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There was commotion again at the Abia State House of Assembly in Umuahia yesterday following the decision of 11 members of the People’s Democratic Party PDP to stage a walkout from the chambers in protest, just as newsmen were prevented by security men from entering the legislative chambers to cover proceedings. The PDP lawmakers were protesting the non-emergence of PDP members as principal officers for the positions of Majority and […]

The Commissioner of Police Enugu State Command, CP Ahmed Ammani, FDC, has emphatically reiterated that the Police shall never be deterred by the panic-causing and disinformative schemes of subversive criminal elements, hell-bent on inflicting physical, psychological, and socio-economic pains on their brothers and sisters, on the pretext of enforcing the illegal sit-at-home order in the State. This followed the reports of panic and pandemonium observed in the morning hours of yesterday in some parts […]

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors NARD has issued a fresh two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government over the implementation of a 200% increment in the salary structure of its members, amongst other demands. The resident doctors reached the resolution yesterday at a virtual Extraordinary National Executive Council Meeting to appraise the level of implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding MoU signed with the government on May 19, 2023, following […]

Former Minister of Education Obiageli Ezekwesili has demanded an independent forensic investigation over the trending saga between Mmesoma Ejikeme and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board JAMB. Ezekwesili said listening to Mmesoma in the new viral video, where she narrated her side of the story, shows it is reasonable to request a forensic investigation to help reveal what happened after the young girl was accused by the JAMB authority of […]

The Governor of Enugu State Peter Mbah has reiterated his administration’s commitment to end water scarcity in the Enugu metropolis and other towns in the state, expressing the hope that the steady availability of water would end the construction of water storage towers in homes in the state. The governor gave the assurance yesterday while receiving in audience a civil society organization, Network of Water Rights Initiative NEWARI during a courtesy call at the […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has certified that Golden Penny Semovita and other Semolina products do not contain plastic or any similar contaminants after a social media video showed a woman washing Golden Penny Semovita in a sieve using cold water with the claim that the residue she got after sieving was plastic. The Director General of NAFDAC, Moji Adeyeye in a statement yesterday noted that a similar […]