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Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Ebonyi Election Petitions Tribunal has dismissed the petition by the Labour Party candidate for Izzi/Abakaliki federal constituency election, Emmanuel Ezeh, against the election of Mr Emmanuel Uguru of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Uguru of the APC had been declared winner of the said election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). But Mr Eze alongside his party, LP, rejected the result and headed for the tribunal. Uguru, his party, APC; INEC; and the Returning Officers were all joined in the suit as respondents. However, the tribunal dismissed the petition for failure of the petitioners to comply with the Electoral Act in the filling of…

Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Crisis has hit the Labour Party in Imo State following report of sacking of the governorship candidate, Senator Athan Achonu, by a federal high court sitting in Bayelsa State, on Friday, which  declared Joseph Ikechukwu Ukaegbu the authentic governorship candidate of the party in Imo State. The judgment said to have been delivered by Justice Emma Akko, has enveloped the party with confusion. According to Ukaegbu’s group, “There are still other court cases pending that if delivered would finally compel the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to officially upload the name of Ukaegbu as the authentic governorship candidate. “If you go through the judgment you…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Prominent Igbo Global Think Tank, Aka Ikenga, has commended Frank Mba on his recent elevation to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG, by the Police Service Commissioner (PSC). This was contained in a press release by the Director of Communications of the group, Mr Collins l Ugwu. Ugwu said the Executive Committee of Aka Ikenga led by it’s President, Agbalanze Chike Madueke, appreciated the integrity process that saw Mba attaining the height in public service on account of his exemplary professionalism and commitment to duty. He said: “We are happy not just because it happened deservedly, but…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu The Buhari regime approached insecurity in South-East Nigeria with peculiar prejudices, which did not much bother itself with knowledge or evidence. With the region excluded from strategic leadership of the security services, much of the decision making about how to manage exposure to insecurity in that part of the country lacked the benefit of informed insights On 17 July 2012, Peter Obi, then governor of Anambra State, swore in five new commissioners. One of them was Chike Okoli, whom he assigned to the Ministry of Science and Technology where he would serve as commissioner until the expiration…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The South African Social Development Organisation (SSDO) and ActionAid Nigeria have introduced and trained residents of Orokoro community in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State on Agro-ecology smart farming practices. The Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), after organising the three-day intensive Agro-ecology smart farming training, also established a model farm under the Local Rights Programme in Orokoro community. Speaking to newsmen after the training on Saturday, Miss Priye West, Local Rights Programme Officer in SSDO, said that the impact of climate change had been more evident, especially on agriculture in Nigeria, recently. West noted that there was a…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Chairman, Anambra State Truth, Justice, Peace and Reconciliation Commission, Professor Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, has called on stakeholders in the South-East to fashion out finer ways of achieving better security as peace and stability are paramount to the zone’s indigenisation agenda. Odinkalu made the call in Awka, the Anambra State capital, during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Justice Commission. The Commission was established by the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, in the wake of the insecurity crisis in the State in particular and in the South-East region and was mandated to uncover the truth, provide…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, has dismissed the petition filed by the Abia South senatorial candidate of the Labour Party, Chinedu Onyizu, against the election of Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. The Justice Adeniyi-led three-man panel struck out the petition  for non-compliance with paragraph 18  of the first schedule of the Electoral Act. According to the tribunal, the petitioners did not apply for pre-trial, even as it ruled that there was no proof of service of reply to the respondents. Earlier when the matter was called up and…

By Biodun Jeyifo “Out of relative obscurity, every generation must discover its mission and either fulfill or betray it” – Frantz Fanon, “This generation will not pass away before all these things take place”. – Jesus of Nazareth, Matthew 24/34 What we are doing today is a momentous event in the history of the Nigerian Left. Although it is the launching, not of a richly endowed foundation, not the opening of a magnificent physical edifice of the Left but a (mere) online website, it is still an occasion of great historical significance. This is because this online website will be a window on…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu has fixed July 7, to begin trial in the petition filed by the Labour Party (LP) and its governorship candidate, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, challenging the declaration of PDP’s Peter Mbah as winner of March 18, 2023 election. In the continuation of pretrial proceedings on Saturday, the Petitioners were present, while the  3rd  Respondent was represented. Ifeanyi Ogenyi, Esq appeared with other counsels for the Petitioners.   H.I Okoli Esq appeared for the 1st Respondent; P.M.B Onyia Esq appeared for the 2nd Respondent, while Tochukwu Maduka SAN, appeared for…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia British best-selling author and political commentator, Frederick Forsyth, has suggested Nigeria’s suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations over her illegal and continued detention of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The 84-year old Journalist, argued that Nigeria should not be indulging in rights abuse and disregard to court orders and still be allowed to be a member of Commonwealth of Nations. He argued that South Africa which was once suspended from the body did not have equal rights violation as currently witnessed in Nigeria. Forsyth insisted that Nigeria should be compelled…