ABUJA — Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has visited parts of Benue and Enugu States as part of his engagements with supporters, stakeholders and residents ahead of the 2027 general elections. Obi disclosed this in a statement on his official X handle on Sunday while recounting his engagements across…
The Youth Wing of the Anambra State Town Union Council (ASTUC) has honoured reputable individuals from Anaocha Local Government Area as role models, charging young people to embrace positive values and be more deliberate in choosing those they support for leadership positions. The event, held at the Neni Civic Centre, Neni, is part of an…
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Oluremi Fadairo, has reaffirmed the Division’s commitment to sustaining decisive military operations against separatist groups in the South-East. Fadairo, who is the Commander, Joint Task Force South-East, Operation UDO KA, said that the Division would continue to deal decisively with criminal elements undermining peace and…
AWKA — The Anambra State AIDS Control Agency (ANSACA) has launched a campus-based HIV response initiative across 27 tertiary institutions in the state to strengthen HIV prevention, awareness and support services for adolescents and young people. The initiative, known as the Campus Action Committee on AIDS (CACA), was unveiled in Awka during the inauguration of…
FREETOWN — Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma has returned to his country after spending more than two years in Nigeria, following the discontinuation of treason and other criminal proceedings against him. Koroma arrived at the Freetown International Airport on Sunday, accompanied by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs,…
ENUGU — Prof. George Ugwu, Enugu State Commissioner for Health, has advocated a Community Health Stewardship model under which individuals, professional groups, organisations and community leaders would adopt public health facilities to strengthen supervision, oversight and service delivery. Ugwu, a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), made the proposal…
ACCRA— Ms. Edith Dzigbordi Baku, has expressed optimism that Ghana can overcome its challenges and build a better future for its citizens. Baku said this in a statement in which she urged Ghanaians to confront the truth about the country’s challenges and potential, stressing that a new chapter for Ghana was possible. She said Ghana’s…
ENUGU— The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Enugu State Chapter, has declared full mobilisation of persons with disabilities across the 17 Local Government Areas of the state to defend the Enugu State Persons with Disabilities Commission. The association made the declaration in a statement issued on Sunday by its Publicity Secretary, Mr…
AWKA— The Anambra Government is considering a Public-Private-Community Partnership (PPCP) to tackle the Odu Ukpaka gully erosion site at Akabor Obiofia Nnewichi, Nnewi. The Commissioner for Environment, Dr Clem Aguiyi, disclosed this during an inspection of the site to assess erosion control works being undertaken by Solid Cephars Ltd, an indigenous real estate company and…
AWKA— The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old man, Kosisochukwu Edward Ibekwe, over the alleged murder of 23-year-old nursing student, Chiamaka Vivian Chilaka, in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka and made…
