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Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has given conditions for the re-opening of 106 shops sealed for disobeying the ban on Monday sit-at-home. It would be recalled that not less than 106 shops, including malls and two banks, were sealed because they did not open on Monday as directed by the state government. Among the sealed shops were 78 at Ogbete Main market, including Ecobank and Fidelity bank branches inside the market; 24 at Old Artisan Market; and five at SPAR Mall. The team had sealed one shop at the Eastern Shop Mall but later unsealed it. The exercise was carried out…
Our Reporter, New York Author, political activist and one of the spokespersons of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 presidential election, Dele Farotimi has described people who believe that the plight of Nigerians would be ameliorated once President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appoints his Ministers as fools. Mr. Farotimi made the comments during an interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on the online programme 90Minutes Africa on Sunday. The author of the book, “Do Not Die in their War,” argued that members of the Nigerian ruling class do not have a stake in the country as all their assets are abroad. “They…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Serious riots have broken out in Enugu over protest by the Ogbete Market Traders over Mondays closure of 78 shops by Gov. Peter Mbah-led administration for failing to obey the ban on sit-at-home in the state. Ikengaonline reports that the Mbah administration closed over 100 shops in Ogbete and other parts of the city including two banks inside the market and requested their owners to produce a tax clearance certificate and other documents before reopening them after one week. However, in a Spontaneous reaction on Wednesday morning all the traders in the market embarked on mass protest. Reports…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu There is an ongoing protest by Ogbete Market Traders in Enugu over the closure of 78 shops by Governor Peter Mbah for failure to heed his directive on ban of sit-at-home. Unconfirmed report said one person has been shot while trying to remove Governor Mbah’s billboard. Watch video below.
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo has pledged to continue to work with the Nigerian Navy to sustain his administration’s security efforts. Governor Soludo gave the assurance when he received a delegation of the Nigerian Navy led by Rear Admiral Umar S.A. Chugali, Flag Officer Commanding, Central Naval Command. The delegation paid a familiarisation visit on the Governor at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia. Receiving the team, Governor Soludo thanked the Navy for their commitment to security in Anambra State. He particularly praised their efforts in combating oil bunkering and other criminal activities in Nigeria. The Governor said…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Councillors in Enugu State under the aegis of the Forum of 260 Ward Councilors in Enugu State, on Tuesday mourned and held a candle light procession for late Mr Sylvester Nnachebe. It would be recalled that Nnachebe, popularly called, ‘Ofunwa,’ the Councillor representing Eha-Ulo Ward in Nsukka Local Government Area, was murdered by suspected hoodlums within his house at his home-town in Eha-Alumona community on Sunday, July 16. Addressing journalists after the prayers and candle light procession of hundreds of councilors in Enugu, the Coordinator of the Forum, Chief Nnamdi Odo, said that councilors gathered to…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka There is unease in the camp of persons with disabilities over what they perceive as poor implementation of the Disability Rights Law (DRL) in Anambra State. Anambra State government in 2018 signed a Disability bill into law to protect the interest of Persons with Disabilities especially in government policies, social development, and welfare. The state government also established the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) to ensure the protection of PLWDs from harassment and discrimination, inclusion in development, and empowerment for economic liberty. Five years down the line, PLWDs in the state have reportedly not felt the impact of…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Rights Activist and former Chairman of National Human Rights Commission, Professor Chidi Odinkalu, will deliver the Keynote speech in this month’s Ikengaonline town-hall meeting. Professor Odinkalu will be speaking on the topic, “The South-East Insecurity Nexus: A Holistic View.” According to a press release by the Editor-in-Chief of the online newspaper, Uche Ugboajah, the two-hour virtual meeting scheduled for 7:00 pm West African Time (WAT), will be co-anchored by Dr Osmund Agbo; and Dr Chido Onumah. Participants according to the release are to register ahead of the show via the link, https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEscOCvpjwuHdQZunnXj4Bxf1OSth21rqca The release also indicated that upon…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Enugu State during the March 18, 2023 Governorship, election, Frank Nweke Jr, has advised the Enugu state government to work towards wining the truth and confidence of citizens through demonstrable efforts to adequately ensure safety of lives and properties He gave the advice in his reaction to the sealing of over 100 shops by the Enugu State Government, for not adhering to the ban on sit at home by business owners in the state. In a statement tagged ‘Unraveling Monday sit-at-home quagmire in Enugu State,’ the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Anambra State, Mr Christian Aburime has stated that his Principal, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, is committed to sustaining cordial relationship with journalists in Anambra. Aburime said this while reacting to the assertions of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) that the current government in Anambra State does not have human face. The NUJ, in a statement it released recently, described the administration of Soludo, as “wicked and without human face towards Journalists.” The Union statement was contained in its July, 2023 State Congress communique signed by its state Chairman,…