Uncertainty As Court stops NUJ delegates Conference In Umuahia


The National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Lagos has stopped the 7th Triennal National Delegates Conference of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) scheduled to hold from Oct. 3 to 5, 2021 in Umuahia, Abia State.

The court ruled on a motion ex-parte filed by Soji Amosu and Ayokunle Ewuoso, the Chairman and Secretary of Ogun State Council of NUJ respectively.

The court also restrained members of the Credentials Committee of the Union and other respondents from performing, aiding or executing any act for the purposes of conducting any election into the national offices of the NUJ pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice...read more


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Imo Group Carpets Gov Uzodinma Over Stance On Anti Open Grazing Law


A group under the aegis of Imo General Assembly (IGA) on has criticised Gov Hope Uzodinma of Imo State for opting out of the anti-open grazing stance agreed upon by the Southern governors.

Chief Chinedu Igwe, Chairman of the IGA in Nnewi and its environs said this in an interaction with journalists in Nnewi, Anambra on Thursday .

Igwe who is the Chief Executive Officer of Suzuki Don Investment Company declared categorically that the development would not be a good omen for the people of Imo State.

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35 Anambra Communities To Get Improved Power Supply...EEDC


Electricity supply would improve in some parts of Anambra, official Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has said.

Mr Emeka Ezeh, Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC said this in a Statement on Thursday.

Ezeh said this was as a result of the inauguration of the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) 2x60MVA 132/33KV Station in Awka last Tuesday.

Recall that Prof. Yemi Osinbajo...read more

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NSCDC Debunks Viral Video Of Attack On Personnel In Anambra


The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismissed a viral video purporting that its operatives on duty were attacked by unidentified gun wielding people in Umueri, Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra.

The group which called itself 'Motherland Warriors' was seen allegedly...read more
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Anambra Based Medical Doctor Allegedly Kidnapped In Edo State

Anambra born medical doctor based in Awka has allegedly been kidnapped in Edo State, South South Nigeria.

The doctor name (withheld) was a former secretary of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Anambra chapter...read more

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Sen Uba Instrumental To Prof Soludo's Appointment As CBN Governor...Ngene


A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in Anambra state, Chief Dennis Ngene on Friday, asked Prof Chukwuma Soludo, to step down his guber ambition and support Sen. Andy Uba in the Nov. 6 election.


Ngene said Uba had empowered people including Soludo to rise to the peak of their careers using his contacts in Nigeria's seat of power during the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo...read more

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APC TSUNAMI: Ndi Anambra Think, Before It Is Too Late

By Dr Chuma-Odili, FCMsp

Just recently, the mass exit of members of the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA to African Democratic Congress ADC was intercepted by the All Progressives Congress APC.

The spate of non violent attacks enjoyed by the invaders from People's Democratic Party PDP has been considered an ill wind that blows no good.

What is the big deal? Hold on! Come with me.

It would be recalled....read more

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Sen Uba Campaign Council Berates 'Sahara Reporters' Over Certificate Forgery Allegation


The Sen Andy Uba Campaign Council has called on publishers of Sahara Reporters, an online media outfit to work on their editorial approach before they lose their credibility and significance.

Sahara Reporters had made a publication in 2017 alleging that the West African Examination Council had confirmed that Sen. Uba obtained a forged certificate...read more

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Fees Hike Not Responsible For Our Son's Death--- Zik Varsity Student's Family


Contrary to media reports that late David Ogbonna, a 200L Industrial Physics Student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka committed suicide as a result of hike in school fees, the parents have said he died of frustration arising from poor grades.

Ogbona who died on Aug. 20 was found in his wardrobe dangling with rope around his neck in the Boys Hostel within the institution's premises.

The parents, Pastor and Mrs Esther Ogbonna said this when they met with the school authorities as part of efforts at unravelling the ministry behind their son's death.

They expressed surprise at the hasty conclusion by the media,...read more

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Aguata Lifts YSFON U-17 Football Cup In Anambra


Aguata GSDA, Aguata on Sunday lifted the 2021 Youths Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON) U-17 football championship in Anambra after defeating GP World FA of Nnewi 4-2 on penalties.

The game ended 1-1 draw in regulation time.

In the third place match, Hark Dove FC of Awka beat Jefab FA of Nanka 3-1 to emerge third place winner in the skills packed...read more

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Gully Erosions Swallow Homes, Farms In Ekwulumili, Anambra State


People of Umudim village in Ekwulumili, Nnewi South Local Government of Anambra say they are living in constant fear over gully erosion sweeping away homes and farmlands in the area.

They are crying to the international community through the Nigerian Erosion Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), Nigerian Federal Government and Anambra State Government to come to their rescue from the disaster they have lived with for over 40 years.


Ekwulumili is a community known largely for farming and has a with a large population of indigenous people.

Ekwulumili shares borders with Amichi, Igboukwu, Unubi, Akwaihedi and Orsumenyi

Visitors to some of the sites were stricken with awe as the gaping gully measuring over 40 in width and 50 metres in depth continued to expand at an alarming speed.

This natural disaster is has displaced over 500 families with their livelihood and is threatening to wipe out the people from their god given natural habitat.

Some of the people directly affected by the disaster said they have lost their ancestral land where they were supposed to build on and cultivate.

Mrs Charity Ezeoke, who lives on the side of the erosion, said they lived in constant fear of losing their house because it was a few feet away from it.

Ezeoke said the erosion had been there since she was a young girl and that efforts made to correct it had failed.

She called on the Anambra government to relocate them before they lose their lives alongside property.

"Whenever it rains, the way it pulls trees and earth sounds like an earthquake and makes us live in fear all the time.

"Government should help us control the erosion or even come and evacuate us because we don't have peace," she said.

Mr Chukwura Ntagu, an indigene of the town said the gully had cut them off from their brothers and sisters neighbouring Umudim village in Amichi whom they lived and interacted with for ages.

Ntagu said many people had left the town due to the erosion threat while most people were homeless because their lands had been washed away.

"It was not as big as this in the past, we used to pass through this place to Ochi in Amichi where we used to have our match pass but it has continued to grow.

"This place where I am standing is my 'ala obi' (land inheritance) where I am supposed to build and farm but it has been washed off.

"Those of us who live on the bank of the erosion don't sleep whenever it rains, many families have lost their homes and ran to their family members in other locations," he said.

Also speaking, Mr Onyeka Ikejiaku described the situation as a disaster as it had affected their livelihood, economic activities and social development negatively.

Ikejiaku said they were predominantly farmers, their brothers on other side of the gully cannot evacuate their produce because the roads had been cut off

A number of government officials and agencies have been visiting but nothing has been done, that is why we are calling on the Federal Government and State Government to come to our rescue.

All the flash floods from Igboukwu, Oraeri and other communities flow down to the area and empty into 'babuwa river' which goes to Imo state.

"We have been doing our best as directly affected people and as a community to control this but it is not enough," he said.

Chief Clement Ezeifedikwa, the President General of Ekwulimili who led journalists to the sites said it was contending with four massive gullies and few smaller ones.

Ezeifedikwa who was represented by Mr Stephen Okeke, an elder in the community said urgent intervention was needed to avoid total erosion of the area.

According to him, our people cannot build houses or factories because they have lost their lands. A lot of them have left their ancestral homes and relocated to places where they bought land.

"We are in real danger and we are calling on the international community and government at all levels to come to our rescue," he said.

The Media Team, Local Government Areas (LGAs) Campaign Coordinators for Sen. Andy Uba of Anambra All Progressives Congress (APC), has urged the people to support him in the Nov. 6, 2021 governorship election.

Mr Chris Okoye, the Chairman of the group, who made the call in a Statement on Thursday in Awka, said the APC flag bearer in the election was a household name in the state.

Okoye said the need to support Uba was because ...read more

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Don't Allow Detrators Use You To Derail Anambra Election... Group Urges INEC


The Save Anambra Group (SAG), a non-partisan pressure group has called on the Independent National Election (INEC) to conduct a free, fair and credible election in the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra.

The group made the call in a Statement made available to journalists...read more
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Rojenny Says, Nigeria Capable Of Winning 10 Gold Medals In France Olympics

Rommy Ezeonwuka, proprietor of Rojenny Stadium and Games Village, Oba, near Onitsha, in Anambra, says Nigeria can win as many as 10 gold medals in the 2024 Olympics scheduled to hold in France.

Ezeonwuka said this at an interactive session with journalists at Oba, while reacting to the just concluded Tokyo Olympics where Nigeria won one silver medal and one bronze medal.

Ezeownuka said while most sports enthusiasts were celebrating the feat, as Nigeria’s best after the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, he was not satisfied because as the giant of Africa, Nigeria should have done better.

He said as a foremost private investor in sports facilities, he was pained that administrators had neglected his ‘Olympics model’ stadium which was capable of producing world champions, if properly utilised.

He urged sports administrators to exploit the opportunities at Rojenny stadium by using it as a closed camp for the training of athletes for the next Olympics, saying that the outcome would not be less than 10 gold medals.

“I don’t understand why Nigerians are celebrating a silver and a bronze when smaller countries packed a good number of gold home.

“We are more than that, we don’t prepare well, the Olympics is a four-year event, you don’t manufacture world champions overnight.

“The Ministry of Sports and sports federations should come and use Rojenny to train their athletes, that is why I built this place about 38 years ago.

“If you bring 100 athletes here and prepare them in training and diet for France 2024, if at the end of the day, Nigeria does not win 10 gold medals, hold me responsible,” he said.

Ezeonwuka recalled how the youthful Fanny Amun Golden Eaglets, trained at Rojenny stadium for more than two years before going to Japan to win the U-17 world cup.

He said he was willing to go into partnership with government and corporate firms to optimise the use of the facility for the overall interest of Nigerian youths, especially athletes.

“Rojenny is the first and biggest privately owned sports facility in Nigeria today, it is an Olympic stadium because we don’t just have a football pitch here, we have facilities for almost every Olympics sports Nigeria participates in.

“I built it in 1983 because of the vision I have for development of youths in the South East and Nigeria, up till today most state governments don’t have it, but I have operated and maintained it as a private citizen.

” I am willing to work with the Ministry of Sports and Sports Federations to see how we can use this to provide more opportunities for our future generations,” he said

Rojenny Seeks Partnership To Manage Games Village


The proprietor of Rojenny Tourist Games Village, Oba, near Onitsha, Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka, says he is ready to partner with any local or international investors to manage the facility.

Ezeonwuka spoke during a guided tour of the facility with selected journalists in Anambra on.

He said the facility, located on the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway, is worth more than N500 billion.

The village has an Olympic size stadium, lawn tennis, teqball, table tennis, rugby, swimming pool, field and track events, accommodation, zoo and many other facilities.

Ezeonwuka said he established the facility to ensure that youths ready to achieve their potential in sports got the best training.

“I am the first African to build one of the largest private international stadia in Nigeria that hosted seven continental matches.

“I have nurtured footballers that are making waves overseas from this stadium,” he said.

Ezeonwuka regretted that some Olympic standard sports facilities in the village were under-utilised.

He also said he was greatly pained by the treatment he got during the 2020 Nigerian Police Games hosted in Anambra.

“The police authorities inspected facilities here and approved them for use for the games.

“But midway into the competition, most of the games, including swimming and football, were moved out to other places,” he said.

Also, John Obinwa, Teqball and Rugby-certified coach and Chief Consultant to the outfit, urged government at all levels to step up actions to empower the youths, using sports.

“Government can take advantage of the opportunities in sports to engage the youths and take their minds away from crimes and reckless lifestyles,” he said.

The facility, which sits on a 4,550 square metres, was established in 1982

Anambra Guber: APGA BoT Member Seeks End To Litigation In Party



Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka, a member of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Board of Trustees has called on Chief Chukwuma Umeoji accept the Court of Appeal judgement on his quest to fly the flag of the party in the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra.

Ezeownuka gave the advice during a parley with journalists at his Ogilisi palace within the Rojenny Stadium and Games Village, Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area.

Recall that a Court of Appeal in Kano on Aug.10 dismissed the order of Jigawa High Court sitting in Birnin Kebbi which ordered...read more



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Anambra 2021: Catholic Priest Urges Politicians To Stop Wasting Money On Judiciary


Rev. Fr. Obimma Emmanuel, the Spiritual Director of Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke, Idemili South LGA of Anambra called on politicians in the state to stop spending their money on lawyers and judges as the Nov. 6 governorship election draws near.

Obimma who is also the Parish Priest of the Blessed Iwene Tansi Parish, Umudioka, Dunukofia Local Government Area admonished them to rather spend their resources on ventures that would uplift humanity.

The priest who gave the advice while delivering a homily at a Eucharistic celebration at the parish on Sunday expressed worry that political parties and politicians were spending money amounting to billions of Naira in courts over intra party conflicts that could be managed internally.

Fr Obimma popularly known as Ebube Muonso regretted that the majority of youths still roam the streets without jobs; and that many could hardly get their daily bread...Read more

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Southeast NMA Task States On Improved Healthcare Sector In Region


The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), South East caucus, says it is worried by the state of the healthcare system and security situation in the region.

The NMA South East Caucus comprising Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo state branches made their position known in a Communiqué issued after its general meeting held Abakaliki on July 25

The Communiqué which was signed by Dr Jide Onyekwelu, and Dr Dubem Awachie, Chairman and Secretary of the South East caucus of NMA respectively was made available to journalists in Awka on Saturday.

The association called on the government of states in the region to be more committed to the improvement of the healthcare system for better service delivery.

The NMA caucus described the condition of health workers in Imo state as 'very poor' adding that the backlog of arrears owed their colleagues in Abia was unpalatable and unacceptable.

It commended Anambra and Enugu state governments for prompt and regular payment of doctors' salary but regretted that the pay fell far short of the Consolidated Medical Salary Scale (CONMESS).

"The Caucus noted with dismay the very poor condition of healthcare
workers in Imo state, they are still being owed several months salary arrears.

"We appreciate the Governor of Imo State for appointing Dr Barth Okorochukwu as the Health Commissioner and hope for a turnaround in the health sector in the state.

"The outrageous salary arrears owed Abia State-employed doctors
remains an unpalatable and unacceptable situation, this has led to
the worsening of healthcare delivery in the state.

"We demand that as a matter of urgency, the Abia Government should pay the accrued arrears of doctors and other healthcare workers, and make urgent efforts to revamp healthcare delivery in the state.

"Anambra State Government has continued to pay salaries regularly, however, it is yet to upgrade doctors' pay adjusted 2019 CONMESS, as is obtainable with their Federal counterparts," it stated.

The Onyekwelu led NMA caucus commeded Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi for his giant strides in the state's health sector and gave Enugu state clean bill of health for regular payment of salaries of healthcare workers,

They said the construction and equipping of a virology center and an accident and emergency complex at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital and other projects stood Ebonyi out in the region.

"These monumental achievements coupled with good road network
and prompt regular payment of salaries of health workers has made
Ebonyi State to stand out in the South East.

"The caucus commend the Ebonyi state governor and encourage him to continue with the positive transformations in healthcare delivery in the state," it stated.

The South East doctors opposed the removal of House Officers and NYSC Doctors from the Scheme of Service and Salary Structure of Medical Doctors

According to them, this action is with utmost bad fate and will seriously jeopardize healthcare delivery in Nigeria and capable of disrupting industrial harmony in the health sector.

"We demand for the immediate withdrawal of the obnoxious circular altering the scheme of service for doctors," it stated.

The NMA said the Federal Government and various state governments of the states in the Southeast should do more to protect the lives of the people of the region.

"We noted with sadness the worsening state of insecurity in the South East and in Nigeria as a whole.

"The increasing spate of killings, banditry, kidnapping and disruption of socioeconomic activities, portend grave danger to the health service delivery of our people.

"The safety of healthcare workers is paramount in ensuring their continued sacrifices and unhindered service delivery," it stated.

The Caucus noted the healthy progress being made with the construction of our National Secretariat in Abuja.

Fr Joseph, Aguata To Clash In Finals Of Anambra Academicals Football Cup

Fr Joseph Memorial Grammar School, Aguleri in Anambra East Local Government Area will play against Aguata High School in Aguata Local Government in the senior boys finals of the 2021 Anambra Academical Football championship.

Fr Joseph qualified after beating Bubendorf Memorial Grammar School Adazi 2-1 while Aguata boys booked a place in the final game after a painstaking 2-1 win against Washington Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha.

This year's edition of the Academicals Cup featured three categories including U-13 for primary school males,...read more





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PDP Leadership, Stakeholders Rally Support For Ozigbo Ahead of Anambra Guber


The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra has said the leadership of the party, stakeholders band membership in the state were solidly behind its candidate, Mr Valentine Ozigbo ahead of the the Nov. 6 governorship election.

The party said at a meeting between the State Working Committee and the Valentine Chineto Ozigbo Campaign Organisation alongside other...read more


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Govs Uzodimma, Umahi lead APC Campaign Squad for Anambra Guber




The All Progressives Congress (APC) has set up a high-powered Campaign Council for the election of Sen Andy Uba in the Nov. 6 governorship contest in Anambra State.


According to the party, the chairman APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), HE Mai buni has approved...read more:



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It was a well considered and thorough judgment of the Special Panel of the Court of Appeal Kano Judicial Division on August 10, 2021.

The 3 man Special Panel, led by Tsammani JCA, began by holding that the suit at the trial Court was a leadership tussle in APGA…read more




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APGA: Stop The Imaginary Fight, Return Home---Umeh Counsels Umeoji

Chief Victor Umeh, chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has urged Rep Chukwuma Umeoji to stop his futile fight with the party and return to the fold.

Umeh gave the admonition in Awka on Tuesday while reacting to the ruling of a Court of Appeal sitting in Kano which upheld the dismissal of the Jigawa High Court sitting Birnin Kudu which...read more

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ADC Candidate Harps On Security, Covid-19 Protocol In Anambra

Chief Akachukwu Nwankpo, Candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) says he would adhere strictly to COVID-19 protocol as open campaigns for the Nov. 6 electioneering campaigns commence.


Nwankpo said this through Dr Harris-Chuma Ogene, Director General and Head Media/Strategy Akachukwu Nwankpo Campaign Organisation in Awka

Nwankpo also called on his co-contestants to...read more

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FC Ifeanyi Ubah FC Relegated From NPFL After 6-Year Campaign


FC Ifeanyi Ubah (FCIU) ended their six-year uninterrupted campaign in elite division with a 1-0 win against Warri Wolves on Aug. 5, in the 2020/2021 Nigerian Professional Football League(NPFL) but fell short of overcoming relegation.

The victory was not enough for FCIU, popularly known as ‘Anambra Warriors’, to scale relegation as they finished 19th on the final league table.

Some sports administrators and enthusiasts have been expressing divergent views on the implications of the Anambra Warriors exit from the NPFL to the State, ...read more:

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Draws For Academicals Football Finals Holds in Anambra, Teams Get Kits



The Draws for 2021 Anambra Academicals Football Championship were held for 12 teams from primary and secondary schools in Anambra which qualified for the semi finals.

The Primary Schools category is for U-13 while the Secondary is for U-17 respectively...read more

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Complaints Commission Appoints New Commissioner In Anambra, Receives 1,746 Petitions

The Public Complaints Commission (PCC) in Anambra now has Mrs Emelda Nwajiofor-Okoli as its new Federal Commissioner.

Nwajiofor-Okoli was sworn in on July 5 along with other new Commissioners in Abuja following....read more:



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Chief Ndubuisi Nwobu, Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra says some people within the party were working hard to stop it from having a candidate in the Nov. 6 governorship election in the state.

Nwobu said this in a news conference....read more


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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors have dismissed the threat that House Officers who joined the ongoing nationwide industrial action would be sacked or made to repeat their internship.

NARD in a Statement issued on Wednesday said the position of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) which


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Anambra Erosion: Popular Ekwueme Square May Cave In Soon

A massive gully erosion is threatening to destroy the popular Ekwueme Square used for most official state functions of the Anambra State government in Awka, the Anambra capital.

Other prized state assets in the vicinity are the Federal High Court, State High Court, Federal Secretariat which is still under construction and some private properties.

Though the Nigeria Erosion Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) had carried out remedial work in the vicinity which saved the federal high court from caving in, the danger was not totally averted.

Our reporter who visited the area said the bludgeoning gully erosion is now a few meters away from the rear fence of the Square.

It will be recalled that the facility has recently been converted to sports arena as facilities including a standard swimming pool, Handballcourt, Volleyball and Basketball courts have been built in it.

Concerned residents of Awka have raised alarmed that the whole place was becoming an ecological disaster zone.

Mr John Okoye, a civil servant said he was not aware of the erosion threat to Alex Ekwueme Square but said every effort should be made to save the facility.

Okoye said apart from the man whom the Square was named after, it meant different things to different people due to its multipurpose nature.

According to him, I am aware that there are erosion challenges around that area but I am not aware that Ekwueme Square is in danger, the government must act fast to save it from destruction.

Also speaking, a staff of Anambra judiciary who pleaded anonymity said the threat was not only on the Square but on all the structures in the vicinity.

The staff said though efforts had been made in the past to rescue some structures in the area, there was need for a holistic intervention.

"The erosion has been there, at a time the Federal High Court building was almost collapsing but NEWMAP did something which is why the edifice is still standing.

"What is needed there is total erosion control, not the makeshift remedy and tipping of sand they have been doing, by the time the rains come heavily, the entire area will be no more," he said.

An official of the ministry of said they were aware that there was gully erosion activities in the area but did not know that Ekwueme Square had become seriously threatened.

According to the official, we know that there are erosion issues around the Ekwueme Square, Federal High Court and State High Court area, but I did not know that Ekwueme square is in serious danger now.

"NEWMAP had done some palliative there and at a time we agreed that they will do the entire job that is why the Ministry of Environment pulled out.
"We cannot lose Ekwueme square, that will be devastating to the state," he said

IPMAN Suspends One-Day Strike Eastern Zone Over Police Harassment


The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has resumed distribution of products in Eastern Zone comprising Port Harcourt, Calabar, Aba, Enugu and Makurdi after a one-day strike.

Alhaji Sanusi Fari National President of IPMAN had directed members of the association at the depots within the zone to suspend dispatch of products effective Monday to protest alleged intimidation by the Nigerian Police.

Fari said the indefinite strike would subsist until the leadership of IPMAN Port Harcourt depot led by Dr Joseph Obele which was forcefully sacked on July 30 under the protection of Police was restored.

But a Statement made available on Tuesday said the leadership of IPMAN at the depots within the zone should resume normal operations.

The Statement signed by Fari confirmed that the Obele and members of his leadership had been reinstated in office on Monday and that the strike was called off with immediate effect.

"The National Executive Committee of IPMAN wishes to inform you officially that our members have resumed loading and operations in the Eastern Zone of Aba, Calabar, Enugu, Makurdi and Port Harcourt Depots Units.

"The respective Chairmen are directed to start operations immediately," he stated.

The Statement a meeting had been scheduled with the Inspector General of Police over the leadership crisis in the association on Wednesday and that the outcome would be communicated to members.


"In the interest of the public as patriotic Nigerians which we clearly stated in our open letter to Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali on the 12th July, 2021 National Newspapers, we have restrained our members in the face of all provocations from withdrawing their services.

"But, this time around, for no just cause, there was peace, the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State brought illegal people who are not even our members and put them in our Port Harcourt Secretariat.

This action provoked general anger on the members who refused to work.

One Elder Okoronkwo has asked our members to go back to work which nobody answered him.

"This has confirmed our position that he has no member supporting him, he remains a pretender to the leadership of IPMAN and my office has communicated same to all concerned government departments and security agencies severally.


"The association therefore states that operations have resumed in the Eastern Zone based on the directives of the IPMAN NEC under my leadership.

" It is our firm belief that the next line of action shall be determined by the outcome of the meeting with Police headquarters tomorrow," Sanusi Fari Stated.

Mr Valentine Ozigbo, a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Nov. 6 Anambra says Mrs Azuka Enemo is most suited running mate for him.

Ozigbo who said this in a parley with journalists in Awka said Enemo was.....
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