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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The police in Anambra State, have said that two victims of the Eke Amawbia market building collapse have been rescued. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Ikenga Tochukwu, confirmed this in a statement made available to Journalists in the state. The statement read: “In response to a distress call today 4/7/2024 at about 12:40 pm of a building collapse at Ekeoyibo market, Amawbia, Police Operatives have rescued two victims and taken them to the hospital for medical care.” Ikenga said the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, on the directives of the Commissioner of Police,…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Amawbia, a bustling town in Anambra State has been plunged into mourning following the collapse of a building in the state. The incident occurred barely weeks after the building collapse at DMGS, Onitsha. Eyewitnesses said the tragic incident happened at 12 noon on Thursday, leaving many feared dead and several others trapped. The source said “a two-storey shop building suddenly crumbled, burying numerous vegetable traders beneath the debris.” It was gathered that one person had been rescued and rushed to Amawbia Maternity Home for urgent medical attention, but many more are believed to be trapped inside the…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Mass protest has rocked the serene capital of Enugu capital over high cost of rent caused by the interference of Lawyers and rent agents in the metropolis. The protest, which was led by Comrade Kindness Jonah of the Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO, took the demonstrators round some streets of Enugu chanting how high rent is stifling the suffering tenants and scaring away prospective investors in the city. The protesters carried placards with various inscriptions: “High rent in Enugu, no lawyer fee; high rent in Enugu, no agency fee; high rent in Enugu, stop legal fee, management…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The political camp of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Thursday recorded a setback as the Court of Appeal, Abuja division, dismissed the ex parte order restraining Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, as the Speaker of the Rivers House of Assembly. Recall that Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, on May 10, barred Hon. Amaewhule from parading himself as the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The appeal court also dismissed the decision of the state high court which stopped 24 other members of the Assembly from accessing the complex or carrying out any…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The USAID State Accountability, Transparency and Effectiveness (State2State) Activity workshop on Open Government Partnership has ended with participants drafting and adopting a standard result framework and reporting template for the tracking, documentation and reporting of Open Government Partnership (OGP) State Action Plan (SAP) in Ebonyi State. This is as they called for enhanced collaboration from government and Civil Society Organisations to achieve the objectives of the programme. The workshop which held at Nike Lake Resorts Enugu was to develop tools that will facilitate the effective implementation of the Open Government Partnership State Action Plan. It was…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Ikengaonline, the flagship online news platform in the South-East, has concluded a one-day workshop for students on news writing techniques and objective reporting. The training was held for a combined 90 students of Mass Communication department at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) and Paul University (PUA), Awka. It took place at the FM Hall of UNIZIK in Anambra State. Themed, Building a Satisfying Career in Journalism, “the mentoring programme was held with support from the MacArthur Foundation through the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ). Editor-in-Chief of Ikengaonline, Uche Ugboajah, in his opening remarks, said the event…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has signed into law four bills passed by the State House of Assembly. The bills include, the Enugu State Properties Protection Law, to checkmate the activities of land grabbers; Enugu State Ranch Management Law to stem the tide of open grazing and attract both local and foreign investment in the livestock industry. Others are the Enugu State Sports Development Fund Law to reposition the sports sector as a major source of economic growth and the Enugu State Environmental, and Climate Protection Law. The signing ceremony was witnessed by the Speaker of…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army has donated no fewer than 250 books and other writing materials to Community Secondary School, Imileke-Uno in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The Division also engaged the students on public speaking on national security and defence. Declaring the school outreach engagement open yesterday, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada, said that the engagement was in commemoration of the 2024 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) marking the 161 years anniversary of the Nigerian Army. The GOC, who was represented by the Director 82 Division Educational Services, Col.…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As the call for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, gains momentum, South-East Senate Caucus, Wednesday, in Abuja, held a closed door meeting with the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN. The senators, during the meeting, made appeals  for the release of Kanu. Led by their Chairman, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, the Senators submitted a 15-point written document wherein they highlighted reasons for the request to release Kanu. Addressing the press after the meeting, Senator Abaribe said the caucus “pointedly appealed to the Attorney…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has blamed the Labour Party, LP, for fielding as the party’s candidate for Enugu South State Constituency 1 in the 2023 general election, Mr. Bright Ngene, who was last week convicted for conspiracy and stealing, saying the party should bow their heads in shame. Recall that the National Working Committee of the LP had alleged that Ngene was convicted due to a pending rerun election between him and the PDP candidate. However, in a press conference at the PDP state secretariat on Wednesday, the party’s State Working Committee led by Hon.…