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Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Anambra Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has arrésted Esther Obidigwe, Ozioma Obidigwe, and Obuka Obidigwe for beating up their patriarch. Mrs Ify Obinabo, the Commissioner of the Ministry said that the arrest was made after the 75 years old victim named Mr Romanus Obidigwe reported the incident to the ministry. Obinabo in an interview with Journalists in Awka on Wednesday revealed that the incident happened in Awba-Ofemmili in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra. She said that Obidigwe a retired senior civil servant shared his experience that his family has been in the habit…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The government of Enugu State says it has not introduced levies for the use of renewable energy sources such as solar in the state as alleged in some sections of the media. It said that on the contrary, the government’s legislative and policy directions favoured all renewable and green energy sources as they are environmentally friendly. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Chidiebere Onyia, made the clarification in a statement made available to Ikengaonline in Enugu. The state government had also clarified its position on the reports over the collection of industrial gas emission levy…
…Abure absent Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia In a move to salvage Labour Party from the lingering leadership crisis rocking the party, stakeholders of the party including its national leader, and 2023 presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi; his running mate, Datti Ahmed, and others, Wednesday, set up a Caretaker Committee to man the affairs of the party. National Assembly members as well as 2021 governorship candidates of the party in various states were all in attendance at the meeting hosted by Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State at the Banquet House, Government House, Umuahia. The 29-member Caretaker Committee is to be chaired…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, has called for transparency with regards to the actual status of petrol subsidy payments. This is as he urged Nigerians to demand for transparency from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). He made the call same day the pump price of petrol was increased by both NNPC and other marketers across the country. In a statement on Tuesday, Obi voiced concerns about conflicting reports on subsidy payments, stating that they have left Nigerians unclear about the company’s operations. He said: “Nigerians…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Hon. Ejike Okechukwu, the representative for Anaocha II Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly has given his reasons for the introduction of Apprenticeship bill in Anambra Assembly. According to him, the bill is aimed at reviving Igbo apprenticeship practices, known as Igba boyi, to tackle rising crime rates and unemployment in the state. During a meeting with members of Catch Them Young Community Initiative (CATYCOI) at the Anambra State Assembly, Okechukwu emphasised the importance of the bill in ensuring fair treatment of apprentices, setting standards for training, and providing mechanisms for dispute resolution through a…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Coordinator, National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Enugu State, Mrs Christiana Salmwang, says no graduate of Science and Laboratory Technology (SLT) was denied registration during the 2024 Batch B Stream two orientation programme. Salmwang made the clarification during a press conference on Tuesday at the NYSC orientation camp, Awgu in Enugu. She said that all the 101 SLT graduates from various institutions sent to Enugu State for the 2024 Batch B Stream two NYSC orientation programme were duly documented and registered alongside their colleagues at the orientation camp. The press conference was called following the unfounded allegation…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Five Political Parties in Enugu State namely Accord Party (AP), African Action Congress (AAC), Action Democratic Party (ADP), Youth Party (YP) and Young Progressives Party (YPP) have filed an application at the Vacation Court of the High Court of Enugu State presided over by Honourable Justice C.V.C Ezeugwu praying His Lordship to set aside his judgment in Suit No. E/608M/2024 delivered on 27th August, 2024. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by leaders of the parties in Enugu State. According to the statement, the suit sought to be set aside was instituted by all the Seventeen (17)…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has totally rejected the upward review of fuel pump price to N897 per litre, describing it as both traumatic and nightmarish. Recall that the Federal Government on Tuesday, through the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited, announced a jack up of petrol price from N617 to its current price. Public outcry and wide condemnation have trailed the develop NLC in a statement signed by its National President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, demanded immediate reversal. It described the development as a betrayal of labour by the Federal Government in the new minimum wage negotiations. Labour said…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has announced that Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, from his 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Lagos, will be hitting the market in 48 hours. Dangote who made the disclosure while speaking to Arise TV on Tuesday from the facility in Lagos, however, did not disclose the pump price of the commodity. This is as a viral message on the social media said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Limited, had increased its pump price of fuel from N617 per litre to N897 per litre. According to Dangote, petrol from his refinery will be available to marketers…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Media Rights Agenda (MRA), has called on the Lagos State Government to comply with the order of a Federal High Court in Lagos directing it to ensure an investigation into the death of Mr. Pelumi Onifade, a 20-year reporter with Gboah TV. Onifade was reportedly arrested by the Police while covering the #EndSARS protests in 2020 and was later found dead. In a letter written on the organisation’s behalf by its lawyer, Mr. Kingsley Kenechukwu, of the law firm of Charles Musa and Co., dated August 22, 2024, and addressed to the State’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for…