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Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nsukka Educational Zone has emerged overall champions of the Governor Peter Mbah Secondary School Sports Festival held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu. The competition, organised by the state Ministry of Youth and Sports Development in collaboration with the Post Primary School Management Board (PPSMB), was aimed at preparing and selecting athletes for the forthcoming National Youth Games scheduled for Asaba, Delta State. The championship featured six educational zones of the state: Agbani, Awgu, Enugu, Nsukka, Obollo Afor, and Udi. At the end of the four-day event, Nsukka Zone topped the medals table with a total…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Mr. Felix Nwamini Ukpo, father of David Ukpo Nwamini — the young man at the centre of the alleged illegal kidney transplant saga involving former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu — is dead. His death, which occurred on Sunday, was confirmed by one of his sons and David’s sibling, Boniface Nwamini Ukpo. Background In 2022, David was allegedly taken to the United Kingdom to donate his kidney to one of Ekweremadu’s daughters, Sonia. Mr. Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and a Nigerian doctor, Obinna Obeta, were later arrested after David reportedly had a change of…
By Owei Lakemfa The Nigerian National Assembly, NASS, while earning one of the highest incomes in the world, has one of the lowest qualities of any parliament in the universe. Lawyers are wont to submit that he who alleges must prove. So, let me submit my proofs on both claims and, you judge if they are true. One of the best kept secrets I know, is the income of the Nigerian legislator. But now and again, there are slips right inside the NASS. Senator Shehu Sani in March, 2018 revealed that his total income in the Senate was N14,250,000 per…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Former senator and founder of Legacy FM Radio, Abakaliki, Obinna Joseph Ogba, has denied claims that the recent suspension of the station’s Acting General Manager, Godfrey Chikwere, was politically motivated or influenced by the Ebonyi State Government. He stated this in an interview with journalists in Abakaliki, the state capital, on Sunday night. The management of the station had announced Mr. Chikwere’s suspension on Saturday after he criticised the State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, both on the radio station and on social media. Speaking to journalists on Sunday, Ogba, who hails from Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The lawyer to a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Ms. Raya Rita Ogwamayi, has accused the scheme of deliberately withholding her certificate and illegally extending her service year by two months over what he described as a “false” allegation. In an interview on Channels Television on Monday, human rights lawyer Mr. Inibehe Effiong said his client was accused by the NYSC management of failing to attend the April 2025 biometric clearance — a claim he insisted was “completely untrue.” The lawyer was reacting to allegations made on Sunday by the NYSC that Ogwamayi is among 131…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Eight persons have been confirmed dead, while over 800 farmlands were destroyed in a flood disaster that ravaged a plantain plantation in Enohia Itim, Afikpo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Chairman of Afikpo LGA, Timothy Nwachi, confirmed the incident. He consoled the families of the deceased and assured them that the local government would do everything possible to prevent a recurrence. Nwachi urged residents still living in flood-prone areas to relocate to safer ground. “We are deeply saddened by the unfortunate incident and we use this medium to extend our condolences to the families that lost…
Our Reporter, Abuja A Lagos State District Coroner, Mrs. Temitope Oladele, has ordered the Medical Director of Ikorodu General Hospital to provide Media Rights Agenda’s (MRA) lawyers with records on the late journalist, Pelumi Onifade, within seven days. The order, issued on Friday, August 8, followed an application by MRA’s lawyer, Mr. Monday Arunsi, who appeared alongside Ms. Jennifer Wala of the law firm Charles Musa & Co. Mr. Arunsi told the Coroner that the hospital had earlier refused to release the records, citing medical confidentiality. Mr. Onifade, a reporter with Gboah TV, was reportedly arrested by policemen attached to…
Our Reporter, Abuja Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State says his administration has kept faith with the promises he made to the people of Enugu North Senatorial District before the 2023 general election. Mbah stated this on Sunday in a post via his official X handle after a working visit to Nsukka, where he met with leaders and stakeholders from across the zone, including traditional rulers, political leaders, community representatives, professionals, and various groups. The meeting with traditional rulers was hosted by His Majesty, Igwe Samuel Ikechukwu Asadu, at Edem Ani, while a town hall meeting was held at the…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The management of a private radio station in Ebonyi State, Legacy FM, has announced the suspension of its General Manager, Godfrey Chikwere. Premium Times gathered that his suspension followed his criticism of the Governor of the state, Francis Nwifuru, both on the station and on social media. Mr Chikwere had previously worked at the state government-owned broadcast station, Ebonyi State Broadcasting Corporation, before being appointed General Manager of the private station in 2023. The suspension came after attacks he received from the state government’s spokespersons following his recent programme on the radio station and comments on social…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On 6 December 1977, Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s military Head of State, received a group of young men from the east who had come to present him with a trophy won in the field of football contest against the rest of Africa. They were members of a football team known as Rangers International Football Club of Enugu. The previous day, led by the charismatic Christian Chukwu, by an aggregate margin of five goals to two, they had beaten arguably the most legendary generation of footballers from Cameroon’s Canon Sportif de Yaoundé to win the African Cup Winners…