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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka A fatal road accident has claimed the life of one person and injured eight others in Ihiala Local Government Council of Anambra State. The crash took place two poles before Ihiala Local Government Area Secretariat by Owerri-Ihiala Expressway on Tuesday. A source close to the scene of the accident said 11 persons comprising 7 male adults and 4 female adults were involved in the crash. “One male adult was killed, while four male adults and four female adults were injured but two people were rescued unhurt.” The source said the cause of the fatal crash was over-speeding…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, has tasked senior commanders and senior military leaders on innovative ideas and being a catalyst for change within the Nigerian Army. He said this on Tuesday in Enugu while declaring open the 2024 First Senior Command and Leadership Seminar being held in 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu. The five days seminar with the theme: “Enhancing Operational Level Command and Leadership within a Joint Environment,“ will run from March 4 to March 8. The COAS, represented by the Commander of Training and Doctrine Command, Maj.-Gen. Kelvin Aligbe, said…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has supported young farmers in the state with free solar water pumping machines and solar power to aide dry season farming. The support was in line with Governor Peter Mbah administration’s vision to ensuring food security in the state. Presenting the items, the Enugu State Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-Industrialisation, Mr Patrick Ubru, said he was ready to support youths in the state with agricultural inputs to produce more food. The Commissioner said that the state government under Dr. Peter Mbah, was poised to boost agriculture in the state through supports and deployment…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), on Tuesday sealed off two biggest shopping malls, ShopRite and SPAR, in the metropolis over failure to remit purchase tax to the government after being served several warning notices. Officials of ESIRS who were on the enforcement drive also said that other malls including Roban Stores have been warned to include purchase tax on the goods that the buyers pay. The Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS) HOD eateries, bars, hotels, and shopping malls, Egwuonwu Perpetual, said the agency has visited the sealed malls on several occasions to request for…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Director-General (DG), National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, has made it known that the welfare and security of corps members in the nation is the topmost agenda of his administration. The Director-General said this during his visit to the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Awgu in Enugu State, while assessing the structure of the camp and checking on the welfare of the 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream 1 corps members. He said that to ensure the safety of corps members, the NYSC scheme is collaborating with various security agencies in the nation. He reminded the corps…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Citizens stakeholders’ group, Anambra Civil Society Network (ACSONET), has expressed dissatisfaction over rejection of the Bill seeking to include Anambra as one of the member States of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Ikengaonline reports that Senate had thrown out a bill seeking to include Anambra State as one of the member States of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, saying that the State was not part of the Niger Delta region, which is the reason for the establishment of the interventionist body. As sponsored by Senator Tony Nwoye, LP, Anambra North, the President of the Senate,…
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The official commissioning of the Aba Integrated Power Project on February 26, 2024 is a watershed deserving of uncommon commendation. Professor Bart Nnaji (CON, NNOM, FAS, FAEng), the Chairman of Geometric Power Group and former Minister of Power, surmounted baleful odds to deliver on the promise of bestowing the bustling commercial city of Aba with 24/7 regular electricity. It was indeed a pivotal event witnessed by the Vice-President, Senator Kashim Shettima, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Governor Alex Otti of Abia State; former President Olusegun Obasanjo; former President Goodluck Jonathan; former Anambra State Governor and…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2923 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed bewilderment and fury over the tons of wheat donated to Nigeria by war-torn Ukraine. The former Anambra State Governor, described the development as a national embarrassment and big disgrace. Although Obi applauded the uncommon gesture by Ukraine currently in a war of survival with its neighbouring Russia, the LP presidential candidate said it was disheartening for a “peaceful but unproductive Nigeria” to receive such donation. “This act of human solidarity testifies to a rare generosity of spirit of the people of…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has expressed his dislike for President Bola Tinubu’s recent comment on bribe-seeking officials in government. President Tinubu during a meeting in Qatar had told a gathering of investors to report any Nigerian official asking for a bribe, saying the country is removing all roadblocks to investments. Reacting to the comment, Chidoka in an interview with Channels TV, said the statement was uncalled for as it demarkets Nigeria in the eyes of investors. Chidoka said: “It was an unfortunate statement. I was shocked and embarrassed that he was continuing Buhari’s type of…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Truth, Justice and Peace Commission set up by Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State will submit report of its findings on insecurity in South-East to the governor on Wednesday. Professor Chidi Odinkalu, Chairman of the Commission, who disclosed this on Monday in Awka, expressed hope that the report would mark a watershed in the quest for peace, reconciliation and stability in the South-East. Recall that Soludo set up the Commission in June 2022 after spending three months in office as governor of Anambra State. The move signaled his earnest and genuine quest for peace in Anambra…