By Ovat Abeng In order to mark the 2026 celebration of Hypertension Day, the Anambra State Government, through the State Ministry of Health, has introduced free hypertension checks across primary healthcare centres and general hospitals in the state. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Ben Obidike, who disclosed this during a press briefing held…
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, CFR has directed the Permanent Mission of Nigeria in New York to open a bank account with within seven days, describing the absence of such relationship for over 42 years as unacceptable. Ambassador Ibrahim gave the directive during a meeting with officials of UBA in…
By Ovat Abeng The Nigerian Union of Pensioners, South-East zone, has praised Governor Charles Soludo for clearing four years of outstanding gratuities owed retirees. The union said the gratuities, covering 2017 to 2020, amounted to N22 billion inherited from the previous administration in Anambra. South-East chairman of the union, Anthony Ugozor, gave the commendation during…
Senator Eteng Jonas Williams and Mary Ekpere, aspirants in the All Progressives Congress (APC) Cross River Central Senatorial District primary, have urged the party’s national leadership to disregard the outcome of the purported primary election conducted on Monday, describing it as a charade and an affront to the leadership of the party. Addressing a large…
By Ovat Abeng The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Owerri zone, has decried lack of recruitment of academic staff at the Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, since 2015. The lamentation was contained in a Communique signed by the ASUU-Owerri zonal coordinator, Prof Dennis Aribodor during the Union’s interactive session with the press, held at…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has commended the member representing Ihiala Federal Constituency, Rt Hon Pascal Agbodike over his continue projection of the All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA’s image at the green chamber of the National Assembly Abuja. Soludo made the commendation while addressing the 155 successful screened aspirants contesting…
By Amawu, Cletus Albert Amawu What began as a solemn gathering of mourning in Bukumanya-Bisu, Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State, transformed into a remarkable celebration of life, culture, legacy and service as the Ogogo Dynasty laid to rest their patriarch, Late Warrant Officer Joseph Echine Ogogo, amid pomp, military pageantry and rich…
By Ovat Abeng Moving swiftly to consolidate the administrative foundation for his second term, Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has officially sworn-in eighteen commissioners at the Executive Council Chambers Light House, Awka. The names of the commissioners include Ben Odoemena (Agriculture); Chukwukadibia Okoye, FCCA (Budget and Economic Planning); Udoji Amedu (Culture, Entertainment and Tourism);…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, has celebrated renowned broadcast journalist, media strategist, and public relations expert, Alhaji Rasheed Olanrewaju Zubair, on the occasion of his birthday, describing him as an outstanding professional whose contributions to journalism and public communication remain exceptional. In a congratulatory message signed by the Chairman of…
By Ovat Abeng The South East zonal coordinator of the All Progressive Congress APC’s advocacy group, Relax Tinubu Is Fixing Nigeria (RTIFN), High Chief Johnbosco Onunkwo, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led-Federal government of Nigeria, has within a period of three years executed a total of forty humanitarian projects across the region, comprises, Anambra,…
