Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said that Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu may be closed down following the poor state of the runway. Sirika disclosed this yesterday at a stakeholder’s forum in Lagos, saying the airport will be degraded for international operations because the runway length is not ideal for such. He…

To address the deficit in power supply and reduce the operating cost of manufacturers in the South-East region, Powergas Nigeria has urged local producers to embrace commercially viable alternative solutions by deploying Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to run their operations. The Director of Sales, Powergas Nigeria, Sumeet Singh stated that manufacturers need to migrate from…

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has lamented how the state became a near theatre of war following the passage of its open grazing prohibition and ranches establishment bill 2017. He stated this yesterday while delivering the Professor Miriam Ikejiani-Clark lecture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), saying the Federal Government deployed all its might…

It was jubilation galore in most states of the federation yesterday as their governments agreed to commence implementation of the new national minimum wage approved by the Federal Government. Some of the states that announced their readiness to implement the new pay on the sidelines of the 2019 May Day celebrations are, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa,…

The Enugu State Police Command has commenced investigation into the alleged mysterious death of a prophet in his room in Enugu metropolis. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement in Enugu, yesterday, said the incident happened on April 16, this year, when the deceased, one Prophet Anthony Nwoko, was allegedly found dead in his room…

As part of efforts targeted at mitigating and possibly eliminating the various security challenges occasioned by fraudulently-activated Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been exploring different regulatory interventions and striking collaborations with necessary agencies and stakeholders in the country. A pre-registered SIM card is a fraudulently-activated or…

Former Super Eagles Chief Coach, Christian Chukwu, yesterday, said Enugu State government has not abandoned him, as the government has continued to pick his hospital bills. Speaking from his ‘Mary room’ sick bed at Nikea Hospital, Enugu, Chukwu said his health has continued to improve by the day, disclosing that initial reports of his abandonment…

In a bid to celebrate the Nigerian telecom industry and also promote Nigeria’s rich culture, DFO Media Concept in conjunction with DAK Marketing Services Limited and supported by the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has unveiled a beauty pageant to add glamour to the…

Why My Wife Was Killed — Husband If she knew that the people she greeted in front of her residence had come to brutally eliminate her, she probably would have avoided them. If she knew they actually trailed her from office and lost trace of her when she branched off to her church for her…

Cross River State government yesterday said that it had provided N700 million to ensure the state becomes the first Open Defecation Free (ODF) state in Nigeria. Governor Ben Ayade stated this on Wednesday at the Executive Council Chamber, Government House, Calabar, when he received in audience a delegation of funding agencies led by Chief of…

The words in the national anthem, ‘The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain’ have been aptly demonstrated by the response of Nigerians to the plight of former national team captain and coach, Christian Chukwu.

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the armed attacks by suspected Fulani men in Enugu and Anambra states. It urged South East governors and lawmakers to pass laws in their respective states for armed vigilance groups and licence to bear arms for self-defence. The pro-democracy group, in a statement signed by the…