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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Ahead of the September commencement of 2023 election campaigns, the Anambra State government has issued a statement banning the use of posters on bridges and road demarcations along the streets of the state. It also said the pasting of campaign posters on street light poles; roundabouts and other public buildings have been prohibited. The statement signed by the MD/CEO of Anambra Signage and Advertising Agency, ANSAA, Tony Odili Ujubuonu, said such materials in advert forms such as posters, public address system, banners, fliers, bunting, T-shirts, caps and sundries must be fully paid for and approved by the…
Michael Onwuka, Enugu The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has donated a 12-classroom block and lockup plastic desks and seats to St. Paul’s College, Eke in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. Onyeama also said that plans had been concluded to build a state-of-the-art library and centre for technology in the area. The minister said that the gesture was his way of giving back to society through his pet project, Kwusike Foundation. He said that he was touched by the deplorable condition of the classroom blocks in the school, adding that it was his desire to help…
Our Reporter, New York Not less than 5.4 million persons have undergone the Covid-19 test in Nigeria, out of which about 261,000 were confirmed positive, with about 3,000 deaths unfortunately recorded, says former National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF), Dr. Sani Aliyu. This fact was revealed at an online conference as a panel of experts took a critical look at Nigeria’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the preparedness of the country for any future outbreak. The conference, which was hosted by Nigerian journalist Rudolf Okonkwo penultimate Saturday, featured the former National Coordinator of the Presidential Task…
By Owei Lakemfa Ghana, the shining Black Star which in 1957 lit the way to independence for all of Africa, is today, a slave colony of the United States, US. The declaration 65 years ago by its leader, Kwame Nkrumah that: “The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa,” gave momentum to the independence movements across the continent. Ghana followed up its declaration by providing offices and bases for liberation movements on the continent. For this reason and the moves by Nkrumah to unite the continent into a single United States…
Our Reporter, Abuja The Nigeria Police Force said it had dismissed Corporal Opeyemi Kadiri (Force No. 509745) attached to Dolphin Divisional Headquarters of the Lagos police command for gross misconduct, disobedience to lawful order, and assault on a member of the public. Police announced the dismissal Friday in a statement by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer. The errant officer was caught on a viral social media video on August 3, 2022, “searching a commuter’s phone by the road side contrary to the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba.” The video equally captured the…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Imo State Police Command on Friday paraded six suspected bandits mounting roadblock on Obudi road in Agwa clan, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, while stopping vehicles, searching occupants to allegedly abducting police officers. The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Michael Abattam, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri. The command said the suspects were arrested following a distress call to the command from the community regarding the activities of the hoodlums. Police said the suspects were all natives of Agwa in Oguta LGA. The police said one of the hoodlums was putting on a police uniform…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Members of Enugwu village in Nanka community of Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, have demanded justice for a youth of the village, Mr Tochukwu Onyemelukwe, who was allegedly murdered by persons suspected to be vigilante members in the community in November 2021. Onyemelukwe, a home based youth from Nanka, was said to have been arrested by the hoodlums who disguise themselves as security operatives on allegation of stealing noodles, and was later tied and tortured, after which he gave up the ghost. Mr Godson Ofokansi, the secretary general of Enugwu Nanka Village Development Union, who…
By Osmund Agbo On the 5th of June 2017, the Middle East nations of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and United Arab Emirate announced that they had severed ties with Qatar, a fellow member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). They were later joined by Jordan while a host of other non-GCC nations including Mauritania, Djibouti, Maldives, Israel and the Comoros stood behind in solidarity. In the ensuing diplomatic face-off, Qatar-registered planes and ships were banned from utilizing those nation’s air spaces and sea routes. Saudi Arabia even went a step further to block Qatar’s only land crossing. The State of Qatar…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The new Transition Committee Chairman of Nnewi North Local Government Area Anambra State, Mr Mbazulike Iloka, has been suspended by the state government barely one week after his appointment. His suspension wan not unconnected to the strange circumstances surrounding the death of his wife Mrs Chidiebere IIoka and the public outcry which suggests that her death might have been a case of possible homicide. Late Chidiebere, Iloka’s wife, was reported to have slouched and passed away on Sunday morning after preparing her husband’s breakfast. However, someone close to the family argued that Iloka may have murdered his wife given a history of battering. Additionally,…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State governorship flag bearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the 2023 poll, Professor Greg Ibe, has kicked against the alleged move by the State Government to obtain a bank loan to bail out the Abia State Polytechnic Aba. Professor Ibe who described the move as “digging a hole to fill another hole” expressed worry over the increasing debt burden of the state, and advised Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu to jettison the plan. The Chancellor, Gregory University Uturu said there was no wisdom in increasing the debt burden of the state by going for a fresh…