By Ovat Abeng Igbo youth leaders and stakeholders from across the seven Igbo-speaking states have thrown their weight behind the leadership of the South East Development Commission (SEDC), while calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to give more opportunities to young people from the South-East in federal appointments. The position was contained in a communiqué…
By Ovat Abeng Wife of Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has called for increased awareness, early testing and improved access to quality healthcare services for persons living with Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD). Mrs Soludo made the call in a message to commemorate the 2026 World Sickle Cell Day, observed every June 19. World Sickle…
By Kingsley Agim Three years after Governor Bassey Edet Otu assumed office on the strength of his People First Agenda, few sectors provide a clearer measure of the administration’s performance than healthcare. Once constrained by ageing infrastructure, workforce shortages, inadequate financing, and uneven access to quality medical services, Cross River State’s health sector is today…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Commissioner for Education, Dr Ekene Ogugua Longinus, has expressed readiness to execute all the mapped out education policy of governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo to better the education welfare of Anambra child. Longinus who stated this while speaking to Journalists at his office in Awka, on Thursday, said the State…
The Chief of Staff to the Governor of Cross River State, Hon. Chief (Dr.) Emmanuel Ironbar, has distanced himself from social media narratives crediting him for the recent appointments made by the state government. In a statement made available through the Office of the Special Assistant on Media to the Chief of Staff, Mr. Patrick…
The Cross River State NDDC commissioner and APC chieftain, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, PH.D, has called on members and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to intensify grassroots mobilization ahead of the 2027 general elections. Duke who made the call in a meeting with party faithfuls in Calabar South stressed that early and united…
By Ovat Abeng The keynote speaker at the just concluded 7th International Conference (HYBRID) 2026 organized by the Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Management Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State, and the Executive Secretary of Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC), Dr Rabiu Olowo, has backed the plan creation of Faculty of Accountancy from…
By Ovat Abeng The need of prioritising healthcare providers’ interests in improving Anambra healthcare system was the high point at the State Primary Health Care Development Agency’s Excellence Award ceremony held at the Light House Awka, on Wednesday, where the State governor’s wife, Mrs Nonye Soludo was honoured with Health Care Leadership Challenge Award alongside…
By Kelvin Obambon In a major step toward fulfilling his legislative promises, the Senator representing Cross River South, Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, has officially flagged off the construction of the historic 17.5-kilometer Atan Onoyom–Ito–Arochukwu Road. The flag-off ceremony, which took place on Saturday, June 13, 2026, marks the beginning of a highly anticipated infrastructure project driven…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Health Insurance Agency (ASHIA), is set to commence an intensive enrollment campaign across communities, markets and churches across the state. The State Executive Officer of the Agency, Dr Ezeaka Augustine Uwuaeme, disclosed this during a one-day familiarization/interactive session between Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officers of ASHIA and ASHIA Accredited Health…
