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… Insists Obi won 2023 presidential poll Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has claimed that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has metamorphosed into an Islamic Party of Nigeria. The former APC chieftain who was among the party’s founding fathers regretted that the initial agreement they had before floating the party had been grossly violated, and the party structure hijacked by Muslims in the party. According to him, it was agreed at the beginning that the National Chairman and Secretary of the party would not be of the same religion,…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Anambra State chapter has commended the state’s First Lady, Mrs Nonye Soludo, for her plans towards the establishment of special screening and interview facilities for Persons with Disabilities in Anambra State. Mrs Soludo unveiled the plan during the 2023 White Cane Safety Day celebration in Awka, the State capital. The First Lady who is the founder of ‘Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo,’ disclosed that the establishment of dedicated examination and interview centres will cater for PWDs seeking roles in the state’s civil service. Reacting to this in a…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has vowed to keep fighting until Nigeria is liberated from the clutches of corruption, bad leadership, and the country begins to work for all. “We must dismantle this criminality and make Nigeria to work for our children,” Obi declared. This is as the former Governor of Anambra State regretted Nigeria’s inability to achieve self sufficiency in food production. Obi who delivered a keynote speech at the 47th annual conference and general meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST), held…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has commenced tracking of over 80 projects worth N6bn across Ebonyi State. The projects worth billions being tracked include capital projects and Tertiary Education Trust Fund projects (TETFUND) located across the local governments in the state. The tracking team on arrival in Ebonyi visited some projects at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (FUNAI). It also visited some projects of the University being constructed at the Alex Ekwueme University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA). Some of the projects tracked at the two institutions include Laboratories for Clinal Medicine and Physical Sciences,…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A fire outbreak at a warehouse at the Ebonyi International Market Abakaliki, capital of the state on Wednesday, destroyed goods worth millions of naira. The cause of the fire which affected one of the largest warehouses in the market is yet to be ascertained. The brother of the owner of the affected warehouse, Mr Chidi Okechukwu, blamed the incident on poor security management in the market. He said, “If I’m to say, the security personnel in the market know when this fire started. We have no adequate security in this market.” Okechukwu explained that the owner of the warehouse…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has tasked the University of Port-Harcourt (UNIPORT) Alumni Association on contributing to security and peace in the country. Uzuegbu gave the task on Wednesday when he received and interacted with the leadership of the Anambra and Enugu Chapters of the University of Port-Harcourt Alumni Association, led by Dr Ozo Anikwe, in his office in Enugu. The Commissioner, who is also an Alumnus of the University, urged the Alumni to continue to be good ambassadors of the institution. “It is expedient on us as educated and enlightened personalities…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Ogidi Community, the home of late literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe, has elected a farmer as its President General (PG) for the next four years in line with the Constitution the Community. Chief Ikwuka Okoye, aka (Anumili) was elected the 17th PG of Ogidi community, in Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State, on October 14, in a keenly contested election involving four candidates. Okoye told newsmen in an interview in Ogidi community on Wednesday that it was a victory well deserved. “I am very grateful to God that everybody that trooped out for the election conducted themselves well and waited patiently till…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka BudgIT, a civic-tech organisation leading the advocacy for fiscal transparency and accountability in Nigeria, has ranked Anambra State among the top five Fiscal Performers in Nigeria. The latest BudgIT report on the overall evaluation of states’ fiscal policies places Anambra at 5th position, an affirmation of the strides made under the leadership of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo in the state. In a 20-page BudgIT 2023 annual States of States report with the theme, “Subnational Healthcare Delivery for Improved Economic Development,” formally released on Tuesday in Abuja, only Lagos and Kaduna states generated more than enough Internally Generated…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Chairman, Anambra State Physical Planning Board (ANSPPB), Barr Chike Maduekwe, has restated government commitment to ensuring that all public buildings and other infrastructure in the State adhered strictly to provisions of the Anambra State Disability Rights Law. Maduekwe, a Lawyer, stated this while hosting Board members of State Disability Rights Commission (ANSDRC) led by the Chairman, Barr. Chukwuka Ezewuzie in his office at Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area. Maduekwe described the visit as divine and eye opener, assuring the team of government partnership to ensure lot of things were done differently under his watch, especially in…
By Mercy Eke Employment distribution in the Nigerian civil service through the recruitment process often involves searching for several candidates for employment, with the major purpose of stimulating the civil service structure of the government. The recruitment process provides the government and its agencies, especially the civil service, with several qualified and potential candidates within which they carry selection out to fill vacant positions. The recruitment and selection process are majorly concerned with filling, contacting, and examining potential employees to determine their suitability for the position of office. To achieve equitable development in the society, gender equity in the civil…