Anyansi urges contractor to hasten work on Enyimba Stadium

The Chairman, Enyimba FC of Aba, Felix Anyansi-Agwu, has called on the contractor handling the Enyimba Stadium to hasten work on the project to enable the team to return to their base.

Anyansi-Agwu, who made the call on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar, commended Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia for his untiring effort to see that the team returns to its base.

He said: “I thank the governor of Abia who has been putting in a lot of efforts to mak sure that we return to Aba.

“So, we are very grateful to him, I call on the contractor handling the job to hasten up construction so that the team returns to its fortress’’.

According to him, Enyimba has not performed well this season because they are playing away from home.

He added that their opponents had taken advantage of that in most of their matches.

“We have not done so well this season due to a lot of factors.

“We are playing in Calabar and this gives opposing teams the impetus to prepare, knowing that we are playing away from home and this has been an added advantage to them.

“This is unlike when a team is coming to Aba, you are already one goal down before coming.

“But here in Calabar, they feel it is a neutral ground. These are some of the difficult situations we find ourselves in,’’ Anyansi-Agwu said.

He said that, as soon as the stadium was ready, Enyimba would return to Aba to continue with their exploits.

“We are a team with pedigree and a lot of flash-points. We have never been into any tournament just for participation.

“We always want to win a trophy and when you win a trophy then you can now talk of representing the country.

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Paris Club refund: Why EFCC must probe Benue Governor, Ortom – Wike

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to probe his Benue State counterpart, Governor Samuel Ortom over the use of Paris Club refund allocation.

This is coming barely one week after he called for the imposition of a state of emergency on Benue State, over what he described as the state government’s show of incapability in handling security matters.

According to Wike, “The EFCC should look into the Paris Club refund allocation to Benue State because there is paucity of infrastructure in the state. The governor should be asked to account for the money and other allocations he has received in nearly two years in office.”Speaking with Daily Sun, the governor said despite the amount of money disbursed to Benue, Ortom had not done much to cater to the needs of the people, hence the need for EFCC investigation.

He maintained that Benue people are suffering “because they don’t have dividends of democracy.”

Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had recently ordered the release of the second tranche of London-Paris Club loan refunds to States .

The governor had maintained that the state governor failed in managing the problem of insecurity in the state.This is coming at a time the Rivers State Governor had, last week, called for the declaration of state of emergency in Benue State, following the killing of about 52 people in a market in Zaki Biam, Benue State.

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Certificate scandal: ABU VC, Prof. Ibrahim Garba, Dino Melaye,currently before Senate

As a tradition, Senator Dino Melaye sitting opposite the Committee is ready to answer questions thrown at him.The Senate Committee on Public Petitions, Ethics and Privileges has commenced investigation into the allegation certificate forgery against Senator Dino Melaye.

In a well attended Committee hearing, the Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Prof. Ibrahim Garba is personally present on the invitation of the Committee.

Details later…

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Man docked for allegedly assaulting 8-year- old girl, granted N50, 000 bail

Man docked for allegedly assaulting 8-year- old girl, granted N50, 000 bail

A 33-year-old man, Emmanuel Anya, docked for allegedly assaulting an 8-year-old girl, Precious Anya, he was on Monday granted bail in the sum of N50,000 by an Ota Magistrates’ Court.

Emmanuel, who lives at No. 32 Olufunmilayo St., Joju Road, Ota, is facing a count charge of assault, an offence he denied committing.

The Senior Magistrate, Mr S. O. Banwo, who granted the accused bail ordered him to provide two sureties in like sum.

Banwo ordered that such sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and should be gainfully employed.

He further ordered that the sureties should swear to an affidavit of means and must produce evidence of tax payment to Ogun Government.
Banwo adjourned the case till April 6 for hearing.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Sgt. Chudu Gbesi, told the court that the accused committed the offence on March 14, at about 2 p.m. at his residence in Ota .

Gbesi said that the defendant assaulted the 8 -year-old girl by hitting her with a spoon on her forehead.
He alleged that the assault caused the child bruises all over her body.

The prosecutor told the court that the noise of the “crying girl attracted neighbours who reported the case to the police.
“Police later arrested the accused,’’ he told the court.
Gbesi said that the offence contravened Section 355 of the Criminal Code Vol. 11, Laws of Ogun, 2006.

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