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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Management and Board of the National Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, NEITI, have applauded the infrastructural strides of Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State, describing him as a performing Governor. The Executive Secretary of NEITI, Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, and other Board members of NEITI, who were on a national retreat in Abia, spoke with newsmen after a facility tour of Port Harcourt Road, Aba and other projects executed by Gov. Otti. He said they were amazed at access roads provided by the Governor, particularly in the various markets and streets at Aba, the commercial nerve centre…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come under fire from Nigerians following its clarification on the Supreme Court judgment concerning the Labour Party (LP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership disputes. Controversy had emerged following a Supreme Court judgment concerning the Labour Party, which many interpreted as a directive for immediate changes in the party’s national leadership. The LP has been embroiled in a leadership crisis, with Abure and those in his faction on one hand, and the caretaker committee led by Nenadi Usman on the other, laying claims to the leadership of the party. The…
…Says Otti to build new one at old site Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, has said that the new Government House claimed to be completed and inaugurated by the immediate past administration of Okezie Ikpeazu, “is uninhabitable and was never meant to be a residential building.” He was reacting to the claims by Ikpeazu’s aides that the new Government House located at Ogurube layout Umuahia, was abandoned by Governor Alex Otti. The Commissioner who spoke during a facility tour of the complex, said that “the structure lacks so many facilities to be called a…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has inaugurated the “Steering Committee comprising Judges amongst others, in strengthening institutional and community responses to end Gender Based Violence (GBV) and the Domestication of Gender Policy using the Oputa Panel Approach. Governor Mbah, while inaugurating the committee said that Enugu State had zero tolerance to gender violence adding that the policy would protect everyone, including women, children and men and give everybody a voice. Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Chidiebere Onyia, Governor Mbah said that Enugu State would go to any length to addressing gender based…
Stanley Onyema, Owerri The South East People’s Progress Initiative has condemned the recent attack on Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and the former minister for solid minerals, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, by a United Kingdom based Nigerian business woman, Sandra Duru, popularly known as professor Mgbeke. Duru had alleged that the suspended lawmaker lied over her sexual allegation claims against the senate President, Godswill Akpabio, while Ezekwesili she alleged, was paid to back her claims, an allegation which both women have denied. National publicity secretary of the group, Mazi Chinedum Obi, condemning the attack in a statement he released to newsmen on Friday,…
Our Reporter, Abuja Serial winner, Carlo Ancelotti, will formally begin the process of quitting his position as Manager of the Spanish Laliga champions, Real Madrid, after the El Clásico this weekend. Ancelotti is expected to be replaced by Liverpool and Madrid legend, Xabi Alonso, who had confirmed his exit from Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the season. This is according to respected Fabrizio Romano. The respected Italian football journalist revealed this in an X post on Friday. “Carlo Ancelotti and Real Madrid will part ways with formal exit steps to follow after El Clásico. It’s over. “No issues on…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka President Bola Tinubu pledged on Thursday in Awka to address key developmental challenges confronting Anambra State and the South-East region. These include erosion, underutilisation of gas reserves and Anambra’s exclusion from the National Rail Master Plan. Speaking at a civic reception held at Alex Ekwueme Square during his state visit, President Tinubu assured the people of Anambra of the Federal Government’s commitment to upgrading road infrastructure and fostering stronger national unity through inclusive development. Responding to Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s requests, the President acknowledged the persistence of abandoned federal road projects in the region. He emphasised the strategic…
…Criminals set over 20 vehicles ablaze at Okigwe Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Hell was let loose in Imo State on Thursday following the brutal killing of a truck driver by suspected Fulani herdsmen. This is as hoodlums suspected to be members of the Eastern Security Network earlier in the day, set ablaze over 20 vehicles and motorcycles along the Okigwe/Umuna/Owerri highway. The killing of the truck driver and hijack of 18-seater bus by fleeing Fulani herdsmen occured at the ever busy Aba-Owerri Road which has of late become a hotbed of kidnapping. According to a local source, the herders who jumped…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has signed a law that approved five autonomous communities in Effium, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. The people of Effium and Ezza-Effium in the area have been at war since January 2021 with many lives lost and properties worth billions of naira destroyed. The state Assembly recently passed a law and approved five autonomous communities in the community; three for the Effium indigenes in the community and two for their Ezza counterparts in the area. Signing the law in his office at the centenary city, new government house, Abakaliki, the…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Police Command in Enugu State says it has arrested no fewer than 228 suspects for various crimes in Enugu State. According to the police the offences ranged from kidnapping, murder, armed robbery, and vandalism from March 2025 till date. In a press briefing on Thursday in Enugu, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Mamman Giwa, said that the arrests were part of the command’s efforts to combat crime and ensure the state remains safe for citizens, investors and visitors. The commissioner disclosed that 33 kidnapped victims had been rescued, and 44 firearms, including ammunition, had been…