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Rivers State Executive Council (SEC) has approved the release of N78 billion for the completion of ongoing projects in various sectors and flagged off new ones. The approval was given yesterday at its meeting presided over by Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike at the Government House in Port Harcourt. Briefing journalists after the meeting, the commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Dr Isaac Kamalu, said the approval was made to ensure that ongoing projects were not left uncompleted by the contractors for lack of fund. He said, “The Rivers State Government has released the sum of N78billion for payment of ongoing projects and flag off of new projects across all the local government areas in the state. “Again, the government has specifically released the sum of N1.8bn representing 80 percent of the capital provisions for the judiciary in the 2022 budget for the services of the Rivers State Judiciary.” Also, the commissioner for Health, Prof. Princewill Chike, said the Ministry

  In a veiled reference to past activities of some powerful persons purportedly wielding strong influence in the Buhari presidency, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has vowed not to condone any form of cabal under his watch. He said if elected the next president of Nigeria, his government will not be manipulated by any group of persons intent on controlling the affairs of state. The VOA Hausa, on its website, defined ‘cabal’ as “an English word frequently used in Nigeria to indicate that a coterie of politicians, and not the president, dictate the affairs of government.” Recall that wife of the president, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, had openly alleged that a cabal was controlling state affairs in Aso Rock, an allegation the president  debunked in an interview with the VOA in 2019. Vowing not to allow any cabal to detect the tune in the corridor of power if  elected president, Atiku told the VoA Hausa service in an interv

  Imo State University teaching hospital orlu has graduated another Set of Medical Doctors. This becomes the 5th set of medical doctors, so far, in the close to 3 years of the administration of Governor hope Uzodimma. It should be noted that this is the first time in the history of IMSUTH that 5 sets of Doctors, totalling over 250 new doctors have been graduated in less than 2years by any administration, in the State. This is Imsuth 14th set of doctors and this 5th set under His Excellency Hope Uzodimma, means other earlier sets spread across the administration of Governors Udenwa, Ohakim, Okorocha and Ihedioha, with a backlog accumulated for over 20years. It will be recalled that Governor Hope Uzodimma facilitated the reaccreditation of the Department few months into his administration and has gone ahead to see to the birthing of new Departments in the medical college, to enable the institution maximize it's admission capacity and fully utilize the facilities at her disposal to tr

The Nigerian police will later today present an award to the Executive Governor of Imo State His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma. In a letter conveyed to the Governor, the Inspect-general of police Alkali Baba Usman noted that the award is in recognition of Governor Uzodimma's support for the Nigerian police and his contribution to National security. The IGP expressed hope that the award will encourage the Governor to continue to support the Nigerian police.  It would be recalled that on Monday this week, President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of police affairs and the IGP all commended the Governor for his contribution to national security. #HopeNewAndElectronicMediaCentre

  The Anambra State Director General of Atiku Abubakar and Ifeanyi Okowa campaign organisation, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, has made a firm statement about delivering Anambra state for Atiku and Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the 2023 presidential election.  Okonkwo made the assertion at the inaugural meeting of Anambra State presidential campaign council held in Awka, Anambra state capital, on Tuesday. “I did not accept to be DG of Atiku/Okowa campaign council in the state because I am a PDP member. I accepted because I know that Atiku has the solution to greatest need of Ndi Igbo which is restructuring. For Atiku, the issue of restructuring is beyond a political statement." “As soon as the restructuring is activated in Nigeria, we would have been to solve 50 percent of Nigeria's problems. The issue of agitation is  because of lack of justice, fairness and equity and the manner we have administered this country over the years,” he said. According to him, Nigeria needs some one lik

As the campaigns for the 2023 polls gather momentum, three of the leading presidential candidates yesterday gave indications of how they would revive Nigeria’s failing economy. Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, said the cooperation and support of the private sector was required to implement the reforms in his economic master-plan. Tinubu said this at the APC’s campaign council town hall meeting and dialogue with the Business Community yesterday in Lagos. He noted that during his tenure as governor of Lagos between 1999 and 2007, his administration developed a largely successful blueprint. He explained that the success of his tenure turned the state into a safer, more prosperous place for any legitimate ventures irrespective of person, religion, region or ethnicity. The APC presidential candidate commended the efforts of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, saying that the government performed with patriotism and commitment

Nigeria’s first Aviation Minister, Mbazulike Amaechi is dead. He was a prominent member of the Zikist Movement.  He died this morning in his home town of Ukpor in Anambra State, aged 93. The statesman who was popularly known as The Boy Is Good, recently led a delegation of prominent Igbo leaders to Aso Rock where he made a case for the detained leader of the Indegenous People of Biafra IPOB, Nnamdi KANU.

The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma has reaffirmed his commitment  and advocacy for a free, fair and credible election. The Governor stated this as Imo State played host to President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) and dignitaries from other parts of the country for the flag-off of the Police Senior Officers conference in the State themed: The Imperative of a Nigerian Police Strategic Plan For A Peaceful Elections. The Governor commended the Nigerian Police for choosing Imo as their host State and appreciated the President for his support and the efforts of the Police and the sister agencies in the restoration of peace and enabling environment for the National gathering. Speaking on the theme of the event, Governor Hope Uzodimma suggested that the candidates should be made to shun violence and challenge their differences in the Court. The Governor appealed to the Federal Government and the private Sectors to support the Police Force especially in their welfare, provision of logistics

The Transaction Committee Chairman of Idemili South LGA, Hon Iyom Amaka Obi has applauded the governor of Anambra state Prof Charles Soludo for his giant strides in the state, especially in the areas of human capacity development, and rebuilding of road infrastructure in the state.  She said this recently in an interactive chat with journalists in her office at Ojoto, the headquarters of the LGA.   She stressed that going by the recent developments in the state, especially in the areas of road construction, youth empowerment and employment that the governor has done well, and solicited for the support of Ndi Anambra , as Anambra is about to turn into a construction site once the rains subside.   She said that since her assumption of duty as the Transition Committee chairman of Idemili South, that she has ensured that the environment is kept clean in line with the vision of the state governor. This she said has led to the employment of road sweepers who in turn has helped in keeping the

An NGO, the Mass Movement for Good Governance(MMG) has been unveiled in Anambra. The event which took place at the popular ofala plaza had in attendence over 2000 people from all walks of life. MMG plans to empower over 1000 youths in Anambra from October 2022 to March 2023, This is squeal to a recently signed partnership agreement with HZS Biotechnology International, a Chinese firm based in Lagos Nigeria. The founder and convener of the group, Hon. Chukwuemeka Peter Erobu(Ochiagha)in an interactive session with newsmen in Nnewi after the unveling of the brand stressed that the group is a Non Governmental Organization and a pressure group which has been in existence for the past three years, and the group is presently in 13 states of the federation, with strong presence in the South South, South East and South West, with the mandate to ensure good governance at all strata of government across board, through the support of candidates with track records over the years.   He said that th

The federal government is now pioneering a voluntary billion dollars’ worth Carbon Market on the continent, a new and innovative Climate Change solution which will create, over the period of energy transition, millions of new jobs in Nigeria alone, according to estimates of the international experts. This is part of efforts of the federal government to attain the global net-zero emissions target, and vice president Yemi Osinbajo, is a member of the recently formed international Steering Committee for the Africa Carbon  Markets Initiative (ACMI), with the objective of facilitating the emergence and growth of the market in Africa Besides Prof. Osinbajo, other members of the Committee of the ACMI, which would be announced early in November at the COP27 meeting in Egypt are former president of Colombia, Ivan Duque Marquez; President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, among others, including officials of the United Nations, USAID, Gates Foundation and other international pri