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Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has intervened in the Ezeship tussle in Obimo Asebere Autonomous Community, Nsukka Local Government Area. Following the ongoing conflict surrounding the alleged installation of an Eze, the government has issued warning letters to individuals involved following a contentious townhall meeting held on October 12, 2024. The letter, dated November 25, 2024, and titled “Unlawful Installation of ‘Eze’ Title in Obimo Community: Ozo Sunday Ogbuke,” was written by the Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Council, Hon. Jude Asogwa, and addressed to Hon. Malachy Onyechi, Member Representing Nsukka West State Constituency in the Enugu State…
Our Reporter, Abuja Lawyer and activist, Mr Dele Farotimi, will spend Christmas and the New Year at his home having been released from prison custody in Ekiti. According to the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, via his X handle, the embattled Farotimi who has been held in Ekiti prison for alleged criminal defamation of Chief Afe Babalola in a book, Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System, was released Tuesday morning apparently after perfecting his bail conditions and already on his way to his Lagos home. “I am pleased to report that @DeleFarotimi Farotimi is no longer being held at…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka An illustrious son of Umuchu Community in Anambra State, Chief Abraham Otti, has constructed roads, and built 20 houses for 20 indigent persons from different communities in Aguata Council Area and beyond. Chief Otti also distributed food items worth millions of Naira to the indigents for their Christmas festivities, including a bag of rice, 5 cartons of indomie noodles, 2 mattresses, and a cheque of one million naira to each of the twenty beneficiaries of new homes. Commissioning the projects, Chief Otti, represented by the Chairman, Achalla Village, Umuchu, Nze Chimezie Ikeh, said the gesture was simply…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has signed the 2025 Appropriation Bill into Law. Soludo gave assent to the bill at the Governor’s lodge, Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area, Monday. Recall that Anambra State’s budget size is N606,991,849,118 for the 2025 fiscal year. While recurrent expenditure accounts for N139.5 billion; capital expenditure is N467.5 billion. The capital expenditure constitutes 77% of the total budget size, while the recurrent expenditure accounts for 23%. Performing the function, Governor Soludo expressed optimism that the budget will catalyse change in the state in the coming year.
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri In the spirit of the Christmas season, the Imo State Police Command, under the leadership of CP Aboki Danjuma, has distributed palliative support to the families of 30 deceased officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the fight against insecurity. Some of the items shared include bags of rice, cow, and monetary gifts. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Sirajo Fana, representing the Commissioner of Police assured the widows of deceased officers that theirs is a priority, especially during the festive season, and encouraged them to remain strong and resilient. Mrs. Gift Richard Ubi, who spoke on…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The State House of Assembly has passed the total sum of N444, 978,000,000 billion into law as budget for the year 2025. The State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, had presented a proposed budget of N398.69bn to the House three weeks ago. But after the House committee on appropriation’s deliberations and sittings during which various departments and ministries defended their budget estimates, the budget was increased. The plenary which endorsed the appropriation bill took place at the State Legislative Complex Nkaliki. The 2025 appropriation bill christened “Budget of Economic and Social Development,” was passed into law by the State…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State has once again shown his preference for merit over other primordial considerations by appointing Mr Benson Ojeikere from Edo State, as the new Head of Service for Abia State. This follows the exit of the current HoS, Dr Queen Obioma, who will formally bow out on December 31. Ojeikere had served as Permanent Secretary, Government House before his elevation as the number one civil servant in Abia State. This will be the first time in the state and probably in the entire country a non-indigene would be appointed Head of Service.…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Troops of Joint Task Force South-East, code-named “Operation UDO KA” said they have neutralised 13 armed members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and nabbed three kidnappers in teh South-East. The Spokesman of Operation UDO KA, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, said in a statement on Monday in Enugu that the feat was in furtherance of its clearance operations to make the South-East safe and peaceful throughout the yuletide. Unuakhalu said that the Force Commander of Operation UDO KA, Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada, had called on all well-meaning citizens to continue supporting the Joint Task Force. He said…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Shooting Stars FC of Ibadan on Sunday stunned Rangers International FC, with a 1-0 defeat to end Rangers 10-match unbeaten run in the 2024/25 NPFL week 18 encounter played at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu. The highly anticipated old rivalry between the two teams lived up to the pre-match billings. A 27th minute strike by Ikouwem Utim saw the halting of a10-match unbeaten run of the NPFL reigning champions, Rangers International F.C, as the visitors, 3SC, ran away with the three maximum points at the Cathedral. The encounter saw the coach Fidelis Ilechukwu-tutored side take the battle…
Chinwendu Uzoatu, Awka It was indeed grand as the Priests Welfare Home, Awka, celebrated 2024 Christmas Party for their elderly priests of Catholic Dioceses of Awka and Ekwulobia. The event which was held at Priest’s Welfare Home, Awka, started with a Pontifical Holy Mass at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, G.R.A. Awka presided by the Bishop of Ekwulobia diocese, His Eminence Peter Eberechukwu Cardinal Okpaleke, who thanked God for the lives of the priests, who are not all necessarily old, but for one reason or the other live in the home. In his homily, the Bishop of Awka diocese, Most…