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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…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Police in Ebonyi State have arraigned a 61 year old man for allegedly killing his elder brother’s wife. The man, whose name was given as Moses Nweze, allegedly killed Mrs Mary Nwomege who is said to be his brother’s wife on 24th February, 2024. He was arraigned at an Abakaliki Magistrate Court on Monday by the police following his arrest. During the arraignment, the Counsel to the Police, Eze Chinagorom, told the court that the suspect used an axe to strike Mrs Nwomege on the head from behind while she was cooking. The charge against him…
The U.S. Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major victory on Monday as he campaigns to regain the presidency, overturning a judicial decision that had excluded him from Colorado’s ballot under a constitutional provision involving insurrection for inciting and supporting the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The justices unanimously reversed a Dec. 19 decision by Colorado’s top court to kick Trump off the state’s Republican primary ballot on Tuesday after finding that the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment disqualified him from again holding public office. Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden in the…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Professor Joy Ezeilo, says it is disheartening to read about the looting of the Abuja warehouse belonging to the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. She lamented that the severe hunger and extreme poverty faced by many poor and vulnerable Nigerians could push them towards criminal activities. Ezeilo, a Professor of Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said that though there is hunger in the land it was not enough for people to take laws into their hands. According to her: “The lesson for Nigerians in these challenging and desperate times is that stealing is a crime, and if…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Two goals in four first-half minutes off the boots of Chidiebere Nwobodo and Godwin Obaje ensured that Rangers International F.C of Enugu maintained its winning streak as it eased past hosts, Niger Tornadoes, in a match day 23, NPFL 2023/2024 encounter played inside the main bowl of Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, on Sunday, March 3, 2024. Coach Fidelis Ilechukwu made just two changes to the squad that defeated Remo Stars, midweek, with the duo of Kenechukwu Agu and Auwalu Naziru taking the places of Kazeem Ogunleye and Ugwueze Chinemerem in the fixture. The first half saw the…