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Several communities in Abia State were yesterday (Monday) thrown into darkness as a result of vehicular accident involving a Toyota Corolla saloon car at Ohiya, Umuahia, along Enugu - Port Harcourt expressway. This development was made known by the Head, Corporate Communications of the Enugu Electricity Distribution PLC (EEDC), Mr. Emeka Ezeh. According to Ezeh, the incident claimed about 14 High Tension poles, including five 40 feet poles, with cross arms, pot insulators, stays, disc insulators, and j-hooks. "Our Obowo, Nkwoegwu, and Ntigha 33KV feeders, as well as the adjoining Nkwoegwu, Amaogwugwu, Abiriba, Amachara, and Ekenobis 11KV feeders were all affected", he lamented. The communities affected by this mishap includes, Nkwoegwu, Uzuakoli, Isiukwuato, Ntigha, Mbawsi, Ngwa axis, Abiriba, Amaogwugwu, Mgbaja Osa, Ogbogi Ukwu, Ogbogi Umuonya, Umuekwule Umuokpara, Dike Nta, Dike Ukwu, Ehume, Ogbodinibe, Umuajameze, amongst others.  It was gathered that the EEDC team immedia

  The Federal Government has declared Monday, 14th June, 2021 as public holiday to mark this year's Democracy Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians on this occasion and urged all citizens to support the present administration in its efforts at ensuring a United and prosperous Nation. Aregbesola said any form of agitation that threatens the unity of the country should be shunned for the good of all, saying the space known as Nigeria would be a haven of peace, unity and progress if all citizens love his or her neighbour and  embrace the spirit of brotherliness. "As we mark another Democracy Day in the history of our dear country, let us reflect on the efforts of our founding fathers and ensure that Nigeria remains one United and Indivisible Entity. No development can take place in an acrimonious environment," he stressed "With the challenges we face in Nige

The state chairman, All Progressives Congress, APC, Prince Marcillinus O. Nlemigbo at the party's secretariate received in audience a group under the auspices of Great G27 otherwise known as Local Government Coordinators of Senator Ifeanyi Ararume's Destiny Organization led by Chief Sir ADC Uche who collapsed its structures across the wards of the 27 LGAs into the mainstream party. Speaking on behalf of his colleagues, Chief Sir Uche expressed the resolution of his group to formally reaffirm their collective support and solidarity to the APC led government of His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma, whom they discribed as a visionary and phenomenal servant leader whose commitment to reconstruct, rehabilitate and recover Imo State has earned him wide admiration and commendation. According to him "as former Local Government Coordinators of Destiny Organization across the state, we are here to reaffirm our decision to join the party as true party men and women to s

Two native doctors who allegedly prepare charms for the members of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, and nine other members said to have carried out attack on Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma’s hometown in Omuma Oru East local government area, have all been arrested. They were arrested in their shrine in a bush near Njaba River in Imo state, said to be planning for another attack. According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Bala Elkana, told newsmen in Owerri, that the arrest of the native doctors and others, were made possible when one of the ESN, suspect earlier arrested had led the security operatives to the bush where their camp was located. The names of the ESN native doctors, were given as Chinedu Nwakaire “Male” aka “One Door” 48 years old Uzoamaka Ugoanyanwu “Male” 40 years old. The police had earlier explained how they were arrested: “In consonance with the mandate given to the operatives of the Command by IGP Alkali Baba Usman to fish out all criminal elem

The Imo state chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday cautioned the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) against dragging it into partisan politics. The NLC took exception to the press release by the PDP wherein it listed non payment of salaries as one of the reasons why it asked Governor Hope Uzodinma to resign. In a joint statement by the organised Labour in Imo State, signed by the Ag chairman of NLC, Comrade Philipi Nwansi, the state chairman of Trade Union Congress (TUC) Commrade Tangban Nkim, and the state chairman of JPSNC, Commrade Alloy Iwuanyanwu, the labour leaders denied having any salaries issue with the state government. ” Concerning the issue of salaries and pensions, organized labour has engaged the state government meaningfully and most outstanding matters in that regard have been adequately handled with our instrumentality of labour mechanism and approach”. It expressed outrage that the PDP wanted to drag it into its altercation with the ruling APC, describing t

~says his dad never helped Uzodinma in wining APC primaries in Imo Dr Mustapha Gulak is the first son of Ahmed Gulak, the slain All Progressives Congress chieftain and former political adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan. He tells HINDI LIVINUS in this interview that the alleged N10bn reward due to his father from Governor Hope Uzodimma is a conspiracy theory Do you think your father’s life was cut short at its prime when it looked most promising? I am Dr Mustapha Gulak, the first son of Ahmed Gulak. I am a graduate of Medicine and I’m 34 years of age. To be candid as a Muslim, whatever God has destined, no one can change it. We don’t question God. His loss is painful. As far as I am concerned, my dad passed away at a young age. No one in the family saw that coming, but then, it is the will of God. As a Muslim, I take it the way it is. I can tell you that my father was a true Nigerian. He didn’t differentiate if you are from the South or the North, or whether you are a Christ