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Ben Ezechime, Enugu The attempt by a former Manager of Sterling Bank Plc, Mr. Oliver Anidiobi, to reclaim a property acquired with proceeds of crime has failed, as an Enugu State High Court presided over by Hon. Justice Cyprian Ajah (PhD) struck out his suit. This was disclosed in a human rights update issued on Tuesday in Enugu by the Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN), through its President, Olu Omotayo, Esq. Anidiobi, who was convicted and sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment on November 2, 2021, for forgery and theft of N219 million deposited by Ohha Microfinance Bank Limited…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Abia State Government has approved the implementation of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) for health workers at the local government level. Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting. He said the approval formed part of the ongoing reforms in the state civil service. Kanu also announced that the recruitment portal for additional health workers in the state had been re-opened. According to him, the administration of Governor Alex Otti remains committed to improving the welfare and working conditions of public servants,…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Fire Service says it saved public and private property valued at approximately N2.46 trillion from destruction between January and September 2025. The Chief Fire Officer of the state, Mr. Okwudiri Ohaa, disclosed this to newsmen in Enugu on Tuesday, noting that the service responded to 260 emergency calls across the 17 local government areas within the period under review. According to him, the emergency calls were promptly attended to regardless of the time of day, adding that 20 victims were rescued alive, while 52 others were recovered but confirmed dead. Ohaa said that building…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Leaders and stakeholders from the South-East are set to meet with National Assembly members from the zone to harmonize their position on the proposed creation of an additional state. According to sources close to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, who serves as co-chairman of the Constitution Amendment Committee, the meeting is scheduled to hold on November 14, 2025, in one of the South-East state capitals. Those expected to attend include governors, ministers, National Assembly members, speakers and deputy speakers of state Houses of Assembly, and heads of federal agencies from…
Our Reporter, Abuja Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the recent designation of Nigeria by the United States government as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC), warning that the move and reports of possible military action should worry every well-meaning Nigerian. In a statement issued on Monday, Obi said the U.S. position was a reflection of Nigeria’s deteriorating security situation, which he described as “unprecedented,” with massive loss of lives and property across the country. Citing Amnesty International’s report that over 10,000 people have been killed in Nigeria since May 2023,…
Our Reporter, Abuja Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday formally received Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, into the All Progressives Congress (APC), marking the completion of the governor’s defection to the ruling party by instalments. Diri, who resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over two weeks ago, was officially welcomed into the APC at a ceremony held in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. The development is seen as a significant political gain for the APC and a setback for the opposition PDP. Addressing supporters at the event, Diri described his move as a collective decision by the Ijaw political…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Two young men were reportedly killed on Saturday night in Oriuzor community, Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, in a suspected cult-related attack allegedly carried out by members of a rival group. Sources in the area said the assailants, believed to be members of the Vikings confraternity, stormed the community and fatally attacked two men identified as Ifeanyi and Emmanuel. Ifeanyi, a barber and alleged member of the Neo Black Movement (NBM), also known as Aye, was said to have been the main target. It was gathered that his attackers had allegedly been trailing him…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A United States-based pro-Igbo organisation, the Rising Sun Foundation, has backed the position of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, that Nigerian courts lack the legitimacy to try him. Kanu, in a fresh motion before a Federal High Court in Abuja, argued that his abduction and extraordinary rendition from Kenya were acts of illegality that invalidated his trial. In a statement signed by Rev. Fr. Augustine Odimmegwa and Mazi Maxwell Dede, the group maintained that Nigeria forfeited any moral and legal right to prosecute Kanu after violating international law through…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia with Our Reporter, Abuja Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has been declared wanted by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly plotting to incite public disorder and obstruct major roads in the state. This is as Sowore has alleged a shoot-on-sight order over him by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, made the declaration on Sowore known on Monday while addressing journalists at the Iyana-Oworo section of the Third Mainland Bridge. According to him, the command is closing in on Sowore and others accused of coordinating…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Two brothers have been killed, while several houses, vehicles, and other valuable property were set ablaze at Umuchigbo-Nike in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State following violent clashes between two rival groups over a lingering leadership tussle in the community. The incident, which occurred during the week, prompted the intervention of the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mamman Giwa, who visited the area to assess the situation. CP Giwa, after inspecting the level of destruction, expressed deep concern over what he described as “avoidable and senseless violence.” He directed the State Criminal Investigation…