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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has said that he felt like a lion devouring Nigeria’s foes. Egbetokun stated this while fielding questions from newsmen at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after his decoration with his new rank by Vice President Kashim Shettima. The new IGP who was appointed Monday by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, vowed to give criminals no breathing space in the country. “I feel like a lion in me, ready to devour all the internal enemies of Nigeria. That’s my feeling right now.” Shettima decorated Egbetokun alongside his wife, Mrs Elizabeth Egbetokun. Egbetokun…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Members of Amanuke Community in Awka North of Anambra State on Tuesday besieged the State High Court, Awka over a lingering leadership tussle in the community. The people were numbering over five hundred including men and women in their 80s who eagerly awaited the court decision over dispute of the ezeship throne of their community. Recall that the Anambra State High Court presided over by Justice Charles Okaa, had remanded Chief Dennis Ezebuilo, one of the claimants to the ezeship stool of Amanuke on 15th June 2023 at the Awka Correctional Center for not showing appearance in…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, has taken its advocacy on tobacco control to Abia State in its quest to reduce the harmful effects of tobacco consumption on the citizenry, and shore up revenues for Government. Programme Manager of CISLAC, Mr Okeke Anya, who led a team of experts from the non-governmental organisation to the state, presented a draft bill on tobacco control to the Ministries of Health and Environment, as well as a lawmaker. Presenting the bill to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health/Acting Commissioner for Health, Mrs Franca Ekwueme, the CISLAC Programme Manager, decried the…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Federal Government has granted license for a Domestic Export Warehouse in Akwuke community within Enugu in order to facilitate international export trade within the South-East and beyond. Dr Uchenna Anikwe, an Export Consultant, disclosed this during a 3–day seminar on Empowering Businesses with Information on International (Export) Trade held in Onitsha on Tuesday. The seminar was organised by Ski-Business Solutions Limited in collaboration with Fecan International Limited and Denca Services. Anikwe said that the warehouse would hopefully be functional before the end of the year, adding that it would ease the bottleneck involved in export in…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The bid by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Uchenna Nnaji, to disqualify the winner and two other candidates in the election was on Tuesday thrown out by the Enugu State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu. The Tribunal dismissed the case filed by Nnaji against Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Hon Chijioke Edeoga of Labour Party (LP); and Frank Nweke of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The APC candidate had petitioned the court alleging that candidates of the three other political parties were not qualified to contest the…
Says governance by malice dangerous Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has cautioned Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State to thread with caution over the demolition of shops in Igbo-dominated Alaba International Market. The Transparency and Good Governance advocate challenged Gov. Sanwo-Olu to publish details of the shops demolished by his Government in the market and dateline of quit notice and previous warnings to the owners to prove that he is not on political vendetta. She warned on the danger of targeting Igbo traders in Lagos because of their political choice in the just -concluded general election.…
By Peter Afunanya While it may be fair to admit that the news media and aforementioned personalities are entitled to their opinions, measured ignorance predominantly played out in their arguments. First, they failed to recognise that security threats are evolving and so do the approaches to managing them Recently, about five major newspapers called out the DSS for bashing of sorts. The papers, which used their platforms to express varied views about the modus operandi of the Service include Vanguard, Daily Trust, The Sun, Tribune and Punch. While Vanguard’s piece on 2nd June 2023 was Dousing the DSS/EFCC Feud, Daily…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla as the Chief of Naval Staff. The appointment was sequel to the dissolution of the country’s security apparatus. By the appointment, Ogalla becomes the first South-East member of the Service Chiefs in as many years. Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla was born on Dec 20, 1968 in Umuokpu Village, Enugu Ezike, Igbo Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. He obtained the West African School Certificate (WASC) from the Nigerian Military School, Zaria in June 1987 where he graduated as the best boy in Sciences. He…
Appoints Lagbaja COAS, Egbetokun Ag IGP Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President Bola Tinubu has sacked all the service chiefs. Tinubu subsequently appointed Maj. Gen. C.G Musa, as Chief of Defence Staff; Maj. Gen. T. A Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff; Rear Admirral E. A Ogalla, Chief of Naval Staff; and AVM H.B Abubakar as Chief of Air Staff. The President also appointed DIG Kayode Egbetokun, as the Acting Inspector-General of Police; and Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye as Chief of Defence Intelligence. The sack of former service chiefs and their replacement was contained in a statement by the Secretary to Government of…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Gunmen on Sunday went on rampage in Ivo Local Government Area killing two persons in Ishiagu community. One of those killed is Mr Ajah Okafor, father of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth wing chieftain, Damian Okafor. The other person killed, it was learnt, is a staff of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Emmanuel Igwe. His wife was also reportedly kidnapped by the gunmen who intercepted their car along the Ishiagu-Mpu road in the area. Ishiagu is a boarder community and a gateway to Abia and Enugu states. Mpu in Enugu State and Lokpanta in Abia are its neighbours. Mr…