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Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Vice Chancellor Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo in Ebonyi State, Prof Sunday Elom, has warned new students of the institution to shun all social vices such as prostitution and cultism. He warned that the school administration will not hesitate to expel any student involved in such acts. Professor Elom gave the warning on Friday in an address during the matriculation ceremony for the 5,139 new students admitted into the institution for the 2023/24 academic year. He said: “You have come to the University to study, therefore shun anything that could distract you from reaching your…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The unfolding political fued in Rivers State between the State House of Assembly and Governor Fubara, Friday, took a sudden twist, as a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, barred the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, and 24 other pro-Nyesom Wike lawmakers from parading themselves as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. Amaewhule and his 24 colleagues loyal to Wike had defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that brought them to power, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The three lawmakers loyal to Gov. Fubara – Rt. Hon. Victor Oko Jumbo (Speaker, Rivers State…
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu, Awka The renowned matriarch, Lolo Josephine Uzoamaka Umeozulu (Nnedioranma) – nee Nwoye, has transited to the higher realm. She was the wife of the celebrated businessman and community leader, Chief Basil Okafor Umeozulu, aka Akuyie-Nwata-Egwu, founder and CEO of the trailblazing Amesi Commercial Enterprises (ACE) Limited. Born in 1941, she got married to her beloved husband on September 4, 1957, a holy matrimony that lasted for 65 years until the passing on of her lionized paterfamilias. Lolo Josephine Umeozulu was the doting mother of eight surviving children made up of five boys and three girls, namely, Joachim, Robert,…
By Azu Ishiekwene There are probably more books on how to sell everything than there is sand by the seashore. I have read a few myself and might say that when it comes to selling, even though what you have read might help, nothing teaches like what you learn by doing it. For some, selling feels natural. I cannot remember how many times I have bought stuff that I really didn’t need because the seller made me feel like they were offering the moon on a stick. Good for those who have such skills but when it comes to…
By Owei Lakemfa The journalist is needed everywhere, but is endangered everywhere. Hence humanity declared May 3 as World Press Freedom Day to highlight the importance of the profession and the need for freedom of the press in the context of current global affairs. Tragically, the day has become like a body count of journalists killed, those of them incarcerated and, in some places, the near impossibility of practising the profession. In 2023, at least 71 journalists were killed. This year promises to be far higher unless the Israeli-Palestinian War is quickly brought to an end. Already, that seven-month conflict has…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Government has arrested eight suspects for allegedly extorting over eight hundred thousand naira from women in Awka. The arrest was part of the State Government’s effort to eradicate crime and corruption in the state. The exercise came following the directive by Governor Chukwuma Soludo against a Non-Governmental Organisation using the government’s name to extort the sum of twenty thousand naira and above from unsuspecting individuals mostly women in Awka. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, stormed the office complex of the Host Communities of Nigeria Anambra State Chapter, located opposite Government House Awka,…
…As Abia trains 300 farmers at Nassarawa farm Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti, has advocated mechanised farming as a panacea to food insecurity and rising import cost in the country. The Governor made the call during a capacity building training for the first batch of 300 candidates selected for agricultural training at CSS Global Integrated Farms, Nassarawa State. He stressed the role of agriculture in not only addressing food security but also in curbing unemployment and fostering socio-economic stability. While underscoring the need to embrace agriculture for food sufficiency, Governor Otti said that a whopping N7.8 trillion was spent…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, have moved to partner in developing critical infrastructure at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. This was made known when Governor Peter Mbah received the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, FAAN, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku and other top management staff of the agency in his office at the government house, Enugu. During the visit the governor expressed readiness to change the look and feel of the Enugu International Airport. Mbah commended his visitors for the willingness to have a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, for a partnership engagement…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA), has sensitised farmers, extension agencies, MDAs, the academia and students in South-East on advancement of biotechnology and biosafety. The workshop which held at the Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI), Enugu, was organised by the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) in Africa, Nigeria Chapter. It is also an initiative of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF). The event was tagged One-Day Biosafety and Biotechnology Sensitisation Workshop for the South-East zone with the theme, “Genetic Modified Food Safety Stewardship: Fortifying Public Confidence.” Addressing participants, the Director General and Chief Executive…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, has revealed how his predecessor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu’s administration, paid N10 billion for nonexistent airport project into the account of a construction firm that never submitted any tender for the project, and later instructed the firm to wire same fund into 32 different accounts. Otti made the shocking revelation while fielding questions from newsmen during a media parley, Thursday night in Umuahia. The Governor vowed that all those involved in the airport project fund should either “show us the airport or return our money.” He explained that he had no intention…