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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The political face-off between Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and the lawmakers loyal to his predecessor and political godfather, Nyesom Wike, shows no sign of abating as an Executive Order marked 001-2023, has surfaced, where the Governor ordered temporary relocation of the State House of Assembly to the Government House. The Governor issued an executive order to temporarily relocate the sitting of the State House of Assembly to the Auditorium of the Administrative section of Government House, Port Harcourt. “This decision follows the unfortunate burning of the hallowed chambers of the State Assembly in October 2023…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka There is joy in Anambra as Aliko Dangote Foundation has commenced distribution of 10,000 bags of 10 kilograms of rice to indigent people in Anambra State. The distribution, which is being handled by a non-governmental organisation, Justice Development and Peace Caritas, (JDPC), an organisation owned by the Awka Catholic Diocese, is being done at local government level. Executive Director of JDPC, Awka Diocese, Reverend Father Levi Uko who addressed journalists at Ekwulobia, during the distribution exercise for Aguata Local Government Area explained that JDPC was chosen for the distribution for Anambra after a screening exercise. “We are into the distribution…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Thursday began his disruptive innovative governance policy by demolishing the popular holy ghost motor park at the centre of Enugu metropolis. The motor park hosting different transport companies with routes all over the country has in recent times become very rowdy and a den of criminals hence a source of concern to many Enugu residents. There were several reported cases of criminal activities in the area including phone snatching, armed robbery, pilfering snatching of travelers’ luggage amongst others at holy ghost motors. The government, in an attempt sanitise the area decided to partner the Nigeria Railway…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) says it is exploring all legally permissible means to get justice for Daniel Ojukwu, its journalist that was detained by the police. In a statement on Friday, Bukky Shonibare, chairperson of FIJ’s board of trustees, announced that it was going to explore all permissible legal means to get justice for the ‘abducted’ reporter. FIJ in the statement on their X (formerly Twitter) handle noted that “moments like this are a refreshing reminder of the potency of a united public to hold power to account. Shonibare described Ojukwu’s detention as a “deliberate…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Vice Chancellor Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo in Ebonyi State, Prof Sunday Elom, has warned new students of the institution to shun all social vices such as prostitution and cultism. He warned that the school administration will not hesitate to expel any student involved in such acts. Professor Elom gave the warning on Friday in an address during the matriculation ceremony for the 5,139 new students admitted into the institution for the 2023/24 academic year. He said: “You have come to the University to study, therefore shun anything that could distract you from reaching your…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The unfolding political fued in Rivers State between the State House of Assembly and Governor Fubara, Friday, took a sudden twist, as a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, barred the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, and 24 other pro-Nyesom Wike lawmakers from parading themselves as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Amaewhule and his 24 colleagues loyal to Wike had defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that brought them to power, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The three lawmakers loyal to Gov. Fubara – Rt. Hon. Victor Oko Jumbo (Speaker, Rivers State…
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu, Awka The renowned matriarch, Lolo Josephine Uzoamaka Umeozulu (Nnedioranma) – nee Nwoye, has transited to the higher realm. She was the wife of the celebrated businessman and community leader, Chief Basil Okafor Umeozulu, aka Akuyie-Nwata-Egwu, founder and CEO of the trailblazing Amesi Commercial Enterprises (ACE) Limited. Born in 1941, she got married to her beloved husband on September 4, 1957, a holy matrimony that lasted for 65 years until the passing on of her lionized paterfamilias. Lolo Josephine Umeozulu was the doting mother of eight surviving children made up of five boys and three girls, namely, Joachim, Robert,…
By Azu Ishiekwene There are probably more books on how to sell everything than there is sand by the seashore. I have read a few myself and might say that when it comes to selling, even though what you have read might help, nothing teaches like what you learn by doing it. For some, selling feels natural. I cannot remember how many times I have bought stuff that I really didn’t need because the seller made me feel like they were offering the moon on a stick. Good for those who have such skills but when it comes to…
By Owei Lakemfa The journalist is needed everywhere, but is endangered everywhere. Hence humanity declared May 3 as World Press Freedom Day to highlight the importance of the profession and the need for freedom of the press in the context of current global affairs. Tragically, the day has become like a body count of journalists killed, those of them incarcerated and, in some places, the near impossibility of practising the profession. In 2023, at least 71 journalists were killed. This year promises to be far higher unless the Israeli-Palestinian War is quickly brought to an end. Already, that seven-month conflict has…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Government has arrested eight suspects for allegedly extorting over eight hundred thousand naira from women in Awka. The arrest was part of the State Government’s effort to eradicate crime and corruption in the state. The exercise came following the directive by Governor Chukwuma Soludo against a Non-Governmental Organisation using the government’s name to extort the sum of twenty thousand naira and above from unsuspecting individuals mostly women in Awka. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, stormed the office complex of the Host Communities of Nigeria Anambra State Chapter, located opposite Government House Awka,…