing, […]

The Enugu state government has assured its readiness to domesticate the digital economy, e-governance bills when passed into law.  The Commissioner for Science, Technology and Innovation, LAWRENCE EZE made this known in his address at the digital economy, e-governance stakeholders' engagement, organised by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy in collaboration with Enugu state Government on Tuesday at the Old Government Lodge, Enugu. On his part, the Special Adviser to […]

Fire has gutted a section of a building in Enugu state, belonging to a former Vice-President, late ALEX EKWUEME. An eye witness, OMEGA DAVIDSON, who spoke to Urban radio correspondent, CHRIS FRANK, said the fire which occurred yesterday, started at about 5:15pm but added that the cause of the fire incident remained unknown, He also revealed that there was prompt response from the Enugu state Fire Service, who according to him, arrived around 5:30pm to put out the fire. As of the time of this report, […]

The Anambra State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving a safer, peaceful, and crime-free state with the establishment of the special security operation "OPERATION UDO-GA-ACHI" and the new vigilante architecture, named AGUNECHEMBA, recently unveiled by the state Governor CHUKWUMA SOLUDO. Anambra State Commissioner for Information, LAW MEFOR, stated this yesterday on the Urban Radio flagship programme, THE PARLIAMENT, reiterating the objective of the Anambra Homeland Security Law 2025, which […]

The Governor of Enugu State, PETER MBAH has lauded the founding fathers of the state, for their sacrifices in the actualization of the prolonged creation of Enugu state, stressing that the effort and commitment of the founding fathers were not in vain. MBAH who was represented by the Deputy Governor, IFEANYI OSSAI, made this commendation yesterday, at Okpara Square, during the ceremony to commemorate the 33 years of the creation of the […]

The Ebonyi State House of Assembly yesterday approved the request from the State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, seeking the creation of Agbaja and Igbeagu autonomous communities in Izzi Local Government Area.  The state House of Assembly Speaker, Moses Odunwa, while reading the letter from Governor Nwifuru at the Ebonyi State House of Assembly complex during an emergency plenary, said the proposed autonomous communities, when created, will bring development closer to the […]