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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Gunmen have attacked a police checkpoint at Ajili, the headquarters of Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State and injured two persons the process. One of those injured is a police officer, while the other is a vigilante. They were conducting a routine stop and search when they were attacked, yesterday. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed this in a statement said the injured security operatives are currently responding to treatment in an undisclosed hospital. “In the late hours of Thursday 5th December 2024, the Anambra State Joint Security Team intercepted…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State has taken a significant steps towards combating gender-based violence (GBV) with the successful conclusion of the Anambra Unite Conference 2024. Held on Wednesday December 4, 2024, the conference brought together stakeholders from various sectors to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. Participants included 16 traditional rulers, commissioners, representatives of government ministries, departments, and agencies, security, town union leaders, women leaders, youth leaders, civil society organisations, persons with disabilities, and the media. The conference, organised by the Ministry of Women Affairs and the VAPP Law Implementation Committee with theme: “Towards a Beijing +30:…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki  Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, said that 23 persons lost their lives from 48 confirmed cases of Lassa fever between January and December 2024 in the state. Governor Nwifuru made the disclosure during the official closure of Medecins Sans Frontiers’ (Doctors Without Borders) Lassa fever project in Abakaliki and handover of supported activities to the State Ministry of Health. He stated that record has showed that in 2024, Nigeria recorded over 4,726 cases of Lassa fever with very significant death rate. He revealed that in Ebonyi, out of the 48 confirmed cases and the demise of 23…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor, has expressed Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s commitment towards ensuring that Anambra regains its grip on the entertainment industry, particularly filmmaking, and making both an integral part of branding Anambra as a tourism destination rather than a departure lounge. Speaking at the ongoing film training session in Anawood Film Village, Awka, when he visited the participants along with the Commissioner for Youth Development, Mr Patrick Agha Mba, and the Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment, and Tourism, Comrade Don Onyenji, Mefor, who maintained that entertainment and filmmaking are integral parts of Soludo’s agenda,…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  A Coalition of media watchdog organisations, including the League of Public Affairs Analysts and South-East Media Professionals Network, has petitioned the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), calling for action against Arise TV and Dr. Reuben Abati for unprofessional and divisive comments made during the Arise TV Breakfast Show on 21st November 2024. In a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu and signed by Dr Ambrose Igboke, Chairman of Association of Public Affairs Analysts in Enugu State, the coalition stated that the comments by Abati was inciting and have raised serious concerns. According to the statement: “The petition…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has tasked media practitioners in the South-East on responsible and balanced reporting on operations and activities of the Nigerian Army. Oluyede gave the task in Enugu on Thursday in an address at the Nigerian Army Civil-Military Cooperation Quarterly Media Chat for the 4th quarter of 2024, with the theme: “Military and Media Relationship: A Panacea for Enhenced National Security and Development.” The COAS, represented by Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, noted the need to strengthen collaboration and create opportunities for…

By Ugonna Agu, Emma Nwazue & Alfred Ajayi In this Report, Ugonna Agu, Emma Nwazue & Alfred Ajayi set out to uncover the stories behind the rising number of missing persons in the South-East. What they discovered is an intricate nexus of insecurity, unethical policing methods, poor record keeping and the needed closure for distressed families of victims. Nnaawa Kamalu, the fourth child and first son in a family of seven was loved by all who hoped to see him become a successful man someday in life. On September 3, 2022, Nnaawa resumed the day’s work without any premonition of the…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Anambra State Government has issued a stern warning to residents of the state, urging them to shun all forms of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) or face the full wrath of the law. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Mrs Ify Obinabo, gave the warning on Thursday, during a street rally in commemoration of 16 Days Activism against gender-based violence in the State.  The rally was organised by Anambra Multi-stakeholders Action Committee on Prevention of Gender-based Violence (MAP-GBV), Ministry of Women Affairs, in collaboration with ActionAid Nigeria and other partners.  Ikengaonline reports that the partners also comprising…

 Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia  Nsulu Communities in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State, have pledged their total support for the proposed  airport project being sited in the area. The pledge followed the amicable resolution of the misconception over the project by some individuals. The resolution was reached in a crucial  meeting between representatives of the affected communities and Chief of Staff to the Governor, Pastor Caleb Ajagba. Meanwhile, the communities have dissociated themselves from the earlier protest by one out of the eight communities in the clan. Addressing newsmen after the meeting, the Governor’s Chief of Staff said…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia  Shop owners in the remodeled A-Line lock-up shops at the Ariaria International Market Aba, known as members of Ariaria Allottees Traders Association, have refuted allegations that traders were being denied allocation in the market. The rebuttal which was contained in a communique by the traders at the end of their meeting,  dismissed as false and misleading, claims by “some mischievous” groups  that traders were being denied allocations in the market. The Communique jointly signed by the Chairman, Ariaria Allottees Traders Association, Chief Goddy Udunna;  and Secretary, Mr Boniface Enemuo, raised concerns over what it described as “malicious…