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Ben Ezechime, Enugu FBS Forex Broker and Helpers Social Development Foundation (HSDF) have donated over 200 books on various subjects to school children in Community Primary School, Imezi-Olo in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The books covered subjects such as English, Mathematics and basic/primary Sciences; while school uniforms, bags and stationery items for use throughout the school year were also donated to the pupils. Five classrooms in the school were also equipped with whiteboards by the organisations to foster a finer learning environment in the school. Presenting the donation in the school on Wednesday, Mr Diego Lima, FBS’s…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Commissioner for Labour and Employment, Mr Chika Ugwuoke, has emphasised the need for youths to develop essential skills that would enable them grow their careers. He said the state was partnering different institutions to reduce youth unemployment in Enugu. Ugwuoke disclosed this during a Job Career and Employability Fair/Business Clinic organised by Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) in collaboration with Barnabas Hope Foundation, in Enugu. Other partners are 7up Bottling Company, Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, Juhel Pharmaceutical Company, COPEN Services Limited, National Pension Commission and many others. The theme of the programme was “Promoting…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has advocated for Alternative Disputes Resolution mechanism to address incessant delays and congestion in administration of justice in the country. He made the call in a keynote address during the South-East Policy Summit on Criminal Justice Reforms held in the State capital, Abakaliki on Wednesday. The Summit organised by South-East Body of Attorney Generals was designed to bring together key stakeholders in Criminal Justice Administration delivery to acquire sound professional knowledge and skills about viable alternative means to Retributive Criminal Justice system. The Governor pointed out that deteriorating…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Professor Chidi Odinkalu has warned that the corruption and unethical practices in the Judiciary resulting in scandalous judgments present a clear and present security coexistence crisis for the country. He stated this in an interview by SaharaTV, which was monitored by our Reporter. He lamented that the three arms of government have in connivance with each other destroyed the integrity of the Judiciary. He lamented a situation where the Leadership of the Judiciary and other arms of government appoint their family members and associates as judges without any complaints. He further alleged that this is done in…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Enugu Global Ladies (EGL), A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has donated food, water and toiletries to students of Enugu Rehab Centre. The group, in its maiden visit to the centre on Tuesday in Enugu, provided the centre with a tanker load of water, sachet bags of water, food, bread and tissues. The President of the group, Enugu chapter, Dr Ngozi Nwekwo, said the visit to the centre was to show children with disabilities that the group cares about them. She said, “we are here to encourage and show them love and assure them that nothing is missing in spite their conditions.…

By Zainab Suleiman Okino The governor of Niger State, Alhaji Umaru Bago, recently expressed his concern over the country’s revenue sharing formula. The state he governs, Niger is called ‘the power state.’ It is no fluke; it hosts hydrocarbons worth 6000 installed capacities from Shiroro, Kainji and Jebba hydro power stations) as contributions to the national grid, yet the state has remained largely undeveloped. For giving much to the nation, and receiving virtually nothing, the governor said his state is being shortchanged and is determined to right the wrong.  The governor, who also threatened to go to the Supreme Court over inadequate…

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The message can straight out of the blues that I had been appointed a chief judge. Please I was not made an electoral political judge, but rather I was made an arbiter in the Oratory Symposium contest sponsored by the Valentine Chineto Ozigbo (VCO) Foundation. The Oratory Symposium, a debate-like competition to promote public speaking, was organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences Students Association (FOSSSA), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Powered by Stagefidence International, the South-East Edition of the Oratory Symposium featured ten hot contenders from different high institutions in the region speaking on the topic:…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu No fewer than 100 Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) paramedics and patrol operatives in South-East and South-South have been trained on life-saving rescue to reduce fatality on the roads in the country. Declaring the two-day capacity-building training open in Enugu on Wednesday, the FSRC Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu, noted that the training would be intensive and with more practical sessions in order to retool knowledge and zeal of personnel in life-saving rescue operations. Biu noted that the training is focused on strengthen the capacity of FRSC paramedics and operational personnel/officers towards meeting the Goals of the United…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A 29-year-old man, Chikodili Igboji, has been remanded in Prison by an Abakaliki Magistrate court for allegedly raping a 50-year-old widow, Mrs. Chinyere Igwe. The Presiding Chief Magistrate, Chinedu Agama-Agama, while turning down the defendant’s request for bail on Wednesday, issued an order for his remand. Igboji is charged with one count of sexual assault, allegedly committed on October 5 at Udenyi village, Izzo Imoha, in the Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi. He pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him in court. In his bail application, the defendant’s attorney, Francis…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Founder of Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Obimma popularly called Fr. Ebube Muonso, has told Governor Chukwuma Soludo to continue to persevere in faith, despite the many confronting obstacles in the state. Rev. Fr. Obimma stated this during morning Mass celebration at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, expressing optimism that the Governor will continue to succeed and deliver dividends of democracy. The Catholic Priest, who commended the Governor for his good works in the State said faith and hardwork go hand-in-hand, recalling that the spiritual controls the physical. He expressed delight at seeing the government family…