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Our Reporter, Abuja Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the increasing wave of attacks, intimidation, and harassment of journalists in Nigeria, describing the trend as a grave threat to press freedom, freedom of expression, and citizens’ right to information. The group particularly cited the recent arrest and detention of journalist Hassan Mai-Waya Kangiwa in Kebbi State, allegedly on the orders of Governor Nasir Idris, after Hassan circulated a video showing the deplorable condition of facilities at Kangiwa General Hospital. In the video, an elderly patient was seen lying on a bare metal bed frame without a mattress, sparking national outrage…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Poultry farmers in the South-East have been urged to embrace new technologies and modern practices to enhance production. Chief Izuolisa Onu, National Vice President (South-East zone) of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), gave the advice at the ongoing 2025 Eastern International Poultry Summit in Enugu. He said that although the poultry business remained dynamic and challenging, it was still a very viable enterprise. “We must be ready to develop our knowledge, build our capacities, and improve our efficiency to enable us grow. “At this summit, let us embrace the new technologies and practices being presented,” he…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki At least 24 million Nigerians are currently living with sight loss, the Vice Chancellor of David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences (DUFUHS), Uburu, Prof. Jesse Uneke, has revealed. Uneke, a Professor of Medical Parasitology and Health Policy/Health Systems, disclosed this during a press briefing at the unveiling of the university’s Free Eye Care Initiative and Eye Research Programme at the Institute for Eye Health and Visual Sciences Research (IEHVSR) in Ebonyi State. Citing findings from the Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey, he said about 4.2% of Nigerians above 40 years are blind, while an…
Our Reporter, Abuja Former Akwa Ibom State governor, Obong Victor Attah, has accused some judges of selling themselves cheap to politicians and blamed Nigeria’s judiciary and legislature for weakening their own independence. Speaking in an interview with ARISE NEWS on Thursday, Attah said: “You talk about these institutions having been weakened. Who weakened them? They weakened themselves by their actions.” The elder statesman also faulted the judiciary for what he described as inconsistent rulings that erode public trust, citing the Supreme Court’s judgment on the boundary dispute between Akwa Ibom and the Federal Government as an example. He argued that…
…Accuses Whitemen of destroying Africa’s entrepreneurship system Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Methodist Archbishop of Aba Diocese, the Most Rev. Godfrey Agupusi, has decried the rot and falling standard of education in Nigeria. He also accused Whitemen of distorting Africa’s education system, which originally focused on ability and skills. The Archbishop, who stated this during a press conference in Aba, contended that placing certificates above ability and skills was defective. Rev. Agupusi, who spoke on the forthcoming silver jubilee of the Methodist High School, Aba, said the school is prioritizing skills acquisition and vocational studies to make its products self-reliant. The…
Our Reporter, New York The World Igbo Congress (WIC) is on course to establish an Igbo Federal Credit Union in the United States. At its convention held penultimate weekend at the Marriott Hotel in Quincy, Massachusetts, the diaspora advocacy group successfully raised the seed money required to register the bank. Delivering the keynote address, Chief Gaius Chibueze, CEO of Voice of the East Radio and TV in Enugu, urged young Igbo men and women born abroad to actively participate in WIC’s activities. “We are planting this (bank) for your own good,” he said. “Don’t just say it is for old…
Our Reporter, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised fresh concerns over the growing menace of premature political campaigns in the country, warning that the trend undermines the integrity of elections, distorts fair competition, and erodes public confidence in the electoral system. The alarm was sounded on Wednesday at a one-day stakeholders’ roundtable on premature political campaigns, convened by The Electoral Institute (TEI), the research and training arm of INEC, at its headquarters in Abuja. Chairman of the TEI Board, Prof. Abdullahi Abdu Zuru, in his welcome address, said the dialogue was aimed at interrogating what he described…
Our Reporter, Abuja Labour Party governorship candidate in Anambra State, Dr. George Moghalu, has condemned the killing of four citizens, including a pregnant woman, at Onitsha Main Market, allegedly by operatives of the OCHA Brigade. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Moghalu described the incident as a tragic reflection of the worsening state of insecurity in Anambra under the present administration. “I received with deep shock and profound sadness the heartbreaking news of the killing of four innocent citizens, including a pregnant woman, at the Onitsha Main Market, Emeka Offor Plaza axis, allegedly by operatives of the government-backed OCHA Brigade,”…
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The plan was that I should come in daytime, but I arrived at night. It was already completely dark when I dropped off from the interstate bus under the Osisioma flyover at the outskirts of Aba township. Then I took a motorbike for a five-minute ride to the gate of Geometric Power Limited, Aba, Abia State. The genial man at the gate asked me to make a phone call to his leader as I had told him I had his number. The answer from the other end was so welcoming: “Maxim, so you are here now.…
Our Reporter, Abuja Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, and Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, have condemned the fatal shooting of traders in Onitsha by operatives of the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade, which reportedly claimed the life of a pregnant woman. Obi, in a statement, described the development as a tragic reflection of the dangers posed by poorly regulated state-backed security outfits. He warned that rather than mitigating insecurity, such groups were becoming a source of fear and oppression for already vulnerable citizens. “At a time when our nation is grappling…