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The Zamfara State Police Command has said it rescued 26 additional kidnap victims from bandits in the state. The Commissioner of Police Zamfara Command, Usman Nagogo, made this known while handing over the victims to the state government in Gusau, the state capital on Tuesday. Mr Nagogo said the victims were released by the bandits through a peace dialogue initiated by the state government. He said 18 of the victims were released by the bandits in Aljimma village in Maradun Local Government Area, while eight were handed over to the Emir of Zurmi, Abubakar Atiku, by the bandits. “I am just from Aljimma village where I received these victims personally from the bandits. “On my way, the Emir of Zurmi, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, called and told me that there were other captives released by the bandits to him from Niger Republic. “As I always say, since the use of force has not achieved peace in the state, dialogue is the only option to address this,” he said. “With this developm

 ••••• 12 former Ministers reappointed President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the list of ministerial nominees to the Senate. Senate President Ahmed Lawan on Tuesday read the list noting that the screening of the nominees will commence tomorrow, Wednesday. Some of the names on the list include; Babatunde Raji Fashola - Lagos State Godswill Akpabio - Akwa Ibom Chris Ngige - Anambra Festus Keyamo - Delta State Ogbonnaya Onu - Ebonyi State Niyi Adebayo -Ekiti State Geoffrey Onyeama - Enugu State Sharon Ikaezor Lai Mohammed - Kwara State Gbemisola Saraki Mohammadu Musa Bello Rauf Aregbesola – Osun State Rotimi Amaechi – Rivers State Sunday Dare – Oyo State George Akume - Benue State Sen Olutayo Alasoadura Adamu Adamu Amb. Mariam Katagum Olorunminbe Mamora Abubakar Aliyu Timipre Sylva - Bayelsa Ikechukwu Oga Mustapha Baba Shehuri

From Chibuike Onyeukwu Three major things stood out from the maiden enlarged Imo state stakeholders meeting held on Thursday, July 18, 2019. The first is the attendance. The second, which is intertwined with the first, is that it was a refreshing departure from what the good people of Imo state had become used to for eight years. The third is the content and significance of the meeting. On the first score, the attendance of the critical stakeholders, made an eloquent statement: Imolites have in unison decided to be on the same page with their governor, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha CON. Apart from the volume, it was a gathering of the crème de la crème in Imo state. Interestingly, aside the senior citizens, the youths showed more enthusiasm: The not-too-young-to-run, top professionals, the clergy, traditional rulers, serving and retired civil servants, heads of security agencies, labour unions, media practitioners, women professionals, women politicians. There were als

The Commissioner of Police Zamfara command has tasked journalists to be factual in all their reports about the activities going on in the state. He made the call today at Gusau while giving update on the progress report by the command on activities in the state in the recent past. The CP started by thanking the Inspector-General of Police IGP Muhammad A. Adamu NPM mni, for giving the command all the necessary logistic support and encouragement to restore lasting peace and stability in Zamfara State. He also appreciated the Governor of Zamfara State His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Bello Matawallen Maradun for his doggedness and uncompromising attitude towards employing dialogue as a weapon to bring lasting peace to the state. He said that since the last press conference, precisely on 8th of this month, a lot of progress have been achieved. On 15/7/2019, the dialogue in the Emirates of Zamfara State was kick started in Anka Emirate. In that interaction between two sworn enemies, loc

From Raymond Ozoji The attention of the traditional ruler and of Umueri kingdom in Anambra-East local government area of Anambra state have been drwan to a malicious report on the social media where some faceless disgruntled elements claimed that the community has an armoury where it allegedly stored guns and ammunitions for reasons the author(s) of the said report could not justify. Furthermore the said report equally alleged that some youths had lost their lives over what they interpreted as the face-off between the traditional ruler of the community His Royal Majesty Igwe Sir Ben Izuchukwu Emeka ( Okebo ii of Umueri ) and the President-General of Umueri Town Union Chief Pius Ejimofor Okonkwo where both prominent individuals had disagreed over the ownership and control of the purported armoury . The traditional ruler of the town HRM Igwe Sir Ben Izuchukwu Emeka by this press release declares that the allegations of an armoury in his domain is false and to all intents and

As part of effort to sustain the  ongoing peace initiative being spare headed by the Commissioner of police Zamfara state Command CP Usman Nagogo psc+ in collaboration with the state government, the Commissioner of Police on the 19th of July, 2019, brokered another unprecedented peace building meeting that got the attendance of Vigilantes, Yansakai, Sarakunan Fulani, Ardos, Civilian JTF and other stakeholders, which was presided over by the Commissioner of Police at the Palace of Emir of Birnin Magaji. The Commissioner of Police in his opening remarks reaffirmed that, the ongoing peace and dialogue initiative which started from Gusau through series of meetings and interactions with all the warring groups is being carried out with all sense of sincererity, Justice  and commitment which led to the relative peace being enjoyed in the state. He assured the Emir and the people of Birnin Magaji that the police will not rest on their oars until lasting peace and security are restored t

His Excellency Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha has delivered his first speech to Ndi to highlight on the achievements of his government since he was sworn in as the executive governor of Imo State on the 29th of May 2019. Protocols This is the first enlarged stakeholders meeting since I was sworn -in as your Governor, and Hon. Engr Gerald Irona as Deputy Governor on 29th May, 2019. It is therefore a great honour and privilege to welcome you all. Today’s event is in keeping with our commitment on openness and communication with you to regularly bring you to date with the happenings in our administration particularly the journey so far and some of our plans and challenges going forward. In doing this, we are open to genuine criticisms and suggestions on how best to serve you better. We consider it of utmost importance to lay before you the facts we have met on ground and the enormous efforts required to address them. This is necessary in order to keep the records straight for posterity an

Imo State governor, His Excellency Rt. Hon Emeka Ihedioha, has stated the determination of his administration to make the state the cleanest in the federation. The governor who spoke at the government house, Owerri, on Wednesday, during the inauguration of the Planning, Sensitization and Implementation Committee for the July, 2019 clean-up exercise, said the health of the state's citizens was threatened by unhealthy environment. He said that between 2008 and 2011, the state was adjudged the cleanest in the country by the federal ministry of environment. He decried that in the last 8 years, the state had become one of the dirtiest. Gov. Ihedioha thanked the committee headed by former governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, for accepting the responsibility and expressed confidence that the former Imo Chief Executive will lead the committee "in style". "I thank all of you for accepting to render this voluntary service to our state. When the chairman of this committee w

The traditional ruler of Ihiala in Ihiala LGA of Anambra state HRH Igwe Sir Thomas Ikenna Obidiegwu(Oluoha XVII) last Monday  received  Uzoakwa community, Ihiala, ably led by the Chairman of Nze na Ozo  of Uzoakwa,Hon.Osy Obijekwe. Uzokwa is made up of 10 clans with each headed by a village head.  While receiving  Uzoakwa delegation , the traditional ruler of Ihiala who was recently given certificate of recognition by the Anambra state, Chief Willie Obiano, thanked God for making it possible for him to ascend the throne, a feat that would have been impossible without the people of Uzoakwa community.  He stressed that Uzoakwa community in Ihiala plays a pivotal role in every project of Ihiala and promised to carry them along in a the activities of his reign.  He sued for lasting peace in the community, stressing that he has opened his doors for reconciliation of any aggrieved member of the Ihiala, who was not pleased with the turn out of events in the community.

The immediate past Chairman of Nnewi Butchers Association,Chief Amobi Nnoruka (Ogbuefi Okwuanasoanya) has officially handed over to the newly elected officials of the association, now led by Chief Uchenna Okafor. In his valedictory address at the handing over ceremony held at Chief Amobi Nnoruka's residence, in Okponuegbu Umudim Nnewi, Chief Amobi Nnoruka thanked God for making it possible for him to pilot the affairs of the butchers in Nnewi for 8 years without any issues. He thanked members of the association in Nnewi for the support and assistance given to him, which made it possible for his smooth sailing, through out the period of his stay in office, as no case of epidemic surfaced as a result of cows that were sold to people in Nnewi axis. He congratulated the new Chairman and his excutives , Chief Uchenna Okafor, prayed that God will give him the strength, and wisdom to pilot the affairs of the association in Nnewi. In his acceptance speech, Chief Uchenna Okafor t

…Seeks continued partnership with Japanese Government Governor of Imo State, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha CON, has enjoined Imo citizens to always take advantage of their contacts and positions to attract development to the state, reiterating  the readiness of his administration to partner with such persons or organizations. The governor stated this at the commissioning ceremony of the 100 solar powered street lights, built and donated to the people of Ezeagbogu, in Ezinihitte LGA by the Japanese Government in corroboration with Development Dynamics and Ufotonnie International Ltd, on Tuesday. He maintained that his administration is focused on encouraging Imolites and foreigners to join in the rebuilding project for the benefit of all and sundry. "I associate myself and Government of Imo State with positive developments for the good of our people. I thank our brothers who facilitated this project. It is a matter of fact that development is influenced, so when you have a pri