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Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Engr. Francis Ori, has explained that unity among youths in Uburu led to the unanimous endorsement of Governor Francis Nwifuru and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office. Ori described the development as historic, noting that it reflects growing youth solidarity and political stability in the area. Uburu, the hometown of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, is one of the three major towns in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Speaking in an interview, the commissioner said Uburu comprises four autonomous communities…
By Owei Lakemfa The simple and straightforward appointment of the Awujale of Ijebu Kingdom, one of the most revered, is stalled like a car with a dead battery. Actions associated with the Benin monarchy, one of the most famous in Africa, is clanging like a faulty engine. Meanwhile, the new Alaafin of Oyo’s public displays are like a man fossiled in the distant past. The Ijebu Kingdom had known peace since the enthronement of Oba Sikiru Adetona in 1960 until he joined his ancestors 65 years later. When the brutal Abacha military regime was on rampage, Oba Adetona and Oba…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two traditional rulers from Amasiri Community, Afikpo Local Government Area, over the recent violent clash with neighbouring Okporojo Community in Edda Local Government Area. The attack, which Amasiri residents have been accused of masterminding, reportedly claimed the lives of five persons. The incident occurred amid a decades-long boundary dispute between the two neighbouring communities, which has previously resulted in loss of lives and destruction of property. Following the incident, Governor Francis Nwifuru at the weekend imposed a 20-hour daily curfew on Amasiri Community, alongside other far-reaching sanctions.…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has inaugurated a Committee on the Igbo Charter of Strategic Engagements for National Development. The committee, chaired by Professor Kingsley Moghalu, is expected to submit its final report and charter to the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azuta-Mbata, within two months. Inaugurating the committee in Enugu, Azuta-Mbata charged members to approach their assignment with courage, creativity, wisdom and broad-mindedness. According to him, the proposed charter must go beyond being a mere document and serve as a compelling blueprint that clearly defines the political, economic, social and cultural aspirations of the Igbo people.…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has ordered the immediate shutdown of all public and private schools in Amasiri, Afikpo North Local Government Area, and imposed a daily 20-hour curfew on the community following the killing of four persons in neighbouring Okporojo village. The governor also directed the shutdown of the Amasiri Development Centre and initiated moves to repeal the law establishing it. The decisions were among far-reaching resolutions reached at an emergency meeting of the Ebonyi State Security Council held on Saturday night in Abakaliki. The meeting was convened in response to a violent attack on…
Our Reporter, Abuja Leading presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr Peter Obi, on Monday raised critical questions over what he described as entrenched fiscal recklessness by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration warning that Nigeria is drifting deeper into budgetary opacity and poor public finance management. Obi raised concerns ahead of reports that the Senate may approve the 2026 national budget on March 17, questioning which budget the country is effectively operating. “With the announcement that the Nigerian Senate is likely to approve the 2026 National Budget on March 17, every Nigerian is asking an important question: which…
By Mukaila Kareem My recent article, “Obesity Is Stalled Flow and Not a Failure of Willpower,” generated thoughtful responses from readers asking what “flow” really means and how metabolic health can be understood beyond diets and the latest longevity buzzword that have gained attention since COVID-19. The short answer is that walking is the main lever for metabolic health and not because it burns calories, but because it keeps energy moving through an open biological system. I grew up in a village where lizards often lay still in the sun, and snakes could sometimes be seen stretched across the road…
Our Reporter, Abuja The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has raised concerns over what it described as disturbing reports of civil servants and government workers in several states allegedly being coerced to register for the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s ongoing electronic membership exercise. In a statement issued on Sunday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said the reports indicate that public servants are coming under pressure from national and state-level leaders of the ruling party to enlist in the APC as a condition for job security, career progression, or continued access to livelihoods. The opposition…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Taiwanese Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Andy Yih-Ping Liu, has visited the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), to explore areas of collaboration and partnership in research and innovation. During the two-day visit, the ambassador toured the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Power and Energy Development (ACE-SPED), UNN, to assess its facilities and research capacity. Led by the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Simon Ortuanya, the visit also took the ambassador to the Faculty of Social Sciences, which currently hosts the temporary office of the proposed International Centre for Africa–Taiwan Economic, Regional and Security Studies. Other…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Abdul Leigh Balogun became a judge of the High Court of Lagos State in 1976. In a career as a trial judge spanning 17 years and three different decades, the man better known as A.L.A.L Balogun earned a deserved reputation as one of the most knowledgeable trial judges to adorn the Nigerian judiciary. His reputation for fairness was unquestioned. That ultimately saved his judicial career. On 9 March 1979, Justice Balogun delivered judgment in a land matter originally filed in 1975, the year before he became a judge. His judgment decided the case against the original…