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Ben Ezechime, Enugu Police operatives in Uzo Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State in conjunction with Neighborhood Watch personnel from Adaba and Umulokpa have rescued nine kidnapped victims after a gun duel. The nine persons were abducted along Amagu-Umulokpa-Olo road at about 18:30hrs by gunmen. The kidnappers, however, met their Waterloo while trying to cross their victims through Anambra forest as the joint local security operatives from Adaba/Umulokpa, in collaboration with a DPO in Oji River and the Area commander Ezeagu region, intercepted them and after a shootout, rescued the victims between Ukpata and Uvuru in Uzo Uwani. The…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu It is unfortunate that the ruling party has chosen to make national security a party political matter. It is even more tragic that the wannabe political opposition have allowed them to get away with it. The result is a vacuum of leadership in the security sector filled and fed with an atrocious body count of Nigerian casualties whose death and suffering barely registers on the priorities of the people supposed to protect the country, its people and communities.” Marte, the headquarters of the eponymous Local Government Area (LGA) on the western floodplains of the Lake Chad in…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government and the Health Focus Diagnostics Nigeria (HFDN), a Non-Governmental Organization, have affirmed commitment to accurate diagnosis, responsible antibiotic use, and stronger public health systems in the state. The partnership was highlighted at a symposium hosted by HFDN in Enugu. The event with the theme: “Combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR): The need for accurate diagnosis,” was attended by health professionals, policymakers, researchers, and students from across the state. In her address, the Director of HFDN, Dr. Gerlinde Reiprich, said the partnership with the Enugu State Government was vital in addressing antimicrobial resistance which has become…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has hailed Gov. Peter Mbah for his innovative, transformative and impactful governance filled with infrastructural, human capital and economic development strides in Enugu State. The Chairman of IPMAN Enugu Depot Unit, Mr Chinedu Anyaso, gave the commendation in a congratulatory message issued to newsmen in Enugu to mark Mbah’s two years in office. Anyaso said that it was gratifying that Mbah had lived out the excellent service delivery acumen, which IPMAN members and those with IPMAN background have, and had effectively deployed this to a huge success records in…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Arm-wielding hoodlums have attacked a community in Ihiala Local Government Area, brutally killing an entire family of four. The late-night attack which occurred on Thursday night at Ekwuru village in Isseke community has left the entire community in fear, devastation and shock. The incident recorded the killing of a prominent community elder, Ichie Kennedy Igboanugo — popularly known as Ichie Akuruoulo 1 of Isseke — alongside his wife and his two daughters. Eyewitnesses said the attackers, suspected to be armed criminal elements, stormed the family compound and accused the elder statesman of leaking information to security operatives,…
By Nnamdi Elekwachi BudgIT, an accountability-focused, civil society group, recently alleged that 11,122 new items (extra to the initial provisions) totalling ₦6.9 trillion were inserted in the 2025 budget by the National Assembly; a practice known in the Nigerian parlance as ‘padding’. There has been no word from the presidency, only insufficient denial from the National Assembly so far. Initially, President Tinubu proposed the sum of ₦49.7 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year, but the National Assembly, following concurrence of its two chambers, arrived at the amended sum of ₦55.99 trillion. Nigeria is indeed a country of contrasts. Sadly, this…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Ebugu State on Friday in Enugu hosted the PDP Special Reconciliation Committee chaired by the former President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, as part of the efforts to resolve the ongoing protracted crisis bedeviling the party. It could be recalled that the leaders of PDP in the zone had in a communique issued after the South-East PDP Zonal Executive Council, ZEC, meeting recently announced the re-nomination of former PDP National Youth Leader, Hon. Sunday Udeh-Okoye, to serve out the remaining tenure of the National Secretary, threatening possible exodus should that fail. After…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Friday, began distribution of food items to vulnerable groups in Abia State as part of her Renewed Hope Initiative Social Investment Food Outreach Programme. Speaking at the event held at the International Conference Centre, ICC, Umuahia, the First Lady said that the aim of the programme was to further complement the Renewed Hope Agenda of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in making life better for the people. The First Lady who was represented by the wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima, said that the food outreach…
….Describes it as Illegal, in bad faith Constance Meju, Port Harcourt As Nigerians are questioning the presentation of the 2025 budget of the Rivers State Government by President Bola Tinubu, a direct usurpation of state power, leading good governance advocate and executive director of Pilex Centre for Civic Education Initiative-The Peoples Advocate, Comrade Courage Nsirimovu, has lambasted the president for promoting rascality by his act. Nsirimovu, a lawyer, who has challenged the declaration of a state of emergency on Rivers State in court said in a statement released May 22, that the usurpation of the powers and roles of the…
By Owei Lakemfa The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, suffering from serious arthritis, cerebral malaria and a splitting headache by three countries, turns 50 on May 28, 2025. It had a dream of regional integration, including a free and seamless flow of persons, services and capital, the elimination of customs duties, and joint development of transport, communication, energy and monetary policies. The citizens of Member States are supposed to be accepted as community citizens. The major step on free movement of persons ECOWAS achieved in the last five decades is that a person can travel and stay in…