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… As Abia govt dispels RUGA rumour over Arungwa trailer park Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The era of epileptic power supply in Aba, the commercial capital of Abia State may soon be over as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to inaugurate the Geometric Power Plant on February 24. Geometric Power Plant Aba is owned by a former Minister for Power, Professor Bart Nnaji. The multi-million dollar project has been jinxed for years following a tussle between the company and the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, over who has the right to distribute power in Aba and its environs. Various efforts…
By Owei Lakemfa I drove to Mamman Vatsa Writers Village, Mpape, Abuja. It is a huge sprawling estate of multiple storey buildings, many under construction. It is easy to get lost in this maze that is the home of the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA. Somebody from the hilly top pointed at a building in what may well be a valley. Outside the huge theatre, I found nobody. I was confident there were people inside. But it was like a void. Finally, I found somebody who confirmed a reading by Odia Ofeimum was scheduled for the theatre. But that…
Understanding and moving away from environmental hazards, have been described as the keys to healthy living. A health expert, Mrs. Ordu E. Ada made the assertion at a one-day stakeholders roundtable organised at Igwuruta, in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State for community persons from oil impacted Umuechem and Abara. The representative of the Rivers State Health Management Board who delivered a presentation on health implications of environmental pollution, said environmental hazards negatively impacts people especially, women chemically, physically, biologically and psychological, causing serious harm to the health of victims. Ada listed the impact of environmental hazards to…
…Advocates cooperatives as route to wealth Farmers have been advised to form cooperatives in order to gain more from their produce. The advice was handed down by an agriculture expert to women farmers at a one-day sensitisation on climate smart agriculture organised by a non-governmental organisation, Centre for Rural Integration and Development, CRIDEV. Mr. Awele Akwunwa told women at Abuator and Okpai communities in Aboh Local Government Area of Delta State, that setting up coperatives is the surest way to make money in farming. According to him, coperatives help members pool resources together, share responsibilities and cut off middle men…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Federal Ministry of Women affairs has declared Mrs. Adachukwu Kukelu Okafor wanted for burning the private parts and body of her 10-year-old maid in Anambra State. The Minister, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, made the declaration on Monday, following a viral video that showed a naked little girl with burns on her body, including her buttocks, private area, body, and face purportedly inflicted on her by her mistress. Kennedy-Ohanenye revealed that the suspect, believed to be a lawyer, has been evading authorities since the incident. The minister mentioned that the alleged violator changed her contact information but continues to…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors, Monday, decried the worsening economic situation in Nigeria, saying the country is now almost like Venezuela. The Governors who gathered in Abuja to review the situation in the country blamed the All Progressives Congress-led administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the economic woes of the country. Recall that cost of living in the Souther American country is almost out of reach following years of political crisis, corruption and rights abuses. Just like Venezuela, cost of living in Nigeria is now becoming unaffordable, sparking protests in parts of the country over the…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The Police command in Imo State has confirmed an attack on Correctional Service Farm Settlements, Umualomoke, in Okigwe, in the early hours of today, resulting in the release of seven inmates, death of a Police Inspector and abduction of the officer in charge of the farm settlement. The command also confirmed an attack on the residence of Senator Patrick Ndubeze, senator representing Imo North senatorial district. The commissioner of Police CP Aboki Danjuma disclosed this during an on-the-spot assessment of the ugly incidents. CP Danjuma ordered immediate deployment and equipping of the command’s Tactical Squad to go…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has expressed shock over the tragic death of the Chairman of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe, and his family, in a helicopter crash in the United States of America. Ohanaeze in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, said it received “with deep distress the news of the tragic death of one of one of our most brilliant creative thinkers, an audacious achiever, trail blazer, innovative edifice, charismatic visionary and top banker, the group managing director and CEO of Access Bank Plc, Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe, CON; who met his untimely death through…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has hinted that if no urgent steps were taken to halt the free fall of the Naira and the high inflation rate, the organised Labour might push for N1 million as new monthly minimum wage. Ajaero who featured in a national television decried the worsening economic hardship since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu came to power. He decried the plight of the Nigerian masses which he said, had not been so bad. Ikengaonline had reported that both the NLC and the Trade Union Congress last week issued a two-week…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Sporting Director, Enyimba International FC of Aba, Ifeanyi Ekwueme, says the club is ambitious to lift the 2023/2024 league trophy and ultimately pick a continental ticket. Ekwueme said this in an interview with Journalists in Aba on Monday, adding that the club was well prepared to win the league this season. He said: “We have used the first stanza to stabilise, now we are going to push more to maintain the pace to the end. “The club has just filled the necessary positions that the team lacked in the first stanza, so we are prepared for…