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Police nab suspected vandals in Imo By Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The Imo State Police Command says it has apprehended three people involved in looting of medical equipment and property of Imo State University Teaching Hospital Nursery Primary (IMSUTH), Orlu. The Public Relations Officer of the Command ASP Henry Okoye made this known in a press release on behalf of the Commissioner for Police CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde. The release noted that the arrest was made by men of Orlu Divisional Headquarters, sequel to a series of complaints of vandalism of the hospital equipment by hoodlums at night. The…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Police Command, has confirmed that one General Overseer of Agape Evangelical Ministry located at Obikabia Junction in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, Bishop Timothy Otu, is now in its custody. The amorous Bishop was arrested following the death of a female member of his church during an alleged love affair in a hotel in Aba. According to reports, the deceased simply identified as Evangelist Happiness Echieze, 43, was one of the pillars of the Bishop’s church. The Bishop was said to have been in a love affair with the mother of five for a…

By Press Statement Calls for urgent police action Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned Wednesday’s brutal assault on several journalists by armed hoodlums in Opu Nembe community in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State and called on the Nigeria Police Force to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice. On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, six journalists representing different media outlets who were covering a violent conflict that erupted in the Opu Nembe community, were brutally attacked by hoodlums armed with various weapons, who illegally confiscated their television cameras and other equipment. Among those…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has assumed duty as the 28th Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, while assuring the residents of the state of problem-solving policing. Uzuegbu took over from the out-gone CP Ahmed Ammani, who had been redeployed to Force Headquarters, Abuja on August 16. This is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Thursday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that the new commissioner hailed from Umuaka community in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree (B.A., Hons) from University of Port-Harcourt. He…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has tasked Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) managers on judicious and effective use of funds to improve health service delivery within the South-East. The BHCPF Fund is a provision made by the Federal Government through committing one per cent of the Consolidated Revenue of the federation to fund healthcare nationwide in order to improve quality and accessible to healthcare to all Nigerians. The BHCPF fund has four gateways attached to it spending, which include: National Health Insurance Agency – 48.75%; National Primary Health Care Development Agency – 45%; Nigeria Centre for…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has embarked on the construction of a Regional Office Complex for the South-East in Enugu. Speaking during the groundbreaking on Thursday, the Executive Director/CEO of NEPC, Dr Ezra Yakusak, said there was the need for public officers to always put their interest in government properties for the interest of Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the land for the office complex was acquired in 1993 by the council. Yakusak said that the success of the groundbreaking was a landmark in the history of the council. He praised the…

Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor Sylvia Agu, has disclosed that about 2300 soldiers and three battalions will be deployed to the state for the November 11th governorship election. Prof. Agu, disclosed this while delivering a speech at a two-day roundtable organised by the International Press Centre (IPC), for journalists in the state. She said that the Commander 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze in the state, Brigadier General Usman Lawal gave the assurance of security when the Commission paid him a courtesy visit. Professor Agu maintained that the military and other security agencies under the platform of…

Peter Obi eulogises Edwin Clark @ book launch By Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has eulogised elder statesman and former federal Commissioner for Information, Pa Edwin Clark over his role towards nation building. Obi who took to his Twitter handle Thursday after attending the launch of Clark’s autobiography entitled ” Brutality Frank”, in Abuja, described the nonagenarian as a big asset to Nigeria. Mr Obi who was accompanied to the event by the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, tweeted: “Today, I and the National Chairman of the Labour…

Ugo Nosiri, Owerri Media practitioners in Imo State have been called to bring the required professionalism and inclusivity to bear on the coverage and reportage of the November 11 governorship elections in the state. The executive director International Press Centre IPC, Mr. Lanre Arogundade, in a media roundtable engagement with Journalists in the state, said this was to enable the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to deliver on free, fair, peaceful and credible elections. Speaking on behalf of the executive director IPC, the programmes director, Ms Melody Akinjiyan said the event is organided for media practitioners to brainstorm and exchange…

Ugo Nosiri, Owerri Ahead of the November eleven governorship election in Imo State, the Director General, National Orientation Agency Dr. Garba Abari, says the agency has embarked on voter sensitisation in the state. This he said is to check apathy and enlighten the electorate on the provisions of the new electoral act. Speaking at the commencement of the exercise in Owerri, Abari expressed worry that less than thirty per cent of registered voters in Nigeria participated in the last general election and noted that all hands must be on deck to increase voter turnout in the coming off-season elections. Dr.…