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Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has approved the construction of 22km road in Isi Uzo Uzo Local Government Area of the state. Commissioner for Works, Engr. Gerald Otiji, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting in Enugu. The Commissioner said this was to bring dividends of democracy to the door steps of its citizens and to enhance security and boost economic and agricultural activities in the area. Otiji said the 22km road , which is the phase one of the road project, will start from Agu-Mgbuji to Ogbete in Eha-Amufu, Isi…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Retirees from Ebonyi State local government areas are being owed over N9bn in pension arrears and gratuities. The Executive Secretary of the Local Government Staff Pensions Board, Mr Emeka Nwonu, stated this on Friday in Abakaliki, capital of the state. Mr Nwonu spoke during a courtesy visit of the Board to Governor Francis Nwifuru. He said the figure was arrived at following an audit he ordered on assumption of office. According to him, 4, 930 local government pensioners are alive and awaiting there pensions while 1, 145 others are dead but owed retirement benefits. He said: “The…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Residents of Ugwuoba, Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State; and the people of Amansea and Awka, in Anambra State; have sent a Save Our Souls (SOS) message to Governor’s Chukwuma Soludo and Peter Mbah over dangerous activities of some hoodlums and kidnappers operating in the area. The residents, who have been protesting against the level of illicit drugs transactions going on in the market, said the act has fuelled frequent kidnapping, rape and prostitution in the neighbourhoods. Lamenting on their harassment, people living in the border communities said they now live at the mercy of…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka No fewer than 40 persons lost their lives in 112 road crashes that took place in Anambra State in 2023. This was disclosed by the Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra State, Adeoye Irelewuyi, in Awka during the end of year 2023 Award/Durbar programme for RS5. Irelewuyi said the state recorded 40 deaths, a decrease of 22.22% in road crashes in 2023 compared with 70 that died in 2022. According to him, “The Command recorded a total of 144 RTC in 2022 while having only 112 RTC occurrence recorded in 2023. “We equally recorded positive…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, has charged 95 graduating participants in Operational Planning Cadre to imbibe tenets of teamwork, discipline and professionalism. “These are the hallmarks of the Nigerian Army and let these guide your actions in the field,” Dada said while declaring close the 82 Division 2024 Operational Planning Cadre held at the Division’s Headquarters in Enugu. The GOC noted that good decision making, planning, organisation and execution of military operations are skills that every officer must possess. According to him, this cadre was organised to ensure…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has expressed sadness over the demise of the Asagba of Asaba, HRM Prof Chike Edozien. Ohanaeze in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Dr Alex Ogbonnia, described Edozien’s exit as a monumental loss to the Igbo nation. The statement made available to Ikengaonline read: “The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide mourns an Igbo trail blazer, a reflective intellectual giant, purveyor of superior morals, exemplary royalty, outstanding dogged achiever, harmonizer of diverse interests and a quintessential Igbo, His Majesty, Prof. Obi Joseph Chike Edozien, CFR, the Asagba of Asaba as he passes on…
By Owei Lakemfa There are civilian or constitutional coups in Guinea Bissau and Senegal, yet the regional body, the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, is pretending otherwise. It appears interested only in military coups, not those carried out by its bosses in the Heads of State Summit. Yet, the ingredients of a coup are present in both countries where the constitution is subverted, the President assumes dictatorial powers, parliament is illegally banned as is the case in Guinea Bissau or emasculated as in Senegal, and the judiciary is under siege to do the bidding of the President. Guinea…
By Azu Ishiekwene As the troubled Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convenes its Ministerial Council meeting in Abuja on February 8 to discuss the quit notice served by three of its members – Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger – the situation in Senegal might well be the elephant in the room. Three weeks to the presidential election earlier scheduled to hold in that country on February 25, President Macky Sall announced that the election had been postponed, without immediately giving a new date or any believable reasons. After a wave of protests, he instigated the Senegalese Parliament to announce…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Less than 24 hours after the Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated their South African counterpart, the Bafana Bafana, in the on-going African Football Competition, AFCON, some overzealous fans of the South African national team, have allegedly threatened the Eagles goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, not to try returning to the country where he is plying his trade. Nwabali who plays for Chippa United in South Africa, was very instrumental to Nigeria’s 4:2 win over South Africa on Wednesday, having saved two penalty shots during the semi final encounter. The threats were revealed by a former Super Eagles international, Idah…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Dissatisfied with the biting economic situation in the country, the Nigeria Labour Congress; and the Trade Union Congress, Thursday, gave the Federal Government an ultimatum of two weeks to implement the 16-point agenda it reached with the Organised Labour on October 2, 2023, or face nation-wide indefinite strike. According to Labour, quick implementation of the agreement will help mitigate the sufferings of the masses following the fuel subsidy removal. Labour also said that it would help find a lasting solution to the devaluation of the naira, among others economic challenges in the country. The Organised Labour expressed…