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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka  Police in Anambra State Wednesday recovered a burnt dead body found in a waste dump at Iyiowa Odekpe, Ogbaru Local Government Area of the State.  Spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement he made available to journalists in the state. The body is believed to be that of a suspected criminal who was caught by an angry mob in the area and set ablaze. The statement said the deceased may have been a member of a gang that specializes in stealing car batteries.  “Police Operatives  attached to the Atani…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia An Abia State High Court sitting at Bende, has set aside, the Ward and Local Government Area congresses of the Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, conducted respectively in 2024. Similarly, the court nullified the councellorship and  chairmanship primaries of the party for the November 2nd, 2024 Abia Local Government election in the state. The nullification followed a suit filed by a PDP chieftain, Enyinnaya Ogbu. Defendants in the suit marked HB/5/2024 were the PDP, the PDP National Chairman, PDP National Financial Secretary, PDP National Organizing Secretary, PDP National Legal Adviser, PDP National Secretary,…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party, Wednesday, took a sudden twist following the indefinite suspension slammed on Governor Alex Otti of Abia State by the Julius Abure-led faction of the party.  Suspended along with the Abia Governor were the Secretary of the National Caretaker Committee of the party,  Senators Darlington Nwokocha; and Ireti Kingibe, over alleged anti-party activities. Others affected by the suspension are House of Representatives members Victor Afam Ogene, Amobi Ogah, and Seyi Sowumi. According to the National Executive Council, NEC of the Abure-led faction, the action follows the recommendations of a five-member disciplinary committee…

…Wants national action plan on climate change localized, adopted by LGA administrators Tamunosiki Akpuh, Port Harcourt The Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, with support from Global Green Fund grants held a multi-stakeholders dialogue on localizing gender action plan on climate change in the Niger Delta on Monday 29, April 2025. Welcoming participants to the event, which held at the institute’s secretariat in Port Harcourt, the executive director, Mrs Anyakwee Mgbechi, said the dialogue aimed at  to addressing the urgent need for collective action to tackle the pressing challenges of climate change which disproportionately affect vulnerable populations particularly, women and…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Stakeholders in the education sector have made robust contributions on how the integration of digital skills education into school curriculum would help prevent drug abuse among students. The stakeholders comprising teachers, civil society organizations (CSOs), the  National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), spoke at a workshop in Umuahia, Abia State. Participants at the workshop organised by Speak Out Africa International in partnership with SKOOL N SKILL 4 NAIJA, and the European Union, decried the menace of drug abuse among secondary school students, and emphasized the urgent need for action. Delivering a lecture at the workshop, a Superintendent of Narcotics and the…

…File application with the African court on human and peoples’ rights  Our Reporter, Port Harcourt African environmental justice advocates have taken demands for climate change crisis a step higher with the submission May 2, 2025 of a demand by the lawyers to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Tanzania. The advocates are a coalition of African civil society organisations, front-line communities, defenders, feminist groups, youth groups, public interest environmental and human rights lawyers, and indigenous communities for an advisory opinion on African states’ human rights obligations in the context of climate change in Africa. In a release…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, says that there is the urgent need for the diversification of Nigeria’s  economy from mono-oil economy through the emerging Information Technology (ICT). He said this during the official commissioning of the South-East Zonal Office of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, in Enugu. After performing the official tape-cutting to declare the office structure open, Mbah said that there was compelling need to diversify the Nigerian economy. According to him, investment in the Information Technology space would do the magic. He also said that the gesture would open more horizon for the…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka An 18-year-old boy sent to learn a trade has reportedly impregnated 10 girls including his master’s daughter in Anambra State. The randy apprentice who also impregnated his masters salesgirl, carried out the dastardly act within five months. Anambra State Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, disclosed this in a trending live video on Wednesday. The teenager, whose identity remains unknown, was sent to learn a trade but impregnated the daughter of his boss and a salesgirl within three months of learning. His master dismissed him after learning of this. “This boy was sent to learn a trade…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Mr Peter Obi, former Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, has called on Catholic faithful across the world to pray and ask God for a Pope full of compassion, humility, and steadfast commitment to serving humanity. Obi made the call in his X social media handle on Wednesday May 7, 2025. He said: “As Christians and Catholics, we join our hearts in earnest prayer with all people of goodwill, as the conclave begins today. “May God, in His infinite wisdom, guide the Cardinals in their sacred duty for a most fruitful and blessed outcome.…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah, has approved the release of N290.8 million for the payment of gratuities and pensions of 37 workers, who retired in the month of February 2025 from the services of the Enugu State Government. According to the state government, the payment of the gratuities and related pension entitlements would help to improve the living standard of the senior citizens, raise their purchasing power, and promote strong and sustainable economic growth in the state. “It will also help to build workers’ faith in the system, knowing that they will get their benefits to live a decent…