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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has accused the Nigerian Government of conferring national awards to treasury looters but neglecting teachers who genuinely labour for the country. “The Federal Government gives national awards to individuals who stole the country dry while failing to recognise the roles played by teachers in moulding the “leaders of tomorrow,” Obi lamented. Mr Obi who spoke during the graduation ceremony of Pace Setters Academy in Abuja, on Saturday, canvased an increased budgetary allocation for education. The LP presidential candidate blamed Nigeria’s backwardness on government’s poor attitude towards education due to…

Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Saturday announced N40,000 as the new minimum wage for civil servants in the state. He stated this at the Imo State stakeholders forum held at Rock View hotel in Owerri. Gov. Uzodimma said the gesture was to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal on workers. “Civil servants deserve to be pampered as they are the engine room of any administration that wants to succeed. My administration will continue to partner with civil servants in the development of the state. “The free Coaster buses mass transit that convey workers…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Six teenage boys are cooling their heels in police custody after they were arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 19-year-old girl in Anam community, Anambra West Local Government Area, Anambra State. The suspects, Afam Ezenwa, Chijioke Ifeanyi, Collins Obadom, Abuchi Okechukwu, Chima Obiekezie, and Sunday Okafor, were arrested following a video that went viral on the internet. It was gathered that one of the suspects reportedly filmed the rape of the victim while it lasted. Confirming the arrest, the State Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Mrs Ify Obinabo, said the case had been transferred to the state…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. According to him, Kanu’s release will ensure genuine reconciliation among ethnic groups in Nigeria. He said it will also mark the return of peace and justice to the country. Igbokwe said this despite being a victim of the violence, according to him, perpetrated by Kanu’s terror gang in the South-East. He wrote, “I am appealing to His Excellency, PBAT to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu so as to kick-start a genuine…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Onitsha Traditional Council also know as ‘Ime Obi’ has asked the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), formerly known as Nigerian Prison Service (NPS) to vacate its facility domiciled in the community. This came after the Council alleged that the NCoS was appropriating the community land. The community stated that the land on which the (NCoS facility is situated was given to the colonial government on lease for 99years, stressing that the lease had expired, and that the community would not be interested in a renewal. The order was contained in a statement signed on behalf of the Obi of Onitsha,…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Aderemi Adeoye, has a initiated move to unite security agencies in collaboration in order to stem the tide of insecurity in the state. CP Adeoye made his stand known when he paid courtesy visits to various sister security agencies and churches in the state on Friday. Some of the Heads of security Agencies he visited included; Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and National Drug Laws Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, said Adeoye is…

Says 1wk sit-at-home order stalled repair efforts Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Management of Gregory University Uturu, GUU, has dismissed as baseless, speculations in some quarters that the recent power outage at the female hostel of the institution was due to neglect. According to the institution, the sad development was occasioned by the difficulty in accessing experts, who could not travel to the university then due to travel restrictions by enforcers of sit-at-home order, to repair the 500KVA. In a press statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the university, Ebubechi Iwuh, the Management explained that the institution had since inception in…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Enugu State Government has targeted children in three local government areas in the state for special polio vaccination intervention, also known as OutBreak Response (OBR). The State Immunisation Officer, Dr Chinyere Chime, disclosed this in Enugu during a One-Day Stakeholders’ Engagement Meeting on OutBreak Response (OBR) and HPV Vaccination launch in the state. The stakeholders’ engagement, which featured non-governmental organisations, traditional rulers, health partners, faith-based organisations, educational unions and media, was organised by the Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ENS-PHCDA). Chime said that the vaccination would be carried in 18 political wards, which cover the…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Igbo youths under the auspices of  Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has cautioned former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani Kayode, against pitching Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for political patronage by the President. COSEYL was reacting to a recent media attack on the Governor by the former Aviation Minister over unverified reports that Tinubu’s portrait was not hung in Abia Government House. Kayode had reportedly called Otti a ‘hypocrite and a deceiver’ for not ensuring that the President’s portraits were hung at the Government House. COSEYL expressed disappointment over…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Enugu State office has held a sensitisation meeting/forum for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and other enrollees in Enugu, the state capital. The theme for the forum was: “Universal Health Coverage: Enhancing Efficient Utilisation, Enrollee Satisfaction and Access to Quality Healthcare Services.” In her address, the Acting State Coordinator of NHIA, Ms Ajemba Mabel, said the sensitisation was a continuation of series of events by the authority to create awareness on innovations that have taken place under the new Director General, Prof. Mohammed Sambo. She said that the office had carried…