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Abia govt resumes collection of revenues By Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government, has directed residents to resume payment of various legitimate taxes and levies. Gov. Alex Otti had after taking over power, suspended collection of various levies due to the endemic fraud by revenue agents. He later set up a committee to sanitize the system. The directive for the resumption of c Abia govt resumes collection of revenues By Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government, has directed residents to resume payment of various legitimate taxes and levies. Gov. Alex Otti had after taking over power, suspended collection of various…
Army begins shooting competition in Abia to improve on combat readiness By Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As part of measures to improve proficiency and combat readiness of soldiers, the 82 Division of the Nigeria Army, Monday, began Inter Brigade Combat Proficiency Competition at 14 Brigade Ohafia, Abia State. The exercise, according to the General Officer Commanding GOC 82 Division Nigeria Army Enugu, Major Gen. Hassan Dada, is aimed at improving the fitness of soldiers. According to an earlier statement by the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 14 Brigade, Lieutenant Innocent Omale, the competition will compete in Combat Swimming, Half…
Gunmen attack Ebonyi Neighbourhood commander’s house, burn cars Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Gunmen whose identities are yet to be ascertained, Sunday invaded the home of Commander of Neighborhood Watch, Ohaukwu Local government, Leonard Igwe and attempted to set it ablaze. The Commander and members of his household, it was gathered, narrowly escaped death as the gunmen tried to set them ablaze inside the house. The incident happened in his hometown of Umuogudu Akpu Ngbo. The gunmen however, succeeded in setting ablaze two of his vehicles parked in the compound. Speaking with Ikengaonline, the victim said the members of his household numbering…
Remember us in Anambra palliative scheme, PWDs beg Soludo Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The leadership of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) Anambra State Chapter has appealed to Governor Chukwuma Soludo-led Anambra State Government to remember Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in its proposed subsidy palliative scheme in the state. Federal Government recently unveiled plans to cushion the economic hardship that the removal of the fuel subsidy has brought upon the people of Nigeria. The National Economic Council (NEC) followed up by revealing that the subsidy palliative would be disbursed using state-generated social registers. Consequently, some State Governments have…
Tribunal reserves judgment in suit by LP, AA to stop Rep’s deputy speaker, Kalu By Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Monday, reserved judgment in the petition seeking to nullify the election of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and member representing Bende federal constituency, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu. Labour Party candidate at the February 25 national assembly poll, Chief Frank Chinasa; and the Action Alliance, AA, candidate, Mr Ifeanyi Chukwuka Igbokwe, in separate suits, challenged Kalu’s election over alleged non qualification, and non compliance with the electoral act. Chief Chinasa in…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka No fewer than fifty members of the National Association of the Blind (NAB) have obtained training on leadership and networking skills in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area Anambra State on Saturday, Ikengaonline reports. At the one-day workshop, members of the blind in the state were also trained on organisational management, Public Presentation, Social Media, and Networking, amongst others considered relevant for their growth and development in society. Declaring the one-day exercise open, NAB Anambra State Chairman, Comrade Ernest Okammelu, said the training was organised to expand their leadership skills, mindset, and overall capacity. He also said it was…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, has directed the immediate ban on the use of of commercial motorcyclists, otherwise known as Okada, within Umuahia, the State capital, and Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state. The ban according to a statement issued Sunday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kazie Uko, takes effect from Monday, August 14. It read: “Effective Monday, August 14, 2023, any motorcycle seen on the streets of Umuahia and Aba townships being used for such purpose will be impounded by the security agencies.” The statement said that security agencies had been…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The people of Effium and Ezza-Effium both in Effium community, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have agreed to cease fire and end the war between them. The crisis started on January 21st, 2021, and claimed hundreds of lives with property worth billions of naira destroyed. The two warring parties have been living together for many decades before the war in which both recorded high casualties and destruction of valuable property. However, at the weekend, the peace and reconciliation committee set up by Governor Francis Nwifuru to find a lasting solution to the war brokered a truce between the…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Police Command in Enugu State says it has launched a manhunt for kidnappers operating along Ugwuogo-Opi-Ekwuegbe/Ugwuogo Neke-Ikem routes in the state. It would be recalled that two persons including a community leader in Neke, Isi Uzo Local Government Area, were reportedly killed on Friday and scores of passengers and motorists abducted on Ugwuogo Neke-Ikem road Ikengaonline also reports that there have been several incidents of kidnapping along the Ugwuogo-Ekwegbe-Opi road. However, in a statement signed DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the Command’s PPRO and made available to Journalists in Enugu, the command said its operatives were combing the area to…
By Vitus Ozoke So, rather than ship off young African men and women to go kill or be killed by other young African men and women in Niger, all in the bogus pretext of saving and preserving democracy in Africa, ECOWAS may want to first conduct a referendum in Niger to feel out what Nigeriens think about their military junta vis-a-vis their past civilian governments. And I daresay that it should not just be in Niger, this referendum should be held in every African nation. I will bet my last penny that if such a referendum is held, from Bola Tinubu’s…