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For sure, the victory of governor Ogbonna Nwifuru at the tribunal is the confirmation of people's mandate.    My commendation goes to Ebonyi governorship election tribunal who stood firm in line with their noble legal profession to give undiluted judgement that further strengthened democracy in Nigeria.   This shows that judiciary is still the last hope of the common man.    Ebonyi people rolled out their drummes to celebrate the victory of governor Ogbonna Nwifuru.    It was victory for democracy,it was victory for all Ebonyians who voted massively for Ogbonna Nwifuru,it was victory for APC,the ruling Political Party in Nigeria,and it was victory for good governance.    I plead with those who want to reap where they did not sow to sheathe their sword and join hands with governor Ogbonna Nwifuru,the people's governor to develop the state.    Moving further to appeal the judgement of the tribunal,to me,is a waste of resou...

Ebonyi State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja has struck out the petition filed by Prof. Benard Odoh of the All Progressives Grand Alliance against Governor Francis Nwifuru’s election. The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Nwifuru of the All Progressives Congress winner of the March 2023 governorship election in the state. But Odoh, in his petition, contended that Nwifuru was illegally nominated by the APC because he was still a member of the People’s Democratic Party as a Speaker of the House of Assembly when the APC nominated him. But in its judgment on Wednesday, the three-man panel held that the governor indeed defected to the APC before declaring for the governorship poll. The tribunal held that APGA failed to appeal a Federal High Court Judgment which confirmed the governor’s defection.

BY EWA NWORIE There is no doubt that In Nigeria, many factors has continued to constitute impediments to the growth and development of the country.    They include,socio economic downturn,insecurity,and of course,prison congestions in the nation's Correctional facilities,among others.     According to research,Lack of quick dispensation of Justice in the Nigerian judicial system has constituted a factor to the prison congestion in Nigerian.     It is important to point out that,the nation's correctional centres are today,nothing to write home about as poor facilities,obselete and dalipedated structures without enough space to house the prison inmates and awaiting trials,has become the order of the day,and this has also contributed to the prison congestions.    Again,there are cases of administrative bottlenecks in the release of suspects and prisoners granted bail by the court of competent juridictions,among others.    ...

 By Ewa Nworie When I remember the wisdom,intellectual prowess of governor Ogbonna Nwifuru in piloting the affairs of the state,I become highly elated and happy that Ebonyi people has made the right choice.   It is highly commendable that governor Ogbonna Nwifuru through his people oriented adminstration,anchored on,"The People's Charter of Needs",has within the shortest possible time, rewritten the history of Ebonyi state, thereby,silencing the opposition elements and critics who were out during the 2023 general elections with all manners of dangerous rumous and unhealthy political campaigns to malign the God's given leader,Rt.Hon.Ogbonna Nwifuru.    For sure,the outcome of the 2023 general elections,fully disappointed the critics and oppositions as Nwifuru polled the highest number of votes cast across the 13 local government areas of the state,and was dully declared winner of the 2023 Ebonyi guber race by the Independent National Electorial Commission(...

The Rivers State Police Command has vowed to track and prosecute gunmen who ambushed and killed one of its Divisional Police Officers, Bako Angbanshin, in Odumude community, Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state on Friday night. The police said Angbanshin led a team of operatives to raid some criminal hideouts in the area and while returning, gunmen suspected to be cultists ambushed them. The state Commissioner for Police, Emeka Nwonyi, said this in a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, on Saturday morning and made available to newsmen. You will recall a viral video surfaced on Friday night showing the moment the gunmen displayed his mutilated body. Nwonyi explained that while the miscreants attacked the operatives, Angbanshin’s men retreated after running out of ammunition. The statement added the late DPO sustained fatal injuries and was captured by the gunmen who took him away, leading to his death. The statement read, “In an unfor...

By Ewa Nworie Governor Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, has appealed to the Federal Government to refund money expended in the construction of federal  roads in the state. Nwifuru made the appeal while playing host to the Minister of Works, Chief David Umahi and his entourage who paid him  a courtesy visit as part of his ongoing tour of Federal Road projects across the Country.  Governor Nwifuru noted that the refund would enable the State channel funds towards the construction of other critical infrastructure begging for attention in the State. The Governor expressed sadness over the handling of rehabilitation  work on Abakaliki - Afikpo road where the contractor  allegedly syphoned funds meant for the project without execution. The Governor blamed  Contractors and  Engineers for poor supervision of projects in parts of the Country especially in South East region. "Our major problem in this Country is one not knowing his job sc...

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 81 Division Nigerian Army (NA), Major General Mohammed Takuti Usman, on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, asked soldiers to be loyal to President Bola Tinubu and the constituted authority, at all times. Usman said this while addressing soldiers at the 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, Ogun State. His comment comes amid the military coup spreading across African nations with Gabon being the latest, on Wednesday. Usman, flanked by Brigadier General, Mohammed Tajudeen Aminu, the Commander 35 Artillery Brigade, warned that Nigerian Armed Forces would not condone disloyalty. He admitted that there are some challenges, but they are not peculiar to the Brigade Command. “While we are looking at the challenges and how to solve them, you have to be disciplined soldiers, you have to be loyal soldiers. When I say loyalty, your loyalty must start with the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces who is the President. That’s first, and then down the la...