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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka  The Coalition of Civil Society Networks on AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (ATM Network) has urged newly elected Local Government Chairmen in Anambra State to prioritise primary healthcare centres to enhance healthcare delivery in their localities.  The group said proper functioning and funding of PHCs will ensure that citizens at the grassroots have access to quality healthcare services. They also said by prioritising care of healthcare centres, council chairmen can complement efforts and contribute to the overall well-being of their constituents. The group made the call during a media briefing on the ATM Anambra State Global Fund, GC-7/C19RM/RSSH…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The 13th edition of the annual Zik Lecture Series has ended with a call for the sustenance of Nnamdi Azikiwe’s legacies in Nigeria. The event organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, described Azikiwe as an implacable Pan-African whose political insurgence envisaged the development of nationalism and Pan-Africanism that unified Africa. Speaking at the event, Unizik vice-chancellor, Prof. Benard Odoh said that Dr. Azikiwe was not only a Nigerian who led the vanguard for Nigeria’s independence but is forever remembered for his political philosophy known as Zikism, which centred on Africa, hence his…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The Labour Party, LP, Amuri ward in Nkanu West Local Local Council of Enugu State has suspended the current Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial Zone, Senator Kevin Chukwu, as a member of the party. Senator Chukwu was suspended by the ward executives based on alleged anti-party activities and insubordination to constituted authority. This was contained in a letter signed by the chairman of the party in Amurri ward, Mr Chika Okoh, on behalf of other ward executives  and addressed to the Chairman of the party in Enugu State, through the Local government Chairman. The letter, which was…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has tasked African leaders on the revival of the ideals of openness, inclusivity, pan-Africanism, and selflessness as espoused by foremost Nationalist and former President of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe. Mbah also reminded them of the current Africa’s youth bulge, which is projected to reach from 830 to 850 million by 2050, saying that this could either be a blessing or a nightmare depending on how the continent’s leaders were able to invest in youth development and job creation. Mbah said these at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, during the 13th…

Our Reporter, New York  Nigerian-born investigation journalist, David Hundeyin, has described how the United States and other Western countries turned a blind eye to the killing of unarmed protesters in Lekki by the Muhammadu Buhari administration during the 2020 EndSars protests.  He made the revelation during an appearance on the popular online interview programme 90Minutes Africa hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo. The founder of the West African Weekly newsletter, narrated how he attempted to contact officials in the US and Western embassies in Lagos in the aftermath of the Lekki massacre but was met with grave silence.  “After the Lekki massacre,…

Our Reporter, New York  Self-proclaimed “Prime Minister of the Biafra Government in Exile,” Simon Ekpa, has said he will not heed calls from incarcerated IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,  to put an end to the sit-at-home currently being enforced across the South-East every Monday.  Mazi Ekpa made the statement during a special episode of 90MinutesAfrica hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo on Tuesday. “I won’t listen to Nnamdi Kanu’s instructions to end sit-at-home.   “I will only listen to him not just when he becomes a freeman, but he has to come to Finland to tell me face to face,” he said. In…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  Two alleged suspects in the killing of Mr Steven Aniagu, Chairman of Ogbete Main Market Traders’ Association, OMMATA, have been arrested and paraded by the Police Command in Enugu State. The suspects were paraded on Friday at the State Police Command’s Headquarters, Enugu. DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), while parading the suspects said their arrest was possible through diligent intelligence and coordinated efforts between Police Detectives of the Anti-Robbery Section (D9) of the State CID and Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Tactical Squad of the Command. Ndukwe recalled that, on the evening of September…

Ike Nnachi,  Abakaliki The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has just arrived the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport Onueke for the Grande finale of Ebonyi Womens Day Celebration. The Nigerian Air Force plane marked 5N-FGV carrying the First Lady landed at about 3:18pm as she was received by the Governor, Francis Nwifuru. Wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shetima and Wife of the Governor, Mrs Mary Maudline Nwifuru, were also present to receive her. Also on hand to receive Senator Tinubu are 22 spouses of state governors under the Nigeria Governors Spouses Forum led by Ambassador Professor Olufolake Abdulrazaq of…

By Dave Chukwuji Nigeria, a country rich in resources and resilient people, has been held back by a pervasive and debilitating issue, corruption. This problem has become so entrenched in discussions around governance and development that it’s almost lost its shock value. However, recent statements from Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), shed light on a critical aspect: corruption often goes unpunished in Nigeria. This impunity is, perhaps, a greater tragedy than corruption itself, as it signals a moral decay that permeates the very fabric of society. During a recent visit from the House Committee on…

By Nnamdi Elekwachi I do not know why David Hundeyin, an exiled Nigerian investigative journalist, profoundly seeks disclosures on Tinubu’s dossiers securely and confidentially held in the US by the CIA, as he alleged. But my little understanding of the dynamics and workings of international politics pushes me to curiously ask: what does the CIA know about Bola Tinubu, as a foreign national, that it does not want Nigerians to know? During his exile in the same America, Nasir El Rufai, who was watch listed during the Yar’Adua years, furnished, I think, the same CIA with information on Yar’Adua, a…