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Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Fire has burnt down the house of a physically challenged man, Mr. Linus Eji, in Ebonyi State rendering him homeless. The incident happened in his Ododokpa Ndubia Igbeagu residence in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Mr. Eji while narrating his ordeal said that the mysterious fire gutted his house in the early hours of Wednesday, 11th September 2024 when he was sitting outside with his two children, preparing breakfast. He lamented that because of his condition and inability of help to come, he was unable to evacuate any property form the house. He lamented that he…
By Owei Lakemfa The addresses by world leaders speaking for eight billion human begins, began flowing at the United Nations headquarters in New York, on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. The focus is on peace; how to save humanity from itself. That same day, a debate raged in the host country between its two leading presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Inevitably, they had to address the issue of peace, especially in the Palestine which houses symbolic cities of peace like Bethlehem and Jerusalem. It is a Holy Land where the blood of the innocent waters its fields, mountains and valleys.…
By Azu Ishiekwene I don’t get involved with what the security services do or how. Their ways are so complex and their motives so unsearchable that sometimes you’ll be forgiven for thinking that working from the answer to the question is the standard operating procedure. Of course, you are told that whatever happens in between is in the public interest. As far as fiction imitates life, there is a striking resemblance between the recent hyperactivity in Nigeria’s security services and what happened in a novel set in mid-17th century England. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter,…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has been released minutes after his arrest. Sowore was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, on Sunday morning at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State. This is coming barely one week after the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. Sowere wrote: “I had just arrived in Nigeria from the USA at MMIA in Lagos; upon reaching Nigerian Immigration, my passport…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah, has directed the Nigeria Police to produce killers of Chairman of Ogbete Market Traders Association (OMMATA), Mr Stephen Aniagu, on Saturday night, within 48 hours. The governor vowed that no one would commit such heinous crime in the state under his watch and go scot-free. Mbah also commiserated with the family of the deceased and OMMATA. Aniago was gunned down by yet to be identified assailants at Topland area of Amechi Awkunanaw, a suburb Enugu metropolis, at about 8:20 pm on Saturday. Reacting to the development on Sunday, Mbah said, “My heart grieves over the brutal…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Gunmen suspected to be assassins on Saturday night reportedly shot and killed the chairman of the Ogbete Main Market Traders’ Association (OMMATA) in Enugu, Mr. Stephen Aniagu. Multiple sources said that, Mr. Aniagu was shot at Moses Ogbodo Junction near Topland Market in the Amechi area of Enugu South Local Government Area. According to one of the sources close to the scene, the deceased was on his way home after the market closed for the day when he was gunned down around 7 PM on Saturday, 14th September, 2024. “We heard gunshots and everyone ran for safety.…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “A historian ought to be exact, sincere and impartial; free from passion, unbiased by interest, fear, resentment or affection; and faithful to the truth, which is the mother of history the preserver of great actions, the enemy of oblivion, the witness of the past, the director of the future.” Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar History is endangered in Nigeria and those who research or teach it as their vocation are at risk of extinction. Every opportunity to celebrate or learn from history or historians in a country like this, therefore, is not one to be spurned. When the Usman Dan…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Staff of various tertiary institutions in Abia State were jubilant, weekend, as the State Government began to pay N27.6 billion salary arrears owed them by past administrations. Some staff of Abia Polytechnic Aba were seen in a viral video dancing and singing the praises of Gov. Alex Otti for making real his promise to clear the arrears on monthly installments of N1.5 billion. They were overjoyed that at last their hope had been renewed. Meanwhile, Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, in a statement, said the State Government had commenced payment of N1.5 billion monthly, and would…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As the biting economic hardship takes its toll on the masses, some residents of Abia State, have told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to quickly reverse the sharp and unannounced increase in petrol pump price. They told the President to stop giving palliatives to citizens but address the fuel crisis to stabilise the economy. According to them, Nigerians do not need palliatives but a stable economy. Recall that petrol price, last week, jumped from N617 it was officially sold to over N1000 in different parts of the country. In an interview with our Correspondent, an Umuahia-based tricycle operator,…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Labour Party (LP) in Anambra State has accused Governor Chukwuma Soludo of planning to waste the state’s resources by conducting local government election on September 28. The party which had earlier distanced itself from the exercise, also described the conduct of both the government and the State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) as criminal assault on due process and rape of the Electoral Laws. Addressing a press conference on Saturday, state publicity secretary, Engr Theo Egbe, advised the government to save the State the enormous resources billed for wastage by jettisoning the election. He said the government should…