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The Chairman of Ohaji/Egbema Interim Management Committee  Hon Damian Ezeru have  received in audience Etekwuru leaders and council of chiefs, in Etekwuru community of the LGA. While receiving them in is office, he thanked them for finding time to come and felicitate with him and for their support to the government of H.E Emeks Ihedioha. Hon. Damian Ezeru tasked the traditional council chief for their efforts that has led to sustained peace in the LGA and further tasked them to join hands with the government to see that the security of lives and property in the area is of Paramount interest to them.  The Chairman stated that there cannot be any meaningful development without security, which is the bedrock of any sustainable development. He therefore called on them to continue in their efforts towards rebuilding Imo, which is the key element of Governor Emeka Ihedioha. The chairman assured them of his commitments to raise some structures in all the wards in the LGA within thi

The apex socio Igbo political group, Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, has called on Igbo politicians interested in 2023 presidential contest to begin preparations in earnest. The group further advised that they begin now to reach out to other political blocs in order to realize their ambitions. This was disclosed by Chuks Ibegbu, Deputy Publicity Secretary of Ohaneze in a statement on Tuesday. He said the call is borne out of the need to get the zone poised for future political permutations. Ohaneze reiterated it’s earlier stand that power should shift to the South East zone in 2023 despite strong signals from the South West chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, to vie for the Presidency. ” We call on all presidential materials in Igbo land to begin early enough to build networks with political blocs, groups and individuals in other zones of the country in preparation for future political permutations. ” Ohaneze believe and maintain that it’s just and fair after the North for po

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, says protest marches in Nigeria are not treasonable offences. Falana made this known on Sunday according to a statement he issued. His comments follow the arrest of former Presidential Aspirant of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 general elections, Omoyele Sowore by the Department of State Service. Recall that the police had described the planned protests by Sowore and some individuals as ‘treasonable felony and acts of terrorism’, and had vowed to resist any act that can lead to a breach of law and order in the country. But reacting the human rights activist, Mr Femi Falana noted that the Nigeria Police Force has capitalized on the use of the word “revolution” to criminalise the protests. Also read: Crime Busters: My dream is to get police team into NNL, NPFL for first time — Amaraizu According to Falana “No doubt, the Nigeria Police Force has capitalized on the use of the word “revolution

Nine shot dead in Ohio, hours after 20 were killed in Texas in an attack officials have labelled 'domestic terrorism'. Police gather after an active shooter opened fire in the Oregon district in Dayton, Ohio on August 4, 2019 At least 29 people have been killed and dozens wounded in two mass shootings within just 13 hours of each other in the United States. The first assault occurred on Saturday morning in the border city of El Paso in Texas, where a gunman killed 20 people at a Walmart store before surrendering to the police. Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the gun assault appeared to be a hate crime, and police cited a "manifesto" they attributed to the suspect, 21-year-old Patrick Crusius, as evidence that the bloodshed was racially motivated. A four-page statement posted on an online message board and believed to have been written by the suspect, called the Walmart attack "a response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas". John Bash, the US at

As part of it’s efforts to upgrade the Asaba International Airport, the Delta State Government has announced the successful installation of the Instrument Landing System (ILS) at the airport. Mr Charles Aniagwu, Commissioner for Information, disclosed in a statement in Asaba that with the successful installation of the system, bad weather reports would no longer affect the operations of aircrafts flying into and out of the airport. He said that the airports would soon solve the problem of landing at nights with the ongoing installation of the Air Field Lighting systems. According to him, when completed, the airport would be able to operate at night without hitches and thereby allowing it to operate safely for 244 hours. “The Asaba International Airport has the capacity to become a major hub for local and international flight operations. “I call on the relevant regulatory authorities to give the necessary approvals for the operation of Boeing 777 and other bigger airplanes

The Department of State Services (DSS) has called on Nigerians to disregard threat of revolution by Mr Omoyele Sowore. He also confirmed that Sowore, who was to led a group known as RevolutionNow on a protest slated for Aug. 5 was in the service’s custody. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of DSS, Mr Peter Afunanya made the call while addressing newsmen on Saturday in Abuja. He said the arrest of Sowore was for threatening public safety, peaceful co-existence and social harmony in the country. According to him, the service is charged with the responsibility of managing, curtailing, containing and eliminating threats against national security. “These threats include threats of sabotage, threats of subversion, threat of terrorism and of course, ethnic agitations, separatist agitations, economic sabotage and others. “If we are operating as a responsible security organisation and someone is calling for revolution in Nigeria, we must understand the meaning of revolution. “Primarily, i