NEWS ANALYSIS: Seeking Mother’s Saving Hands From all shapes of Female Genital Mutilation

By Vivian Ihechu, Reporter Thirty-two-year-old Chinedum was excited when she discovered she was pregnant. She was in a foreign land when the baby girl came. As a fresher, Chinedum was almost clueless on how to nurse the baby. She relied on constant telephone calls from home, mostly from her mother and aunties telling her how to bathe, breastfeed and carry the baby, among other pieces of advice. One piece of instruction was constant: use petroleum...

Vision is a Powerful Thing -It Must Not Follow Conventional Wisdom

By Dr. Kingsley Moghalu I remember when I finished NYSC as a Legal Officer @Shell Nigeria in the late 80s and was working at Newswatch, then Nigeria’s leading newsmagazine. I was planning to “japa” abroad for master’s/doctoral degrees and then on to an international career. A close friend offered me the possibility to become the company secretary of a new bank in Lagos he was involved in its setting-up. That would have taken me on...

Don’t Be Afraid of Sciences, Official Charges Nigerian Girls

CALABAR — Janet Ekpenyong, Director-General, Cross River Primary Healthcare Development Agency, has urged women and girls not to be afraid of venturing into the sciences. Ekpenyong gave the advice on Friday in Calabar while commemorating the seventh International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the UN observes Feb. 11 every year as the Day of Women and Girls in Science. This is to promote the participation...

Ugwuanyi Brought Me Back to Political Limelight as Governor, Says Nnamani

ENUGU — Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani (PDP-Enugu) has that Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi brought him back to the political limelight in the state after 15 years he left office as governor. Nnamani, who represents Enugu East Senatorial District, stated this during the PDP campaign in Nkanu West for Feb. 23  2022 Local Government Elections in the state on Thursday. Nnamani, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Cooperation & Integration in Africa/NEPAD, was the Governor of Enugu from...

Delta Seeks Partnership With Communities to Bring Back Middle Class

EBU (Delta) — Delta government says it is partnering with its communities to bring back the middle class so as to spread prosperity. Mrs. Bridget Anyafulu, Commissioner for Humanitarian and Community Support Services, made the declaration in Ebu Kingdom, Oshimili North Local Government Area of the state. This was when she visited the Onu of Ebu, Obi Paul Opili, to brief him about the ministry’s mandate of providing community support services. “In line with the...

3 Die,1 Injured On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Crash

SANGO-OTA (Ogun) — The Ogun Command of Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) said on Friday that three persons died in an accident that involved four vehicles near Danco Filling Station on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr. Ahmed Umar, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Ota, Ogun, that one other person sustained injuries while others were unhurt. Umar said that the accident, which occurred at about 5 22 a.m., involved four vehicles, an...

The U.S. Should Not Designate Nigeria’s IPOB a Terrorist Group

The U.S. government should not repeat the mistake made by the Nigerian government of designating the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist group. By Nkasi Wodu, Guest Columnist and Blogger In October, an American scholar argued in a Washington Times op-ed that the United States should designate the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a secessionist group in Nigeria’s South East region, as a terrorist group. To the casual onlooker, this could seem logical: IPOB has long been proscribed as...

Fintiri Ban Use Of Motorcycles In Two LGAs

YOLA — Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has issued an Executive Order banning the use of Motorcycles from 5:00pm to 5:00am in Mbamba, Yolde Pate and Ngurore communities of Yola South Local Government. Also affected by the ban are Viniklang and Federal Housing Estate in Girei Local Government area. The development is a direct response to the growing activities of criminals that are disrupting the peace of the State. A statement by Mr....

Okpoko, Anambra’s Largest Urban Slum, Awaits Soludo’s Upgrade

By Joe C. Anatune, guest columnist and blogger Anambra State Governor-elect Cee Cee Soludo has been consistent in his resolve and determination to give Okpoko town in Ogbaru Local Government Area a new lease of life. This is in line with his goal to transform Anambra into becoming the most liveable smart Megacity in Nigeria. Liveability and prosperity are the fulcrums of the new Anambra he envisions while ensuring that our major cities of Awka,...

‘Anybody is Free to Contest for Anything’ – Sir Nobert Obi, APGA Chairman

AWKA — Ahead of the 2023 General Election, there have been a lot of intrigues and rumours concerning those running for different elective positions in APGA, in Anambra State. In consequence, the polity is already charged in many quarters, even as more people openly or secretly declare their interest for one elective position or another. This has also heightened competitiveness, triggering reactions from diverse interest groups. There are, however, questions by some interested parties as...

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