Ohanaeze Ndigbo has expressed concern with the sorrow and agony the recent disturbances in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State caused the people. The Igbo apex body noted that the crisis which resulted in the loss of lives and property as well as caused immense hardship to the citizens of Orlu Senatorial Zone and
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Clement Odah, the Chairman of Ohaukwu Local government area in Ebonyi State, has been arrested by the state Police Commissioner, Aliyu Garba. The lawmaker representing Ohaukwu North state Constituency, Chinedu Awọ was also arrested over the recent killings and destruction of properties in Effium community. Thirty other major stakeholders from the area, including the Coordinator
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The Government of Imo State has announced the setting up of four Mobile Courts, two in the State Capital (Owerri) and one each in Orlu and Okigwe zones, to try those who treat with levity, the protocols on Coivd-19 pandemic preventive. In a statewide broadcast, Friday, Governor Hope Uzodimma spoke on the need for Imo
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The Anambra State Government on Thursday shut down Royal Ambassador’s Schools in Onitsha, for flouting COVID-19 safety protocols. This was revealed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Basic Education, Dr Christy Obiano, in a statement. She said the drastic step would serve as an example to others. Obiano said the school had flouted the directive
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The Onitsha Community, Anambra State, has commenced training about 100 men and women who are to serve as members of a neighborhood security watch. The training, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), began on Thursday. It is sponsored by the Chairperson of Onitsha North Local Government. The council chair, Patrick Agha-Mba, said the
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Troubled by an acute shortage of teachers in its primary and secondary schools, the Imo State Government has hired 1,000 professionals.The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha, who disclosed this yesterday in Owerri, said the newly engaged would get stipends with renewable terms and conditions. He explained that some 400 workers, who had virtually been
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The Imo Government has postponed resumption of schools in the state until Jan. 25 Schools due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha said. Ikegwuoha, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Owerri on Monday, said the postponement was as a result of rising cases of
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Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) has asked Governor David Umahi to speak up over a viral picture of a multi-billion Naira hotel located in Rivers state, allegedly named after Osborn Umahi. The association expressed concern that the governor had maintained the sealed lips since the images of the said Port-Harcourt Osborn La
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A faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has described the election of Professor George Obiozor as the association’s president as illegal and dragged him to court. The Ohanaeze faction led by Uche Okwukwu, in an application filed on January 14 before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Bwari, Abuja, is praying that Obiozor be
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The Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano, has imposed a three-day curfew on Umeri, Umuoba Anam and Aguleri communities in Anambra East local government area of the state after two people were killed in violence on Saturday. The governor, who announced the development in a statement in Awka, said the curfew would run from 7:00 p.m.
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The Special Adviser to Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, Deaconess Emerald Udeakaji, has resigned to save her marriage. The SA in a letter to the Governor dated December 30, stated that 100% loyalty to the government is tearing her family apart, and, therefore, resolved to resign to save her family. Udeakaji noted that she
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The former President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Nnia Nwodo has stated that the processes to begin the restructuring of Nigeria as a nation must be concluded before the 2023 elections. Nwodo, who was speaking on Friday at the 17th Chief Gani Fawehinmi annual lecture, said that the process of restructuring must be concluded before
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The Enugu State government has explained why civil servants, school teachers and other workers in the state have not been paid the new minimum wage. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the State Commissioner for Finance, Mrs Adaona Uyawune, who revealed that government was working to fully capture every worker in
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The South-East Governors’ Forum has assured that the South-East security outfit would start operation very soon. The chairman of the forum and Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, who disclosed this on Tuesday, said they were currently sampling the uniform and operational vehicle for the security outfit. Umahi added that the governors and leaders of the
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The Anambra State government on Tuesday postponed the resumption of schools across the state by two weeks over the spike in COVID-19 cases. The state’s governor, Willie Obiano, who announced the development in a state-wide broadcast, also banned gathering of more than 50 people in the state. He threatened to close any market that violates
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