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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Senate President, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, has warned that the South-East geopolitical zone is fast losing both political and economic relevance in the country as a result of festering insecurity and continued sit-at-home by Biafra agitators. The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation who spoke at the on-going South-East Security and Economic Summit in Owerri, decried the adverse effects of both monsters and called for a rethink. “In the last four years, every Monday has been declared by some non-state actors as sit-at-home day. The enforcement has been brutal, leading to enormous loss of…

Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The country home of the Federal House of Representatives member for Orlu, Orsu, and Oru East Federal Constituency of Imo State, Chief Canice Moore Chukwugozie Nwachukwu, has been razed down by unidentified gunmen. Report says the gunmen stormed the residence at Isioma, Abara village, Amanator Okporo Community in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State in the early hours of Thursday, looted properties and set it ablaze. A source in the community, Peter Anaele, who spoke with Ikengaonline narrated that the hoodlums, armed with guns, explosives, and other dangerous weapons, invaded the federal lawmaker’s Country Home and…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Lawmaker representing Awka South 1 Constituency at the Anambra State House of Assembly, Henry Mbachu, has won his case at the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Awka, Anambra State capital. Delivering its judgment in favour of Mbachu of the Labour Party (LP), the Tribunal struck out the petition against him for lack of merit. The petition was filed by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate in the election for Awka South 1 Constituency, Chief Igwedinma Nwofor, seeking the disqualification of Mbachu. The petitioner had alleged that Mbachu was not duly nominated by his party, and therefore…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Special Adviser to Anambra State Governor on Security Matters, AVM Ben Chiobi, will lead other adept resource persons including the Regional Coordinator, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria, Engr. Mrs. Chito Onuzulike, as they dissect ‘From Challenges to Opportunities: Unveiling the Potentials in South-East Nigeria through Social Innovation,’ being the theme of the flagship conference of The Pivot. Scheduled to hold on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Secretariat of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State capital, the conference will catalyse forward-thinking and thought-provoking conversations that are aimed at harnessing the…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu has dismissed the petition filed by former Giver of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for February 25, National Assembly election. Nnamani was defeated by Sen. Kelvin Chukwu of the Labour Party for Nkanu East Federal Constituency of Enugu State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Chukwu as the winner of the Enugu East Senatorial district after he polled over 69,000 against the PDP candidate, who got about 49,000 votes. In his petition, Nnamani alleged that the election was marred…

By Press Release The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has called on Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State to stop further persecution of Adewale Adedayo, chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, who was impeached and is now being prosecuted in court for accusing the governor of withholding statutory federal allocation to local governments in the state in the last two years. Adedayo had last month written a letter, which went viral, to former governor of the state, Chief Segun Osoba, urging him to use his influence to correct the persistent zero allocation of…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) says that reviewed entrepreneurship and skills development curricula was meant to give students prerequisite knowledge of creating job and being employers of labour after school. The Executive Secretary of NBTE, Prof. Idris Bugaje, said this on Wednesday in Enugu during a National Workshop on the Reviewed Entrepreneurship and Skills Development Curricula for Entrepreneurship Educators in Nigeria Polytechnics and Similar Institutions. The two-day workshop, which is being attended by 250 lecturers drawn from polytechnics, mono-technics and related technical institutions in South-East, is organised by NBTE in collaboration with Danglo Management and Financial Limited…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Facilitator of Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA II) Project, Mr Collins Nebo, has advocated that projects in communities must be people’s demand-driven for wider impact and usage by residents. Nebo made the call on Wednesday in Enugu at the Community Accountability Committee Town-Hall Meeting of the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA II) being organised by the South Saharan Social Development Organisation (SSDO) and Actionaid Nigeria. He said that not making projects community/people demand-driven in the onset of planning and budgeting makes such projects not used, abandoned and a waste of time and scarce resources. According to him,…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State House of Representatives caucus led by Hon. Nnoli Nnaji, member representing Nkanu East/ West Federal Constituency, has urged the Federal Government to take urgent steps in salvaging the decaying state of roads in the South-East zone by declaring a state of emergency on infrastructure in the region. The caucus also appealed to the Federal Government to hasten the reconstruction of the collapsed bridge along Enugu/ Port harcourt Expressway in Enugu State. The members made the call after visiting the scene of the collapsed bridge at the new artisan section of the Enugu/Port Harcourt Expressway…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a foremost food production company in Nigeria, Tiger Foods, Mr Don Ebubeogu, has explained why sugar is added to some tomato pastes by manufacturers. He was reacting to the recent arrest of one Mrs Chioma Egodi over a post she made alleging that the tomato paste manufactured by another brand in the country of being too sugary. The arrest of the woman led to massive uproar in the social media with people questioning why sugar should be added to tomato pastes by some companies. Mr Ebubeogu in a post on his…