Gunmen abduct Ebonyi govt official

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Coordinator of Ngbo Central Development Centre in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Mrs. Blessing Adagba. The Spokesman for the state Police Command, Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the incident on Friday in Abakaliki. He said: “Yes, Adagba was abducted in the Okposhi Eheku community of Ohaukwu Local…

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NJC disowns Imo governor’s unilateral appointment of Acting Chief Judge

The National Judicial Council (NJC) on Friday disowned Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma’s unilateral appointment of Theophilus Nzeukwu as the state’s acting Chief Judge. In a press statement signed by its Deputy Director of Information, Kemi Ogedengbe, the NJC said it received Governor Uzodinma’s letter requesting approval of the appointment of his nominee for the…

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