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  A recent court order widely regarded as an assault on customs and decency, seeking the exhumation of the corpse of a prominent Igbo chief, is largely seen as a misuse of judicial authority, and fear the backlash may lead to disruption of communal peace. By Clement Ebaku and Lucy Okulougbo reporting from Owerri. Tension has escalated surrounding the Amuchienwa family following a contentious order issued on 5 December 2025 by Justice I.O. Agugua, directing the exhumation of the remains of the late Chief Ifeanyichukwu Dona Amuchienwa, who was laid to rest on 17 October 2025. The directive, made nearly two months after the burial, has sparked widespread outrage, with many describing it as a shocking affront to the dignity of the deceased. Imolites are questioning the circumstances under which the ruling emerged, with reactions trailing a media release by Ms. Chinyere Igwegbe (formerly Amuchienwa), the late Chief’s former wife, whose marriage ended more than 32 years ago. Public...

  Arising from the bombshell disclosure by no less a personality than Aliko Dangote on the perceived shortcomings of the embattled managing director of the downstream regulator, leaders of the League of Patriotic Lawyers have taken up the gauntlet to add fire to the disclosure by calling for the release of the names of beneficiaries of the import license.   Stories by Clement Ebaku and Lucy Okulougbo in Lagos. A group of lawyers, under the aegis of the League of Patriotic Lawyers, has called on the Federal Government to review certain policies of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, in the interest of easing hardship faced by Nigerians.   The group, led by its Chairman and former President of the Nigerian Universities Students Union, Barrister Abubakar Yesufu, made the call while addressing journalists at a press conference.   Yesufu said the group was concerned about what it described as regulatory practices in the do...

  The serene environment of Dutse, a bustling suburb in Abuja, the seat of the Federal Government, was recently shaken by a huge blast arising from Quarry operations that spiraled into nearby premises, threatening lives and destroying a school where children were writing exams, badly affecting them, and causing significant damage   Story by Lucy Ekulugbo, from Abuja   The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has moved swiftly to shut down a quarry company identified as Cornerstone, and managed by Istanbul Quarry in the Dutse area of Abuja, on Wednesday, after flying rocks from a blasting operation injured staff and students of Graceland High School, and damaged the school properties as well.   According to Mrs. Nwamaka Ejiofor, Assistant Director (Press), the action was necessary to nip the dangerous situation in the bud.   She said the Investigations by NESREA showed that the students were in their various classe...

  The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), in conjunction with the Ogun State Government, has wielded the big stick by sealing errant, defaulting companies, this time in Ogijo, a suburb in Ogun State. By Clemnt Ebaku, reporting from Lagos, Nigeria The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), in collaboration with the Ogun State Ministry of Environment, sealed off recycling facilities in the Ogijo community, Ogun State, on Thursday. The sealing follows the failure of the operators to comply with the provisions of the National Environmental (Battery Control) Regulations 2024 and the Protocol developed by NESREA to ensure environmentally sound management of used lead acid batteries and safeguard the health of residents and the environment. This was contained in a statement signed by the Agency’s Assistant Director of Press, Nwamaka Ejiofor, and cited by our reporters in Abuja. She said in the state...

  A manhunt is reportedly underway to apprehend, arrest, and detain a certain Mr. Alabi Uche Sylvanus, prime suspect, in the latest violent spousal battery, reported in the Federal Capital Territory, during which life-threatening injuries were said to have been inflicted on the victim, who was subsequently rushed to a popular hospital in Gudu District, Abuja, to save her life Stories by Clement Ebaku and Lydia Samson, in Abuja . Abuja, the Federal Capital is currently reeling from a recent despicable and brutal spousal battery allegedly perpetrated by one Mr. Alabi Uche Sylvanus (66yrs) who was said to have attacked and inflicted life threatening injuries on the victim; upon learning of the attack, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in persons (NAPTIP)swiftly moved into action and rushed to the hospital in Gudu District where the victim had been taken for emergency medical procedure. The crack NAPTIP team remained at the hospital all through the duration o...

  Time is racing and very soon, the nation will come face to face with another tinderbox:   who is better placed to represent them as presidential material. In the past, choosing a candidate has always been as problematic as the process has often left not a few breathless. If not hijacked by “money bags” or party “big wigs” other forces with immense potentials have always been known to step in and produce aspirants with stained backgrounds. That’s how past exercises have thrown up Lilliputians with controversial and questionable statistics.   Much later their dismal performance in office ends up spinning yet another of Pandora’s boxes.   It is, therefore, envisioned that to avoid the pitfalls of the past, three years is not too far to begin the scout for men with impressive records who will certainly not disappoint; at this time of the digital ages, the country cannot afford to lag behind in terms of development and technology.   Just as people all over the worl...