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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Permanent Secretaries who were retired from Abia State civil service on October 31, 2023, have again, passionately appealed to Governor Alex Otti, to prevail on the relevant Government officials delaying the payment of their retirement benefits. Commending the Governor for giving approval for their payment, the retired Permanent Secretaries, however, expressed worry that six months after the approval, they were yet to receive their payment. They, again, sought the Governor’s intervention to fast-track their payment, noting that the hash economic situation in the country is taking a toll on them. The body of retired Permanent Secretaries in…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Some women from Ugwuleshi autonomous community, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State have protested the destruction of their farmlands, rape and killing of their natives by suspected herdsmen. The protesters alleged that their crops worth millions of naira have been destroyed by the herders. According to them, crops such as cassava, rice and yam were vandalised and destroyed within the last one year. They also alleged that one Ngozika Okolie and her daughter Ukamaka escaped death by the whiskers after they were attacked with machetes by herdsmen in their cassava farm sometime in April 2025. The…
By Zainab Suleiman Okino After failing to unite and in the process, handing over victory to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on a platter of gold in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar have been grandstanding and upbraiding the government of the day. This posturing serves as partial fulfillment of their role as opposition figures or perhaps stems from fear of political self-immolation. They are everywhere and comment on everything—talk of seeking relevance when the battle is over. They trade blames, without pulling punches even when unnecessary. Meanwhile, they have since abandoned their political parties, the vehicles they…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi; his Federal Capital Territory, FCT, counterpart, Mr Nyesom Wike; among others, are to address an International Press Conference in London, the United Kingdom, where they will present President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s midterm scorecard in their respective Ministries. Project Internal Coordinator of President Tinubu’s Midterm Legacy Projects Review Committee, Bode Adeyemi, disclosed this during a press conference Tuesday in Abuja. He said the Ministers and Heads of Departments and Agencies would during the press conference, showcase the various achievements recorded in their MDAs. Other appointees of Tinubu to speak at the London…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), has launched a review of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) results of students who sat for the examination in Lagos and the South-East. Osita Chidoka, a former governorship candidate in Anambra State, stated this in a statement on his Facebook Account on Tuesday. According to him, his foundation the Athena Centre and other stakeholders were at the JAMB Headquarters where they witnessed the review process. He noted that there were technical issues which may have affected the results of Lagos and South-East students who sat for the JAMB UTME last…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Chairman of Zinox Group, Mr Leo Stan Ekeh, has urged Nigerian youths to take advantage of technology evolution to enhance their economic fortunes, get engaged, create wealth and build digital empires. Ekeh said this in Enugu on the sidelines of the just-concluded Enugu Tech Festival 2025, which had as its theme: “Coal to Code.” He said that in this internet-driven generation, no young person is created by God Almighty to be poor. Ekeh urged youths, especially those in Enugu, to engage in tech-innovative and solution activities because “we are in the tech-innovation knowledge economy era.” He…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Chairman of the Enugu State Handball Association, Emmanuel Asogwa, has said that the state handball team was hopeful of winning medals at the forthcoming National Sports Festival in Ogun. Asogwa said this while speaking to Sports Writers on the preparations of the state handball team for the games on Tuesday in Enugu. “We are prepared for the festival; we are not just going there to participate, we going there hoping to win medals. “You know we are representing the South-East zone for the male handball following our qualification from the zonal eliminations,” he said. The chairman…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A 16-year-old student in SS2 class of a private secondary school in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, faked her kidnap and demanded a ransom of N2 million for her release. The teenage girl allegedly contacted a family member, claiming she had been kidnapped. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Joshua Ukandu, disclosed to reporters on Monday that a family friend helped her plan the hoax. Ukandu said the girl attends a privately owned school located on Watchman Street in Abakaliki. She is a native of Izzi Local Government Area and was due to return to school for the third…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Police in Anambra State have rearrested one of the suspects linked to the kidnap and gruesome murder of late Hon. Justice Azuka, a member representing Onitsha 1 Constituency in the State House of Assembly. Spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement he made available to journalists in Awka, the state capital. He said: “The Anambra State Police Command wishes to inform the public that its operatives have successfully rearrested one Ikemefuna Ossai, a suspect in the kidnapping and gruesome murder of the late Hon. Justice Azuka, the distinguished Member…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Human rights lawyer and counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has condemned what he described as hasty conclusion and accusation of IPOB as being responsible for the killings in Okigwe LGA, Imo State. Ejiofor said the accusation by the Amnesty International Nigeria against the Pro-Biafra group lacked proper investigation. In a statement made available to journalists in Awka, Anambra State, Ejiofor said that the premature release of such a statement underscores the urgent need for a thorough, impartial, and evidence-based investigation into the incident. According to him, the quick attribution of the killings…