Author: Editor
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Executive Chairman, Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS), Mr Emmanuel Nnamani, on Friday said the state generated N35. 9 billion in the first seven months of 2024. Nnamani disclosed this in Enugu, while speaking at a programme to mark his first anniversary in office. He said the state was able to record the feat owing to the machineries put in place by Gov. Peter Mbah, to boost revenue collection and block leakages . According to him, the revenue was generated through sales of E-TICKET, collection of Pay-As-You Earn, Land Use Charge Withholding, capital gain, consumption…
Our Reporter, Abuja The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar has quit his position by tendering his resignation to President Bola Tinubu. It is yet to be established on Saturday the reason for his resignation. Details later…
By Oduche Azih With the advent of Trump, writers and analysts Cas Mudde, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jelani Cobb and a host of others, went back in time to micro-analyze the demographic spread of Obama’s victory in his two Presidential runs. In the first, a majority of White voters, (about 54%) cast their votes AGAINST him. This statistic has to have been available to those whose day job it is to develop and archive such information. However, why spoil Obama’s victory parade with ungrateful griping about who didn’t vote for him? It made no immediate sense. Hence no one pushed it. Four…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The Heartland Football Club of Owerri has announced the death of their coach, Mr. Christian Power Obi who died from a road accident en route Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Friday 23rd August. In a statement signed by the media team of the football club, Mr. Christian Obi was on his way with other team members to participate in the TICO/SELECT Ifeanyi Ekwueme Pre-season Tournament when the bus he was seated in rammed into a carelessly parked truck in its attempt to evade an oncoming vehicle. “The impact of the collision caused a sudden shock to the coach,…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The Supreme Court has affirmed the reelection of Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as governor of Imo State. In a judgment, a five-member panel of the court dismissed the appeal by the Labour Party (LP) and its candidate, Athan Achonu, for being unmeritorious. Justice Mohammed Baba Idris, who authored and read the lead judgment, resolved the three issues identified for determination against the appellants and found that the appellants as petitioners at the election tribunal, failed to prove their case as required. The Supreme Court also dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party…
…As church moves to feed 20,000 residents Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Lead Pastor of the Assemblies of God, (Church of the Elite), 87/89 Agulu Street by Umuchu, off Enugu Road, Umuahia, Abia State, the Rev. Dr Elisha Anyanwu, has said that evangelism alone without addressing the physical needs of converts is incomplete. Rev. Anyanwu who stated this ahead of the Church’s annual Food Distribution Evangelism and Halleluya Day, slated for Sunday, August, 25, 2024 at the church’s auditorium, said a holistic gospel must address both the spiritual and physical needs of people. This is as he disclosed that the Church…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nigeria Police, Enugu State Command, says it has arrested 123 suspected criminals in different parts of the state between July and August, 2024. The command also rescued 19 victims, recover 972 arms and ammunition, as well as 17 vehicles, among others. The Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, revealed this in Enugu, adding that the suspects were arrested for their involvement in cases of murder, kidnapping, armed robbery and cultism. He said: “Gentlemen of the press, it is important to inform you that between July 2024 and now, we arrested numerous criminal suspects for the offences…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Anambra Branch, has embarked on an indefinite strike over insecurity in the state. In a statement signed by Dr Princeton Okam and Dr Ifeanyi Obiaeli, at the end of an Emergency General on Thursday, NMA said the directive followed the kidnap of their colleague, Dr Stephen Ezeh, who was kidnapped and still being held in captivity since August 15, 2024. The doctors had on August 19 threatened to shut down operations if Ezeh was not freed from his abductors within 48 hours. The association said 48-hours after the ultimatum had elapsed and…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor of Ebonyi State, Builder Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has expressed concerns over the challenges facing the building profession in Nigeria, emphasising the need for legislative action to protect the integrity of the field. Speaking at the 54th Annual Conference and General Meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) in Awka, Anambra State, via a telephone call, Governor Ogbonaya noted that the encroachment of other professions into building practice has contributed to frequent building collapses. He urged the leadership of the institute to lobby the National Assembly to criminalise non-builders undertaking building projects. Governor Ogbonaya highlighted the…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The People of Afikpo North Local Government have continued to lament untold hardship and destruction of their economy caused by the non-availability of electricity to the area for more than ten years. But why the people are suffering, the Commissioner for Power, Peter Ogeali and the Lawmaker Representing Afikpo East State Constituency, Ukie Ezeali during the week engaged in war of words over the N208million emergency funds approved by the state government for the rehabilitation of the power infrastructure in the area. While Ukie Ezeali accused the Commissioner and the Ministry of doing shoddy and substandard jobs in…