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Our Reporter, Abuja Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has again raised concerns over the worsening insecurity in Nigeria, lamenting that the rate of killings and abductions in the country is fast approaching that of war-torn nations. In a post on his X handle on Monday, Obi said the country cannot stop mourning the daily loss of innocent lives to banditry, terrorism, and communal violence, despite not being officially at war. “The recent attack in Okigwe, Imo State, that claimed many lives, with several others still missing and feared dead, reflects once again the alarming insecurity reality…
…Target 4 million before 2027 Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Political pressure group known as the Obidients Movement has launched aggressive sensitisation of voters in Abia State, with a vow to increase the population of registered voters in the state to 4 million. Abia, according to statistics from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had 2,120,808 registered voters in 2023. The Obidients Movement, which addressed a press conference on Monday in Umuahia, said the sensitisation was part of the anti-electoral fraud campaign known as GO MERD – Get Organised and Make Election Rigging Difficult (GO MERD), which was launched recently by the…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The International Conference Center (ICC), Enugu, venue of the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Conference, was on Monday invaded by a large number of protesters who stormed the premises demanding the release of an imprisoned NBA member and lawmaker in the Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon. Bright Ngene. Ngene, who represented Enugu South Urban Constituency on the platform of the Labour Party (LP), was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment by an Enugu Magistrates’ Court over a resurrected community matter widely believed to be politically motivated. The protesters, mostly from his constituency, alleged that all attempts to appeal…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has inaugurated the 9th Mile Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (9CCIMA) in Enugu. At the event, Chief Leonard Ugwu was also inaugurated as the founding President of 9CCIMA. Speaking during the inauguration at 9th Mile Corner, Enugu State, the National President of NACCIMA, Mr. Jani Ibrahim, charged the new chamber to ensure that all businesses and commercial interests in the area were adequately represented. Ibrahim urged the leadership to build a robust and inclusive chamber capable of driving rapid growth and development in…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials worth millions of naira to four communities in Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, which were affected by the protracted communal crises between them and their neighbors in Cross River State. The communities include Enyigba, Amachi, Edda, and Ndiegu Okpuitumo. They received the items at Offia-Oji (Nwori) in the Ndiegu Okpuitumo community. The items distributed include 300 bags of 25kg rice, 250 bags of garri, 300 cartons of spaghetti, 30 cartons of vegetable oil, 30 cartons of sachet tomatoes, and 30 cartons of seasoning cubes. The…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Renowned South African Freedom Fighter, Julius Malema, Sultan of Sokoto, Dr Muhammad Abubakar and Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State have called for respect for the rule of Law in Nigeria. They made the call at the opening of the 43rd Annual Conference of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), in Enugu. Economic freedom fighter, Malema specifically, called for a unified African leadership in a keynote lecture. Speaking on the theme of the Conference, “Stand out, stand tall,” Malema, lamented that the White colonial masters exploited African countries by giving them poor education and harnessing their mineral resources, making them look inferior…
Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka No fewer than one thousand tertiary education students in Anambra State have staged a peaceful match in solidarity and support of Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s government in the state. The students hail from National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) and National Association of Nigerian Colleges of Education Students (NANCES). They were led by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Joint Campus Council (JCC), Anambra State axis. During their peaceful rally, the students countered calls by some governorship candidates for the disbandment of Udo Ga-Achi security outfit in the state. The group, wielding placards with different inscriptions and…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Enugu, the political capital of the South East, is agog with excitement as no fewer than 20,000 legal luminaries arrive ahead of the 2025 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Conference scheduled to hold in the coal city. The week-long event, beginning on Monday, August 24, is expected to feature former President Olusegun Obasanjo and firebrand South African politician, Julius Malema. In anticipation of the high-profile gathering, NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, on Saturday led thousands of lawyers on a health walk across major streets in the capital city. Speaking with newsmen, Osigwe described Enugu as a befitting host…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In 1981, Chief Gani Fawehinmi was already 16 years at the Nigerian Bar and one of its brightest stars. Already a breakout litigator, Gani had also become a pioneer in the enterprise of legal publishing. One decade earlier, he had served the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) as its national publicity secretary. Among the lawyers of his or, in fact, any other generation active at the Bar, there were few who could claim to be more accomplished. The hallmark of excellence in legal practice in Nigeria, the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), was a mere…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Enugu State Command, says it has arrested five suspects for various criminal offences within the last one week in the Enugu metropolis. The offences include vandalism of public amenities, robbery, and assault on security personnel. Briefing journalists in Enugu, the State Commandant of NSCDC, Dr. Elijah Willie, said the command had intensified its crackdown on criminal activities across the state. According to him, on August 19 and 20, 2025, NSCDC operatives on routine patrol arrested two male suspects for vandalising streetlight armoured cables. He disclosed that the first suspect,…