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By Rudolf Okonkwo What Israel is doing in the Middle East is more than just fighting to stay alive. It has passed that peak. What Israel is doing is showing them nkali. The trouble with nkali is that it has limitations. If you defeat an enemy, they typically walk away and lick their wounds. But if you show your enemy nkali, they always return to fight again. But that is not what is dangerous about it. Because of the nkali, today’s enemy vows to measure up not just to fight and win but to wipe away the shame that nkali…

…Demands immediate reversal Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia  The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has strongly condemned the latest hike in fuel pump price from N897 to N1,030 by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, on Wednesday. NLC demanded the information reversed of the new increase, saying it has further worsened the plights of the struggling masses. The Labour union which decried the worsening hardship in the country wondered if only fuel price hike is the only way the Federal Government knows it can generate revenues. NLC National President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, in a statement on Wednesday, called on the Government “to…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Local government autonomy, upheld by the Supreme Court, may face challenges in Anambra State following a new bill introduced by Prof Chukwuma Soludo, the State Governor. It was learnt that the State House of Assembly approved the bill, which mandates local government areas (LGAs) to remit part of their federal allocations into a state-controlled account. Hon. Henry Mbachu, a member representing Awka South I State Constituency raised the alarm on Tuesday, urging the governor to withdraw the bill, which has been submitted to the Anambra State House of Assembly. Mbachu argued that the bill, if passed,…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Professor Pat Utomi has advocated for the redesigning of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) and building an effective National Orientation Agency as the pathway to gaining social reconciliation in Nigeria. Utomi made the calls at the 2nd edition of HRM Obi Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe Lecture Series, calling also for the adoption of a  values-based political party system to promote truth and justice in the governance of the country. The event themed: “Achieving Peace and Reconciliation in Nigeria: the Public Relations Approach,” was organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, Anambra State Chapter in collaboration…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Abakaliki Division of the Ebonyi State Magistrate Court has remanded four persons in prison custody for alleged cultism, forgery and impersonation. One of those remanded is Mr Augustine Nwazunku, a former Acting State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Partyv(PDP). They were also accused of engaging in cultism and illegal suspension of the South-East National Vice Chairman of (PDP),  Ali Odefa, from the party. Three of the accused persons had last week held a press conference where they announced themselves as executives of Ogudu-Okwor ward in Oshiri.  Mr Odefa, who hails from the ward had maintained that…

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…