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By Our Reporter A lawyer in a case before the Enugu State Police Brutality and Extrajudicial Killings Panel, Mr J. N. Ezeh has narrated how his client was kept in custody for five years without trial. Ezeh disclosed this on Tuesday in Enugu at the resumed hearing of the panel. The counsel said that the petitioner, Mr Obiora Nkuja was arrested by officers of the disbanded Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) in the state. He said that his client was incarcerated, maliciously brutalised and dehumanised. Ezeh demanded for N500 million in damages to enable his client undergo rehabilitation and other…
By Our Reporter The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has reiterated its commitment to support potential exporters in the South-East region to participate in export activities. The South-East Regional Coordinator of the NEPC, Mr Arnold Jackson disclosed this on Wednesday during a stakeholders’ forum organised by the council for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operators in Enugu. Jackson said that the council had set out to reawaken the consciousness of SMEs owners in the region to take advantage of the various investment incentives to grow their businesses. The regional coordinator also said that the coming into effect of the African Continental…
Since I made up my mind to pen these thoughts on Osita Chidoka’s life journey, I have had to wrestle internally to keep a personal bias at bay. The reason being that the goal here is to present the fact as I know it, without launching a hagiography about my Jackson House hostel classmate, who has been a leader for as long as I have known him. Growing up in my neck of the woods, everyone knew Osy Chidoka. I later joined him and a few other close friends at Union Secondary School Awkunanaw Enugu, as part of the…
By Our Reporter The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama says the forthcoming state congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will provide a platform to make the party competitive in Enugu State. Onyeama said this on Sunday in Enugu during a meeting of stakeholders of APC from Enugu West Senatorial zone. The minister said that the state chapter of the party had passed through a lot of challenges over the years and needed to move on in unity. The minister said that he was prevailed upon to convene the meeting due to the imminent state congresses of the…
By Orwell Ezeh “Ransom was just paid to secure the release of two women kidnaped by Fulani herdsmen last Sunday in Obollo, Udenu Local Government Area. It is really sad as I learnt violent adductions and murder by herdsmen are regular occurrences in that area. I heard none of the violence makes it to electronic or print media. Terrible situation. The ransom was very huge and I sent in my contribution.” Dr. Okey Izaga Another narrated how a driver was shot at the same location by herdsmen and how he escaped with injuries while all his passengers were raked in…
Re: President Buhari’s Igbo Problem: Cutting through the noise Dear Compatriots, I send you greetings from the land of the rising sun. As I pen this piece, am keenly aware that many sane voices from across our geo-political and cultural divides have been drowned in a cacophony of noise, innuendos, conspiracy theories and unprintable insults. Am sure you will agree with me when I say that we have had enough of those. And so today, we will do something different. I crave your indulgence and challenge you to join us in a little historical excursion. I believe that it’s only…
By Our Reporter Holds consultative forum with startups The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says it has created the enabling platform for enterprising Nigerians to export service-based products to the global market. The Executive Director of the council, Mr Olusegun Awolowo disclosed this on Tuesday in Enugu during a ‘Stakeholders’ Consultative Forum on Trade-in-Services in Nigeria’. Awolowo, who was represented by the South-East Regional Coordinator of NEPC, Mr Arnold Jackson, said that trade-in-services was a trending frontier in the global economy. He said that the trade-in-services sector was a specialised area that was knowledge based and governed by the General…
By Our Reporter The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has called on Ebonyi government to improve investment in basic education and healthcare delivery. The Deputy Chief of Party, USAID State Accountability, Transparency and Effectiveness (State2State) Activity, Mr John Onyeukwu made the call in Enugu during the State Action Planning Retreat of Ebonyi State Transformation Committee (STC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the State2State Project is USAID funded programme aimed at increasing accountability, transparency and effectiveness of governance in targeted states. It is currently being implemented in six partner states of Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Ebonyi,…
By Our Reporter Chief Ugochukwu Uba on Saturday emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) parallel primaries conducted by a faction of the party led by Chief Chukwudi Umeaba. The primaries is for the selection of the party’s flag bearer in the Nov. 6 gubernatorial election in Anambra. Meanwhile, while the Umeadi faction held its primaries at Paul University Complex, Awka, the faction led by Chief Ndubuisi Nwobu had its own at the Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre, Awka. Umeh polled a total of 275 votes to beat his closest rival who polled 114 votes from a total of 665 votes.In his acceptance speech, Uba thanked the party leadership, faithful and delegates…
Stakeholders in the campaign against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Enugu have appealed to the state government to strengthen the State Drug Control Committee for more efficiency. The stakeholders made the appeal on Saturday in Enugu during the 2021 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking. The Director, Pharmaceutical Services, Enugu State Ministry of Health, Mr Casmir Odo, said that the committee was established in 2018 with the state governor as chairman. Odo, who was the chairman of the event, said that it had become necessary to strengthen the committee to effectively cover all facets of…