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Eguazu Inyimagu community in Abakaliki LGA of Ebonyi State, has sent away a self-acclaimed man of God, who claimed to have the ministry of removing buried charms and poisons from peoples home. The middle aged man who gave his name as Pastor Joseph Eze of Divine Miracle Church of God, located at Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Abakaliki. He claimed to have been in the ministry for fifteen (15) years. It was gathered that, Pastor Joseph had lived in the community for the period of two months and one week, and had carried out his charms and poison removal ministry in the homes of some the members of the community, his charges ranges from three thousand five hundred naira to ten thousand naira or even more (#3,500-10,000) depending on the nature of the charm or poison.     However, on that fateful day, Pastor Joseph went in search of a house to rent, having been ejected from his former place of abode due to what his former landlord described as unfriendly lifestyle of a supposed man of God

Passengers yesterday were stranded at the Lagos airports as members of the organised labour paralysed fight operations over inability of the Federal Government to come up with a new national minimum wage for workers. Labour officials, who arrived at Airpeace airline as early as 7a.m., chased all the flight attendants from the counter, preventing passengers from checking in. Some of the passengers who spoke with our reporter, said their programmes for the day and weekend were disorganized. One of the passengers, Michael Ike, said: “My elder sister is wedding tomorrow at Imo State and I have made all necessary preparations to get to Owerri this morning, only for me to get to the airport to see that labour officials have disrupted flight operations.” The President of National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers, (NUCECFWW), Comrade Amaechi Asugwuni, said paralysing the nation’s activities was to enforce the position of National Executive Council (

Ebonyi state government has inaugurated the newly constituted ten – man Task force on signage and outdoor advertisement, with the charge on them to carry out their duty with utmost diligent and most acceptable standard. Inaugurating the task force in Government house, Abakaliki. The special assistant to the state governor on capital city, Hon. Stanley Okoro Emegha charged them to be of good conduct and warned that their activities will be carefully monitored, and anyone found sabotaging or indulging in any act contrary to the set standard of their operation, will be shown the way out of the system. He advised them against undue intimidation and harassment of the members of the public and other similar act, as such will not be tolerated by the state government. Hon. Stanley Okoro Emegha, emphasized that, Governor Umahi approved the constitution of the Task force due to urgent need to regulate and sanitize the indiscriminate mounting of billboards and other similar activities in

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed the death of one of its pilots in the crash that occurred in Abuja on Friday. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, made the confirmation in a statement on Friday. Two NAF jets had crashed a few metres from each other in Katampe hill, along Kubwa express way in Abuja on Friday. They were part of those being used for the aerial display rehearsal ahead of Nigeria's 58th Independence Day celebration on October 1. One of the pilots involved in the crash had successfully ejected from the F-7Ni aircraft, but eventually died. The statement read: "It is with a heavy heart that I regretfully announce that one of the pilots who successfully ejected from one of the F-7Ni aircraft that crashed earlier today has passed on. May his soul RIP. Additional details on the incident will be communicated later. Thank you." However, according to an eyewitness, Abu Sodiq, wh

Sen. Ademola Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Osun governorship election,  has rejected the result of the rerun poll. Adeleke, in a statement in Osogbo by his campaign organisation’s spokesperson, Mr Olawale Rasheed,   said he would seek legal redress. Meanwhile, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, the APC candidate defeated Adeleke with 482 votes in the rerun poll. Oyetola scored a total of 255,505 to defeat Adeleke who scored 255,023. Adeleke, however, alleged that voters were deliberately refused access to polling points at gun points while those allowed to voting centres were forced to vote for APC. He said PDP party agents were arrested, beaten up and shut out of polling centres while the roads were blocked to stop voters and observers. “Applying all standards, today’s supplementary poll is a non-event as all norms of the electoral process are violated,” he said. But  the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun said the people of the state had  spok

The Presidency on Thursday in Abuja summoned the leadership of the organised labour to an emergency meeting with a view to ending the ongoing nationwide industrial action. The Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari, presided over the closed door meeting. The organised  labour was  led by the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba. The NLC had on Wednesday directed all its members and affiliate unions to commence a nationwide strike on Thursday following alleged failure, of the Federal Government to reconvene the meeting of the tripartite national minimum wage committee to enable it to conclude its assignment. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige had on Wednesday in Abuja also met with the organised labour and the meeting ended in a deadlock. The minister, however, told newsmen that the tripartite committee on national minimum wage would resume negotiations on Oct. 4. He said: “We are resuming precisely on Thursday,

A presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party(PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has implored members of the party in Oyo State to unite for the success of the party in the 2019 elections. Abubakar, who stated this on Tuesday in Ibadan when he met all national delegates and other party stakeholders from the state, stressed that unity was key to winning the 2019 general election.  The former vice president said that PDP would take the mantle of leadership from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) both at the state and national levels in 2019. He further sought for the support of all the party delegates to the presidential primary so as to emerge as the party flagbearer. In his remarks at the occasion, Elder Wole Oyelese, a chieftain of PDP in the state, assured Abubakar of the support of the members in the state. Oyelese, a former Minister of State, Power, urged all party members to work towards the success of the party in the 2019 polls.

Security agents are investigating how the Aide de Camp (ADC) to the President’s wife, Aisha Buhari, Mr. Sani Baba-Inna, allegedly fleeced high-placed Nigerians of N2.5billion. Mrs Buhari has distanced herself from the fraud allegation against Baba-Inna, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP). Department of State Services (DSS) spokesperson Peter Afunanya confirmed that Baba-Inna had been taken into the secret security outfit’s custody for further investigation after he was quizzed by the police. Afunnaya said: “He was handed over by the Police and investigation is ongoing.” Mrs Aisha had alleged that Baba-Inna received huge donations from politicians and business people on her behalf and kept the cash to himself. She urged Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris to compel Mr. Baba-Inna to refund the money estimated at  N2.5billion. In a statement, the Director of Information in the office of the Wife of the President, Suleiman Haruna, said she has never sent any of her

Mr Dayo Adeyeye, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday said no fewer than 2,800 delegates would participate in the party’s Dec. 9  national convention. Adeyeye made this known while briefing journalists at the end of the 77th National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja. He said the party Caretaker Committee was determined to conduct the best party election in the history of the country. He said the committee had promised to be free and fair in the convention and was ready to provide answers to any question any aspirant might raise. Ahead of the convention, Adeyeye admonished aspirants to watch their words and to avoid foul language, to ensure hitch-free elections. He said the party was not under any threat of a parallel convention, as the aspirants were committed to building a greater PDP. According to him, Nigerians still believe in the PDP and are expecting the party to provide an alternative in the 2019 general electi

There are indications that the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are yet to agree on a venue for party’s presidential primaries fixed for Oct. 6, following a sharp disagreement between the leaders of the party on Monday in Abuja. The disagreement between the Board of Trustees (BoT) and the National Working Committee (NWC) manifested at the inauguration of the party’s National Convention Planning Committee. There was a  sharp disagreement between the chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) ,Sen. Walid Jibrin , and the National Working Committee (NWC) over the choice of venue. Inaugurating the committee, PDP Deputy National Chairman (South) Elder, Yemi Akinwonmi, said that the party leaders had consulted widely on the venue and agreed for Port Harcourt, River. “On the issue of venue, the party set up a committee headed by Ambassador Ibrahim Kazaure and they went round the South-South Zone and South-East Zone before coming out with the choice of Port Harcourt fo

The special assistant to Ebonyi state Governor on capital city, Hon. Stanley Okoro Emegha has described the candidature of Engr David Nweze Umahi as the most suitable, qualified and the best for Ebonyi people come 2019 election. ''judging from his achievements in all critical sectors of the state, in the last three and half years of his administration, there's no doubt in my mind that his second tenure w ill usher in more aggressive transformation of the state" Stanley Okoro Emegha said. In a telephone chat with Ebonyi Times, Hon. Emegha maintained that there's no better choice than that of Engr David Nweze Umahi, which informed the decision of all public office holders from Ebonyi South senatorial zone to come together under one umbrella "Ebonyi South Public Officers Forum" to champion the course of galvanizing support for the reelection of Governor Umahi come 2019 election. He said that the mammoth crowd that greeted the solidarity rally organi

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said it’s going to court to challenge the inconclusive verdict passed on last Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the election, following the cancellation of the service in some local government areas. But in a statement on Monday by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party insisted that the election was concluded and results announced in all polling and the collation centers.According the PDP, that signified the lawful conclusion of the election, thus removing INEC’s powers to declare the election inconclusive.The statement said, “Our electoral law is clear that once an election result is declared, INEC is bound to return a winner. INEC, in trying to play the card of the defeated All Progressives Congress (APC), contravened the law by refusing to announce a return, even when the declared results have thrown up a winner.“Section 69 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday threw his weight behind the presidential ambition of Sen. David Mark, saying the former senate president will strengthen the bond of unity in Nigeria. The former president, who hosted the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant in his Yenogoa residence, said Nigeria was in dire need of unity. Jonathan said that it would take a man with strength of character and clear conscience like Mark to rebuild and foster unity in Nigeria in 2019. “We are only existing superficially and this is very dangerous,” he warned. He said that beyond dwindling economy and worsening insecurity, the major problem the next president would face was the challenge of uniting the country and giving every section a sense of belonging. Jonathan noted that every right thinking Nigerian should crave for peace and unity as “we continue to stay together”. “Staying together is what everyone desires as the global community respects and values us bec

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi, Chief Austine Edeeze, says that only the best will win the party’s nomination for the state’s governorship election in 2019. He explained that the party would jettison any zoning arrangement for the governorship position ahead of 2019 general elections in the state, saying the party’s nominee would be the most credible, competent and qualified, among others. “For me, whoever emerges and whoever has the capacity and the support of the people to wrestle this power will be our candidate. “When you are going into a contest you look for your best, your superpower; you must select your contestants in any competition from the best. “My position is that the best of our candidates will represent us in the governorship race; what is important to us as a party is to achieve ultimate victory and we are not bothered about the area where the best comes from. “It will not profit APC to throw up a candidate that will not defeat

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Onitcha Local Government area of Ebonyi, on Saturday suspended its party chairman, Mr Uchenna Agwu, for alleged anti-party activities, indiscipline and insubordination. Mr Kenneth Nwali, Onitcha Local Government Secretary of the party, announced this in a statement in Isu, the Headquarters of the Council at the end of a stakeholders’ meeting. Mr Ifeanyi Ezeka, the Vice Chairman of the party, was appointed as the acting chairman of the party in the area. Nwali said: “His suspension follows adoption of a motion sponsored by Mr James Okafor, Organising Secretary, urging the local government executive committee of the party to adopt an earlier report submitted by a disciplinary committee set up to look into the allegations. “Executive Committee after a critical study of the report of the disciplinary committee, upheld the report. “Also the chairman‘s refusal to honour series of invitations extended to him by the disciplinary committee to

Governor David Umahi has won for the fourth time in a row, the Governor of the Year Award (Achievement in Agriculture) this time from New Telegraph Newspaper, one of the leading national tabloids in the country. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Emmanuel Uzor disclosed this while briefing newsmen where he said Umahi beat 35 other governors to clinch the prestigious award which will be conferred on him in November, 17th, 2018. In a letter notifying him of the award signed by the Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief of New Telegraph Newspaper, Mrs. Funke Egbemode, Governor Umahi was chosen because of his agricultural policies that revamped rice and cassava productions in the state among others. Part of the letter according to the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor reads “the state in our opinion is one of the few states with the privilege of being run by a highly focused visionary leader who from day one has zeroed in on improving critical areas of socioeconomic dev

In my layman's opinion, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was wrong in declaring the Osun Gubernatorial election as inconclusive because the  votes in certain polling units were cancelled. The decision of INEC to cancel the election in those areas after voting had taken place, means that INEC had already excluded the votes in these areas from the election process and therefore those units should have no place in the overall results. My opinion would have been different if the election in the affected units did not take place at all, may be as a result of malfunctioning of the card readers or unavailability of the electoral materials. However, because the voting took place and was cancelled, only the courts can reverse the initial decision by INEC to cancel the votes in these areas. That is why I call on our party and its candidate to seek further legal interpretation on this decision by the electoral body. One cannot but wonder whether if places were re

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in New York to attend the 73rd Session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA73) which officially opened on Sept. 18. The president who was accompanied by his wife, Aisha, departed the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on Sunday morning and had arrived New York on Monday (Nigerian time) morning. The theme for this year’s Session is: “Making the United Nations relevant to all People: Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities for Peaceful, Equitable and Sustainable Societies.” The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said the highpoint of Buhari’s participation would be his address on Tuesday to the General Assembly on the opening day of the General Debate. According to him, the President’s presentation of Nigeria’s National Statement is expected to reaffirm the nation’s commitment to international peace and security and sustainable socio-economic development. He