By Ovat Abeng Anambra State government has announced that its budget for 2024 financial year has achieved a remarkable 70 percent performance rate. The State Auditor-General, Akosa Okocha, made the disclosure on Friday, at the Audit Forum and Citizens Accountability Dialogue on 2024 State Financial Statements. He said the state performed creditably well in 2024…
In a coordinated effort to spread holiday cheer, the Abon Abang Foundation has partnered with “Humanities Without Borders”, an initiative led by the First Lady of Cross River State, Her Excellency Bishop Dr. Eyoanwan Itam Bassey Otu, to host a major humanitarian outreach program. The initiative successfully provided food and essential support to 100 widows…
By Kingsley Agim The Cross River State Special Advisers Forum has congratulated Governor Bassey Edet Otu (represented at the event by his deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey) and the Special Adviser to the Governor on General Duties, Barr. Ekpenyong Akiba, on the honours recently conferred on them by the Okoyong Traditional Council. In a congratulatory…
By Rasheed Olanrewaju Five years after the sudden death of Commissioner of Police AbdulKadir Olanrewaju Jimoh, memories of his disciplined leadership and intelligence-driven policing continue to resonate within the Nigeria Police Force and the communities he served. Fondly described by colleagues as a “Super Cop,” Jimoh was widely respected for his calm disposition, strategic thinking…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has approved the demobilisation of officers attached to the No. 24 Police Mobile Force (PMF) Presidential Escort, State House, Abuja, with immediate redeployment to various state commands across the country, SaharaReporters has learned. A police signal dated December 16, 2025, referenced CH:5660/WEL/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.96, and issued from the Department of Finance and…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Commissioner, of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, said the state command under his watch has achieved a noticeable reduction in incidents of violent crime, cult-related activities, armed robbery and kidnapping in most parts of the State. Orutugu disclosed this while briefing journalists at the command’s headquarters in Amawbia Awka on…
By Ovat Abeng The wife of the Anambra State Governor, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has unveiled her second edition of volleyball championship to encourage sporting activities among girlfriend in the state. The flagged off ceremony took place at Dr Alex Ekwueme square Awka on Wednesday. speaking to journalists, Mrs Soludo said sport remains a powerful tool…
An angry crowd on Tuesday descended on a federal lawmaker in Dansadau town, Zamfara State, beating him and dragging him on the ground over what residents described as his poor performance since assuming office. In a viral video shared on social media, the lawmaker, said to be a member of the House of Representatives from…
Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have uncovered huge counterfeit foreign notes to the tune of $3, 430, 000 (Three Million, Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand United States Dollars) and €280, 000 (Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand Euros) in possession of a five-member syndicate arrested for allegedly…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday, joined the ongoing nationwide protest against insecurity in Nigeria. The Paradise News gathered that the protest rally that commence at about 11:05am from NLC Secretariat Regina Caeli junction and terminated at the popular Unizik junction Awka, has all the affiliated Unions…