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Our Reporter, Abuja There was outrage on Thursday as Justice Chituru Wigwe-Oreh of the Federal High Court sitting in Owerri, Imo State, denied an uncontested bail application filed on behalf of a former Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Owerri Branch, Mr. Chinedu Agu. Agu, a legal practitioner and human rights advocate, has been in detention since September 23, 2025, for alleged cyberstalking and defamation of Imo Governor Hope Uzodinma via social media posts. His lawyers had filed a formal application seeking his release on bail, which was reportedly not opposed by the prosecution. However, in a surprising ruling…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Police Command in Enugu State Police Command says it has recovered a Toyota Avensis stolen in Otukpo, Benue State three months ago, at Ibagwa Nike, a suburb of Enugu metropolis. In a statement by the command’s spokesperson SP Daniel Nduke, operatives also arrested Three suspects involved in the car theft. He said: “Police operatives of the Enugu State Command, attached to Unity Division, on 13th October 2025, at about 2:10 p.m., recovered a Toyota Avensis car that was stolen from where it was parked in Otukpo, Benue State, on 29th June 2025. “The recovery, which took…
By Azu Ishiekwene US President Donald Trump may be getting ahead of himself with the encouraging signs that, following the ceasefire in Gaza, the world might have another opportunity to end the Middle East crisis, one of the world’s longest-running conflicts. It was a conflict in which Trump took sides with Israel – vetoing resolutions at the UN, supporting Israeli attacks on sovereign states, including Iran, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, and feigning ignorance of the attack on Qatar. It seemed no price was too high to “cleanse” Gaza and relocate Gazans away from their homeland to create a nice piece of…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Projects Development Institute (PRODA), Enugu, Hon. Donatus Agu, has said that the institute is at the forefront of technological innovation in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Agu stated this while addressing journalists after the board’s familiarisation tour of the institute’s facilities in Enugu. The board chairman, who is a former Commissioner for Education in Abia State, said the visit was to enable members to see things for themselves and to interact with both management and staff. “PRODA will no longer be a name in history; it will…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Senate President, Senator Adolphus Wabara, and the World Igbo Congress (WIC) have declared their support for the October 20 nationwide solidarity march calling for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Senator Wabara’s support was conveyed in his solidarity message to rights activist and chief promoter of the rally, Omoyele Sowore, while WIC expressed its backing in a statement signed by its Chairman, Dr. Festus Okere, and Secretary-General, Sir Chris Ogara. According to WIC, the demand for Kanu’s release “is not the cry of one tribe but…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that the wave of defections by prominent politicians, including governors, would not in any way determine the outcome of the 2027 general elections in the South-East. The former Governor of Anambra State, who was reacting to Tuesday’s defection of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, said the ongoing defections in the zone did not signify any political capture of the region. In a statement released by his media team in Abuja on Wednesday, Obi argued that the defections had nothing to do with the collective decision…
By Vitus Ozoke There are moments in history that expose the true character of a people’s leadership. History has a cruel way of exposing hypocrisy, and today, it is holding up a mirror to the political elite of Igboland. As Omoyele Sowore – a Yoruba man, activist, and unrepentant rebel against injustice – leads a mega protest in Abuja demanding the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, one cannot help but feel both admiration and shame: admiration for the courage of an outsider, and shame for the deafening silence of those who should have been at the forefront of this cause.…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate and former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has officially instituted a ₦1.5 billion defamation suit against Abuja-based activist and rights lawyer, Mr. Deji Adeyanju. Mr. Obi instituted the suit at the High Court of Anambra State sitting in Onitsha. In the suit, marked No. 0/254/25, Obi, as the plaintiff, is seeking a series of declaratory and injunctive reliefs against Adeyanju for allegedly publishing “false, baseless, unfounded, malicious, reckless, scandalous, and defamatory” statements against him across multiple social media platforms. The writ of summons, issued on October 3, 2025, and…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Umuahia residents yesterday embarked on a peaceful protest to register their grievances over what they described as an outrageous hike in electricity bills. According to some of the protesters, their monthly electricity bill rose from ₦17,000 in August to between ₦50,000 and ₦70,000 in September. Dissatisfied with the development, the protesters marched to the Bende Road office of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to lodge their complaint. The protesters, who chanted solidarity songs, later marched to the Government House entrance gate, where they were addressed by Governor Alex Otti. They carried placards with various inscriptions such…
Our Reporter, Abuja The political fortune of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) suffered another major blow on Wednesday as the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, announced his resignation from the party. The governor’s decision was made public through a Facebook post by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, who confirmed that Diri had formally withdrawn his membership from the PDP. According to Alabrah, the governor’s resignation was accompanied by that of all 23 members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, signaling a massive political realignment in the state. Governor Diri’s exit comes barely 24 hours after his…