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Chief Judge Of Abia State
The Chief Judge of Abia State is the title or office appointed to the head of the Abia State Government#The Judiciary, judiciary of the Abia State Government. The Chief Judge is appointed by the Governor of Abia State to preside over the state's Abia State High Court of Justice, High Court and also to oversee and supervise its unified court system. The incumbent Chief Judge is Justice Theresa Uzokwe, Lilian Abai, who was appointed into the position by Theodore Orji, Alex Otti in May 2023. Appointment The Chief Judge is appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council subject to confirmation of the appointment by the Abia State House of Assembly as required by Section 271 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria. List of Chief Judges *Ijeoma Offonry *Nnenna Oti (Acting) *Shedrack Nwanosike (Acting) *Stella Nwakanma *Theresa Uzokwe See also *Abia State Government *Attorney General of Abia State References Judiciary of Abia State Chief judges of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theresa Uzokwe
Theresa Uzoamaka Uzokwe is a Nigerian legal practitioner and former Adult Film Actor. She is the current Chief Judge of Abia State after she was appointed on 22 December 2014 by Theodore Orji. Prior to her appointment, she had served twice in the position as acting Chief Judge. See also *Chief Judge of Abia State References Living people Anambra State lawyers Chief judges of Abia State Year of birth missing (living people) {{Nigeria-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abia State Government
The government of Abia State is the supreme governing authority of Abia State and its local governments. It consists of the executive headed by the governor, the legislative and the judiciary. The Executive The Executive is an arm of the Abia State Government that oversees the daily administration of the state and the implementation of bills. The Executive is headed by the Governor of Abia State – who is allowed to appoint special advisers through the Legislative – followed by the Deputy Governor. The other offices which make up the executives are the office of the Secretary to the state government and twenty-three Commissioners. List of ministries and their commissioners sworn in by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu in 2021 The Legislature The Legislature or state house of assembly of the Abia State Government is the second arm of government concerned with law-making and the passing of bills. Headed by a speaker and consisting of elected members from each constituency of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abia State High Court Of Justice
The Abia State High Court of Justice is the highest and central court of Abia State located in Umuahia, the state's capital city. It has supreme authority than the Magistrate's courts and Customary courts in handling and determining major cases. It is headed by a Chief Judge who is appointed by the Governor on recommendation from the National Judicial Council and subject to confirmation by the Abia State House of Assembly. See also * Abia State Judiciary *Government of Abia State The government of Abia State is the supreme governing authority of Abia State and its local governments. It consists of the executive headed by the governor, the legislative and the judiciary. The Executive The Executive is an arm of the Abia S ... References Abia State courts Subnational supreme courts Courts and tribunals with year of establishment missing {{Nigeria-law-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Abia State
The office of the Governor of Abia State is an elective position. The governor of Abia State is the chief executive of the state and its executive branch. Eight different people have served as governor of Abia State since the state was created on August 27, 1991. The current governor is Okezie Ikpeazu of the People's Democratic Party, in office since May 29, 2015. He was reelected in 2019. Qualification The Constitution of Nigeria requires that an aspiring candidate for the office of Abia State governor must: *be a citizen of Nigeria by birth, *have attained the age of thirty-five years, *be a member of a political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ... and sponsored by that party, *be educated to at least school certificate level or its equivalent. See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naij
Legit.ng (formerly Naij.com) is a Nigerian digital media and news platform. It is ranked as the #1 news and entertainment platform and the 7th overall most visited website in Nigeria by Alexa Internet. Legit.ng is the biggest publisher on Facebook by the audience in ‘Media’ category. History Founded in 2012, Legit.ng has its headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria and launched an editorial hub in the country’s capital, Abuja, in May 2015. Legit.ng is partner of Genesis Media global consumer Internet company which also cooperates with Tuko (in Kenya) and Yen (in Ghana). In May 2014, Legit.ng released an Android mobile app. It soon became #1 in its category in Nigeria and was featured by Google Play Market. The app hit 500,000 installs in 10 months. The all-time number of installs is now getting close to 5M. In June 2015, Legit.ng partnered with browser software makers Opera Software and telecoms giant MTN Group to bring "one million days of free Internet to Nigeria". T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Incumbent
The incumbent is the current holder of an official, office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seeking re-election or not. In some situations, there may not be an incumbent at time of an election for that office or position (ex; when a new electoral division is created), in which case the office or position is regarded as vacant or open. In the United States, an election without an incumbent is referred to as an open seat or open contest. Etymology The word "incumbent" is derived from the Latin verb ''incumbere'', literally meaning "to lean or lay upon" with the present participle stem ''incumbent-'', "leaning a variant of ''encumber,''''OED'' (1989), p. 834 while encumber is derived from the root ''cumber'', most appropriately defined: "To occupy obstructively or inconveniently; to block fill up with what hinders freedom of motion or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Orji
Theodore Ahamefule Orji CON is a Nigerian politician who was governor of Abia State in southeast Nigeria from 2007 to 2015. He was formerly a career civil servant, and served as the Chief of Staff to Abia Governor Orji Uzor Kalu. Background Before becoming governor, he was formerly a career civil servant who served as the Principal Secretary, Abia State Government House. He was later appointed Chief of Staff to the then Abia State Governor, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu. He is a serving Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, where he has served as Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatization and Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture. Career Public service After completing the National Youth Service Corps Scheme, he began working as an Administrative Officer in the old Imo State civil service in 1979. When Abia State was created in 1991, Orji returned to Umuahia, where he served in several administrative positions, including the Government House, Umuahia, Bureau of Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abia State House Of Assembly
Abia State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the Abia State Government. It is a unicameral body consisting of 24 members elected into 24 state constituencies and presided by a Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Speaker. Composition Leadership Members Committees References Abia State House of Assembly, Politics of Abia State State lower houses in Nigeria {{abia-gov-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ijeoma Offonry
Ijeoma is an Igbo name common in Nigeria. The name means "Safe journey". Notable people with Ijeoma as their first name * Ije Akunyili, American medical practitioner * Ijeoma Grace Agu, Nigerian actress * Ijeoma Ndukwe-Egwuronu, Nigerian entrepreneur * Ijeoma Nwaogwugwu, Nigerian journalist * Ijeoma Oluo, American writer * Ijeoma Uchegbu, Nigerian-British pharmacist and Professor of Pharmacy * Ijeoma Umebinyuo Ijeoma Umebinyuo is a Nigerian poet. She is considered one of Sub-Saharan Africa's best modern poets. She started writing at the age of seven and her short stories and poems have appeared in publications such as ''The Stockholm Review of Literat ..., Nigerian poet References {{given name Igbo given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nnenna Oti
Nnenna Nnannaya Oti (born 15 November 1958) is a Nigerian professor and the Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Technology Owerri. Oti defeated Ikechukwu Dozie on 13 April 2021 and has resumed office as the 8th Vice-Chancellor of the institution on 19 June 2021. Early life and education Nnenna Oti was born in Afikpo North, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. She received a B. Agric. in soil science from University of Nigeria, finishing in first class. She furthered and received a master's degree in social science with focus on soil biology and biochemistry from the same University of Nigeria. She preceded to Catholic University, Leuven where she received a postgraduate diploma in irrigation engineering, earning a distinction. She received a doctorate degree in soil and environmental conservation from Federal University of Technology Owerri. Career Oti is a three-time head of department of soil science and technology in the school of agricultural and agriculture technology at Fed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shedrack Nwanosike
Shedrack Chukwu Ogbogu is a Riverian politician from Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni. In 2015, Chukwu was appointed as Commissioner of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, a position he held until 2017 when reappointed as Commissioner of the Ministry of Power. References Living people Commissioners of ministries of Rivers State People from Ogba–Egbema–Ndoni First Wike Executive Council Rivers State politicians Energy ministers Rivers State Commissioners of Energy and Natural Resources Year of birth missing (living people) {{RiversState-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stella Nwakanma
Stella or STELLA may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Comedy *Stella (comedy group), a comedy troupe consisting of Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black and David Wain Characters * Stella (given name), including a list of characters with the name Films *''Miss Stella'', 1991 Indian Malayalam film, directed by I. Sasiand * ''Stella'' (1921 film), directed by Edwin J. Collins * ''Stella'' (1943 film), with Zully Moreno * ''Stella'' (1950 film), with Ann Sheridan and Victor Mature * ''Stella'' (1955 film), directed by Michael Cacoyannis, starring Melina Mercouri * ''Stella'' (1976 film), written and directed by Luigi Cozzi * ''Stella'' (1983 film), directed by Laurent Heynemann, see Victor Lanoux * ''Stella'' (1990 film), starring Bette Midler * ''Stella'' (2008 film), directed by Sylvie Verheyde Literature *Stella, novel attributed to Haitian author Emeric Bergeaud * ''Stella'' (novel), by Jan de Hartog, made into the 1958 film '' The Key'' * ''Stella'' (Norwegian magazine), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |