By Roland Ike Former Super Eagles skipper, talisman and Arsenal Football Club England’s Legend, Kanu Nwankwo was present as Great Achievers FC of Enugu defeated Apex Crane FC of Asaba, to lift the sixth edition of Ifeanyi Ekwueme TICO/SELECT Pre-Season tournament n Abakaliki. Great Achievers won the
By Roland Ike The Ebonyi South in Diaspora Group (EBSDG) has urged the people of Afikpo Local Government Area of the state, to give maximun support to the incoming Chairman of the council, Engr. Timothy Nwachi. The President General of the group, Barr. Oko Ewa Enyim, a
By Roland Ike Chinedu Ogah, Chairman, House Committee on Reformatory Institutions has reinstated the commitment of the House to reforming Correctional Centres across the country. Ogah gave the assurance when the House Committee on Reformatory Institutions inspected correctional centres in Ebonyi State in continuation of a national
By Ngwuoke Ngwuoke All is set for the 2024 National Convention of Old Students Association of Presbyterian Secondary School, now Abakaliki High School, Abakaliki, with more than five hundred old students from within and outside Nigeria expected to attend. The Convention, the 4th in the biennial series,
By Roland Ike Football fans in Ebonyi State have urged Nigerians to be patient with the newly appointed Super Eagles Head Coach, Bruno Labbadia for him to steer the team out of its present murky situation. Labbadia’s appointment was announced on Tuesday by the Nigeria Football Federation
By Roland Ike The Sponsor of the 6th Ifeanyi Ekwueme TICO/ SELECT pre-season football tournament, Ifeanyi Ekwueme has unveiled the kits and others items to be used by participating clubs at the fiesta, being staged at the Pa Ngele Oruta stadium, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. Highpoints of the
By Roland Ike The Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Sen. Onyekachi Nwebonyi has urged the Federal Government to investigate the late fertiliser distribution to states by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Nwebonyi who represents Ebonyi North senatorial district at the Senate, made the call at
By Daniel Peters Twenty medical students, who were kidnapped in Benue State, have just been rescued. Security sources revealed this on Friday saying the rescue operation was coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser. The rescue effort involved security agencies, including the police, DSS, and
By Goodluck Ikiebe The Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, owners of AIT, Raypower and Faaji FM, Raymond Dokpesi (Jnr), has offered explanations on the retirement of 10 Directors, including Dr. Oluwatosin Dokpesi, the wife of his late father, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, from the company. Dokpesi offered the
By Roland Ike The member representing Ohaozara/Onicha/ Ivo federal constituency at the National Assembly, Chief Nkemkanma Kama has sponsored extra-mural and holiday tutorial classes for students in various schools across his constituency. Kama made the declaration while inspecting projects he attracted to the constituency, noting that the
By Daniel Peters In a meeting that spotlighted Nigeria’s progress in rural electrification, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has applauded the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) for its impactful initiatives across the country. The Agency’s Managing Director, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, while
By Goodluck Ikiebe Nigeria’s Electricity Agency says none of the four international bilateral customers being supplied by the power generation companies made payment against the cumulative invoice of $14.19m issued by the market operator for services rendered in the first quarter of 2024. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory
By Roland Ike The National President and Chairman of the Council of the Nigeria Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, NASME, Dr Abdulrashid Yerima has urged the Ebonyi State government to harness the solid mineral resources in the state for the people’s benefit. Yerima made the call
By Roland Ike An Agricultural entrepreneur, Nkemakolam Onyeneke, has pledged to mentor and support willing youths especially from his area, to embrace and succeed in agriculture in order to become useful to the society. Onyeneke made the pledge at Okwu Emeke, Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo
By Daniel Peters The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has informed the Federal Government of its plans to embark on a nationwide strike by placing the government on a 21-day notice. The notice was issued at the end of the NEC meeting, which was held at
By Daniel Peters The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), at its August 2024 meeting chaired by Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, shared a total of N1,358.075 trillion to the three tiers of government as Federation Allocation for the month of July,
