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By Hassan Gimba This is the concluding part of this write up, having done parts one and two a few weeks earlier. “When that is not the case, the victim’s faith in his country gets punctured. With the country’s might demystified in his eyes, he can fantasize about the power and invincibility of his captors. Is that Amuta’s case? In a country weighed down by increasing insecurity, where life has become short, nasty and brutish, such victims may feel they are ‘safer’ in the hands of the terrorists. We need to do a lot of things in Nigeria to help…
Chukwudike Ndubeze, Awka Police in Anambra State have said nine out of the ten kidnapped herders in Ogbaru Local Government Area in Anambra State have been rescued. They also said some of the 300 cattle, which were said to have been rustled by gunmen have also been found. South-East Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, Gidado Siddiki, had raised an alarm that 10 of their members were abducted by gunmen in Obene Community, Ogbaru LGA on Saturday. The gunmen, who also allegedly stole over 300 cows, had demanded N4 million ransom and an AK-47 gun from…
Our Reporter, Abuja In a rare show of unity, socio-cultural and political groups across the country on Monday agreed that the time for a Southeasterner to become the President of Nigeria is now. According to them, the two other legs of the tripod on which Nigeria stands have taken their turns at the Presidency. The leaders of the socio-cultural and political groups also affirmed that where the President should come from in 2023 also matters, as zoning is legal based on the Federal Character principles. According to them, all the political parties should zone their Presidential tickets to the South-East.…
Our Reporter, Abuja Leader of Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-cultural group, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has described former President Goodluck Jonathan’s contemplation to run for the 2023 presidential election as disgraceful and shameful. Adebanjo stated this on Monday at a conference organized by a think-tank of South-East leaders and friends of the South-East from across the federation under the aegis of Greater Nigeria Conference (GNC). The Yoruba leader, who who spoke loudly that the South-East should be considered for the Presidency next year said, “it is disgraceful for former President Jonathan to say he is even considering running for the presidency again.…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia At last, all three House of Representatives members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abia State, have recognised Dr. Kingsley Ononogbu as the authentic Chairman of the party in the state. While the Deputy Whip of the House of Representatives and member representing Isuikwuato-Umunneochi Federal Cconstituency, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has always been with the Chief Ikechi Emenike-backed Ononogbu leadership, the House Spokesman, and member representing Bende Federal Constituency, Ben Kalu, has decided to acknowledge Ononogbu. Other chieftains that recognised Ononogbu were the member representing Ikwuano Umuahia, Chief Sam Onuigbo; and former governorship candidate and lawmaker, Mrs.…
Chukwudike Ndubeze, Awka Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says insecurity is seriously undermining the economy of the country. He made the assertion when he addressed members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Awka, Anambra State. Mr. Wike, who is a presidential aspirant of the party in the 2023 General election, urged party delegates to elect a candidate with courage to contest against the ruling party. He said: “Any credible candidate should prioritise security of lives and property of the people in order to attract investors and promote socio-economic activities.” He regretted that agricultural activities had been disrupted by insecurity,…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Abakaliki Catholic Diocese has reacted to the continued detention of one of its priests, Rev. Fr. Timothy Ngwuta, by the Police in the state. The Church in a statement, said efforts to secure bail for the priest, who has been in detention since March 11, have been hampered by an Executive Order preventing any court in the state from hearing matters relating to the Effium/Ezza-Effium crisis. The Church’s statement, signed by the Chancellor of the Diocese, Rev. Fr. Mathew Opoke, followed mounting condemnation of the Diocese for keeping mum over the arrest of the priest. Various…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Following the explosion that rocked an illegal refinery last Friday night in Abaezi community in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State and claimed over 100 lives, the Imo State Government on Monday directed a mass burial for the bodies burnt beyond recognition. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, while commiserating with families who lost their loved ones in the inferno. The State Government also gave an order to the security agencies to quickly comb the entire forests where the incident happened to arrest the operators of the…
Michael Onwuka, Enugu In a bid to boost citizens’ political participation, a Non-Governmental Organisation, Elite Group, in Iheaka, Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State has introduced raffle draws to boost participation in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the area. The patron of the group, Dr. Felix Ugwu, said during the maiden raffle draw on Monday that the gesture was meant to encourage the people of the community to discharge their civic responsibilities. Ugwu said that he had observed with dismay the low level of registration of voters in the South-East in general and Enugu State in…
By Uche Ugboajah Judging him by the role of “Zebrudaya Okorigwe Nwogbo alias 4:30,” the character he played for over two decades in one of the most popular and pioneering sitcoms in Nigeria, he would easily pass for a mere jester. But you will be wrong! Chief Chika Okpala is a very serious-minded person, a deep thinker, cultural ambassador, and moral compass for a society still in search of its social trajectory. He was born over seven decades ago in Ahoada in present-day Rivers State into a family of nine children with a polygamous father who had two wives but…