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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Corporal Obagi Njok, a police personnel attacked to the Abia State Police Command, has been dismissed from service by the Nigeria Police Force after finding him guilty of killing, Emmanuel Okocha, an Aba-based businessman. Okocha was sent to an early grave by the killer cop who fired at him at a checkpoint in Aba on April 20, 2024, for allegedly refusing to give him money. The deceased was later confirmed dead at the hospital following gunshot wounds. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in charge of Abia State, Maureen Chinaka, said that the killer cop had…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army says its internal security Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Ugwu-Onyeama is not the cause of a recent Enugu-Onitsha Highway accident that claimed four lives. It would be recalled that the accident that involved seven vehicles was caused by brake failure of a kerosene-ladened trailer coming down a slope from 9th Mile axis of the Highway at about 7p.m. on June 11, 2024. Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, the acting Deputy Director 82 Division Army Public Relations, in a statement, gave the clarification on Thursday in Enugu to debunk allegations by mainstream and online…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Piqued by the failure of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to address the lingering issue of minimum wage in his Democracy Day speech Wednesday, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has insisted on its demand for N250,000 as the new minimum wage. NLC in a statement by its Acting President, Mr Adewale Adeyanju, said labour had not been given compelling reason to change its position. Labour said that the N62,000.00 being offered by the Federal Government was unacceptable. NLC, however, appreciated the President’s commitment to “those fine democratic ideals which allowed the work of the Tripartite National Minimum Wage…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State governor’s wife, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has sponsored the enrollment of 1,000 persons with special needs into the Anambra State Health Insurance Scheme. Beneficiaries received the sponsorship from the governor’s wife at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia in Awka South LGA on Wednesday. Mrs Soludo who is also the founder of the non-governmental crusade, Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo Initiative, said that she was proud to support the beneficiaries who are from the 179 communities in the state and that it is free of charge. Addressing the beneficiaries, the governor’s wife said that the intervention was a…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says no fewer than four persons lost their lives due to break failure-induced ghastly accident along Ugwu Onyeama axis of Enugu-Onitsha Federal Highway. The Sector Commander of FRSC Enugu State Command, Mr Adeyemi Sokunbi, gave the confirmation to newsmen on Wednesday in Enugu. Sokunbi said that the accident happened between 6:45p.m. and 7p.m. on Tuesday, June 11; adding that it involved a kerosene-laden truck and six other vehicles. He said that two persons died instantly among the 29 persons involved in the ghastly accident even as FRSC personnel rushed to the…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has promised to implement democracy as Nigeria’s way of life. The President made the promise during his national broadcast on the 2024 Democracy Day. Below is a full text of the presidential address: My fellow Nigerians, let me begin by congratulating all of us for witnessing the celebration of another Democracy Day today, the 12th day of June 2024. This year also marks our nation’s 25 years of uninterrupted democratic governance. On this day, 31 years ago, we entered our rites of passage to becoming a true and enduring democratic society. Going through…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Turkish investors are set to establish organic fertiliser plants in Abia State. This is as Governor Alex Otti has assured the investors of every necessary support to succeed. The organic fertiliser production plants, according to the Governor, will derive its raw material from the sediments underneath rivers, lakes and swamps. Governor Otti said that the state “is open for business.” The Governor spoke when he received the executives of Alliance Enterprises Limited, Turkey, who visited him to discuss the possibility of setting up organic fertiliser plants in Abia and making the state a national hub for the…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has assented to the Anambra State Electoral Law, 2024; a law to re-establish the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission, ANSIEC, whose staff have remained redundant for many years. Accompanied by his Deputy, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Right Honourable Somtochukwu Udeze, Deputy Speaker, Right Honourable Chukwuma Okoye, among others, Governor Soludo signed the law at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia. The Governor also signed the Anambra State Touting Prohibition Law, 2024, Secret Cult and Similar Activities Prohibition Law, 2024, Health Facilities and Accreditation Agency Law, 2024,…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A former Chairman of Edda Local Government Area, Ebonyi State and All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 House of Representatives candidate for Afikpo/Edda federal constituency in the state, Eni Uduma Chima; and the Chairman of the party in the state, Stanley Okoro Emegha; have tackled each other over alleged arms stockpiling. The two political leaders in the local government are also trading words over a town union leadership in Ekoli community where they hail from. The Caretaker Committee of the Ekoli Bond of Hope which is the town union, had accused Chima who was also a two…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State says he is committed to the sustenance and consolidation of democratic ideals and values in the state in line with the visions of the founding fathers. He stated this in his message commemorating Nigeria’s Democracy Day Celebration. Governor Nwifuru said Ebonyi State under his watch values “rule of law, freedom of speech and virile opposition which he said are the beauties of democracy and assured of its continued consolidation as the nation’s democratic governance advances. He said: “Today is a day set aside to celebrate our nation’s democracy and the associated…