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The Anambra State Election Petition Tribunal has upheld the election of Sen. Stella Oduah as the Senator representing Anambra North in the National Assembly. Sen. Oduah who is now the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Appropriation in the Senate,  floored the APGA candidate , that of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and 18 others to win Anambra North Senate seat. Oduah polled 113,989 votes, the APGA candidate polled 59,937 votes while Mr Nelson Onubogu of the APC polled 11,995 votes. The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate in the election, Chinedu Emeka had challenged the election, alleging that Oduah was not qualified, The petitioner also alleged that there were electoral malpractices which influenced the victory of the two-term Senator. He went on to accuse the Senator of still being a member of APGA as at the time of the election, adding that part of the process contravened the Electoral Act In its ruling challenging the victory of Oduah, the Tri...

The federal government has given approval to the Ebonyi state government to construct an international airport in Abakaliki, the state capital. The approval followed a request by the Ebonyi state government and subsequent visit to the proposed site by the technical team from the federal ministry of transportation and its agencies, The Sun reports. CelplusMedia gathers  that the state government was sent an approval letter by the safety and technical policy department of the federal ministry of transportation. The letter dated September 5, 2019, and signed by the director of safety and technical policy, Captain T Alkali, was addressed to Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state.

By Celestine Okeh The Commissioner for internal security and border peace, Hon. Stanley Okoro Emegha have given clarification to the conflicting reports on the crises that occurred in early hours of Wednesday in Abakpa market, Abakaliki, alleging that hoodlums invaded the market and caused crisesthat led to the death one person in the market. Hon. Emegha while responding to questions from newsmen who converged in his office to get his account of the situation, stated that he was at the market to seal up about five shops, identified to be hideout of some criminal elements who perpetually burgles shops in the market and those who have refused to remit the tax due to government to government coffers. The Commissioner said that after the sealing up exercise, he retired to attend a meeting with the Governor. While he was still in the meeting, he got a report of crises in the market and immediately contacted the CP who swiftly deployed his men to quel the uprising. "I was at th...

 Nation Examination Council (NECO) has released the 2019 June/July results. 829,787 representing 71.59 per cent made five credits and above including English language and Mathematics. Report has it that there was great improvement compared to previous years. Details soon

By James Nwakpa and Oluchukwu Ekoyo It was a moment of Thanksgiving and gratitude to God Almighty as Catholic faithfuls and other christians from various denominations and well wishers gathered at St. Mathew's Catholic Church  Ugwuachara Abakaliki, on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th of August 2019, to celebrate 25 years (Silver Jubilee) Priestly ordination of the Parish priest and SSA to Governor David Nweze Umahi on Religious and Welfare Matters, Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Abraham Nwali, who was described by many as a gift from God to impact positively on mankind. Rev. Fr. Nwali who was ordained a Catholic priest in 1994 was said to have contributed immensely not only to the spiritual growth of the people but also to the  overall development of the masses, through his benevolent gestures and strategic empowerment programmes. In his remarks, the Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. Cheif  David Nweze Umahi, who was ably represented by the Deputy  Governor Barr. Eric Kelechi Igwe,...

By Celestine Okeh The popular Abakpa main market located within the Abakaliki metropolis, was in the early hours of Monday locked up over an alleged leadership tussle. Receiving the information, the Hon. Commissioner for Internal securi ty and boarder peace, Hon. Stanley Okoro Emegha immediately stormed the market and ordered for immediate reopening of shops in the market which was allegedly locked up on the order of the former chairman, Mr Christopher Eze. Addressing the traders at the market, the Commissioner explained that Governor Umahi is a peace loving Leader and  has zero tolerance for violence and as such, cannot allow anyone under any guise constitute security breach in the state. He charged the traders to remain peaceful,  law abiding and go about their lawful business as the former chairman has been arrested and security agencies in the state has been properly mandated to arrest and detain anyone seen famenting troubles in the market in particular and t...

The Edo Police Command has confirmed the killing of two of its officers attached to the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital (ISTH), Prof. Sylvanus Okogbeni. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident happened at Ramat Park, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state on Monday while the CMD was returning to Beni n. DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, the command’s Spokesman, who confirmed the incident while speaking with NAN said that the policemen were killed by suspected gunmen who also abducted the CMD. NAN reports that two other persons in the convoy, whose identities have yet to be ascertained, were shot dead. Nwabuzor said that investigations into the incident had commenced. Mr Emmanuel Igiechi, Chairman, Senior Staff Association of University Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions of Nigeria, ISTH branch, expressed the association’s sadness over the security challenges in the area. Igiechi said that th...