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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia-born United Kingdom based industrialist, Chief Charles Lawrence Nwangwa, has hailed the leadership acumen of Gov. Alex Otti, affirming that the Governor has made Abia a centre of attraction for diaspora investors. Chief Nwangwa who spoke during the New Yam festival of the Igbo community in the UK, said that under Otti, “Abia State offers a robust plan for those in diaspora to invest.” “The state offers a robust plan for diaspora investments. Those with promising proposals are welcomed to engage directly with state officials, including the governor himself. “Governor Otti is committed to attracting investment, making…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The House of Representatives has reaffirmed its commitment to improving the quality of education and fostering excellence within Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, especially polytechnics and monotechnics nationwide. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, expressed this commitment at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja during a public hearing on a bill proposing the establishment of a National Polytechnic Commission, which is designed to supervise, regulate, and coordinate polytechnic education across Nigeria. According to a statement issued by Rep. Akin Rotimi, Spokesman of House of Representatives at the weekend, the hearing, organised by the House Committee…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri The National Executive Council (NEC), Nigeria Union of Journalists has announced that the forthcoming Triennial Delegates Conference will be held in Owerri, Imo State, from the 28th to 30th November 2024. This was contained in a Communique issued at the end of the Virtual Meeting presided by the President, Comrade Chris Isiguzo, MFR, and well attended by members of the Central Working Committee, State Council Chairmen and Secretaries on Friday, August 9, 2024. The NUJ NEC also constituted a 9-man Credentials Committee led by Comrade Michael Ikeogwu as chairman and Comrade Ademu Seidu as Secretary, to organise…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) has announced the date for the long awaited local government election in the state. A release signed by the State Chief Electoral Officer, Genevieve Osakwe, read: “The Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission wishes to inform all registered political parties and the general public that the local government election in the state will be held on Saturday September 28, 2024. “Election timetable/schedule of activities and other details can be collected from the Headquarters of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission, Awka, from Wednesday 14 August, 2024.” Ikengaonline reports that local government…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and the Association of Non-Indigenes in Anambra State (ANIAS), have denied involvement of their members in insecurity in Anambra State. The two groups said that two suspected kidnappers arrested in Mgbakwu, Awka North Local Government Area, are not their members. They explained that Miyetti Allah members are non-indigenes with lawful and visible means of livelihood. They said the suspects are criminal elements contributing to insecurity in the area, calling for a full investigation into the alleged kidnappings in the town. The Miyetti Allah went further to…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka No fewer than 5,700 residents have reportedly been diagnosed with tuberculosis within the first two quarters of 2024 in Anambra State. Tuberculosis, commonly known as TB, is a bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs and other parts of the body. It is spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Programme Manager, Anambra State TB, Leprosy & Brully Ulcer Control Programme, Dr Ugochukwu Chukwulobelu, disclosed this during a one day capacity building workshop for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and the Media on Tuberculosis Intervention in the state. Represented by the Monitoring &…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As part of efforts to promote exclusive breastfeeding, the Management of Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Aba, has slashed by half, child delivery bills of all women delivered of their babies at the hospital. The gesture, according to the Chief Medical Director, CMD of the hospital, Professor Ijeoma Nduka, was in honour of this year’s World Breastfeeding Week. Professor Nduka who said the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding are huge, admonished mothers on the importance of introducing their newborn babies to breast milk. Sensitising nursing mothers on the gains of breast milk, the Professor of Public Health…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The people of Mgbom-Na-Achara community in Ohaozara Local Government Area have hailed Gov. Francis Nwifuru over award of contract for the construction 12-kilometre Ogwumabiri-Ojigwe Road. The 12-kilometre Ogwumabiri-Ojigwe Road is the first road project in the community after 25 years within the current civil rule. The commendation is contained in a communique issued in Enugu by the Mgbom-Na-Achara Development Union (MADU), after its meeting on Saturday. The communique was jointly signed by Chief Philip Eze, its President-General; Mr Udechukwu Obaji, Secretary-General and Ms Ngozichi Okorie, Publicity Secretary. The communique noted the community’s “deep appreciation to His Excellency,…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The West African Examinations Council, Monday, released the results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates, 2024. This was announced in a statement by WAEC via its X handle. It read: “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform candidates who sat WASSCE for school candidates, 2024 that the result has officially been released today, Monday, August 12, 2024.”
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Rights are only worth having if they are occasionally boisterous, often inconvenient and frequently tiresome.” Inigo Bing, The Ten Legal Cases That Made Modern Britain, 169 (2022) Two years after his inauguration in October 2021 as Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT High Court), Husseini Baba Yusuf, decided in November 2023 that it was time to indulge in a sport of institutional mating games with the newly installed Minister of the Federal Capital, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike. By a stroke of coincidence, both men are members of the Body of Benchers, which…