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Ben Ezechime, Enugu The reigning Nigerian league champions, Rangers International F.C of Enugu, will play no more part in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2024/2025 after a 3-2 aggregate loss to Angola’ G.D Sagrada Esperanca in far away Angola. The home team defeated the flying Antelopes of Enugu with a 3-1 victory in the second leg, second preliminary round encounter played at Estadio 11 de Novembro, Luanda on Sunday, September 22, 2024. It would be recalled that Rangers won the first leg in Uyo 1-0. Report from Rangers media team who were on ground in Angola, said that Coach Ilechukwu…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Monday Okpebholo, winner of last Saturday’s governorship election election in Edo State. According to the results from 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) announced by INEC late Sunday night, Okpebholo secured a total of 291,667 votes. His closest rival, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), garnered 247,655 votes. Olumide Akpata, representing the Labour Party (LP), finished third, receiving a total of 22,763 votes. Meanwhile, the PDP in Edo has appealed to the Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, to…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) has pledged to give priority attention to persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the September 28 local government election in the State. ANSIEC made the pledge, weekend, while addressing members of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Anambra State Chapter, during their quarterly general meeting in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state. Comrade Ugochukwu Okeke, the JONAPWD State chairman, had during his presentation, urged ANSIEC to remove barriers that hinder his members’ active participation in voting and other electoral processes in the state. He condemned the practice of…
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu What instantly seized my attention was the mention of “Governor’s wife.” The reporter’s instinct in me immediately got into fine fettle. Like the character Al Barney in James Hadley Chase’s thriller An Ear to the Ground, I became all ears in an eavesdropping manner. The fair-complexioned well-built beautiful lady who was superintending over the gathering said to her lady mates: “We went to see Her Excellency (Mrs) Nonye Soludo.” According to the lady, they paid a courtesy visit to the wife of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, and met her working assiduously in her…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, is in a comfortable lead as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announces results of the Edo State governorship election held on Saturday. INEC has so far announced results of 16 out of the 28 Local Government Areas in the state. According to the results so far announced, by INEC on Sunday, Okpebholo polled 244,549 votes, while Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, scored 195,954 votes. Labour Party candidate, Olumide Akpata is trailing behind with a total of 13,348 votes. INEC has adjourned till 5:00 pm when…
By Cheta Nwanze In an era dominated by cutting-edge technology, an unexpected incident involving seemingly obsolete devices has sent shock waves through the international community. The recent explosions of pagers in Lebanon have not only altered the political landscape of the Middle East but also threatened to reshape the global technology industry and international relations. In recent months, the Lebanese government placed a substantial order for pagers to bolster its communication infrastructure. This decision, influenced by security concerns over vulnerabilities associated with more modern technologies, inadvertently set the stage for a crisis that is likely to have far-reaching consequences. The choice of…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When Major-General Muhammadu Buhari overthrew the elected civilian administration of President Shehu Shagari on the last day of 1983, he inherited an economy in a mess and a political system in a turmoil. This crisis of a dysfunctional political economy was Buhari’s principal reason for sacking the Shagari administration. For Buhari, Nigeria’s crisis of balance of payments was the result of two things: indiscipline and economic crimes. His answer to the former was a War against Indiscipline (WAI), a catch-all acronym for everything from instilling a queue culture in the population to capital punishment for drug suspects.…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Independent Electoral Commission, ABSIEC, has announced November 2, 2024, as the date local government election in the state. Unveiling the timetable for the poll Saturday in Umuahia, ABSIEC Chairman, Professor George Chima, said all political parties in the state would be given equal play ground. He said the commission was committed to doing things right and vowed to deliver a credible poll. “We have been set up to give free, fair and unpolluted election that will be accepted by Abians,” he assured. He solicited the cooperation of the parties, urging them to comply with the…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu A Chieftain of the Accord Party (AP) in Enugu State, Barrister John Nwobodo, has described Saturday’s Local Government Council election as a clueless exercise. Nwobodo said this in a statement he raised in reaction to the election. The statement is entitled “Enugu Elections 2024: a Wasteful Exercise by the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC).” He said: “The Local Government Elections holding in Enugu today, 21st September, 2024 is one that is bedeviled with many invalidating factors, as it is riddled with a cacophony of complications and dereliction. “It will be recalled that preparations for the elections…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) says it has deployed both sensitive and non-sensitive materials to various 27 Local Government Areas of the state for the state elections. The Police command in the state has also deployed security operatives throughout the State to ensure that the ongoing Local Government Council Election is peaceful, credible, and transparent. The Police commissioner in the State CP Aboki Danjuma reiterated that the Command is fully committed to upholding the integrity of the electoral process and ensuring a safe environment for ISIEC officials and voters. The state is currently experiencing relative…