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Ben Ezechime, Enugu Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has said that investment in security was at the centre of his administration’s infrastructure development as it holds the key to a striving and holistic state socioeconomic development. Mbah said this on Saturday during the 82 Division Nigerians Army West African Social Activities (WASA) 2024, to mark the end of 2024 Operational Year for the Division. The governor, represented by the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-industrialisation, Dr Patrick Ubru, noted that the state would continue to build and invest in security, especially cutting edge technologies that are game changers. According to…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), has urged the Federal Government and Trustees of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to abandon plans to restrict access of the loan to specific courses deemed “high demand” and “practical” to national development. This was contained in a statement signed by Mr Robert Egbe, Media and Communication Officer, CAPPA, and made available to Journalists. The organisation described this potential direction of the policy as discriminatory, a clear manifestation of the increasing commercialisation of public education, and a betrayal of the Fund’s original mandate to ensure access to higher…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has warned the 206 scholarship students of the state who have been sent to United Kingdom (U.K) for further studies not to toe the path of Simon Ekpa who was sent to Finland for same purpose and he became a problem to the state and country. Ekpa became a Biafra political activist after his studies abroad. While in Finland, he declared the activation of the Biafra Government In Exile (BGIE), and made himself the leader-Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile. He has been accused of causing insecurity in the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has unveiled the Anambra Homeland Security Law 2025 and launched a special security operation code-named “Operation Udo Ga-Achi.” The Governor signed the Homeland Security Law 2025 Saturday, stating that the law provides a framework for community/citizens’ ownership and participation in sustainable security and social re-engineering. According to Governor Soludo, “Operation Udo Ga-Achi” is a special intervention force that complements regular policing, and is designed to upscale intelligence gathering, reward whistleblowers, enhance rapid response, and urgently root out criminals from every camp in Anambra State. The Governor noted that the security challenges…
By Jude Eze Yesterday, as I sat behind the microphone at Radio Nigeria Voice FM Nsukka during the “Voice Connect” live program, I had a rare privilege to engage directly with the people of Udenu Local Government Area and the wider public. The topic? Chairman Aka Eze Aka’s first 100 days in office. The response from callers was both heartwarming and illuminating, painting a picture of a leader who has not only won the trust of his people but has also begun to etch his name in the annals of good governance. One caller described him as “a man who…
By Owei Lakemfa The United States of America, USA is to present to the world next Monday, January 20, 2025, its two faces. It will mark the Martin Luther King Jnr, MLK Day. The federal holiday which would be holding for the 39th year, is the American face of non-violence, civil and human rights. It is a day that propagates the basic philosophy and principles of equality, justice, and peace which MLK symbolised. Ironically, it will also be the day its new, President Donald Trump whose philosophy stands in sharp contrast to MLK, would be sworn in for a second…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Honourable Nnolim Nnaji, the member, representing Nkanu East/Nkanu West Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has donated 50 street lights to enhance security and ensure adequate lighting of Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah Multi-purpose Auditorium, Enugu State University of Science and Technology. Speaking at the presentation event, Nnaji, who was represented by his Special Assistant on Special Duties, Darlington Nnajiofor, said that ESUT community being part of his constituents deserved to benefit from the dividends of democracy accruing to the electorate. He said that the gesture aimed at showing solidarity and support to the Governor’s commendable service delivery…
By Maxim Uzoatu It marked a regal beginning to the year as His Royal Highness, Igwe Raphael Okpaleke, the lionized Igwe Akalabo III of Amesi, conferred the esteemed chieftaincy title of Nwanne-Di-Na-Mba of Amesi on Chike Henry Ezeoke, PhD, during his 2nd Ofala Festival that marked the third year of his reign on Thursday, January 2, 2025. It was a royal fest that drew dignitaries from all over the country and the Diaspora. A wunderkind from Umugama village in Umuchu town, Chike Ezeoke holds aloft the high Ozo diadem of Ume-Ononamba-Azaoku Umuchu, and earned the academic degrees of B.Pharm (University of…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti has pledged support in the fight against drug abuse. Otti who made the pledge when he received in audience, the State Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in the State, Nnadi Wilfred, advocated a multi-faceted approach with intelligence-driven strategies in combating the menace of drug abuse in the country. The Governor noted the evolving nature of drug menace and its impacts on criminal activities. Otti also underscored the need for collaborative efforts between Government and Security Agencies in combating all forms of crime and drug-related offenses, assuring that the State Government would give the…
By Okike Ezugwu There is an extraordinary popular delusion pervading Nigeria’s civic ecosystem: many Nigerians tend to think that the economic hardship in Nigeria today would have been averted if Obi was declared president. For the optimists among this swelling number, life would become better for Nigerians if Obi is eventually elected president in 2027. This is mass delusion. Peter Obi’s philosophy of economic management is almost identical to Tinubu’s, and possibly more red-blooded. His policies, if he was elected president or is eventually elected president, would have as much harsh implications as Tinubu’s are having. And Obi, contrary to…