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Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has raised the alarm over the sealing of its corporate headquarters by the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA). This was contained in a statement signed by Mr Emeka Eze, Head Corporate Communication of EEDC and available to newsmen in Enugu. it reads: “On arriving for work this morning, we were surprised to meet our Corporate Head Office sealed by the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA). This development is strange because there was no notice of any sort by the agency to our organisation. We were informed by the Security…
By Vitus Ozoke If a country’s national anthem is conceptualized and composed as a solemn, rousing, uplifting, and patriotic song used in the expression of its national identity, then Nigeria’s reversal and regression to her 1960 independence anthem is a complete anathema. It is not just lacking in historicity; it is completely ahistorical. “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” fitted perfectly the historical context and realities of a newly-born nation, one that held boundless and endless hope, promise, and future. The new Nigeria of October 1, 1960 was a bright and brimming nation that was so richly and vastly blessed with patriots and…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The League Management Committee (LMC) has fined Eyimba Football Club of Aba, N10 million for various offences committed during their week 35 of Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL), between Rangers International and Eyimba, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu on Sunday. In a letter addressed to the management of the club signed by Davidson Owumi, COO of LMC, the club would also forfeit three points and three goals to Rangers International. According to the letter, the LMC found Enyimba players, management and supporters culpable and fined them in line with the rules of the game. According to the LMC, Enyimba breached…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State is said to have suspended his Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo. She was said to have been suspended over allegations of financial mismanagement and lack of accountability. Reports say the Commissioner was suspended on Monday during the State Executive Council meeting. Meanwhile, a top Government official who confirmed the suspension on Tuesday morning, said an independent audit panel had been set up to investigate her financial dealings. The Official who pleaded for anonymity said she was asked to step aside so as not to interfere with her audit. According to the source, the…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Rangers International FC of Enugu have been fined a total sum of ₦5 million following the disruption of match-day 35 against Enyimba FC at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu. The match was abandoned after a penalty was awarded to Rangers. Enyimba FC players, infuriated by the decision, walked out of the pitch. The stadium which takes 25, 000 spectators had over 40,000 spectators with large crowd of fans standing along the track area. According to LMC after reviewing the incident, Rangers have been found culpable for inability to adhere strictly to the rules governing the game. Subsequently, Rangers…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President Bola Tinubu, Monday, fired Solomon Arase as the Chairman of Police Service Commission, PSC. He replaced him with a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Hashimu Argungu, as the new PSC new boss. This was contained in a statement on Monday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. The statement was titled, “President Tinubu appoints new leadership for Police Service Commission and Nigerian Police Trust Fund.” It read: “President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd) as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission. “The President has also approved…
It’s playing to the gallery – Source Our Reporter, Abuja with Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has sent a delegation to Ghana to rescue vulnerable under-aged girls captured in a viral video from the captivity of traffickers in Ghana. The young girls were seen in a viral video making rounds on social media where they were being interviewed by some social activists. The team led by the Deputy Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Hon Amara Iwuanyanwu, and the Commissioner for women Affairs and Social Welfare, Hon. Mrs Nkechi Ugwu, was given an order not to return…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia It has been discovered that one of the five soldiers killed by unknown gunmen in Aba on Thursday May 30, 2024, was a kinsman of Gov. Alex Otti. This came to the fore on Sunday when the Governor visited the family of Cpl. Lucky Ikechukwu Ikpeama who hailed from the same village, Nvosi, in Isiala-Ngwa South Local Government Area, as Governor Otti. The deceased left behind a young wife with about four-month-old baby, and an aged mother. Governor Otti commiserated with the family and reiterated his promise that the State Government will take up the responsibility of…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Young Farmers Association (ENSYFA), in collaboration with the state Ministry of Agriculture and Agro Industrialisation has taking its sack farming awareness programme to Eke in Udi Local Government Area. According to the organisers, the programme was aimed at educating and empowering elderly residents of Udi town with sustainable farming techniques. The programme saw a turnout of over 100 elderly participants eager to aquire skills in sack farming – a method that allows for the cultivation of crops in sacks, providing a convenient alternative to traditional farming and reducing the physical strain on elderly farmers.…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Archbishop Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger and Anglican Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Reverend Alexander Ibezim, has asked the Federal Government to initiate policies and programmes that will benefit youths of the country. According to Ibezim, youths are the future of the nation, thus programmes must be designed to enable the young generation assert their role properly as future leaders. This was contained in a message delivered on his behalf by Reverend Ugochukwu Edokwe at Saint Peter’s Parish, Amawbia, in Awka South Local Government Area, during a special service to mark the 2024 Youth Sunday in…