Nigeria Archives - Page 118 of 332

Jul

01

2023

Communities in Imo complain about abandoned roads, economic difficulties

Metro, NewsImo State, Metro, Nigeria

The deteriorating condition of their roads has prompted residents of Obibiezena, Naze, and Agbala communities in Imo State's Owerri North Local Government Area to appeal to the state and federal governments for assistance. They lament the condition of the roads has halted the socioeconomic development of the region. The community members who spoke with OHAFIATV News claimed that the only sin they committed was to give the federal government unfettered use of their ancestral lands to build and create the Anambra, Imo River Basin Development Authority, or AIRBDA. "The roads which connect the federal establishment are death traps, and we…

Jul

01

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Umaro Sissoco, the president of Guinea-Bissau, meets Tinubu in Lagos.

Amos Oge Kalu, Guinea Bissau, PoliticsBola Ahmed Tinubu, Guinea Bissau, Nigeria, Personality, Politics

President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau. At his villa in Lagos on Saturday, Tinubu hosted his colleague from Guinea-Bissau, who also serves as the head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). As at the time this report was filed, it was impossible to determine the meeting's specifics. On February 10, 2023, President Umaro toured the nation and met with the outgoing president, Muhammadu Buhari, in preparation for the general elections, according to OHAFIATV News.

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…