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Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The former governor of Imo State and Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha, on Sunday, called on the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali, to intervene over the alleged auctioning of some of ‘his vehicles’ and that of his aides that were impounded by the Imo State Government last year February at Royal Spring Hotel. Okorocha made this known to newsmen in Owerri, through his Special Adviser on Media, Sam Onwuemeodo. The former governor argued that the matter was still in court, therefore, the impounded vehicles were supposed to be in the custody of the police…

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is reported to have insisted on a Muslim-Muslim ticket. He is said to have picked the former governor of Borno State, Senator Kashim Shettima, as his running mate in the 2023 presidential election. The Vanguard newspaper on Sunday reports that after weeks of flip-flop Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, may have finally chosen the former governor of Borno state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had earlier on Sunday also reported that Tinubu will unveil his choice of running mate to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the leader of the party in his…

Our Reporter, Vancouver Journalist and CEO of Njenje Media, Mazi Tochukwu Ezeoke, has compared the Peter Obi movement currently rocking Nigeria’s political scene to that of former American president Barack Obama when the latter appeared on the American political landscape in 2008. Mazi Ezeoke made the comparison when he featured as a guest on the online news programme 90MinutesAfrica hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo and Chido Onumah on Sunday, June 26. The London-based journalist said the Peter Obi phenomenon is comparable to that of Obama because both men are different from the established politicians, spoke differently and connected with the young…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Aloysius Iyorgher Katsina-Alu didn’t set out to be a lawyer or a judge. His first love was soldiering. From April to October, 1962, he was enrolled at the Nigerian Military Training School (NMTC). The month after graduating from the NMTC, in November 1962, he left for the officer training programme at the Mons Military Training College in Aldershot, England. In January 1963, he returned to Nigeria from military training to enroll for a law degree at the Ahmadu Bello University. He returned to the United Kingdom the following year where he graduated from the University of London…

After actively negotiating and participating in the dialogue that led to the release of 11 passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train kidnapped on March 28, 2022, Kaduna-based publisher and Media Consultant to Sheikh Dr Ahmad Abubakar, Mal Tukur Mamu (Dan-Iyan Fika) has again negotiated the release of another seven of the kidnap victims on Saturday. LEADERSHIP learnt that despite Mamu’s resolve to withdraw completely from negotiation due to a series of setbacks and frustrations, which he blamed on the federal government, he had been under tremendous pressure from family members of the victims to reconsider his stance in view of the…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ONICCIMA), has tasked Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, to tackle the problem of bad roads and gridlocks hampering movements in the state. The group also asked the Governor to expedite action on curbing the activities of touts and fake revenue collectors harassing people and constituting nuisance on major roads of the state. ONICCIMA President, Chief Kelvin Obieri, gave the task while briefing journalists in Onitsha, the commercial city of the state. According to him, bad roads, traffic offences, and activities of touts have become problem areas of the…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Owners of illegal structures in Onitsha, the commercial nerve centre of Anambra State, may be in for another round of trouble if the state government begins the implementation of new order from Governor Charles Soludo on demolition of illegal structures. The Government recently began the implementation of the demolition of illegal structures in Onitsha and its surroundings as part of Governor Soludo’s master plan project in the state. Soludo had issued statement that those erecting illegal structures in the state especially Onitsha and its environs should get ready to pay bills accruing to its demolitions. According to the…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As political activities gradually gather momentum ahead of the 2023 polls, the Prelate of Anglican Communion, Arch Bishop Dr Henry Ndukuba, has warned politicians to be cautious of their actions and utterances to avoid plunging Nigeria into crisis. The cleric who was preaching at the funeral service of the wife of the former Senate President, Senator Adolphus Wabara, at Ohambele Ukwa East Local Government Area of Abia State, said that “Nigeria is at the crossroad of either progress or disintegration.” Arch Bishop Ndukuba warned that Nigeria might implode depending on how the political class go about political activities in the…

Michael Onwuka, Enugu The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called on Nigerians to embrace the life of sacrifice and tolerance. The Chairman of MACBAN, South-East Zone, Alhaji Gidado Siddiki made the call on Saturday in Enugu in a Sallah message to the Muslim Ummah, governments and people of the zone. Ikengaonline reports that the Eid el Kabir is performed yearly by Muslims in remembrance of Prophet Ibrahim’s sacrifice of his only son to Allah. Siddiki said that such sacrifice envisaged and upheld the universality of the human family which was the basis of accommodation and tolerance among…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, alongside other respected scholars and personalities have called on bloggers in Nigeria to use their pen to save the country from total collapse. The call was made at the 2022 Bloggers Summit, organised by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Anambra State, in collaboration with Life International Hospital in Awka, Anambra state on Friday. They challenged bloggers to always use their platforms to criticize and tell the leaders of the country the bitter truth about the affairs and worsening state of the country. Speaking at the Summit, Vice President of Ohanaeze…