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A large number of gunmem in the early hours of Saturday swooped on Umudiji Umuohama village Ukpor in Nnewi South Local Goverment Area of Anambra State. A Special Adviser to the former chairman of Nnewi South council area, Hon. Uzozie Chukwujekwu was abducted from his house and his only son was shot in the stomach. The abducted person is a member of St Andrew's Church Umuohama Ukpor. A source who pleaded for anonymity said that the incident happened around 12 midnight noting that the rampaging gunmem shot their way into the compound. He claimed that the gunmem were enraged because Hon Chukwujekwu did not willingly open the gate for them until they forced their way into the family compound. The only son who was said to be fatally shot in the belly was said to have been rushed to an undisclosed hospital where he is receiving treatment. Meanwhile, the members of St Andrew's Church Umuohama Ukpor have organised special prayers for the release of Hon Chukwujekwu and quick recovery of

The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has told the people of the state not to panic over gunmen’s threat to attack local government areas in the state. Soludo described the “anonymous” letter as a tool intended to create tension and fear among the peace loving people of the state. In a statement on Wednesday signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Mr Christian Aburime, the governor assured the people of the state and residents of adequate safety and protection as security agencies are jointly working round the clock with the state government to maintain law and order. The statement, titled, ‘Re: Threat of attack on 10 LGAs in Anambra State’, urged the people to go about their lawful businesses without any fear or molestation. It read in part, “The attention of the Government of Anambra State has been drawn to an anonymous threat letter being circulated in the state of a planned attack on 10 local government areas in the state. “According to the said letter, the listed local governm

The Anambra state government has replied the anonymous letter in circulation of an impending threat to LGAs in the state. In a press statement made available to newsmen through the Chief Press Secretary of Governor Charles Soludo, Christian Aburime said that, "The attention of the Government of Anambra State has been drawn to an anonymous threat letter being circulated in the state of a planned attack on ten (10) local government areas in the State. Continuing it read that "According to the said letter, the listed local government areas include; Ihiala, Aguata, Awka North, Nnewi South, Awka South, Idemili North, Idemili South, Orumba North, Orumba South and Anambra East." The anonymous letter no doubt is intended to create tension and fear among the peace loving people of the State. "The government assures the good people of Anambra State and residents of their safety and protection as Security Agencies are jointly working round the clock with government to maintain

S-T-E-M is an acronym, that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The idea of educating students on curriculum based on these disciplines are regarded as STEM learning.  It was first introduced in 2001 by scientific administrators at the U.S National Science Foundation (NSF). Regarded as 21st Century Skills, STEM education helps students develop the soft skill that so many careers need; it encompasses hands-on and engaging subjects in our schools.  Non-STEM fields recruit graduates with STEM degrees because they possess skills that students from other areas have not developed. Despite all of this, STEM subjects scare many students because they perceive it as being too difficult and extremely tedious but this is not true. So many online platforms have come out providing STEM learning using technology to make them simpler to understand and readily available to those who need them.   In his presentation to the Education Department of the Economic Community of West

Captain Jamil Abubakar has denied supporting the brutal murder of Deborah Samuel, last week in Sokoto, as widely circulated in the media. He said his tweet on the issue was grossly misunderstood, mis-interpreted and given mischievous headlines by some unscrupulous elements. In a statement made available to our correspondent and signed by him, he said:  “My attention has been drawn to some publications, suggesting that Captain Jamil Abubakar is in support of the gruesome killing of Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari college of Education Sokoto over alleged blasphemy, a lot of people read my tweets without understanding me. The headlines didn’t help either.  I have NEVER advocated for one’s life to be taken or people taking laws into their own hands”. “We would have chosen to ignore the twisted publication, but we are constrained to respond not only because of the sensitive nature of the matter, but also, to set the records straight.” The statement further maintained that: “It is

Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo sends his warm congratulatory greetings to former Nigeria goalkeeper, Emmanuel Okala who attained the age of 71 on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Governor Soludo commends Emmanuel Okala's heroic feats as one of Nigeria's outstanding goalkeepers who manned the goal for the Nigeria National football team between 1972 - 1980. The Governor recalls Okala's selfless service and exceptional patriotism to the nation adding that he was in the team that won the All-Africa Games football gold in Lagos in 1973. He was also part of the Green Eagles, now Super Eagles who won bronze at the Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana 1978. The squad also  finished as runners-up at the All-Africa Games in Algiers four months later. The Governor notes Okala's glorious moments came when he was named Africa's best goalkeeper by the Africa Sports Journalist Union in 1975. He was equally in the Rangers International FC squad that won the Africa Cup Winners' Cup in 1977. G