The Consumer Protection Council, CPC, Abia State Chapter has warned Cement dealers not increase price of cement during and after the #ENDSARS Protest. The Agency said anybody that is apprehended selling cement above 2,500 naira which is the official price in Abia State will face the full wrath of the law. A statement made available to news men, signed by Sir Nnabugwu Chidi, Chairman of CPC also said that the commission is making it known to the general public that hoarding of products to influence the price is a crime and against the laws of the FEDERAL COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION COUNCIL (FCCPC) and such act will attract sealing of the shops, stores or warehouses and other Court action too. The statement reads, The consumer protection council has frowned on the report that cement dealers in Abia State hicked the price of cement during and after the #ENDSARS PROTEST." "The commission in further inquiry with major cement companies was made to know that cement did not a

James Obi Nov 4. 2020 Port Harcourt Unknown to many, the genocide that took place in Oyigbo was a premeditated attack by Wike on the indigenes because they are not just passionate about their Igbo identity but also identifying with their brothers from the SE. Wike is a narcissist who hates Igbos with passion and he feels threatened that a union between Igbos and their Obigbo brothers could put a stop to ikwerre undue dominance and maltreatment of other minorities in Rivers State. His attack on them was aimed at breaking this emerging bond and brotherhood between Igbos and their Obigbo blood brothers but unfortunately for him, it has backfired and has achieved the very purpose he was trying to stop. For those who still don't know that Wike hates Igbos more than any politician alive today in Nigeria, I will give you facts on why Wike is against Igbo interests. Fact 1. Wike has been pushing a ridiculous propaganda that Igbos are not indigenous to Rivers State. He now often mention Igb

THE South East zone can rightly be said to be under siege by soldiers and police that have mounted checkpoints almost at every two kilometers in all the major roads in the zone. From Aba to Umuahia to Owerri, Enugu to Abakaliki, Awka to Onitsha to Nnewi, the story is the same. From Aba to Enugu, a distance of 150 kilometers, there are at least 12 army checkpoints and over 16 police checkpoints, permanently mounted and a couple of stop and search police teams The situation has been a source of worry to motorists and other road users in the zone, some of whom have described it as an embarrassment and an assault of the people of the zone. Recall that during the last South East Security meeting with the Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo raised alarm over the multiple police checkpoints in the zone with the attendant extortion of motorists, harassment and intimidation of even passersby. In Abia, Aba-Umuahia, both the expr

A chieftain of the party, who spoke in confidence with journalists in Awka, the state capital, said APGA decided to hand the ticket to Soludo the former CBN Governor because the party believed he is the only person who can win the election for the party. The source also said the obstacle Soludo was facing in the hands of one of most powerful persons in the state had been cleared and the person had given the nod for him to sail with the party. Though, according to the source, the party had stopped all groups from campaigning for anyone as campaigns had not begun, he said some people were working underground for Soludo to carry the APGA flag. But Obi said APGA was making sure that it followed the party’s guidelines. Ekwueme’s wife, others drum support for Soludo in Anambra The chairman said three persons had shown interest in the governorship ticket, including Soludo, adding that by January, things will become clearer. Other aspirants, according to Obi, are Sir Damian Okolo, from Nnewi

Over the weekend, House of Representatives spokesman Hon. Benjamin Kalu, member representing Bende Federal Constituency payed a visit to his Constituency.  His first point of call was at the burial ceremony of Prof. Ijomah in Uzuakoli where he went to pay his last respect to the former University of Calabar professor. After the burial ceremony, he paid a courtesy visit to the  residence of Chief Ikenna Ariwodo, a diligent business man, an astute politician, a philanthropist and one of the greatest assets of the APC in Bende L.G.A and the entire Abia state. Chief Ikenna Ariwodo prepared a banquet for the dignitaries, party supporters and entire entourage of Hon. Benjamin Kalu that payed him a courtesy visit on the day of the burial of Prof. Ijiomah on October 3rd 2020 at his country home in Uzuakoli. Hon. Benjamin Kalu made a brief stop over to inspect his Constituency office before heading to Igbere to attend a meeting with the reality organization which had In attendance t

The Nigeria Labour Congress has vowed to proceed with its planned strike and protest with effect from September 28 following the failure of the Federal Government to reverse the hike in electricity tariff and fuel price. Rising from its National Executive Council meeting in Abuja the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, said the proposed action by the organised labour would proceed from next week. He stated that the decision was unanimously taken by the chairmen of the 36 states and FCT chapters of the NLC. TUC to join NLC in nationwide strike  The Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria has on Tuesday disclosed that it will join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and other the Civil Society allies to execute the nationwide strike which is to commence on the 28th of September. TUC, after an exhaustive meeting held to review its mobilsation strategies to protest the fuel hike and electricity tariff, resolved that the Congress is going to work in collaboration with its sister La

A political association, Igbo for President Solidarity Group, has suggested 11 politicians from the South-Eastern states that are “qualified to be presented as presidential candidates in 2023 general elections”. The president of the association, Dr. Olukayode Oshiariyo, announced the names after the meeting of the congress in Abuja on Friday, observing that time had come for the country to produce a president from among the Igbo. “IPSC has come to the conclusion that in 2023, a man or woman of Igbo extraction will become the president of Nigeria. “IPSC will engage in consultations across the six geo-political zones, visitation to Emirs, Obas, Eze, Obi and chiefs, to discuss and examine the characters and integrity of the eleven persons suggested,’’ he said. Among persons suggested by the group are Dr Ogbonaya Onu, Peter Obi, Dr Chris Ngige, Rochas Okorocha, Dave Umahi, Orji Uzor Kalu, Ike Ekweremadu, and Enyinnaya Abaribe. Others are Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Ifeanyi Uba, and Kingsle