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Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo on Wednesday dissolved the state’s executive council, and sacked 20 of the 28 commissioners in the cabinet. The governor however, retained other commissioners. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, confirmed this on Wednesday in Owerri. He said the dissolution was to restructure the governor’s administration to further achieve his numerous projects of the 3R of Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Recovery agenda. Mr Emelumba said the eight commissioners that were retained included information and Strategy, Works, Finance, Health and Youths. Others were Tourism, Technology and Women Affairs. According to him, the governor wants to rejig…

The Nigerian Army has arrested Awurum Eze, the Second in Command to the late IPOB/ESN leader, Ikonso, in Aba, Abia State. In a statement by the Director of Public Relations, Brigadier-General Mohammed Yerima, the Army said that the 48-year-old Awurum Eze, a native of Umoneke Nta, Isiala-Mbano LGA, Imo State, had on the 4th of May 2021, escaped when the Intelligence Response Team stormed his house in the Isiala Mbano village, where he was hiding. But after weeks of operation, he was eventually tracked down and apprehended on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Aba. Eze who has been on the…

The National Secretary of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Alhassan Saleh has reacted to the ban on open grazing by southern governors. According to Alhassan Saleh, the ban on open grazing of cattle by southern governors is an ‘empty policy’. The governors had after a four-hour meeting in Asaba, Delta State on Tuesday agreed that open grazing should be banned. Open grazing of cattle has often caused conflicts between host communities and migrant herders, leading to several deaths in many states. Some of the herders have also been accused of committing other criminal acts like armed robbery, kidnapping, and murder. Speaking…

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has announced the dissolution of the State Executive Council (SEC). He, however, retained the Commissioners for Information, Hon Declan Emelumba; Commissioner for Works, Chief Ralph Nwosu; Commissioner for Women Affairs, Chief Nkechi Ugwu; and Commissioner for Sports, Chief Dan Ogu, according to Leadership. Others are Commissioners for Finance, Technology, and Tourism.

A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dr. Emeka Kalu, has reminded Nigerians especially Muslims to embrace peace in the spirit of Sallah and Ramadan. Kalu, who is also the National Coordinator of Peoples Democratic Party Coalition (PDPCoalition), stated this in a message to Muslims signed by his Special Assistant, Sunny Idika. He urged Muslim faithfuls to sustain the virtues learnt during Ramadan in their everyday life, saying all Nigerians should remain steadfast and prayerful in the face of daunting socio-economic challenges. He said: “On this blessed occasion, I rejoice with the Nigerian Muslims and wish them a hitch-free…

The country was not as bad as this when we were demonstrating for self governance then. The (youths) want the old men to fight their cause for them. Why should people like me be in the trenches at 93 and Baba Fasoranti at 95? Where are those in their 40s and 30s? The acting National Leader of a pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has asked the youth to take their position as change agents in the country. He maintained that the present regime had failed Nigerians and the youth had refused to charge the government to work in…

Two Divisional Police Stations in Akwa Ibom State this morning suffered various degrees of attacks unknown gunmen. The Ika Police Station in Akwa Ibom State was attacked this morning making it the second time the station will suffer such an attack in two weeks. Etim Ekpo Divisional Police Station is the other police facility attacked Wednesday morning.

The Southern Senators Forum (SSF) has thrown its weight behind the resolve by the governors in the southern region to ban open grazing and the movement of cattle by foot. The governors of the southern region took the decision after a meeting in Asaba, Delta state capital, on Tuesday. In a statement on Wednesday, Opeyemi Bamidele and Matthew Urhoghide, chairman and secretary of the forum, said the ban will reduce killings, destruction of property and kidnappings. They said farmers in the south are losing millions of naira owing to the ravaging of food crops through encroachments by herders, adding that…

Governor Hope Uzodimma says Nigerians must work and pray to keep the country united as he called on Muslims to pray for unity. Mr Uzodimma made the call in a statement by his chief press secretary, Oguwike Nwachukwu, in Owerri on Tuesday. While congratulating the Muslim faithful on completing their Ramadan fast, he urged them to reflect on Prophet Muhammad’s teachings on love for one another and peaceful coexistence. He advised them to hold on to their resilience, dedication, patience, and self-sacrifice in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and the threats of insecurity. The governor said God had been…

Southern Governors, Tuesday, met in Asaba, the Delta State capital and called on President Muhammadu Buhari to address the nation on the spate of insecurity in the country. The Governors in the meeting which started at about 12 noon and ended about 4:20 pm, urged the Federal Government to convocated a national dialogue as a matter of urgency and insisted on the ban of open grazing across Southern Nigeria The Governors in the 12 point communique read by the Chairman of Southern Governors Forum, Governor Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, “affirmed that the peoples of Southern Nigeria remain committed…