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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Federal Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have urged journalists to uphold ethical standards and prioritize the protection of children’s rights in their reportage. This was the central message at a two-day training for media practitioners from the South-East, South-South, and North-Central zones, held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The training was organized by the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation in collaboration with UNICEF. Declaring the workshop open, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mr. Ogbodo Chinasa Nnam, said the initiative was aimed at helping journalists reflect on their ethical obligations and…
Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka The Catch Them Young Community Initiative (CATYCOI) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies, and other stakeholders to make the forthcoming Anambra governorship election youth-friendly and inclusive. The group stressed that empowering young voters is essential for credible and sustainable elections, noting that the future of the state and the country’s democracy depends on active youth participation. In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Comrade Nonso Orakwe, CATYCOI urged electoral and security authorities to adopt proactive measures that will boost youth involvement and safeguard the integrity of the electoral process ahead of…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu A forum of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders comprising former party executives and political office holders has dismissed claims by Barr. Steve Oruruo that he is the Acting Chairman of the party in Enugu State following the defection of Governor Peter Mbah and others to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement issued in Enugu and signed by Dr. Godwin Udibe (Chairman), Chief John Nwobodo, Esq. (Secretary), Prof. Chris Onodugo, and Comrade Ibuchukwu Ezike, the forum described Oruruo’s claim as illogical and baseless, urging party members and the general public to disregard it. The statement partly…
By Vitus Ozoke The rumour mills have been unkind again. Some imaginative souls claim that a few Nigerian military officers were plotting to overthrow Nigeria’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu. A coup? In Nigeria? Against a government that has performed so magnificently in every sphere of national life? Please. Let’s be serious. No one with two brain cells to rub together would ever dare topple such a perfect regime. The notion is preposterous. This administration has done nothing but deliver excellence upon excellence. It is the government that has fixed everything. Inflation has disappeared, the naira now competes with the dollar, and…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In April 2020, then governor of Kano State in north-west Nigeria, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, took time off his expensive preoccupation with denying the ravages of the Corona Virus on his state to preside over the “conversion” to Islam of two adolescent females. Governor Ganduje, who later became the Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was not famous for his learning or piety. Instead, he was infamous for having been caught on camera stuffing what appeared to be wads of foreign currency into the capacious pockets of his traditional gowns. Instead of making an effort…
Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested seven suspected cult members allegedly being groomed to disrupt the forthcoming governorship election in the state. According to a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, the suspects were apprehended by operatives of the Special Anti-Cult Squad (SPACS), Enugu-Ukwu, in collaboration with the Agunechemba Vigilante Operatives. They were reportedly caught during an initiation ceremony in a bush at Obinagu, Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area, on October 26, 2025. Ikenga said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects, identified as members of the Black Axe Confraternity, were undergoing initiation as part of…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia In a renewed effort to eradicate polio, the Abia State Government has launched a targeted vaccination drive in four Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The Executive Secretary of the Abia State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ABSPHCDA), Dr. Kalu U. Kalu, disclosed this in his address during the World Polio Day celebration in Umuahia. He listed the benefiting LGAs as Osisioma, Isiala Ngwa North, Umuahia North, and Umuahia South. According to him, the exercise aims to ensure that all children under five years receive essential antigens, including the polio vaccine. “Our dedicated team of healthcare…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Secretary-General of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the Coal City 2026 National Sports Festival (NSF), Olumide Bamiduro, has expressed satisfaction with the facilities being put in place by the Enugu State Government ahead of the games. Bamiduro stated this after a two-day facility inspection tour conducted jointly by the LOC and the National Sports Commission (NSC). He said both bodies were impressed with the level of preparedness and the quality of facilities, including athletes’ hostels, training camps, and other sporting infrastructure for the 23rd edition of the National Sports Festival, tagged “Coal City 2026 Games.”…
Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the November 8 governorship election and Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, was conspicuously absent from a debate for governorship contestants in the state. The debate, held in Awka on Friday, was organised by the Creative Minds Center for Youth and Community Development in collaboration with Active Citizens Media. Also absent were the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu; Labour Party candidate, George Muoghalu; and John Chuma Nwosu of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Others who did not attend included Japhet Nweke of the Action…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has flagged off the reconstruction of a 25-kilometre section of the long-abandoned 51-kilometre Umuahia–Ikot Ekpene federal road, assuring that the project will be completed within 18 months. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony held at the Umuahia Timber Market, Governor Otti described the project as the end of a decades-long nightmare for motorists and communities along the route. He said the project underscored his administration’s resolve to reverse years of infrastructural decay in the state. According to him, his administration does not recognize any “doctrine of dichotomy” in road construction, stressing that…