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)- Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, the Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, (ICPC), says that corruption was a major contributory factor to the continuous existence and propagation of insecurity in the country. He stated this on Friday at the National Policy Dialogue on Corruption and Insecurity in Nigeria organised by the commission, in Abuja Owasanoye said ICPC’s research and investigation findings on the subject matter shows that public sector corruption, directly and indirectly, supports insecurity and can sometimes complement it. He said cases of job racketeering exist in the security sector and…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Delta State Police Command has revealed a new method used by fraudsters in defrauding operators of Point of Sale (POS) machines. The police explained that fraudsters delete the actual amount they want to credit the operator and enter a far lesser amount before they enter their pin. The spokesman of the Delta State Police Command, Bright Edafe, made the revelation on Friday on his Twitter handle. Edafe on his verified Twitter handle tweeted: “For POS operators, what criminals do is that, at the point of entering their pins, they delete the actual amount they…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Cross River State Governor, Benedict Ayade has called on the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) to extend more educational interventions to higher schools in the State. Ayade made the appeal through the State commissioner for education, Godwin Akpanke at the inauguration of projects at Federal Government College Obudu, worth over two hundred and seventy four million Naira. The Governor commended TETFUND for the projects, as well as all the interventions done in the State’s institutions. He said, “the framers of the TETFUND laws should be commended because they have brought developments to public tertiary institutions…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- There is tension in the Niger Delta region as Alh. Asari Dokubo, a foremost freedom fighter and founder of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force (NDVF), kicks against the N4.5bn monthly pipeline surveillance contract awarded to a former militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka, Tompolo. Dokubo who is aggrieved over the contract, in a viral video, said it smacked of greed for Tompolo to be in charge of pipeline protection for all the ethnic groups in the Niger Delta. He wondered why Tompolo would be in charge of Delta, Bayelsa, and Rivers states, querying whether…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A lady identified simply as Damiete Green, is reportedly in critical condition at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Rivers state, writhing in pains of gunshots after a soldier shot indiscriminately. The soldier was said to be shooting at fleeing transporter of illegal refined products, when he fired at a wrong vehicle conveying her (Green). The Soldier, identified as Sgt Yinka Ayileka, is said to be one of a team of Army guards attached to the Port Harcourt Maximum Security Custodial Center on Harbour Road, Township Areas, who are known for abandoning their…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Friday, said Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate would gather a significant number of votes from the South-East, but will not win the presidential election Governor Umahi said Obi’s political movement would be an effective harbinger for an Igbo presidency. However, the former presidential aspirant who described himself as a loyal party man rooting for the All Progressive Congress’ win in the 2023 presidential election, said the movement will not “translate into an outright win”. Umahi revealed this to State House Correspondents shortly after a private visit…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Akwa Ibom State chapter, Obong Akanimo Udofia on Friday, officially presented his running mate, Mr. Victor Antai. A development that resulted to massive jubilation in the state. Udofia did the presentation to the Paramount Ruler of Mbo local government area, HRM Ogwong Okon Asukwo Abgang at his palace with a crowd of supporters. The Director General, Akan Udofia Campaign Organisation, Mr. Don Etim, said it is in the nature of the campaign organisation to acknowledge and respect authorities. While presenting his running mate, Udofia said the…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has cautioned Adamu Garba, a former Presidential aspirant, over his opinion that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, (UNN), be renamed after the late Queen Elizabeth II. Garba had in a post on his social media pages, wished that the UNN be renamed after the late Queen. But in reaction, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization stated that the Aso Rock Presidential Villa should instead be named after the Queen. In a statement signed by the Secretary-General of the Igbo group, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro described, “renaming the foremost and most prestigious University, the…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), sensitize export markers on the essence of E-commerce. This is owing to the dwindling economy and high rate of insecurity in the country. The E-commerce is a veritable platform for exporters, which goes a long way to expand the market and make sure there is a lot of penitration and quality of the product. According to them, the E-commerce which is targeted at utilizing digital marketing as a tool to facilitate export market access, also gives people the opportunity…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The gubernatorial Candidate of African Action Congress (AAC) in 2023, Ray Kene Ogbodo, is set to unveil his running mate by next week. The Enugu State AAC and its governorship Candidate are happy to have picked a worthy Son of the state from Greater Nsukka Zone as the Deputy Governorship Candidate for the 11 March 2023 Enugu Gubernatorial Election. This was contained in a statement released by Ogbodo’s media aide, Mr. Azubuike Akam, on Friday. The party had after its primary election in Enugu, which produced Ray Kene Ogbodo, from Enugu East Senatorial Zone as…