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By Promise Adiele There is no hiding place for Nigerians as they grapple with different difficult circumstances of everyday subsistence. Frustration and despair intrude into Nigeria’s daily survival procedure unhindered. It seems alien creatures have descended from Jupiter, aiding various elementals to trammel Nigerians, ensuring their consistent anguish. The banks are the latest nemesis of the people. Although some Nigerian banks and their staff have, over the years, conspired to inflict pain and hardship on Nigerians, these conditions are either muffled or not given the necessary publicity they deserve for reasons I cannot immediately decipher. But the problem has always…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu has upheld the ruling of the House of Representatives tribunal sacking the member representing Igboeze North/Udenu federal constituency, Rt. Hon. Simon Atigwe. The Appeal Court which delivered the judgment in Enugu on Wednesday, said that, Hon. Atigwe of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) wasn’t duly elected by the valid votes cast in the rerun election and declared Dennis Agbo of the Labour Party (LP) as the rightful winner of the election. It would be recalled that, Hon. Atigwe was declared winner of the re-run election held on February 3rd, 2024.…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has said that his administration would collaborate with the Nigeria Police Trust Fund to revamp the two Police training Institutions in Oji River and Enugu. He said that the aim was to restore them to centres of excellence and boost the war against crime and insecurity in parts of the state. The governor said this during a working visit to the Government House, Enugu, by the management of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund led by the Executive Secretary, Mohammed Sheidu, and senior hierarchy of the Nigeria Police led by the Deputy…
Our Reporter, New York UK–based Nigerian lawyer Dr. Dele Ogun, has disclosed that the major culprit in the scrapping of regional government in Nigeria was Gen. Yakubu Gowon and not Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi as it’s popularly believed. The convener of the Fatherland Group made the statement on Sunday during an exclusive interview with Rudolf Okonkwo of 90MinutesAfrica. “It’s completely misplaced to say Aguiyi Ironsi’s decree 34 was what abolished the regional system in Nigeria because military rule is by definition unitary,” Dele Ogun stated. “So the unitary system came in as a result of the coup.” The author of the…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered a Port Harcourt based Lawyer, Azubuike Ihemeje, to pay the sum of N150m to another Lawyer, Chimezie Okpoko, for defamation. The Court, Presided by Justice Kayode Agunloye handed out the order while delivering judgement on suit number CV/1346/2022 instituted by Mr Okpoko against Mr Ihemeje. The suit followed a series of posts on Facebook made by the defendant (Ihemeje) accusing the claimant (Okpoko) of fraudulently defrauding members of the public of millions of naira through some ponzi schemes. Following the posts, Mr Okpoko quickly instituted the suit…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State has been selected as one of the five pilot states to benefit from the Nigeria Solar for Health Programme, an European Union, EU-sponsored initiative targeted at providing solar powered lights to health institutions in the state. This is as the State Government has approved funds for monthly running cost for Heads of primary and secondary schools in the state to stop them from imposition of illegal fees on pupils and students. The Commissioner for information Prince Okey Kanu, disclosed these while briefing the press on the outcome of this week’s Executive Council meeting presided over…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has threatened to seal markets or shops if they continue to observe sit-at-home on Mondays. Soludo gave the warning, Monday, while addressing traders at Onitsha Main Market during his visit to inspect commercial activities in the area. Soludo, who keenly observed activities in the area, said he would be visiting the Market every Monday to inspect business activities, emphasising that any shop or plaza that does not open on Mondays henceforth because of sit-at-home, would be sealed for one week, or even up to one month, as the case may be.…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has been urged to consider constructing infrastructures as the Ekwulobia Flyover in Nnewi, the industrial city of the state. A former banker, Chief Eusebius Onyemelukwe, made the call after paying a visit to the project on an on-the-spot assessment of the bridge. He said the facility would assist in boosting commerce and industry potential of Nnewi town. Onyemelukwe, a chieftaincy title holder from Igbo-Ukwu in Aguata Council Area of the state, expressed confidence that the construction of the flyover would usher in the unprecedented economic transformation of the Old Aguata Region.…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), says it plans to establish Plastic Waste Collection Centers aimed at achieving environmental cleanliness in the institution. Professor Christian Ezeibe, Director Youth Friendly Resource Center UNN, disclosed this while speaking on the recent Green Rising Environment held in the University. Ezeibe said that achieving environmental cleanliness was one of the critical goals of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2030. According to him: “We have planted over 100 trees in the University. “Now, we are embarking on picking plastic wastes around the campus. The Nigerian youths in the UNN have come…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Scores of leaders, women and youths of Ezinano Community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State reportedly escaped death over disputed land in the area. The land tussle was between people of the community and Umuzuocha community, both in the same council area. Armed men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the state police command were said to have laid siege on the area possibly to avert any form of breakdown of law and order. Trouble started when the Ezinano indigenes stormed their ancestral land which the Umuzuocha community allegedly claimed following information…