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Ike Nnachi Abakaliki The Ebonyi State government on Sunday reacted to the arrest of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in the United Kingdom. The State government in two separate statements confirmed that Mr David Nwamini Ukpo is an indigene of the state. The statements were issued by Secretary to the State Government, Kenneth Ụgbala and Commissioner for Information, Uchenna Orji, Mr Ụgbala in his statement said the State Government has noted a lot of distortion of information in the social media and has stepped into the matter to unravel all the facts. He noted that from preliminary investigation, Mr…
Our Reporter, Abuja Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sued President Muhammadu Buhari over failure to probe alleged missing N11 trillion meant to provide regular electricity supply since 1999. Joined in the suit as Respondent is Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. The suit was filed on behalf of SERAP by its lawyers Kolawole Oluwadare and Ms Adelanke Aremo, at the Federal High Court, Lagos. SERAP is seeking “an order of mandamus to direct and compel President Buhari to investigate how over N11 trillion meant to provide regular electricity supply has been…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mikyau Yakubu, has called for improved remuneration for Judges in the country to avoid their being tempted into engaging in acts of corruption. The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential aspirant lamented that the salaries of Judges including the justices of the Supreme Court have remained the same since 2007 and called for its upwards review. He commended the Judges in the Judiciary for striving to live above board despite the challenges of poor remuneration and welfare. Mr Yakubu spoke in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State, at a parley with the state…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State government on Sunday reacted to the arrest of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in the United Kingdom. The state government in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Uchenna Orji, said the state government stands with the embattled Senator at this trying moment and hopes that the truth and nothing but the truth shall guide the outcome of the matter. The statement also noted that the state government is reaching out to the family of Mr David Okemini Ukpo, the complainant in the matter who is from Ebonyi State. The state…
By Hassan Gimba The All Progressives Congress (APC), is losing the 2023 elections big time, says a friend who, for the sake of this piece, I will call Bogaru. Bogaru has been a childhood friend whose views, most of which turn out to be prophecies, I never take for granted. I knew him to be very brilliant academically and endowed with a fair share of native intelligence that he can predict with certain accuracy how a child will turn out later in life by merely observing his interactions with his peers. When many people thought it would not come to…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When I first met Elechi Larry Igwe early in 1991, he was safely ensconced in the bowels of a mortuary in Lagos. Elechi, a resident of the United States of America, had flown into the Murtala Mohammed International Airport for the Christmas and New Year holidays in 1990 into 1991 on his way to his village in Abiriba, now in Abia State in south-east Nigeria. He never made it home nor did he return to the USA. His journey ended in the Surulere Police Station. On his way from the airport to his hotel layover, some police men…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Residents of Owerri on Saturday were asked not to panic as the Nigeria Army observes its annual Nigeria Army Day Celebration, NADCEL in Imo state. The Army stated this in a statement to newsmen in Owerri, by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General, Onyema Nwachukwu. The Army said during this one-week-long celebration there would be an increase in the movements of troops within the state capital in preparation for the celebration. According to Army, “The Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) is an annual event aimed at showcasing the commitment of the Nigerian Army (NA) over the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has described his first 100 days in office as a case of bumpy ride, but added that it has also been good. Soludo marked his first 100 days in office on Saturday with a state-wide briefing. He said he looks forward to better times ahead as governor of the state, while also assuring that every promise he made to the people of the state will be actualised. In his over 30 minutes broadcast, the fight against insecurity topped the activities of the state government, within the period of his swearing-in, on…
By Jude Eze The perennial resentment at their systemic political exclusion in Nigeria, by Ndigbo, is gradually getting demystified. Prior to the recent party national primary elections, everyone had believed that this tribal alienation which Ndigbo have lamented over the years was heightened by President Buhari’s apparent insensitivity to Nigeria’s delicate sociocultural and religious diversity. The blames were rightly shifted to the centre. It is always emotionally satisfying, to point fingers to external causes, for one’s misfortunes. So, the Igbos have since 2015 been taking respite in the convenient argument that Nnamdi Kanu, and all other secessionist crusaders (and the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia It was a moment of grief as family members, friends, associates and sympathizers gathered Saturday at the Isuochi country home of the late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, to bury her remains. She hailed from Isuochi in Abia State but married in Anambra State . But the controversy over her tragic death made her people insist on burying her in her land of birth. The Dunamis lead singer died on April 8, 2022, in Abuja following alleged assault by her husband. Her husband, Peter Nwachukwu, is still standing trial over her death.