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The former Transition Chairman, Ohafia Local Government & the New Nigeria People's Party Arochukwu/Ohafia House of Representatives candidate in the last 2023 general elections, Chief Fred Eke Idika, Ekwueme Ohafia, has resigned his membership of the party. In a statement made available to journalists in Umuahia by his media office, Chief Idika said that his resignation was after due consultations with his constituents & thanked the party for providing him the platform to contest the last election.  The former Transition Chairman commended his supporters for their steadfastness & charged them to remain calm & wait on the next line of action. The resignation letter was addressed to the Chairman, NNPP, Ebemoha ward & copied to the National Chairman of the Part. Chief Fred Idika is known to command wide followship in the local government.

 The Federal Government has identified Tukur Mamu, a publisher from Kaduna, along with 14 others, as individuals involved in financing terrorism within the country. Mamu has been detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) since September 2022  Among the identified financiers are nine individuals and six Bureau De Change (BDC) operators and firms  FCT, Abuja — The Nigerian Sanctions Committee has complied with the Federal Government's orders and disclosed the names of 15 entities, including nine individuals and six Bureau De Change firms.  These entities are facing sanctions due to suspicions of involvement in financing terrorism.  1. Tukur Mamu  2. Yusuf Ghazali  3. Muhammad Sani  4. Abubakar Muhammad  5. Sallamudeen Hassan  6. Adamu Ishak  7. Hassana-Oyiza Isah  8. Abdulkareem Musa,  9. Umar Abdullahi BDCs and other firms  10. West and East Africa General Trading Company Limited  11. Settings Bureau De C...

 A wedding scheduled for April 13 would no longer go on after the bride's secret activity with her ex was found out  The church cancelled the wedding after finding out the pregnancy the bride carried belonged to her ex-boyfriend  Mixed reactions trailed the story as people expressed shock over the development and decried infidelity in modern-day relationships  A relationship which was close to being sealed via marriage has hit the rocks as the church found out the bride was pregnant for her ex.  A Facebook user, Mento Xica, shared the story and revealed the wedding was scheduled for April 13 but has been cancelled by the church.  Mento revealed the husband-to-be is a pastor and lamented what had become of ladies of this present age.  Mento shared two WhatsApp conversations related to the cancelled wedding. The second chat showed the church did a series of tests and found out the bride is pregnant. In a related report, a church cancelled a wedding after...

 ...orders accelerated hearing of the Alleged Terrorism / Treasonable Felony Case. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday, denied bail to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.  The court, however, ordered accelerated hearing of the case involved in the embattled IPOB leader who is facing charges bordering on treasonable felony. Kanu , who was brought to the court on Tuesday, has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since his arrest in June 2021. Delivering ruling, Justice Nyako held that the court would only grant an accelerated hearing in the matter and ordered the prosecution to call its first witness. Read Also:  LP crisis: NLC demands resignation of party chairman, Abure He expressed his displeasure over the ruling. He said the IPOB leader’s legal team cannot go on with the proceedings if not given an opportunity to speak with their client. Ejimakor added that it has been difficu...

 Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has approved the appointment of Dr Eno Jerry Eze as the Chairman, Abia State Civil Service commission. In a release signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kazie Uko and made public to the press, Dr. Eno will be taking over from retired Permanent Secretary Elizabeth Esochaghi who was appointed by the immediate past Administration of Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu. This will be the first time the Chairman of Abia State Civil Service Commission will be appointed outside the forum of retired Permanent Secretaries and outside the Abia state civil service. Other appointments made by the governor include: 1. Dr. Kalu U. Kalu – Executive Secretary, Primary Healthcare 2. Dr. Chimezie Okwuonu – CMD, Specialist/Diagnostic Centre, Umuahia 3. Prof. Ijeoma Nduka – CMD, ABSUTH 4. Dr. N.O.E. Kamanu – CMD, General Hospital, Aba 5. Dr. Odochi Azubuike – CEO, Health Management Board 6. Agbonma Ukaobasi – SSA, Ease of Doing Business 7. Mrs. Victoria Onwubiko – MD/CE...

  New Cement Price Emerges as BUA Announces Decline in Profit amid Foreign Exchange.  A few weeks after announcing a price slash due to the federal government's intervention, one of Nigeria's biggest cement manufacturers, BUA Cement, declared an N67.23 billion profit before tax for 2023.  The company said it recorded a decline of 44% from the N120.15 billion reported in 2022, attributing it to N69.96 billion foreign exchange loss in 2023 from the N5.5 billion reported in 2022.  BUA approves juicy dividends for shareholders The cement firm also declared a profit after tax of N69.45 billion in 2023 from N101.01 billion in 2022, amid N2.23 billion income announced and deferred tax credit posted in 2023 from N19.14 billion tax expenses reported in 2022.  ThisDay reports that the cement firm's board of directors recommended for shareholders' approval a payment of N2.00 dividend per share of 50 kobo each out of the profits declared in the financial year 2022.  De...