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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As the Port Harcourt oil Refinery comes to life, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, said it had concluded plans to hand it over to private operators, following its rehabilitation. It said it was in search of reputable and credible operations and maintenance companies to operate and maintain the refinery. The measure, according to NNPCL, “is to ensure reliability and sustainability towards meeting the nation’s fuel supply and energy security obligations.” In a publication on its website on Monday, the NNPCL said the contract scope shall cover refinery business processes like long-term and short-term production/operations planning;…

Ugo Nosiri, Owerri Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has called on the private sector and patriotic citizens to join hands to ensure that the widows and children of fallen heroes are properly taken care of. Governor Uzodimma made the remark at the armed forces remembrance day held at Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu Square in Owerri. He noted that government would continue to support the families they left behind “Today reminds us of our responsibilities as citizens of the country who are patriotic. It is not only the job of the government to ensure that the death of these our…

…Says campus not for advertisment of nakedness Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Vice Chancellor, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU, Professor Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe, has warned students against immoral conducts, indecent dressing, cultism and other misconducts. The VC who gave the warning in his address at the 30th matriculation ceremony of the university , said university campus was not for advertisment of nakedness or senseless exposure of ones private parts. Hinting that the University Senate would soon come up with sanctions against indecent dressing, he urged students to dress responsibly. “A university is a community of decency and moral decorum. It…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia No fewer than 1000 Abians have benefited from the World Bank-assisted Government Enterprise Employment Programme (GEEP); and Nigeria Covid-19 Action Recovery And Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) World Bank-assisted programme. Items distributed included computer sets, laptops, Point of Sale (POS) machines, solar panels and other ICT equipment. The empowerment programme was in partnership with the Abia State Government under NG- CARES, DLI 3.3 programme implementation/distribution of ICT Solutions. Flagging off the programme in Umuahia, Governor Alex Otti, lauded the World Bank for partnering the state to empower her citizens who are into Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs. The Governor…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Anambra State Police Command on Sunday bust a criminal syndicate at Igboukwu in Aguata Local Government Area of the state. A statement by the spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that the four-man gang were apprehended at a checkpoint after they boarded a commercial bus at Nnewi on Sunday evening. According to the release, “The gang which boarded a commercial bus from Nnewi today, Sunday 14th January, 2024, arrived Police Checkpoint and were stopped for a search. One of the hoodlums alighted, pulled a baretta pistol and was gunned down. “A search…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said that self-help initiatives have become crucial for development of Igboland The group commended the ongoing massive community development projects across the South-East, Nigeria. It described various individual projects as proof that Ndigbo were harkening to calls by the apex Igbo socio-cultural group and South-East governors to take their destiny in their hands towards ensuring development of Alaigbo. Speaking in a chat with newsmen in Awka, Acting National Youth Leader of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu, noted that Ndigbo, by the gesture, were returning…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The General Officer Commanding 82 Division, Enugu, Major General Hassan Dada, has tasked officers and troops to be sensitive to emerging threats within their operating environment and acceptable use of social media. Dada said this while declaring open a Security Sensitisation Lecture for Officers and Soldiers at the Headquarters, 82 Division, Enugu. He said that the lecture was aimed at educating the troops on emergent security issues, threats and how best army personnel could respond to them. According to him, it was expedient to brainstorm from time to time and to share updates on emerging security threats and…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The ruin caused and supervised by this President of the Court of Appeal is incalculable. The legislators whose mandates she has stolen are entitled to feel done over. The people of the Plateau whose will she has ruined are entitled to feel cheated. She and her cohort of carefully selected judicial mobsters have brought the judiciary into irreparable disrepute. Even now, those three Justices on the Plateau Court of Appeal panel should still be brought to account.” Nearly one year after the country began voting in February last year, Nigeria’s Supreme Court is still casting the final votes in…

…Warn trouble makers Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As the bid to produce a new Eze Aro continues to generate controversy, the Okennachi kindred, in charge of selecting the king has opened up on how Prince Eberechukwu Oji emerged as the Eze Aro designate. The Okennachi kindred which is the traditional kingmakers in Arochukwu ancient kingdom, dismissed one of the contestants, Prince Goddy Idei, laying claims to the crown as an impostor. Recall that two ezeship candidates from the royal family, Prince Eberechukwu Oji, and Prince Goddy Idei,  showed interest in the royal stool. They were said to have pledged to respect the outcome of the…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has vowed to deliver more democracy dividends to Abians now that the legal distractions around his victory have been cleared. Otti who made the promise while reacting to the affirmation of his election victory by the Supreme Court on Friday, said the judgment of the apex court had renewed his resolve to give Abia people good governance. He thanked Abians for standing firmly behind him while the legal battle lasted. This is as the Governor, extended the olive branch to those who took him to court, urging them to sheath their…