ABUJA — The minister of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, says he failed to resolve the issues in the education sector despite being the longest-serving minister. Speaking at the 66th National Council on Education (NCE) in Abuja yesterday, Adamu said reducing the number of out-of-school children across the country to the barest minimum was one of his key priorities when he was appointed as the minister of education by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. He admitted...
By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) AWKA — No fewer than 1000 internally displaced flood victims in Awka North Local Government Area have received assorted food items and relief materials worth millions of Naira from the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor. Bishop Ezeokafor who donated the items through Justice, Development and Peace Caritas, JDPC, Awka Diocese at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp located at St. Paul’s Catholic Church,...
By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) Popular Nigerian movie star, Yul Edochie, has revealed that it is time for him to accept God’s calling as a gospel preacher. In a video posted by the thespian on YouTube, he noted that God has since called him to become a preacher but now, the calling has become stronger. According to the Nollywood actor, he stated that God intentionally made him famous so that he can easily spread...
Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporter) AWKA — Military men in Anambra state have killed three deadly gunmen during a gun battle, despite their charms. The incident happened on Wednesday at Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area of the state. The gunmen had all forms of charm everywhere on their bodies, including legs, neck, waist, and hands. It was, gathered that the gunmen were part of the group killing innocent citizens around Orumba area and in...
By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) AWKA — Three persons have been arrested in Anambra State by operatives of the National Agency For Prohibition of Trafficking in Person (NAPTIP) working in collaboration with vigilante operatives for raping a 13 years old girl. Media aide to the commissioner for Women and Social Affairs, Chidimma Ikeanyionwu who revealed the arrest said the culprits have been handed over to the police and would be charged in court soon....
Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporter) Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has congratulated Cardinal Francis Arinze on his attainment of 90 years of age. Soludo in his congratulatory message to the Cardinal said “On this special day, I join well-meaning Catholic faithful and well-wishers all over the global space, to celebrate Your Eminence.” “You have remained a reference point to Catholicism and evangelization of the gospel in Africa and beyond; a selfless Christian leader who...
Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) The only surviving Zikist, Chief Mbazulike Amechi is dead. Amechi who died at the age of 93 years had only one regret in life: that is non- release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The nationalist had at several times led delegations to Aso Rock for the release of Kanu , all to no avail. According to a release from the family, signed by Azeana...
Nigerians hold their breath as Western nations’ terror alerts deepen apprehension about the country’s immediate prospects. Since the beginning of October, Nigerians’ attention has been held by record flooding—the worst in a decade according to experts—which has left an estimated 1.3 million people displaced, more than six hundred dead, and over seventy thousand hectares of farmlands destroyed across twenty-five of the country’s thirty-six states. While a cross section of the commentariat used the occasion to highlight...
“Graduating students must be prepared to reconcile or strike a balance between their values and the culture of the organizations they aspire to. Some corporate cultures require a certain look or presentation to suit specific expectations.” These are one of the few takeaways when the founder and the Chief Executive Officer of the Houston-based AIX Firm, LLC., Linda Anukwuem visited the School of Communication (SOC) of Texas Southern University (TSU) on October 31, 2022. Ms. ...
By Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporter) The Pastor of Rhema Deliverance Mission, Awka, Dr. Amaechi Nwachukwu has called on journalists to show love to everyone, including their enemies. The pastor said showing love was the best way to attract love, and doing it to ones enemies can be a way to attract their love too. Nwachukwu stated this during the Sunday Service, when members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Anambra State council held thanksgiving...
