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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Casualty figure of the bombing of residents by yet to be identified aircraft at a border town between Nasarawa and Benue states, has now risen to 56. This is as the source of the air raid remains at best speculative. The Nigeria Air Force has refused to confirm whether it was its jet that dropped the bombs. The unfortunate incident which occurred Tuesday night, has continued to draw nationwide condemnation. A resident of the border community who said he lost four of his brothers in the blast, said he counted more than 54 lifeless bodies. A source at a Lafia hospital where…
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today released a sensitisation video to commemorate the global Data Privacy Day, which is celebrated yearly on January 28, and called on all Nigerians to educate themselves about the importance of data privacy while taking appropriate steps to safeguard their privacy. The three and a half minute long animated video, which is available for viewing at https://youtu.be/PVQfo1ZfLdY, explains the origin of the Day, its importance, why it concerns everyone and appropriate measures that members of the public can take to protect their data and privacy. In a statement issued in Lagos, Mr. John Gbadamosi, MRA’s Programme…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has said that human capital which is the greatest capital of the South-East region should be increasingly explored to project the region to a greater economic growth. Governor Soludo stated this during the 2023 South-East Human Capital Development Conference held at the International Convention Center, Awka. The theme of the Conference is “Changing the Narrative Towards Entrenching Human Capital Development in South-East Nigeria.” Governor Soludo explained that “human capital is the only dependable resource for yesterday, today, and tomorrow for South-East.” Speaking as the host Governor, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu It is no longer news that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Enugu State chapter on Friday January 27, officially unveiled her Governorship candidate, Mr Peter Mbah and other candidates of the party. What, perhaps, is news is that the event which took place at the Michael Okpara Square Enugu lacked the usual fanfare and the razzmatazz usually associated with the PDP in the past. What transpired at the Okpara square fell short of a family knitted together for a common goal and a common aspiration. There was no mention of the founding fathers of the party in the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Legal luminary, Mike Ozekhome, has again, called for the unconditional release of the detained Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in compliance with various court judgments that ordered his release. Ozekhome who is Kanu’s senior lawyer restated the call Friday after he was conferred with Doctor of Law (Honoris Causa) by the Abia State University Uturu. The rights activist regretted that despite valid pronouncements by courts of competent jurisdiction, President Muhammadu Buhari had remained adamant towards freeing the IPOB Leader. Ozekhome who recounted how he was able to convince the Court of Appeal to…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, has announced the immediate suspension of trains between Abuja and Kaduna, following the train derailment at Kubwa, Abuja on Friday afternoon. NRC which announced this in a statement signed by the Director, Operations, Niyi Alli, however, said no casualty was recorded in the accident. The statement said that all the passengers had been successfully evacuated. Ikengaonline reports that the incident occurred barely seven days after the Warri-Itakpe train derailed at a forest in Kogi State. The statement said NRC rescue crew had been deployed to re-rail the rolling stock and repair the track. It…
Ukandu, Umuahia The Abia State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Bishop Sunday Onuoha, has vowed to abolish the State/ Local Government Joint Account if elected Governor. Bishop Onuoha who made the vow while featuring at an interactive session with Abia League of Professionals Initiative, ALPI, said that greed, avarice and unbridled quest for wealth were the reasons state governors tamper with council funds. The cleric who said he would do things differently, regretted that monies meant for the development of local governments had been frittered away into private pockets by governors through joint accounts. “I will send executive…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has announced Albert Agulanna as the winner of the court-ordered fresh primary for the Aboh/Ngor Okpala federal constituency in Imo State. The PDP made this known to newsmen in Owerri, on Friday through the state Publicity Secretary, Collins Opurozor. The main opposition party said the fresh primary followed the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Owerri Division, which earlier voided the primary based on the issue of venue. According to the PDP: “Imo PDP Congratulates Engr. Albert Agulanna on his victory as candidate for Abor Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency. The Peoples Democratic…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has suspended the chairman of its Ebonyi State chapter, Okorie Tochukwu Okoroafor. The decision to suspend him came at NWC’s emergency meeting held on Friday. The suspension was announced in a statement by Debo Ologunagba, National Publicity Secretary of the party. He said the party arrived at the decision after NWC extensively reviewed the conduct and activities of the suspended party boss. The statement explained that the action was taken pursuant to Sections 29 (2) (b) and 57(3) of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017).…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The traditional Ruler of Awka kingdom, Obi Gibson Nwosu, has charged Nigerians to take full ownership of the Nation’s electoral process in order to sanitise the system. Obi Nwosu gave the charge recently while speaking on the need for Nigerians to come out en-masse and take active part in next month’s general election. He charged the electorate to go to the Independent National Electoral commission INEC offices in both their local government and electoral wards to collect their permanent voter’s cards to enable them exercise their franchise during elections. The traditional ruler of Awka community who described apathy…