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… Says history ‘ll judge it if it chickens out Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has berated the Department of State Service, DSS, over statement issued by the secret police concerning the nationwide protest being planned by Labour. NLC accused DSS of trying to portray it in bad light and possibly arm twist it to shelve the planned protest. Piqued by the action of the DSS, Labour vowed to go ahead with the planned protest against the biting economic hardship, insisting that it is in the interest of the masses and not intended to compromise the soverignty…

… Says destabilisation of LP, real intention of his persecutors Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Less than 24 hours after his arrest by the Edo State Police Command, the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr Julius Abure, has been released. Abure was arrested following a petition forwarded to the zone from the office of the Inspector General of Police in Abuja. Addressing his supporters after his release Thursday morning, Abure said he was being persecuted because of what he represented, vowing not to be deterred. He said the real intention of his persecutors was to destabilise the Labour Party. Abure…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The number of deaths in the recent Ebonyi Lassa Fever outbreak has risen to 14, an official of the state’s Ministry of Health has said. Hyacinth Ebenyi, the director of Public Health at the ministry stated this on Wednesday in Abakaliki, capital of the State. The Ministry had at the weekend said the death toll was 10. Mr Ebenyi said that the 14 cases were among the 29 confirmed cases of the disease recorded as of 20 February. He expressed worry over the rising cases noting that 110 suspected cases of the disease were recently recorded in…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government has advised residents on some precautionary measures to be able to survive the health hazards triggered by the increasing climate change. The State Government said the advice had become necessary to avoid the suffering from the various adverse effects of the worsening weather changes. Commissioner for Environment, Mr Philemon Asonye Ogbonna, in a statement, noted that the adverse effect of the current situation ranges from dehydration which can lead to fainting, contacting of chicken pox, heat rashes and mental stress. The statement said that the heat waves could lead to skin cancer, meningitis and…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka A strange midnight fire has engulfed Nkwo market Umunze in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, destroying wares worth millions of naira. It was gathered that the fire incident occurred at about 1.20 am midnight on Wednesday, February 21, and drew the attention of the men of the Anambra State Fire Service. The fire was also said to have affected and destroyed wares in some shops in the market, including women’s artificial hair (popularly called attachment) shop, provision shop, and plastic shop before it was quenched by the firefighters. Confirming the incident in a statement…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Anambra State under the aegis of Consortium For Fiscal Transparency (CFT) have sought the partnership of the State House of Assembly lawmakers on project monitoring and implementations to engender transparency and accountability in the governance of the state. The need for collaboration arose during an advocacy visit by the group to the Speaker of the Anambra State Assembly, yesterday (Tuesday). Speaking on behalf of the CSOs, Mrs Ugochi Freeman of Creative Minds Center for Youth and Community Development expressed concerns that most of the projects awarded in the state are either poorly…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The 2024 edition of the Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Programme Phase One (ATASP-1) Borrowers Mission team has expressed satisfaction with the quality and impacts of economic and social infrastructure projects undertaken under ATASP-1 in Adani-Omor Zone. The commendation was made Tuesday when the team concluded visitation to some project sites executed under ATASP-1 in Adani-Omor Staple Crops Processing Zone. The delegation that visited the sites was composed of top officials of the Federal Ministry of Finance led by Dr Oyebola Akande, and Bukar Musa, Director of Project Coordinating Unit, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. Others…

Chim Ogwutum, Port Harcourt The governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara has expressed pleasure to be part of a project designed to launch ‘A Community Centered Approach to Transforming Criminality and Violence in the Niger Delta.’ The governor who, was represented by the commissioner for Youth Development, Hon. Chisom Gbaji at the official launch of the project held on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at the ministry of Justice auditorium, Rivers State secretariat, Port Harcourt, thanked Search For Common Ground and its implementing partners for bringing together all the agencies involved in combating violence and criminality in Nigeria for this…

Agency Report The Federal Government says it might open the borders for cement importation if manufacturers of the product fail to bring down the cost. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa, issued the threat on Tuesday in Abuja at a meeting with Cement and Building Materials Manufacturers. The meeting was summoned to address the astronomical increase in the cost of cement nationwide. The minister expressed concerns that in the past couple of months, the country had witnessed a recurring alarming increase in the prices of cement and other building materials. “This is a crisis for housing…

…Cancels sanitation ahead of Geometric Power inauguration Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State Government has said it was set to establish tuition-free artisan schools in the three senatorial districts in the state to train youths in some skills that are currently lacking in the state. Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of this week’s Executive Council in Umuahia, said the students of the school would graduate after one year. The Commissioner said that the students would be taught solar power assembling and installation, POP designing and installation, painting, masonry, tiling among others.…