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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Ahead of the 2024 Imoka festival, Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, has warned criminals against hiding under the guise of the celebration to perpetrate crime. The CP gave the warning following the information received overtime on how miscreants under the guise of the festival become unruly and make life unbearable for people of the State especially visitors, non-indigenes, and indigenes of the town. During a meeting with some organisers of the cultural festival comprising the Speaker of Eze Ezu Awka community, the Palace Secretary of Eze Ezu, the Youth leader, and other stakeholders…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia General Manager and the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Rangers International Football Club of Enugu, Amobi Ezeaku, will feature on this month’s Ikengaonline townhall meeting scheduled for Thursday, May 30. The Lawyer and Sports Administrator, will speak on the topic, “The Resurgence of Enugu Rangers and the Future of Football in the South-East.” This is contained in a statement by the Editor-in-Chief of the South-East focused accountability on-line media platform, Uche Ugboajah. The monthly meeting scheduled for 7:00 pm (WAT), will be co-anchored by US-based prolific writer and medical doctor, Osmund Agbo; and veteran Journalist and Author, Dr…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has vowed to transform Umuahia into a befitting capital city within the next one year. Governor Otti, who has often described Umuahia as a glorified village, said the state government will on Tuesday flag off a multi-billion Naira Bus Terminal project in the capital city. The Governor spoke during an interdenominational thanksgiving service to commemorate his one year anniversary in office. The event held at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia. He said that the idea behind the project is to have all the motor parks and railway terminals accommodated in the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has approved the sum of five hundred million naira (N500,000,000) being the state’s counterpart funding for for NEWMAP-EIB project in the state. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Environment, Engr. Felix Odimegwu, recently when the State delegation joined the 23 NEWMAP-EIB participating states in Nigeria, including Federal Ministry of Environment, European Investment Bank (EIB), United Nations Office for Project Services (UN-UNOPS) at Barcelona International Hotel, Abuja. The occasion which was a joint hybrid in person and virtual mission for the European Investment Bank assisted Nigeria Climate Adaptation-Erosion and Watershed Project…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu Rangers International F.C. took visiting Bayelsa United F.C of Yenagoa to the cleaners with an emphatic 3-0 bashing in a match day 33, NPFL 2023/2024 encounter. The match was played inside the main bowl of Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu on Sunday before an appreciable number of fans. The wards of Fidelis Ilechukwu never allowed the visiting side handled by coach Meremu Okara to settle down into their game as the attacking duo of Okorie Chiedozie and Godwin Obaje got a lot of supplies from the midfield. Despite dominating play, the Enugu side met stiff resistance…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Dr Obi Ilo, President of Alumni of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu Chapter and his son, Kamsy have been abducted in Enugu by some unknown gunmen. They were kidnapped at Nvene near 4-Corners Junction, as they were returning from Nachi in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. Dr Maxwell Ngene, a member of ESUT alumni revealed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu. “We are deeply concerned and shocked to announce the kidnapping of Dr. Obi Ilo, the President of Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT),…
Media Rights Agenda (MRA), has condemned as appalling and unacceptable, Wednesday’s abduction of Mr. Madu Onuorah, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the independent online news outlet, Global Upfront newspaper, by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force for allegedly defaming a Reverend Sister based in the United States. Observing that the Nigeria Police has progressively become a “gun for hire” at the disposal of rich or powerful individuals or organisations who wish to silence journalists or to punish them for critical reporting, MRA argued that by constantly diverting and wasting Nigeria’s security resources to hound journalists all over the country at…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Minister of State for Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande, has called for more seriousness from South-East youths to enable them rediscover their identity, dreams and aspirations to make the South-East region and beyond viable as well as industrial hub of the nation. He made the call while addressing World Igbo Youth Leaders Convention 2024 held in Enugu. He assured the youths in the region that once they were organised in the pursuit for their common goals all the challenges facing the Igbo nation would be a thing of the past. According to him, there are formidable and brilliant youths in…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu In its drive to turn Rangers International F.C. into what is expected of a top professional club side, the management of the seven-time Nigeria league champions ably led by Barrister Amobi Ezeaku, has successfully enrolled over one hundred volunteers who will serve as stadium stewards during Rangers matches. According to Rangers media officer, Norbert Okolie in a statement, “Young able-bodied male and female residents of the Coal City state trooped out in their numbers to offer themselves for club service and guarantee fans engagement and proper seating arrangement before, during, and after matches at the Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium… “While…
By Rudolf Okonkwo When Siju, the wife of Pastor Idowu Iluyomade of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), City of David, Victoria Island, Lagos, threw an extravagant birthday party while the body of Herbert Wigwe, the church’s primary financier had not yet been buried, the adverse public reaction was swift. The general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, was worried about the negative press and public opinion. He ordered Pastor Iluyomade to resign as the regional head of the Apapa family of the RCCG. The pastor refused to resign. In the heat of the crisis, Pastor Adeboye and…