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By Godwin Onyeacholem “Oh, No. Not Again, Supreme Court!” That was the sorrowful scream echoing from the supreme court as soon as it upheld the death sentence by hanging which a high court in Yola had earlier passed on Sunday Jackson in 2021. It was a loud, heart-rending spontaneous cry of gross miscarriage of justice by those who witnessed the judgment on Friday May 7, 2025. It has to be nothing else, because this case is sufficiently straightforward for the court to deliver untainted justice. A man defended himself from an aggressor who launched an attack on him with a…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Second, ordering the Central Bank to withhold Rivers State’s share of the Federation Account is at best a rogue order that punishes the people for a dispute between politicians. It violates the maxim that “equity regards the beneficiary (in this case the people of Rivers State) as the true owner.” Their right to their share of the Federation Account is antecedent to, independent of, and unconnected with the dispute in this case.” The political control of the resources of the territory known as Rivers State in Nigeria’s Niger Delta has been a site of curious jurisprudence since the…
By Helen Wieffering Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “Dream Count” feels like a homecoming. The Nigerian author’s first work of longform fiction in over a decade reminds us of the sharp wisdom and sturdy empathy that have made her one of the most celebrated voices in fiction. At its face, “Dream Count” is about the emotional lives of four women living between Nigeria and Washington, D.C., each grappling with a search for purpose, stability and love. Deep into its pages, the book turns to darker questions of justice and exploitation when one character’s life is irrevocably changed. The novel begins with the…
By C. Don Adinuba With the death on Monday, March 7, of Dr Doyin Okupe, twice a presidential spokesman, Nigeria has been deprived of a pan-Nigerian politician. Okupe, who died of cancer at 72 in a Lagos hospital, was free of the primordial tendencies that have over the years made our country underachieve, despite stupendous resources. Though he and Chief Moshood K.O. Abiola, the Social Democratic Party presidential candidate in the June 12 1993 vote, hailed from Ogun State, the National Republican Republican Convention candidate in the election, Bashir Tofa, had no difficulty assigning the most trusted role in the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has placed a fine of N500,000 on anyone found to be disturbing public peace through open gospel preaching. In a viral video trending on social media, Governor Soludo describes open gospel preaching in parks and markets as noise pollution. Soludo, who in the video, confronted a preacher in a market warned the preacher to desist from the act, stating that it contravenes the law. According to him, one cannot exercise their fundamental rights by disturbing others with noise pollution. “If you want to preach, go to your church and preach.…
…Gives reasons for operating from private home Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, has hinted that the 5.6 kilometer Port Harcourt Road Aba, awarded by his administration in 2023, would be ready for inauguration before May 29, 2025. Otti had in the first quarter of his administration, awarded the contract to Julius Berger Construction Company amid public ovation as it was the first time the construction giant would undertake any road project in the state. The Governor who spoke during a media parley in Umuahia, Friday night, reiterated his administration’s commitment to driving massive infrastructural development, saying…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki President Bola Tinubu on Saturday flagged-off the ultra-modern Cancer Centre of Excellence at the David Umahi University of Health Sciences (DUFUHS). He also flagged-off a Comprehensive Medical Outreach Initiative and Tailoring Empowerment for citizens of South-East under the Renewed Hope Agenda. The free Free Medical Outreach and empowerment programmes is powered by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement Southeast, Chioma Nweze in partnership with the University. Represented by Minsiter of Works, David Umahi, the President expressed delight at the programmes. He hailed the institution for the Cancer, Renal and Eye Centers of Excellence,…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Wife of Ebonyi State Governor, Mrs Mary-Maudline Nwifuru, and former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, have called for gender equality and empowerment of women in Nigeria. The duo made the call in separate statements they issued to mark this year’s International Women’s Day. They also called for concerted efforts to eradicate Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country. Anyim in his statement noted the strength, resilience, and brilliance of every woman and girl in Nigeria and across the world. He described women as the heartbeat of every home and the backbone of our economy “On this International…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka No fewer than 100 women have taken to the streets of Anambra State to demand for the elimination of gender-based violence, child abuse and other fetish practices in their communities. The women, during their rally in Idemmili North Local Government Area, urged the leadership of communities to institute measures that ensure women inclusion and equality, end child abuse, domestic violence and other fetish practices like ritual killings, among others. The rally was organised by the Ministry of Women Affairs in collaboration with VAPPLIC with support from the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption programme, and powered by Supporters…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu A corps member serving in Enugu State, Chidubem Okafor, has emerged winner of Fidelity Bank entrepreneurship grant meant for members in Enugu. Presenting the grant to Okafor, at a ceremony entitled “1st Quarter NYSC GAIM Season 6 Promo Winners,” Mrs Ivuoma Nwosu, the Sales Coordinator of the bank’s Enugu Region, said the grant was to help him start something after service. According to her, the gesture cuts across states in Nigeria to empower benefiting youth corps members. She disclosed that aside Okafor in Enugu State, eight other youth corps members across eight states also benefitted, stressing…