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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced immediate dissolution of Ambassador Greg Mbadiwe-led Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. The dissolution came barely one month after the appointment of Professor Benard Odoh as the 7th substantive vice-chancellor of the institution. A statement from the Federal Ministry of Education signed by the Director Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, said the dissolution was part of urgent measures to prevent further deterioration of the situation at the institution. The governing council members removed by the order include the Pro-Chancellor, Amb Greg Mbadiwe; Hon Hafiz Oladejo; Hon…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka A team of Chinese citizens, led by the Director of Confucius Institute, Professor YuZhay Bao, Wednesday, promised massive investment in Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, in order to promote the vision of language studies by the Institute. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Professor Benard Odoh, the Government of the Republic of China, through its Language Centre Director, Professor YuZhay Bao, conveyed a message of congratulations from the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria. He said the school has implicit confidence in the ability of the new VC to discharge his duties effectively and…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Men of the Crack Squad of the Ebonyi State Police command on Wednesday shot dead a yet to be identified Labourer and critically injured another three in the state. The incident happened at Ugwuechara junction within the state capital. Sources said the trouble started when the Crack Team stopped a motorcycle rider and wanted to confiscate his motorcycle accusing him of being a fraudstar. The source narrated that the motorcycle rider introduced himself to the policemen as a military personnel but the Crack Team started molesting and beating him. The source said they tried to force him…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The European Union (EU) and Enugu State Government have launched a N3.33 billion Enugu State Solar for Health Project to electrify over 25 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in the state. They also inaugurated Enugu State Solar for Health Project Steering Committee, headed by the Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Emmanuel Obi, to manage and ensure sustainability of the project. The launch is part of EU project titled, “Nigeria Solar for Health Programme (NISHP),” aimed at providing a 24/7 power supply to over 100 healthcare facilities across five states in Nigeria. The NISHP will run from 2024…
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu It takes uncanny courage and conviction to write a book on the controversial subjects of Christianity and Colonialism. When Eme E. Egwuonwu’s Liberating the African Mind: Who We Were Before They Came landed on my table, I could not but deploy worthwhile time and rigour to undertake a thorough appreciation of the disquisition on Christianity, Colonialism, Igbo Traditional Religion, Heaven, Hell, Jesus Christ, Reincarnation, Karma, Charms, the Igbo Sacred Lore of Nso Ala, and Spirituality contained therein. The book is as polemical as they come, and one anticipates that controversies will surely rage once the book…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has commended the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, on it’s contributions to the development of the state’s education sector. He gave the commendation when he received a delegation of the House of Representatives Committee on TETFUND led by the Committee’s Chairman and member representing Okigwe/Onuimo/Isiala Mbaano Federal Constituency of Imo State, RT. Hon Miriam Onuoha, in his office. The governor expressed gratitude to the committee for their commitment to overseeing TETFund’s activities and ensuring its impact was felt across Enugu State. Earlier, the Committee Chairman, Hon. Onuoha, who doubles as…
By Zainab Suleiman Okino In the face of unimaginable adversity, Alice Loksha and Ganiyat Popoola’s unbroken spirits shine like beacons of hope. Alice was a nurse working with UNICEF when she was kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in March 2018 in Rann, Borno State. The attack occurred at an Internally Displaced Persons’ (IDP) camp where she was providing humanitarian assistance. During the same attack, two other aid workers from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – Hauwa Liman and Saifura Ahmed Khorsa were also kidnapped. Sadly, both ICRC workers were later killed by their captors. Alice’s story came…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Barely days to mother’s burial, a Port Harcourt-based Anambra–born Architect, Asomba Andrew Egbuonu, has been killed by gunmen at Nnewi. It was learned that before his death, Egbuonu was a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute Architects (FNIA). FNIA general secretary, Chike Chamberlain Ibeanu, who announced the death said Egbuonu was killed while finalising arrangements for his mother’s burial. Ibeanu wrote: “Distinguished colleagues, it is with a painful and heavy heart that I announce the death of our brother, Arc. Asomba Andrew Egbuonu FNIA. “He died on Sunday, 17th November, 2024, following complications occasioned by gunshot wounds he sustained…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Stakeholders in Ebonyi State have called for concerted efforts in the fight to end open defecation in the state. They made the call during a two-day stakeholders consultative meeting on the review of of the State’s Water Resources Policy. The meeting was held with the support of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Nigeria State Accountability, Transparency and Effectiveness (State State) Activity in Abakaliki, capital of the state. Speaking on the State of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), General Manager of Ebonyi State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (EBRUWASA), Agwu Joseph, said the Agency has…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Senate Deputy Majority Whip, Onyekachi Nwebonyi, has been accused of complicity in a recent crisis in Ugboenyim, a border town between Benue and Ebonyi State. This is as many people were injured in a recent clash between two factions in the community over leadership control of the town. Ugboenyim, an Izzi speaking community, is anthropologically Ebonyi State and geographically Benue State. The people are however under Ado Local Government Area, Benue State, and southern senatorial zone of the state. The two factions have been in power tussle since 2006 over the control of the community, which…