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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Senator Mao Ohuabunwa has commiserated with the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, over the death of his wife, Ifeoma Orji Kalu (nee Menakaya). Senator Kalu in a post on his Twitter handle Monday, announced the death of his Late wife in the United States of America. She was 61 according to the former Governor. The former Leader ECOWAS Parliament, in a condolence message,  expressed shock and deep sorrow over the demise of the former Abia First Lady. He described the Late Ifeoma as a true mother with exceptional passion for humanity. Ohuabunwa said that the Late Ifeoma…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka A socio-cultural group, Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF) has called for the immediate release of Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate in Lagos State, Chief Frederick Nwajagu. The group accused security agencies of preferential treatment by arresting the Igbo leader and leaving those who they claimed triggered off the attacks, maiming and killing of Ndigbo in Lagos during the just concluded general election. The group, through its president, Dede Uzor A. Uzor said members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), like Femi Fan-Kayode, spokesperson of Bola Ahmed Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, MC OLuomo and co-travellers should first have been arrested.…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Stakeholders have raised alarm over the use of chemicals to harvest fish in Nkporo Community in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State. The stakeholders including health workers and Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs, equally expressed concern over lack of potable water as well as the deplorable condition of Primary Health Care, PHC centres in many communities across the state. Worried by the grave danger associated with the consumption of fish harvested with chemicals and water contaminated with chemicals, the stakeholders called on Traditional Rulers and Town Union Executives, to quickly ban the use of chemicals for any activity…

Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The National leadership of the  Labour Party, LP, on Monday alleged that its party Secretariat in Owerri, Imo State has been invaded and occupied by the police and  agents loyal to Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma. National Secretary of the Labour Party, Mallam Umar Farouk, raised the alarm in a statement made available to newsmen in Owerri. The party said it was part of Uzodimma’s plot to install a governorship candidate in the Labour Party and control the LP leadership in Imo. According to them, “The national leadership of the Labour Party is shocked over the Invasion…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has vowed to avenge the killing and abduction of its members by security forces in Nigeria. In what it tagged ‘black Friday,’ the group alleged that security agencies in a joint military operation, massacred no fewer than 50 pro-Biafran supporters in Aba Abia State on Friday.  The victims were protesting the continued detention of IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu at the Department of State Security Services (DSS), Abuja despite Appeal Court ruling mid last year. In a statement signed by its Media, and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, IPOB said its members were only…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Senate Chief Whip and former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s wife, Ifeoma is dead. She died at the age of 61. The former Governor announced his late wife’s demise in a post on his Twitter handle. Senator Kalu in  the post personally signed by him, described his late wife as a woman of virtue who was committed to the service of God and humanity. The post read: “With a heavy heart and pain, we announce the passing on to the eternal glory of Mrs Ifeoma Ada Kalu aged 61. “She was a woman of virtue who…

By Owei Lakemfa In the rascally days of the military, when generals were wedded to coups, a military officer arose in their ranks called Oladipo Donaldson Oyeyinka Diya. He was unknown to the public until January 1984 when the coup plotters led by General Muhammadu Buhari, who had overthrown the Shagari administration, announced him as the Military Governor of Ogun State. The populace had thought the military seized power to alleviate their suffering, but soon realised that their state had worsened. So in Ogun State, they started referring to Diya, which literally means ‘reduce our suffering,’ as Kunya which means: ‘add…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A health financing expert, Ms Chidinma Eneze, has called on the Ebonyi State Government to step up funding to the Health Sector so as to ensure increased access to healthcare services for citizens. Ms Eneze made the call during a two-day media engagement on increased Media coverage on RMNCH+NM information, stories and issues held in Abakaliki. Ms Eneze, who is also the Acting State Technical Director for the USAID Integrated Health Policy (IHP) program in Ebonyi State, emphasised that increased and consistent funding of primary health facilities would translate to increased access to services by healthcare service seekers overtime. While…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu, popularly called “the Cathedral,” has been under reconstruction since 2021 by the Enugu State Government under the leadership of Gov. Ifeanyichukwu Lawrence Ugwuanyi. The 22, 000 capacity stadium which was built in 1959 as Enugu Township Stadium, had gone through a lot of metamorphosis including total reconstruction by the former administration of Jim Nwobodo between 1979-1983. It was after the reconstruction by the Nwobodo-led administration that the governor renamed it, Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium. The stadium is home to the once famous Rangers International Football Club, the pride of the Eastern Region. The stadium had…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, has washed his hands off in the freezing of Abia State Government Accounts, saying he knows nothing about it. The Governor-Elect who spoke through one of his Aides, Kazie Uko, alleged that the action was rather a ploy by the out-going Government to smartly avoid payment of contractors and workers’ outstanding salaries. Recall that a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, had last week, frozen Abia State Government accounts domiciled in various commercial banks. Meanwhile, the State Government had in a statement by Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Eze…