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An Abia State-born United Kingdom-based industrialist, Chief Charles Lawrence Nwangwa, has declared his intentions to contest for the Labour Party ticket in the forthcoming local government election in Abia State.Nwangwa, who declared his intentions in his Umuomei community in Obingwa Local Government Area of the state on Monday, said he would prioritize agriculture, education and rural infrastructure development if elected.He disclosed that he joined the local council chairmanship race because of his desire to improve the lives of those living in rural areas of his local government.The industrialists posited that there is a need to hand over the administration of…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday, restated that the military would not allow itself to be used by some interest groups to truncate democratic governance in the country.Lagbaja stated this in  Uyo, Akwa Ibom State while speaking during the opening ceremony of the COAS Combined 2nd and 3rd Quarters Conference on Tuesday.While noting that such a call for a military takeover was coming from young Nigerians, who had never experienced the era of Nigeria’s extensive military rule, the COAS said the Nigerian Army was not ready to lose the “new prestige”  it has painstakingly built…

Police in Enugu State, South-East Nigeria, have arrested one Nweke Chukwuemeka for the gruesome murder of a 4-year-old girl, Zinachukwu Ugwu, while she was sleeping.According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the incident occurred on August 18, 2024, in a compound on Orba Road in Nsukka LGA.The 30-year-old suspect, a native of Umuagu-Ozalla in Nkanu West LGA, lived in the same compound as the child’s family.Ndukwe narrated that Police operatives from the Nsukka Sector of the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad responded to a distress call at 10.30pm, reporting the murder.“The lifeless body of the child was taken to…

L-R, Chief of Staff to the chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Tayo Koleosho; Coordinating Director, Support Services Group, M.L Abubakar; and representative of the chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and Director, System Study and Review of ICPC, Mr Olusegun Adigun, handing copies of anti-corruption manual to FIRS management representatives during the inauguration of Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) at the Revenue House in Abuja on Tuesday.Determined to entrench transparency and accountability in tax collection processes and operations at the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the chairman, Zacch Adedeji, has constituted a…

The Centre for Accountability and Transparency (CAAT) has called for an investigation into Matrix Oil’s importation of blended crude oil, alleging violation of international sanctions on Russian oil. Speaking at a press conference, convener Okwa Dan claims Matrix Oil’s actions have caused economic sabotage, environmental pollution, and health risks to Nigerians. The group alleges that Matrix Oil imported adulterated petroleum products from Malta, resulting in a $2.8 billion bill for Nigeria in 2023 alone. Dan adds that the company’s actions violate international sanctions on Russian crude oil, which could lead to diplomatic crises for Nigeria. “The oil products imported from…

Members of the Ogbe Ubu community have raised serious allegations against Chief Hyacinth Okolie, the Ihonor of Ogwashi-Uku, accusing him of working to destabilize the Kingdom and cede portions of its territory to imposters and outsiders. These accusations followed a meeting held on August 26, 2024, where concerns were voiced about Chief Okolie’s alleged involvement in undermining the unity of Ogwashi-Uku. The community’s meeting was in response to the actions of Mr. Alexander Ifechukwude, who has been unlawfully presenting himself as the traditional ruler of Olu Odu Ogwashi-Uku. The Olu Odu farmlands, which fall within the Ogbe Ubu community, have…

The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, a leading African philanthropic organisation committed to transforming public service delivery across the continent, is proud to announce Isiaka Salami as the 2024 AIG Scholar. This prestigious scholarship offers exceptional African public servants the opportunity to pursue a Master of Public Policy degree at the University of Oxford. Since 2017, the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has awarded scholarships worth approximately £2,000,000 to 32 Africans with a demonstrated passion for public sector transformation. The annually awarded scholarship provides outstanding African public servants with the opportunity to pursue a Master of Public Policy degree at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of…

The bible quoted that ‘heaven and earth will pass away but none of my (God’s) word will go without coming to pass.’ This implies that even if it takes a while before heaven and earth pass away, the word of God will not go unfulfilled no matter how long it takes, it’s sure to come to pass. Prophets are God’s messengers and whatever they speak in the spirit of prophecy is God’s word, hence, no matter how long it takes, their words would come to pass because of the source. The removal of Yusuf Bichi as the director general of…

What would have resulted in the removal of the Alimosho Local Government chairman, Jelili Suleimon, was on Monday prevented by the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa.Lawmakers had suggested on the floor of the House that the council chairman be removed or suspended for ‘stubbornly disrespecting’ the House and refusing to obey its resolutions concerning toll collections in the Iyana-Ipaja area of Alimosho.One person had been killed on April 16, 2024, when fracas occurred in Iyana-Ipaja over allegations that council chairman forcefully withdrew the collection of revenues from Abiodun Ejigbadero and handed same to…

(L-R): Alhaji Yusuf Ayagi, Head of Sales, North, Crown Flour Mill; Hamza Lamido, representative of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASA); Usman Kawu, Customer Relations Manager, North, Crown Flour Mill; and Mustapha Hamidan Toranke, Secretary, Ajingi LGA, during the commissioning of the Safe Water Project, a Corporate, Social & Sustainability initiative of Olam Agri in Nigeria, in Kano, at the weekend. Olam Agri, a leading agribusiness in Nigeria focused on food, feed, and fibre, has expanded its initiatives to improve food security and support the country’s rural Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) policy. Recently, the company commissioned and…