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)- The Enugu State Ministry of Water Resources has emphasizes the necessity for water tanker owners and drivers to color-coat their tankers by April to enhance public health safety and proper water distribution. In line with the state’s Water Sector Law, 2023, the deadline for compliance is April 30, 2024, with enforcement beginning on May 1, 2024. Ministry of Water Resources hereby reiterates its earlier directive to water tanker owners and drivers to colour-coat their tankers, as directed. READ ALSO: Enugu Govt Partners WaterAid, UNICEF To Ensure Water Supply In The State The warning was contained…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Officials from the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps have detained eight individuals for constructing a shrine on a major road in Egbe, Ikotun area. According to the state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, the individuals were also discovered with charms and amulets, leading to the demolition of the shrine. READ ALSO: Police Intercept Bags Of Indian Hemp At Lagos Jetty Wahab, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Saturday. He wrote, “Eight people were arrested for constructing a shrine on the main road at Egbe, Ikotun. “They were arrested with…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has caution travellers against accepting luggage of unknown contents from anyone during their journeys. In a statement shared by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, it was revealed that two students, including a PhD student, faced legal issues when bottles of codeine syrup were found in luggage they were carrying for a friend studying abroad. READ ALSO: NDLEA Nabs Pregnant Woman, Others With N3.2m Fake Naira The statement emphasized the importance of vigilance and warned against the potential legal consequences of unknowingly transporting illicit substances.…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has drawn comparisons between the governance of former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, and the leadership of the Chairman of Eti-Osa Local Government Area in Lagos State, asserting the latter’s administration as superior. Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, served as Anambra State Governor from June 2007 to March 2014. “The Chairman of Eti-Osa Local Government Area in Lagos State has more achievements in governance than Peter Obi,” Omokri said in an interview on the ‘Mic On Podcast’ programme hosted by a Channels Television’s journalist, Seun…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians to live peacefully and learn how to accommodate each other. This is contained in a statement by Stanley Nkwocha, spokesperson for the vice president, on Saturday in Abuja. The vice president spoke when a delegation from the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), led by its president, Dr James Neminebor, paid him a visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Shettima, while responding to an appeal made by the ANAN president for land in Abuja to enable the association to relocate its university to the FCT, said…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A 23-year-old student of Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Uwana, Ebonyi State, was allegedly drugged to death on his birthday in Agbo Ibeku, Abia State, by his friend on Thursday. It was gathered that the young man, identified as Chinedu Hope, was lured by his friend, Dan, to a hideout operated by a drug baron named Yoko in Umuodudu Ibeku. Chinedu’s mother, Mrs Stella Ogbonnaya, while narrating the incident said that Chinedu, who doesn’t take hard drugs, was tied up, forced to ingest a mixture of methamphetamine and jico, and then thrown into a pit, where…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-Violence broke out Saturday during a gathering of the All Progressive Congress (APC) stakeholders in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, disrupting the meeting. The meeting, a crucial one ahead of the April 24 campaign kick-off and the September 21, 2024 governorship election, took place at the private residence of Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, a former governorship aspirant, on Dumez/Sapele Road, Benin. Shortly after the meeting began, the venue was invaded by hoodlums and thugs, resulting in injuries to several APC leaders and members. Agbonayinma condemned the violence, stating that it was unacceptable and contrary to the…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Ondo State’s Commissioner for Health, Banji Ajaka, was brutally attacked by angry members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ugbo Ward 3, Ilaje Local Government Area. The incident occurred because he was accused of hiding a result sheet. According to witnesses, the APC members, demanding the result sheet, targeted Ajaka after electoral officers implicated him in its disappearance, Nation reports. READ ALSO: 171,922 Accredited For Ondo APC Primaries One witness recounted: “Hon Ajaka, the Commissioner for Health received general beating in his home town as his name was mentioned by the INEC officer and…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Chairman of the Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election committee, Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State, has commended the large turnout of stakeholders and members during the exercise. Ododo gave the commendation on Saturday in Akure after receiving reports from members of the APC governorship primary election committee, security agencies, and other stakeholders who monitored the conduct of the election in the state. “I have received reports from our committee members, security agencies, and NGOs that monitored the election, including video footage. “And I can say that the process has been transparent,…
ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The immediate past Ebonyi governor, David Umahi, says he is happy that his successor, Francis Nwifuru, still honours him after leaving office. He said this while speaking with reporters after being conferred with an honorary doctorate by the Ebonyi State University on Saturday in Abakaliki. Umahi, Minister of Works, said it was rare to hand over to a successor and still be continually honoured by him, stating, “That is the handwork of God, and I am grateful to him and the governor. “Governors and their predecessors are fighting in many states, but in Ebonyi, we…