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The leadership of Otolo Youths in Nnewi, led by Hon. Emeka Ofoma has paid a courtsey visit to Chief Ifeanyi Ekwulugo (IYCON) to familiarize themselves with him for the community development he has been doing in Nnewi.  The youth leader said that they presented there development Initiative to him which they believe he will be of great importance to them. They also commended him for the visible community development he has been doing in his community which has benefited the youths in his community, especially the pallative he provided during the Covid19 that ravaged the world in 2020. In his response to the demands of the youths, Chief Ewkulugo thanked the youths for the honor of visiting him and charged them to be good ambassadors of Otolo Nnewi Youths and in the society. Hon. Ofoma who said it was a successful outing, also thanked Rev Fr Alponsus Okonkwo(Action) for his prayed for Otolo Youths which centred a successful direction in the leadership of the youths in Otolo, so that Ot...

The Duke of Edinburgh - Prince Philip - has died, Buckingham Palace has said. A statement from Buckingham Palace said: "It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. "His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle." This statement was published by the palace today. The Duke was married to Queen Elizabeth II for more than 70 years and became the longest-serving consort in British history. Into his 90s he carried out a busy programme of public engagements, reflecting his own charitable interests. He also travelled around the country supporting the Queen, both on state occasions and royal visits. For a man of his age he enjoyed relatively good health. He was taken to hospital over Christmas in 2011 for treatment for a blocked artery. In 2012 he was admitted to hospital during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with a bladder infection, and in 2...

Valentine Ozigbo, the leading Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial aspirant for the Anambra Governorship election, has for the umpteenth time, appealed to the leadership and members of the party to ensure a paradigm shift this time around by adopting a process that will bring about a consensus candidate at the party primary election.   The clarion call was made on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 while addressing party stakeholders at an interactive session organised by Hon. Engr. Sam Chinedu Onwuaso, the federal lawmaker representing Awka North/Awka South Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives.  "By consensus, I am referring to a primary election that will be founded on processes that are legally and procedurally in accord with the laws of the land and which in itself will be free, fair, credible, and widely accepted by relevant actors, especially the aspirants," Ozigbo told the PDP stakeholders.  Ozigbo, the immediate past President and Group CE...

The minister of state for Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba today presented 20 new private universities with licenses to enable them kick off academic sessions in the country. In a colourfull event today which is a clear testament to the continued partnership between Government and the Private Sector for the widening of access to quality education in the Nigerian University system, Hon Nwajiuba presented to these private universities these licenses as a show of Federal Goverment commitment towards ensuring that education gets to the grassroots. In his words, Nwajiuba said " I am delighted on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria to present provisional licences to 20 new private universities as approved by the Federal Executive Council at it's 3rd meeting held on 3rd February 2021." Continuing, he stated that "It is hoped that the government, while making efforts at addressing the issues of access to University education and enrolment of students in excess of...

 … ONE ARRAIGNED FOR ATTACKING EEDC PERSONNEL Three suspected vandals were last week apprehended in Akwa-Ukwu, Nnewi, Anambra State by members of vigilante group while attempting to vandalize a 300KVA distribution substation, property of Enugu Electricity Distribution PLC (EEDC) located at Akwa-Ukwu, Nnewi District. The trio identified as Uchenna Ncheta, an indigene of Ebonyi State; Chinedu Eze, from Ihiala, Anambra State and Chuks Michael, an indigene of Abia State were immediately handed over to the Oba Police Division and subsequently transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Awka, Anambra State for further interrogation and possible prosecution. In his interaction with newsmen in Enugu on Wednesday, the Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Emeka Ezeh, expressed worry over the continued attack of EEDC installations in the South-East by some unscrupulous elements; noting that these activities have undermined the efforts being made by the company to improv...

~ AS FORMER IGP MOHAMMED ADAMU RETIRES FROM SERVICE   The Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Usman Alkali Baba, NPM, psc (+), fdc, today, 7th April, 2021 assumed duty as the Inspector General of Police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was appointed by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR on 6th April, 2021. He takes over from IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, NPM, mni who retired after 35years of meritorious service to the nation. The handing/taking over of leadership between the former and new Police Chiefs was held in a brief but colourful ceremony at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. In a press release by the Force PRO Mba further stated that the event was climaxed with the symbolic handover of the Nigeria Police flag.   The new IGP, who is the 21st indigenous Inspector General of Police, thanked the President for the opportunity given him to serve the nation and humanity. He pledged to harness all human and materia...

Gunmen on Tuesday razed the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area Divisional Police Headquarters in Imo State. This development came just a day after unknown gunmen attacked Owerri Correctional Centre and the Imo State Police Command headquarters, freeing 1,884 inmates and razing over 50 vehicles. Tuesday’s attack came few hours after the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, the former Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, and other Government functionaries visited Imo state to inspect the level of damage on the attacked security facilities. It was gathered that on arrival, the gunmen freed all the suspects in detention before setting the Police Divisional headquarters ablaze. Nigerian Notch gathered that these gunmen operated without any resistance from policemen, who.seemed to be helpless A source said, “Gunmen this evening razed Ehime Mbano LGA police divisional headquarters. On arrival, the gunmen freed the suspects before wrecking the havoc.” A Police spokesperson in the state, Orlan...

The Honorable Minister of State, Education, Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba today joined H.E Sen. Hope Uzodinma, Executive Governor of Imo State in receiving the Vice President,  Prof Yemi Osibanjo to Owerri  Imo State. The Vice President was in Owerri to commiserate with the Imo people on the recent attack on Police Headquarters and the Owerri Correctional Facility and to also commission some projects executed by the Sen Hope led government.  Also present to receive the  Vice President were Chief Uche Ogah,  Honorable Minister of State Mines and Steel Development, H.E Rauf Aregbesola, Hon Minister Interior, Hon  Miriam  Onuoha, Member Representing Okigwe North.  While talking with the press, the Vice President stated that what happened in Imo is an attack on the people and not just the police and correctional center. He said that this attack is condemnable.  He stated that the government has already taken steps to forestall such from happening agai...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of DIG Usman Alkali Baba as acting Inspector General of police. He immediately replaces Mohammed Abubakar Adamu.The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi disclosed this to State House correspondents on Tuesday. The president had on the 4th of February, extended the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as the Inspector General of Police for three months out of which the erstwhile police boss spent two months and three days.

The national vice president of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Damian Okeke Ogene, has paid glowing tributes to the former military governor of Lagos State, Rear Admiral Ndubisi Kanu, and a second republican senator, Chief Onyeabo Obi, who have joined their ancestors. Ogene, who was the immediate past president of Ohaneze in Anambra State, described their demise as great loss. He said: "Their death is a great loss. Rear Admiral Ndubisi Kanu was a strong believer in the Igbo course. Ndigbo have lost a general. We're only praying God to give us another courageous Igbo leader like him. He will be remembered for being a great achiever, who turned Lagos and Imo States around when he was military governor. Senator Onyeabo Obi, on his part, was a well organised Igbo leader, who worked closely with the late Alex Ekweme. He was a great son of Nnewi, and a focused Igbo leader." On his part, former senator representing Anambra Central at the national assembly, Chief Victor Umeh, als...