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Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Eminent Empowerment and Inclusion Network (EMINET) and Teenage Development for Africa (Teen Africa)  have applauded the members of the Enugu State House of Assembly over the passage of the Disability Bill. The new Bill is known as “Enugu State Discrimination Against Persons with Disability (Prohibition) Bill, 2022.” The Executive Director of Teen Africa, Ms Kobi Ikpo and the Executive Director of EMINET, Dr Ifeoma Chukwuma, gave the commendation in a joint statement issued to newsmen in Enugu on Wednesday on the recent development. The statement described the event as a “historic one bound to especially improve…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has called for the arrest of the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, over his comment that the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, risked treason charges for alleged inciting comments on the 2023 elections. COSEYL which accused the Minister of smear campaign against Obi, urged the United States Government to quickly arrest the Minister currently on tour in the US, for promoting hate speech. According to COSEYL, Mohammed’s allegations against Obi are unfounded and a deliberate ploy to divert attention away from his stolen mandate and project him…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Port Harcourt Division of the Appeal Court has upturned a Federal High Court judgment which had awarded over N30bn against Ebonyi State Government and a garnishee order. The Appellate court in a unanimous judgment set aside the lower court’s judgment for lack of jurisdiction and proceeded to strike same out for lack of merit. Background The Federal High Court Port Harcourt presided over by Justice Stephen Daylop Pam had on the 15th day of July, 2022 delivered judgment against Ebonyi State Government in a suit brought to it by Andrew Bishopton Limited and two other claimants over…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State House of Assembly has passed into Law the “Enugu State Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities Prohibition Bill 2022.” The Act seeks to provide for the full integration of persons with disabilities into the society, establish the Enugu State persons with disabilities agency and vest in the agency the responsibilities for their Education, health, social, economic and civil rights and other connected purposes. A release by the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Enugu State chapter, described the passage of the Act as a big gift by the outgoing Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. “This is the much anticipated gift…

The significance of conducting credible elections in a democracy cannot be overstated. It is the cornerstone of sustainable peace, stability, and development, as it allows citizens to freely choose their leaders rather than being subjected to the whims of special interests. Ignoring the problem of election rigging and mandate theft could potentially result in widespread disillusionment with the democratic process and a complete erosion of trust in democratic institutions. This inevitably could lead to civil unrest and further exacerbates the already precarious situation of a country on the brink. The recently concluded 2023 election was highly anticipated by Nigerians, as…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The crisis bedeviling the Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, took a dangerous dimension following the purported suspension of some chieftains of the party. APC suspended the immediate past Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr Uche Ogah, for allegedly working for other parties during the just -concluded general election in the state. Other chieftains also suspended by the party include Senator Nkechi Nworgu; member representing Ikwuano Umuahia federal constituency at the House of Representatives, Chief Sam Onuigbo; and former Speaker, Stanley Ohajuruka. The party also suspended former Deputy Governor, Chris Akomas; Chief Sam Nkire; Chief Paul Ikonne;…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has  told the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to stop running a malicious campaign of calumny against him. Obi who was reacting to an allegation by the Minister that he is inciting Nigerians against the state, denied ever making any utterance that could lead to insurrection. The LP candidate said he would no longer tolerate any orchestrated campaign of calumny against his person by the Federal Government. “In the past few days, I have observed various campaigns of calumny directed at my person, with the latest…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Catholic Bishop of Enugu diocese, Most Rev. Chukwuma Onaga, has urged Christians in the state to appreciate the roles and sacrifices of Jesus Christ in the salvation of humanity. Onaga also hinted that the Easter celebration was a replication of what happened some thousands years ago. The Catholic prelate stated this on Tuesday while delivering his Easter massage to the Catholic faithful at the Catholic Bishop’s Court,  Enugu. He said that Jesus Christ in saving humanity consolidated the commandment of love, as the height of new commandment. Onaga noted that the love was dramatised through the…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has warned that constant persecution of the Igbo race by the Nigerian State which it described as ‘Igbophobia,’ might plunge the country into a needless ethnic crisis if unchecked. Ohanaeze which was responding to last week’s killing of unarmed members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in Aba, protesting the continued detention of their Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call the security agencies to order. No fewer than five IPOB members were killed when security operatives opened fire at them during the peaceful protest.…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Amidst growing public outcry against the perceived persecution of Igbo living in Lagos in the aftermath of the general elections, the Nigeria Police Force, in what many see as half-hearted attempt to save its face, has challenged anyone with evidence that the Chairman of the Lagos State Parks and Garages Association, Musiliu Akinsaya, popularly known as Mc Oluomo, attacked the Igbo, to present same. Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, gave the challenge while reacting to Twitter users condemning the selective prosecution of Eze Igbo in Lagos, Chief Nwajagu for allegedly threatening to invite members of…