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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia South-East caucus of the National Assembly, has expressed fury over the non-inclusion of students of tertiary institutions from the zone in the students’ loan disbursement by the Federal Government. The caucus which described the sad development as part of marginalisation of Ndigbo, called on the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUN), to quickly address the anomaly. A statement by the caucus on Sunday said it would not tolerate any attempt to deny students from the zone their rights. The caucus in the statement by its Leader , Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe; and his House of Representatives counterpart, Hon. Igariwey…
By Owei Lakemfa The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Monday August 19, made another public claim that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted a peace proposal to end the war in the Palestine. The US christened its latest claim a “bridging proposal.” However, going by previous US announcements, this is maybe another false claim by the Biden administration. As in past, the US puts the burden on Hamas to accept the so-called proposal. Again as it claimed in previous offers, this is the best offer. However this time, the US proclaims that this could potentially be the…
By Ernest Ojukwu, SAN; Sam Erugo, SAN; Chidi Anselm Odinkalu; & Mbasekei Martin Obono Amid the greatest crisis of judicial authority since Nigeria’s independence in 1960, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on 23 August 2024 swore in an Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). For the new Chief Justice, this challenge is also an opportunity to articulate an agenda for reform that can restore public trust in the judiciary. Such an agenda must address the following: ensuring merit-based judicial appointments; addressing the problem of abuse of interim injunctions, ex-parteorders, and conflicting judgments; enhancing judicial discipline and accountability; addressing the crisis of political…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Concerned Igbo Stakeholders Forum (CISF), a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), has called for the reversal of non-inclusion of South-East tertiary institutions in Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) beneficiaries. The Leader of the Forum, Chief Chukwuma Okenwa, made the call in a statement on Saturday in Enugu while reacting to exclusion of tertiary institutions in the South-East from the published beneficiaries of the Fund in its website. According to Okenwa, President Bola Tinubu-led administration’s non-inclusion of any higher institution in the South-East as a beneficiary in the NELFUND Student loan “is a joke taken too far.” He…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Executive Chairman, Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), Mr Emmanuel Nnamani, on Friday said the state generated N35. 9 billion in the first seven months of 2024. Nnamani disclosed this in Enugu, while speaking at a programme to mark his first anniversary in office. He said the state was able to record the feat owing to the machineries put in place by Gov. Peter Mbah, to boost revenue collection and block leakages . According to him, the revenue was generated through sales of E-TICKET, collection of Pay-As-You Earn, Land Use Charge Withholding, capital gain, consumption…
Our Reporter, Abuja The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar has quit his position by tendering his resignation to President Bola Tinubu. It is yet to be established on Saturday the reason for his resignation. Details later…
By Oduche Azih With the advent of Trump, writers and analysts Cas Mudde, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jelani Cobb and a host of others, went back in time to micro-analyze the demographic spread of Obama’s victory in his two Presidential runs. In the first, a majority of White voters, (about 54%) cast their votes AGAINST him. This statistic has to have been available to those whose day job it is to develop and archive such information. However, why spoil Obama’s victory parade with ungrateful griping about who didn’t vote for him? It made no immediate sense. Hence no one pushed it. Four…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The Heartland Football Club of Owerri has announced the death of their coach, Mr. Christian Power Obi who died from a road accident en route Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Friday 23rd August. In a statement signed by the media team of the football club, Mr. Christian Obi was on his way with other team members to participate in the TICO/SELECT Ifeanyi Ekwueme Pre-season Tournament when the bus he was seated in rammed into a carelessly parked truck in its attempt to evade an oncoming vehicle. “The impact of the collision caused a sudden shock to the coach,…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The Supreme Court has affirmed the reelection of Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as governor of Imo State. In a judgment, a five-member panel of the court dismissed the appeal by the Labour Party (LP) and its candidate, Athan Achonu, for being unmeritorious. Justice Mohammed Baba Idris, who authored and read the lead judgment, resolved the three issues identified for determination against the appellants and found that the appellants as petitioners at the election tribunal, failed to prove their case as required. The Supreme Court also dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party…
…As church moves to feed 20,000 residents Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Lead Pastor of the Assemblies of God, (Church of the Elite), 87/89 Agulu Street by Umuchu, off Enugu Road, Umuahia, Abia State, the Rev. Dr Elisha Anyanwu, has said that evangelism alone without addressing the physical needs of converts is incomplete. Rev. Anyanwu who stated this ahead of the Church’s annual Food Distribution Evangelism and Halleluya Day, slated for Sunday, August, 25, 2024 at the church’s auditorium, said a holistic gospel must address both the spiritual and physical needs of people. This is as he disclosed that the Church…