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Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The Police Command in Enugu State says it has arrested two male armed robbery suspects and  recovered five firearms, two live cartridges, a stolen tricycle, and other incriminating items, in a series of operations. The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in release in Enugu. Speaking further on the operations, Ndukwe said: “On November 22, 2024, at approximately 10:30 p.m., police operatives from the Abakpa Division, in collaboration with the Neighbourhood Watch Group, apprehended Daniel Aniude, a 29-year-old male residing at No. 27, Isiekenise Street, Abakpa-Nike, Enugu. Aniude and his accomplices, who…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The government of the United Kingdom has expressed commitment to partnering Enugu State on critical areas of socio-economic development. UK Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Miss Gill Lever said this when she paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, at the government house Enugu. Miss Lever was in Enugu on a one-day working visit to explore areas of possible partnership with the state government. The high commissioner expressed satisfaction with the level of infrastructural development in the state, noting that the state government would support the state on its digital programmes especially…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The Chairman of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area in Enugu State, Dr Eric Odo, on Thursday, vowed to address security challenges confronting parts of Igbo-Etiti council. He ensured the people of the council area of his determination to speedily complete the ongoing 16.5 kilometres Umuoka–Nkporogwu-Ukehe–Ngele-Okwete–Ugwuogo-Nike Road in order to make communities in the council more accessible and secure. Odo made this known when he received members of Agu Ukehe Autonomous community led by their Traditional Ruler, Igwe Emmanuel Aroh, in his office at the council’s secretariat in Ogbede. He assured them that his administration would approve recruitment of…

Migration of lab scientists worries AMLSN …Says 3000 left in 2yrs Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The  Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), has raised alarm over the exodus  of medical laboratory scientists from Nigeria in search of greener pasture abroad, disclosing that no fewer than 3000 medical laboratory scientists  have migrated abroad in the past two years. This is as the National Assembly has promised to prioritise bills and policies aimed at strengthening medical laboratory services and addressing gaps in regulation, infrastructure, and professional training. Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt.…

Ike Nnachi,  Abakaliki  Workers in Ebonyi State Civil Service will receive N150,00 each as their 2024 Christmas Bonus from the State Government. Governor Francis Nwifuru announced this at a State banquet organised in honor of the visiting British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Gill Lever, at the Government House, Abakaliki. The Governor said the gesture is in appreciation of workers commitment to duty and their understanding during the strike action. “Our Workers have shown a lot of commitments and respect to us as a government. During the strike they heeded our appeal because  they understood the situation of things and…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State AIDS Control Agency (ANSACA) has organised a debate competition for secondary schools across the state in commemoration of 2024 World AIDS Day. The event which showcased oratory and intellectual prowess of top-performing schools in the State began with the State Debate Committee carefully analysing the performances of secondary schools in debating over the past academic year, and shortlisting the best to compete.  The first day featured the preliminary rounds, while the second day saw the finalists battle it out for the top honours. At the end of the keenly contested finals, St. Michael’s Model Comprehensive…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka  The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) and the Justice Development and Peace Caritas (JDPC), Onitsha, have charged stakeholders including civil society organisations (CSOs), media practitioners lawyers and community leaders to take an active role in ensuring the effective implementation of the Anambra State Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL), 2022. They made the call during a one-day awareness workshop organised by JDPC, Onitsha, in collaboration with RoLAC Anambra as part of the Programmes implemented by International IDEA supported by the European Union. The workshop was aimed at educating the non-state actors on provisions of the ACJL…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The Obi of Onitsha, Chief Nnaemeka Achebe, has said that the South-East region of Nigeria remained the power house and mainstay of the Macro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the country. Achebe said this during the ongoing 3-day South-East Business and Investment Summit (SEBIS 2024) in Enugu, with the theme: “Remaking South-East as Economic Powerhouse.” The summit is being organised by the South-East Chambers of Commerce Industries Mines and Agriculture (SECCIMA), in collaboration with SEBIS. “The South-East is the power house of MSMEs in Nigeria, especially in areas of Agriculture, manufacturing and textiles amongst others,” the monarch…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  Some critical stakeholders in Enugu State have unanimously agreed that the current climate change activities are negatively impacting on the environment. The stakeholders made their feelings known at a one-day workshop organised by Ecocyclers; Society for the Improvement of Rural People (SIRP) and Plogging Nigeria with support of Network of Youth for Sustainable Initiative (NGYouthSDGs) and Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Abuja. The theme of the workshop is “Statewide  “Climate Action For Stronger Nigeria.” Speaking, the  Founder of Eco-Cyclers, an NGO, Mrs Ogechi Nwoye-Bernard, said that the workshop was to develop a plan that strengthens…

Our Reporter, New York  Political activist and founder of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has disclosed that the revelations that will be unearthed in the criminal libel case instituted by Chief Afe Babalola against human rights lawyer Dele  Farotimi will be better even than the ones in the latter’s book, “Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System.”  The AAC presidential candidate made the statement in an interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica on Sunday.  “A lot of people are doing a better job than he (Dele Farotimi) could have imagined. Revelations better than he has written in his book will come out,”…