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Ben Ezechime, Enugu The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) through the Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), on Sunday, trained rural farmers in Enugu on best agricultural practices. The one- day training with the theme “Train of Trainers (ToT) was a Pre-Season training for farmers, processors and extension agents (EAs) to prepare them for the 2024 wet season farming Declaring the training open, the State Programme Coordinator, Dr Edward Isiwu, said the training was aimed at educating them on generally accepted practice of farming to improve and increase their farm yield. He said that the training would also enhance farmers’…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, has condemned the attack and gruesome murder of the vigilante personnel of the Umuaka Autonomous Community by gunmen on Sunday evening. According to a press release signed by the police spokesperson in the state Mr. Henry Okoye, the tragic incident claimed the lives of three gallant vigilantes who were on routine crime prevention patrol, and a passerby. The release said the Commissioner has deployed the Command’s Tactical Squad with the available operational resources to go all out in synergy with other security agencies and hunt down the…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Stakeholders including civic actors, social influencers, and media practitioners in Anambra State have been called to adopt strategic use of audit data and recommendations to promote accountability and service delivery in the state. They were also urged to activate participation in the public audit process as a means to curb corruption within public institutions and ensure that funds generated and allocated are utilised efficiently. The call was made at a one-day training of the civic actors and social media influencers on the use of Audit Data to demand accountability at the subnational level in Nigeria. The event…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Industrialist/Philanthropist, Dr. Chike Obidigbo, has urged politicians, especially those from the South-East, against compounding the travails of the Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Obidigbo expressed regret that some Igbo political elite are going about the popular demand for the release of the embattled IPOB leader the wrong way, stressing that the overzealous politicians are acting out of ignorance and mostly in self-aggrandisement. In a statement made available to journalists in Enugu, Sunday, Obidigbo, who is the President of Osisioma Foundation, noted that the delicate nature of Kanu’s incarceration requires quiet diplomacy…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Evidently, the EFCC under its current leadership has made a mission of fiddling while the country careens. The tragedy of their latest statement was clearly lost on the leadership of an institution that seems incapable of looking at itself in the mirror. If they were able to do so, they would have seen quite easily that the self-imposed incapacities of the Commission have now become one of the biggest threats to Nigeria’s peace and security. It’s time to remind Pastor Olukoyede of his promise to resign. In the last week of April 2024, Pastor and Chairman of…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has notified its customers in Abia, Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi and Imo states of total system collapse in its facility. This was contained in a statement released by the Head of Corporate Communication of the company, Mr Emeka Eze, on Saturday in Enugu. Head said: “The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) wishes to inform her esteemed customers of a general system collapse which occurred at 15:09 hours today, 6th July, 2024. This has resulted in the loss of supply currently being experienced across the network. “Due to this development, all our…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government, has held a public hearing on the Regulation of Hospitality Sector in the state, with a charge to stakeholders in the hospitality industry to partner government for robust economic growth. Speaking at the event held at the Michael Okpara Auditorium Umuahia, Coordinator of the public hearing and Special Adviser to the Governor on Policies and Interventions, Rev. Father Christian Anokwuru, said the essence of the exercise was to carry the stakeholders along in policy formulation and ensure that the hospitality sector “operates at the highest standards of quality, safety, and sustainability.” According to him,…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu No fewer than 1,200 residents of Mbulujodo Kingdom in Akpuoga-Nike, Enugu, have benefited from the Nigerian Army free and comprehensive medical outreach. The free medical outreach featured health education and awareness talk; blood pressure and blood sugar tests; distribution of insecticide treated nets to pregnant women, nursing mothers and the elderly; and eye check and eye glasses issuance. Others are: medical consultation; free wheelchairs and clutches for the people with disability; deworming of children; oral vaccination for children; nutritional supplement for children; dental check and correction; HIV/AIDS counseling and test; free drugs and others. Declaring the outreach…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) Development Control Unit has taken decisive action to evacuate occupants from a dangerously dilapidated building in Ifite Awka, aiming to forestall the imminent danger posed by the property to the occupants. This action, Ikengaonline learnt, was informed by the recent series of building collapses witnessed in different parts of the state, recently. Addressing occupants of the structure, the Deputy Commander of ACTDA Development Control Unit, Ukachukwu Okonkwo, informed them that the major aim of the agency was to safeguard lives, stating that the building appears to be on the brink…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Police in Anambra State have warned against any celebration of Cult Day in the state on Sunday. Spokesperson of the state Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said there are rumours flying around that cultists plan to celebrate cult day on Sunday. He said anyone apprehended involved in such would be made to suffer for it. Ikenga in a statement said: “To this end, the Command warns hoteliers and proprietors of bars, and event/recreation centers to be cautious about such gatherings and their likes in their facilities as there will be consequences if found wanting. “Also, parents and…