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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia At last, all three House of Representatives members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abia State, have recognised Dr. Kingsley Ononogbu as the authentic Chairman of the party in the state. While the Deputy Whip of the House of Representatives and member representing Isuikwuato-Umunneochi Federal Cconstituency, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has always been with the Chief Ikechi Emenike-backed Ononogbu leadership, the House Spokesman, and member representing Bende Federal Constituency, Ben Kalu, has decided to acknowledge Ononogbu. Other chieftains that recognised Ononogbu were the member representing Ikwuano Umuahia, Chief Sam Onuigbo; and former governorship candidate and lawmaker, Mrs.…
Chukwudike Ndubeze, Awka Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says insecurity is seriously undermining the economy of the country. He made the assertion when he addressed members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Awka, Anambra State. Mr. Wike, who is a presidential aspirant of the party in the 2023 General election, urged party delegates to elect a candidate with courage to contest against the ruling party. He said: “Any credible candidate should prioritise security of lives and property of the people in order to attract investors and promote socio-economic activities.” He regretted that agricultural activities had been disrupted by insecurity,…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Abakaliki Catholic Diocese has reacted to the continued detention of one of its priests, Rev. Fr. Timothy Ngwuta, by the Police in the state. The Church in a statement, said efforts to secure bail for the priest, who has been in detention since March 11, have been hampered by an Executive Order preventing any court in the state from hearing matters relating to the Effium/Ezza-Effium crisis. The Church’s statement, signed by the Chancellor of the Diocese, Rev. Fr. Mathew Opoke, followed mounting condemnation of the Diocese for keeping mum over the arrest of the priest. Various…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Following the explosion that rocked an illegal refinery last Friday night in Abaezi community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State and claimed over 100 lives, the Imo State Government on Monday directed a mass burial for the bodies burnt beyond recognition. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, while commiserating with families who lost their loved ones in the inferno. The State Government also gave an order to the security agencies to quickly comb the entire forests where the incident happened to arrest the operators of the…
Michael Onwuka, Enugu In a bid to boost citizens’ political participation, a Non-Governmental Organisation, Elite Group, in Iheaka, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State has introduced raffle draws to boost participation in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the area. The patron of the group, Dr. Felix Ugwu, said during the maiden raffle draw on Monday that the gesture was meant to encourage the people of the community to discharge their civic responsibilities. Ugwu said that he had observed with dismay the low level of registration of voters in the South-East in general and Enugu State in…
By Uche Ugboajah Judging him by the role of “Zebrudaya Okorigwe Nwogbo alias 4:30,” the character he played for over two decades in one of the most popular and pioneering sitcoms in Nigeria, he would easily pass for a mere jester. But you will be wrong! Chief Chika Okpala is a very serious-minded person, a deep thinker, cultural ambassador, and moral compass for a society still in search of its social trajectory. He was born over seven decades ago in Ahoada in present-day Rivers State into a family of nine children with a polygamous father who had two wives but…
Stephen Ukandu, News /Features Editor Nollywood actor, Anayo Modestus Onyenkwere, popularly known as Kanayo. O Kanayo, has disagreed with the Minister of Information and Culture, Chief Lai Mohammed, that the rising cases of ritual killings and love for money among youths are as a result of undue influence from Nollywood movies. Kanayo rather blamed the menace on the ostentatious display of wealth by politicians, erosion of values in society, adverse effect of social media, failure of parents in their responsibilities towards their children, negligence by relevant government agencies, among others factors. The Mbaise, Imo State-born veteran actor and lawyer, made…
Our Reporter, Abuja Former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Okwesilieze Nwodo, has again made a serious case for a Nigerian president of South-East extraction in 2023. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday, the former governor and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stated that the most compelling case for a president from the South-East in 2023 is his belief that Nigeria is a country of conscience. Nwodo said that Nigeria had in the past addressed the problem of marginalization and injustice in the system by drawing on this rich reservoir of conscience, whether the problem is…
By Farooq Kperogi Bukola Saraki manipulated “northern elders” led by Professor Ango Abdullahi to simultaneously endorse him AND Bauchi State governor Bala Mohammed as the North’s “consensus candidates” for PDP’s presidential primaries. But by what woolly arithmetic logic do two distinct people emerge as the “consensus candidates” of one region? Well, Abdullahi reportedly said Saraki and Mohammed were “required to make further concessions so that in the end, one of them would be presented as the consensus candidate.” How? Of course, other PDP candidates have dismissed the “northern consensus” exercise as an immature political flimflam. The clearest indication that the…
Michael Onwuka Enugu The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Enugu State Command has urged parents to closely monitor the activities of their children to stem the tide of illicit drug abuse in the South-East. The Assistant State Commander, Drug Demand Reduction Department, NDLEA, Mr. Adjai Eyiuche disclosed this on Sunday during the Mothering Sunday celebration of St. Mulumba Catholic Church, Enugu. Eyiuche, who addressed the worshippers during the advocacy visit, said that the appeal followed the high incidence of drug abuse and production among young people in the state. He said that the most abused illicit drug in the…