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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Awka Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (AWKACCIMA) has expressed readiness to partner Anambra State Government to promote made-in-Anambra goods. The President of AWKACCIMA, Princess Caroline Ajuora, disclosed this yesterday in Awka when the leadership of the organisation visited the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Dr Obinna Ngonadi. In her address, Ajuora said that the City Chamber had plans to call together captains of industries, representatives of EEDC, security agencies and market leaders all in Awka, to build a relationship and strong alliance with Anambra State Government. “The aim is to organize our collective efforts to…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Joint Security Task Force under the command of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, has busted and destroyed hideouts used by kidnappers that have been causing havoc in the state. The security operatives conducted the demolition exercise in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area, on Friday. A statement by the Press Secretary to the Governor, Christian Aburime, disclosed that the operation lasted for more than five hours at the hideout of the notorious kidnappers, an old bungalow at Oba, Idemili South Council Area. The hideout has earlier been raided recently, where exhibits such as locally made pistols, shrine,…
Our Reporter, Abuja Ondo State Government has announced the cancellation of this year’s June 12 Democracy Day celebration. This is in honor of the victims of the St. Francis Catholic Church terror attack in Owo. The state governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, made this known in a tweet on his verified Twitter handle Saturday morning. He wrote that the cancellation of the June 12 celebration was to honour the victims of the attack and enable the people of the state mourn their loved ones who were victims of the attack. “In honour of the victims of the terror attack at St.…
Our Reporter, Abuja In oder to address the unprecedented surge in the number of citizens queuing for registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said it is immediately deploying additional 209 machines to ease off the crowd. INEC made this known on Friday in press release by Mr Festus Okoye, its Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee. The Commission said it took this decision after it received reports of over-crowded centres from the states which led to a meeting of all the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on Thursday 9th of June, 2922, to…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Doctors in Abia State, Friday, stagged a protest in Umuahia over the kidnap and continued detention of their colleague, Professor Uwadinachi Iweha, who was abducted in front of his house on Sunday the previous week. The irate doctors who trooped out in their numbers, marched from the Federal Medical Centre Umuahia to the main entrance gate to the Government House where they blocked the gate to register their grievances. Decrying the incessant cases of Kidnapping in the state, the doctors demanded the immediate release of their Kidnapped colleague. Professor Iweha was abducted by unknown gunmen who whisked…
Michael Onwuka, Enugu The Association of South-East Town Union (ASETU) says it will expose saboteurs of the aspiration for the zone to produce the president of Nigeria in 2023. The National President of the association, Chief Emeka Diwe, disclosed this on Friday in an interview with Ikengaonline in Enugu. Diwe, who spoke on the sidelines of the recent presidential primaries of All Progressives Congress (APC), and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said that the two exercises had exposed the real saboteurs in the South-East. He said it was sad that some South-East delegates from the two parties who were chosen to…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri One of the presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Senator representing Imo West Senatorial district, Rochas Okorocha, who got zero vote at the just-concluded presidential primaries, has congratulated the winner, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Okorocha made this known to newsmen in Owerri, through his Special Adviser on Media, Sam Onwuemedo, on Friday. The former Governor of Imo State said he was wishing Asiwaju victory ahead of the 2023 general elections. According to the statement, “Former Governor of Imo State and the senator representing lmo West Senatorial District, Senator Rochas Okorocha, congratulates Asiwaju Bola Tinubu,…
By Sam Amadi I am told that in just a few weeks after Peter Obi switched to Labour Party to put himself on the ballot as a presidential candidate, more than 700,000 new voters have been registered in the South-East. This is good news for democracy in Nigeria. One of the failures of democracy is low voter turnout. It is not democracy if only 10-15% of citizens elect leaders. Advanced democracies battle this scourge through many means, including redesigning electoral process and making registering to vote and voting as easy and fun as possible. Oftentimes, the entry of charismatic and…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Ahead of the June 17 deadline by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to presidential and governorship candidates to nominate their running mates, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his Delta State counterpart, Ifeanyi Okowa, have intensified lobby for selection as the running mate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential flag-bearer, Atiku Abubakar. This is as the PDP has raised a panel to pick a befitting running mate for Atiku to ensure the party’s victory in the 2023 poll. Similarly, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Ahmed Tinubu, has been consulting with…
By Owei Lakemfa I am not a pacifist. Not all who seek peace are pacifists. There is such a thing as a bad peace, which is the silencing of the gun even if the terms are not favourable. This is what the unforgettable Russian President Vladimir Illich Ulyanov, alias Lenin, in 1918 called a “shameful peace.” This is the point former German Chancellor Angela Merkel made this Tuesday, advising the actors in Ukraine to return to The Minsk Agreements which to me, are a basis for ceasefire and negotiations with Russia. I love the lyrics of ‘The Impossible Dream’ by…