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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Oil theft may soon be a thing of the past as President Bola Ahmed, has ordered security and intelligence agencies to “crush” perpetrators of the monster. Tinubu gave the order on Thursday  in his maiden meeting with security chiefs in Abuja. The President was said to have told the security chiefs that his administration would not tolerate oil theft believed to be part of the reasons for Nigeria’s crippling economy. Nigeria is said to be losing billions of dollars daily to crude oil thieves most of who are believed to be highly connected. Tinubu also vowed to decisively…

Our Reporter, Abuja As debate for equitable leadership in the National Assembly continues, APC Renaissance Group, has called on the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to consider healing and reconciliation of Nigerians first in selecting principal officers of the legislature. The group, in a statement on Thursday by its National Coordinator, Jideoffor Chebe; and Tajudeen Gbadamosi, wondered why the party is insensitive to the clamour for national healing “of a country that is sharply divided along obvious ethnic and regional fault lines.” It said that after four years of enduring an “administration that its choices were at…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Despite stiff opposition by the legal teams of President Bola Tinubu, and his All Progressives Congress, APC; and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC; the Presidential Election Petitions Court, siting in Abuja, Thursday, admitted as exhibits, the results of the presidential poll from six states and 115 Local Government Areas tendered in evidence by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and his party. Some of the states that Obi tender certified copies of the presidential poll results were Rivers, Benue, Cross River, Niger, Osun and Ekiti. The tendered results were obtained from 115…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Governor Ogbonnaya Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, has applauded the emergence of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF). Nwifuru, on behalf of the Government and the good people of Ebonyi State, heartily congratulated Uzodimma on his emergence as the Chairman of PGF in Nigeria. In a letter to the new PGF Chairman, Nwifuru stated that “Your election by all the governors elected on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) speaks volumes of your unwavering loyalty and commitment to the party, the strength of character and leadership dexterity.” The letter further…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Enugu Rangers International FC Coach, Abdul Maikaba, has expressed the team’s readiness to get past Plateau United FC of Jos at the semi-final of the ongoing Federation Cup on Thursday. Maikaba said this in a statement through his media officer, Nobert Okolie He said that the club’s target of winning the trophy was still alive. The semi-final match between the two Premiership side will take place at Dipo Dina International Stadium, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State on Thursday by 4pm. “We have prepared ourselves to play against any opposition as our target remains to be crowned the Federation Cup…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Fifty two (52), members of the Biaran Zionist Front (BZF) led by Benjamin Onwuka, have been remanded in the Enugu Correctional Service facility. The group were allegedly arrested Tuesday during the IPOB sit-at-home order in Enugu on their way to Government House to hoist Biafran flag. They were arraigned at the Enugu Magistrate Court and subsequently remanded in prison alongside their leader Benjamin Onwuka. The men were said to have taken off from a location at Independence Layout, Enugu, and headed towards government house area before they were arrested by the police. According to a source: “When…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has flatly denied devaluing the Naira contrary to speculations that the currency has been devalued to N630 to a dollar. CBN in a statement by its Acting Director, Corporate Communication, Dr. Isa AbdulMumin, urged members of the public to discountenance the “misleading reports.” The statement read in part: “The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to a news report… titled “CBN Devalues Naira To 630/31.” “We wish to state categorically that this news report, which in the imagination of the newspaper is exclusive, is replete…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The newly-elected National Vice Chairman, South-East, of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Rev. Augustine Ehiemere, has predicted that the party would re-bounce and take control of the South-East by 2027. Ehiemere who was immediate-past APGA Chairman, Abia State, made the prediction while fielding questions from newsmen after his emergence at the APGA national convention in Awka, urged Ndigbo to embrace APGA as a platform to bargain for power at the centre. He said that APGA philosophy was geared towards deepening democracy, rescuing the country from political hijackers and giving the people a sense of belonging.…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Enugu Rangers Supporters Club has congratulated Peter Mbah on his election and inauguration as the Governor of Enugu State. This is contained in a statement signed and made available to newsmen in Enugu by the Chairman of the supporters club, Dr Uchenna Orji. Orji said the inauguration heralded a new beginning and new things to come in the state. He said the supporters club was happy to identify with the governor and urged him to take sports to higher heights. Orji described Mbah as a sports loving governor and expressed no doubt that he would not abandon…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Abia State Council, has commended the newly-inaugurated State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, on his choice of veteran media practitioners as his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity; and Chief Press Secretary, CPS. In a press release Wednesday issued after its monthly Congress, the Chapel described appointment of former staff of The Guardian, Kazie Ukoh; and Ferdinand Ekeoma, as CPS and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity respectively as putting square pegs in square holes. The release which was jointly signed by the Chairman, Comrade Obinna Ibe; and Secretary,…