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*Bans Illegal Levies *Abolishes Ogbonecheagu Fees By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Government has declared sweeping reforms in the land sector, including the immediate abolition of illegal levies and the streamlining of land-related charges, as part of Governor Peter Mbah’s broader economic transformation agenda. The government disclosed that ground rent, land use charge, and all property-related charges have now been unified and reduced by over 60 per cent, with property owners required to pay only a single Unified Land Use Charge annually through the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS), whether their properties are located within estates or outside them.…

*He Must Be Re-elected In 2027 -Health Commissioner Vows By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has commissioned a new digital court building constructed by his administration, describing it as a giant step in the prioritisation of speedy justice delivery in the state. Mbah said technological integration, when combined with judicial financial autonomy, which was already in effect in the state, would ensure that the judiciary is not only independent in form, but effective in function. He maintained that the State Judiciary envisioned by his administration was one that must be independent, efficient, technology-driven, and people-centred. The…

*Gov Oborevwori Praises Bozimo At 87 By Emmanuel Ogoigbe, Warri A prominent Ijaw leader in Delta State, Chief Mulade Sheriff, has called on the State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, to appoint an Ijaw academic as the next Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba,the state capital. Chief Sheriff, who holds a PhD and is the Ibe-Sorimowei of the ancient, oil-rich Gbaramatu Kingdom, made the appeal citing a lack of Ijaw representation in the leadership of the state’s newer universities. He emphasised that, despite the Ijaw community’s role in establishing such institutions, no Ijaw individual has held the position of VC or…

By Emmanuel Ogoigbe, Warri The Alema of Warri Kingdom, Chief Emmanuel Tselomi Uduaghan, has cautioned the Orodje of Okpe to confine his authority and activities strictly to the 510 acres of land granted to Okpe people by the judgment in Chief Ayomanor v. Ginuwa II, warning that any action beyond the scope of the ruling could trigger a fresh communal crisis in Sapele, Delta State. Uduaghan gave the warning while reacting to reports of a proposed foundation-laying ceremony for a sub-palace by the Orodje of Okpe in Sapele town. He stressed that such an exercise must be carried out strictly…