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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Petitions by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the February 25 national assembly poll in Abia North, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa; and his Labour Party counterpart, Chief Nnamdi Iro Orji (Opotoyom), seeking the nullification of the election of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have been dismissed  by the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia. Both petitions were dismissed Tuesday by the Justice Samson Paul -Gang-led three-man panel. Dissatisfied with the outcome of the election, the PDP and LP candidates, had respectively approached the tribunal and asked for a…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Usra Harahap, has expressed the country’s interest in deepening relations with the Government of Enugu State in the areas of trade and investment. Harahap said the relationship would be extended to other socio-economic spaces that would be of mutual benefits to both entities. He stated this when he led a team of senior delegates from the Republic of Indonesia to the state on a business and working visit to Gov. Peter Mbah, at the Government House. While exploring the areas of interest that could lead to a productive partnership between Enugu…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State-born Miss Ekpereamaka Obiasor has arrived at the University of Derby in United Kingdom after clinching the Acobarry Foundation scholarship for the year 2023. A statement from the foundation said Obiasor was awarded full scholarship for her Master’s Degree at the University of Derby in the United Kingdom. It read: “Ekpereamaka Obiasor was awarded full scholarship by Acobarry Foundation for masters degree at the University of Derby in the United Kingdom. She has arrived the UK to resume studies. “The scholarship was awarded by Acobarry Foundation under the chairmanship of Hon. Onyedika Chukwuma, and takes care of…

Vows to monitor process Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra Civil Society Network (ACSONET) a foremost citizen stakeholders’ group, has urged Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, to commence without further delay, the distribution of palliatives meant to cushion the biting effects of fuel subsidy removal in the State. Leader of the group, Prince Chris Azor, made the call while interacting with newsmen after a stakeholders focused group meeting on strategies to address the sufferings of citizens in the face of current existential challenges. Comrade Azor noted that the body of Civil Society Organisations across the country has expressed serious concerns about the…

Flight operations to resume Sept 11 Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The United Arab Emirates, Monday, announced the lifting of its visa ban on Nigerians. This is coming barely 24 hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu held a bilateral talks with the President of UAE, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Meanwhile, Etihad and Emirates Airlines are to resume flight operations to Nigeria with immediate effect. Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, who confirmed this in a statement said the development was for mutual benefits. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has expressed appreciation to the British High Commission and the Government of the United Kingdom for granting the request by its President General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, for the establishment of a Visa Office in Enugu, the headquarters of the South-East of Nigeria. In a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the Organisation, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, he recalled that, the request for a visa office in Enugu was made during the courtesy visit of the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, His Excellency, Dr. Richard Montgomery, at the National Secretariat of Ohanaeze Ndigbo…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Nigeria’s first indigenous Chartered Accountant, Akintola Williams, is dead. He died at his Lagos residence, Monday, at the ripe age of 104 years according to a family source which did not want to be disclosed. Williams was born in 1919. He also attended the prestigious Yaba Higher College on a UAC scholarship, from where he obtained a Diploma in Commerce. In 1944, he travelled to England where he studied at the University of London. Studying Banking and Finance, and graduated in 1946 with a Bachelor of Commerce. He continued his studies and qualified as a Chartered Accountant…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As part of efforts to increase awareness on the use of contraceptives to prevent unplanned pregnancies, the Abia State Primary Health Care Development Agency has organised a one-day workshop for Family Planning Supervisors and the new Monitoring and Evaluation Officers for the 17 Local Government Areas in the state. The training according to the Assistant Chief Programme Officer, Society for Family Health, and Project Lead for Delivering Innovation in Self Care (DISC) Project, Dr Anthony Nwala, is geared towards increasing awareness on the various self-care interventions, self-inject family planning method, and improved facility data reporting. He…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Political stakeholders in Abia North, have tasked the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal to fair and upright in its judgment of the pending petitions arising from the February 25 senatorial contest in the district. Spokesman of the stakeholders, Dr Isaac Nkole, who addressed newsmen Monday in Umuahia, said that “Abia North is now looking up to the judiciary for justice.” Dr Nkole who expressed disappointment over the massive disenfranchisement of voters in the district during the poll, urged the tribunal to prove that “judiciary remains the last hope of the people.” According to him, the people of…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has commended the United Kingdom Government for setting up a visa centre in the state to facilitate applications by citizens of the state and the South-East zone. This was contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof Chidiebere Onyia, made available to Journalists in Enugu. The SSG said the establishment of the visa centre was part of Governor Peter Mbah’s requests when the UK High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomery, visited the state in June. Onyia said the state government received the news of the visa centre…