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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Ten persons have been arraigned in the Federal High Court sitting in Awka presided over by Justice Ngajiwa, over alleged involvement in conspiracy to murder, kidnap, destruction of property, terrorism, stealing, possession of firearms and disarming of a police officer among others in Isuaniocha, Awka North Local Government Area. The ten persons arraigned include, Chisom Ngini; Chibuzo Nwankwo; Chigozie Ndudi; Obiadi Nwankwo; Osita Ebo; Onyebuchi Okeke; Friday Okeke; Emeka Onyeka; Okeke Chibuzo; and Mike Chizoba Nwankwo. Presenting all the accused before the presiding Judge, the prosecuting counsel, Mr. Augustine Obbo, said the accused persons were arraigned on…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Three persons died while two others were injured when the roof of a stall in a market in Ebonyi caved in on Friday evening. The incident happened at Ekeaja Market Square, Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area. Governor David Umahi confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday. The Governor was quoted by the statement issued by his Media Aide, Nwaze Francis, as expressing shock at the incident “The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Nweze Umahi, has received with rude shock the disturbing and unfortunate news of the toppling of a part of the roof of one of…
By Jude Eze To a Yoruba man, Kola nut is a cash crop, an economic fruit and exchange earner. To a Hausa man, it is an edible fruit, a delicious organic snack with sedative/recreational property. But to the average Igbo man, Kola nut is an object of reverence. An organic ancestral relic with libation potential. An oblation offered to enhance communion between Man and his Chi — an acceptable element of divine appellation. It is also a communal fruit, which its consumption fosters social unity among the people. It is held in such high esteem, that it constitutes some sort…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige, has announced his decision to drop out of the 2023 presidential race. The Minister said he took the decision after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, and consulting with his family, constituents, friends, and supporters. Ngige’s decision to drop out of the race followed President Buhari’s directive to his appointees vying for public office to resign on or before May 16. The Minister said in a statement he personally signed on Friday that his decision to withdraw from the race was in the interest of the country as…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Anambra State Council, has appealed to the state government to implement policies that will enhance the welfare and condition of service of its members. The Chairman of the association, Mrs. Edith Onwuka made the appeal during the grand finale of the International Nurses Week celebration in Awka. Onwuka also urged the state government to make deliberate efforts that would ensure quality healthcare delivery across the state. She said that members of the association were faced with challenges which needed urgent attention by the government to ensure industrial harmony…
By Owei Lakemfa Carlota Lukumi, a Yoruba from Nigeria, was about ten when slave raiders abducted her about two hundred years ago. She was one of the approximately 12.5 Africans abducted. She survived the dehumanizing Atlantic Ocean passage into slavery in which at least 2.5 million people died. She was sold into slavery to work in the sugar and cotton plantations in the Cuban Province of Matanzas. As in almost all cases, her original names are lost as she was fitted with a new name, Carlota. Her surname, Lukumi, came from the habit of Yoruba slaves, in realisation of their…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The police command in Ebonyi State says it has rescued a four-year old male child who was kidnapped and sold for N355, 000. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Loveth Odah disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abakaliki. Odah said that the rescue of the victim and subsequent arrest of some of the suspects followed painstaking investigation and sharing of intelligence by officers of the command. She described the group as a child-trafficking syndicate that operated both in the state and neighbouring states. According to the police spokesperson, one Nkemdirim Okeh reported a case of…
Stephen, Ukandu Umuahia Former Governor of Abia State and the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that South-East cannot secure the presidential ticket of any political party without ‘gentleman agreement’ with other ge-opolitical zones. The Abia North Senator was responding to a remark by elder statesman and Chairman of Pan Niger Delta Elders Forum PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark, that he had betrayed Ndigbo by abandoning his presidential bid only to declare support for Ahmed Lawan from North-East. Kalu who took to his Facebook wall, said he was not a traitor but only took the decision…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has forwarded names of five commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly for screening, Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Leo Oketa has said. Oketa disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Abakaliki. The chief press secretary gave the names of the commissioner nominees as Mr. Mathias Adum, Mr. Celestine Nwali, Mr. Romanus Nwasum, Mr. Chris Uchaji, and Mrs. Beatrice Eze. He said that the governor also forwarded names of seven nominees as development centre coordinators. The nominees and the development centers are Justice Ogbonnaya, Peter…
By Cheta Nwanze I was in Oxford a few weeks ago and met with a Professor there who does quite a bit of work on, and in Nigeria. Naturally, we got talking about a country he apparently loves, and his sadness at Nigeria’s failure to work was very clear. In all the things he said, a few things caught my attention. I will focus on two here: “Each time I consult on a federal project, it takes a lot of work to get things done. The number of interest groups one has to carry along is absurd. But each time I work…