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Enugu State is among the states in the country that have made an up-to-date payment of counterpart funds for the immunization of children against childhood killer diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony of measles immunization campaign at Uwani Cottage Hospital, Enugu, Dr. Onyinye Emefiena, the zonal representative of WHO announced that the state had paid its counterpart funds since last October. Emefiena applauded the state government for its commitment to the programme, saying this made it possible for the event to take place in the state.. Describing measles as a killer disease that…

The Anambra State government has spent N76 billion under the Choose-Your-Project initiative for the provision of infrastructure in 181 communities and construction of 66 markets in the state. Ogbuefi Tony Nnacheta, the Commissioner for Information and Communications Strategy, who briefed reporters in Awka said while N20 million was spent by each community on the choose- your- project initiative, each market executed project cost N10 million. He stated that 145 communities had already commenced the second batch of the Choose-Your projects, while 34 communities were yet to start, and regretted that some communities have not enjoyed the full benefits of the government…

Members of the Nigeria Association of the Blind, Imo state chapter, Monday, staged a protest and blocked the main gate of Imo Government House, Owerri over their unresolved grievances. Leading them was Christopher Kalu, their Chairman, who said that they were worried because some of their demands had been neglected by the government. Kalu listed “We want the government to establish a speech school for the blind. We are not happy that the government has paid us our subvention since 2011, Imo state is the only state with no special school for the blind. “We demand for employment for our…

President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday federal government will negotiate, rather than adopting military option to secure the release of the 110 students of Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, abducted by Boko Haram insurgents about three weeks ago. Buhari told Rex Tillerson, visiting US Secretary of State at a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja that the government was doing everything possible to secure their release. The President said Nigeria was working in concert with international organizations and negotiators to ensure that the girls were released unharmed by their captors. Buhari said: “We are trying to be careful.…

No fewer than six million students were denied admission in Nigeria in the last five years, the National Universities Commission, NUC, stated. Speaking Monday in Abuja while having in audience intelligentsia from Kogi West lobbying for upgrade of Federal College of Agriculture, Kabba, to a full-fledged university, Professor Abubakar Rasheed, Executive Secretary of NUC, explained that the number of university seekers got to the level due to acute shortage of space and capacities by the existing 161 universities in the country. A breakdown shows that from 2013 to 2017, 1.9 million gained admission out of 7.8 million university admission seekers…

A war against incessant threats to security of lives and property in Akwa Ibom State has been waged as the state governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, signs a prohibition order on the activities of secret cult groups and other unlawful societies in the state. Performing the brief ceremony, Monday at Government House, Uyo, the said that the order, which may be cited as “The Cultism and Other Violent Behaviour Prohibition Order 2018”, takes effect from March 12, 2018. He stated that the action was carried out in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 70 of the Criminal Code…

Five persons were reportedly beheaded in a land tussle between the villages of Bubuo and Okwabang in Boki local governemt area of Cross River State. The battle which started Saturday has led to the destruction of many houses and livestock. A resident stated that three persons from Bubuo were beheaded, while two people from Okwabang were also beheaded. He said as at Sunday evening many people had fled the area as youths from both communities freely engaged each others with guns and machetes. He said no police presence has been noticed as both sides are carrying on without any restraint,…

Chief Magistrate, Mrs N.A.J Ogunbona of the Ibadan Magistrate Court, Iyaganku- Ibadan, Oyo State capital, Monday rained curses on those who take pleasure in raping minors as a 52-year-old man was brought before her for raping a nine-year old girl. The accused, Mr Gabriel Olaniyan, arraigned on a count charge of having carnal knowledge of the minor told the court how he lured the girl into a secluded place with N10 cookies before raping her, but he dismissed the insinuation that he actually defiled the girl for ritual purpose. In the charge‎ sheet signed by Fawole Funke, the accused was…

The burial reception in honor of a 111-year-old woman (name withheld) Boboroku community of Jesse in Ethiope West local government area of Delta State turned awry weekend as a plain clothed policeman reportedly slumped and died during a clash between the community youths and a team of soldiers drafted from the 19 Battalion, Koko to maintain peace. It was gathered that there was rowdiness during the sharing of food and drinks for guests at the party and in the process some of the youths allegedly made attempts to disarm two soldiers who had tried to restore orderliness. One person was…

Babatunde Fashola, Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Monday said he was not afraid of going to the law court over allegations of preferential treatment offered two power generating companies. Fashola also raised the alarm over an alleged plot by the power Generation Companies, GENCOs, to scuttle the current efforts being made to improve on electricity supply in the country. He made this known at the 25th Monthly Meeting with Operators in the Power Sector hosted by Ibom Power at the Ibom Hall, IBB Way, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State while he was reacting to a suit filed by the…