Wednesday, September 21, 2022 Governor David Umahi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Tuesday published the list of 80 successful candidates, including Governor Dave Umahi, for the 2023 National Assembly elections in Ebonyi. The state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Joseph Chukwu, disclosed this at a news briefing at the INEC headquarters on Tuesday in Abakaliki.

A yet-to-be identified woman has allegedly abandoned her one-month-old baby boy in a bus in Anambra State. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps( NSCDC), disclosed this on Tuesday, saying the baby was abandoned since 6th September and is in their custody. Sharing the picture of the baby, with journalists, the corps called on the

The Senate has ordered the Nigeria Police, Department of State Services (DSS) and other relevant security agencies to carry out comprehensive investigations into the bloody attack on the convoy of the senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Ifeanyi Ubah on September 11 at Enugwu-Ukwu community in Njikoka Local Government Area in Anambra State, The investigation

The Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, has expressed concern over the growing number of tertiary institutions in the country, saying the government might find it difficult to adequately fund them in the future. Governor Soludo also called for a strategic partnership with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in the delivery of intervention projects

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has likened oil thieves to terrorists and urged the federal government to treat them like insurgents. Mr Gbajabiamila, in his welcome address on Tuesday, at the resumption of plenary at the green chamber explained that despite the money spent yearly on protecting oil assets, the arrangements

The leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) in the South-East has said voting along ethno-religious lines in the forthcoming 2023 general election will further divide Nigeria. The group urged Nigerians to vote for the most credible presidential candidate instead, saying Nigerians should shun primordial sentiments. Chairman of the group in the South East

This week the UN is hosting its first Transforming Education summit. Government leaders and educationists from across the world are convening in New York for the United Nations (UN) inaugural Transforming Education Summit. The summit is a response to the global learning crisis, and is focussed on identifying education transformation programmes proven to work at

Kampala, Uganda — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has pledged to work with Parliament and other stakeholders in implementing its new resolution on curbing traffic accident deaths by 50 percent within a decade. The Head of Safety and Mobility at the World Health Organisation, Dr Nhan Tran, made the remarks in a meeting with members

Kampala, Uganda — Officials in Uganda have confirmed an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. The country's Ministry of Health says a young man died of the virus in central Uganda Monday, and several of his relatives who died earlier this month are also suspected to have had Ebola. The government has sent a rapid

Uganda's health ministry has announced the country's first fatality from the highly contagious Ebola virus since 2019, declaring an outbreak in the central district of Mubende. According to the health ministry via Twitter: "The confirmed case is a 24-year old male... [who] presented with EVD symptoms and later succumbed," using an abbreviation for Ebola virus

Vanessa Nakate, a Ugandan climate activist and UNICEF goodwill ambassador, believes that closing the gender gap in education can assist countries in better adapting to the climate crisis. On Monday, Nakate addressed world leaders and key stakeholders gathered in New York City, United States of America for the United Nations Transforming Education Summit. UN Secretary-General

Monday, September 19, 2022 Benue State governor Samuel Ortom Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue has tasked the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to address the injustice meted out to Governor Nyesom Wike of River States. “Injustice has been meted to Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, and it must be addressed. Justice must