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Our Reporter, Abuja Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and the International Press Centre (IPC) have filed a formal appeal against a judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which dismissed their suit seeking to compel the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to investigate former Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, over alleged rights violations against journalists in 2021. This was disclosed in press statement issued on Friday by Idowu Adewale, Communications Officer, on behalf of MRA. In a Notice of Appeal filed by their counsel, Mr. Noah Ajare, at the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, the two media-focused non-governmental…
By Owei Lakemfa Dogs, no matter how we view them, are animals. To force human beings to eat like dogs, and under conditions worse than how a dog feeds, is intolerable. But that is what is going on in “God’s own country” the United States, US. It has been plucking alleged illegal immigrants, or those with supposed criminal records, off the streets. Some are fished out of farms, offices or homes and treated like dangerous terrorists. But wherever you stand on this issue, the image of such persons in US protective custody being made to kneel with their hands chained…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Association of Non-Indigenes in Anambra State (ANIAS) has lauded Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo for appointing Mr. Joachin Chinedum Achor, an Abia State native, as the Acting Accountant General of Anambra State. Mr. Achor’s appointment follows the exit of Dr. Chukwudi Okoli, who served in the position for nearly three years. The announcement was made on Thursday in a statement by the Governor’s Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Aburime. According to the statement, Mr. Achor’s elevation is a recognition of his exceptional service and dedication to the public sector in Anambra State. His steady rise from an entry-level…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Dr Peter Ogbobe, the Director General of Projects Development Institute (PRODA), Enugu, has urged Nigerian investors to patronize the institute’s products to encourage technological growth in the country. The director general said this during interaction with Journalists in his office in Enugu. He said that the institute had made several technological breakthroughs which needed the attention and patronage of Nigerian investors. “Here, we produce so many things like chalks but we don’t sell, it is when an investor needs them we mass-produce. Incidentally, no investor has come for it. “One of the major challenges we are having…
Our Reporter, Abuja The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly criticized the Tinubu-led federal government following the latest travel advisory issued by the United States, which now categorizes Nigeria as a Level 3 “Reconsider Travel” destination. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party expressed alarm—but noted it was “sadly, not surprised”—by the development, calling it a direct indictment of the administration’s failure in governance. According to the U.S. State Department advisory, Nigeria’s healthcare infrastructure has collapsed, with many medical facilities described as “not equipped to U.S. standards,” and numerous medications reportedly unavailable. It…
Our Reporter, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially elected the minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, as its new National Chairman. The announcement was made on Wednesday during the party’s 14th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held at the Congress Hall of the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. Prof. Yilwatda, a former INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner and the APC’s 2023 governorship candidate in Plateau State, emerged as the consensus choice of the party leadership following extensive consultations and negotiations among key stakeholders. The election of Prof. Yilwatda marks a significant shift…
By Nnamdi Elekwachi Recently in Washington, during what was dubbed ‘the U.S.A.-Africa Summit,’ President Donald Trump of the United States treated the leaders of five African states to a ‘working lunch’ whose menu featured investment and other talks at the White House. Present at Trump’s lunch table were presidents of Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Mauritania, and Gabon. The theme of the summit itself evoked a rather critical sentiment in me, and I mean one that reminded me of Achebe’s piece, ‘Africa is People.’ But I shall return to Achebe and his essay at the later part of my piece. Conversely,…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Nigeria Optometrists Association (NOA) has sought the support of Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, for legislative backing on the decentralisation of the National Vision Centre (NVC). The National President of the association, Dr. Chimezirim Anderson, made the appeal when he led a delegation of the NOA leadership on a courtesy visit to the Governor during the association’s national conference held in Umuahia. Dr. Anderson urged the Governor to lend his influence toward the successful passage of a bill currently before the National Assembly seeking to decentralise the operations of the NVC. He informed the Governor…
By Azu Ishiekwene Peter Obi has the best chance against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 of all opposition candidates. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have received a slightly higher percentage of the votes (6.9 million or 29.1 percent) in the last presidential election; still, that was poor for Atiku, a sixth-timer in the presidential race. Obi had less than one year to prepare after his former party, the PDP, shafted him, followed by the bitter struggle for control between Atiku and the former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, which left the party in…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Enugu State Government, has launched a comprehensive training programme for community-based Child Protection Structure Representatives across the state’s 17 local government areas to combat child abuse and gender-based violence (GBV). The initiative, jointly coordinated by the Enugu State Ministry of Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development and UNICEF, is aimed at achieving zero tolerance for child abuse in the state. The training commenced with the induction of 106 pilot child protection volunteers from three local government areas—Nkanu East, Udenu, and Udi—at the Ashishi Owo Civic Center in…