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Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nigerian Army has pledged to cooperate with National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), to rid the entire South-East of fake and unwholesome drugs, food and cosmetics. Maj.-Gen. Oluyemi Olatoye, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, gave the assurance on Tuesday in Enugu when he received NAFDAC team led by its Director South-East, Dr Martins Iluyomade, in his office on a courtesy call. Olatoye commended NAFDAC for joining in the security of lives as it partained to safe guarding the water, food and other consumables Nigerians use daily.…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has donated N20 million to the Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI), Enugu in support of their ongoing hospital project. Obi, who was also the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, gave the support on Tuesday when he visited the institution. He said that his support to nursing schools was for the fact that Nigeria needed more than 1.2 million nurses to addressing shortage of the profession in the country. Presenting the Cheque Obi said the world was going to have more than 30…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Reprieve has come the way of Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs in Abia State as the State Government in collaboration with the Bank of Industry, is set to disburse N10 billon support fund to them. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, during a press briefing of the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting. He said the gesture was aimed at boosting SMEs for self reliance and economic growth. According to him, only genuine and registered SMEs with capacity to pay back are eligible to benefit from the fund. He explained…
Our Reporter, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has finally given reasons for the arrest and detention of social media influencer, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). In a statement on Tuesday via its X handle, the EFCC said it his holding VeryDarkMan in the exercise of its mandate of tackling economic and financial crimes. The anti-corruption agency also said it had extended several invitations to VeryDarkMan “owing to a series of petitions bordering on sundry issues of alleged financial crimes raised against him,” all of which he ignored. The full text of EFCC’S statement reads: “The…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has decried the poor results recorded by candidates in the 2025 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) UTM Examination. The former governor of Anambra State, made his feelings known in his official X-handle on Tuesday following the release of the results by JAMB. He said: “I just came across the official results from JAMB showing the recent exam figures. “According to the data shared, a total of 1,955,069 candidates sat for the exam. “Shockingly, out of this number, only about 420,000…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has reaffirmed his commitment to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), stating that the party will continue to thrive in the state beyond his tenure. Soludo made this declaration at a Thanksgiving Mass held in honor of APGA National Chairman, Barrister Sylvester Ezeokenwa, at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church in Onitsha. The governor dismissed rumours of his possible defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), emphasizing that APGA’s progressive ideology aligns with the needs and aspirations of the people of Anambra State. Addressing the large gathering at the church, Soludo…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Custos Care Foundation, at the weekend offered free medical care outreach in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The comprehensive medical outreach saw no fewer than 700 community members receiving medical assistance. The foundation established by Mrs Nkechinyere Mbah, wife of Governor Peter Mbah, said that the outreach was aimed at taking vital health services directly to the grassroots and to where they are mostly needed. The outreach provided a wide array of medical services, including screenings and treatment for conditions such as malaria, hypertension, diabetes, and HIV. Residents also underwent eye…
Agency Report Afrobeat superstar Davido, celebrity bar man, Cubana Chief Priest, and other Nigerians have condemned the arrest of social media influencer and activist, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). The celebrities and fans of VDM said his arrest was carried out like an “abduction,” which left many Nigerians worried, and therefore demand his release. VDM was reportedly arrested on Friday at a bank branch in the Wuse area of Abuja by a combined team of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives. According to media reports, EFCC has secured a court order to remand him pending the…
…Says he sounds like Obi The Presidency has tackled a former Minister for Agriculture and the outgoing African Development Bank President, Akinwumi Adesina, over his assessment claims that Nigerians had not made much progress since independence. Presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, who faulted Adesina’s claims likened the former Minister to the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, who he accused of being critical of the Federal Government. Adesina had submitted that “Nigerians are worse off today than they were in 1960.” But Onanuga, in a swift reaction, said the assertion was not a true reflection of realities…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abia State, Senator Emma Nwaka, has urged the Nigeria Military to review its policy of releasing captured terrorists under its de-radicalisation programme, arguing that the policy is counterproductive. Senator Nwaka who was a former Chairman of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia, argued that since some freed terrorists later returned to terrorism after their release, sustaining the programme, has therefore, become illogical. He expressed dismay that despite available evidence that some purportedly ‘repentant terrorists’ later returned to the trenches after their re-integration to the…