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…Villagers lament destruction of farmland, send SoS to Otti …We ‘re discussing with them – ASEPA boss Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The people of Umuokike Eziala Nsukwe, Ubakala Community in Umuahia South Local Government Area, have embarked on a peaceful protest to register their grievances over the alleged destruction of their farmland following the location of a dump site on the village land. Lamenting the environmental impacts of the dump site in the vicinity particularly the encroachment into their farmlands, the locals comprising women, men and youths, sought the quick intervention of Governor Alex Otti. They accused the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency,…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The newly newly-launched Anambra State, Agụnechemba (popularly known as Operation Udo Ga-Achi), has uncovered 30 graves in a popular hotel in the state. Security operatives made the discovery over the weekend. The hotel located in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, is adjudged to be one of the most popular and happening hotels in the area. According to a trending video from the scene of the incident, many exhibits were recovered from the facility, while some well-partitioned graves of human beings were discovered on the last floor of the Hotel. When contacted the Police Public Relations officer PPRO…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Depending on what view one takes of the matter, 10 February 2025 promises to be Proxy Wars Day at the Supreme Court of Nigeria in Abuja. On that day, a panel of five Justices of the Supreme Court will take arguments on seven appeals connected with the synthetic political crisis in Rivers State. The issues that the court will be asked to decide include the validity of last October’s local government elections in the state; the fate of the faction in the Rivers State House of Assembly who claim to have switched their affiliation from the Peoples…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has described Saturday’s Fuel Tanker explosion incident at Ugwuonyeama, along Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, near Enugu, as unfortunate and very sad one. Mbah, who visited the scene of the accident said the Enugu State Government had already swung into action by ensuring that victims of the explosion received full medical attention, while commiserating with the families of the dead. He also said that the government would take steps to forestall future occurrences, including enforcement of road rules and fixing the part of the federal road that was in disrepair. The governor further…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Asagba of Asaba, Obi Professor Epiphany Azinge, SAN, has expressed grief over the demise of a former Military Governor of the old Bendel State, and the Federal Capital Territory, Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni (rtd). Gen. Useni died on Thursday at the age of 82. The Asaba monarch, in a tribute from his palace on Saturday, described the exit of the late General as a collosal loss to Plateau State and Nigeria. He condoled the Useni family, the Plateau State Government, the Governments and people of Delta and Edo States. The tribute read: “We want to express…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government says it is set to establish no fewer than 340 Green House Technology farms across the 17 council areas in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-industrialisation, Dr Patrick Ubru, said thus in Enugu that the Green House Technology farms was an initiative of Gov. Peter Mbah to revolutionarise agriculture in the state. Ubru said that the Green House Technology farm had successfully completed its pilot stage in the last nine months, adding that the pilot stage was highly successful and “it is time to replicate it in the council areas.”…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Police Command in Enugu State says it has successfully arrested three male suspects for armed robbery and cultism during separate operations in the state. The arrests led to the recovery of three firearms, eight live cartridges, and other exhibits by the operatives of the command. SP Daniel Ndukwe, spokesperson for the command, disclosed this in a statement issued in Enugu. He said that investigations have commenced and all the suspects will be arraigned in court once investigations are concluded. According to him, in one of the operations, operatives from the Oji-River Police Division arrested two male…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia No fewer than 252 persons escaped death Friday when a United States flag carrier, United Airlines flight UA613, conveying them from Lagos to Washington DC made an emergency landing after about four hours it left the Murtala Muhammad International airport. Several passengers and crew aboard the aircraft, a Boeing 787-8, were said to have sustained minor injuries as a result of sharp descent by the plane mid air. The flight, which had 245 passengers, 8 flight attendants and 3 pilots, made a direct return to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, while outbound over Ivory Coast airspace.…
By Owei Lakemfa President Joe Biden within seven weeks from December 1, 2024, granted over 2,500 pardons including for his son, Robert Hunter Biden. Hunter had been convicted on a nine-count charge for tax felony amounting to $1.4 million, evading tax assessment and filing false tax returns. He faced a maximum 17 years in prison. His sentencing was scheduled for December 16, 2024. But fifteen days before, Biden not only pardoned his son, but also granted him immunity from additional or new charges that can be brought against him especially by the Trump administration. It stated that Hunter has immunity: …
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu High jinks going on in all facets of Nigerian life, from brazen kidnappings and robberies to bank heists, make me to recall the many wonderful tales of Cyprian Odiatu Duaka (COD) Ekwensi who died on November 4, 2007. Ekweni lived a charmed life as a pathfinder in the annals of African literature. He was arguably the most prolific author in the comity of Nigeria’s melange of writers. A novelist, short story writer, children’s literature master, journalist, pamphleteer, columnist etc, Ekwensi gave the world a formidable body of work that can never be wished away. He was…