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  News   .... NSBMB NOMINATES IKPEAZU FOR LEGACY AWARD .  File Image  The Nigerian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NSBMB) has nominated the immediate past Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu for the NSBMB LEGACY AWARD. This nomination is contained in a letter to Dr Ikpeazu signed by the President of the Society, Professor Matthew Owonda Wegwu and dated 16th October, 2023. According to the letter, "The received wisdom is that academics are usually lost in the manipulative corridors of power once they get into appointive or elective office. It is certainly not part of conventional logic for a thoroughbred Nigerian academic who holds political office, let alone one holding the high office of Governor to show proclivity for the academia. Yet you remained marginally or fully engaged in academic activities while in office as Executive Governor of Abia State". The Society recalled with pride the fact that even as Governor, Dr Ikpeazu constantly engaged ...

  News    File Image  Marauding elephants have invaded farm fields in the Gamboru/Ngala Local Government Area of Borno. Confirming the development to journalists on Friday, Ayuba Peter, the director of forestry and wildlife in the Borno ministry of environment, stated that the ministry had received reports and was mobilising a team to go to the area. Mr Peter explained that the elephants had come from Waza National Park in neighbouring Cameroon Republic. “The herd is from Waza National Park and every year, it moves from Cameroon to Nigeria and back again at this period, following a route that passes through Gamboru/Ngala and Kala-Balge LGAs. “We have mobilised our personnel and are now waiting for the Federal Ministry of Environment personnel to join us any moment now to move to the area,” Mr Peter said. Also commenting on the development, Mustafa Bukar, the director of pest control in the Borno ministry of agriculture, mentioned that he had heard about the incident ...

  News    Bola Ahmed Tinubu  President Bola Tinubu has appointed twelve people to serve in the Federal Civil Service Commission(FCSC). This was disclosed in a statement released by President Tinubu’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale on Friday, explaining that the appointment is subject to the approval of the country’s upper legislative chamber, the Nigerian Senate. According to the announcement, the new FCSC leadership will begin work on November 30, 2023, following the expiration of the existing Federal Civil Service Commission Chairman's and membership's tenure on November 29, 2023.   Ngelale went on to say that the President expects the new FCSC leadership to competently facilitate the transformation, reorientation, and digitization of the Federal Bureaucracy to enable, rather than stifle, growth and enhanced private sector participation in the development of the Nigerian economy, in full compliance with his administration's Renewed Hope Agenda. See list of those ...

  News   ... says they'll resist imposition of Mayor.  File Image  Aba South Aboriginal Survival Movement (ABASM) has accused Governor Alex Otti of having great underlying contempt for the Aboriginals of Aba South. The movement said this in a communique rising from a very well-attended crucial meeting which they said borders on their life, death, survival and recognition. ABASM said they discovered Otti's underlying contempt for them firstly when none of their sons or daughters were considered fit to be appointed Commissioner in the Abia State Executive Council. They said that the above neglect is in contrast with other Local Government Areas like Arochukwu, Ohafia, etc which they said have two to three commissioners with other State political principal positions like the Deputy Governor and secretary to the State Government respectively. In the communique signed by Dr Eze Sony Egbulefu, Acting Onyeisiala Aba the 19th, Dr Manfred Wogugu, Retired United Nations/ ILO A...

  History    File Image  When you step into the compound of an Igbo man, the first thing you'll notice is the lush presence of trees. These trees, such as Ube(Dacryodes edulis), depicted in the accompanying image, are a defining feature of Igbo homes. In addition to Ube, you'll find Mango, Oranges, Avocado Pears, Palm Trees, and Coconut palms gracing the landscape. If you approach Igboland from the West, these trees, particularly Mango and Ube, act as welcoming heralds that signify your arrival in the heart of Igbo culture. Even amidst the complexities of identity, the Ube tree remains a distinctive marker, separating the compound of an Ika man from that of an Edo, well before names are exchanged. Ube, aside from being a delicious treat when paired with oka during the rainy season, also holds a unifying role within Igbo families, drawing everyone to the uko or kitchen. Its leaves and fruit offer medicinal properties for skin treatment and other uses. The layout of Ig...

  News    File Image  The Abia state Police Command has responded to reports of a beheaded policeman in Aba, Abia State on Thursday by unidentified gunmen. Recall our earlier reports on how Nigerian policeman was killed as others fled , leaving the corpse and the security vehicle. According to a press release signed by ASP Maureen Chinaka LLB, Anipr Public Relations Officer, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police Abia State Command, it was affirmed that there was an attack on the security team at Isiahia village, Umuojima, Osisioma LGA, on Thursday but no policeman was killed as reported, but a beheaded body was met on the scene of the incident which through investigations the body was identified as "Obinna Ndukwe, also known as Socket", who was a member of the Abia State vigilante, ASVG, and often collaborates with the police, known to the locals as "Catchers". Police statements reads in full: “At about 15:50 hrs, Abia State Police officers stationed at OSISIO...

 News   File Image  Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been released from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) . According to a THECABLE report, a reliable source who pleaded anonymity revealed this development. However, he was immediately taken into custody by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for interrogation, and there are indications that fresh charges will be filed against him.  Emefiele had been in DSS custody since June after President Bola Tinubu suspended him.  He was initially arraigned on a two-count charge related to “illegal possession” of firearms but the charges were later withdrawn.  A fresh 20-count charge was filed against him, and Emefiele had proposed a plea bargain agreement, which included his resignation as CBN governor.  He officially resigned from the CBN on September 22.

  News    File Image   Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, October 26, pledged to mobilize electoral support for President Bola Tinubu in the next election, saying those who scored 2,000 in the 2023 elections would score next to nothing in 2027. Wike made the declaration in Abuja while playing host to leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Rivers state, led by the national vice chairman, south-south, Victor Giadom. He also said he had no regrets about supporting the president in the last general election because he was out to ensure equity and justice, adding that he owes no one an apology. Promising to carry the Rivers APC and all Nigerians along, the minister said he would never discriminate against anyone on the basis of religion, ethnicity or political affiliations. He said: “Let me say clearly and to the hearing of everyone: we owe a duty to continue to support Mr President irrespective of the political pa...

  News    File Image  The 266th Regular Senate of Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) has ratified the decision of Management to expel Twelve (12) students, and suspend four (4) others for one academic session, for various offences in breach of their matriculation oaths. Management had earlier considered and approved the recommendations of the Senate Security Committee after thorough investigations for the different cases involving stealing on gun point, cultism, illegal possession of firearms, de-marketing the University, examination malpractice and other offences against the affected students. The students are: 1.) Emmanuel Nwabuike, Accountancy, Mat No:  2018/118606 2.) Obasi Clinton, Marketing, Mat No:  2013/114992  and two others at large. Offence: Stealing on gun point and recovery of locally made pistols and live cartridges from them. Punishment: Expulsion 5.) Ndubuisi Desmond, Economics, Mat No:  2018/114268 6.) Obi Favour Chimezie, Mechani...

  News    File Image  Unknown gunmen have attacked members of police Rapid Response Squad along Umuode/Isiahia in Osisioma Ngwa LGA. According to a reliable source that contacted Newsmirrorng, the incident happened a while ago and other members of the squad flee while the other person was killed. The rest of the squad run away living the corpse and the security vehicle. The unanimous source also warned passers-by to be cautious of the road as insecurity is high. Recall that last month, a Labour Party Chieftain was beheaded at Uturu Isiukwuato LGA.

  News    Muhammadu Buhari  Former President Muhammadu Buhari says the decision to dismiss the appeals by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party by the Supreme Court is a welcome relief to him. This was disclosed in a statement signed by his media aide, Garba Shehu, and posted on his official X handle on Thursday. The statement read, “The former President repeated what he said on the earlier 6 September verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court, which affirmed President Bola Tinubu’s victory, that the welcome decision is “a reaffirmation of the will of the majority of the people against the determined will of a hard-fighting minority. “Now that we have arrived at the last bus stop, after a tortuous eight months of expensive legal journey, the nation deserves a break. “The opposition has fought a good fight. Having now exhausted their rights as constitutionally allowed, they should take the hand of fellowship extende...

  News    File Image  The Enugu State High Court, Thursday, ruled that the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, by the Southeast Governors’ Forum in 2017 amounted to administrative abuse, hence null and void. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the IPOB leader, had approached the court to seek the voidance of the prescription based on the fact that IPOB is a registered organisation, and composed of members who are exercising their right of association. The suit was instituted by Kanu’s special counsel, Barr Aloy Ejimakor. Among the reliefs sought are the de-listment of IPOB as a terrorist organisation in line with the provisions of the African Charter and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Other reliefs sought by Kanu include a declaration that self-determination is a right, public apologies in three national dailies and N25 billion damages, as well as restraining the government from proceeding with criminal proceedings against him. Justice A.O. Ono...