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…Passengers allegedly shot, abducted Our Reporter Some passengers were allegedly shot and others abducted by armed criminals operating at Ezinnachi/Okigwe axis of the Enugu -Port Harcourt expressway. The incident occurred Wednesday morning around 10:00am as the criminals blocked the highway and operated unchallenged. The number and identity of the victims are still sketchy. A passenger who left Umuahia few minutes before the incident said the vehicle conveying them almost ran into the hoodlums before the driver suddenly “did a U-turn.” “We escaped by divine grace. They stationed close to the hospital under construction after Ezinnachi before Okigwe. They shot some…
…Exclusion from White House trade talks indictment of Tinubu Our Reporter, Abuja The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the exclusion of Nigeria from a high-level U.S.-Africa trade dialogue being held this week at the White House, describing it as a damning indictment of the Tinubu administration’s economic and diplomatic failures. The meeting, which begins Wednesday, brings together the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to explore commercial opportunities with American companies. Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, was conspicuously left out. In a statement issued Tuesday by the party’s Interim National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said…
By Zainab Suleiman Okino Nigerian politicians appear obsessed with the alphabetical positioning of political parties’ names and their corresponding acronyms on ballot papers. This obsession has created a frenzy among the political elite in their scramble to incorporate an “A” into their party names. The phenomenon manifested prominently in the new opposition coalition’s decision to name their party the African Democratic Congress (ADC), following concerns about the potential hijacking of the earlier All Democratic Alliance (ADA) by ruling party infiltrators. These alleged moles have reportedly presented another Advance Democratic Alliance (ADA) for registration, creating potential confusion for INEC. Consequently, the…
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu He exudes a presence that is larger than life anywhere he appears. Ambassador Chief Kem Ajieh is 65, and it calls for all-round celebration of a philanthropist who lives his life for others. Chief Kem Ajieh who is adulated as Toomuchmoney makes things happen anytime, anywhere, no matter the odds. He is like a charge of electricity emitting soft light to all and sundry. Ambassador Kem Ajieh has paid his dues, and he is today reaping the rewards of a life well-lived in the service of humankind. Our paths crossed towards the end of the millennium…
…Says Enugu 2027, walk-over for PDP Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Board of Trustees (BoT) Chairman of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara, has applauded Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, for floating a state carrier, Enugu Air, which was formally launched on Monday with three Embraer aircraft. Wabara who was full of praise for the Governor over the move, described him as “an icon, model of excellence, and a true definition of performance who needs no further campaigns for a second term in office.” According to the former Senate President, the strategic investment will not only boost…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman, has declared that “unknown political jesters cannot be allowed to expel,” the party’s presidential candidate in 2023, Mr Peter Obi, from LP. The former Finance Minister was responding to an announcement by a former factional National Publicity Secretary of the party, Abayomi Arabambi, on a Channels Television show on Tuesday, that the party was planning to expel Obi. Usman dismissed the announcement as “laughable,” declaring that the party has no plans to hold a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting to sack Obi. The Caretaker…
Stephen Ukandu with Agency Report National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider its planned strike over delay in the payment of June 2025 salary to its members. The passionate appeal was contained in a statement by NANS National Vice President on Inter-Campus and Gender Affairs, Felicia Akinbodunse, and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. According to the statement, any industrial action by ASUU now will destabilise the stable academic calendar universities had enjoyed for the past two years. Recall that the leadership of ASUU, had on Monday,…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Hon. Harrison Ogara, representing Igboeze South State Constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly, says there is no faction in the Enugu State chapter of the Labour Party (LP). Speaking to newsmen in Enugu, he said that Mr Peter Obi remained the leader of the state chapter of the party. Ogara said the chapter was fully behind the former Anambra State governor and was committed to following him to the new coalition, the Advanced Democratic Congress (ADC). “It is uncharitable when you begin to make reference to factions in Enugu LP; we have only one Labour…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Gov. Alex Otti has gifted a 15-year-old Abia -born Miss Grace John Nkpa, who won the TechGirls 2025 contest, $5000 to represent Abia State in the United States of America. Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, announced this during a press briefing in Unuahia. He said Miss Nkpa had earlier been presented to the Governor for an Executive handshake, explaining that Otti’s administration will continue to encourage hard-work and excellence. The Commissioner said Miss Nkpa’s brilliant performance was an eloquent testimony of the standard of education offered in Abia.
…Declares war on cultism Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, has approved payment to the disengaged staff of Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic Aba, who were relieved of their duties between 2018 and 2022. This is as the Governor has ordered a crackdown on cultism and criminality across the state. Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this during a press briefing in Unuahia on the outcome of this week’s state Executive Council meeting He said no fewer than 249 affected staff of Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic, had so far received their payments. He said: “So far, 249 of such…