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Michael Onwuka, Enugu Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State says there will be no imposition of candidates preparatory to the 2023 general election. Ugwuanyi disclosed this in Enugu during a peaceful protest by some stakeholders of Udi North State Constituency in Udi Local Government Area of the state. The governor, who addressed the protesters in Igbo language, said he was neutral in all elective positions from the local government level to the choice of who would succeed him. He said that his interest was to ensure the sustenance of the peaceful atmosphere across the state and urged the protesters to…
By Motunrayo Alaka The Collaborative Media Engagement for Development, Inclusion, and Accountability project (C-Media or The Collaborative Media Project), a three-year programme supported by the MacArthur Foundation works with 26 select organisations to execute investigative stories at the grassroots level, unmask institutional and regulatory failures at the sub-national levels in Nigeria and the private sectors, and pay attention to under-reported issues, places, and people. The programme started with an inception meeting, proposal submission and review exercise and a two-day onboarding meeting for the 26 media and media support organisations, most of whom have started their interventions. At the onboarding…
Michael Onwuka, Enugu Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has urged the out-gone 2021 Batch ‘A’, Stream Two members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) to shun negative tendencies, including ‘yahoo’ scams. Ugwuanyi made the appeal Thursday in Enugu at the passing-out ceremony of the corps members. The Governor, who was represented by his Special Adviser on Special Matters, Chief Uwakwe Azikiwe, urged them to be confident in their abilities to earn decent living from honest endeavours. He urged them to shun the get-rich-quick syndrome and be careful with the kind of company they would keep. “Given your certificates…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Police Authorities have promoted no fewer than 1,313 low-ranking personnel in Zone 9 Police Command comprising Abia, Ebonyi, and Imo, to various ranks ranging from Sergeants to Inspectors. Statistics from the Command indicate that 380 were promoted in Abia, 586 in Imo, 352 in Ebonyi while the Zone 9 headquarters, Umuahia, got 25. The Acting Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, cum Deputy Commissioner of Police, DC, in charge of Operations, Kayode Adetunmbi, who decorated the newly-promoted personnel Wednesday in Umuahia, charged them to re-double their commitment and dedication to duty. He challenged them to brace…
By Azu Ishiekwene I think the most frequently asked question today is, who will succeed President Muhammadu Buhari? With over 35 aspirants openly declaring their interest as of today, a few still in the closet and more coming out, the field has never looked more crowded. And last week, the decision by former President Goodluck Jonathan to put one leg in the ring, while pretending that he is being dragged, got party and non-party members even more confused. Of course, those who are pressing him into the race – Governor of Yobe State and former All Progressives Congress (APC) interim…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, Wednesday, adjourned till May 12, a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government. Kanu who was on June 28, 2021, renditioned to Nigeria from Kenya, had gone to court to challenge his rendition which he said was a violation of his fundamental rights. The IPOB Leader through his Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, filed the suit with the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the President of Nigeria, and the Attorney General of the Federation as…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Pensioners in Abia State, Wednesday blocked the main entrance gate to the Government House, Umuahia, to protest 38 months of pension arrears. This is coming barely two weeks after staff of the Health Management Board protested 12 months of unpaid salaries. The senior citizens dressed in black attires trekked from Bende Road to the Government House chanting anti-Government songs. They accused Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of insensitivity to the plight of pensioners. Some of them carried placards bearing various inscriptions such as: “No payment of gratuities since 2002;” “Abia pensioners are dying;” ” Why is Abia Govt so…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Charred remains of the victims of the explosion which occurred at an illegal refinery site in Abaezi community last Friday in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, have been buried. The Interim Management Chairman of Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo state, Marcel Amadioha, said only 50 bodies were buried because they were burnt beyond recognition out of the over 110 victims of last Friday explosion at an illegal oil refinery in Abaezi community. He disclosed this at the site of the mass burial in Abaezi forest on Tuesday. The mass burial was conducted with security…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The endorsement of the embattled Ebonyi State House of Assembly Speaker, Francis Nwifurụ, by Governor David Umahi as his successor is generating ripples in the state. This is as major stakeholders in the party have rejected the said endorsement of Mr. Nwifuru. Umahi had last Saturday at a function in Okposi in Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state, announced that he had chosen Nwifuru to succeed him, come 2023. Leading the stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the endorsement are the Chairman Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Elias Mbam; and a former…
By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo I have a neighbour who constantly needs a prompt before she throws Udoka’s ball back into our backyard. It is not just a prompt; the woman wants a thank you each time she does that. And that could be a lot of times in one weekend alone. I don’t really blame her. The white picket fence separating our yard from hers is not high enough for Udoka’s basketball to stop flying over whenever he plays outside. For a long while, this woman’s propensities troubled me. I am a quiet and calm person, but somehow, I feel…