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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has decried the devastating effect of the current  wave of brain drain in the medical sector, saying that the ugly trend had brought undue pressure on the remaining doctors in the country. According to the National President of NMA, Dr Rowland Ojinmah, average of 50 medical doctors depart Nigeria on weekly basis in search of greener pastures abroad. The NMA boss who made the lamentation while speaking with newsmen at the opening ceremony of 2022 Abia Physician’s Week, urged Government to take urgent measures to halt the  trend. Dr Ojinmah who lamented the poor…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Piqued by the increasing wave of attacks on the opposition candidates in Ebonyi State, Igbo youths under the aegis of Coalition of South East Youths Leaders, COSEYL, have called on Governor David Umahi, to immediately disband the Ebubeagu security outfit. The Igbo socio-political youth organisation has also demanded immediate stoppage  of vicious and senseless attacks on the opposition candidates in Ebonyi State. COSEYL in a statement by its President, Goodluck Ibem, alleged that Ebubeagu outfit has rather become a threat and security risk to innocent citizens. “We are in a democratic administration and the will of the people is paramount.…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Over 58 Lassa fever patients have been treated by the Medicins Sans Frontiers (MSF) at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital (AE-FUTHA) this year. Mr Elton Mbofana, the MSF project coordinator in Ebonyi State, stated this on Tuesday in Abakaliki, capital of the state. According to him, 38 percent of the patients, however, died due to late presentation of the disease. Mr Mbofana said with the outbreak of the annual dry season in Nigeria, communities should take measures to help prevent Lassa fever. He noted that there is still no vaccine for the treatment of the disease adding that the…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Enugu Rangers International Football Club has defeated Golden United Football Club 2-0, in the last group match of Ekwueme Tico/Select Pre-season Tournament. The tournament taking place at the Rangers Training ground in Enugu saw a goal in each half of the match. However, a brilliant effort by enterprising midfielder, Julius Ikechukwu, on the 58 minute  helped Rangers to subdue a very stubborn F.C Golden United Academy. Ikechukwu reacted the quickest on 26 minutes to stab home after the Academy side’ shot stopper failed to handle a well struck corner kick by Samuel Pam. The former Gateway F.C midfielder grabbed his…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Civil society organisations under the aegis of National Coalition on Improved Service Delivery (NACOISED) have enjoined President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency, appoint the recently cleared  Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) nominees. This they said is imperative to fill the existing vacuum created due to their non-engagement. The National Leader of the group, Prince Chris Azor, in a release to newsmen stated that it’s long overdue. According to him, “As we steadily approach the general election, there is need to fill the void created by the absence of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in various States of…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, House of Representatives candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency in the 2023 election, Dr Okuji Obinna Oreh, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to heed the growing calls for the release of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in compliance with the Appeal Court judgment that discharged him of all counts of terrorism charge leveled against him by the Federal Government. The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, House of Representatives candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency in the 2023 election, Dr Okuji Obinna Oreh, who made the appeal, said releasing Kanu would not only help to…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A political pressure group known as Abia North Political Project, has adopted the candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as the consensus candidate of Abia North in the 2023 governorship poll. According to the group, the candidate, Bishop Sunday Onuoha, was adopted after a rigorous screening of major governorship candidates of Abia North extraction. Announcing the result of the screening yesterday in Umuahia, the Director General of Abia North Political Project and Team Lead, Abia North Consensus Governorship Candidate Screening Committee, Dr Uduma Nnate, said the committee was very dispassionate in its assessment. He explained that…

By Bart Nnaji I am passionate about the rapid development of Nigeria, starting with AlaIgbo because of the structural problems it has faced since the end of the Nigerian Civil War in 1970 and also because of its enormous technological and economic potential. If the 188-megawatt Geometric Power Plant in Aba or the Aba Power distribution firm in Osisioma Industrial Layout had been located in Ikeja or in the Ilupeju the Industrial Estate in Lagos State or in the Agbara Industrial Layout in Ogun State or in or around the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja, we would not have experienced…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Teachers recruitment exercise has been cancelled for the second time in Anambra State, following perceived irregularities on the part of government officials assigned to carry out the exercise. The ministry of education had on Sunday, released a list of about 5000 recruited teachers, which sparked condemnation across the state. But a release by the State Government cancelling the exercise read in part: “Prof Chukwuma Soludo has directed the Hon Commissioner to delete the list released yesterday (Sunday) following allegations from the teeming public that the list was marred by irregularities and some qualified teachers’ names omitted from…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Ehaluma Youths Association (EYA) in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State have clashed with thugs allegedly working for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the removal of University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) billboard at Eha-Ulo Junction. One of the youths who spoke to Ikengaonline said that, the fight broke out when the thugs removed the famous UNN billboard and tried to replace it with pictures of the PDP Governorship candidate, Barr. Peter Mba, and his deputy, Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai. “We were angry with this development and we decided to react immediately by removing their “useless” candidates and…