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By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “The judiciary,…. has no influence over either the sword or the purse; no direction either of the strength or of the wealth of the society; and can take no active resolution whatever. It may truly be said to have neither force nor will, but merely judgment.” Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist, No. 78. In January 1983, a suspicious fire incident did considerable damage to NECOM House, the high-rise building in Lagos that housed the headquarters of the country’s telecommunications monopoly, then known as the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited, NITEL. Alhaji Shehu Shagari was in power as elected civilian president.…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government says it would begin verification exercise for payment of gratuity and related entitlements on Monday, 24th February 2025. A statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Chidiebere Onyia, said that this followed the successful completion of the verification exercises for active workers and pensioners, conducted earlier last year. Onyia listed the purpose of the Gratuity Verification Exercise to include an update and validation of the records of retirees and their next of kin, and ensuring that only legitimate beneficiaries receive their gratuity and related payments. “It is designed to eliminate…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Anambra State Government has suspended two healthcare workers for unprofessional conduct undermining Governor Charles Soludo’s healthcare initiatives. Mrs. Njideka Ezeihejiofor, Officer-in-Charge at Ukpo Primary Healthcare Centre, was suspended without pay and demoted for refusing to treat a pregnant woman who subsequently delivered a stillborn baby outside the facility on February 11th. Mrs. Ezeihejiofor claimed that fatigue and fear prevented her from assisting the woman, even after the delivery. A disciplinary panel, chaired by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike, found her guilty of negligence, noting her failure to examine the patient or provide a referral,…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The family of Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has announced his demise. The Yoruba leader died on Friday, February 14, at the age of 96. He died at his residence in Lekki, Lagos State. The family confirmed his passing in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday. “He died peacefully this morning, Friday, February 14, 2025, at his Lekki, Lagos Nigeria home at the age of 96,” the statement read. “We will forever cherish his commitment to fighting for truth, equity, and justice. His belief and struggle for a truly independent and progressive Nigeria was total,…

Our Reporter, New York  The secretary of the elders council of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Ecclesiastical Affairs (NSCEA), Professor Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to restore the integrity of the nation’s constitution by withdrawing Nigeria’s membership of the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC), and almost twenty other international Islamic bodies. Prof. Davies called during an exclusive interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica. “President Tinubu will need to do things that are decisive; he will need to look at his age and tell himself, I have nothing to lose after I am gone. He is not…

By Maxim Uzoatu An armed robber was recently caught in his native Ebonyi State robbing a motorcyclist with a shotgun. In his confessional statement, the nabbed robber revealed that he had been plying his evil trade in Anambra State but ever since Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, launched Operation Udo-Ga-Achi and put Agunechemba to work Anambra became too hot to operate in! The pathetic robber had to return to his home state where law enforcement agents captured him and put him up on the social media for the world to see. Indeed, Anambra is truly too hot for all criminals…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka has swiftly expelled Chiamaka Precious Goddy-Mbakwe, the 300-level student that assaulted a lecturer of the institution. The development was made known to the public in a Memo dated 13th February, 2025 and endorsed by the Acting Registrar of the institution, Mr. Victor Modebelu with the caption, “EXPULSION FROM NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY.” The memo reads: “The Acting Vice-Chancellor has received the report from the Student Disciplinary Committee on the case of your assault on a lecturer from the Department of Theatre and Film Studies which was found to be a gross…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Professor Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso, the Director-General of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), has tasked indigenous manufacturers to process their raw materials before exporting their priducts to boost the economy of the country. Ike-Muonso made the call during the maiden public lecture organised by the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Education, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT). The lecture themed, “Raw Materials Education and Sustainable Development in Contemporary Nigeria,” drew participants from both the private and public sector. He said processing of raw materials by Nigerians could lead to value addition, diversification of…

By Owei Lakemfa There was a popular song when I was a child titled ‘Come and see American wonder.’ It was not so much about the celebration of the perceived wonders of the United States, US. It was more about the incredulous things emanating from ‘God’s own country.’ Some of us thought that as far as the US was concerned, we had seen it all. But the bizarre ways of President Donald Trump and the antics of his fellow billionaires like Ellon Musk, tell us: ‘You ain’t seen nothing yet;’ the worst is yet to come. How does a rational…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has called for peace and unity among the members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the South-East in order to form a formidable front to reclaim its lost glory in future elections in the country. Governor Mbah made the appeal when he received members of the PDP National Reconciliation Committee, headed by the former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola in the government house Enugu. The reconciliation committee was in Enugu as part of its move to find a lasting solution to the crisis bedevilling the party in the…