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  News   As Nigeria confronts a rising wave of human trafficking, the Chairman, House Committee on Public Service, in Abia State House of Assembly (ABHA), Erondu Uchenna Erondu Jnr has called for immediate action to halt the menace. In a release signed by his Spokesperson, George Egejuru in commemoration of 2025 World Day Against Trafficking in Persons and made available to newsmen today, the lawmaker representing Obingwa-West State Constituency, described  it as a national crisis destroying the lives of countless young people and threatening the country’s future. The former Obingwa Council boss expressed deep concern over the worsening epidemic and its far-reaching consequences, also describing it as a criminal act.  The former Director Enyimba FC, further said that Human trafficking is a betrayal of our people, a theft of our future. He emphasized that traffickers prey on vulnerable youths with false promises of education, jobs, and better lives abroad, only to tra...

  News   Umuahia, Nigeria – A former two-term Deputy Governor, Sir Ude Okochukwu, is reportedly on the verge of joining Governor Alex Otti’s faction of the Labour Party, with a promise of clinching the Abia North senatorial ticket in 2027. Okochukwu, a former stalwart of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is said to have made the move after a failed attempt to seize control of the PDP structure in the zone. His efforts were reportedly rebuffed, especially by the youth who declined to follow his lead after he betrayed them in 2023.. In a controversial move, Okochukwu has constituted five-man coordinators in each Local Government Area of Abia North zone to lure unsuspecting PDP members to join his expedition. The coordinators include Obike Mascot Imo (Bende), Barr. Olughu U. Kalu, a runner-up in the PDP chairmanship contest for Ohafia, Obinna Ekekwe (Isuikwuato), with Fabian Nwankwo and John Okoro for Umunneochi and Arochukwu respectively, both of whom are already members of t...

  News   The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has shifted the date of the 2025 local government elections to Saturday, August 30. The elections, originally fixed for August 9, were postponed due to the declaration of a "state of emergency" in the state, which, according to the commission, disrupted earlier preparations. The RSIEC Chairman, Michael Odey, made the announcement on Monday during a stakeholder meeting at the commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt. “The election will now be held on Saturday, August 30, 2025,” Odey stated. He added, “It became imperative to adjust the electoral calendar.” The commission unveiled a revised timetable, indicating that political parties are expected to conduct their primaries between July 31 and August 3. Parties must also submit names of their candidates on August 3 and August 4, 2025.  “Electioneering would begin on Tuesday, August 12, 2025,” the commission stated. RSIEC said the recruitment of ad-hoc staf...

  News   The Association of Ndiolumbe Progressives has extended heartfelt felicitations to renowned philanthropist and community benefactor, Engr. Obi Uzu, as he marks his 61st birthday. In a statement signed and made available to newsmen by the President of the Association, Mr. Bethel Agbara, the group hailed Engr. Uzu for his remarkable contributions to the educational development of the Ndiolumbe community. “We, the entire members of the Association of Ndiolumbe Progressives, sincerely extend our warm felicitations to you, our dear esteemed benefactor, Engr. Obi Uzu, on your 61st birthday celebration,” the statement read. The Association particularly commended Engr. Uzu’s unwavering commitment to youth empowerment through education, describing his consistent bursary support to Ndiolumbe students for over 15 years as “transformative and life-changing.” “Sir, we express our profound gratitude for your uninterrupted bursary payments to our students. Your generosity ha...

  Opinion   "Never throw stones inside the market, you may not tell whose head it would eventually land." The Governor, as an opposition leader, didn't consider this wise saying when he made frantic efforts to frustrate and kill the ADFB loan. Owing to bad politics, he lost sight of the  humongous infrastructural benefits to the state,instead was determined to thwart what should have become a huge political capital and significant milestone to the previous administration.  My concern today is however the deliberate concealment of critical information, especially the details of the last meeting with Abia Government, Federal Ministry of Finance team and ADFB team, which signalled the official drawdown of this loan. Instead of transparency in coming clean with news about this loan , what we witnessed was an intentional media blackout, with aides spinning misleading narratives. Today, Nairametrics media and Punch Newspapers of 15th July 2025  have  confirmed th...

  News   Cologne, Germany – Former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, has called on Mr. Godfrey Evurulobi, a Germany-based entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer of Gosab Group of Companies, to consider establishing a geriatric home care facility in Abia State, Nigeria. Dr. Ikpeazu made the appeal during a recent visit to Mr. Evurulobi’s office in Cologne, Germany, where he commended the entrepreneur’s remarkable strides in elderly care and emphasized the urgent need for such services in Nigeria. “I believe that geriatric care is vital to improving life expectancy,” Dr. Ikpeazu said. “It was a priority for my administration, which led to the creation of a geriatric unit championed by a diasporan expert, Dr. Chulks Osondu.” Mr. Evurulobi, who has hosted the last two biannual conventions of the Premier International Association a pan-Nigerian organization where Dr. Ikpeazu served as keynote speaker welcomed the former governor warmly and conducted him o...