The Enugu Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Thursday, October 9, arraigned a former manager of the main market branch, Heritage Bank Limited, Fidel Omeje, before Justice D.A Onyefulu of State High Court, Onitsha on one count charge of stealing to the tune of Fifty Thousand United States Dollars ( $50,000) . The offence according to the charge sheet is contrary to Section 342 of the Criminal Code Law Cap 36,Anambra State and punishable under Section 353 (6) and (9) of the same law. A statement released by Wilson Uwajeren, the spokesperson of EFCC, alleged that Omeje, used her position as a manager of the bank and account officer of the complainant, to withdraw the said sum from the domiciliary account of the complainant on July 20, 2011 without authorization and converted same to personal use. The statement added that the defendant pleaded not guilty upon arraignment, prompting the prosecuting counsel, Mike Ani to request...
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has come out to address star player, Sergio Aguero's contract situation at the club, with the Argentine striker set to become a free agent next summer. According to Guardiola, the club "misses him a lot" when he's not fit to play but a contract renewal "depends on his physical condition" Aguero,32, has spent the last nine years of his career in Manchester scoring 255 goals in 373 appearances for City during that time. He is the club's all-time record scorer in but has suffered from injuries the last twos seasons. After four months out with a knee issue, he returned against Arsenal on October 17, and netted his 40th Champions League goal four days later in a 3-1 win over Porto. Guardiola confirmed that Aguero will spend four more weeks on the treatment table. When asked if the club have opened talks with Aguero over a contract renewal, he expressed his frustration over the striker's ongoing fitness pr...
Related Articles It happened about 40 years ago when the Anambra State government approved the building of a modern spare parts market in Nnewi which was to be sited at the very location of the fearsome Agbọ Edo or spiritual forest of Edo deity of Nnewi people. Edo, a woman from Abatete Idemili married by Agbaja, the father of Ikenga (who sired Nnewi), Oraifite and Ichi was made a goddess by her children. Edo became the most loved deity worshipped by her descendants who now populate Nnewi, Oraifite and Ichi towns. These towns are together called Anaedo meaning “Edoland”. When Edo became a goddess, she was married to Ezemewi whose first divine wife was Ogwugwu Ezeikwuabọ. Edo deity never failed her children and worshippers as many miracles were attributed to her, which include the protection of Nnewi town from invasion during Nigeria/Biafra civil war. Edo, had been seen in apparitions to her adherents as an old woman holding a flaming broom in her right hand. She gave Nnewi l...
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