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Women protest against army From JONATHAN AWANYAI, Asaba
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OMEN numbering over 2,000 from Effurun and neighbouring communities of Uvwie Local Government recently took to the streets and barricaded the Effurun roundabout axis of the East-West Road in protest over an alleged land-grab and sale of about 185.20 hectares of prime property at Uvwie, Uvwie Local Council of Delta State by the Nigerian Army. The protest, which started as early as 6am and lasted for over three hours, resulted in traffic gridlock on the strategic highway. The women, brandishing placards with different inscriptions such as, “Our land has been sold by soldiers”, “Give our land back to us”, “We have no land to farm”, “Mr. Presi-
Cont’d on page 2 •Deputy Governor, Sir Udeh Okochukwu, his wife, Vivian, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, his wife, Nkechi, Ezeogo Dr. Anagha Ezikpe and Lady Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi,widow of late Head of State, Maj-Gen Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi, cutting the cake to mark the 26th anniversary of the creation of Abia State, at the International Conference Centre in Umuahia. Photo: Ibe Abaikwu. Story on Page 2
Okorocha under fire
From COLLINS UGHALAA, Owerri
F
ORMER Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State on Tuesday lampooned Governor Rochas Okorocha over his deployment of military to Ekeukwu Owerri market and the use of live bullets on civilians. He described the death of Somtochukwu as one too many and a collective shock to all Igbo people. In a statement he personally signed, the former Governor who is holidaying abroad described the killed of Somtochukwu Ibeanusi
•Demolition of Ekeukwu Owerri Market
Major shake-up in NNPC •Ewubare heads NAPIMS
From CHIDI UGWU, Abuja
HE ongoing restructuring of the Nigerian NationT •Ohakim blasts Gov •PDP 7-day mourning alNNPC Petroleum Corporation, received fresh impetus on Tuesday with the appointments and deployments of •Group petitions Buhari top executives across the allegedly by security agents as unfortunate, adding that he has been praying for the repose of the soul of Somtochukwu, and the recovery
of those injured and dispossessed since the incident. “Since the unfortunate killing of Master Somtochukwu Ibeanusi on
Saturday, 26 August 2017, by agents of the Government of Imo State, I have spent most of my time praying for the repose of the soul of the 10-year-old boy who was the hope of the Ibeanusi family. I also com-
value chain of its operations. The changes were contained in a statement made avail-
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Watch out Behind changing faces of Anambra politics
•Willie Obiano
•Oseloka Obaze
•Tony Nwoye
•Godwin Ezeemo
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•Osita Chidoka