MADURO, CELIA FLORES ALLOWED TO USE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT FUNDS FOR ATTORNEYS, ENDING LEGAL STANDOFF. (PHOTO).

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 Maduro, Celia Flores allowed to use Venezuelan government funds for attorneys, ending legal standoff Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Celia Flores will be allowed to use funds from the Venezuelan government to pay their attorneys, resolving a monthlong dispute over legal financing under U.S. sanctions. In a joint filing submitted Friday night, federal prosecutors and defense attorneys informed the court that the Department of the Treasury would amend a sanctions license to permit payments to the couple’s lawyers without violating existing restrictions. The arrangement includes strict conditions, including that any funds used must have become available after March 5, 2026, and cannot come from restricted foreign government deposit accounts. Prosecutors said the updated authorization resolves the funding dispute that had prompted the defense to seek dismissal of the case, and the defense has since withdrawn those motions without prejudice. The legal battle ste...

GOV. OTTI APPOINTS IKPEAZU’S EX- CPS EMEMANKA AS DG, ABIA STATE STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS BUREAU. (PHOTO).


 Governor Otti Appoints Ikpeazu’s ex- CPS Ememanka as DG, Abia State Strategic Communications Bureau


Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has appointed Mr. Onyebuchi Ememanka as the Director General of the newly created Abia State Strategic Communications Bureau.


Ememanka, a seasoned media practitioner, previously served as Chief Press Secretary to the immediate past Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, during Ikpeazu’s second term in office. In May 2025, he resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and publicly declared support for Governor Otti’s administration.


In the same announcement, Governor Otti named Mr. Igwe Samuel Obinna as Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media.


The appointments were contained in a Government Special Announcement signed by Mr. Ferdinand Ekeoma, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity.


Both appointments take immediate effect from December 1, 2025.

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