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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government said it had paid a counterpart fund of N3.5 billion as requirement for the upgrade of roads and setting up of agro logistics hubs in 10 Local Government Areas of the state under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Program (RAMP). Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of this week’s expanded State Executive Council meeting, said the payment demonstrated Gov. Alex Otti’s commitment to the development of rural communities. He said the projects are expected to commence across the benefitting LGAs as soon as the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), to prioritize relief and recovery over punishment for traders in the Onitsha Head Bridge Market. The market was closed due to the alleged presence of fake drugs and counterfeit goods, but Obi believes that the current approach to reopening the market is unfair to small business owners. According to reports, traders are being asked to pay ₦700,000 each to reopen their stores, with additional charges for individual violations. Consequently, Obi, in a…
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The well-written thriller is the mainstay of popular literature. Its such an enlightening discovery for me reading the debut novel, In The Name Of Murder by Derek Somto Nwokoye published in 2024. The 168-page page-turner stars the shadowy Wale Johnson-Ejiofor who worked incognito as the deadly assassin Cell for a covert agency. The murder of his beloved daughter Olivia makes him to look unapologetically for justice via murder. Olivias mother, Munachi, had died in the labour room shortly after her birth. Its a heavily burdened Wale, wearing dark glasses, that makes the revenge vow after staring…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Police Operatives attached to the Nsukka Sector of the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad, have arrested four male suspects, who specialize in kidnapping. A statement from the spokesperson of the Police command, Enugu State, SP Daniel Ndukwe, said the suspects were arrested for conspiracy, staged kidnapping, and defrauding the parents of one of them of ₦2,000,000.00, through a stage-managed kidnapping. According to him, the suspects include Chidera Godwin Ako, aged 21, who orchestrated his own kidnap; Okechukwu Philip Chidalu, aged 19; Ifeanyi Ugwu, aged 20; and Ossai Chigozie, aged 35, recently released from the Nigerian Correctional Service Custodial Centre. …
By Godwin Onyeacholem For blowing the whistle on wrongdoing and misconduct in their organisations, workers are often visited with all kinds of passive and active punishments with worst-case proof of retaliation being dismissal from work, or even death, in the most unforgiving pursuit of vengeance. Whistleblowing in the workplace is an act of reporting or speaking up against wrongdoing in the office space. It is a right of expression that is fundamental to the concept of human freedom, yet organisations have failed to come to terms with this reality. No wonder whistleblowing remains underutilised as a corporate governance tool. And…
By Zainab Suleiman Okino I was pleasantly surprised to learn the other day that the National Orientation Agency (NOA) was involved in uncovering some infractions at the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), one of President Bola Tinubu’s flagship programmes. First, the thought of fraud in a newly established government agency given the mandate of ameliorating students’ financial burden is scandalous. I said to myself, ‘there you go again, nothing good can come out of this country.’ After hearing of NOA’s intervention to expose the fraud, it gave me some comfort: although there will always be light-fingered people dipping their hands…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to creating a brighter future for children to reach their full potential in the state. Soludo made this known on Tuesday, during the May 27 Children’s Day celebration, held at the Solution Fun City, Awka, with theme: “Stand Up, Speak Up and Building a Bullying-free Generation.” Soludo, who at the event read the message of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the school children and teachers, said his government would continue to strive towards ensuring the safety and betterment of children in the state. “The theme of…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has assured children that they would not be forgotten or abandoned by his administration in the quest to provide quality and affordable education to the state. Mbah gave the assurance through his Commissioner for Education, Professor Ndubueze Mbah, during the 2025 Children’s Day celebrations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu on Tuesday. The governor said that through inclusive educational programmes, the expansion of learning access in rural areas, and their collaboration with community and faith-based institutions, the government was working daily to ensure that no child in the state was neglected…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Old Boys of Eziama High School Aba, have called on Abia State Government to quickly take over the school and save it from total collapse following continued infrastructural dilapidation. They made the call in a communique issued after the end of the Old Boys Association, 1988 Class Re-union Annual General Meeting. The communique jointly signed by the newly-elected President, Comrade James Chikwendu; Secretary, Chidozie Edede; and the Public Relations Officer, PRO, Chief Cosmas Ibeabuchi. The Association decried the sorry state of the school which, according to them, is now a shadow of its former glory. Eziama…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, has signed 18 Executive Bills into law. The latest 18 bills brought to a total, 30 Executive Bills signed by the Governor since he assumed office in 2023. Speaking while assenting to the bills, Governor Otti said that the new Laws encapsulate thoughtful legislative provisions for achieving his Government’s vision in critical areas such as performance-based administration, accountability, and delivery of good governance. He said that the legislations align with the survey of the community and neighborhood development proposals, captured in his manifesto and the recommendations of the transition committee report…