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Our Reporter, Abuja Labour Party governorship candidate in Anambra State, Dr. George Moghalu, has condemned the killing of four citizens, including a pregnant woman, at Onitsha Main Market, allegedly by operatives of the OCHA Brigade. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Moghalu described the incident as a tragic reflection of the worsening state of insecurity in Anambra under the present administration. “I received with deep shock and profound sadness the heartbreaking news of the killing of four innocent citizens, including a pregnant woman, at the Onitsha Main Market, Emeka Offor Plaza axis, allegedly by operatives of the government-backed OCHA Brigade,”…
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The plan was that I should come in daytime, but I arrived at night. It was already completely dark when I dropped off from the interstate bus under the Osisioma flyover at the outskirts of Aba township. Then I took a motorbike for a five-minute ride to the gate of Geometric Power Limited, Aba, Abia State. The genial man at the gate asked me to make a phone call to his leader as I had told him I had his number. The answer from the other end was so welcoming: “Maxim, so you are here now.…
Our Reporter, Abuja Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, and Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, have condemned the fatal shooting of traders in Onitsha by operatives of the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade, which reportedly claimed the life of a pregnant woman. Obi, in a statement, described the development as a tragic reflection of the dangers posed by poorly regulated state-backed security outfits. He warned that rather than mitigating insecurity, such groups were becoming a source of fear and oppression for already vulnerable citizens. “At a time when our nation is grappling…
Our Reporter, Abuja Former Minister of Education and good governance advocate, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has condemned the Nigerian Senate over the continued suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, describing it as “an existential threat to constitutional democracy.” In a memo titled “The Senate’s Constitutional Overreach in the Case of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan” shared via her verified X account on Wednesday, Ezekwesili warned that democracy “dies when laws become weapons and lawmakers become serial lawbreakers.” Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, was suspended on March 6, 2025, after she accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment. Six months later, the suspension remains…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government has re-stated its commitment to good governance and social welfare protection, particularly for vulnerable groups. Commissioner for Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection in the state, Mrs. Ngozi Blessings Felix, stated this in Umuahia, the state capital, on Tuesday during a one-day workshop for social protection capacity needs assessment in Nigeria. The Commissioner, who was represented by Mr. Obinna Uzuegbu, the ministry’s Social Policy Officer and Technical Assistant on Donor-Funded Programmes, said: “Abia is poised to design programmes to advance social protection and effectively implement them.” She commended the International Labour Organization (ILO), UNICEF, the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The strike action declared by the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, was Tuesday night, suspended as the union reached a truce with the management of Dangote refinery on unionisation and other contentious issues. Peace between both parties was brokered at the Abuja headquarters of the Department of State Services, DSS. NUPENG, with the backing of the Nigeria Union of Labour, NLC, had decided to down tools following the refusal of Dangote Refineries to allow unionism among its staff.
Our Reporter, Abuja The last may not have been heard over what looks like a cat and mouse game between human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, and the agents of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga has privately urged Sowore to delete social media posts describing President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal,” following the President’s recent comments in Brazil. Sowore, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, revealed that Onanuga contacted him directly via WhatsApp, describing his interpretation of Tinubu’s remarks as a “misfire.” Tinubu had told an audience in Brazil that there was…
Our Reporter, Abuja Nigeria’s dreams of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup took a devastating hit on Tuesday evening as the Super Eagles could only manage a 1-1 draw against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in a tense Group C qualifier at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. The result leaves Nigeria’s hopes of reaching the finals in the United States, Canada, and Mexico hanging by a thread, with their chances of securing the group’s sole automatic qualification spot all but extinguished. The Super Eagles, desperate for a win to close the six-point gap on group leaders South Africa, were…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government says it has designed and produced an innovative green energy and safe cooking stove meant to secure Nigeria and Africa from deforestation and ecosystem losses. The stove, known as the Enugu Stove, is designed with 100 per cent local content and uses smokeless and odourless coal briquettes to produce heat for cooking. The state’s Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr. Lawrence Eze, disclosed this to newsmen in Enugu on Tuesday. Eze said the innovative stove, fabricated by the Scientific Equipment Development Institute (SEDI), remains unique due to its human and environmental safety…
Our Reporter, Abuja Any hopes for suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to return to her law-making functions at the National Assembly soon have been dashed. This is as the Clerk to the National Assembly, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, declined the request of the senator representing Kogi Central to resume her legislative duties following her suspension by the Senate in March 2025. In a letter dated September 4, 2025, and addressed to the lawmaker, the Clerk acknowledged receipt of her notification to return to the Senate. However, he explained that the suspension matter is still pending before the Court of Appeal, making it…