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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka There is unease at the Anambra State Police Command as two of the arrested suspects linked to the killing of Anambra Lawmaker, Late Hon. Justice Azuka, have escaped from detention. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the escape in a statement he made available to journalists in the state. Ikenga, who noted the disappointment, revealed that the new Police Commissioner, CP Ikioye Orutugu, had consequently activated and deployed both human, operational and intelligence assets of the Command for the re-arrest of the suspects. He added that the CP has also directed immediate disciplinary…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki One Godwin Odah of Akparata village, Effium autonomous community in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was on Monday killed by suspected warlords. Odah was beheaded, and other parts of his body severed at the back of his compound in Akparata village. It was learned that the killing came barely one week after Governor Francis Nwifuru granted amnesty to 158 detainees arrested over the four-year-old intra-communal war that broke out in Effium in 2021. The crisis is between indigenous Effium people and indigenous Ezza-Effium people. President-General of Effium Town Union, Agena James, confirmed the killing and…
BY Zainab Suleiman Okino Throughout Nigeria’s recent history, security agencies have faced persistent criticisms for their apparent inability to share intelligence effectively among themselves. This lack of cooperation has often been blamed for their failure to prevent criminal activities, particularly those perpetrated by insurgents and bandits who continue to terrorise various communities across the nation. However, a significant shift in this narrative has recently emerged, marked by an unprecedented acknowledgment from an unexpected quarter. In a remarkable turn of events, Governor Lawal Dauda of Zamfara state, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), publicly commended the Department of State…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government has said that it had initiated moves to make Umuahia, the state capital a smart city. This is as it hinted that four new estates would be developed in the state in partnership with private developers during the year. The Government said it had embarked on many urban renewal and beautification initiatives including the relocation of illegal traders from Isigate to Okwulaga -Afara, Umuahia, to actualise this. Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed this while briefing the press after this week’s State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti. He said that the state government…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has moved to actualise its initiative of being net exporter of cocoa and its value-chain derivatives as it moves to develop a pilot plantation of 20 hectares. The move is meant to push Governor Peter Mbah’s Cocoa Initiative meant to make Enugu State a net exporter of cocoa and other international cash crops within a few years in order to grow the state’s GDP from $4 billion to $30 billion. The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-Industrialisation, Mr Patrick Nwabueze Ubru, told newsmen on Tuesday in Enugu that the pilot plantation of 20…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Wife of Ebonyi State Governor, Mrs Maudline Nwifuru, has urged parents to present their children for measles and Rubella vaccination promising that the vaccines are safe. Mrs Nwifuru stated this at the flagged-off a sensitisation/awareness campaign on measles and rubella vaccine in the state State. Flagging off the campaign at the Women Development Center Abakaliki, Mrs Nwifuru said that the campaign was pàrt of the Renewed Hope Initiative of the First Lady of the country, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. She noted that measles and rubella were preventable and advocated for regular application of vaccines on children to…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Prominent Ijaw Leader and a former Federal Commissioner for Information, Edwin Clark is dead. The late elder statesman died on Monday at the age of 97 years. This was contained in a statement by the Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo, of Delta State. The statement read: “The family appreciates your prayers at this time. Other details will be announced later by the family,” the statement reads. Until his passing, Clark was the leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF). His political career began in 1953 when he was elected councillor of Bomadi in Delta state. Clark…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Government has denied reports making the rounds that security agencies in the state have been instructed to arrest girls walking around the streets without pants and bras. Press Secretary to the Governor of the State, Christian Aburime, made this known in a statement he released to journalists in Awka, Anambra State. Aburime said the reports are not just malicious but mischievous and calculated to mislead the public and paint the state government in bad light. He said even though government of the state encourages decent dressing for all, it does not interfere with citizens’ personal…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Police Command in Enugu State says it has arrested two suspects, Chime Valentine (25) and Alior Jideofor (30). A statement by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said the suspects were arrested by operatives serving at the 9th Mile Division, Enugu. He said that the operatives, who were acting on credible intelligence on the 6th of February 2025 arrested the suspects and recovered a Daylong motorcycle they had snatched from their victim, three locally fabricated guns with two live cartridges. According to him, preliminary investigations revealed that on January 5, 2025,…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, has said that his administration would not deliberately take any wrong action. Otti made the promise on Sunday while addressing worshipers at the Streams of Joy International, Umuahia, where he had gone to worship. The Governor who was welcomed into the arena with joyous ovation, said that he came to worship just like every other person. He said he came on board to change the narrative and give Abians a new hope, assuring that more developments would be witnessed across the state in the coming months. “We are just about 20…