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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Hassan Matthew Kukah, has told Governor Chukwuma Soludo not to view himself as being in competition with anyone in Anambra State. During the thanksgiving Mass to mark Soludo’s three years in office at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Awka, Sunday, Bishop Kukah urged Governor Soludo to sustain his style of leadership in the State. “Governance is not about competition but about consolidation. Successive governors in Anambra have all contributed to the growth and development of the state in their unique ways and styles,” he said. The outspoken Bishop seized the opportunity…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Rangers International Football club of Enugu on Saturday defeated Kwara United of Ilorin 3-0 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in the week 29 of the 2025 Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) match. The reigning NPFL defending champions, delivered a resounding victory over Kwara United to mark it’s crucial return to winning ways after a string of poor results. It would be recalled that the flying Antelopes held Akwa United to 1-1 draw in Enugu last week and suffered a 2-1 loss to Kano Pillars in Kano. Head coach, Fidelis Ilechukwu, for the first time entrusted starts to Ikechukwu Mgbemena…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In the week in which former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai abandoned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to chart a different political trajectory with the Social Democratic Party (SDP), his son, Bashir, characteristically made it known that “Southern Kaduna residents will keep seeing sheghe if they continue to attack indigenous Fulani herdsmen.” Three things about this, among many, were chilling. One is the absence of any interest in addressing the underlying problem of coexistence between communities. The second is the enthusiastic investment in violence. The third is the indiscriminate nature of the promised violence.…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Professor Joy Ezeilo SAN, the Executive Director and Founder, Women Aid Collective, WACOL, has called for a collective action against trafficking in persons. Ezeilo said this through her X social media handle, adding that proper education on the dangers and signs of human trafficking was also necessary to curb the menace in Nigeria. The women advocate said to stop the obnoxious trade, knowledge was very important. She said: “To stop the trafficking, we must educate ourselves and others about the signs of trafficking and exploitation. “Knowledge serves as our first line of defence. “If you observe any signs of human…
…Otti spits fire against criminals Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia No fewer than six kidnappers met their Waterloo in Abia State during a gun duel with the police. The kidnappers were responsible for the abduction of four victims at Umuahia New Road, Aba on Sunday, March 9. Commissioner of Police, Danladi Isa, who disclosed this at a press conference in Umuahia, said four victims were rescued unhurt. The CP said the victims were kidnaped around 8pm when they went to drop off their friend. CP Isa said: “Unknown gunmen double-crossed the victims and took them to an unknown destination. “Then our tactical…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The political crisis and uncertainty in Rivers State have assumed a dangerous dimension as Niger Delta youths, Saturday, wrote to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, threatening to completely cripple oil production in the region if the face-off is not resolved. The youths issued a seven-day ultimatum to President Tinubu to intervene in the crisis before it gets out of control. They demanded the immediate restoration of Rivers State statutory revenue allocation, the end of every impeachment plot against the Rivers State Governor, Similaye Fubara. The youths also demanded public retraction of anti-Ijaw remarks purportedly attributed to the former…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah, has signed an Executive Order relocating the popular Enugu Spare Parts Market, Coal Camp Enugu. The Order also affected allied trades markets as well as all other related industrial and commercial activities in the Coal Camp and other neighbourhoods within the Enugu Capital Territory, to the site of the new International Spare Parts and Allied Trades Park, Nsude, near Ninth mile corner Enugu. The new site traverses Udi and Ezeagu Local Government Areas along the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway. The Executive Order is entitled “the Designation and Establishment of the Enugu International Motor Spare Parts and…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law to establish Anambra State Electricity Market and Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission. Ikengaonline reports that the bill has been read for the third time and passed into law after the consideration of the report of the House Committee on Power and Water Resources chaired by the member representing lhiala 2 Constituency, Honourable Golden Iloh. According to Honourable Iloh, the bill aims to regulate electricity generation, transmission, system operation, distribution and supply to promote access to electricity and for connected purposes. Passing the bill, the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe representing Abia South, has dismissed as fake news, reports trending in the social media that he disrupted senate plenary demanding immediate release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The former Senate Minority Leader, in a statement by his Media Aide, Uchenna Awom, urged members of the public to disregard the mischievous report, which he said was the handiwork of his detractors. The statement read: “The attention of the office of Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has been drawn to a false and very misleading report purporting a disruption…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government has expressed worry over the high rate of glaucoma in the state. The Administrator, Abia State Eye Health Management Bureau, Dr Betty Emeka-Obasi, who addressed newsmen after monitoring the free eye screening test in Umuahia, revealed that 2,949 out of 10,251 persons screened for glaucoma during similar exercise in 2024, tested positive. According to her, about 70% of the patients were not even aware of it until they were diagnosed with the “irreversible blindness.” She, therefore, urged residents to go for routine eye screening at least twice a year, to avoid going blind…