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By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu  A boon companion has just taken me to Onitsha, the city on the bank of the River Niger in Anambra State, and the only matter on my mind is the Zik Mausoleum.  Here is the resting place of the father of One Nigeria, revered or criticised depending on the side of the divide that one stands.  Of course the man called Zik of Africa in his lifetime would not be happy in the grave as per what his dear country has turned out to become.  Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, the only black Governor-General of Nigeria, the first…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Executive Council has approved N5bn for construction of 126 housing units for civil servants in the state. Each of the housing units costs N40million. The state Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpor, disclosed this to reporters at a press briefing on the outcome of the state executive council meeting this week. He noted that the project would be executed through direct labour. Okpor said every category of civil servant would benefit from the housing units. The Commissioner disclosed that the executive council approved a memorandum of understanding between the state government and a…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia  Abia State Government said it had awarded contract for the construction of the iconic Omenuko bridge at Abam, Arochukwu Local Government Area, linking Abia North and Central senatorial districts. This is as it announced that the state Head of Service, HoS, Dr Queen Obioma, would by the end of the year, proceed on retirement. Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, who disclosed this during a press briefing on the outcome of the state Executive Council meeting in Umuahia, said Governor Alex Otti would, in the coming days flag off the Omenuko bridge project. He regretted that the…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The Chairman of Igboetiti Local Government Council Public Schools Supervision Committee, Dr Amadu Aroh, has warned that the Committee would no longer tolerate teachers, who are in the habit of using the school hours to engage in other businesses. The Committee also vowed to henceforth arrest and jail any parents whose child or ward defaults the ban. The committee said this during a meeting with Education Secretaries, Head teachers and School-Based Management Committee (SBMC) in Ogbede, headquarters of the council Aroh warned that the committee would no longer tolerate teachers, who are in the habit of using…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Government has said that the man captured in a viral video taxing vegetable sellers in the International Market has been arrested. It said the man flouted the Executive Order banning the taxation of perishable goods in the state. Recall that on March 20, 2024, while swearing in members of the Ebonyi State Revenue Appeal Commission, Governor Nwifuru cautioned against indiscriminate taxation of the less privileged persons, selling their farm produce in the local markets. The Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Leo Oketa, in the statement said that the suspect has been arrested…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Members of Non-Indigenes of Anambra State (ESONA), has asked Governor Chukwuma Soludo to declare state of emergency in at least 15 out of 21 Local Government Areas in Anambra State. They raised the alarm over the continued insecurity in the State. The group which spoke through their leadership, Alhaji Abubukar Sani, Chairman, and Chief Adebayo Adewusi; Secretary; respectively, lamented that Onitsha which hitherto was believed to be safe has come under the attack of kidnappers and other criminals. They said the criminals in the State have no respect for any individual, lamenting that for almost one week…

By Owei Lakemfa The Minister  of Labour and Employment, Dr Mohammed Maigari Digyadi, does not appear to have any idea why the Ministry exists. It is also possible that the Tinubu administration that appointed him has no clue why we have a ministry that takes care of both labour and employment. The Ministry was created 85 years ago. The unemployed registered with it in employment  exchange locations  which helped secure employment.  Dr Timiebi Koripamo-Agary, one of the most cerebral Permanent Secretaries in our history, transformed this exchange into the Nigerian Electronic Labour Exchange.  After independence, the Ministry also sent Nigerian…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  Governor Peter Mbah has urged dog owners in Enugu State to vaccinate their dogs against rabies as the government plans to eliminate continued transmission of the disease in the state. Mbah said this while flagging off the Zero Rabies in Enugu Campaign Initiative at the State Veterinary Clinic in Enugu. The Governor, represented by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-industrialisation, Dr Patrick Ubru, said that rabies remained one of the most preventable yet devastating diseases affecting human and animal health. He noted that the state government in collaboration with the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), had taken…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, has expressed his readiness to establish the Enugu State Disability Commission before the end of the first quarter of 2025. This commitment was made in response to a presentation by Comrade Onyebuchi Mba, the State Chairman of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities, Enugu State Chapter, during a town hall meeting with Ndi Enugu on Saturday. The governor’s announcement has sparked widespread joy among the disability community in Enugu State. The establishment of the Enugu State Disability Commission is expected to address the challenges faced by persons with disabilities,…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has promised to look into the complaints of multiple taxation in the state by citizens of the state. Mbah said this while answering questions from residents of the state at a quarterly town hall meeting held at the old government lodge Enugu, with the theme: “Governance issues: The Journey so far.” The  meeting attracted professional bodies, the business community, students, the political class, religious and traditional leaders among others. Speaking, Mbah said the meeting was an affirmation of the document he signed on assumption of office, eighteen months ago. He said: ”A year ago,…