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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Anambra Truth, Justice, and Peace Commission has called for the submission of memoranda from persons and organisations in various communities in the state, ahead of its proposed public hearing. This was contained in a statement signed by the secretary of the commission, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and copied to all the presidents- general of town unions in the state. The statement directed that the memoranda should reach the Secretary c/o Mrs. China Obinyeluaku, office of the Secretary to the State Government, Government House, Awka, on or before the close of work on 12th June 12, or tipc.anambragov@gmail.com. It also directed…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Imo State leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday, raised an alarm that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of Governor Hope Uzodimma, in thestate has embarked on an illegal harvest of details of Permanent Voter’s Card, PVC, of the electorate in Imo, ahead of the governorship election. The PDP, State Publicity Secretary, Collins Opurozor, made this known to newsmen in Owerri while commenting on Governor Hope Uzodimma’s plan for the Imo Social Benefit Number, an ongoing registration exercise in the state. They said that the APC Imo Social Benefit Number was to manipulate…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has commenced mobile Meter Asset Providers (MAP) metering in Owerri, Imo State, as part of the company’s conscious effort to have all its customers access prepaid meters. The company said that the MAP metering programme allows customers to pay and get metered within 48 hours and reimbursed with the value of the cost of the meter through energy over a period. The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC. Mr Emeka Ezeh, in a statement on Thursday in Enugu, noted that the company adopted this as a strategic approach to close the existing metering…
The Journalism and Development Seminars (JADESeminars) Initiative in collaboration with the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, on May 16 held a workshop to reflect on the performance of the media during the 2023 elections. Discussions focused on the role journalists played in the monitoring, reporting and coverage of the election. Participants agreed that the media did not live up to expectations before, during and after the elections due to many factors. Some of the reasons, according to them, were ethnic and religious bias of reporters, partisanship, influence of money, corruption, intimidation, and insecurity. One participant pointed out that…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Amaka Chiwuike-Uba Foundation (ACUF) says non-availability of modern asthma medicines and persistent poverty are the bane of most asthma patients within the country. The Chairman of Board of ACUF Foundation, Dr Chiwuike Uba, said this in a press conference on Thursday in Enugu announcing the forthcoming 2023 Amaka Chiwuike-Uba International Asthma Conference, to be held on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Enugu. Uba said that in the country, “the profound lack of recommended asthma medicines in pharmacies is highly worrisome.” According to him, the available medicines, such as oral corticosteroids, have multiple adverse side effects; while…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Immediate-past elected Councillors in Abia State, have written to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, demanding payment of their severance package, sitting and constituency allowances before the expiration of his tenure on May 29. The ex-lawmakers also demanded payment of their swearing-in allowance, wardrobe allowance, car/transport allowance, and furniture allowance. These were contained in their open letter to the Governor made available to newsmen on Thursday. The former elected Councillors whose tenure expired in December 2022, said their counterparts in other states enjoyed similar entitlements. According to the letter signed by their immediate-past Secretary, Hon. Sam Charles Okeke, their resolve to…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The family of Ebonyi couple, Mr and Mrs Darlington Uzonwa, brutally murdered in Umuahia, Abia State on January 25, 2020, by devil-may-care robbers, has poured encomiums on Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi State, for fulfilling his promise to cater for the university education of the three orphaned children of the victims. The couple who were based in Umuahia were driving together with their children when they were attacked by the robbers who dispossessed them of their money but the children escaped by the whiskers as their mother was said to have blocked the gun fired at them with…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Bayelsa State Oil & Environmental Commission (BSOEC) has submitted a report seeking an end to environmental pollution and unfriendly oil exploration practices in the state. The pollution was said to be facilitated by the activities of oil companies domiciled in the state, and which have been doing business in the area for the past 60 years. The report signed by the BSOEC Chairman, Hon. Lord John Sentamu, and submitted to the Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, recently, called for an end to hydrocarbon pollution, destruction of human lives and natural environment. The 216-page report sought the…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu A District Governor of Rotary International Club, Mrs Grace Okaro, has said that the club sponsored 16 surgeons and two volunteers from India to assist the less-privileged patients in Enugu State at no cost. Okaro disclosed this in Enugu at the flag-off of the programme, “joint district free medical mission,” at the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane. She said that Rotary as a service organisation was bound to carry out service in areas, including disease prevention and treatment, maternal and child health, among others. Okaro explained that in the visiting team includes a vocational team of…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has condemned the killing of four staff members of the US Embassy in Nigeria on Tuesday. Ikengaonline reported that the convoy of the US officials was ambushed on Atani-Osamale road in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra. The attack led to the killing of four people including two staff and two police officers while two police officers and a driver were abducted. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, on behalf of the governor, said Professor Soludo has vowed to smoke out the killers of the US embassy staff.…