More than eight months after the emergence of the novel Coronavirus in Nigeria, many people no longer observe the safety measures put in place by authorities to keep safe. Since the first confirmed case of COVID- 19 was announced on Feb. 27, 2020, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), along with the Federal […]
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Butchered in his farm
The relatives and entire community of 53-yearold Joseph Isu of Amata Akpoha, Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, who was butchered in his farm, packaged and thrown inside a river with stones tied on his neck, are insisting that perpetrators of the crime must be brought to book by security agents. UCHENNA […]
Aba: A city hurt by its inhabitants
“If things continue like this without immediate intervention by government, Aba will become history. See how they destroyed many banks close to Ahia-Ohuru hoping that they’ll get money from the ATM Machines there.” Mr. Okezie Uche, Aba Zonal Commander of the Abia State Fire Service, told our reporter that the level of damage recorded by […]
Burying an already decaying city
For long, Aba, the commercial city of Abia State has been in a state of general dilapidation. Many have cried to the government to arrest the steady decline of infrastructure in the city. But the EndSARS protest by youths and the subsequent looting and destruction that followed it has left the city in danger of […]
SARS dissolution: A test of govt’s responsiveness?
On October 8, 2020, a wave of protests against the Special Anti- Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police Force erupted in many cities across the country. The protests were triggered by a video trending online showing a young man allegedly shot by SARS operatives at Ughelli, Delta; an allegation the police denied. […]
Murder at dawn on the farm
Murder at dawn on the farm Who killed Joseph Oko Onya and his pregnant wife, Ngozi? This is the question begging for answer in Afikpo ancient city, Ebonyi State, since the sad end of the couple inside their rice farm. UCHENNA INYA writes The inability of security agents to unravel […]
Stemming the rising cases of kidnappings in C’River
On Tuesday, October 13th 2020, the wife of Judex Okoro, the Sun correspondent in Cross River State and the Chairman of Correspondent Chapel, Uduak, was abducted by three gunmen at Big Qua in Calabar municipality. Seven years ago, she was abducted at Benin while returning from a business trip. What she passed through during […]
A gathering against Sickle Cell in Aba
The 22nd Annual National Conference/Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Guild of Medical Laboratory Directors of Nigeria (GMLD), that held in Aba, Abia State between Tuesday, September 29 and Saturday, October 3, has been described by many participants as one of the strongest battle against the age long Sickle Cell Disease. The conference/AGM with the […]
An independence day with Bauchi orphans
It was a moment of joy and happiness at the Motherless Babies Home Bauchi. Mothers Hangout, Ubuntu International, a none governmental organisation, (NGO) decided to put smiles on the faces of orphans and vulnerable children by celebrating the 60th Independence Day with the children at orphanage home. To the NGO, it was […]
A thought for small-scale traders
Last Wednesday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu empowered Lagos traders with N10,000 worth of goods each to enable them start up small scale businesses. Muritala Ayinla reports The world is in distress, the global economy is also arguably confronting its sharpest reversal in a generation with virtually every country tackling varying degrees of socio-economic challenges brought […]