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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF), headed by a former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma, and other elder statesmen, has called on Nigerians to seek a new dimension and think new in electing the President that will lead the country. The group made the call after they endorsed Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) as their choice presidential candidate in the election. In a statement titled “Resolutions towards 2023 elections: Think new,” signed by its chairman, Dr. Samuel Gani and Secretary, Pastor Bosun Emmanuel, the NCEF also called on Nigerians to vote…

Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Three days before the Presidential/National Assembly elections in Imo State, unidentified gunmen have burnt houses and shot sporadically, especially at the night in Okigwe area of Imo State. According to reports, the incident started last weekend in Okigwe Local Government Area of the state. The latest incident was said to have happened in the early hours of Tuesday in Amagu, Ihube community in Okigwe LGA in the house belonging to the Imo State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Emeka Okonkwo, whose house was set ablaze by gunmen. The arson to a larger extent has been linked to the “no-election gunmen,” who have been on a rampage in…

By Okike Ezugwu  If you call Muhammadu Buhari incompetent, it is only a crazy man who would stand up to make a case to the contrary. Buhari is as incompetent as the day is long. His tragic lack of ability has completely ruined Nigeria. The dreadful thing about some of the harms he has caused is that they might prove ineradicable. One needs hardly say that the economy is mortally wounded. The naira, terminally sick before he arrived, is now dead and resting with its ancestors. Bandits run a thriving parallel state, where they supervise world’s most brazen-faced and profitable ransom-farming. For the…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Commissioner of Police Abia State, Mustapha Bala, has  threatened to make the state uncomfortable for anyone plotting to cause breach of public peace in the forthcoming polls in the state. The CP who read the riot act during a press briefing in Umuahia on Tuesday, said that the Command and other security agencies had prepared to ensure that the forthcoming elections are hitch free in Abia. CP Bala also at the briefing, disclosed that six officers from the Command were among those newly promoted from Superintendent of Police to Chief Superintendent of Police by the Inspector General of Police. He also distributed…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has been applauded for spending over N2.93 billion monthly on school feeding programme and N-Power in Abia State. Abia State Focal Person on School Feeding and N-Power, Mr Chinenye Nwogu, who made the commendation during a rally in Umuahia to appreciate the Federal Government for the social investment programme, noted that the initiative had brought huge relief to the economically challenged people in the state.  He applauded President Buhari for the initiative which he said “addresses direct problems facing the poor and vulnerable in society.” “We commend President Buhari for this initiative…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Action Alliance governorship candidate in Abia State, Mr Okoro Chijioke, has accused unscrupulous bank officials and some Point of Sale PoS operators, of taking undue advantage of the current scarcity of currency notes to make merchandise of innocent and hapless Nigerians. The governorship hopeful who made the allegation during a press conference in Aba, decried the biting economic hardship in the land. He said that the excruciating economic pains Nigerians were subjected to by the ill-advised policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, posed substantial threat to the forthcoming polls. Chijioke noted with deep concern, that too…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has said that at least four persons have been killed in various parts of the State following the disbandment of Ebubeagu. Though the governor did not give details of the killings, he reiterated that the two new vigilante outfits he formed will be empowered to fight crime and criminality. Umahi stated this at the State International Airport Onueke, near Abakaliki, on Sunday after a Security Council Meeting. He blamed the recent upsurge in violence which saw various political parties attacked at the weekend to disbandment of Ebubeagu. According to him, the disbandment…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, has been commended for posting a remarkable footprints on the infrastructural sector. Commissioner for Works, Dr Cosmos Ndukwe, who made the commendation during inspection of some projects in Aba and its suburbs, assured that more infrastructural projects would be delivered before the expiration of Ikpeazu’s tenure. The former Commissioner for Trade disclosed that asphalting of Faulks Road from Osusu Road junction towards Ariaria International Market would commence this week. Ndukwe said that Gov. Ikpeazu was very committed towards delivering on the project before the expiration of his tenure. According to him, “while…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), African Network For Peace And Good Governance (ANPG) has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), against postponing the February 25, and March 11, general election in Nigeria. The Executive Director of the organisation, Mr Bede Aneke, said this in a statement entitled, “2023 Elections: Four Mistakes INEC should not Repeat.” Aneke said that INEC should conduct both the Presidential and Governorship election as scheduled. He urged the commission to deliver election that would be generally acceptable, adding that the outcome of the election would determine the shape the country would take in the next four years.…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The presidential ambition of the Labour Party flag bearer, Mr Peter Obi, has continued to receive more endorsements, the latest coming from the Association of Igbo Town Unions (ASITU). ASITU which met in Umuahia,  Abia State, said the decision to endorse Obi came after wider consultations. National President of ASITU, Chief Emeka Diwe (Eze-Ebube), who announced this said the union should be held responsible if  Obi failed to deliver. The union said that Obi’s antecedents  had distinguished him from other contenders, hence the decision of the union to endorse him. Diwe explained that  ASITU deliberately delayed its…