EVENTS
BRAND NEW KING AND NEW PG EMERGES IN UZII TOWN
It was an eventful weekend in the ancient Kingdom of Uzii community, as His Royal Highness Eze Chinaemeze Ohia (Dike N’ Ogbo Ogu VII) was crowned as the seventh king of the Uzii community.
HRH Eze Chinaemeze Ohia with Chief Okwudiri Orjiakor PG Emeritus, His uncle Prince Ohia & Chief Edwin Ebosie (Ikeoha)
It was a remarkable event for the immediate past President General of Uzii Town Union Hon Chief Okwudiri Orjiakor (Obiadada) together with his Executives and Ndi Ishi Ala,Ikeoha’s supervised the coronation of the youngest King in Imo State.
HRH Eze Chinaemeze Ohia with the newly elected Town Union Executives.
HRH Eze Chinaemeze Ohia is the first son of the late HRH Eze Azubuike Ohia who died some years ago over an illness.
As the tradition of the community demands, his first son was officially crowned as the new King of Uzii ancient Kingdom and was witnessed by the elders, leaders and Eze’s cabinet of Uzii town including the Umuada’s of the community.
With Chief Okwudiri Orjiakor, HRH Eze Chinaemeze Ohia & Barr BC Oguine
It was indeed a successful event, as Umuada of the community sang gloriously in amazement and expression of happiness over the ceremony.
Also at the weekend, the newly elected executives of the Uzii Town Union ably led by Hon Sir Chijioke Alaekwe (Ochinanwata) were sworn in at the town union hall of Uzii.
Ndi Ishi Ala UZII community
The swearing in activity was carried out by team of lawyers from the community and was witnessed by the registrar Urualla magistrate court.
Making his first speech as the president general of Uzii Town Union, Hon Sir Chijioke Alaekwe declared that he will run an open door policy and will welcome all form of suggestions and ideas that will enable the community to move forward.
Chief Barr Chikobi Anyanwagu (VP Uzii Town Union)
He assured of sustaining peace and unity in the community and provides a more secured community for all to live freely and do their businesses.
Hon Chijioke called on the community youths to join hands with him to eradicate all forms of security threats in the community.
He said; without a secured environment, it will be difficult to have development in the community.
The new PG after the swearing in, led his Executives to the Nkwo market of Uzii to witness the Ntunye Omu festival of the community.
He was cheerfully received at the Nkwo market by the ten village heads of the community known as Ndi Ishi Ala.
The people expressed joy and happiness over the weekend activities in the community. They prayed God Almighty to continue blessing the community and grant wisdom to the new King HRH Eze Chinaemeze Ohia and the new PG of the community to pilot affairs of Uzii in glory to his Holy name and to the joy of the people.
God bless Uzii Alauri Ohu na abu nwa.
Comr Austin Udoka Onuigbo PRO Uzii Town Union.
EVENTS
The New Anambra State Burial Law. (The aftermath of the killings during burial last week in Awka).
1. All burial/funeral ceremonies of indigenous deceased persons must be registered with the town union of the deceased persons. Registration fee is NGN1,500
2. No person must erect any billboard, banner or posters of any kind of deceased persons in the State. 100k fine or 6 months jail term or both for violation.
3. Persons are allowed to erect only directional posts (such as the ones leading to the venue). Must not be erected before seven days to the burial date and must be removed not later than seven days after the burial date. 100k fine or 6 months jail term or both for violation.
4. Corpse must not be deposited in the mortuary or any other place beyond 2 months from the date of death. 100k fine or 6 months jail term or both for violation.
5. No blocking of road/street because of burial except with the approval of the appropriate local govt authority.
6. No public display of casket for purposes of fabrication and sale. 50k fine or 1 month jail term or both for violation.
7. Deceased family must clear outstanding levies owed to the community or religious body before the funeral ceremony.
8. There must be no Wake of any kind for any deceased person in the State. All vigil Mass, service of songs or religious activity for the deceased person prior to the burial must end by 9:00pm. There must be no food, drink, life band or cultural entertainers during and after vigil Mass, service of songs or religious activity for the deceased person.
9. All burial/funeral ceremonies for any deceased person in the State must be for one day.
10. All burial Mass/services must start not later than 9:00 am and must not last more than 2 hours.
11. No preserved corpse must be exposed for more than 30 minutes from the time of exposition . It could be kept in a room under lock and key.
12. All condolence visits after any burial/funeral ceremony must not exceed one day.
13. During a condolence visit, no person must give to the deceased person’s family, as a condolence gift, any item exceeding money, one jar of palm wine, one carton of beer and one crate of soft drink.
14. No deceased person’s family must give out any souvenir during burial/funeral ceremony.
15. For Ibuna Ozu Nwa Ada, there must be no demand of more than 10k by the maiden family of the deceased woman.
16. Undertakers at any burial ceremony must not exceed 6 in number. There must be no dancing with the casket by the undertakers.
17. Wearing of special uniform/aso ebi is restricted to: (1) immediate family of the deceased person, (2) church groups, and (3) umunna, umu ada and iyom di, where applicable.
18. Provision of food/drinks is not compulsory. It is at the discretion of the bereaved family.
19. No burial on any local market day of the town.
20. Umuada of the deceased person’s family must stay only on the day of the Wake and the burial/funeral.
21. No more custom of Ndi Youth demonstrating with the picture of the deceased person within the town.
22. No destruction of cash crops, economic plants, household utensils/ properties by Ndi Youth, condolence visitors, masquerade or any other person.
23. No use of any type of guns except Nkponana.
24. No brochure of the deceased person except for Order of Mass/service.
25. All condolence registers during any burial/funeral ceremony must be kept at a convenient corner on the premises.
26. There shall be no second funeral rites after burial except in the case of legacy.
27. The Commissioner for Lands is required to create a State burial ground in every community. Rejected corpses and unidentified corpses will be buried there. A “rejected corpse” is a corpse deposited in a mortuary for more than two months. Every mortuary attendant is bound to report to the Ministry of Health any corpse that has stayed beyond one (1) month from the date it was deposited. Failure to notify the Govt is an offence.
28. . There will be Monitoring and Implementation Committees. Members will be paid such remuneration as may be determined by the town union of the town. The Town Monitoring Committee is responsible for (1) registering all deaths in the town, (2) giving clearance for every burial/funeral ceremony in the town, and (3) submitting records of the implementation of the Law to the Department of Town Union and Chieftaincy Matters in the State. The Implementation Committee must be present at any burial ceremony to observe the implementation of the Law. Obstruction of the Committee is an offence and attracts a fine of 50k.
29. Contravention of the provisions of the Law is an offence punishable by 100k fine or six months jail term.
30. Magistrate Court has jurisdiction to try offences under the Law.
EVENTS
POLICE WELFARE: IGP, DIGNITARIES DECORATE 20 AIGs, 19 CPs WITH NEW RANKS. As IGP Charges Officers to Adopt, Effectively Propagate Positive Reforms.
PRESS RELEASE
POLICE WELFARE: IGP, DIGNITARIES DECORATE 20 AIGs, 19 CPs WITH NEW RANKS.
As IGP Charges Officers to Adopt, Effectively Propagate Positive Reforms.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Egbetokun Olukayode Adeolu, Ph.D., NPM, with other dignitaries, on Tuesday 25th March 2025 at the Goodluck Jonathan Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja, decorated newly promoted Senior Police Officers with their new ranks amidst cheers from their families, friends, and professional colleagues.The officers affected by the promotion included 20 CPs to the rank of AIG and 19 DCs to the substantive rank of CP.
This is sequel to the recent promotion approved by the Police Service Commission at the request of the IGP, and a continuation of the innovative policies implemented by the IGP which has recorded the most promotions in the Force within the shortest time frame.
Among the newly decorated officers are AIGs Fasuba Olabode, Musibau Ajani, Aliyu Abubakar, Patrick Adedeji Atayero, Gyogon Grimah, Olaiya Victor Mobolaji, Chukwudi Ariekpere, Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, Olaolu Adegbite, Godwin Eze, Disu Olatunji Rilwan, Alausa Tolani, Kareem Musa, Mohammed Shehu Dalijan, Dan-Mamman Shawulu, Clement Robert, Musa Auwal Mohammed, Thomas Abraham Nabhoni, Abel Jangnap Zwalchir, and Ifeanyi Uka.
In addition, the decorated officers from the rank of Deputy Commissioners of Police to Commissioners of Police are CPs Usman Tahir, Sunday Okoebor, Ayodeji Faniyan, Saka Adewale Ajao, Omole Ola, Hope Okafor, Ajo Geofrey Oroue, Olufunke Ogunbode, Stephen Ogedengbe, Iyabode Oluwatoyin Agbaminoja, Adebowale Lawal, Ojo Adekimi, Yemi Oyeniyi, Obasi Okereke, Moses Ottah, Felix Nnebue, Gazali Abdulsalam, Fidelis Ogarabe, and Olubode Ojajuni.
In attendance was the Former Senate President, His Excellency David Mark; the Lagos State Governor, His Excellency Babajide Sanwo-Olu, represented by Dr Ayodele Ogunsan; the former Governor of Ekiti State, His Excellency Otunba Niyi Adebayo; former speaker Akwa-Ibom House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Onofiok Luke; members of the Force Management Team; serving and retired Senior Police Officers, families of promotes and other dignitaries.
The Inspector-General of Police while congratulating the newly promoted officers, charged them to adopt a strategic and progressive approach towards policing, as well as propagating the ongoing positive reforms aimed at enhancing the operational effectiveness of the Force.
ACP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, mnipr, mipra, fCAI,
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.
25th March, 2025
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