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…As NDDC inaugurates 23.7km road in Abia Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Federal Government has tasked the South East Development Commission, SEDC, and other development commissions on project delivery. Minister of Regional Development, Hon. Abubakar Momoh, who gave the charge Thursday, while inaugurating the 23.7- kilometre Ndoro-Ntalakwu road in Ikwuano and other adjourning road networks in Umuahia South rehabilitated by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, said the Federal Government would not tolerate non-delivery of projects. He declared that the era of abandoned projects by NDDC was over, and urged SEDC to complement the efforts of NDDC in developing South-East. The…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri Parents and Caregivers have been advised to vaccinate their daughters against Human Papilloma Virus. Imo State Commissioner for health, Dr Prosper Success, gave the advice during the sensitisation and flag off ceremony on the incorporation of the human Papilloma virus vaccination into the school health programme in Nigeria. Dr Success noted that extensive research and global experiences had demonstrated the effectiveness of HPV vaccine in preventing any HPV related diseases. He said that unlike other types of cancer, cervical cancer could be prevented by administering the HPV vaccine on girls between the ages of 9 to…
By Uche Ugboajah So, in 2027, when Mama Nkechi is forcefully stopped from voting in Lagos with the police watching or ballot papers thrown into the gutters in Okota area or burnt because a particular candidate was losing; when a horde of underaged voters show up at polling booths in the North; or when a Resident Electoral Commissioner is disappeared by security operatives somewhere in the South-East on the eve of election, just know that they happened not necessarily because of what the ruling party did. They happened because of what the opposition did not do; the dangers they…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Native doctors numbering over 700 Thursday, stormed the Legislative Chambers of the Anambra State House of Assembly with regards to matters relating to the regulatory policy of the state government over their operations. Anambra State Government had initiated a policy to regulate the operations of the traditional doctors in the state, and began clampdown on some native doctors suspected to be preparing charms for hoodlums and ritualists in the state. However, the group said their visit to the Assembly complex was to have interaction with the lawmakers, declaring their readiness to partner the state government to…
Our Reporter, New York The son of Major General Philip Effiong, the second in command of the short-lived Biafra Republic, Prof. Philip Effiong Jr., has revealed that his father once warned that if the people of the South-East region don’t get fair treatment in Nigeria, another agitation for Biafran secession will arise. Effiong Jr. made the statement in an exclusive interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica on the IrokopostTV channel on YouTube. “At the end of the war, my father had said if Nigeria doesn’t treat the former Biafrans right, they will rise in agitation and demand their rights, which…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Councillors in Udenu Council Area of Enugu State, say they impeached their Legislative Leader, Dr Nnamdi Odo, due to his “overbearing disposition, high-handedness, and intimidation which were beyond tolerable limits.” They said they also impeached him because of his false allegations against the Chairman of the Council, Mr Aka Eze Aka. Odoh was impeached on Tuesday by his colleagues during plenary. Eight out of the 10 councillors on Wednesday elected Hon. Patrick Ugwu of Amala Ward as the new legislative leader of the council. Speaking on behalf of other Councillors in a press conference on Thursday,…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), on Thursday commenced enforcement of its regulatory mandates by sealing the premises of some courier and logistics operators over non-operational license. The enforcement, which was carried out by the Courier and Logistics Regulatory Department (CLRD) team of NIPOST, also saw them confiscating some motorbikes belonging to illegal and unlicensed operators. Speaking to newsmen during the exercise, the General Manager, CLRD, Gideon Shonde, said that the exercise was necessary to sanitise the sector especially as the Postal, Express, Courier and Logistics industry in Nigeria had become proliferated and infiltrated with so many…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is committed to ensuring qualitative healthcare to all Nigerians especially those at the grassroots. He made the call during the commissioning and handingover of the Amaewula Cottage Hospital in Ezza North Local Government Area by the the Institute of Genomics and Global Health (IGH). The Hospital will now be known as Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA) Annex. The Minister represented by the Chief Epidemiologist of Nigeria, Dr. Ganiyu Jamiyu, said that the project is a…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Government and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State, have disagreed over alleged double taxation and economic hardship in the State. There has been incessant protest by tricycle operators in the State, commercial motorcyclist and truck drivers at the Abakaliki Timber Market over alleged imposition of double taxation by the state revenue board, its agents and unions. A PDP Chieftain, Moses Idika, worried by the protests accused the State Government of imposing double taxation and causing economic hardship amongst the people of the State which he said is gradually squeezing life and businesses out…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has commended the Dunamis International Gospel Centre for conducting what he described as a “quintessential evangelism” in the state. The commendation came amidst the ongoing controversy over the governor’s comment on the law against noise from street preachings and other forms of noise pollution in the state. Giving the commendation during Dunamis’ recent crusade at the Dr. Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka, the governor said the church was able to hold their programme without obstructing public movement or causing inconvenience to road users. Soludo announced a refund of the fees paid by…