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) – A man whose identity is yet to be known lost his life in a tragic incident involving 16 people at the Magboro Bus Stop along the bustling Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The accident, which unfolded around 7:50 am on Sunday, resulted in seven passengers sustaining injuries. This calamity happened when a Mercedes Benz ML350 bearing license plate AKD424HH collided with a Volkswagen commercial bus with license plate KSF934YA. An eyewitness, Opeyemi Lateef, revealed that the tragedy occurred as the Mercedes Benz swerved to avoid a pedestrian attempting to cross the road. In the process, the driver…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Department of Development Control, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned former owners of 165 revoked lands in the FCT to stay clear of the properties or be prosecuted. Mukhtar Galadima, an FCTA director, gave the warning when his team foiled an attempt by some of the owners of the revoked lands in Maitama, Abuja, to continue development on the sites. This, he described as “worrisome,” despite the revocation order placed on the lands. Accompanied by some security personnel, the development control officials confiscated building equipment found on the sites, arrested some workers for…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, says the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) will consider President Bola Tinubu’s government’s offers to suspend their planned strike. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Mr. Idris on Sunday. He said this was one of the decisions reached at the Sunday meeting between the labour unions and the government. The minister added that it would allow for further consultations on implementing the resolutions reached. According to the minister, the unions noted that the federal government had announced N35,000 only as a provisional wage increment for…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- In a determined pursuit of improved justice delivery and the fulfillment of key performance objectives, the Enugu State Ministry of Justice has conducted a one-day training session for its Law Reporting Department. This initiative was orchestrated through a collaborative effort between the Office of the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, and the President of the Enugu State Customary Court of Appeal. Addressing the participants during the training, Mr. N. N. Anya, the Director of Law Reporting and Revision, emphasized the importance of accurate law reporting for an enhanced justice system. He acknowledged the department’s…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration would partner with the Republic of Italy on sustainable city tourism and agricultural development. Mr Wike said this when the Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefano Leo, visited him in his office in Abuja on Friday. He said he would personally visit the ambassador to discuss areas of mutual benefit for Nigeria and the Republic of Italy. The minister particularly identified the development of Abuja as a sustainable city as one of the areas of interest, including tourism and agricultural development. “You…
(VOICE OF NAIJA)- Fifteen houses and several farmlands were reportedly destroyed by a rainstorm that wreaked havoc in the Iyah Gbedde community in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi. The incident occurred between Tuesday and Thursday and left the community Town Hall in ruins. Emmanuel Jeminiwa, the national president of the Iyah Gbede Development Association (IDA), who spoke to journalists, described the incident as devastating and unfortunate. Mr Jeminiwa, who could not provide figures of people and houses affected, explained that many families have been rendered homeless and helpless because of the destruction by the thunderstorm. “What’s more worrisome is…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim and the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, have decried the rising unemployment rate and widespread violence in the South-East. Messrs Anyim and Achebe lamented the region’s deteriorating economic and security conditions during the South-East Security and Economy Summit, which kicked off in Owerri on Thursday. The theme of the two-day summit is ‘South East Beyond 2023, Time for a Reset’. Mr Anyim, the summit chairman, said the event aimed at sending a clear message to the diaspora and Nigerians. “We are here to send a clear message to…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) -Works minister David Umahi says the federal government will begin immediate reconstruction of the collapsed Enugu-Port Harcourt bridge. Umahi said this when he and Governor Peter Mbah visited the collapsed bridge for an on-the-spot assessment during his working visit to Enugu. The works minister said the reconstruction of the bridge would end the plight of commuters plying the road, adding that the bridge’s collapse was unfortunate, and the government would, in the meantime, provide an alternative road for the people. “We are going to look at the second bridge and see how far the remedial…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has passionately highlighted the importance of unity among the Igbos and the rest of Nigeria. Amid the persistent calls for secession, Governor Soludo emphasized that Igbos, known for their savvy trading, require Nigeria just as much as the nation needs them. He said this in a keynote address at the 2023 South-East Summit on Economy and Security held in Owerri, Imo State. “As a people with a rich history of itinerant trade, we cannot afford to be intolerant,” stated Mr Soludo, underlining the need for cooperation and harmony. Governor Soludo…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- On Thursday, the Joint Task Force of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) crushed more than 470 motorcycles impounded for operating illegally in Abuja. The task force impounded the motorcycles during an operation from the Carwash Bus Stop, Lugbe, through Gosa, Bill Clinton Drive, Trademore Estate, Lugbe Junction and Kubwa. Over 400 motorcycles were earlier impounded and crushed on August 31 during a similar operation for the same offence. Obokutom Nyah, FCTA secretary (transportation secretariat), told journalists during the exercise that the decision to crush the motorcycles was in line with the provisions of the…