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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Action Alliance (AA) candidate for the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State, Ozo Jeff Nweke, has said his projects will better the achievement of Governor Chukwuma Soludo if elected to pilot the affairs of the state. Ozo Nweke stated this during the flag-off of his campaign in Awka, the State capital on Thursday. He made it clear that he is in the race for the governorship stool to rescue the people from mistreatment and bad governance in the state. According to him, mine is not just a slogan. It is an expression of the type of…
Our Reporter, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja Friday ordered the Senate to reinstate Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan who was suspended for six months, ruling that the Nigerian Senate acted beyond its powers. Justice Binta Nyako, who delivered the judgment, said the duration of the suspension was “excessive” and without a clear legal foundation. In the judgment the court ruled that both Chapter 8 of the Senate Standing Orders and Section 14 of the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act, which the upper chamber relied upon, do not stipulate a maximum suspension period. Thus, Senator Godswill Akpabio-led senate was deemed…
Our Reporter, Abuja Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, Thursday, joined diplomats, literary figures, and art enthusiasts in Abuja for the homecoming tour of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s new book, Dream Count. The event, which held in the nation’s capital, was attended by ambassadors and high commissioners from various countries, underscoring the global resonance of Adichie’s work. Obi, who shared his reflections on the event via his official X handle on Friday, described the occasion as “a continuation of the global celebration” of Adichie’s literary journey. He recalled attending the international launch of the book on March…
By Owei Lakemfa To be a citizen of the United States, the universal super power, largest economy, the world policeman and God’s own country, is an opportunity millions across the earth would grab with both hands. So, to find a man who, as a right, does not want to be an American and has been fighting this for over half a century, would sound strange to many across the world. It would sound stranger still, if such a man spent 16 and half years in US maximum jails for refusing to be an American citizen. It may seem even more…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Gaming and Lotto Commission says it has nabbed 21 underage boys indulging in lotto/games at an outlet in Independence Layout area of Enugu metropolis. According to the commission, the apprehended underage children ranged between the ages of 12 and 15 years. They were nabbed at about 1:30p.m. and handed over to the state Ministry of Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, Enugu, for further actions. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Prince Arinze Arum, who disclosed this to newsmen in Enugu said that the apprehension of the underage lotto/game stakers and unlicensed lotto/gaming outlet owner were part…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Kaduna-born politician and Peter Obi’s running mate in 2023, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has given a compelling reason his former Principal should not accept Vice Presidential ticket in the coalition to unseat President Ahmed Bola Tinubu in 2027, citing Obi’s very impressive performance in the 2023 poll. Datti Baba-Ahmed who spoke on Arise Television on Thursday night, maintained that Obi is a presidential material that should not be considered for a VP slot even though being a Vice President is not a mean feat. The former Senator urged the opposition coalition Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, to consider…
Our Reporter, Abuja Legendary goalkeeper of the Super Eagles, and Stationery Stores of Lagos, Peter Rufai is dead. He was aged 61. Popularly called Dodo Mayana, Rufai died Thursday morning after long term illness, it was reported. A winner of Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria in 1994 at Tunisia, Rufai was in between the sticks for the Super Eagles in at Mundial in 1994 and 1998. Following his death, the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, has expressed deep sorrows over the loss. “We mourn the passing of legendary Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, a giant of Nigerian football and a…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, has tasked members of the State Executive Council and all his appointees on efficient service delivery. Otti who spoke while declaring open the “Abia State Quarter 2 Strategy Retreat,” organised for his appointees at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia, reminded them of the enormous tasks ahead of them in the second half of his first term in office. He said that the focus in 2023 was moving from the drawing board to the field of execution and noted that the last 21 months since the first Executive Council retreat, “have served…
By Azu Ishiekwene There’s a part of my job that can swallow you whole. Journalists are brought up on a diet whose main ingredients are a deliberate blend of crime, sex, and money. Everything else is a side dish. That’s why if you follow what you read daily in the newspapers, on the radio or TV or any of the online extensions of the media, you sometimes think the world is going to hell in a handcart. From the shocking reports of killings in Benue and Plateau States to stories of kidnapping for ransom, banditry, and other minor forms of…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Police in Anambra State have arrested a suspect linked to the gruesome murder of 13 Ebonyi indigenes in Ogboji community, Orumba South Local Government Area. Spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that the suspect identified as Sunday Mbanu, was arrested during a visit to the crime scene on Wednesday. According to Ikenga, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, led a Joint Security Team comprising officers from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and other security agencies. Ikenga said the suspect is currently assisting law enforcement authorities with their…