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Ben Ezechime, Enugu Rangers International FC of Enugu have been fined a total sum of ₦5 million following the disruption of match-day 35 against Enyimba FC at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu. The match was abandoned after a penalty was awarded to Rangers. Enyimba FC players, infuriated by the decision, walked out of the pitch. The stadium which takes 25, 000 spectators had over 40,000 spectators with large crowd of fans standing along the track area. According to LMC after reviewing the incident, Rangers have been found culpable for inability to adhere strictly to the rules governing the game. Subsequently, Rangers…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President Bola Tinubu, Monday, fired Solomon Arase as the Chairman of Police Service Commission, PSC. He replaced him with a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Hashimu Argungu, as the new PSC new boss. This was contained in a statement on Monday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. The statement was titled, “President Tinubu appoints new leadership for Police Service Commission and Nigerian Police Trust Fund.” It read: “President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd) as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission. “The President has also approved…
It’s playing to the gallery – Source Our Reporter, Abuja with Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has sent a delegation to Ghana to rescue vulnerable under-aged girls captured in a viral video from the captivity of traffickers in Ghana. The young girls were seen in a viral video making rounds on social media where they were being interviewed by some social activists. The team led by the Deputy Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Hon Amara Iwuanyanwu, and the Commissioner for women Affairs and Social Welfare, Hon. Mrs Nkechi Ugwu, was given an order not to return…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia It has been discovered that one of the five soldiers killed by unknown gunmen in Aba on Thursday May 30, 2024, was a kinsman of Gov. Alex Otti. This came to the fore on Sunday when the Governor visited the family of Cpl. Lucky Ikechukwu Ikpeama who hailed from the same village, Nvosi, in Isiala-Ngwa South Local Government Area, as Governor Otti. The deceased left behind a young wife with about four-month-old baby, and an aged mother. Governor Otti commiserated with the family and reiterated his promise that the State Government will take up the responsibility of…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Young Farmers Association (ENSYFA), in collaboration with the state Ministry of Agriculture and Agro Industrialisation has taking its sack farming awareness programme to Eke in Udi Local Government Area. According to the organisers, the programme was aimed at educating and empowering elderly residents of Udi town with sustainable farming techniques. The programme saw a turnout of over 100 elderly participants eager to aquire skills in sack farming – a method that allows for the cultivation of crops in sacks, providing a convenient alternative to traditional farming and reducing the physical strain on elderly farmers.…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Archbishop Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger and Anglican Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Reverend Alexander Ibezim, has asked the Federal Government to initiate policies and programmes that will benefit youths of the country. According to Ibezim, youths are the future of the nation, thus programmes must be designed to enable the young generation assert their role properly as future leaders. This was contained in a message delivered on his behalf by Reverend Ugochukwu Edokwe at Saint Peter’s Parish, Amawbia, in Awka South Local Government Area, during a special service to mark the 2024 Youth Sunday in…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested a 27-year-old young lady, named Oluchi Nzemechi from Uzoagba, in Ikeduru LGA of the State, for stabbing her partner, Mr. Kelechi Nzemechi, to death. Miss Nzemechi during interrogation, confessed to the crime, admitting that she stabbed her lover with a kitchen knife during a heated argument with him for failing to give her a cut of an alleged 250 Million Rupiah they fraudulently obtained from a victim in Indonesia. The said money is worth about N23,250,000 (twenty-three million, two-hundred and fifty thousand naira). The suspect further revealed that…
…Say militarisation hurting zone’s economy, chasing away youths Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Igbo women under the aegis of Igbo Women Assembly, IWA, have pleaded with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to pull the military out of South-East roads back to their barracks, arguing that the multiple military checkpoints on the roads are taking a toll on the economy of the zone. The women lamented the loss of man-hours during movements within South-East as a result of multiple military checkpoints in the zone. Addressing a press conference in Umuahia, Abia State, the National President of IWA, Lolo Nneka Chimezie, appreciated the sacrifices of…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu on Sunday witnessed massive fans turnout as Rangers International battles Eyimba Football club of Aba in an oriental derby. The match is the week 35 of the Nigerian Premiere Football League (NPFL). As part of fans’ attraction, Life Larger Beer has created a special brand market with a viewing center outside the main bowl to let fans entertain themselves before, during and after the match. Speaking, Chima Dim, Senior Brand Manager of Life Breweries, said the idea was to support the development of the local league and to make fans enjoy themselves.…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Elder statesman and former Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nduka Eya, has urged Nigerians to stop ‘demonising governors’ over Local Government Area administrative and financial autonomy. Eya made the call while speaking with newsmen in Enugu on Sunday on various issues bordering the nation and her people. He said that the current negative perception of Nigerians looking at the governors as the problem rocking the council areas; which is not, as the problem stems from the military’s unitary system of rule as well as the constitution. According to him, “I was once a permanent secretary to council…