By Ndife David The Anambra State Government has intensified efforts to reclaim public land, restore the state’s original master plan, and enforce physical planning regulations.The government has also commenced the third phase of its routine operation, “Show Your Building Permit,” across major commercial hubs and communities in the state.Leading the exercise, the Commissioner for Physical…
From Nnabob Ogbonna, Abakaliki The Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation, an Islamic organisation, has said it is targeting 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states in its 2026 empowerment programme for Muslim faithful across the country.The Executive Director of the Foundation, Alhaji Prince Suleman Olagunju, disclosed this at weekend during this year’s Zakat empowerment programme held in Abakaliki,…
By Leonard Okachie The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has launched the 2026 National Preparedness and Response Campaign on flood disasters in Abia State.The campaign, held in Umuahia, focused on flood-related hazards and the need for early preparedness ahead of the peak of the rainy season.Our correspondent reports that the exercise was themed, “Strengthening Disaster…
Late retired Major General Rabe Abubakar Nigerian human rights lawyer and lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has described the de@th of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar in captivity in Katsina State as evidence of a nation at war with itself. He questioned the rationale behind negotiating with bandits…
The food was ready. The truck was loaded. Bags of rice, cartons of spaghetti, jerrycans of vegetable oil, and cartons of tomato paste were packed tightly for the widows, widowers, and less privileged residents of Umuokpeyi-Umuobasiukwu in Ozuitem Autonomous Community, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State.But between the Machiani Foundation for the Needy and…
