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Joint National Association of Persons with disabilities, ihiala chapter was yesterday 29th of November 2019 inaugurated by its state Chairman, Hon. E. C Ugochukwu Okeke amidst fanfare and joy, as members of the association in there numbers from the LGA came out in their numbers to witness the occasion. While inaugurating the chapter, the state Chairman of the association Hon. Ugochukwu Okeke, commended Comrade Nwanokwara Ncheta for her doggedness in seeing that people with disabilities in the LGA where rally together under one umbrella for their common goal. He tasked the new administration in the LGA to always abide the rules and regulations of the association in carrying out its responsibilities in the LGA. Hon. Okeke used the opportunity to commend Governor Willie Obiano, whom he described as God sent to them. He handed over to the LGA Transition Committee Chairman Hon Barr Gregory Okafor the law signed into law by the Governor will stipulates about the welfare and well bei

The All Progressives Congress (APC) controlled  Federal Government's  threat to withdraw the licences of  Electricity Distribution Companies (EEDC) and others, has received the approval of some rights group in the country. One of such rights groups is the Human Right, Liberty Access, and Peace Defenders Foundation (HURIDE) which hinged their rressons on the non-performance, exploitation of power consumers, corruption and high handedness by Eastern Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC). Addressing newsmen in Enugu yesterday after their expanded national executive meeting, the chairman Board of Trustees (BoT), HURIDE, Dede Uzor A. Uzor with other members of his Executives lamented that since over five years' of EEDC operation in the South East, they have allegedly raked  over 300 billion naira from  Ndigbo without at least 12 hours steady power supply. He recalled that EEDC had supplied consumers with standard prepaid metres in 2017, but had  recalled  and replaced them

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Stanley Onoriode Ekemaye, described as a “notorious kidnap kingpin” who allegedly masterminded the abduction of Chioma Nwosu-Iheme, a judge with the Benin division of the appeal court. Nwosu was kidnapped on October 30 after being trailed from Ramat Park end of the Benin-Agbor road before her vehicle was intercepted around Christ Chosen Church of God International. Her police orderly was killed. She eventually regained her freedom after two weeks. TheCable learnt that Ekemaye was arrested by the secret police in the early hours of Tuesday at Okwuzi Egbema in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA in Rivers state. Ekemaye is believed to have been coordinating robbery and kidnap operations around the Delta, Edo and Rivers axis for years. Among his alleged victims are Francisca Okhiria, wife of the managing director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, who was kidnapped on September 14 and released after three weeks. Others are Esther Achim

... Unveils plan to upgrade four general hospitals to specialists hospitals Imo State Governor, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha CON, has reinstated his administration's commitment towards transforming the state. The governor disclosed this in a press release made available to newsmen today. He said that his administration would not lend itself to the “whims and caprices of personal discretion”, noting that the, “greater good of the people of the state, would at all times take priority position”. This is as he disclosed plans to upgrade the General Hospitals in Orlu, Okigwe, Aboh Mbaise and Awo Omamma Council areas into the status of specialist hospitals in specific areas of medical specialization. The Governor stated this at the inauguration of the visitation panels to Imo State University, Imo State Teaching Hospital, Imo State Polytechnic and the Board Imo State Hospitals Management, held at Expanded Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Owerri on Wednesday. He sai

The Federal House Member representing Nnewi Federal Constituency at the national Assembly has engaged in advanced level talks with  some power companies on the need to generate more power for EEDC in Anambra, and the south east in generally to help stem the growing tension between consumers and EEDC. This was the import of the meeting he held with Mr Benjamin Amaechi, the commercial manger of Green Fuels Energy Ltd  in Lagos on Sunday morning after meeting with the Anambra community in Lagos the previous day. Our correspondent who monitored the meeting reliably gathered, that the  meeting was successful, to the extent that  negotiations have commenced on how to reach EEDC, to provide an enabling platform to evacuate over 10MW of electricity from the company which will help reduce the present cost of buying power, which has been a major problem facing EEDC over the years. Hon Chris Azubuogu while thanking Mr Benjamin Amaechi for the drive to improve on the latest technology

President Buhari has congratulated Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama on his appointment as Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, following the retirement of John Cardinal Onaiyekan.  As the immediate past President of Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), former Archbishop of Jos, former President of the Episcopal Conference of West African Catholic Bishops and former Chairman of the Plateau State Interreligious Committee for Peace, the President recognises the roles Archbishop Kaigama had played in promoting peace, interfaith dialogue and mutual understanding between Christians and Muslims in the country.  As His Grace, Archbishop Kaigama begins a new phase of his ministry, the President joins all members of the Catholic Church across Nigeria in praying for a successful and memorable tenure in office that will see the Church accomplish great things for the unity and prosperity of the nation, while complementing government's eff