By Femi Anamelechi International partners including the European Union (EU), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) have assured Nigeria of support in its determination to tackle the problem of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the next five years. The assurance was given…
From Marcel Duru Owerri A Medical Practitioner based in Abia State Dr Ahams Eze has condemned the Imo State governor Hope Uzodimma for allowing Traditional Medicine Practitioners from different Nationalities to take over Health Care Delivery in the State. Speaking at Somachi the Pavilion of Traditional Medicine Practitioners in Owerri-North Local Government Area of Imo…
Air Peace wishes to inform the flying public that its scheduled Lagos–London Gatwick service of 13 May 2026 experienced an operational disruption following enroute access issues involving the airspace authorities of an African country. As a result of the development and the need for immediate operational clarification with the relevant authorities, the aircraft safely returned…
By Cosmas Okereafor The Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, has received the management team of Bayelsa State owned carrier, Pioneer Airlines following the successful issuance of the airline’s Air Operator Certificate (AOC).The delegation, led by the Group Managing Director of Pioneer Airlines, Capt. Okobaundu Henry Ungbuku, visited the Minister to…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service, Tin Can Island Port Command in a renewed bid against Drug Trafficking has intercepted 4,173.5 kilograms of cannabis Indica valued at approximately ₦16.6 billion. Comptroller Frank Onyeka in charge of Tin Can Port disclosed this at a press briefing on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, According to him, the…
From Marcel Duru Owerri Community Leader and Veteran Journalist Chief Everest Ezihe has said that the Nigeria Forest Guard has failed Conspicuously in South-East. Speaking from Omaricha 91.1 FM Programme tagged the Spot Light, he said that Forest Guard is a Security outfit instituted by the Federal Government that has to do with grassroot Security…
By Dan Onwukwe Always setting its mind on higher things, last Friday, May 8, Air Peace, Nigeria’s leading indigenous and largest carrier in West Africa, had a cherished passenger aboard its flagship international service – Boeing 777-200ER – from Lagos to London Gatwick. Make no mistake, the high-profile passenger was former President and elder statesman…
From Marcel Duru Owerri The highest Political Organization in Imo- West Senatorial Zone, Orlu Progressive Consultative Assembly (OPOCA) and Honorable Members of Orlu extraction at Imo State House of Assembly has passed a motion that no politician in Orlu zone should contest for Senatorial seat in Imo West Senatorial zone. In the same vein the…
By Christian ABURIME Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has called on the people of Awka to embrace their status as a 21st-century cosmopolitan city, declaring that his administration is “very intentional” about making the state capital a premier destination.Speaking during a high-level meeting with members of the Ozo Awka Society, led by Ozo Sir Chukwujekwu Eze,…
From Marcel Duru Owerri Political and Economic Analyst based in South Africa Dr Aaron Bisibi has said that mediocrity is the ben of Economic woes in Nigeria. Speaking with Journalists at Rock View Okigwe Road, Owerri Imo State, he highlighted that those Manning Nigeria economy are mediocre who are round pegs in square holes, who…
