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Our Reporter, Abuja Governor Siminalayi Fubara has explained why he refrained from challenging in court the six-month emergency rule imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in March 2025. In a statewide broadcast on Friday, Fubara said his decision was guided by the conviction that no sacrifice was too great to secure peace, stability, and progress for Rivers State. “As your Governor, I accepted to abide by the state of emergency declaration and chose to cooperate with Mr. President and the National Assembly, guided by my conviction that no sacrifice was too great to secure peace, stability, and…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Abia State Public Complaints Commission said it has recommended the prosecution of the General Manager of the Abia State Estate Development Commission (ABSEDA) over alleged misdeeds by the agency in a land deal. Abia State Ombudsman and Chairman of the Commission, Justice Kyrian Nwankpa (retd.), who disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Umuahia, said the recommendation followed a petition against the agency by an allottee who said he could not access a plot of land allocated to him by the agency. According to Justice Nwankpa, the excuse by the agency that the surveyor it engaged for…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Police Command says it has recorded another breakthrough in its fight against criminals terrorising the state with the arrest of suspected kidnappers and the recovery of stolen vehicles. A statement issued by the Police Spokesperson in the state, Joshua Ukandu, on Friday disclosed that operatives acted on credible intelligence to bust the gang. “On 2nd September 2025, credible intelligence at the disposal of the Command revealed that some suspected kidnappers had converged at Nwagana Guest House, Umuhuali, Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Promptly acting on the information, operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Squad,…
Our Reporter, Abuja Professor Chidi Odinkalu has raised the alarm over the Supreme Court of Nigeria’s prolonged inaction on a critical case concerning the Emergency Rule in Rivers State, stating that the delay amounts to a decision in itself. Odinkalu, a respected legal scholar and human rights advocate, took to social media on Friday to highlight what he described as a troubling stance by the Supreme Court. He noted that the refusal to even schedule a hearing is not a mere oversight but a significant ruling in its own right. The case, designated as Suit No. SC/CV/329/2025, has been pending…
By Azu Ishiekwene In the incredibly sad courtroom drama of Tali Shani v Chief Mike Agbedor Abu Ozekhome (2025) UKFTT 1090 (PC), two ordinary Nigerians from unlikely quarters, each doing what would appear to be their daily work, made the difference. The first was Ibrahim Sani, a superintendent of police at the Force Intelligence Department of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja, a notoriously corrupt department under retired DIG Mike Ogbizi. Sani had received a request and complaint from Chief Ozekhome (the Respondent in this case) to investigate alleged forged documents, including a “9 mobile” number, stated to be that…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has signed a ₦100 billion joint venture agreement with Songhai Sustainable Initiative in Nigeria and Tribu Limited to overhaul the moribund Heneke Integrated Farm in Ezeagu Local Government Area of the state. The agreement establishes Enugu Tribu Songhai Farms Ltd, a Special Purpose Vehicle that will manage the full-scale redevelopment of the 10,000-hectare site into a dynamic agro-industrial hub. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, signed the agreement on behalf of the government. Onyia described the MoU as a bold step toward industrialising agriculture and ensuring food security in…
Our Reporter, Abuja African Centre for Media & Information Literacy (AFRICMIL); the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Dr. Anthony Ojukwu, SAN; and stakeholders in the fight against corruption have called on the judiciary to play a stronger role in safeguarding whistleblowers in Nigeria, describing them as defenders of democracy and human rights. Dr. Ojukwu, who was represented by Harry Ogwuche, Director of Economic and Social Rights at the Commission, spoke on the theme, “The Judiciary and Whistleblower Protection in Nigeria — Challenges and Responsibilities,” made the call in Abuja on Thursday at the First National Interactive…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A 53-year-old farmer, Mrs. Felicia Nwokonte, from Umuana Ndume in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, is counting her losses after cows completely destroyed her farmland and every crop on it. The farmland, according to the mother of four, is located near Obioma Quarters behind Timber Shed Market, Umuahia. Narrating her ordeal to our correspondent in Umuahia, the peasant farmer said she almost missed her way to the farm as her fenced plot now looks like a playground. She said the cows forcefully gained entry into the premises, probably after the herders broke the padlock…
Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka The OBIdient Movement has declared its full support for Dr. George Moghalu, endorsing him as the Labour Party’s candidate for the November 8 governorship election in Anambra State. National Coordinator, Yunusa Tanko, said the endorsement, made in an official statement, followed a series of meetings between Moghalu and the 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, signaling Moghalu’s full backing of the movement’s leader. According to him, Moghalu is a “relentless warrior for the voiceless masses,” and his candidacy aligns with the core values of the movement. “We declare, without reservation or equivocation, our absolute and thunderous endorsement of…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Five men were on Wednesday arraigned before an Abakaliki Magistrates’ Court over the alleged murder of one Udu Nnachi-Orji. The suspects were also accused of armed robbery for allegedly stealing a truck valued at ₦39 million, property of Mr. Eni Uduma-Chima. Uduma-Chima is the current Chairman of the Ebonyi State Fertilizer and Chemical Company Limited Board and a former Chairman of Edda Local Government Area. The suspects include: Amarachi Irem, 27: Oledi Philip-Nsi, 26; Ogbu Nkama, 22; Chibueze Nnachi, 36; and Okoro Stanley Onuu, 39. Charges The suspects are facing a four-count charge of conspiracy, murder, armed…