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Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Imo State Command has paraded nine suspected crude oil vandals nabbed at an illegal refinery at Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of the state. The Imo State Commandant of the Corps, Mr. Mathew Ovye, while parading the suspects in Owerri said operatives of the Corps in collaboration with a private security outfit stormed an illegal refinery located at Abacheke in Ohaji Egbema where crude oil acquired through pipeline vandalism was being refined. Mr. Ovye said the operatives recovered a substantial amount of crude oil and refined automotive gas oil…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Mr Steve Odo, immediate past General Manager (GM), Enugu State Tourism Board has congratulated Gov. Peter Mbah on his victory at the Supreme Court. In an interview in Enugu on Saturday, Odo said the victory had finally put to rest the controversies surrounding the March 18 governorship election in the state. According to him: “I congratulate Gov. Mbah for emerging victorious at the Supreme Court; at least, he can now concentrate on delivering on his campaign promises.” The tourism and hospitality expert said the governor can now begin to implement his various programmes, some of which he…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Members of Enugwu Nanka, a village in Nanka community of Orumba North Local Government Area, Anambra State, have appealed to Governor Chukwuma Soludo to come to their aid, following rising killings in their community. In a letter by the leadership of Enugwu Nanka village signed by Joe Omehaa as chairman; and Peter Godson Oforkansi as secretary; the village union said there has been division in Nanka, and that some powerful indigenes were seeking to silence the majority for standing by the truth. The letter cited several incidences of killings, and attempted assassination in the community, stating that…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Founder, Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), Hon. David Anyaele, on Wednesday buried his mother, Mrs Grace Anyaele, in grand style. The Rights activist who is the Special Assistance to Abia State Governor on Persons With Disabilities (PWD), described her late mother as a woman of great value. He said that the family was not grieving but only heartbroken because of the godly life she led. Speaking during the funeral service that took place in Amorji Igbere in Bende Local Government Area of Abia, Anyaele said that the mother who died on Sept. 12, at the…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The President of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Pedro Obi, has extolled President Bola Tinubu for the remarkable vision and ongoing strides towards revitalising the Port Harcourt Refinery. Obi gave the commendation in Enugu while speaking to newsmen on Tinubu’s proactive steps and unwavering commitment to the refurbishment of the Port Harcourt Refinery. According to him, President Tinubu’s Initiative in the ongoing work on the refurbishment of the Port Harcourt Refinery stands as a testament to his dedication to national development and economic empowerment. “NANS extends its heartfelt commendation to President Bola Tinubu for the…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The National vice President of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), South-East, Mr Olisa Onu, has disclosed that no few than seven of their members were kidnapped, with two of the victims dying in the custody of their captors in 2023 alone. Onu revealed this in an interaction with Journalists in Enugu, adding that insecurity was one of the challenges facing poultry farmers in the zone, especially in Enugu State. “One of the major problems facing the growth of poultry .business in Nigeria, South-East, and particularly Enugu State, is insecurity. “As I speak with you, many of our…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Security has been beefed up in Ebonyi State ahead of the Christmas and New Year Celebrations. Police Commissioner in the state, Augustina Ogbodo, stated this in a statement on Friday. She said that crime and criminality have reduced in the state since she assumed office in July “From July 2023, when I assumed office till date; over three hundred (300) cases have been reported and more than four hundred and eighty-seven (487) suspects arrested. “One hundred and forty (140) cases and one hundred and eighty-seven (187) suspects were prosecuted and charged to court respectively, and fifteen (15)…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government, has announced plans to recruit skilled attendants for the deaf in public hospitals in the state. Gov. Alex Otti announced this while declaring open the State’s first ever Council on Health held Wednesday at the Ochendo International Conference Centre, Umuahia. One of the Keynote Speakers at the November 30, 2023 Ikengaonline monthly town-hall meeting, Miss Chidimma Ajemba, had identified lack of sign language interpreters in hospitals as one of the challenges of Persons Living With Disabilities in the South-East. Two Disability Rights Activists and Motivational Speakers, David Anyaele, of the Centre for Citizens with…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Supreme Court of Nigeria sitting in Abuja has confirmed Dr Peter Mbah as duly elected Governor of Enugu State in the March 18 Governorship election. Delivering Judgement on the Appeal brought by the Labour Party (LP) and its candidate Barrister Jonathan Edeoga, against the declaration of Mbah by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Apex Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos. According to Justice Mohammed Garba, who wrote and delivered the lead judgment, he described as mere allegation that Mbah did not posses the…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), a non-governmental humanitarian organisation founded by the wife of Nigeria’s President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has gifted 250 old people in Anambra State one hundred thousand naira each, and other sundries as Christmas gift. The event, which was part of RHI’s  Elders Support Scheme took place at the Governor’s Lodge, Awawbia, Awka, yesterday. The 250 old people, aged sixty-five and above, were selected from different parts of the state, following strict health, age and economic status criteria for those who are eligible for the programme. The empowerment programme which is going on in all the thirty-six states of Nigeria, also has members of…