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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Amid growing insecurity in the country, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, the younger brother of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has raised alarm that forests in southern Nigeria have been surrounded by infiltrators. He, therefore, warned communities in southern Nigeria particularly the South-East, to as a matter of urgency, mobilise their youths to comb every forest in their locality. Prince Emmanuel who raised the alarm while speaking with our Correspondent, said it had become imperative for communities to comb their environments following credible intelligence that forests in the zone have been infiltrated and taken…

Constance Meju Rising cases of vandalization of national infrastructure and insecurity is creating serious concerns for stakeholders as it constitutes a threat to national security. Efforts are now being made to address this through broad-based dialogues where collective perspectives and suggestions for solutions would be collated for policies that can be identified by all with a spirit of responsibility towards protecting national infrastructures and assets. This was the main thrust of a recent press briefing on the South South Zonal Stakeholders Summit on Domesticating Stakeholders Statutory Responsibilities in Protecting Nigeria’s Critical Infrastructures and Assets billed for Presidential Hotel Port Harcourt,…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Abia State, Rev. Augustine Ehiemere,  has dismissed as impostors, former National Chairman of the party, Chief Chekwas Okorie; and Edozie Njoku, who parades himself as the party’s  presidential candidate. Ehiemere said that Okorie had long ceased to be a member of the party following his defection to other parties. This is as Ehiemere has urged the people of South-East to support APGA “and make it a regional party for power negotiations so that the zone will not continue to be political orphans going cap in hand begging for recognition.”…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, has tasked churches in the country to consciously sensitise their members on the need for active participation in the political process. Ohuabunwa who gave the charge while speaking at the third session of the 6th synod of the Anglican Church, Diocese of Arochukwu/Ohafia, held at St. Bartholomew Anglican Church, Ozu Abam, stressed the need for political awareness among Christians ahead of the 2023 polls. The former Leader ECOWAS Parliament, who said that time had come for the church to start speaking out concerning the happenings in the country, noted that things could become worse…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Adventist Technical Secondary School, Ohafia, emerged the winner of the second edition of the Abia State Schools Quiz competition with 52 points. The competition was sponsored by Chief Raymond Nkemdirim Foundation, in collaboration with the Abia State Ministry of Education, Secondary Education Management Board, State Scholarship Board, National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools and Flo FM Radio, amongst others. Masters Vessels Classical Academy, Umuahia clinched the second position, while Victory College International, Aba, came third. Speaking at the grand finale at the International Conference Centre Umuahia, the Coordinator of the competition, Pastor Uche Ama-Ohakah said that…

Michael Onwuka, EnuguThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says no fewer than 748 ballot boxes and 240 voting cubicles were destroyed at its office in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State.The INEC National Electoral Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.Recall that the INEC office in the area was reportedly set ablaze by unknown arsonists at 11:48pm on July 3, 2022.The arsonists reportedly overpowered the security guards and made their way into the premises before setting the building ablaze.However, Okoye said that though no life was lost in the…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari, to immediately recall the former Chief of Army Staff, COAS, and Ambassador to Benin Republic, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), for investigation over alleged connection with the N1.8bn recovered in a property in Abuja by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC. PDP which accused the ruling APC of habouring and shielding treasury looters argued that Buratai should clear his name over the alleged recovered funds. According to PDP the recovered funds could be part of the missing $1 billion released from…

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Gabriel Jesus in a £45million deal from Manchester City, with the Brazilian putting pen to paper on a five-year contract with the Gunners. The 25-year-old has been Mikel Arteta’s top transfer target this summer, with the Spanish coach eager to add more firepower to a squad that lost Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette in the last six months. Tottenham and Chelsea had also been interested in the forward – who only had one year left on his contract – but Arsenal managed to convince him to move to the Emirates despite the absence of…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Labour Party has carpeted the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, over his controversial interview where he said that the North would not vote for Labour Party’s presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, should he be the candidate of the proposed NNPP-LP alliance for the 2023 general election. Piqued by the boastful claims and arrogant remarks by the former Kano State Governor in the controversial interview, LP told Kwankwaso to stop overrating himself, as his self-acclaimed popularity is no match to that of Obi. Labour Party further argued that it is the height of…

 By Ade Olu Human trafficking, the world’s third largest crime industry, is said to be assuming a disturbing dimension in the South-East region of Nigeria. What factors are responsible for this development? What are the manifestations of the crime and what efforts are being made by state and non-state actors to arrest the ugly trend? In this Special Report, Ade Olu attempts to provide some insights to the questions. Osinachi Ikeoha (not her real name), hails from Ebonyi State, but resided in Enugwu-Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. A product of an indigent family, she became a victim…