Author: Editor
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Senator Rochas Okorocha representing Imo West Senatorial district and one of the 2023 Presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday described as “a wicked act” the killings of over 50 people by gunmen at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State, last Sunday. Okorocha made this statement through his Special Adviser on Media, Sam Onwuemedo to newsmen in Owerri. Okorocha a former governor of Imo state said those behind the killings are living a life of double standard. According to Okorocha’s statement, “The former Governor of lmo state, and Senator Representing lmo West…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has condemned the attack by gunmen on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, describing it as cowardly and satanic. Soludo said the attack on the innocent worshippers amounted to a declaration of war against the country and her innocent citizens by terrorist elements. The governor, in a statement by his Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime, decried the rising incidences of attacks against Nigerians by criminal elements, stressing that the hoodlums should no longer be allowed to get away with their nefarious acts. He said: “The rising spate of attacks…
By Owei Lakemfa This is one of the most engaging seasons in the life or history of this country; when federal and state governments and our political leaders at all levels are engaged in succession politics which can also slide into secession politics. This is the season of party primaries and nothing else matters. This is the time big political guns are rolled out and war chests opened to allow hoarded dollars and naira flow. This is the only explanation I can give for the dead silence on armed bandits operating for days long on the Kaduna–Birin Gwari highway unchallenged…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Justice Alexious Okuma of Atani High Court has directed the Anambra State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Dr. Christian Ngonadi, and other officials of the Ministry to stop harassing the Chairman of Ogbaru Main Market, Chief Ndubuisi Ochiogu, and the members of his executive committee with security operatives. Justice Okuma issued the order over the weekend when the case brought by the Ochiogu-led executive against the Commissioner for Commerce and Attorney-General of the State came up for hearing at Onitsha High Court. The directive came following complaints by the counsel to the leadership of Ogbaru Main market, Chief Ben…
By Uche Ugboajah The strongman and leader of South-West politics, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been at the receiving end of all manner of attacks in the past few days, including from members of his own political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). The attacks are coming not only from those who hate him, those who secretly admire his guts, those who fear him, but also from those who have been eating from him for a long time. But what exactly did Tinubu do to warrant the kind of bile that has been lately unleashed on him? The offence of…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has urged youths in Anambra to shun drug abuse and addiction for a greater and better future. The agency said millions of talents are wasting in the society due to the constant intake of narcotics and other harmful substances, urging youths to abstain from the practice to avoid losing their careers and destiny. The Spokesperson of NDLEA, Anambra State Command, Christopher Adabo, gave the warning at the annual Feast of Barracuda (FoB), a popular festival of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS) Pyrates Confraternity, Hunduras Desk on Saturday. Adabo represented…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has described the terrorists attack on worshippers at an Owo Catholic Church, as an attempt to destabilise Yorubaland. Adams who stated this while reacting to the barbaric attack, also said the unprovoked attack on innocent worshipers was a threat to the continued existence of Nigeria as a united political entity. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Kehinde Aderemi, Adams said the senseless bloodletting was a big challenge to security agencies, urging them to rise to the occasion. He described the attack as an abominable act…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government has ordered herdsmen, settlers and all persons living inside the forests around Umunneochi Local Government Area where the Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence Samuel Uche, was abducted by suspected herdsmen last Sunday, to vacate the forests without delay. Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu who issued the directive Sunday, said the safety of such elements was no longer guaranteed. The directive is coming about four days after the youths of Umunneochi gave Government seven-day ultimatum to relocate the Regional Cattle Market at Lokpanta which they claimed, provides harbour for criminal herdsmen behind incessant…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Governor David Umahi has denied media reports that he has withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential primaries. The governor stated this in two separate reactions from his media aides, Uchenna Orji and Francis Nwaze. He was reacting to reports that he had stepped down for the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan. Mr Lawan had reportedly visited Umahi on Saturday in the governor’s Abuja residence. Both are aspirants for the presidency under the APC. Umahi himself had posted pictures of the visit on his verified social media handles. “It was a pleasure to welcome my brother, friend…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On 29 May 1999, Olusegun Obasanjo, for the second time in two decades, took the oath to assume office as Nigeria’s head of state, this time with an electoral mandate. His predecessor was Abdulsalami Abubakar, another four-star General who had mid-wifed an 11-month long transition following the death of General Sani Abacha on 8 June, 1998. It was the second time in as many decades that that Abdulsalami and Obasanjo would be principal actors in the final hours of a generational transition. On 1 October 1979, Obasanjo, a four-star army General, stood down as head of…