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Ben Ezechime, Enugu Enugu, the political capital of the South East, is agog with excitement as no fewer than 20,000 legal luminaries arrive ahead of the 2025 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Conference scheduled to hold in the coal city. The week-long event, beginning on Monday, August 24, is expected to feature former President Olusegun Obasanjo and firebrand South African politician, Julius Malema. In anticipation of the high-profile gathering, NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, on Saturday led thousands of lawyers on a health walk across major streets in the capital city. Speaking with newsmen, Osigwe described Enugu as a befitting host…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In 1981, Chief Gani Fawehinmi was already 16 years at the Nigerian Bar and one of its brightest stars. Already a breakout litigator, Gani had also become a pioneer in the enterprise of legal publishing. One decade earlier, he had served the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) as its national publicity secretary. Among the lawyers of his or, in fact, any other generation active at the Bar, there were few who could claim to be more accomplished. The hallmark of excellence in legal practice in Nigeria, the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), was a mere…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Enugu State Command, says it has arrested five suspects for various criminal offences within the last one week in the Enugu metropolis. The offences include vandalism of public amenities, robbery, and assault on security personnel. Briefing journalists in Enugu, the State Commandant of NSCDC, Dr. Elijah Willie, said the command had intensified its crackdown on criminal activities across the state. According to him, on August 19 and 20, 2025, NSCDC operatives on routine patrol arrested two male suspects for vandalising streetlight armoured cables. He disclosed that the first suspect,…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government, in collaboration with the Federal Government, has commenced an e-Government capacity-building programme for no fewer than 110 officials drawn from the state’s Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). The week-long training is being organised by the Enugu State Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, the Federal Ministry of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy (FMCIDE), and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr. Lawrence Ezeh, said the programme was designed to equip officials with the skills required for modern, technology-driven governance. Ezeh described…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The continued detention and trial of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has taken a sudden twist following his petition to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), alleging miscarriage of justice. Kanu, in his petition dated August 22, 2025, sought sanctions against Justices Binta Nyako, Haruna Tsammani, and Garba Lawal, whom he accused of gross judicial misconduct in handling his trial. The IPOB leader, in a strongly worded petition he personally signed and released through one of his lawyers, Barrister Umesi, alleged that the trio disregarded extant laws in handling his case…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Tragedy struck early Saturday morning in Abakaliki as a truck rammed into a commercial bus in front of Ebonyi State University (EBSU) Permanent Site, leaving two people dead and three others injured. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi State, Anthony Ogbodo, said the crash occurred at about 6:05 a.m. along the Abakaliki–Enugu Expressway. The incident, which he described as a fatal road traffic crash, involved a red Mercedes 911 truck with registration number TTM467XA and a white Mitsubishi bus marked KMM426XA. The Sector Commander, who attributed the accident to dangerous driving,…
Our Reporter, Abuja Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has faulted the Federal Government’s approval of ₦142 billion for the construction of bus terminals across the six geopolitical zones, describing the move as another evidence of misplaced priorities and poor governance. In a post on his official X handle on Friday, Obi, who argued that the difference between the success and failure of development in any nation was dependent on the management of scarce resources, said the allocation reflects a lack of competence, focus, and genuine leadership in addressing Nigeria’s most pressing needs. “The recent announcement that…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As part of efforts to make Abia the preferred destination for investors, the Abia State Government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with VEGA Growing Global Enterprise to host an international investment summit and exhibition in the state. The international investment summit and exhibition, scheduled for November 25-27, 2025, at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia, would provide an opportunity for international and local investors to explore the possibilities of Abia State and the many advantages it has as a preferred investment destination. Speaking during the signing of the MoU at the Government House, the Special Adviser…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has urged Nigerians to acquire combat skills for the purpose of self-defence amid rising insecurity in the country. Gen. Musa, who spoke on Thursday while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, likened learning martial arts such as Karate, Taekwondo, and Judo to other essential survival skills like swimming and driving. Responding to a question on whether he would advise Nigerians to learn combat skills for self-defence, Gen. Musa said: “That one should be taken as learning driving, learning how to swim. Whether we have war or not, it is…
Hotel Presidential: Building legacies out of neglect —Ikenga Editorial This is more than renovation, it is the reclamation of history, pride, and deferred vision. For Enugu and Ndigbo, it is proof that the past can be redeemed, and that ambition, coupled with accountability, can flourish again.” Hotel Presidential in Enugu is far more than concrete and steel. It is memory, identity, and ambition etched indelibly into the heart of the South-East. Built in 1963 under the Premiership of Dr. M. I. Okpara, at a time when Ndigbo walked tall with the optimism of a newly independent nation, it stood as…