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Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi State chapter has commenced reconciliation process aimed at uniting the party head of the 2023 general election. There has been a crisis in the party which deepened after the primaries with suits and counter-suits filed by aggrieved chieftains of the party – mostly those that participated in the primaries. Normalcy has, however, returned to the party after the Supreme Court dismissed all the appeals filed by the aggrieved stalwarts. Thus, the party held a unity meeting at its secretariat in Abakaliki, which was attended by the 171 wards in the state.…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the killing of five hoodlums believed to be among the dreaded unknown gunmen terrorizing the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, said a joint Security Forces comprising the Military, Police, and other security agencies neutralized the unknown gunmen in Umuona, Isuofia, Aguata LGA Anambra State. “This followed a distress call at about 10:30am today (Saturday) 12/11/2022 along Afor Market in Isuofia, where some hoodlums, attacked a security checkpoint in the area. “The Joint Forces from FOB Aguata responded swiftly, engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel and neutralized five of…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Over the past fortnight, this column has addressed the multiple dimensions of the crises of attrition, retention, and replacement in Nigeria’s Supreme Court as well as the pathologies that make these resilient. Given the significance of the Court in the country, it is only proper to dwell a little on how these problems can be fixed. Three issues are immediately in focus. One is occupational health and well-being for Supreme Court Justices. The tendency to reduce the triple crises of attrition, retention, and replacement in the Nigeria’s Supreme Court to an issue of appointment of brilliant academics or supposedly proven…
By Bianca Ojukwu Each time I see this picture, the rather funny but sad story of this wedding cake on the left comes to mind. I was told by a good friend, during my wedding preparations that there was a lady at Enugu that makes great wedding cakes. In fact, my friend, though not familiar with the lady, offered to take me to her. Dressed rather casually, I decided to park my own Mercedes and I joined my friend in her own car which was a cute looking but modest Volkswagen (known as Beetle in those days) and she drove us…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Country Director/Executive Director, Global Society for Anti Corruption (GSAC), Mrs Amaka Nweke, has said that poverty and unemployment were responsible for the current rising crime rate by youths in Enugu State. She said this on Saturday while speaking with Journalists in Enugu on the backdrop of upsurge in criminal activities by youths in the state, especially in Enugu, the state capital. Nweke said though the State Government was trying in the area of empowerment and provision of employment for the youths, it needs to do more. “I can say that, the current rise in criminal activities,…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has directed that all civil servants in the State be paid their November and December salaries together before December 10, 2022. The Governor also directed that all Civil Servants should be paid a bonus salary of N15,000 each, in addition to their two months salary paid together. The information is contained in a statement by the Media Aide to the governor, Chooks Oko. The statement quoted the Accountant General of the State, Emeka Nwankwo, as having confirmed receiving the Governor’s directive and putting plans in motion to meet the deadline. The Governor,…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Former Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has appointed Nze Meekam Mgbenwelu, pioneer Imo State Commissioner for Technology Development, as his spokesperson for the 2023 campaign organisation, the Rebuild Imo Organisation. Ihedioha disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Owerri, through his Media Aide, Chibuike Onyeukwu. This is coming after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announced November 11, 2023 for the governorship election in Imo State. According to the statement, “His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha CON has approved the appointment of Nze Meekam Mgbenwelu as Spokesperson of the Rebuild Imo Organisation. “Mgbenwelu, pioneer Imo State Commissioner for Technology…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has raised the alarm over what it called a ploy by some desperate politicians to rig the 2023 polls in Abia State, calling on the security agencies; the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC; and residents to resist the move. APGA Chairman, Abia State, Rev. Augustine Ehiemere, who raised the alarm at a press conference in Umuahia, claimed that the masterminds go about collecting the PIN (Personal Identification Number) in the Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs, of unsuspecting voters under the guise of giving them empowerment. “Some greedy politicians go about pretending to be empowering people by sharing…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Anambra State Government has empowered Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) with financial assistance to boost their small scale businesses. The beneficiaries are members of Association of Anambra State Women with Disabilities, a Division of Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD), Anambra State Chapter. They were empowered with forty thousand naira each (N40,000), through the State Ministry of Woman Affairs. Speaking on behalf of the State Government at the ceremony, the Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Youth Development Programmes, Dr. Nelson Obinna Omenugha, said the empowerment programme for PWDs was in fulfillment of Soludo’s electoral promise to…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Truck drivers in Abia, Friday blocked the Uratta Junction of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway in Aba, to protest incessant extortion by security agencies and excessive levies by Government task-force. The drivers were also protesting bad roads which they said had adversely affected their operations. It took the intervention of the Commissioner of Police, Abia State, Mr Mustapha Mohamed Bala, for the protesting drivers to retreat. The police boss had led a team of his officers and men to engage the truck drivers to persuade them to unblock the highway. Speaking on behalf of the irate drivers, Comrade Richard Chinadu,…