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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has commended President Bola Tinubu for his “timely intervention” in Benue State following the weekend massacre. The National President of MACBAN, Alhaji Baba Othman-Ngelzarma, gave the commendation in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He also lauded the Federal Government and security agencies for their prompt actions to restore normalcy in the affected areas. The statement read: “We wish to thank President Bola Tinubu, GCFR, for his intervention and timely visit to Benue. “We also thank Mr. President for having the courage to urge political and traditional leaders…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ebonyi State Command, has paraded a hunter who exhumed and sold his late younger brother’s skull to a native doctor for Okite money rituals purposes at the rate of ₦12,000.00. The State Commandant, Francis Nnadi, while speaking with journalists at the command’s headquarters in Abakaliki during the parade, warned criminals to leave the state or meet their waterloo. The Commandant noted that Ebonyi State is the safest in Nigeria and assured of the command’s readiness to ensure reduction of crimes to the barest minimum in the state. According to Nnadi,…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has thrown its support behind Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s bid for re-election in Anambra State. The students’ national body expressed satisfaction with Soludo’s achievements in the state’s education sector and infrastructure development. NANS factional president, Comrade Olushola Oladoja, who spoke in Awka, during a routine working visit, said Soludo deserves a second tenure to continue giving dividends of democracy to the people. “We are on a tour to all our campuses in the South-East. I pledged during my election to visit states to check the condition of lecture rooms. “Fortunately for…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Nigerian Senate, has frowned at the appointment of a Cross River State indigene, Dr Michael Ekpai Odey, as the Chairman of the Rivers State Electoral Commission, RSIEC, by the state Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd). Ibas, a retired Naval Chief hails from Cross River State but was appointed a Sole Administrator to oversee Rivers State following the suspension of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara over political fued between him and his god-father, Nyesom Wike. Senate Committee on Oversight of Emergency Rule in Rivers State, vowed to investigate the development and know why the Sole Administrator would make…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government, has cautioned the immediate-past Governor Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, and his former aides, to be careful of their utterances, and to refrain from making remarks capable of plunging the state into political unrest. The warning which was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, is coming few days after Ikpeazu, now an Ambassador designate, hosted some of his former aides in his Umuobiakwa, Obingwa country home. Abia State Government, in the statement, accused the “former Governor and his co-travellers” of engaging in comments capable of igniting tension and political…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The Imo State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all primary and secondary schools in parts of Orlu Local Government Area (LGA) following a new outbreak of diphtheria in the area. This was contained in a public notice issued by the Commissioner for Primary and Secondary Education, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha. Professor Ikegwuoha said the decision was a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of all pupils and students. Reports indicate that the outbreak has claimed three lives so far—two boys and a girl—believed to be school-aged children. While details about their schools remain unclear, the affected…
…Wants Tinubu to visit Niger flood victims too Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Mr Peter Obi, has told President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, that “Nigeria does not need a leadership by remote but a proactive leadership that responds not just with words, but with compassion and action.” Obi was responding to Tinubu’s indication of interest to visit Benue State after calling him out for showing lack of empathy following the recent massacre of over 200 people by suspected Fulani herdsmen and the unfortunate flood disaster in Mokw, Niger State. He, however, commended the President…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government says it is set to launch the 25-year Greater Aba Master Plan, “a comprehensive and long-term document that will guide the future development of Aba, the commercial hub of the state.” Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this in Umuahia, while briefing newsmen on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting. He revealed that the State Government, through a collaborative effort between the Greater Aba Development Authority and UN-Habitat, has been working assiduously to deliver on the master plan, which he said would address the land-use infrastructure of Aba. “The master…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Professor Joy Ezeilo, SAN, has joined Nigerians and the International Community to condemn the recent killing of innocent citizens of Benue State, Nigeria. Ezeilo made the condemnation through her X-handle on Tuesday, saying that the time has come to stop the “senseless killings” in parts of the country. “My heart is heavy. The horrific and inhumane attack that occurred in Benue State two nights ago, where over 200 innocent lives, including women, children, and the elderly, were burnt to death in their homes, is further proof that nowhere is safe again for Nigerian citizens. “This appalling act…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Popular human rights lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to invoke Section 305(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and declare a state of emergency in Benue State. Ejiofor argued that the order has become necessary to stem the tide of ongoing massacres allegedly perpetrated by Fulani militants against the indigenous people of the state. In a strongly worded statement issued on Tuesday and made available to journalists in Awka, the Anambra State capital, Ejiofor condemned the escalating violence and the apparent inaction of the state government.…