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Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR has commiserated with victims and owners of some shops at the Kano Street, beside Main Market, Onitsha, following a fire incident that occured in the market The unfortunate fire incident occurred around 1:00 am, in the morning of Monday 28th, November, 2022 and officers of the Anambra State Fire Service were on ground to extinguish it. Governor Soludo expressed sadness over the incident that left shops and goods razed and the losses incurred  "I commiserate with the shop owners over the inferno. "As a responsive government, we are already on top of the situation, investigating the remote and immediate causes of the fire, as well as the losses incurred with a view to averting a future recurrence of the disaster", said Professor Soludo. "Efforts of our emergency responders like the state fire service contributed in extinguishing the fire and I find their efforts heartwarming. I encourage those affected

Ongoing investigation into alleged proliferation of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) in the country is apparently paying off as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has traced the election materials to homes of some persons, including politicians. This is the result of sting operations by security operatives following reports alleging discovery of stacks of printed PVCs buried in the ground and drainages, with some even dumped in bushes across the country. The development has sparked fresh concerns among Nigerians about alleged plot to rig the 2023 general election. In the last couple of months, there had been trending videos on social media showing the discovery of thousands of PVCs hidden in underground locations or dumped in dustbins and the streets. In a bid to calm frayed nerves, INEC which recently confirmed the development said it had reported the incidents of PVCs proliferation to the Nigeria Police and other security agencies for investigation and further action.

  Meanwhile, reactions have trailed reports of proliferation of PVCs, with some Nigerians calling on INEC to explain the source of PVCs found in the hands of individuals to instil confidence of Nigerians in the electoral process. A member of the House of Representatives, Hon Mark Gbilah, said Nigerians should be concerned about the integrity of INEC machines that will be deployed for the elections, as well as the general preparedness of the commission Speaking with our correspondent last night, the lawmaker who represents Gwer East/Gwer West federal constituency of Benue State in the Green Chamber, noted that if INEC does not have explanation for the anomaly, the commission should prompt relevant security agencies to commence an immediate investigation to unravel the mystery. “INEC must explain to Nigerians how individuals manage to secure these hundreds of voter cards because they continue to play the Ostrich, which is not right. If INEC cannot explain it, the commission should invite

  The minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has said the Abuja-Kaduna train service will no longer resume today as earlier scheduled. The minister, who stated this while on an inspection train ride from Abuja to Kaduna yesterday, said the resumption will be extended by one week to allow the passengers be properly enlightened on the new process of obtaining tickets and other requirements. The minister also stated that the line is fully secured and ready for operations but with the new requirements for ticketing, there is need for a little extension of time maybe by days or at most, one week. According to him, “The issue of whether the train will start tomorrow or not, we have not said the train services will start tomorrow (Monday) I want to be very categorical about that. Now, we have introduced a new system before you buy a ticket. The purchase of a ticket requires you to provide a phone number and a national identification number in order to profile because that is the beginn

~ orders immediate reversal of the appellation ‘State of Osun’ to the constitutionally recognized  status of Osun State. The new governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has ordered the immediate reversal of the appellation of ‘State of Osun’ to the constitutionally recognized Osun State. Besides, he also ordered the reversal of the official State’s appellation from ‘State of the Virtues’ to the original ‘State of the Living Spring’. Speaking shortly after he was sworn-in as the 6th civilian governor of Osun State on Sunday at the Osogbo Township Stadium by Justice Adepele Ojo, Governor Adeleke also ordered the immediate freezing of all State government’s accounts in banks and other financial institutions. He also announced the immediate establishment of a panel to carry out an inventory and recover all government assets just as he ordered an immediate establishment of a panel to review all appointments and major decisions of the immediate-past administration o

The Supreme Court has dissociated the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, from a political statement on the activities of the five governors of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) otherwise known as G-5 Governors. Also, a prominent Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Barrister Ahmed Raji, called on the CJN to ignore mischief-makers. The apex court in its first official reaction, said unequivocally that Justice Ariwoola never made any comments to the effect that he was happy that his home state governor, Seyi Makinde, was among the G-5 Governors. A statement by the director of information and press, Supreme Court of Nigeria, Dr Festus Akande, said those crediting the CJN with the comments were just out to score cheap goals with the remarks  of Justice Ariwoola at a public function in Port Harcourt. On his part, the senior advocate said the CJN is not biased in any way with his comments. Raji, the national president of the Oke-Ogun Development Consultative Forum (ODCF), th

Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, Director-General of Atiku Abubakar-Ifeanyi Okowa Presidential Campaign Management Committee of the  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra says the party will win majority votes in the state. “We are targeting not less than one million voters who will troop out en-masse on the day of election; cast their votes for the PDP and defend their votes,’’ Okonkwo said. Okonkwo also said at a management meeting of the committee on Saturday in Awka that it had received reports on support groups working for the party in the state. His pronouncements are contained in a statement issued after the meeting by Mr Uloka Chukwubuikem, Deputy Director, Media and Publicity, PDP Presidential Campaign Committee in Anambra. He quoted Okonkwo as saying that the management committee was confident that the Anambra electorate would give the majority of their votes to PDP as had been the pattern since 1999. According to him, the committee has received reports from the deputy director for

Indications have emerged that preparations were being concluded for the inauguration of Senator Nurudeen Jackson Ademola Adeleke as the sixth civilian governor of Osun State today. The governor will be sworn into office by the Osun Chief Judge, Justice Adepele Ojo in the epoch-making swearing-in ceremony of Adeleke and his deputy, Prince Kola Adewusi at the Osogbo Township Stadium in the state capital this morning. Also expected at the event are stalwarts and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nationwide including the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, his running mate Ifeanyi Okowa, the national chairman of the party Iyorchia Ayu and governors. Traditional rulers, religious leaders, captains of industries, scholars, artists, civil society organisations, community leaders and residents of Osun are also expected to grace the occasion in their numbers. The Osogbo Township Stadium, venue of the event has already worn a new look while necessary partitioning hav

Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR has congratulated Prince Engr. Arthur Eze, OFR, (Ozoigbondu) on the occasion of his 74th birthday. Governor Soludo in his birthday message noted that Prince Arthur Eze remains an accomplished businessman and a Philanthropist who has devoted his resources in assisting the less privileged in the society and his immediate community as well as the academia, health and religious institutions. The Governor stated that he is delighted that the celebrant have used his massive investments in the oil and gas sector to contribute to the development of the economy of the state, country and the continent of Africa. As the celebrant marks another year, Governor Soludo prays that God Almighty continue to grant him good health and long life in his service to God and humanity. 

The YPP candidate of Anambra Central Senatorial District, Dr Chinedu Anthony Umeadi has once more affirmed that his new direction agenda, is mostly focused on the youths. As over 60% of what he is doing now is for the Youths.  Dr Umeadi made this known to newsmen at an interactive session  in his campaign office Awka, Anambra state capital. He said, we talk about engaging the people, we talk about needs assignment of the people, we talk about going to represent the people and not representing yourself. We care for what we will do for the people and not what we want for ourselves."   The Dr Chinedu Umeadi Foundation he said, was basically set up for programmes that directly affect the less privileged people in the society.   He said that in the area of community development and capacity building, that  the Dr Chinedu Umeadi Foundation has high Impacts on community projects and has made donations to ongoing projects as well as started and completed new projects. The NGO he said has

The presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, yesterday expressed concern over what he described as extortion by DisCos across the country and vowed to end estimated billing across the country come 2023. Tinubu who described the DisCos across the country as extortionist said that Nigerians will no longer go through the agony of the extortion through estimated billing if elected President come 2023. The APC standard bearer said the 16-year misrule of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) brought Nigeria to its knees, adding that the APC government is rebuilding the nation’s sectors destroyed by the PDP. Tinubu made the observation at the Pa Ngele Orunta Township Stadium, Abakaliki, during the Ebonyi State presidential rally and Ebonyi governorship campaign flag-off. He promised to revamp the education sector, the health sector and restore the country’s economy, adding that as president of the country, Nigeria will witness a great turnaround. Tinubu said his administration wil