Author: Alexandra Dominic-Chukwu
Alexandra Dominic-Chukwu
Alexandra Dominic-Chukwu is based in the eastern region of Nigeria. She covers politics, news writing, feature stories, among others. She has multitasking skills and can easily adapt to any working condition. She enjoys reading and writing.
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has charged the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Enugu State Command, on intensifying efforts in minimizing road crashes. The call came during an interactive advocacy visit by the State’s Commandant of FRSC, Mr. Adeyemi Sokumbi, to the office of the Hon. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Enugu State; Dr. Kingsley Tochi Udeh. Udeh reiterated governor Mbah’s mandate to promote and improve road usage and traffic compliance. He emphasized the importance of upholding the state’s traffic laws, aligning with the governor’s vision for safer road infrastructure and enhanced traffic management.…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The former Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, has advised President Bola Tinubu to drop any of his appointees who fail to deliver on his mandate. El-Rufai said this when he spoke with journalists in Maiduguri on Monday, urging the president to also explore the possibility of amending some of his policies that were not yielding the desired results. READ ALSO: Buhari Once Changed Our Currency Secretly To Catch Those Stashing Away Illicit Funds – El Rufai “You appointed a person into a position, and he is not working according to the expectations. You should…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that it apprehended a total of 50,901 drug offenders, including 46 drug barons, over the past three years. The Chairman of the agency, Brig-Gen Muhammed Marwa (retd.), revealed this during the inauguration and handing over ceremony of an operational facility donated by the British Government to the NDLEA in Lagos. Marwa stated that within this period, the agency successfully prosecuted and convicted 9,034 offenders, while seizing over 7,561 tonnes of illicit substances. He emphasized that these efforts aimed not only to disrupt the illegal drug trade…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Amidst the escalating crisis over the leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), a northern group has rebuffed the claims of the 2023 presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, and thrown its support behind the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, as the party’s leader. With just three days remaining until the pivotal meeting of the party’s National Executive Council (NEC), the Arewa PDP Transparency Group voiced its stance, asserting that the recent media sparring over the national leadership position ahead of Thursday’s NEC gathering was unnecessary, as Wike possesses the…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Chairman of All Progressives Congress in Kano Abdullahi Abbas, has announced the endorsement of the suspension of Ganduje ward leaders, over alleged connivance with the opposition party to suspend the National Chairman of the party Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. This is following their alleged connivance with the opposition party to suspend Ganduje. He said the Party leaders in Dawakin Tofa local government council, where the National Chairman comes from had taken drastic measures against the ward leaders who had earlier suspended Ganduje from the party. Abbas in an interview with Journalists in Kano on Monday noted…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has handed over motorcycles to security agencies to combat crime in hard-to-reach areas of the territory. Wike handed over the motorcycles to the six area councils of the FCT and security agencies in Abuja on Monday. The minister explained that the six area councils would each receive 10 motorcycles, while the police would receive 30. He added that the State Security Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps would get five each. READ ALSO: Tinubu’s 8-Point Agenda, A Reality – Says Wike Mr…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The All Progressives Congress (APC)’s national chairman, Abdullah Ganduje, has been suspended by executive members of his ward. The leader of Ganduja Ward in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State, Haruna Gwanjo, announced the former governor’s suspension in a press briefing on Monday. According Gwanjo, Ganduje was suspended for the former Kano State governor to clear his name in allegations of corruption. Last week, it was reported that Governor Abba Yusuf’s administration had filed at least eight criminal charges against Mr Ganduje, his predecessor and chair of the ruling APC, for allegedly stealing…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Monday dismissed an application by a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, inviting some legal luminaries to hear his case on alleged infractions in the Mambilla Hydroelectric plant. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Agunloye, who served as a minister in the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie. In the suit, marked FCT/HC/CR/617/22, the EFCC charged the former minister with seven counts bordering on forgery, disobedience of presidential order, and corruption. On March 21, the defendant, through his…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Turkish, Jordanian, and Iraqi officials said on Sunday that Iran gave wide notice days before its drone and missile attack on Israel, but U.S officials said Tehran did not warn Washington and that it was aiming to cause significant damage. Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles on Saturday in a retaliatory strike after a suspected Israeli strike on its embassy compound in Syria. Most of the drones and missiles were downed before reaching Israeli territory, though a young girl was critically injured, and there were widespread concerns of further escalation. Iranian foreign minister Hossein…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, says that the real people with integrity and character are solidly standing by his administration. Fubara added that the backing by the former governor, Dr Peter Odili, is giving his detractors a high blood pressure. Recall that Odili had last Thursday declared governor Fubara as the political leader of the State, noting that the people believed in his leadership and were behind him. The declaration by Odili came amid the political crisis between Fubara and his estranged political godfather and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,, Nyesom Wike. Governor…