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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Anambra State Government has embarked on a fact-finding tour of the Onitsha Head bridge Drug Market on a fact-finding tour to ascertain the true situation on the ground. The move may not be unconnected to the disturbing viral video of an activist, Mr Martins Vincent Otse popularly known as Verydarkman (VDM), who had threatened to lead a protest against the continued closure and punishment of Onitsha traders by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The government team, comprising the Information Commissioner, Dr Law Mefor, and his counterpart in the Health Ministry,…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The sit-at-home exercise declared by pro-secessionist group in the South-East recorded total non-compliance in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State on Friday. Our Correspondent who monitored the exercise observed that businesses opened as usual. Also human and vehicular movement in Abakaliki, the capital city of Ebonyi State, went on unhindered. The people of the state expressed their displeasure at the constant sit-at-home exercises by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) in honour of fallen Biafran heroes. The markets, schools and other businesses in the state were on at press time. Government offices visited were also open with…
By Edwin Madunagu In the afternoon of Tuesday, November 26, 2024, the following announcement appeared on the Internet: “With profound gratitude for her life, her achievements and her contributions to the struggles for equality, justice and dignity for all, I hereby announce the transition early this morning of Comrade Benedicta A. Madunagu, known universally and affectionately simply as ‘Bene.’ She was aged 77 years and passed away peacefully at the Madunagu residence in Calabar. Although this is not a tribute but a formal announcement made on behalf of the family and the Nigerian Left, I wish to state here that my…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State remains on total lockdown on Friday, May 30, as residents decided to stay indoors in total compliance with the sit-at-home order by Biafra agitators, as mark of honour for all those who lost their lives in the course of Biafra struggles. Markets both in Aba and Umuahia the state capital were closed as traders and buyers did not show up for business. Schools and banks equally did not open for any transactions, just as workers stayed away from their offices. Economic and commercial activities were totally paralysed although the situation may improve as the day…
Our Reporter, New York Author and cultural critic Dr. M.O. Ene, has revealed that the agenda of the January 1966 military coup that truncated Nigeria’s first post-independence government had nothing of benefit for the Igbo people. The professor, affectionately called “Moe,” made the remarks during an exclusive interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica to mark the 2025 Biafra Remembrance Month. The January 1966 military coup is believed to have started a chain of events resulting in the Nigerian Civil War of 1967–1970. Moe argued that the agenda of the trio of Majors Kaduna Nzeogwu, Adewale Ademoyega, and Emmanuel Ifeajuna, who…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has said that within the past two years his government had built over 800-kilometer roads and procured 200 CNG buses in his bid to restoring the past glory of the state. The governor said this in his address at the event marking his second year anniversary held at the Michael Okpara Square, Enugu. Mbah also disclosed that the international wing of the Akanu Ibiam airport and the cargo terminal would soon be ready for inauguration. “In just two years, we have begun to rewire the foundation of Enugu State for future…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri Governor Hope Uzodimma, of Imo State, has approved the merger of the Ministry of Tertiary Health and the Ministry of Primary Health into a single, unified structure. This, he said is in line with the government’s reform agenda in the health sector and government’s broader effort to streamline operations and enhance service delivery across all levels of healthcare in the state. The newly consolidated ministry shall be known and addressed as the Imo State Ministry of Health, with Dr. Mrs Vivian Egu continuing as Commissioner. This Governor further directed that all staff and equipment previously under the…
Agency Report The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday rejected the evidence sought to be tendered by the Federal Government in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, agreed with the argument of the defence counsel, Paul Erokoro, SAN, that the Supreme Court had ruled that in extracting an extrajudicial statement from a suspect, the presence of his lawyer is mandatory. Justice Omotosho held that though a provision of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015, used the word “may” to mean that “the…
By Azu Ishiekwene The world has never been short of demagogues and fools, but the remedies have often matched the supply. In 1990, during President Nelson Mandela’s thank-you tour of the world, he was asked at the City College of New York, Harlem, NY., why he remained friends with Muammar Gaddafi, Yasser Arafat, and Fidel Castro. He replied that he didn’t think it was the business of any country to choose South Africa’s friends. These people stood by South Africa in its hour of need; why should he betray them now? His interlocutor turned tail, and Mandela received a standing…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Thursday flagged off the Stallion Vehicle Assembly Plant and Automotive Infrastructure as part of the celebration of his second year in Office. Mbah said that the initiative was part of his administration’s efforts to transition the state from consumer-based to a production-driven economy. Performing the symbolic foundation-laying ceremony on Wednesday in Owo community alongside the Group Managing Director of Stallion Group, Mr. Mahesh Vaswani, Mbah described the investment as a strategic step in the state’s journey towards industrialisation, innovation, and inclusive economic transformation. Represented by the Secretary to the State…