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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Government has offered an appointment to Ms. Tania Okpala, the ex-tennis star who was captured wandering the streets of Awka in a viral video that went up on social media around six months ago. The announcement was made by the governor’s wife, Mrs Nonye Soludo, at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia, while giving the latest update on Ms. Okpala’s full recovery journey. Recall that Mrs Soludo, on seeing the ex-tennis star’s video, immediately called the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare to bring her in for immediate rehabilitation. The state government then pledged to support her…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government says it will be kicking off the construction of additional 100 Type-2 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) facilities in the state within a few weeks. It would be recalled that the state government had earlier flagged-off construction of 30 of the Type-2 PHC facilities about four months ago in various communities across the 17 council areas of the state. Gov. Peter Mbah-led administration had planned to build brand new Type-2 PHCs in each of the 260 political wards in the state. Dr Ifeyinwa Ani-Osheku, Executive Secretary of Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA),…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has said that the proposed creation of Orlu State out of the present Imo State by the National Assembly was unacceptable. The National President of factional Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, said this while addressing newsmen in Enugu. He urged the National Assembly to jettison any plan to create Orlu State. It could be recalled that the bill, sponsored by Hon. Ugochinyere Ikenga, member representing Ideato Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has already passed first reading. But Nnabuike, who described it as an invitation to chaos in the South-East,…
By Azu Ishiekwene It’s been 31 years since a seismic event triggered by the June 12, 1993 election nearly brought Nigeria to its knees. The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), M.K.O Abiola, was on the cusp of a resounding victory when the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida interrupted and later annulled the election. That action sparked nationwide protests that ultimately consumed Babangida’s government and his successor, General Sani Abacha. It set the stage for a transition that, over Abiola’s dead body, produced Nigeria’s luckiest former military leader, Olusegun Obasanjo, as civilian president in 1999. Every May…
Our Reporter, Abuja Nigeria’s highly celebrated Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says she is blessed as she received worldwide accolades, gifts and flowers on turning 70 years. Okonjo-Iweala is former Nigeria’s two-term Minister of Finance and currently, the Director General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in a message had congratulated Okonjo Iweala on attaining the age of 70 and praised her for “her services to the Nation and efforts at building resilient institutions.” The President also described her as “a worthy ambassador of Nigeria exemplifying the grit, diligence and…
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Going to work could mean your death. It was indeed a bad time. The June 12, 1993 election won by Bashorun MKO Abiola had just been annulled by the military regime of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. Nigeria was in deep crisis and journalism was under severe assault. Babangida had to perforce step aside. The Interim National Government (ING) under Chief Ernest Shonekan that was hurriedly installed by Babangida was just as hurriedly swept aside by General Sani Abacha. The goggled and unsmiling Abacha did not mince words in banning almost everything. Abacha had no stomach for…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Industrial experts and other professionals in government and private agencies will mentor and impart skills on young entrepreneurs in the South-East as part of the activities for the maiden 2024 Pivot Challenge. The programme which is being organised by The Pivot, a non-governmental organisation, is targeted at harnessing the talents, creativity and innovative spirit of the South-East people towards boosting socio-economic development of the region. The organisers said the programme would take place in Anambra and would attract young entrepreneurs in South-East region between the ages of 18 and 35. Themed, “From Ground to Up: Building a…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Coalition of South-East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has carpeted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for omitting Professor Humphrey Nwosu, who mid-wifed the June 12, 1993, presidential election, on the list of democracy heroes acknowledged yesterday by the President during his nationwide Democracy Day address. Recall that President Tinubu had during his broadcast, acknowledged some dead and living Nigerians including the presumed winner of the 1993 presidential poll, Alhaji Moshood Abiola, and his wife, Kudiara, as heroes and heroines of the country’s democracy, but failed to recognise Professor Nwosu that defied a directive by the then military dictatorship to…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Gunmen have reportedly killed one, Mr. Ikechukwu Idenyi Ali, at the popular Okwor Ngbo market, in Ohaukwu Local government Area of Ebonyi State. Sources said that the victim, Ali was shot many times by the gunmen, when he was locking up his shop to go home for the day. Though the identity of the killers were unknown sources in the area noted that it may not be unrelated to a cult war going on among some cult groups in the area. Chairman of Ohaukwu Local Government Area, Ikechukwu Odono, who visited the scene of the incident, confirmed the killing. He…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Selected teachers across 226 post-primary schools in Anambra State, who are counselors have been trained to train other counselors in the educational zones of the state to achieve emotional stability among the students for educational prowess. Two United States based Non-profit organisations, Life Care Coalition Outreach (LCCO) and Igwe Davison Okafor and Mercy Ikeanyi (iDOMi) Foundations in collaboration with Anambra Ministry of Education have trained 66 Guidance Counselors on ecological social emotional learning. The two foundations have jointly organised a two-day international training/ Workshop with the theme “Envisioning an Ecological Classroom to Enhance Knowledge in Social- emotional Learning,” in the…