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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Dissatisfied with the issuance of statements about the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, without authorisation, the family has warned those involved in such attitude to desist from such. This is coming on the heels of a trending statement by the President-General of the Igbo Community Association (ICA), FCT, Engr. Ikenna Ellis-Ezenekwe, which quoted Kanu as being “confident of his release from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) by April 2025.” The IPOB Leader was quoted in the statement as having flayed Igbo political leaders for neglecting him. The PG…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State High Court presided over by Honourable Justice Jude Obiorah, has adjourned the cases of three Anambra native doctors accused of criminal activities, including preparing Oke-ite, to April 11, 2025. The accused native doctors are Chidozie Nwangwu (Akwa Okuko), Onyebuchi Okocha (Onyeze Jesus), and Ekene Igboekweze (Eke Hit). Addressing newsmen after the court proceedings, one of the Counsels for the 3 defendants, Remigus Okoli, said the state government came with a ploy to remand the defendants. According to him, proper service and giving accused adequate time to prepare for defense are very fundamental as enshrined in…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) recently hosted its 44th Inaugural Lecture, entitled “Communication Innovation Paradigm in the Digital Age: Silent Saboteurs Shaping Psychological Security in Nigeria.” The doyen of Mass Communication, Professor Linus Iloegbunam Ogboshi Chibueze, delivered the lecture, which focused on the advantages and disadvantages of social media in today’s technological age. Professor Chibueze highlighted the negative effects of social media, including phone addiction, internet fraud, cyberbullying, fake news, and invasion of privacy. He emphasised the importance of effective communication in learning and life, appealing to the Vice Chancellor to make Introduction…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The National Coordinator of the Clean Nigeria, Use the Toilet Campaign, Mrs. Chizoba Opara, has called on governments in the South-East region to show political will in tackling the menace of open defecation. Opara made the call in Awka, during a one-day CLEAN Nigeria sensitization, held in partnership with the National Water Resources Capacity Building Network (SE) Centre, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, and Environment Development Initiative for Africa (EDIA). Speaking at the event, she said political will and collective action have become necessary to accelerate the fight to eradicate open defecation in the region. The coordinator, in…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has condemned the killing of over 20 people in different communities in Plateau State. In a post made on X on Friday, April 4, Obi described reports of the killings as “senseless and an unending gory story in our land,” adding that such incidents are deeply distressing. Noting that these communities have been left to mourn and bury their loved ones in mass graves due to these attacks, Obi said it is unfortunate that even women and children are not spared. “How…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia At last,a Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Thursday, stopped a proposed rally for the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike. The court presided over by Justice I.A. Uzakah issued an order restraining associates of Wike from holding a mega rally in the state pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice. The rally is scheduled for Yenagoa on April 12, 20. The suit marked BYHC/YHC/CV/133/2025, which was filed by the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Biriyai Dambo (SAN) listed as the first and second defendants/respondents the…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Concerned Medical Health Practitioners from the Old Ohaozara block have called on the Federal Government to intervene in the crisis rocking the David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital (DUFUTH). The Medics Under the Old Ohaozara Medical and Dental Consultants Forum made the call in a statement on Friday in Abakaliki,capital of Ebonyi State. The statement was signed by the Forum’s President, Dr Kenneth Okoro and Secretary, Dr Mcsteve Okeke. The Hospital has been involved in a crisis following last week’s protest by some members of the host community, Uburu in Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state…
…Advocates massive investment in agriculture, patronage of home-made goods Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, has identified policy inconsistency by Nigeria’s leaders as one of the major setbacks to industrial growth in the country. This is as the Institute has decried over dependence on foreign goods, and advocated patronage of locally-made goods. It blamed corruption, infrastructural deficits, and weak institutions for economic retardation and lack of development in Nigeria. ICAN Diamond President, Chief Davidson Alaribe, who stated this in his address at the 19th Eastern Zonal Conference of the Institute held in Umuahia, Abia State,…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Mrs. Blessing Adagba, the Coordinator of Ngbo Central Development Centre in Ohaukwu Local Government Area has been abducted by unknown gunmen. The incident occurred on Thursday, sending shockwaves through the community. The Nigerian Police Force, Ebonyi State Command, has confirmed the abduction through the spokesperson, Joshua Ukandu. Mr Ukandu told Reporters that the Anti-Kidnapping Squad is actively working to secure the immediate release of the victim. The abduction took place around midnight in the Okposhi Eheku community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The witness recounted, “Around 12 am, a group of men disguised as…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Chairman, Labour Party Caretaker Committee, Senator Nenadi Usman, has described the latest judgment of the Supreme Court, which sacked Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the party, as victory for democracy and the rule of law. Senator Usman in a post on her X handle, Friday, said there was “no victor, and no vanquished” in the case. The Caretaker Committee Chairman who said that LP “remains one indivisible family,” called on members of the party to unite and help rebuild the party. The post read: “The recent ruling by the Supreme Court, which allowed the…