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  News   File Image Abia State businessman and politician Emmanuel Egwu has dismissed claims by Governor Alex Otti regarding the execution of projects and other touted achievements during his one-and-a-half-year tenure, stating that they do not reflect reality. Speaking in a chat with reporters over the weekend, he alleged that there is a lack of transparency in the management of the state’s finances. In response to the administration’s claims of numerous achievements, he challenged the governor to provide the locations of some of the advertised projects. The Abia businessman demanded evidence of other achievements being touted by Governor Otti and clarification on how state resources have been expended. Egwu stated, “We declare that the above projects do not exist in Abia State. We have searched for these projects with our own eyes but have been unable to locate them. Similarly, all our efforts to trace the locations of these multi-billion-naira manipulated projects in Abia State usin

  Politics   Abia Labour Party Faces Potential Implosion as Two Federal Lawmakers Plot Defection to APC | #NwokeukwuMascot File Image Abia State’s Labour Party is on the brink of a significant internal crisis, with unconfirmed reports suggesting that two prominent federal lawmakers are planning to leave the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). This development comes amid growing divisions within the party, exacerbated by the fallout from the nomination process for the upcoming local government elections, scheduled for November 2, 2024. Recall we had earlier reported possible mass defections across Abia State LP as Otti’s anointed candidates continue to join ZLP following the continued crisis within the Labour Party. The internal tensions within the Labour Party, which is currently the ruling party in Abia State, have deepened following the Appeal Court’s recent judgment that recognized Julius Abure as the authentic National Chairman of the party. In response to this rulin

  News   File Image The Nigerian Army has refuted claims circulating about the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. Several reports surfaced on Sunday, alleging that the Army chief had passed away from cancer. A social media post by a journalist read: “The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has died. He passed away in an undisclosed hospital overseas nearly 48 hours ago from stage three cancer, according to a senior government official.” However, the Nigerian Army has labeled the report as false. Sources also confirmed to newsmen on Sunday that the Army chief is alive. Earlier on Friday, newsmen reported that top military officers had begun lobbying for the position of Chief of Army Staff due to Lagbaja’s health condition. It was learned that retired generals had started seeking political influence in the event of his departure. Lagbaja, born on February 28, 1968, in Ilobu, Osun State, was appointed by President Bola Tinubu in June 2023 as the 27th Ch

  News   File Image Logara community in the Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, has been thrown into mourning following the gruesome murder of a pregnant woman. The woman was killed in Awogwu village in the community. The victim, identified as Mrs. Chinwendu Amadi, was reportedly raped and killed inside the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (SMICA), Owerri by unidentified hoodlums. Meanwhile, the youths of the airport community, under the aegis of Onyeaghalanwanneya Youths Movement (OYM), have threatened to ground operations at the airport in protest if the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) fails to improve security in the area and stop attacks by hoodlums on community members. It was gathered that the woman's body was found at the weekend in a bushy area close to the airport’s runway.    According to the President General of Logara community, Chief Martin Opara, the deceased, who was a petty trader inside the airport, closed her shop on Thursday evening