The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has ordered the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to refund the sum of N475,000 to an 80-year-old retired civil servant and widow Mrs Ngozika Okolie in Anambra State. The refund relates to years of illegal and arbitrary billing, which the commission deemed unjustifiable. According to NERC, prior to the…
CP Ikioye Orutugu The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has urged officers to intensify surveillance operations to prevent any unlawful gatherings or attempts to enforce the sit-at-home directive by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the state on Friday. This directive followed the arrest of one Friday Obeta, who is suspected…
Nigerian human rights lawyer, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has expressed deep concern over the systematic destruction of the country’s youth by those in positions of power. In a statement released on Wednesday, titled “A Nation at the Crossroads: When Tomorrow’s Leaders Become Instruments of Yesterday’s Chains,” Ejiofor decried how the torchbearers of the future have been…
Dr. Nonye Soludo, wife of the Anambra State Governor, has called for an intensified campaign to reach more women and girls currently facing menstrual hygiene challenges in the state. She revealed that her Healthy Living Pad Bank Initiative has been established in over 300 schools across Anambra State as part of her strategy to support…
Nigeria’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has scheduled its National Convention for August 28 to 30, 2025. The Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri was appointed chairman of the Convention Organising Committee.
