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Ugo Nosiri, Owerri Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has promised to bring insecurity in the state to an end through security policies which are already in place. He disclosed this while responding to callers on a live phone-in radio programme as part of activities marking his one year in office in his second tenure. During his opening speech, the governor said the live programme was to give Imo residents the opportunity to interact with the government, ask questions on issues not clear and collectively make decisions on how to move the state forward. Answering questions on the education budget,…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Police Command has expressed willingness to work with kidnap victims towards fighting criminality in the state. The command said the collaboration will boost its efforts to deny criminals the space to wreak havoc and to create a safer environment for citizens in the State. Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement said the commitment followed publication of release of the two Reverend Sisters recently abducted along Ufuma Road, Orumba North Local Government, as well as a video of an alleged escape of Mr Onyebuchi Okocha from a criminal hideout. He reassured improved security dominance and…
By Cheta Nwanze Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is planning to rebase the country’s GDP and Consumer Price Index (CPI). This process involves updating the base year used for calculating economic metrics to reflect changes in the economy. The current base year for GDP is 2010, while the CPI base year is 2009. Ever since the announcement last week, there has been a lot of commentary on social media about it. Some people have expressed apprehension that the NBS will use the opportunity to “magically” bring inflation down from its current level of around 35% to 15%. Given that…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government has announced the commencement of the enforcement of traffic rules in the state to checkmate the menace of driving against traffic especially by tricycle drivers. Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, who disclosed this during a press briefing on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting, said the measure was aimed at restoring sanity in the transport system of the state. The Commissioner who decried the activities of ‘one way drivers’ vowed that henceforth, any motorist caught driving against traffic, no matter the shortness of the distance, would be penalised. He said that…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Less than one month after his appointment as the Acting Head of Service, HoS, Abia State, Governor Alex Otti, has sworn-in, Edo State-born Mr Benson Ojeikere, as the substantive HoS of Abia State. Ikengaonline investigation revealed that Ojeikere was a Youth Corps Member from Edo State posted to Abia State in the late 90s. He, however, distinguished himself in service as he emerged the Best Corps member of the service year and was offered automatic employment in the State Civil Service. He rose through the ranks and was appointed a Permanent Secretary in 2023 under the current…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State has nominated the Zonal Youth Leader of the party, Chidiebere Egwu, as the replacement for the expelled erstwhile South-East National Vice Chairman of the party, Mr. Ali Odefa. The party stated this in a letter addressed to the Acting National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Illiya Damagun and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara. It hinged the nomination of Mr Egwu on the expulsion of Mr. Ali Odefa for a plethora of anti-party activities. Recall that a Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki had upheld…
The committee for the funeral of Comrade Bene Madunagu, a revolutionary actvist, scholar and feminist, who died on November 26, 2024, has announced that she will be buried on Friday, January 17, 2025. This is contained in a programme signed by Professor Professor Biodun Jeyifo. According to the release, the interment will be preceded by a celebration of her life and times on January 16 in a programme that will feature a feminist forum, funeral conference, cultural performnces and tributes from comrades, friends and well wishers. She was born Benedicta Afangide on March 21, 1947, to the family of Chief…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Elder statesman and billionaire, Chief Arthur Eze, has commended President Bola Tinubu for establishing the South-East Development Commission and funding it to be key development driver in the region. Eze, a business mogul and philanthropist, made the commendation on Monday in Enugu while fielding questions from newsmen on the importance of the official working visit of President Tinubu to Enugu recently. According to him, the commission is a key initiative that I believe will bring meaningful change to the region; and greatly support what the South-East governors are currently doing in terms of development. ”We have to…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The New State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Mr Basil Igwebueze says he is determined to end crude oil bunkering and environmental degradation experienced in some parts of Imo State. Mr Igwebueze gave the assurance during an interaction with Journalists in Owerri. He hinted that the Command under his watch would step up intelligence gathering to complement the efforts of other security agencies in fighting insecurity. The new NSCDC commandant appealed to residents of the state to avail the command of useful information that would help to the arrest of non-state actors that…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has alleged plots to abolish the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), describing it as dangerous for the country’s tertiary education system. It rather called for more funds to the Agency to enable it improve the universities and by so doing reduce the mass exodus of Nigerian students abroad. ASUU Calabar Zone, stated this in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State, after its zonal conference on Monday. The zone is composed of seven public Universities in Ebonyi, Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Abia states. They include: Abia State University, (ABSU); Akwa Ibom…