President Bola Tinubu has sacked the newly appointed Vice-chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU), Bernard Odoh. NAU, a federal university in Anambra State, is popularly known as UNIZIK. Mt Tinubu also dissolved the university’s Governing Council led by Greg Mbadiwe. Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to Mr Tinubu on Information and Strategy, announced … Read more
Barring a last-minute change of plans, President Bola Tinubu will dissolve the Governing Council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, popularly known as UNIZIK, over the controversial appointment of Bernard Odoh as the new vice-chancellor of the university, PREMIUM TIMES can exclusively report. Mr Odoh, a professor, emerged as the seventh substantive vice-chancellor of the … Read more
Gunmen have killed four vigilante operatives in two communities in Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east. The hoodlums invaded the communities between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. on Monday, residents told PREMIUM TIMES. Some residents suspect that the attackers, given the day and manner of the operation, were enforcers of the illegal Monday sit-at-home order. The illegal … Read more
Franklin Nwadialo, the newly elected chairperson of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east, has been arrested in the US. Mr Nwadialo, 40, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on his arrival at an airport in Texas on Saturday, the US Department of Justice said in a statement on Tuesday. … Read more
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has approved N70,000 as a new minimum wage for workers in the state. Mr Soludo announced this in a post on his Facebook handle on Friday. “This (Friday) evening, I held the final meeting with the State Committee on Implementation of Minimum Wage – including 56 leaders of the … Read more
The police in Anambra State have accused families of victims killed by gunmen in the Nibo Community of covering up evidence to frustrate the investigation. The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that at least 10 people were killed on Sunday when gunmen … Read more
The Labour Party (LP) in Anambra State has threatened to boycott the forthcoming 28 September local government elections in the state. The LP spokesperson in Anambra State, Theo Egbe, disclosed this during a press conference in Awka, the state capital, on Saturday. PREMIUM TIMES obtained a text of the conference. ANSIEC published APGA members as … Read more
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) of failing to remit oil revenues to the Nigerian government for over five months. Mr Soludo spoke during an event at the Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre, Awka, Anambra State capital. A video clip which showed the governor making … Read more
Nigeria’s former finance minister, Nenadi Usman, has emerged as the chairperson of the Labour Party Caretaker Committee. Ms Usman was appointed to the position at the party’s National Executive Council (NEC)/ extended Stakeholders’ meeting, held on Wednesday at Government House, Umuahia, Abia State. However, the controversial chairman of the party, Julius Abure, has dissociated himself … Read more
Gunmen have abducted a medical doctor in Enugu State, Nigeria’s South-east. The doctor, Innocent Nwoga, was abducted on Thursday along Egede- Ninth Mile- Nsukka Road. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) spokesperson, Enugu State Chapter, Ebuka Ugwoke, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Mr Ugwoke, also a medical doctor, said Mr Nwoga is the medical … Read more
