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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Justice Nyesom-Wike Suzzette, wife of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and former Rivers State Governor, Nyseom Wike, has been recommended by the National Judicial Council, NJC, for promotion to the Court of Appeal. NJC also recommended Justice Ariwoola Oluwakemi Victoria, the daughter-in-law to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, for promotion to the Federal High Court, Abuja. While Justice Suzette was among the list of 21 justices recommended for elevation to the Court of Appeal, CJN’s daughter in-law along with 12 other judges, were for the Federal High Court. Before her recommendation by the…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade has denied allegations of allegedly receiving $2m bribery to thwart the sack suit against the Rivers State House of Assembly members. He also warned the originators of the allegations against him to retract them immediately or face legal action. He was reacting to a report titled “PDP Legal Adviser Allegedly Receives $2m To File A Secret Court Paper Against Sacking Of Rivers APC Lawmakers Until Fubara Is Sacked,” which was published on Thursday, May 16, 2024, by an online media outfit 247ureprts. The report which was…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nsukka Journalist Forum (NJF) and Ikechukwu Ezeugwu Foundation (IEF) have formed alliance to champion the development and progress of Nsukka cultural zone in Enugu State. This partnership aims to empower the people of Nsukka by supporting education, promoting good governance, and fostering sustainable Infrastructure in the zone. The alliance was formed in Enugu during a courtesy visit to the founder, Ikechukwu Ezeugwu Foundation and former Speaker Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon. Dr. Ikechukwu Ezeugwu, by the leadership of NJF. In a remark, the chairman of Nsukka Journalist Forum, Mr Benson Whyte Ezugwu, said that NJF…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has encouraged farmers to get registered in order to benefit from the government’s policies and programmes as well as supports to farmers, while advising them to take agriculture as a means of livelihood. Governor Peter Mbah stated this on Thursday in his remarks during the opening ceremony of a two-day training of farmers on Mushrooms production and processing, held in Enugu. Ikengaonline reports that over 170 farmers participated in the first batch of the training. While reiterating the priority placed on agriculture by his administration, the governor, represented by the commissioner for agriculture and…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has tasked its sector and unit commanders on effective operational duty in a challenging security environment. The Zonal Commanding Officer of Zone 9, Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Uche Chukwurah, gave the task in Enugu while declaring open the 2nd Quarter 2024 Zonal Workshop organised by the Zone 9 FRSC Headquarters, Enugu. The theme of the workshop is “Raising the Bar/Rejigging FRSC Operational Activities Amidst Insecurity in the South-East: Challenges and Way Forward.” Chukwurah, who is in-charge South-East, noted that with the face of increasing security concerns and dynamic operational challenges, the…
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu May 11 is globally known as “The Bob Marley Day”. It is now 43 long years since the lionized music legend Bob Marley died. Robert Nesta Marley died at 11.40am on Monday morning, May 11, 1981. Born at 2.30am on Wednesday, February 6, 1945, he was only 36 years old when he passed on, but he had more than conquered the world. Rastafarian, revolutionary, poet, icon, Bob Marley was arguably the most remarkable musician of his age. He was the product of a liaison between a black mother, Cedella Booker, and a white father, Captain Norval…
By Zainab Suleiman Okino As soon as their four-convoy cars arrived the premises, residents started trickling out from their make-shift abodes called homes. In no time the excitement and jubilation that rented the air soon turned into a one-line song: “Mama oyoyo, Baba oyoyo, blow the trumpet” in reverence for their benefactor-couple (Mr Bede and Maureen Okafor) that the residents have known over the years. The “trumpet,” when blown alerts on their arrival (and invariably on food availability). On this day again, residents of the camp came out, and almost immediately conversations and throwing of banter started. An atmosphere of…
By Azu Ishiekwene I was chatting with a friend last week, who, mid-speech, redirected our conversation to the situation in the Middle East. She wanted to know what the mood in the US was. Over 6,000 miles away in Nigeria from where she was calling, she didn’t quite trust the media accounts. Since I was visiting the US, she thought I might have a better reading of the pulse. Her call coincided with the decision by Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to launch a ground offensive in Rafah, in spite of warnings about compounding the current humanitarian disaster in Gaza where over…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti, has eulogised the heroic roles of the late former Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Dora Akunyili. Governor Otti, who said he had close family relationship with Professor Akunyili and her late husband, Dr Chike Akunyili, called for a minute silence in their honour when the incumbent NAFDAC boss Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, visited him in Umuahia. The NAFDAC DG had called on Governor Otti as part of her working visit to Abia State. The Governor commended Professor Adeyeye for the passion that she brought to bear…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State, on Thursday, paid a working visit to the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and to the ECOWAS, Ambassador Samuela Isopi, in Abuja. Governor Otti met with Ambassador Isopi and the EU’s Political Advisor, Osaro Odemwingie, to explore areas of mutual interest and collaboration towards a robust partnership between Abia State and the European Union. A statement by Otti’s Chief Press Secretary, Kazie Uko, said a return high level visit to Abia State is planned for the coming weeks. In the Governor’s team were the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,…