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CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF COMMENDS GOV OTTI ON LAUNCH OF 'OPERATION CRUSH', SAYS NIGERIA BETTER FOR IT Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has received huge endorsement for his efforts at improving the security situation in the state and indeed Nigeria. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, gave the commendation when he paid a working visit to the Governor on Wednesday in Isialangwa. Vice Admiral Ogalla, who thanked Governor Otti for the payment of the operational allowances of the Nigerian Navy and other security agencies in the State, said that the problem of insecurity is…

WE SHALL NOT GIVE AN INCH . BEING A SPEECH PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR OF ABIA STATE ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAUNCH OF “OPERATION CRUSH” IN UMUAHIA ON TUESDAY AUGUST 8, 2023. Protocols. It is with a great sense of duty and service to our great fatherland that I welcome you to the formal launch of this special security operation codenamed “Operation Crush.” Operation Crush is our strong and coordinated response to the lingering challenge of insecurity in parts of the state which has made life nightmarish for many. Recall that on May 29 this year after I took…

In his avowed commitment to ensure the protection of life and property in Abia state, the Governor of Abia state a few minutes ago launched a Joint Security Taskforce codenamed "Operation Crush'. Details….

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO SIT AT HOME FOR TWO WEEKS WHEN WE HAVE WORK TO DO - GOV OTTI Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, says residents of the state cannot afford to stay at home for two weeks in compliance with the directive issued by a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), led by fugitive Simon Ekpa. Governor Otti spoke Monday in Abuja, the Federal Capital, on the sideline of a security meeting convened by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and attended by the governors of the South East states - Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi,…

THE FIGHT BETWEEN DSS NND PRISON OFFICERS OVER EMEFIELE: SOMETHING YOU DIDN’T KNOW:By Emeka Ugwuonye One of the good things out of spending time in Nigerian prison was that I learnt some secrets about how the prison and the Nigerian criminal justice system work. Yes, I was detained in Kuje prison. I was never convicted. No court ever found me guilty of any crime. And I did not commit a crime. Yet, I spent time in prison. I used my time in prison to study the prison and the system so well. If Nigerian prison were to be a university,…

GOV OTTI IN CLOSED DOOR MEETING WITH SECURITY CHIEFS Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, on Wednesday held a closed door meeting with heads of some of the security agencies in the state. In attendance at the special security meeting chaired by the Governor were the Corps Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), CC Paul Igwebuike; Captain SK Ogogo, Commandant Nigerian Navy College of Administration and Finance, Owerrinta; and Mr. Friday A. Onuche, State Director of DSS. Also in attendance were the Abia State Commissioner of Police, CP Kene Onwuemelie; Brig Gen NJ Edet, Commander…

‘I am warning you, try me you will see' - Senator Ifeanyi Ubah warns Simon Ekpa to stop ordering Sit-At-Home in Anambra Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah, has told a Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, to take his sit-at-home campaign to his home state of Ebonyi and leave Anambra State out of it. Ubah had urged residents of the state to open their businesses on the first weekday and shun the Monday sit-at-home order by non-state actors. There have been several reports of attacks on residents who defied the sit-at-home order of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Last…

HURIWA gives FG 72 hours to arrest Asari Dokubo Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Thursday, threatened to mobilise nationwide protests in all the states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja if the Federal Government fails to arrest prominent Niger Delta leader and former agitator, Mujahid Asari Dokubo, for unlawful possession of assault rifles and threat to the lives and property of Igbo people in the country. HURIWA, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, said the administration of President Bola Tinubu has 72 hours to put Asari…

Appointments Of Service Chiefs Meaningless Without Nnamdi Kanu’s Freedom – Ohanaeze Ndigbo The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has once more asked for the discharge of Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. According to Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the appointment of recent service chiefs by President Bola Tinubu is meaningless without Kanu’s freedom. The apex Igbo socio-cultural group’s Position was made by the President Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, on the inauguration of the ladies and youth wing of the group, on Sunday in Abuja. According to him, Kanu’s release was central to peace within the South East area, noting…