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By Alex Nwahiri The Ukrainian forces holed up inside the Azovstal steelworks,  today surrendered to the Russian authorities to allow the wounded soldiers and civilians,  receive urgent medical attention. A statement from the garrison commander of the troops in the Azovstal steelworks explained,  that the garrison was obeying orders to save the lives of troops and get the wounded to the hospital. Journalists who covered the evacuation, reported seeing dozens of buses carrying both the fighters and the wounded,  to a medical facility in the Russian controlled town of Novoazovsk…

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has asked Nigerians to prepare for the worst fuel crisis. To avoid this, the petrol marketers association asked the Federal Government to prevail on the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority to pay its members their outstanding bridging claims amounting to over N500 billion. The IPMAN chairman in Kano State, Bashir Danmalam, made the remarks while addressing a news conference in Kano State on Monday. He said the failure of the NMDPRA to pay the the bridging claims, otherwise known as transportation…

A former Minister of Aviation, Mrs Stella Adaeze Oduah has arrived the Federal High Court in Abuja to take her plea in the alleged N7.9 billion fraud charges brought against her by the Federal Government. She is to be arraigned before Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo, alongside two other women and four companies. Among the companies is the construction giant, China Civil Engineering Corporation CCECC. Already, the Federal Government’s lawyer, Dr Hassan Liman, SAN, has also arrived in court. About five Senior Advocates of Nigeria are also in court to defend…

Newly elected President-General of Ndiokwu Federated Union, Elder Chidi Uneze, has vowed to rid the community of all points of sale of illicit drugs just as he stated that dealers in banned drugs and substances in the community would be reported to law enforcement agencies for prosecution. Elder Chidi Uneze, who made the vow shortly after his election as President-General Ndiokwu Federated Union, Ndiokwu Lorji, Aboh Mbaise LGA of Imo State, said the leadership of the union would work with relevant government agencies to make Ndiokwu Lorji drug-free, and warned…

…Set up 10 Man committee By Williams Odunze The Satellite Communities Leadership Forum,a Political group for Services and development of  Nkwerre LGA has brainstormed  on the way forward For Socio-Economic and Political development of the Area as they reiterate their support for the present administration of Governor  Hope Uzodinma. At the end of the meeting which was well attended by Presidents General of the Communities, Traditional Prime Ministers, Selected Youths and Women Leaders, Former and present Government appointees and other Communities Leaders resolved as follows- That the Communities will continue…

A prominent leader in the All Progressives Congress, APC,  Imo state, Owerri Zone and Mbaitoli Local Government Area, Barr Kingsley Ononuju (Ekwedashike) has cautioned that any attempt or plot to deny Mbieri bloc (Mbaitoli East) the chance of producing the Imo House of Assembly in 2023, would spark grassroots discontent which he said, could spell doom for the party in Mbaitoli local government and  affect the micro-zonig arrangement in the area. Barr Ononuju spoke out recently against the backdrop of moves by desperate  politicians who  are name droppers that Onwa,…

Former Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere has warmly felicitated Governor Hope Uzodimma on his recent Award as the Sun Governor Of The Year. Prince Madumere expressed his goodwill message in a statement through his Adviser on Media and Publicity, Uche Onwuchekwa. The former Deputy Governor described the award as deserving following Governor Uzodimma’s exploits in changing the narrative in the state, especially in keeping up with his 3R mantra. The message reads in parts: “With what is on ground, I join other good spirited Nigerians to rejoice…