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Jun

29

2023

Obidients argue that investigating Ikpeazu is a major distraction for Otti

News2023, Abia State, Alex Otti, Okezie Ikpeazu, Peter Obi, Politics

Some supporters of Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate, have advised Governor Alex Otti of Abia State not to probe Okezie Ikpeazu. This is because it was predicted that probing the recent ex-governor would divert him from his duties as governor.They advised Otti to concentrate on providing the state's citizens with effective government rather than probing Ikpeazu. The demand was made in a statement that was signed by Ndubueze Obiakwata, the state's chairman of the Obidients Across Parties Alliance (OAPA), and Mazi Chetachi Ikpe of the Peter Obi Grassroots Movement (POGM) in Abia State. Otti's outstanding first month in…

Jun

29

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Need for serious measures against alarming rate of teenage “Unwanted Pregnancies” in Ohafia community

Abia State, Lifestyle, Metro, News, OpinionDave Umahi, Metro, Nigeria, Ohafia, Opinion

By Dave Uma Does anyone else wonder, just like I often do, how frequently young, and teenage girls from Amaekpu, and other Ohafia Communities get pregnant, and have children out of wedlock? Getting pregnant has become so cheap that no one bats an eyelid, anymore. The Community itself is completely overwhelmed. Perhaps, you should take a stroll to Ime-Ogo. At Okpu Omama Nde Uyo, you'll find teenage girls clutching, cuddling, or carrying their babies behind their backs while trying to eke out a living. They sell assorted items most of which are worth little or nothing in monetary terms. Most…

Jun

28

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Drug abuse: Experts raise concern as mental illness cases triple

Lifestyle, Metro, News, Opinion2023, Metro, Nigeria, World News

The 2023 World Drug Report launched by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, put the global estimate of people who injected drugs in 2021 at 13.2 million, 18 percent higher than previously estimated. The report further indicated that over 296 million people globally used drugs in 2021, an increase of 23 percent over the previous decade. Similarly, it stated that the number of people who suffer from drug use disorders has skyrocketed to 39.5 million, a 45 percent increase over ten years. It further showed that demand for treating drug-related disorders remains largely unmet, with only one…

Jun

28

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Due to flooding, FCTA declares Trademore Estate a disaster zone.

Economy, Lifestyle, MetroMetro, Nigeria

The Trademore Estate region was deemed a disaster zone on Tuesday by the Federal Capital Territory Administration, or FCTA, who also urged immediate action to prevent further losses of lives and property. The call, according to OHAFIATV News, came days after the fatal flooding that submerged no fewer than 116 homes in Abuja's Lugbe District. The flooding incident at Trademore Estate was one of the issues discussed at the FCT monthly security committee meeting, according to FCTA Permanent Secretary Olusade Adesola, who made this statement on Tuesday while leading senior FCTA officials and heads of security and paramilitary agencies based…

Jun

28

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

It’s commendable that the Imo election tribunal was moved to Nasarawa – Group

Metro, PoliticsCourt, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Security

Igbo political stakeholders, including the President, the Court of Appeal, and the Imo Election Petition Tribunal Judges, have been praised for their decision to move the tribunal's sitting from Owerri to Nasarawa State. The National/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, which had been meeting at the old High Court location in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, over the weekend, moved to the High Court complex in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, which is located across from shopping malls. According to a statement from Daniel Odiba, the NBA's Owerri branch's publicity secretary, made the announcement: This is to inform all attorneys, litigants, and…