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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka A Professor of Animal Production & Management, Professor Cordelia Ifeyinwa Ebenebe, has dispelled doubts and fears about the conjectures surrounding the consumption of meat. Prof. Ebenebe in her research and findings affirms that all meat types contain nine essential amino acids needed by the human body. Delivering the 99th Inaugural Lecture of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Prof. Ebenebe emphasised that meat is essential for human growth and development. Unlike the belief that higher consumption of unprocessed red, and processed red meat were associated with a higher risk of diseases, the Professor stressed that her research evidence confirms that…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Nollywood has again been been thrown into mourning following the death of another veteran actor, Amaechi Muonagor. He died at the age of 62 after a prolonged battle with kidney disease. Muonagor hailed from Idemili, in Anambra. The news of his demise was disclosed by a social commentator, Morris Monye, via his X handle, on Sunday. His death came few days after a viral video where he solicited for funds to help him have a Kidney transplant. Monye wrote, “Deeply heartbroken by the news of Amaechi Muonagor’s passing. “He was a talented Nollywood actor whose presence on…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, Nigeria, lead implementing partner of Component 4 (Support to Media) under the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria Phase 2 (EUSDGN II) project, has announced its upcoming major forum on rebuilding trust in Nigeria’s electoral process. Scheduled for Monday, March 25, 2024, the event will convene about 100 electoral stakeholders to address the critical theme of “Rebuilding Trust in the Electoral Processes, Institutions and Elections.” Following the success of the inaugural session held in Abuja, this subsequent edition of the media and civil society-driven forum aims to further stimulate…
Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Sir Paul Nwosu, has called on members of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), to partner the state in encouraging healthy competitions in community development among well to do South-East personalities in the spirit of Akulueuno. Delivering a speech on behalf of the Governor at the 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Anambra State Chapter of NIPR, with the theme, ‘Akulueuno: Public Relations as a Strategic Driver of Economic and Social Growth in South East Nigeria,’ held on Friday, at Hilton Leisure Resort & Hotel, Awka, Nwosu stated that the buy-in from the great numbers…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia After two weeks in the kidnappers’ den, 137 out of the 287 school children kidnapped in Kaduna, were early Sunday morning, rescued in Zamfara State by the military in collaboration with other security agencies. Their rescue was announced in a statement by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen. Edward Buba. Terrorists on March 7, 2024, stormed LEA School Kuriga in the Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna and abducted both the students and some of their teachers. They later demanded N1 billion as ransom for their release, setting a deadline of March 27, 2024, for the…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti, has said that he hopes to reduce the proposed N400 billion loan needed to fund the 2024 budget of Abia State through a rise in the Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, of the state. He, therefore, tasked Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) to generate strategies to shore up the state’s IGR. Otti who gave the charge in Umuahia during a follow-up retreat where the MDA heads led their teams to present strategies to shore up their revenue profiles and make the state fiscally viable, argued that if they work hard, the state could…
…Gives reasons for abolishing ex-govs’, deputies’ pension Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti, has declared that the era of sharing the allocation of the state as blood tonic to few privileged individuals was over. The Governor who made the declaration while speaking at a seminar on strategies to shore up the Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, of the state, vowed that under his watch, public funds would be used for developmental purposes. He explained that the decision of his administration to abolish the pension law for ex-Governors and their Deputies was not to witch-hunt his predecessors but to spread development evenly…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu 22.5 kilometres south-west of Sokoto, there used to exist a community called Satiru. In March 1906, it was extinguished from the face of the earth. Three years earlier, in July 1903, the British had massacred Muhammadu Attahiru, the 11th Sultan of Sokoto together with over 1,000 of his followers, decapitating him in Burmi (near Bajoga in present day Gombe State, North-East Nigeria) and then displayed photographs of “the beheaded Sultan of Sokoto throughout Northern Nigeria.” Many among the faithful in the region at the time regarded Frederick Lugard and his lot as infidels. The fate of Sultan Attahiru…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Government has announced plans to implement campaign against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection in all local government areas of the state. The State Commissioner for Information, Paul Nwosu, said in a statement that the aim is to protect the girl child from dreaded diseases like cervical cancer. The campaign is being organised by Anambra State Primary Healthcare Development Agency(ASPHCDA), in collaboration with National Primary Healthcare Development Agency and partners(UNICEF, WHO, GAVI, CHAI, etc). According to the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, ASPHCDA, Pharm. Mrs Chisom Uchem, eligible target groups for the vaccination are girl children between…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Ahead of the Anambra 2025 governorship election, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in 2021, and now a Labour Party chieftain, has declared his intention to contest in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state. Ozigbo who made his intentions known while addressing journalists in Awka, the state capital, Saturday evening, faulted the present governor’s strategy and autocratic leadership style in the governance of the state. Emphasising the need for a governor who listens and implements superior recommendations, he expressed a strong belief that he would have approached governance differently and more effectively had…