Vandal suspect electrocuted in Anambra
A YET TO BE IDENTIFIED VANDAL SUSPECT WAS ELECTROCUTED IN THE EARLY HOURS OF, SUNDAY, 3RD JULY, 2022, WHILE VANDALISING UMUEZE-RIMPI 500KVA DISTRIBUTION SUBSTATION, PROPERTY OF THE ENUGU ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY PLC (EEDC), LOCATED AT UMUATUEGWU OKIJA, ANAMBRA STATE.
THIS DEVELOPMENT WAS MADE KNOWN BY THE HEAD, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, EEDC. EMEKA EZEH, IN ENUGU, TODAY.
ACCORDING TO EZEH, THE DECEASED WAS NOT OPERATING ALONE, AS OTHER MEMBERS OF HIS GANG TOOK TO THEIR HEELS IMMEDIATELY HE WAS ELECTROCUTED, LEAVING BEHIND HIS LIFELESS BODY AND THEIR TOOLS AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT.
EZEH CONFIRMED THAT A FORMAL REPORT ON THIS DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN LODGED AT THE OKIJA POLICE DIVISION, FOR DETAILED INVESTIGATION. THE TOOLS USED BY THE ELECROCUTED VANDAL AND HIS FLEEING COLLEAGUES WERE ALSO RECOVERED AND HIS CORPSE DEPOSITED AT THE OKIJA GENERAL HOSPITAL MORTUARY.
THIS IS COMING JUST FEW DAYS AFTER EEDC ISSUED A REPORT ON FOUR SUSPECTED VANDALS WHO WERE APPREHENDED IN ITS NETWORK FOR ATTACKING ITS ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS.
FED GOVT HIRES LAWYERS FOR EKWEREMADU’S DEFENCE
AS THE ALLEGED CASE OF ORGAN HARVESTING INVOLVING THE IMMEDIATE PAST DEPUTY SENATE PRESIDENT IKE EKWEREMADU AND HIS WIFE BEATRICE IS PENDING IN A UK COURT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THROUGH THE NIGERIAN HIGH COMMISSION TO THE UNITED KINGDOM (UK), HAS HIRED LAWYERS TO DEFEND HIM AND HIS WIFE.
SENATE PRESIDENT AHMAD LAWAN WHO ANNOUNCED THIS AFTER A CLOSED-DOOR SESSION OF THE UPPER CHAMBER IN ABUJA SAYS THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, CHAIRED BY ADAMU BULKACHUWA WILL VISIT EKWEREMADU AND HIS WIFE IN LONDON THIS FRIDAY.
LAWAN SAYS THE LAWMAKERS WERE BRIEFED ABOUT EKWEREMADU’S TRAVAIL AND AFTER APPRAISING THE ROLE THE NIGERIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER TO THE UK, AMBASSADOR SARAFADEEN ISHOLA HAS BEEN PLAYING SAW THE HIGH COMMISSIONER HAS BEEN ENSURING EKWEREMADU GETS ALL NECESSARY ASSISTANCE.
IT WILL BE RECALED THE FORMER SENATE DEPUTY PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE WERE ARRESTED IN THE UK LAST WEEK AND ARRAIGNED AT UXBRIDGE MAGISTRATES’ COURT IN LONDON OVER ALLEGATIONS OF ORGAN HARVESTING AND WERE REMANDED IN CUSTODY TILL JULY 7, WHICH IS THE NEXT ADJOURNMENT DATE.
Police arrest suspected killer of Jonathan’s ex-aide, Gulak
The Imo State Police Command says it has arrested one of the suspected killers of Ahmed Gulak, a former Political Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan.
The Police Spokesperson for the State Command, Micheal Abattam, stated this on Monday, while parading the suspect, 38 year old, Anosike Chimobi, from Mbaise council area of the state.
Abattam says Chimaobi was nabbed following a sophisticated investigation carried out by the operatives of the command, and has already confessed to the crime.
Recall that Gulak was killed on May 30, 2021, on his way to the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri.
NBA Presidential Aspirant Seeks Improved Welfare For Judges
A SENIOR ADVOCATE OF NIGERIA (SAN), MIKYAU YAKUBU, HAS CALLED FOR IMPROVED REMUNERATION FOR JUDGES IN THE COUNTRY TO AVOID THEIR BEING TEMPTED INTO ENGAGING IN ACTS OF CORRUPTION.
YAKUBU MADE THIS KNOWN IN ABAKALIKI THE EBONYI STATE CAPITAL, WHERE IT HAD HUNDREDS OF LAWYERS FROM THE THREE BRANCHES IN THE STATE IN ATTENDANCE.
THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (NBA) PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT LAMENTED THAT THE SALARIES OF JUDGES INCLUDING THE JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT HAVE REMAINDED THE SAME SINCE 2007, AND CALLED FOR ITS UPWARDS REVIEW.
HE COMMENDED THE JUDGES IN THE JUDICIARY FOR STRIVING TO LEAVE ABOVE BOARD DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF POOR REMUNERATION AND WELFARE.
YAKUBU PROMISED TO CARRY ON WITH THE POLICIES OF THE OLUMIDE AKPATA ADMINISTRATION. ADDING THAT HIS ADMINISTRATION WILL LOOK AFTER THE INTEGRITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE JUDICIARY.
OUR CORRESPONDENT IN EBONYI STATE, EMMANUEL NNAJI, REPORTS THAT AT A PARLEY WITH THE STATE CHAPTER OF THE ASSOCIATION WHERE HE WAS ADOPTED AS ITS CONSENSUS CANDIDATE FOR THE POSITION OF PRESIDENT, YAKUBU SAID THAT HIS ADMINISTRATION WILL WORK TO ENSURE THAT THE WELFARE OF YOUNG LAWYERS IS ADEQUATELY PROTECTED AND IMPROVED.
Anambra To Build Tourism, Leisure Park At Agulu Lake
ANAMBRA STATE COMMISSIONER FOR CULTURE, TOURISM AND ENTERTAINMENT, DON ONYENJI HAS SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF CHUKWUMA SOLUDO PLANS TO BUILD A WORLD-CLASS TOURISM AND LEISURE PARK AT AGULU LAKE IN THE ANAOCHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF THE STATE.
ONYENJI SAYS THE TOURISM AND LEISURE PARK WHEN IT IS BUILT WILL BE A MAJOR TOURIST DESTINATION, AND WOULD ALSO BE A VERITABLE SOURCE OF CLIENTELE FOR THE GOLDEN TULIP HOTEL SITUATED IN THE AGULU LAKE ENVIRONMENT.
HE SAID THE GOVERNOR IS PASSIONATE ABOUT THE PROJECT, AS IT IS IN LINE WITH THE VISION AND MISSION TO CREATE A LIVEABLE, LOVABLE AND PROSPEROUS NEW ANAMBRA CONDUCIVE, AND CONGENIAL FOR EVERYONE, ADDING THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS IN THE TOURISM SECTOR YET UNKNOWN, WHICH HE SAID WOULD BE UNRAVELLED BY THE SOLUDO ADMINISTRATION.
Primary: Court rulings mere distractions, Ebonyi PDP gov aspirant says
The Senator Representing Ebonyi Central Senatorial District, Obinna Ogba, Has Reassured Ebonyians That He Is Not Relenting In His Effort To Return Happiness And Unity Of Purpose In Ebonyi State Through His Legitimate Quest To Occupy The Governorship Seat Of Ebonyi State Come 2023.
Ogba Made This Known In A Statement Signed And Made Available To Journalists Through His Special Assistant On Media Godfrey Chikwere.
According To Him, The Current Event Ranging From The Primary Election To Judicial Processes Is No Doubt A Calculated Political Distraction, But Anybody Conversant With His Political Trajectory Will Understand That He Has Fought, And Walked For Any Of His Victory And Political Position.
Our Correspondent In Ebonyi State, Emmanuel Nnaji, Reports That Ogba Has Assured Ebonyians That He Will Continue To Use Legal Means To Overcome.
USAID partners reiterate commitment to combat malnutrition in Nigeria
United States Agency For International Development, Usaid-Integrated Health Program, Ihp, In Ebonyi State, Have Said They Are Targeting Over Six Hundred And Eight Thousand Children To Receive Vitamin A, Deworming Drugs, And Health Education For Malnourished Children In That State.
The Program Manager Of The Integrated Health Program And Focal Person For This Year’s Maternal Newborn Child Health Week In Ebonyi State, Ogbu Miracle, Made This Know During A One-Day Training, With Staff Of Primary Health Centers In Ebony State.
Ogbu Said Ihp In Ebonyi State Will Provide Vitamin A Drugs And Every Child That Is Less Than 5 And 5 Years Will Benefit From The Supplementation Including Deworming Tablets, During The Maternal Newborn Child Health Week.
Ogbu Said The Agency Will Also Check For Nutritional Status, Using Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Measurements To Check Children Who Are Malnutrished. Saying That They Will Provide Iron-Folic To Pregnant Mothers, And Educate Caregivers On Issues Regarding Family Planning, Lasser Fever Prevention, And Covid-19 Prevention.
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NYSC DG URGES CORPS MEMBERS TO EMBRACE SKILL ACQUISITION
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig-General Mohammed Farah, has called on the 2022 Batch B stream 1 corps members nationwide to ensure they utilize the opportunity given to them as corps members by participating actively in all camp activities.
The DG who was represented by the Ebonyi State Coordinator of NYSC, Bamai Mercy implored the Corps Members to sustain the high level of discipline and enthusiasm demonstrated in the camp so far, by remaining compliant with the camp rules and regulations, to key into Skill Acquisition Entrepreneurship Development for self-employment and to adhere strictly to COVID-19 Safety Protocols.
Our Correspondent in Ebonyi state, Emmanuel Nnaji, gathered that a total of 1337 corps members, took the NYSC Oath of allegiance in Ebonyi state, administered by Justice Vincent Nwancho, who represented the Chief Judge of Ebonyi state.
Strike: Labour appeals to ASUU to shift ground
The Trade Union Congress (Tuc) Has Appealed To The Academic Staff Union Of Universities (Asuu), To Shift Ground In Their Demands By Making Some Concessions, So That Students Can Return To School After Being Forced To Stay At Home Since February.
The Chairman Of The Cross River State Chapter Of The Union, Monday Ogbodum, Made The Appeal On Tuesday In An Interview With News Men In Calabar, The State Capital.
Ogbodum Said Asuu Had “Clearly” Made Their Points Known To The World With The Prolonged Strike And Advised The Government Not To Always Allow Issues To Degenerate To Strikes Before Taking Necessary Actions.
The Labour Leader Further Added That The Government Should Always Put A Human Face To Its Action Or Inaction In Dealing With Labour Unions To Avoid Prolonged Industrial Action In The Country.
The Tuc Chairman Said It Would Be Difficult To Regain The Lost Ground In Nigeria’s Tertiary Education System Because Of The Industrial Action By The University Lecturers In The Last Two Years.
Gunmen bomb Imo market, scores injured, vehicles burnt
GUNMEN ENFORCING THE SIT-AT-HOME ORDER OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF BIAFRA (IPOB) YESTERDAY BOMBED THE POPULAR IZOMBE MARKET IN OGUTA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF IMO STATE.
THE GUNMEN WERE SAID TO HAVE STORMED THE MARKET AND WARNED THE TRADERS OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF COMING OUT ON A MONDAY FOR THEIR BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
ANGERED BY THEIR DEFIANCE, THE GUNMEN SET TWO VEHICLES ABLAZE IN THE MARKET, WHICH CAUSED SERIOUS PANDEMONIUM BEFORE BOMBING THE MARKET.