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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has said that idol worshiping is becoming the fastest growing religion in the state. Soludo made the remark while speaking at the dedication of the new church building of House of Testimony, Life of Faith Gospel Assembly, Federal Housing Estate, 3-3, Onitsha. He has expressed worry over the way some misguided youths are lured into criminality under the guise of idol worshiping but noted that efforts had been sustained to checkmate the trend. According to him: “Idolatry is the fastest growing religion in the state. Since the inception of my administration, we have…
John Chukwuma, Abuja For refusing to participate in the town hall meetings or media debates organised by credible institutions, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Monday told the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that they would definitely meet Nigerians during voting. The NNPP National Chairman, Prof. Rufai Ahmed Alkali, stated this in Abuja while briefing the media. According to him, the APC National Leader and its Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was avoiding debates or organised town hall meetings for two reasons. He gave the reasons to including his (Tinubu’s) inability to withstand long engagement or that he would be confronted with…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Medical services may no longer be accessible in any hospital in Abia State from December 8 as doctors in the state have, again, threatened to embark on indefinite strike if the backlog of salary arrears owed their colleagues in some public health institutions were not defrayed. Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, which gave the threat after an emergency meeting of the association said there was no going back on the proposed strike unless its demands were fully met. The medical body accused Government of lack of commitment in its earlier promises, and insensitivity towards the plight of doctors…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, Labour Party (LP) Governorship candidate for Enugu State has promised to address issues of marginalization, maladministration, intimidation and corruption which characterised the previous governments in the state. He said this at Ugwuogo Nike, Enugu East Local Government, as he concludes his ‘ward to ward’ tour of the Local Government Area. Edeoga said that if he becomes governor of the state in 2023, issues of maladministration, oppression, marginalisation, intimidation and corruption would be over. “I want to assure you that, I will lead Enugu State with zero tolerance on corruption, empathy and with fear of…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Chief Press Secretary to Anambra State Governor, Mr. Christian Aburime, has said his principal, Governor Chukwuma Soludo, is not guilty of the recent Federal Government allegations that the state governors were responsible for the rising rate of poverty in the country. It could be recall that the Federal Government through the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba, while briefing Journalists in the State House in Abuja on Wednesday, shortly after this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by the President Muhammadu Buhari, said state governors were responsible for the rising rate of…
By Owei Lakemfa It is against the run of play for the powerful in office to be convicted for misdeeds, especially in a reign of virtual lawlessness and impunity. But it happened thrice in the past five weeks with the courts convicting for contempt of the Chairman of the powerful Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa; the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba and the Chief of the entire Nigeria Army, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya. Who knows, we may end the year with the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, being hauled before a judge for…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As the controversy over the sustainability or removal of petrol subsidy continues to rage, the presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has submitted that Nigeria should have subsidised the health sector instead of plunging billions of Naira into oil subsidy. The former Anambra State Governor who made the submission during a presidential Town Hall organised by Arise TV, criticised the Federal Government for the billions of dollar flushed down the drain under the guise of petrol subsidy while the health sector is deteriorating. Obi argued that if one third of what Nigeria spent on oil subsidy…
By Hassan Gimba Now that we’ve found love, what are we gonna do with it? – The O’Jays. While the title of this work might have been spurred by the above verse from The O’Jays R&B group’s 1973 hit, the title of the year 2000 film, Finding Forrester, was an inspiration. Finding Forrester, an American drama written by Mike Rich and directed by Gus Van Sant, featured a black teenager, Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown), who was invited to attend a prestigious private high school. By chance, Jamal befriends a reclusive writer, William Forrester (Sean Connery), through whom he refined his…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Federal Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has commended the Enugu State Government for its efficient implementation of the FGN/IFAD-Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP). The IFAD Team Lead, Prof. Lemchi Jones, gave the commendation during the IFAD VCDP-AF (additional financing) in Enugu during the Mid-term Review mission at various Local Government Areas of the five intervention areas of Aninri, Enugu East, Isi-Uzo, Nkanu East and Udenu. He said that the VCDP beneficiaries put in their best and managed the resources within their disposal well. “Based on what we saw during our visit to the processing centres and the…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Coordinator, South-East Para-Sports Forum, Mr Silver Ezeikpe, says the South-East region of Nigeria will continue to be the bedrock of Para-Sports in the country. He said this at an awards ceremony, organised by the forum at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Indoor Sports Hall, Enugu. He said the zone has been doing the country proud in Para-Games but regretted that athletes and officials from the zone have always faced marginalisation, nepotism, negligence and non-inclusion. Ezeikpe said the awards were giving to sports men and personalities from the zone, who have contributed to the growth of Para-Sports in the South-East.…