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As Gov Fubara places N100 m bounty on prime suspect Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia No fewer than six suspects have been nabbed by the police in Rivers State over the beheading of the Ahoada East Local Government Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Bako Angbashim. The DPO was gruesomely slaughtered on Friday by suspected cultists terrorising Akoh kingdom and its environs. According to reports, the late DPO  was ambushed with his men while trying to contain the bloody attack by a deadly gang of cultists in the Odumude area of Ahoada East. Palpable fear has since gripped residents who have now deserted…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government says it has commenced a “scoping exercise in all the rural communities in the state that desired electricity.” Engr Onyema Odo, General Manager, Enugu State Rural Electrification Board, disclosed this in a statement. He said that the one month exercise which started on Monday 3rd September will end on 2nd October 2023, and was in conjunction with the State Ministry of Rural Development, Chieftaincy affairs and Local Government. “This exercise is aimed at identifying the status of electricity supply in each community of Enugu State for evaluation, fiscal planning, and project implementation. “This…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Some health workers in some health facilities in Anambra State have displayed displeasure over the promise by the state governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, of free antenatal care and child delivery services in PHCs across the state. As a result, they may try to sabotage the laudable project. Ikengaonline reported that governor Soludo who recently launched the initiative at General Hospital Nnobi, said it was part of efforts to cushion the effects of the petrol subsidy removal on the people of the state. Disclosing this to newsmen, a top government official who doesn’t want his name mentioned said, “We…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has called on the Federal Government to consider rehabilitating federal roads in his state for easy movement of vehicles especially as the yuletide season approaches. Speaking at the Governor’s Lodge when he played host to the Minister of Works and Housing, Engr. Dave Umahi during the weekend, Soludo lamented over the deplorable state of most federal roads in the state. He said that all federal roads in the state have failed and are begging for attention of the Federal Government. The Governor stated that two billion naira was approved for repairs…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When the presidential election petition process began in March 2023, Nigeria’s Supreme Court comprised 13 Justices. The court had received a bumper injection of seven new Justices in November, 2020, after the conclusion of the disputes arising from the presidential election of the previous year. That was the last set of appointments to the Supreme Court. Since then, six Justices have retired; another three have died. Indeed, in the period since the commencement of the presidential election petition in March, one Justice of the Supreme Court has died. Another retired three days before the judgment of the…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abia State, Elder Kenneth Nwarie, has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the choice of Chief Eruba Dimgba from the oil-rich Ukwa land as the Commissioner nominee to represent Abia State on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, board. Nwarie who is the APC Chairman in the oil-producing Ukwa West Local Government Area, said Dimgba’s nomination enjoys the support of the people in view of his pedigree. The APC Council boss described Dimgba as a man of vast experience who is always in touch with the grassroots. He…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu A Labour Party stalwart in Enugu State, Hon. Uche Onah, has asked the party’s supporters in the State not to lose sleep over the judgment delivered by the Enugu State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu that upturned the election of Hon Chijioke Okereke of LP. Okereke was earlier announced as the winner of Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency in the February 25, National Assembly Election. However, the tribunal on Saturday September 9, nullified Okereke’s victory on the grounds that he was not duly nominated by the Labour Party. Reacting to the judgment, Hon. Onah noted that Okereke…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Enugu State Government has charged members of Rangers Supporters Club not to relent in supporting Rangers International Football Club in their quest for glory. This was contained in a statement from the Public Relation Officer (PRO) of the Ministry, Dan Onwuegbuna on Sunday. According to the statement, Lloyd Ekweremadu, the Commissioner for Youths and Sports gave the charge to the supporters club on their courtesy visit to his office on Friday. Ekweremadu informed the supporters club that government was aware of the time and resources they spend in supporting Rangers.   He stated that Gov. Peter Mbah…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government, in partnership with FGN/World Bank has said it will support 6,000 farmers across  the 17 Local Government Areas of the State in the second phase of the project implementation. The Nigeria COVID–19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme seeks to mitigate the effects of COVID- I9 crisis on  the livelihood of the poor and vulnerable farmers. Mr Jude Ogboke, State Project Coordinator, disclosed this in a meeting with the Project Management and Community Facilitators. Ogboke said that the Fadama project was implementing the Result Area 2 of the NG-CARES programme in Enugu State.…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The sale of the Nigeria Agip Oil Company and Eni Nigeria to Oando PLC without due process has ignited ripples in the oil sector. This is as members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers have threatened to withdraw their services from offices and oil locations. At the forefront of the threat are oil and gas workers in the PENGASSAN branch in Mobil, Chevron, NUPENG, Total Energies and Shell companies. They said the planned downing of tools was in solidarity with NAOC staff…