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..... Calls on Party Faithful to support the drive for harmonization  The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje has urged chieftains and stakeholders of the party in Anambra to work for the party’s victory ahead of the 2025 governorship election in the State. He made this call during the Inauguration of consultative council for Anambra state Chapter of the Party in Abuja on Wednesday.  Ganduje however declared that the South East region is due to be at the mainstream of national politics and cannot afford to remain on the fringes of oblivion.  On his part, the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Senator Ubah who attended the inauguration of the consultative council of the Anambra State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Nicon Luxruy Hotel Abuja emphasized the importance of unity and collaboration within the party in order to achieve the goals of good governance and development in Anambra State.

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has assured the people of Ekiti State, through the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, His Royal Majesty, Oba Rufus Adejugbe, of the readiness of the 10th Senate under his leadership to influence development projects to the state. Akpabio gave the assurance, while receiving in courtesy, the Ewi-in-Council in his office on Wednesday. A statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom, quoted Senator Akpabio as saying, "we are happy to receive our father and other traditional council members here today. The 10th Senate has the interest of Ekiti people in mind and that is why the very first appointment that was made by the leadership of the 10th Senate was that of the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, who is one of your very illustrious sons in the Senate. "Any request from Ekiti is not what should be delayed. Let me assure our revered Kabiyesi that your request has been acceded to particularly on the bad roads, and it is very possible

The Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has cautioned the organisers of the planned nationwide protest to perish the idea of staging any form of protest in Igbo land.  It could be recalled that the protest, billed to hold from August 1-10, is against the current hardship in the country.  However, in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday, the National President of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike said the youths were in tandem with the decision of the South-East Governors' Forum.  Okwu, who said they opposed a similar protest in the past, declared that nothing had changed from their stand.  He said, “We affirm our earlier position that we are solidly behind the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.  “In as much as we admit that there are challenges facing the country, we don’t believe that protest is the way forward. Rather, we should all keep faith with the government as

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to deliver on the conversion of at least 1 million vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) enabled. This is because the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative PCNGI offers a 50 per cent discount on conversion costs which is as high as N750,000 to Uber/ Bolt drivers. Speaking to Journalists during the inspection of the conversion sites in Abuja, Omo Imoukhuede, the Commercial Operations Manager, PCNGI said that efforts were ongoing to ensure awareness and adoption of the CNG as a safer alternative to petrol. He explained that the government in the immediate is immediately focused on the conversion of vehicles used for commercial transport, which according to him will reduce the cost of transportation for Nigerians. According to him, “The PCNGI has been strategic in pushing the CNG initiative to ensure that the adoption and awareness comes to light. We are starting with Abuja and we will be rolling out in other sta

***Mourns Students Killed in Jos Building Collapse President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has advised the Plateau State government to ensure that the laws governing town planning are reinforced to forestall a recurrence of the recent tragic incident of collapsed building in which some students lost their lives. Akpabio made the remarks when the Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, accompanied  by some traditional rulers, paid him a courtesy call in his office on Tuesday. The Senate President told his guests: "We want to condole you on the building collapse. Such an horrific sight and the building was not even built during your tenure. What it means is that you have to take steps to reinforce the town planning laws and take a lot of interest in the building industry. "No sentiments attached. No matter whose ox is gored, if somebody does not follow the rules, if somebody erect a building on a passage for stream water, once the foundation is questioned, such

The management of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has commended the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), for its support in ensuring network stability and improved service quality to its customers across the South East. The commendation was made by the Deputy Managing Director of EEDC, Dr. Ernest Mupwaya, during the second quarter interface meeting between EEDC and TCN, at the TCN Enugu region Office over the weekend. Mupwaya, who led the EEDC team in company of the Chief Technical Officer, Engr. Vincent Ekwekwu and some management staff said that the interface meeting has been quite useful as it has helped tremendously in resolving operational challenges and enhancing quality of supply to customers. He further acknowledged that the relationship has been cordial and fruitful, and assured continued collaboration. In his remarks, the Assistant General Manager, TCN Enugu Region, Engr. Charles Iwuamadi who represented the General Manager, Dr. Thomas Inug

As part of the efforts of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, NPM, Ph.D, to enhancing the security of lives and property, the Nigeria Police Force is set to commence the enforcement of the digitalized Central Motor Registry (e-CMR) within the next 14 days, specifically on the 29th of July, 2024, to rejuvenate and digitalize the motor vehicle registration system, significantly bolstering our nation's safety and security framework. The e-CMR is an advanced, real-time online repository of motor vehicle data, designed to support police investigations, operational activities, and combat vehicle-related crimes, including terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and armed robbery. The transition to a digitalized system will streamline the documentation and verification processes for vehicle ownership and related transactions. Following the directives of the IGP, services such as change of ownership, change of license number, change of engine, and change of chassis/b

Nze Ben Okere. Figuratively speaking, it is a sheer marginalization and injustice to deny "nwambe" his due right and position because of the small size of his manhood. "Nwambe" is a very popular rodent known for its "pinchomick" size.  In the politics of Ngor Okpala, Ozuzu/Umuekwune ward can be likened to the proverbial "nwambe" who has continued to pass through all sorts of subjugation and marginalisation due to the small size of his "manhood". Manhood in this contextual subtext does not connote the male genital organ but the environment and probably political placement. Like Ndigbo in Nigerian politics, Ozuzu/Umuekwune ward has continued to remain relegated and totally cut-off from Ngor Okpala political scheming. It is worrisome and totally appalling that the said marginalisation has remained entrenched and deep-rooted without any genuine and conscientious consideration of changing the narrative. On periodical basis, the marginalisati

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has urged South-East governors and other political leaders in the zone to ignore Simon Ekpa’s opposition to their planned negotiation for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s release.  It could be recalled that Ekpa, the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra Government in Exile had in a statement a few days back said the governors lacked the legitimacy to negotiate for Kanu’s freedom.  However, in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday, the National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike appealed to the governors to go ahead without hesitation and approach the Federal Government for Kanu’s release.  Okwu, who said the govenors remained the leaders of the zone, wondered how someone in far away Finland would accuse them of lacking legitimacy.  “It is curious to hear Simon Ekpa say the governors lack legitimacy. These are elected leaders of the people. If they lack l

Last week in Onitsha, Anambra State, an ex-staff of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) was arrested for bypassing and tampering prepaid meters for EEDC customers. The suspect identified as Lawrence Okeke specializes in the replacement of original meter sensors with fake ones thereby bypassing the meters and making them not record the actual consumption by customers. This development has negatively impacted on the revenue of the distribution company. The Head of Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh, made this known on Thursday, in Enugu. Ezeh said that following a report by a whistle blower, the Meter Monitoring Team of the company was deployed to some locations on a routine meter monitoring inspection. At one of the customer’s premises visited at Bida Road, Onitsha, they discovered that the meter was bypassed, and the original meter sensor removed and replaced with the fake one.   While the team interrogated the customer who already admitted the