(3618,1,'2021-12-30 11:35:16','0000-00-00 00:00:00','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3616\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0322-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nA philanthropist and business mogul, Prince Engr. Promise Nnanyereugo Ike has wiped tears away from the eyes of a widow, by handing her the keys to a 3-bedroom bungalow he built for her at Imu-Ohia, Ezira community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra state.\n\n<!--more-->\n\nPrince Ike who is the founder and Chief Executive Officer, Prince Onyendozi Foundation, handed over the bungalow built through his foundation, at a ceremony witnessed by many stakeholders of Orumba North and South.\nThe housing project which started earlier this year, was delivered at commendable speed, in keeping with the desire of Prince Ike, to provide shelter and comfort for the widow, Mrs Josephine Onwuchekwa and her children, who hitherto, were living in a mud house, with leaking roofs.\n\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3619 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0291-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nSpeaking while handing over the keys to the building to the beneficiary, Prince Ike said he was moved to tears upon sighting the dilapidated mud house in which the woman was residing for years and immediately sought to change their situation.\n\n\"This project was simply one of the numerous efforts of my foundation, Prince Onyendozi Foundation, inspired by God, aimed at touching lives.\n\"It was a shock to me to realize that someone living very close to me, could be facing such difficulty.\n\"Immediately I saw the mud house, I decided I would build the house and to God be the glory, that we are here today, inaugurating it,\" he said.\nThe philanthropist revealed that everything his foundation has done was to put smiles on the faces of people, assuring people of Orumba North and South that he will not relent in pushing for their wellbeing.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHe therefore called on all organisations and well meaning Nigerians to be their brother\'s keeper and seek to make life better for those in need in whatever measure they can be of assistance, as according to him, it would go a long way in making the world a better place to live for everyone.\n\"I believe God gives us wealth to use to impact humanity.\n\"I may not be the richest but the little God has given me, I want to use to touch lives.\n\"If everyone who has received God\'s blessings do the same, we will end up eradicating poverty and creating a socially-stable Orumba North and South,\" he said.\n\nResponding in a show of appreciation, the Beneficiary, Mrs Onwuchekwa\'s expressed delight at the gesture extended to her and prayed God to replenish the purse of the philanthropist.\n\nShe said; \"my joy knows no bounds as my prayers for Mr. Ike is that only God will bless him for his humanitarian gesture towards me and my family.\n\"When I returned from Omugwo and saw this project, I was shocked that a young man like this can remember a poor widow like me.\n\"Only God can repay him for what he has done for me,\" she cried.\n\nThe first son of the widow, Mr Chikodiri Okereke who was overjoyed at the benevolence of Prince Onyendozi, said \"when Prince Nnanyereugo told me that he was going to assist my family in building the house, it was like a joke but to my surprise, he started the project and it has materialized.\"\n\nNarrating their experience, Chikodiri said he has been living in the mud house for over 38 years as he was born and raised in the house with his 5 siblings.\n\nHe prayed to God to continue blessing the philanthropist for him to be able to do more for many widows and less privileged people in their community.\n\nChikodiri narrated how he wished to get a better place for the family to live, but couldn\'t as he couldn\'t raise the necessary funds to do so, saying he was glad Prince Onyendozi came to their rescue\n\nHe went further to express gratitude to the benefactor showering him with prayers.\n\nMeanwhile, in keeping with the annual tradition of extending largesse to the indigent, Prince Onyendozi Foundation, after handing over the bungalow to the widow, also gave out bags of rice and other food items to the less privileged families in the community, with the message of demonstrating the essence of Christmas.\n\nIn his speech, a former member that represented Orumba North and South Federal Constituency, Hon. Ben Nwankwo who had earlier commissioned the bungalow, commended Prince Ike for extending hands of assistance to the less privileged indigenes in the society,.\n\nHe went further to charge other people not to leave the service of assisting the poor to the care of the political officer holders.\n\nAccording to him, \"God is the rewarder of people who do good to the poor in the society\".','Succour As Prince Onyendozi Foundation Moves Anambra Widow From Mud House To Bungalow','','draft','open','open','','','','','2021-12-30 11:35:16','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3618',0,'post','',0),(3619,1,'2021-12-30 11:34:46','2021-12-30 11:34:46','','IMG-20211229-WA0291','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20211229-wa0291','','','2021-12-30 11:34:46','2021-12-30 11:34:46','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0291.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3620,1,'2021-12-30 11:35:46','2021-12-30 11:35:46','','IMG-20211229-WA0296','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20211229-wa0296','','','2021-12-30 11:35:46','2021-12-30 11:35:46','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0296.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3621,1,'2021-12-30 11:42:34','2021-12-30 11:42:34','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3616 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0322-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\n<em>Prince Onyendozi Foundation Hands Over Bungalow Built For Widow In Anambra, Distributes Christmas Largesse To Indigents</em>\n\nA philanthropist and business mogul, Prince Engr. Promise Nnanyereugo Ike has wiped tears away from the eyes of a widow, by handing her the keys to a 3-bedroom bungalow he built for her at Imu-Ohia, Ezira community in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra state.<!--more-->\n\nPrince Ike who is the founder and Chief Executive Officer, Prince Onyendozi Foundation, handed over the bungalow built through his foundation, at a ceremony witnessed by many stakeholders of Orumba North and South.\nThe housing project which started earlier this year, was delivered at commendable speed, in keeping with the desire of Prince Ike, to provide shelter and comfort for the widow, Mrs Josephine Onwuchekwa and her children, who hitherto, were living in a mud house, with leaking roofs.\n\nSpeaking while handing over the keys to the building to the beneficiary, Prince Ike said he was moved to tears upon sighting the dilapidated mud house in which the woman was residing for years and immediately sought to change their situation.\n\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3619 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0291-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\n\"This project was simply one of the numerous efforts of my foundation, Prince Onyendozi Foundation, inspired by God, aimed at touching lives.\n\"It was a shock to me to realize that someone living very close to me, could be facing such difficulty.\n\"Immediately I saw the mud house, I decided I would build the house and to God be the glory, that we are here today, inaugurating it,\" he said.\nThe philanthropist revealed that everything his foundation has done was to put smiles on the faces of people, assuring people of Orumba North and South that he will not relent in pushing for their wellbeing.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3620 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0296-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nHe therefore called on all organisations and well meaning Nigerians to be their brother\'s keeper and seek to make life better for those in need in whatever measure they can be of assistance, as according to him, it would go a long way in making the world a better place to live for everyone.\n\"I believe God gives us wealth to use to impact humanity.\n\"I may not be the richest but the little God has given me, I want to use to touch lives.\n\"If everyone who has received God\'s blessings do the same, we will end up eradicating poverty and creating a socially-stable Orumba North and South,\" he said.\n\nResponding in a show of appreciation, the Beneficiary, Mrs Onwuchekwa\'s expressed delight at the gesture extended to her and prayed God to replenish the purse of the philanthropist.\n\nShe said; \"my joy knows no bounds as my prayers for Mr. Ike is that only God will bless him for his humanitarian gesture towards me and my family.\n\"When I returned from Omugwo and saw this project, I was shocked that a young man like this can remember a poor widow like me.\n\"Only God can repay him for what he has done for me,\" she cried.\n\nThe first son of the widow, Mr Chikodiri Okereke who was overjoyed at the benevolence of Prince Onyendozi, said \"when Prince Nnanyereugo told me that he was going to assist my family in building the house, it was like a joke but to my surprise, he started the project and it has materialized.\"\n\nNarrating their experience, Chikodiri said he has been living in the mud house for over 38 years as he was born and raised in the house with his 5 siblings.\n\nHe prayed to God to continue blessing the philanthropist for him to be able to do more for many widows and less privileged people in their community.\n\nChikodiri narrated how he wished to get a better place for the family to live, but couldn\'t as he couldn\'t raise the necessary funds to do so, saying he was glad Prince Onyendozi came to their rescue\n\nHe went further to express gratitude to the benefactor showering him with prayers.\n\nMeanwhile, in keeping with the annual tradition of extending largesse to the indigent, Prince Onyendozi Foundation, after handing over the bungalow to the widow, also gave out bags of rice and other food items to the less privileged families in the community, with the message of demonstrating the essence of Christmas.\n\nIn his speech, a former member that represented Orumba North and South Federal Constituency, Hon. Ben Nwankwo who had earlier commissioned the bungalow, commended Prince Ike for extending hands of assistance to the less privileged indigenes in the society,.\n\nHe went further to charge other people not to leave the service of assisting the poor to the care of the political officer holders.\n\nAccording to him, \"God is the rewarder of people who do good to the poor in the society\".\n\nPhoto Speaks:\n\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3622\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0284-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3623\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0298-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3624\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0301-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3625\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0287-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3626\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0326-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3627\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0325-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /> <img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3628\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0328-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />','Perfect Christmas Gift For Anambra Widow As Prince Onyendozi Foundation Hands Her Keys To New Bungalow','','publish','open','open','','perfect-christmas-gift-for-anambra-widow-as-prince-onyendozi-foundation-hands-her-keys-to-new-bungalow','','','2021-12-30 11:42:34','2021-12-30 11:42:34','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3621',0,'post','',0),(3622,1,'2021-12-30 11:40:46','2021-12-30 11:40:46','','IMG-20211229-WA0284','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20211229-wa0284','','','2021-12-30 11:40:46','2021-12-30 11:40:46','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0284.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3623,1,'2021-12-30 11:40:49','2021-12-30 11:40:49','','IMG-20211229-WA0298','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20211229-wa0298','','','2021-12-30 11:40:49','2021-12-30 11:40:49','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0298.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3624,1,'2021-12-30 11:40:51','2021-12-30 11:40:51','','IMG-20211229-WA0301','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20211229-wa0301','','','2021-12-30 11:40:51','2021-12-30 11:40:51','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0301.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3625,1,'2021-12-30 11:40:53','2021-12-30 11:40:53','','IMG-20211229-WA0287','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20211229-wa0287','','','2021-12-30 11:40:53','2021-12-30 11:40:53','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0287.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3626,1,'2021-12-30 11:40:56','2021-12-30 11:40:56','','IMG-20211229-WA0326','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20211229-wa0326','','','2021-12-30 11:40:56','2021-12-30 11:40:56','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0326.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3627,1,'2021-12-30 11:40:58','2021-12-30 11:40:58','','IMG-20211229-WA0325','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20211229-wa0325','','','2021-12-30 11:40:58','2021-12-30 11:40:58','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0325.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3628,1,'2021-12-30 11:41:00','2021-12-30 11:41:00','','IMG-20211229-WA0328','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20211229-wa0328','','','2021-12-30 11:41:00','2021-12-30 11:41:00','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG-20211229-WA0328.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3630,1,'2021-12-31 09:52:31','2021-12-31 09:52:31','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3631 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/FB_IMG_1640940549740-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" />\n\n1. The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) sets up various operations across the country to enhance security. These include the Joint Task Force (JTF) North East, tagged Operation HADIN KAI covering the North East\nregion; the JTF SS, tagged Operation DELTA SAFE covering the South South region; the JTF NW, known as Operation HADARIN DAJI covering the North West region; Operation SAFE HAVEN covering Plateau, parts of Kaduna and Bauchi States; Operation WHIRL STROKE covering Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba States; JTF SW, referred to as Operation AWATSE<!--more-->\nand covering Lagos and Ogun States; Operation THUNDER STRIKE covering Abuja-Kaduna Highway and Operation WHIRL PUNCH covering parts of\nKaduna State.\n\n2. Under Operation HADIN KAI, a combination of kinetic and non-kinetic operations, coupled with a review of strategies, led to the neutralization of over 1000 terrorists, rescue of 2000 civilians and the surrender of over 22,000 terrorists including their families. Several arms and ammunition were also recovered. This is in addition to destruction of several IED/bomb making factories of the ISWAP/BHT.\nUnder Operation HADARIN DAJI in the North West, the conduct of offensive clearance operations, raids and air operations resulted in the neutralization of about 427 bandits, arrest of 257 bandits, rescue of 897 civilians and recovery of 3,087 livestock. Similarly, Operation WHIRL PUNCH covering parts of Kaduna neutralized about 215 bandits, arrested 133 bandits, rescued 296 civilians and recovered 136 livestock, while Operation THUNDER STRIKE neutralized 36 bandits, arrested 74, rescued 296 civilians and recovered 136 livestock. In the North Central, raids and clearance operations conducted by Operation SAFE HAVEN neutralized 91 criminal elements, arrested 155 suspects, rescued 159 civilians and recovered 3,259 livestock. For its part, Operation WHIRL STROKE neutralized 158 criminals, arrested 151 suspects and rescued 183 civilians. Operation DELTA SAFE in the South-South destroyed about 1,520 illegal refineries, confiscated 5,315 storage facilities and impounded 617 cotonou boats, amongst other items. Additionally, about 74,297,425 litres of Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK), 41,971,693 litres of crude oil and 88,350 litres of PMS were recovered. Furthermore, 174 trucks and 13 vessels were impounded while 755 illegal oil bunkerers were arrested and 153 assorted weapons recovered. In the South West, patrols and clearance operations by troops of Operation AWATSE led to the arrest of 46 persons for various forms of criminalities while several vehicles, jerrycan, motorcycles and electricity generators used for illegal bunkering were seized..\n3. The AFN also acquired a number of platforms during the reporting period to raise the level of their operational readiness and efficiency, in addition to boosting their capacities. During the period under review, the Nigerian Army procured 160 MRAPS, 150 trucks and 60 APCs to improve its equipment holding. Various kits were equally provided for troops. This is in addition to the provision of accommodation for troops and the recruitment of over 10,000 personnel into the Army. The Nigerian Navy (NN), for its part, commissioned the FALCON EYE Maritime Domain Awareness Capability, the third locally-built Seaward Defense Boat, one helicopter, 4 inshore patrol boats and 90 Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats. Over 1,500 personnel were recruited into the Navy during the year. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) took delivery of 12 Super Tucanos and 3 JF-17 Thunder Fighter Aircraft and other platforms with which it has conducted several Air interdictions, provided close air support to ground troops and destroyed several illegal structures and equipment belonging to terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements.\n\n4. The AFN has also contributed immensely to International peace and security efforts with its robust participation in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and the regional initiative, the ECOWAS Military Intervention in Gambia (ECOMIG). The Nigerian military’s continued participation in these Missions has ensured their viability and sustenance towards achieving their military and political goals.\n\n5 Passage of Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).\n6. Incorporation of NNPC limited under CAMA.\n7 Entrenchment of Transparency, Accountability and Performance Excellence (TAPE) in NNPC.\n8 Final Investment Decision on $3.6bn methanol plant in Bayelsa. The plant, an integrated methanol and gas project in Odioma, Brass Island, Bayelsa State, which is scheduled to come into operation in 2024, is expected to produce 10,000tons of methanol daily.\n9 US$260m Funding Agreement for ANOH Gas Processing Company Limited (AGPC). The project will deliver 300 million standard cubic feet of gas per day and 1,200 megawatts of electricity to the domestic market.\n10 Launch of Nigerian Upstream Cost Optimization Programme (NUCOP) to drive down the cost of crude oil production in the country so as to remain competitive in the global market.\n11 Award of $1.5 billion contract for Rehabilitation of Port Harcourt Refinery to Tecnimont SPA of Italy.\n\n12 Commercialization of OML 143 Gas13 Execution of OML 118 (Bonga) Agreements between NNPC &amp; Partners.\n13 Shareholder Agreement for Brass Petroleum Product Terminal (BPPT).\nWhen completed, the BPPT will help close the infrastructure gap in the distribution of petroleum products which will consequently stabilize petroleum product price in the riverine communities of the Niger Delta.\n14 Contract signed to build Maiduguri Emergency Power Project.\n15 NNPC Posts N287 billion Profit, the first time it will record such profit in 44 years.\n16 Construction/Rehabilitation of 21 Roads under FG’s Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme.\n17 Sustained Supply of Petroleum Products.\n18 Projects carried out by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in 2021\n(I) Nnewi-Uduma Road, Sections I and II (26.27km) in Enugu and Ebonyi States\n(II) Kano-Maiduguri Road Section II (100.08KM (Shuwarin-Azare) in Jigawa and Bauchi States\n(III) Kano-Maiduguri Road Section III (Azare-Potiskum) 106.34km in Bauchi and Yobe States\n(IV) Vandeikya-Obudu Cattle Ranch Road Phase I and II (24km) in Benue and Cross River States\n(V) Sokoto-Tambuwal-Jega-Kontagora-Makera Road (304km)\n(VI) The 360-meter bridge at Ikom in Cross River Stater – completed and awaiting commissioning.\n(VII) The 400-meter border bridge between Nigeria and Cameroon – completed and awaiting commissioning.\n(VIII) The 2nd Niger Bridge is 78% completed, expected to be ready in November 2022:\n(IX) Launch of the Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI), a framework for private sector participation in road development.\n(X) The policies, programmes and projects of the Ministry have contributed to stabilizing the macro-economic situation of the country, particularly in job creation. The activities of the Ministry have further contributed to the growth of other sectors of the economy\nsuch as: –\ni. Mining sector through the supply of aggregates, laterite, limestone and other building materials;\nii. Cement manufacturing, Bitumen (Importation); steel production to support construction needs;\niii. Property values are reportedly appreciating by 30%-40% as a result of road transport infrastructure;\niv. Demand for petroleum products like Diesel, Petrol, Lubricants and tyres has increased as a result of construction activities and the need to operate machines.\n\n19 Designation of Four International Airports in Abuja, Kano, Lagos and Port Harcourt as Special Economic Zones, aimed at encouraging business/investment.\n20 Construction and installation of Boeing 737 full motion flight Simulator at NCAT. By that, Nigeria will be saving millions of dollars spent in the retraining of pilots in other countries.\n21 Installation of Fully Automated Aircraft Firefighter Training Simulator at NCAT, first of its kind in Africa.\n22 Re-fleeting of Trainer Aircraft at NCAT. Six have since arrived.\n\n23 Installation of novel Cat III ILS/DME at Lagos and Abuja airports.\nThe instruments allow the flight to land at low visibility.\n\n24 Procurement of two mobile control towers in Lagos and Abuja airports.\n\n25 The Ministry of Aviation received provisional approval for the establishment of Aerospace University in Abuja.\n\n26 Abuja airport received an award from Airport Council International for being the best by size and region in Africa.\n27 The Ministry of Aviation, in its effort to resuscitate airstrips in the country, commissioned the construction work of Wachakal airstrip in Yobe state.\n\n28 The Federal Government, through the Ministry, has disbursed N5 billion palliative to the aviation industry in a bid to cushion the effects of COVID-19 on their operations.\n\n29 Flag-off of the Commercial Operation of Lagos-Ibadan rail line in June 2021.\n\n30 Launching of the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure (Also known as Deep Blue Asset).\n\n31 MOU with Mota-Engil Group for the construction of US$1.959 billion Kano-Maradi Standard Gauge Railway lines.\n\n32 Ground-breaking ceremony for the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the 2,044-km Port-Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern Narrow Gauge Railway project and Bonny Deep Sea and Railway Industrial Park.\n\n33 Ground-breaking ceremony of the Kano-Kaduna Standard Gauge Rail-line Modernization Project.\n\n34 Construction of 159 Rural Water Supply Schemes in the North-East, IDP camps and some Federal Institutions and Establishments.\n\n35 Full implementation of the Partnership for Expanded Water Sanitation and Hygiene (PEWASH) programmes with the construction of 926 rural water supply schemes in 12 States of Imo, Katsina, Jigawa,Plateau, Zamfara, Sokoto, Ondo, Osun, Delta, Bauchi, Kaduna and Gombe States.\n\n36 Secured World Bank loan for the Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH) Programme in the sum of $700 million to be disbursed to eligible States.\n\n37 The Clean Nigeria Campaign has yielded the following results in the last 12 months:\n(I) 71 LGAs are now Open Defecation Free. All States of the Federation except one have now flagged off the Clean Nigeria Campaign.\n(II) Collaboration with National Orientation Agency (NOA) resulted in the training of community mobilization officers in all 774 LGAs.\nSensitization is on-going at ‘grassroots’ level.\n(III) To combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry developed and implemented the National WASH response to COVID-19 projects which include the rehabilitation of 185 Water Supply Projects (5 per State and FCT), construction of 185 solar powered Water Supply Projects (5 per State and FCT), Construction of 370 Public Sanitation Facilities (10 per State and FCT), Support to State Water Agencies for their operation to ensure uninterrupted Water Supply, Procurement of 370 Contactless Hand washing Facilities with soap and sanitizers (10per State and FCT) and Engagement of 77,400 Youth Volunteers for Hand washing and Open Defecation Campaigns.\n\n38 Twelve Dams were completed in a bid to maximize full utilization of dam infrastructure.\n\n39 Under irrigation, so far 96,000 hectares of irrigation were developed in 2021.\n\n40 The River Basin Development Authorities are being revitalized to deliver their mandate.\n\n41 Creation of a total of 57,261 direct jobs and 11,588 indirect jobs through the various dam, irrigation and water supply projects completed within the reporting period.\n\n42 The commissioning of a pilot cottage poultry processing facility at Dei Dei Livestock market in Abuja.\n\n43 Flag-off of the 4-km Ung Wabai- un Doka Day Secondary School Asphaltic road in MakarfiHi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.\n\n44 Commissioning of a Communication Center and Administrative Block of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria in Abuja.\n\n45 Rollout of the distribution of free agricultural Inputs to 7,500 Women Farmers in FCT and the North Central States.\n\n46 Flag-off of training of 1,000 Extension Agents, comprising 30 from each state and FCT.\n\n47 Distribution of free agricultural inputs to Smallholders Farmers in Maiduguri, Borno State to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 Pandemic.\n\n48 Distribution of free agricultural inputs to Physically-Challenged Farmers in Maiduguri, Borno State, to mitigate the effect of COVID 19 Pandemic.\n\n49 Commissioning of Yam Storage Facility in Nasarawa State with a storage capacity of 45-50 Metric Tons.\n\n50 Streamlining of the guidelines for the grant of Expatriate Quota Positions and related instruments.\n\n51 Review of the various Expatriate Quota fees, thus generating additional revenue for the Federal Government.\n\n52 Improved on-line tracking of applications, thereby boosting Nigeria Foreign Direct Investment.\n\n53 On-line linkage on eCitibiz platform with other MDAs like NCDMB, NIS, CAC, FIRS and other government agencies to verify documents and enhance the integrity of on-line processing of Expatriate Quota services in line with the Executive Order 1 (EQ1) for the Ease of doing Business in Nigeria.\n\n54 Creation of Enforcement, Investigation and Inspection Unit in the Ministry of Interior to boost the fight against corruption.\n\n55 Presidential approval of Legal Notices which allow Local Governments to conduct Statutory Marriages sequel to compliance with regulations by the Ministry, in line with the Marriage Act of 1958 as amended.\n\n56 Approval of the National Action Plan to end statelessness in Nigeria, as required by the UN.\n\n57 Launch of the new Visa Policy reclassifying the Visa Categories from 6 to 79.\n\n58 Visa on Arrival to holders of Passports of African Countries.\n\n59 Construction of a world-class technology building to manage all Nigeria Immigration Service ICT enhanced Systems, Installation of Migration\n\n60 Information and Data Analysis System (MIDAS) installed in all Airports in the country, as well as the construction and commissioning of Immigration State Commands in Kaduna, Enugu, Sokoto.\n\n61 Introduction of the Passport Issuance Reform, which ensured the clearing of a backlog of 96,083 Passports applications between January and September, 2021.\n\n62 Also, 42,768 standard and Visa On Arrival (VOA) were issued within this period.\n\n63 Creation of Citizen Integrity Unit at the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps as well as training of Squad to protect schools and the deployment of over 1,500 personnel as Agro-Rangers to protect farmers in Yobe and Adamawa States in order to promote food security in the country.\n\n64 Construction of 3,000-capacity custodian centers in the three geopolitical zones as well as the re-opening and rehabilitation of 32 correctional centers shut down due to insurgency.\n\n65 The Nigeria Correctional Service Command Complex was recently commissioned in Osogbo, Osun State.\n\n66 Crude oil export improved considerably at N10.03 trillion, compared to N6.92 trillion, showing a growth rate of 44.93%.\n\n67 Twenty-eight newly-procured fire engines were deployed across the country to boost emergency response.\n\n68 Training of 25,000 constabularies in several police colleges across the country under the implementation of the community policing initiative.\n\n69 Four hundred and eighteen Cadet officers of regular course 3 were successfully graduated in June 2021 and deployed into the operational asset of the Nigeria Police Force.\n\n70 Police Public Complaints Committee (PPCC) was inaugurated as a permanent structure that will help to effectively nip in the bud civil unrest and serve as an opportunity for Nigerians to channel their grievances on the misconduct of police personnel.\n\n71 Establishment of the West Africa Police Information System (WAPIS).\nWAPIS connects member countries in a platform for shared intelligence utilization, mutual cooperation, and exchange of expertise.\n\n72 Federal Executive Council approval for the Police Specialized Services Automation Project (Po-SSAP). It is envisaged that in the medium- and long-term period, the project will deliver economic benefits and improved efficiencies as follows:\na. Special protection services for the Oil and Gas and\nTelecommunication sectors.\nb. Special protection and Guards’ services for the banking and financial services sector.\nc. Special protection and guards’ services for Hospitality, Real Estate, and Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sectors.\nd. Special protection to politically-exposed persons (PEPs), high net worth individuals, and large corporations.\n\n73 The Police Trust Fund procured 200 Buffalo branded vehicles, bulletproof vest, protective helmets, drugs, and medical equipment as well as arms and ammunition, riot control equipment, and combat equipment for the Police Special Weapon and Tactical Squad (SWAT).\n\n74 The Ministry of Police Affairs entered into a contract agreement for the supply of police Anti-Riot Equipment with Poly Technology of China through a Government-to-Government arrangement at a cost of 44\nmillion U.S Dollars.\n75 The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning generated N1.53 trillion from Value Added Tax (VAT). Some N496.4 billion was generated from VAT in the first three months of 2021, the highest in nine years.\n\n76 The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has maintained the January-December Budget cycle with the support of members of the National Assembly.\n\n77 Perfected the implementation of e-Customs Limited. This is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) with the sole objective of implementing the 20-year concession for the Presidential Initiatives on Customs Modernization (e-Customs Project).\n\n78 Implementation of the Economic Sustainable Plan (ESP) approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) last year.\n\n79 The economy’s Exit from recession, an indication that the Federal Government’s fiscal policies and diversification of the economy effort is yielding results.\n\n80 Development and launch of the Federal Government’s Medium-Term and Long-Term National Development Plan, known as ”Nigeria Agenda 50”, for the next generation.\n\n81 The partnership of the Ministry and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to support Nigerian Farmers and vulnerable small-scale farmers in the seven northern states was boosted with N342m.\n\n82 Gradual repayment of national debts – both domestic and external.\n\n83 Through the economic and recovery policies put in place by the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, the economy has gradually recovered from the negative effects of the COVID -19 global pandemic.\n\n84 Cashless Economy is recording further boost as the value of electronic payment transactions rose year-on-year (YoY) by N9.7 trillion or 80% to N21.9 trillion in 2020, from N12.2 trillion in 2019.\n\n85 During the period under review, the Consolidated Revenue Fund and Forex Trade doubled as a result of the economic and recovery policies put in place by the Ministry.\n\n86 During the period under review, both the GDP growth was sustained, pressure on balance of payments abated while the Ministry continued to ensure that Forex shortage resulting in pressure on the Naira was brought to manageable level.\n\n87 Expansion of N-Power from 500,000 to 1 million beneficiaries.\n\n88 Restructuring of the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) to GEEP 2.0. The revamped GEEP 2.0 was officially launched on 24th August 2021 and has successfully registered over six hundred thousand potential beneficiaries in all the 774 LGAs nationwide\n\n89 National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) now providing meals to nearly 10,000,000 school children nationwide. The program has further empowered over 100,000 cooks and over 100,000 small holder farmers in the local areas where the schools are located while creating employment opportunities across sectors such as transportation and manufacturing.\n\n90 The Household Uplifting Programme (HUP), which has as its flagship the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) has covered all the 36 States and FCT. A total of 1,676,799 eligible households across the country are enrolled into the CCT intervention and benefiting from the monthly N5,000 grant. Due to the pandemic outbreak and the directive of Mr. President to further expand the National Social Register and the CCT, the Ministry designed the Rapid Response Register (RRR) especially for COVID 19 Cash Transfer targeting 1 million Urban Poor.\n\n91 The National Digital Economy Policy for a Digital Nigeria reflects the focus of the Federal Government with respect to Nigeria’s Digital Economy which was hinged on 8 strategic pillars. As part of the efforts aimed at implementing the Policy, some of the projects implemented nationwide include:\n(I) ICT Innovation Hubs\n(II) Digital Skills for Entrepreneurs and Innovators\n(III) Community IT Training Centers\n(IV) Tertiary Institution Knowledge Centers (TIKC)\n(V) School Knowledge Centers (SKC), Digital Economy Centers, and Emergency Communication Centers (ECC), to mention but a few. Over 300 of these centers have been established all over the Country.\n\n92 The issues of National Identification Number and that of unregistered/improperly-registered SIM cards have been addressed. This has led to:\n\n(i) Significant increase in the National Identification Number (NIN) Enrolments and Enrolment Centers. The current number of monthly enrollments has increased significantly from less than 50,000 to over 2.6 million registrations (more than 500% increase).\n(ii) There has also been a remarkable increase in the number of enrolment centers across the country, with about 3,800 centers now available for enrollments.\n\n93 Increase in Broadband Penetration from about 33% in August 2019 to about 45.07% in November 2020, an increase of about 10% in a year.\n\n94 Significant drop in the cost of 1GB of broadband from N1,200 in August 2019 to N487.18 in November 2020.\n\n95 Selection of Nigeria for the Chairmanship and position of the Executive Secretary of the West Africa Telecom Regulators Assembly (WATRA) on the 10th of March 2021.\n\n96 Creation of 2 Virtual Institutes and training of about 210,000 Nigerians, many of whom received certifications.\n\n97 Among the ICT Centers that have been developed, completed and commissioned nationwide are:\n(i) Emergency Communication Centers;\n(ii) Digital Economy Centers;\n(iii) ICT Hubs;\n(iv) IT Innovation and Incubation Park;\n(v) Tertiary Institution Knowledge Centers;\n(vi) School Knowledge Centers;\n(vii) E-Accessibility Centers;\n(viii) E-Accessibility; and\n(ix) ICT Community Centers among others.\nIn each state of the Federation, at least five centers have been completed and commissioned.\n\n98 Successful bidding process to select the companies that will provide 5G network service\n\n99. The recovery of the economy remained on a steady path throughout the year 2021. For example, the country’s domestic growth in the first three quarters of 2021 was positive, recording real GDP of 0.51 percent in Q1, 5.01 percent in Q2 and 4.03 percent in Q3 2021, This was an improvement from a declining performance in the first three quarters of 2020 (which led to economic recession) put at 1.87 percent in Q1, -6.10 percent in Q2 and -3.62 percent in Q3 2020. This economic performance in 2021 shows a steady improvement in growth over the last three quarters of 2020 arising from government policies and strategies such as the Economic Sustainability Plan; N500 billion COVID-19 Crisis Intervention Fund etc.\n\n100. Inflation rate has continued to decline on a year-on-year basis since April 2021 when 18.12% was recorded. Looking at the trend, a declining rate was recorded from 17.93% in May to 17.01% in August, 15.99% in October and 15.40% November 2021.','LIST OF 100 BUHARI ADMINISTRATION’S ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2021','','publish','open','open','','list-of-100-buhari-administrations-achievements-in-2021','','','2021-12-31 09:52:31','2021-12-31 09:52:31','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3630',0,'post','',0),(3631,1,'2021-12-31 09:51:38','2021-12-31 09:51:38','','FB_IMG_1640940549740','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1640940549740','','','2021-12-31 09:51:38','2021-12-31 09:51:38','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/FB_IMG_1640940549740.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3633,1,'2022-01-03 21:23:38','2022-01-03 21:23:38','<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Former Presidential Candidate, Bashir Othman Tofa is dea<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3634\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG-20220103-WA0019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"174\" /></p>\nA former presidential candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC) in the 1993 aborted third republic, Bashir Othman Tofa, is dead.\n\nHe died after a protracted illness.\n\nThe erudite politician and astute businessman was rumoured to have died on Friday evening.\n\nBurial arrangements yet to be announced by the family.','Former Presidential Candidate, Bashir Othman Tofa is dead','','publish','open','open','','former-presidential-candidate-bashir-othman-tofa-is-dead','','','2022-01-03 21:23:38','2022-01-03 21:23:38','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3633',0,'post','',0),(3634,1,'2022-01-03 21:22:54','2022-01-03 21:22:54','','IMG-20220103-WA0019','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220103-wa0019','','','2022-01-03 21:22:54','2022-01-03 21:22:54','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG-20220103-WA0019.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3636,1,'2022-01-03 22:28:36','2022-01-03 22:28:36','<div data-xf-p=\"1\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3637 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/FB_IMG_1641236681888-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" /></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">By Oluomo Akanbi Ade Afonja</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">\"The clan is like a lizard, if it lose its tail, it will grow another.\" - African proverb</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">The dream of creating a paradise country, that we all can be proud of, is never about an individual or a group. Just like in the holy scriptures, the messages/purpose of a prophet or prophecy often outlive them because of who they were and what they stood for.</div>\n<!--more-->\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">At this critical point in time, alienation or differences based on gender, age, ethnicity, religion, etc should not be allowed to divide us, instead we should stand firm to achieve our agenda</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">There is a need for a well proven talent haunter and a tested human and material resources manager to move us forward.</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">The need to build, unite and redefine our dear nation goes beyond personal gains, it goes beyond personal hatred or dislike but a unified voice to choose the right and competent person come 2023.</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">A strategic plan must be in place with defined goals, like minds, competent hands and a fair consideration of the means of actualizing the said goal is key to our development as a country.</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">Just like you and I, Bola Tinubu is a figure in the movement, he is indeed our rallying point to move forward. Simply put, he is the compass to navigate us to our desired destination where development is at its peak.</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">This is a man that re-engineered the finances of Lagos to achieve developmental strides, even in the absence of federal allocation.</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">A political guru whose tenure paved ways for more employment, increase in the infrastructure and reforms of civil service amidst other laudable projects in the state.</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">Undoubtedly, the roles Bola Tinubu has played, still playing towards the development of youth in the country can\'t be overlooked. He thread the path of youth involvement in politics and governance, mentoring and building the youth for the future, these not only help to restructure and empower the youths but also gives room for their voices to be heard in the country.</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">Asiwaju Bola Tinubu antecedents sets him apart, he has done it before, he is doing it and by the special grace of God, he will continue doing it.</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">In all, success is not measured by the wealth you possess but the number of people you uplift.</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">Asiwaju , the Jagaban borgu is a father, mentor and builder of prominent, significant leaders, kings and youths who are tremendously changing the narrative of their field positively to enhance the development of the country.</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">Bola Tinubu is simply the best for Nigeria come 2023.</div>','Asiwaju 2023; A Sturdy Compass That Navigates POSITIVE Developments ','','publish','open','open','','asiwaju-2023-a-sturdy-compass-that-navigates-positive-developments','','','2022-01-03 22:28:36','2022-01-03 22:28:36','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3636',0,'post','',0),(3637,1,'2022-01-03 22:27:43','2022-01-03 22:27:43','','FB_IMG_1641236681888','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1641236681888','','','2022-01-03 22:27:43','2022-01-03 22:27:43','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/FB_IMG_1641236681888.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3640,1,'2022-01-06 08:19:31','2022-01-06 08:19:31','&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, should defend himself in court for peddling false information about his regime while he was overseas.<!--more--><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3631\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/FB_IMG_1640940549740-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" /></p>\nBuhari stated this in an interview aired on Channels Television on Wednesday night monitored by The PUNCH.\n\nThe PUNCH had earlier reported that some respected Igbo elders led by Minister of Aviation in the First Republic, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, visited the President in Aso Rock and requested the unconditional release of the detained secessionist leader.\n\nDuring the visit on November 19, 2021, Buhari had told them he would not want to interfere in the running of the judiciary but said he would consider their demand though “a heavy one.”\n\nBut speaking on Wednesday night during the television interview, the President said, “There is one institution that I wouldn’t interfere with, that is the judiciary, Kanu’s case is with the judiciary but what I wonder is when Kanu was safely in Europe, abusing this administration and mentioning too many things, I thought he wants to come and defend himself on the accusations.\n\n“So, we are giving him an opportunity to defend himself in our system, not to be abusing us from Europe as if he was not a Nigerian. Let him come here with us and then criticise us here. Nigerians know that I don’t interfere with the judiciary, let him be listened to. But those who are saying that he should be released, no, we cannot release him.”\n\nWhen asked about the possibility for political solution, Buhari said, “There is a possibility of political solution. If people behave themselves, all well and good but you can’t go to a foreign country and keep on sending incorrect economic and security problems (sic) against our country and thinking that you would not account for what you have been doing. Let him (Kanu) account for what he has been doing.”\n\nKanu, 54 from Abia State was first arrested in 2017 for demanding the secession of the South-East zone from the Nigerian State.\n\nHowever, he jumped bail in June 2018 before leaving for the United Kingdom, though he said that he fled because his life was no longer safe in Nigeria.\n\nAfter about three years abroad, the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), at a press briefing in Abuja on June 29, 2021, announced that the IPOB leader was re-arrested in a foreign country and extradited to Nigeria though Kanu’s lawyers said he was re-arrested in Kenya and whisked to Nigeria.\n\nUpon his re-arrest in June 2021, Kanu was re-arraigned before Justice Binta Nyako for terrorism-related charges brought against him by the AGF office. Kanu has since been remanded in the custody of the Department of State Services in Abuja while his trial is to continue on January 18, 2022.\n\nCopyright PUNCH.','BREAKING: Nnamdi Kanu will have his day In Court , I Can’t interfere in Judicial matters– Buhari.','','publish','open','open','','breaking-nnamdi-kanu-will-have-his-day-in-court-i-cant-interfere-in-judicial-matters-buhari','','','2022-01-06 08:19:31','2022-01-06 08:19:31','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3640',0,'post','',0),(3642,1,'2022-01-06 08:27:28','0000-00-00 00:00:00','Finally, FG Declares Bandits As Terrorist\n\nThe Federal Government has declared bandits as terrorists, The PUNCH has learnt.\n\nAfter weeks of footdragging, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), gazetted a court judgement that ordered the government to declare bandits as terrorists.\n\nStates in the North-West geopolitical zone including Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto and Kaduna have been ravaged by banditry in the last year. The nefarious activities of the marauders have also spilt into the North Central and other zones in the country. The bandits have killed hundreds of innocent persons, kidnapped several others including schoolchildren, with some still in their custody, while some are nursing injuries sustained during the attacks.\n\nJustice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 25, 2021, had granted an ex parte application by the Federal Government for Yan Bindiga (Hausa word for gunmen) and Yan Ta’adda (Hausa word for terrorists) to be declared as terrorists but the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), did not do so after over a month.\n\nHowever, the AGF, in an interview on Tuesday, said his office was in the process of gazetting the court judgement, adding that the process would be concluded in a matter of days.\n\nAlso, a document released by Malami’s spokesman, Umar Gwandu, on Wednesday, showed that the AGF office had gazetted the court order.\n\nThe document titled, ‘Terrorism (Prevention) Proscription Order Notice, 2021’ is contained in Volume 108 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette.\n\nIt read in part, “Notice is hereby given that by the Order of the Federal High Court Abuja, in suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1370/2021 dated 25th November, 2021 as per the schedule to this Notice, the Activities of Yan Bindiga Group, Yan Ta’adda Group and other similar group in Nigeria are declared to be terrorism and illegal in any part of Nigeria, especially in the North West and North-Central Regions of Nigeria and are proscribed, pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011.\n\n“Consequently the general public is hereby warned that any person or group of persons participating in any manner whatsoever in any form of activities involving or concerning the prosecution of the collective intentions or otherwise of the groups referred to in paragraph 1 of this Notice will be violating the provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011 and liable to prosecution.”\n\nCopyright PUNCH.','Finally, FG Declares Bandits As Terrorists','','draft','open','open','','','','','2022-01-06 08:27:28','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3642',0,'post','',0),(3643,1,'2022-01-06 08:30:14','2022-01-06 08:30:14','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3644\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/FB_IMG_1641452831639-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" />\n\nThe Federal Government has declared bandits as terrorists, The PUNCH has learnt.\n\nAfter weeks of footdragging, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), gazetted a court judgement that ordered the government to declare bandits as terrorists.<!--more-->\n\nStates in the North-West geopolitical zone including Zamfara, Katsina, Sokoto and Kaduna have been ravaged by banditry in the last year. The nefarious activities of the marauders have also spilt into the North Central and other zones in the country. The bandits have killed hundreds of innocent persons, kidnapped several others including schoolchildren, with some still in their custody, while some are nursing injuries sustained during the attacks.\n\nJustice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 25, 2021, had granted an ex parte application by the Federal Government for Yan Bindiga (Hausa word for gunmen) and Yan Ta’adda (Hausa word for terrorists) to be declared as terrorists but the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), did not do so after over a month.\n\nHowever, the AGF, in an interview on Tuesday, said his office was in the process of gazetting the court judgement, adding that the process would be concluded in a matter of days.\n\nAlso, a document released by Malami’s spokesman, Umar Gwandu, on Wednesday, showed that the AGF office had gazetted the court order.\n\nThe document titled, ‘Terrorism (Prevention) Proscription Order Notice, 2021’ is contained in Volume 108 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette.\n\nIt read in part, “Notice is hereby given that by the Order of the Federal High Court Abuja, in suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1370/2021 dated 25th November, 2021 as per the schedule to this Notice, the Activities of Yan Bindiga Group, Yan Ta’adda Group and other similar group in Nigeria are declared to be terrorism and illegal in any part of Nigeria, especially in the North West and North-Central Regions of Nigeria and are proscribed, pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011.\n\n“Consequently the general public is hereby warned that any person or group of persons participating in any manner whatsoever in any form of activities involving or concerning the prosecution of the collective intentions or otherwise of the groups referred to in paragraph 1 of this Notice will be violating the provisions of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2011 and liable to prosecution.”\n\nCopyright PUNCH.','Finally, FG Declares Bandits As Terrorists','','publish','open','open','','finally-fg-declares-bandits-as-terrorists','','','2022-01-06 08:30:14','2022-01-06 08:30:14','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3643',0,'post','',0),(3644,1,'2022-01-06 08:29:25','2022-01-06 08:29:25','','FB_IMG_1641452831639','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1641452831639','','','2022-01-06 08:29:25','2022-01-06 08:29:25','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/FB_IMG_1641452831639.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3646,1,'2022-01-06 08:34:08','2022-01-06 08:34:08','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3647 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/FB_IMG_1641452730705-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" />\n\nThe Indigenous People of Biafra has said that it would soon showcase the achievements it has recorded so far in the freedom struggle.\n\nIn a statement on Wednesday, the Media and Publicity Secretary of the group, Mr Emma Powerful, said the struggle would continue unless its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is released unconditionally by the Federal Government.<!--more-->\n\nThe group assured its followers that the struggle this year would record more tremendous successes more than the previous years.\n\nThe statement read in part, “The leadership of IPOB had given the order for all IPOB members across the world to activate the protest to show our anger towards the illegal abduction and extraordinary rendition of our leader, MNK from Kenya to Nigeria.\n\n“To this end, we want to inform all Biafrans to get ready to solidarize with our leader as usual, in his next court appearance scheduled for January 18, 19 and 20.\n\n“It is on record that the Kenya Government has openly confessed that kidnapping and extra-rendition of our leader were unlawful and we must leverage on that confession and protest his abduction and rendition by the Nigerian government in collaboration with her allies.\n\n“Fulani cows are banned in Biafraland starting from April 2022. Those in the animal husbandry business must switch over to our native cow without delay.”\n\nThe statement also warned traitors of the “freedom movement” to stay off its territory, saying it won’t be easy for them because 2022 will be hunt down year for them.\n\n“Again, concerning stopping the Nigeria national anthem in our schools, we want every school to start reading Biafra national anthem. Soon every school is going to receive a copy of the Biafra national anthem.\n\n“We want to declare that the Nigerian government and its security agencies will have no peace of mind unless they release our leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU unconditionally because our God will torment them. Kanu is on a divine project and nobody will hold him and have peace of mind.\n\n“We are the global movement and family ably led by our prophet and indefatigable liberator MNK. We wish to commend Biafrans, friends of Biafra and lovers of Biafra freedom for their resilience and efforts towards the actualisation of Biafra independence,” it added.\n\nCopyright PUNCH.','We’ll Soon Showcase Our Achievements , Says IPOB','','publish','open','open','','well-soon-showcase-our-achievements-says-ipob','','','2022-01-06 08:34:08','2022-01-06 08:34:08','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3646',0,'post','',0),(3647,1,'2022-01-06 08:33:35','2022-01-06 08:33:35','','FB_IMG_1641452730705','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1641452730705','','','2022-01-06 08:33:35','2022-01-06 08:33:35','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/FB_IMG_1641452730705.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3649,1,'2022-01-07 12:50:19','2022-01-07 12:50:19','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3650 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG-20220107-WA0053-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nBy Adaora Ezeaka\n\nAwkuzu community in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State has declared its intentions to punish drug offenders in what it called a declaration against manufacture, sale or abuse of illicit drugs and Substances within Awkuzu.<!--more-->\n\nThe 5 paragraphs declaration which came at the end of a Town Hall Meeting convened by a Non governmental Organisation, Balm for the Bruised Foundation, BFBF, in conjunction with the town\'s tradditional ruler\'s committee on drug eradication expressed concerns bout the increasing abuse of illicit drugs and substances among the youth population of Awkuzu; and because of its consciousness abouthe adverse health consequences and harmful effects of these drugs and substances amamongstoyouths, declared h Igwe the traditional ruler, rofessor Sir Charles Mmaduegbuna Anikweze (NNAMENYI 111 OF AWKUZU), declared that:\n\nThe abuse of illicit drugs and substances is both morally wrong and unlawful and results in adverse health consequences, including psychological and mental challenges, hence will no longer be tolerated in Awkuzu.\n\nThat the criminal groups involved in the supply chain, including manufacturing and distribution of these illicit drugs and substances, especially Methamphetamine (Mkpulu mmili), Tramadol, Codeine and others, will no longer be tolerated in Awkuzu as all lawful means shall be deployed against their criminal activities.\n\nThat Awkuzu Community shall strengthen partnership with the Law Enforcement Agencies especially the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to address the high incidence of abuse of thses drugs and substances in order to reverse the ugly trend in Awkuzu.\n\nThat all stakeholders in Awkuzu including the public and private sectors, religious organisations and Non-governmental organisations shall adopt anti-drugs and substances abuse approach in its activities in order to rid Awkuzu of this ugly menace.\n\nThat Awkuzu Community shall regularly organize sensitization programme to enlighten our young population about the adverse health consequences of non-medical use of illicit drugs and substances.\n\nThe town hall meeting which had commenced with a road walk which took the traditional ruler, his cabinet, members of Balm for the Bruised Foundation and Awkuzu youths round the town sensitizing people on the health dangers and consequences of hard drugs and illicit substances terminated at Saint Raphael’s Catholic Church Awkuzu, venue for the town hall meeting.\n\nSpeaking, Igwe Professor Anikweze, who said that the problem of drug and Illicit substance abuses are not peculiar to Awkuzu Community or Anambra State as it is a national phenomenon, regretted that the greatest actors and victims of the ugly menace are young people, who are leaders and custodians of the future.\n\nFor the Chief Executive, Balm for the Bruised, Princess Ekwi Ajide, the essence of the programme was to sensitize people on the need to stay away from hard drugs especially Mkpulumili as well as finding a way to curb the menace.\n\nShe said that the town hall meeting was aimed at enabling them fashion out plans that would be more suitable for the African setting in tackling the problem and called on youths to disassociate themselves from anything that can truncate their dreams and solicited more engagement and of youths in scheme of things to give them a sense of belonging.\n\nA guest speaker, the South Eas Zonal Coordinator of the International Society of Substance Use Prevention Professionals, ISSUP, Professor Michael Ezanwa, listed effects of hard drugs to include damage to the brain, the Spinal cord and influence thought, perception and behaviour.\n\nProfessor Ezenwa who is a lecturer at the Department of Psychology Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, warned that unless communities tackle the problem of substance use urgently, development may elude them.\n\nOther speakers including the Onowu of Awkuzu, Architect Eric Onyekwena, a member of the committee on drugs eradication, Chief Michael Chilokwu and Awkuzu youth leader, Comrade Chigozie Muozie commended the initiative saying that it will go a long way in curbing the menace as the abuse of hard drugs which is a threat to future development of any community is ravaging the town. They warned that any person caught producing, selling or consuming them after the declaration will face the full wrath of the law.\n\nSome participants at the town hall meeting, Chinenye Nwankwo, Obiora Chinweze and Ikechukwu Okuzu were full of praises for the organizers, and urged fellow youths to shun any kind of hard drug especially Mkpulumili as it destroys their future and community.','Community vows to punish drug offenders','','publish','open','open','','community-vows-to-punish-drug-offenders','','','2022-01-07 12:50:19','2022-01-07 12:50:19','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3649',0,'post','',0),(3650,1,'2022-01-07 12:48:07','2022-01-07 12:48:07','','IMG-20220107-WA0053','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220107-wa0053','','','2022-01-07 12:48:07','2022-01-07 12:48:07','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG-20220107-WA0053.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3652,1,'2022-01-07 14:37:26','2022-01-07 14:37:26','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img 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with strong character and proven integrity like him to contest next year presidential election.\n\n\" We are convinced without mincing words that the All Progressive Congress will finally zone it\'s presidential ticket to the South East and our leader Governor Dave Umahi will surely become the next president of Nigeria\".\n\n\" SWSGDU, believes in Equity, fairness and Justice, to ensure our Igbo brothers in Southern Nigeria produce the next president after President Muhammadu Buhari must have completed his tenure by 2023\".\n\nThe South West Support for Dave Umahi is a political pressure Group in South West Nigeria, which has its coordinators in the six Yoruba speaking states, including Kwara and Kogi states\n\nEND','SWSGDU Commends Governor Dave Umahi  for expressing  Interest to 2023 presidential election','','publish','open','open','','swsgdu-commends-governor-dave-umahi-for-expressing-interest-to-2023-presidential-election','','','2022-01-11 18:00:15','2022-01-11 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style=\"text-align: center;\">Nigerian Army in its joint operations conducted with other security agencies have dislodged a notorious stronghold of the suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN) at Lilu Forest in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.<!--more--><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3673\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG-20220118-WA0116-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></p>\nLilu Community is a border town between Imo and Anambra States, which was hitherto known to be used as an operational base of the hoodlums.\n\nThe operations, which was conducted in the early hours of Monday 17 January 2022, led to the neutralization of some gunmen in a fire fight that ensued.\n\nIn a Statement by the Director, Army Public relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, After dislodging the Bandits from their fortress, the troops recovered 10 Pump Action Shotguns, two locally fabricated guns, One Revolver pistol, rounds of 7.62 mm special, live cartridges, machettes and IPOB flags.\n\nOther items recovered are mobile phones, laptops amongst other dangerous weapons.\n\nAccording to him, the operation was jointly conducted by troops of 82 Division, Nigerian Navy, 211 Quick Response Group of the Nigerian Air Force, Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police.\n\nThe Army said it was a well coordinated dawn attack on the fortress, where plans were been perfected to violently enforce the illegitimate sit-at-home order by the proscribed group.\n\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3675 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG-20220118-WA0128-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> <img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3676 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG-20220118-WA0129-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" /> <img 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size-medium wp-image-3707 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG-20220126-WA0054-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\n....Pass Vote of Confidence On Nwafor\n\nBy Mmadubuchi Onwumelu\n\nFormer chairmen of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Anambra State Chapter and other relevant stakeholders have passed a vote of confidence on Sir Humphrey Nwafor led NLC in Anambra State, describing it as authentic and constitutional.<!--more-->\n\nThe past Labour leaders and critical stakeholders unanimously endorsed Nwafor and his team, even as they demanded that the Ayuba Wahab-led national leadership should support the election of Humphrey Nwafor against chairperson of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Mrs. Chinwe Orizu.\n\nThey said the intervention was hinged on the fact that Nwafor, who doubles as state chairman of the National Association of Staff Union (NASU), was duly elected at a meeting in NLC’s state secretariat, Awka.\n\nThe past NLC chairmen, who intervened and backed Nwafor, including comrades Godwin Ibekwe, Anthony Ugozor and Patrick Obianyo, noted that Nwafor’s emergence followed provisions of the NLC, particularly Article 11(3) 8, which authorises the State Executive Committee (SEC) to fill vacant positions in acting capacity.\n\nAccording to them, Nwafor fulfilled the provisions of Article 10(4) 6, which governs his nomination and unanimous election as the NLC chairman in the state to complete the tenure of his predecessor, Jerry Nnubia, who vacated his position based on his retirement from service.\n\nThey expressed gratitude that the state government has reviewed the process and application of constitutional provision in the election and accorded Nwafor the right to attend state functions, including the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration, inauguration of Awka Township Stadium and the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JNC), among others.\n\nWhile warning that the lingering crisis could affect smooth interface with the state government on labour matter in the state, they pledged to reach out to the Wabba-led NLC for a lasting solution to what they described as ‘a distraction.’\n\nSpeaking, JNC Chairman in the state, Mrs. Edith Onwuka, argued that the state government has not been paying the N30, 000 minimum wage, was owing leave allowance of workers, especially of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), as well as pensions and gratuities, adding that organised labour should be focused and united to present the demands to the state government.\n\nShe, however, appreciated the timely intervention of past leaders, stressing that there is need to unite the body ahead of the swearing in of the Governor-elect, Prof. Charles Soludo.\n\nContributing, Chairman of NULGE in the state, Chikwelu Adigwe, solicited support of the workforce for Nwafor’s leadership having been elected within the ambit of constitution provisions.\n\nHe accused Nnubia of being the brain behind the discord, stressing a leader who retires from service should quit his position, as stipulated in the Constitution.\n\nEarlier, Nwafor assured that he would not relent in serviing the greater interest of the workers having emerged constitutionally.','Labour Crisis: We Have Only One Recognized NLC Leadership in Anambra - Stakeholders','','publish','open','open','','labour-crisis-we-have-only-one-recognized-nlc-leadership-in-anambra-stakeholders','','','2022-01-26 08:41:11','2022-01-26 08:41:11','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3706',0,'post','',0),(3707,1,'2022-01-26 08:40:33','2022-01-26 08:40:33','','IMG-20220126-WA0054','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220126-wa0054','','','2022-01-26 08:40:33','2022-01-26 08:40:33','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG-20220126-WA0054.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3709,1,'2022-01-26 08:51:45','2022-01-26 08:51:45','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3710 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG-20220126-WA0056-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nAnambra citizens have been urged to hold their representatives accountable for the development of their communities and to further entrench through democracy.<!--more-->\n\nThis charge was given by Hamza Aliyu a social commentator and the facilitator at the three day capacity building workshop organised by JUSTICE DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE CARITAS JDPC Awka, held at KING DAVID HOTEL AWKA.He said its now time when community leaders should take on the state budget and look out for projects cited in their constituencies using it to approach their house of assembly members to ask questions why projects cited have not been executed. In his remark, the executive director JDPC Awka Rev Fr Levi Ukor admonished participants to take advantage of the CLIP CLINIC INNITIATIVE created by JDPC Awka to further speak out against the lack of political will exhibited by the legislators in the area of quality representation. Community legislative interactive platform CLIP its a platform created by JDPC Awka to improve the relationship between the legislators and their constituencies. He also used the opportunity to thank CATHOLIC CARITAS FOUNDATION OF NIGERIA- CCFN and CATHOLIC AGENCY FOR OVERSEA DEVELOPMENT-CAFOD, for the massive sponsorship and partnership.In addition, the program manager CCFN Abuja, Sir Mark Asu- Obi charged the CLIP CLINIC TEAM to be resilient in the pursuit of community development stressing that there are more challenges ahead but can be surmounted with team work.Also speaking, the project officer of JDPC Awka, Nelson Nwaenyi gave a breakdown of the successes made so far on the CLIP project and also unveiled to participants the sustainability plan of the CLIP CLINIC INNITIATIVE and how it can work to develop communities.The highlight of the event was the inauguration of the CLIP CLINIC members from nine constituencies namely- Awka north, Awka south 1 and 2, Njikoka 1 and 2, Dunukofia, Anaocha 1 and 2, Orumba north. After three years of working on the CLIP project, it became necessary to institutionalize the project in order to deepen the impact made so far. Therefore the idea of the CLIP CLINIC INNITIATIVE was created by the JDPC Awka, CLIP PROJECT TEAM to make the communities own the project, manage the project and ensure the sustainability of the project in their community.The term CLIP CLINIC is defined as an organized grass root establishment, designed to complement the work of the legislators in the area of satisfying primary community needs such as water, roads, school maintenance, environment, provision of farm seedlings for productive agricultural practice.Furthermore, CLIP CLINIC INNITIATIVE is a mechanism to identify the basic needs/challenges of each community and working out strategies to provide solutions to them with the help of the community members and the government representative in that community.For proper tracking of these needs and providing corresponding solutions to them, we have situated these needs within the framework and structure of the state house of assembly committees on EDUCATION, HEALTH, AGRICULTURE and ENVIRONMENT. This is also in line with the CLIP project mandate, which is to entrench effective communication between legislators and community members on community development projects and policy legislation.Having effective communication between the legislators and the community members will further ensure accountability and transparency in the manner at wish community development projects are carried out.The 3 day capacity building featured the following1. Presentation of the CLIP CLINIC INNITIATIVE by the project officer JDPC Awka, Nelson Nwaenyi.Participants numbering 36 from the 9 constituencies, made up of 22 male and 14 female, including young boys and girls, community leaders, women leaders, youth leaders and CLIP vanguards were all present at the workshop.They were taught about the rationale behind sustaining the CLIP project.They were taught how to become ambassadors of the CLIP CLINIC, Holding meetings with different stakeholders of the community in order to identify primary pressing needs of the community and working out solutions for them with the help of the legislators representing their constituency. Act as a reservoir for knowledge on Legislative Engagement.Working closely with the town unions of the community on governance.Create a structure that has the capacity to attract funds to carry out minor community projectsEngage the legislator representing their constituency and update him about failed projects in the communityGroup work/ brainstorm on the functionality of the CLIP CLINIC INNITIATIVE and Sustainability plan. Participants were divided in three groups and were able to engage in some brainstorming sessions on the functionality and sustainability of the CLIP PROJECT.Group presentations After the brainstorming session, each group had its group leader who came out to present their findings and observations, as well as raising issues of future challenges that may be witnessed with the CLIP CLINIC especially in the area of funding. Budget tracking, participation, monitoring and engagement of public sector budget by Hamza Aliyu.Participants learnt the following--That Public budgets and expenditures are the means through which public policies are translated into tangible and targeted developmental actions. They learnt that Government decisions on how to allocate and spend financial resources should have its direct impact on the well-being of citizensHowever, the misallocation, wrong prioritization, abuse and mismanagement of public funds pose a tremendous challenge for the efficiency and effectiveness of development interventions and poverty reduction. They also learnt the importance of citizen participation and civil society involvement in processes of public budgeting and financial management.They learnt about transparency and accountability with regard to public finances, building safeguards against corruption; and ensuring that public monies are allocated equitably so that the interests and needs of poor and marginalized groups are adequately addressed. Legislative engagement/Advocacy.Participants were made to understand that the most common means of legislative advocacy is direct lobbying, which entails contacting a legislator, sharing their views on an issue, and asking him or her to vote a specific way on a bill. This can be done with something as easy as a phone call or letter, or by a formal meeting with the legislator or staff person.In its simplest terms, legislative advocacy is working with individual lawmakers and lawmaking bodies to gain support for their cause or initiative, for the needs of a specific population, for an organization or group of organizations, or for specific services Experience sharing---Participants at the workshop took turns to share their experiences on how they have been engaging their legislators. Some have been success stories while some were filled with bottlenecks.Communiqué Development-At the end of the 3 day capacity building workshop, a communiqué was issued by the participants. The communiqué was signed by the community leaders from the nine constituencies present at the workshop, including the Executive Director of JDPC Awka, Fr. Levi Ukor.This exercise followed an official inauguration of the members of the CLIP CLINIC INNITIATIVE','Anambra Citizens to Hold Leaders Accountable','','publish','open','open','','anambra-citizens-to-hold-leaders-accountable','','','2022-01-26 08:51:45','2022-01-26 08:51:45','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3709',0,'post','',0),(3710,1,'2022-01-26 08:50:36','2022-01-26 08:50:36','','IMG-20220126-WA0056','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220126-wa0056','','','2022-01-26 08:50:36','2022-01-26 08:50:36','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG-20220126-WA0056.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3711,1,'2022-01-26 08:51:23','2022-01-26 08:51:23','','IMG-20220126-WA0055','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220126-wa0055','','','2022-01-26 08:51:23','2022-01-26 08:51:23','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG-20220126-WA0055.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3714,1,'2022-02-07 11:20:59','2022-02-07 11:20:59','<div data-xf-p=\"1\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3715 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/images-38-300x295.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" /></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">The Nigerian Immigration Service says it has released the passport seized from former governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili.</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">Counsel to NIS Jimoh Adamu told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja  that Mr Odili\'s daughter, Njideka Nwosu-Iheme, a serving judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), collected the passport for her father on 20th December 2021 at the Immigration headquarters in Abuja.</div>\n<!--more-->\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">Mr Adamu, in a motion exhibited letter of request by Mr Odili and other evidences showing that he has received the passport.</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">Presiding judge Justice Inyang Ekwo, noted that the motion was not yet before the court.</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3716 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/images-39-300x168.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" /></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">Upon an oral aplication by Mr Adamu, Justice Ekwo stood down proceedings briefly to enable Adamu fetch the motion from the court\'s registry.</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">At the resumption of proceedings, Justice Ekwo vacated the order made on 21st December 2021 and order made on 21st January against the Nigerian immigration service and its lawyer.</div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\"></div>\n<div data-xf-p=\"1\">He noted that since the matter is pending at the court of Appeal proceedings were adjourned till 21st April 2022 on its progress.</div>','Immigration releases Peter Odili\'s passport','','publish','open','open','','immigration-releases-peter-odilis-passport','','','2022-02-07 11:20:59','2022-02-07 11:20:59','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3714',0,'post','',0),(3715,1,'2022-02-07 11:19:53','2022-02-07 11:19:53','','images (38)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-38-2','','','2022-02-07 11:19:53','2022-02-07 11:19:53','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/images-38.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3716,1,'2022-02-07 11:20:30','2022-02-07 11:20:30','','images (39)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-39-2','','','2022-02-07 11:20:30','2022-02-07 11:20:30','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/images-39.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3719,1,'2022-02-11 10:51:17','2022-02-11 10:51:17','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3720 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG-20220210-WA0042-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" />\n\nIt was a gathering who is who recently at the palatial home of Chief Engineer Ike Aguanunu, MBA, MNSE (Nzeoji Umuoji) during the burial of his Late father, Chief Nwoye Augustine Maduegbunam Aguanunu (Ichie Ononenyi), aged 87.<!--more-->\n\nIn a homily during the funeral Mass, the Parish Priest of St. Francis Catholic Church, Umuoji, Reverend Father Udegboka called on Christians to get close to God and always be prepared at all times, noting that death which he described as inevitable could knock at any time.\n\nRev. Fr enjoined all to seek the face of God and as well use their time to do that which would be pleasing to God and humanity, saying that the Late Patriarch lived a life worthy of emulation, even as he urged those he left behind to take solace in the fact that he died a fulfilled man.\n\nSpeaking during a condolence visit, the Igwe-Elect of Umuoji, Chief Engr. Kanayo Okoye, KSJI (Omenkannia) described Late Aguanunu as a peace loving man and a bridge builder, noting that he would be sorely missed not just by Ekwulu Village but the entire Umuoji as a community.\n\nAppreciating his guests, Engr. Ike Aguanunu (Nzeoji Umuoji) asked God to bless and protect them all, praying Him replenish their pockets bountiful folds and lead them safely back to their various destinations.\n\nMasquerades display, condolence visits by in-laws, colleagues, friends, sympathizers and well-wishers formed the highpoints of the burial.','Nzeoji Umuoji Buries Father','','publish','open','open','','nzeoji-umuoji-buries-father','','','2022-02-11 10:51:17','2022-02-11 10:51:17','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3719',0,'post','',0),(3720,1,'2022-02-11 10:50:37','2022-02-11 10:50:37','','IMG-20220210-WA0042','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220210-wa0042','','','2022-02-11 10:50:37','2022-02-11 10:50:37','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG-20220210-WA0042.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3722,1,'2022-02-12 07:33:17','2022-02-12 07:33:17','<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3723 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/download-7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" />\n\nOPERATORS of the multi million naira Urban Motor Park terminal located at the popular Upper Iweka area of the commercial city of Onitsha have dragged the Anambra State government to court over alleged breach of contract.<!--more-->\n\nOthers joined in the suit are the Attorney General of the state, the Commissioner for Lands, Survey and Town Planning and the Anambra State Investment and Protection Agency.\nThe company is claiming N500 million damages from the state government for tampering with its property, most of which were destroyed in the process of forcing the company workers out of the area.\n\nWhen the case came up at the Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha yesterday, the presiding judge, Justice T. U Oguji advised the state government not to tamper with anything in the company until the determination of the suit.\nCounsel to the plaintiff, Mr. Obinna Adindu while addressing the court said his clients are dealing with a powerful group and therefore need the protection of the court.\n\nIn his statement of claim, Adindu said that on March, 2017, the state government and Del-Trazi Limited, an investment company incorporated in Nigeria, entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) with a view to establishing an Urban Motor Park at Onitsha, through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement, adding that to achieve the objective, the parties set up a \"Special Purpose Vehicle\" (SPV) , which is the Urban Transport Terminal Limited, who is the plaintiff in the suit.\n\nReliefs sought by the plaintiff include:\nA declaration that the plaintiff\'s Statutory Certificate of Occupancy dated 11.8.2017 and registered as No. 12 at Page 12 in Volume 324 of the Ministry of Lands Registry, Awka, Anambra State in respect of Parcel B of Land at Fire Service Station, Upper Iweka, Onitsha in Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State within jurisdiction is valid and still subsisting.\n\nA declaration that the 4th defendant\'s purported seizure, sealing off and/or recovery of the plaintiff\'s land/property and premises covered by a Statutory Certificate of Occupancy dated 11.8.2017 and registered as No. 12 at Page 12 in Volume 324 of the Ministry of Lands Registry, Awka, Anambra State in respect of Parcel B of Land at Fire Service Station, Upper Iweka, Onitsha in Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State within jurisdiction, without notice to the plaintiff, is null and void.\n\nA declaration that the 4th defendant purported seizure, sealing off and/or recovery of the plaintiff\'s land/property and premises covered by a Statutory Certificate of Occupancy dated 11.8.2017 and registered as No. 12 at Page 12 in Volume 324 of the Ministry of Lands Registry, Awka, Anambra State in respect of Parcel B of Land at Fire Service Station, Upper Iweka, Onitsha in Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State within jurisdiction, is ultra vires its powers.\n\nA declaration that the defendants, in the light of the provisions of the Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Law, 2014 do not have the power or authority or jurisdiction in whatsoever manner to seize, seal off and purportedly recover or take over the plaintiff\'s property without an order of a court or tribunal.\n\nAn order nullifying the purported seizure, take over, sealing off and/or recovery of the plaintiff\'s land/property and premises covered by a Statutory Certificate of Occupancy dated 11.8.2017 and registered as Mo. 12 at Page 12 in Volume 324 of the Ministry of Lands Registry, Awka, Anambra State in respect of Parcel B of Land at Fire Service Station, Upper Iweka, Onitsha in Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State, within jurisdiction by the defendants, particularly, the 4th defendant.\n\nAn order directing the defendants, particularly 4th defendant, with their agents, assigns, workmen and whomsoever to vacate the plaintiff\'s land/property; and\nAn order restraining the defendants by themselves or through their agents, privies, assigns or howsoever from utilizing or allocating the parcel of land to any person/s or, in any other way, interfering with the rights of the plaintiff to the property,\nFollowing the advice of the Judge that the status quo should be maintained until the determination of the case.\n\nCounsel to the defendants, Mr. Obinna Aghauno, who is a Senior State Council, promised to ensure that the property was not tampered with.\n\nThe case was adjourned to April 13, 2022 for further hearing.','Investor drags Anambra govt to court over alleged breach of joint venture agreement ...Claims N500m damages','','publish','open','open','','investor-drags-anambra-govt-to-court-over-alleged-breach-of-joint-venture-agreement-claims-n500m-damages','','','2022-02-12 07:33:17','2022-02-12 07:33:17','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3722',0,'post','',0),(3723,1,'2022-02-12 07:32:25','2022-02-12 07:32:25','','download (7)','','inherit','open','closed','','download-7','','','2022-02-12 07:32:25','2022-02-12 07:32:25','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/download-7.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3724,1,'2022-02-12 07:33:05','2022-02-12 07:33:05','','images (82)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-82','','','2022-02-12 07:33:05','2022-02-12 07:33:05','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/images-82.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3726,1,'2022-02-12 07:39:43','0000-00-00 00:00:00','&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUTUTU BU AFIA:\n\nAWKA RESIDENTS SLUMBERING AWAY EARLY MOR MOR ECONOMY?.\n\nBy Gab Ndu Okpalaeze\n\nEarly to bed, early to rise, was part of our nursery rhymes then. But for most inhabitants of Awka, the capital of Anambra state, those rhymes have been confined to the dustbin of history. It is for them early to bed, late to rise.\nHave you taken time to check on the pattern of economic activities in the ancient black-smith town of Anambra, which some thirty one years ago emerged the capital city of the new Anambra state? If you have, you would have noticed that Aroma Junction, the socio-economic hot-bed of the city, comes to life barely few minutes to eight o’clock in the morning. This is a sharp contrast when compared with Onitsha, which wakes up about four hours earlier.\nIndeed, Nkpor Junction, Upper Iweka, Ose Okwodu and other strategic areas of Onitsha come alive with commercial enterprises and other economic activities, as early as half past four in the morning, everyday.\nBy that time, the hardworking women from Orumba-Aguata axis, or Nnobi-Umuoji area, have already arrived in town with their fresh vegetables, palm oil, fruits and other food stuff. Meat dealers are already transporting their goods from the Umunya abattoir, Oye-Olisa, Afor-igwe and other such slaughter houses, to the commercial capital of Anambra. Trust the resilient fish dealers who have traversed many communities to ferry their fresh fishes from Omambala, Ogbahu, etc to Ose market Onitsha, from where they redistribute to retailers, at that hour of the morning.\nThe vast area that has become Onitsha and its environs are woken up by the hooting of horns and dazzling lights of commercial vehicles, accompanied by loud shouts of Ose Main Market-Ose, Nkpor - Toll Gate- by Express, etc, on daily basis.\nBy the time all these things are happening at the same time, you would not need any other sign to know that Onitsha has woken up for the day’s socio-economic engagements, which significantly contribute to the growth of the national economy.\nCompare this with the seemingly no-skin-pain posture of Awka and you would appreciate the economic sense our people make by rising up early to face the challenges of putting food on the table of their families Monday-Sunday. But you cannot say this with certainty of Awka, despite the street lighting project of the Obiano administration that has put away darkness and fears.\nThe area is peopled by essentially public servants and it is a university community too. It is not easily discernible whether it is the ‘white collar job’ syndrome of the workers in Awka that influence the artisans, traders and even professionals, like pharmacists, doctors, lawyers, etc, or it is the other way round.\nBut the bottom-line is that you can hardly get any attention were you to need the services of a lawyer, pharmacies or kiosk in most parts of Awka capital city, if it is ‘too early’ in the day.\nIt has always been a mix grill of laughter and disappointment, watching the empty streets, locked up shops and markets, as their owners sleep away their time, waiting for the town to come alive on her own, by eight O\' clock in the morning!\nAt the end of the day, the socio-economic life of all residents are somehow affected, and it would seem, more on the minus side#\n\nFrom Awka, Anambra State, this is Gab Ndu Okpalaeze, trying to make some little kobo-kobo economic sense.###','AWKA RESIDENTS SLUMBERING AWAY EARLY MOR MOR ECONOMY?.','','draft','open','open','','','','','2022-02-12 07:39:43','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3726',0,'post','',0),(3728,1,'2022-02-16 16:46:34','2022-02-16 16:46:34','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3729 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/images-92-300x208.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" />\n\nIn a desperate bid to upturn the wishes and the mandate of the good people of Umuoji, Barr. Muogbo dragged the symbol of Umuoji kingdom; His Majesty, Dr. C.O Nnedu(Odezuligbo) and the Regency in Council to DSS office, Awka, Anambra State of Nigeria on Tuesday 15th February 2022.\n\nAt exactly 12.00hours in the afternoon of the date stated above, the Regent of Umuoji cladded in a royal blue regalia,coral bids and cap to match wielding his elephant tusk arrived the DSS office, Awka in the company of two members of Regent In Council namely; High Chief Dr. Festus<!--more--> Onyima(Ikemba Umuoji) and High Chief Barr. Arinze Okaro(Ichie Egbu).\n\nAt 12.30pm of the same date the Igwe Elect, Engr (Sir) Kanayo Okoye( Okosisi N\'Echendo) arrived the DSS office in the company of his core loyalists/supporters namely; High Chief Dr. Emeka Muokwue(Ichie Ogene), Hon. Amb. Gab Mbanefo(Ichie Ezechinyelu), Jude Nwabufo(Ikemba), Obiora Okeke(Onyego) and Ikechukwu Onwuezobe(Iron gate).\n\nWhile the Regent and the Cabinet Chiefs were kept waiting at the Director in Charge of DSS office, the Igwe Elect; Kanayo Okoye and his powerful entourage were equally kept at one of the DSS quiz room following an accusation levied and triggered by Muogbo. Finally, the Regent and his council members met with Igwe Kanayo Okoye and his group at the DSS quiz room where the latter were kept.\n\nThe appointment was scheduled for 12pm with DSS but the Complainant Barr. Muogbo arrived the scene at 2.15Pm after numerous calls were placed on him that all his accused have reported to the DSS office. They threatened him that his failure to honor the invitation may warrant to other unpalatable actions against him.\n\nBefore the arrival of Muogbo,a Senior DSS Officer instructed his female Secretary to read out the charges against Engr Kanayo Okoye and his cohorts.\nThe trumped up, frivolous and malicious charges were as follows;\n\na. That Kanayo Okoye is parading himself as the Igwe of Umuoji.\nb. That Kanayo Okoye and his cohorts are brewing crisis and manifesting conduct likely to breach peace in Umuoji.\n\nAll parties were quizzed and requested to write statements including the Regent of Umuoji Kingdom. After thorough examination and investigation by the highly cerebral Nigeria secret Policemen it was deciphered and inferred as follows;\n1. There is a subsisting Court tussle issue between Barr. Muogbo and Kanayo Okoye, therefore it will be contemptuous for DSS to delve into such a matter.\n\n2. It was established that the first person that started parading himself as the Igwe of Umuoji in the presence of the Regent of Umuoji at one of Umuoji CEC meetings is Muogbo, a scenario witnessed by over 200 Ndi Umuoji physically present which later went viral on social media.\n\n3. It was established that the first Igweship contestant that started using and ringing bell as a sign of royal presence at occasions was Muogbo. Kanayo Okoye later followed suit\n.\n4. It was established that Kanayo Okoye has never performed any royal duty like Annual Iwaji Umuoji, Ofala Festival or Iguaro neither has he formed any cabinet to protray him as Igwe Umuoji.\n\n5. Finally the last straw that broke the camel\'s back was that the peace loving, honest, truthful and sagacious Regent of Umuoji unequivocally and emphatically asserted in the presence of DSS and all other parties that Umuoji kingdom is neither in crisis nor at war. In his words \" my kingdom is not in contention, there is no parallel kingdom in Umuoji\"\n\nAs to Muogbo laying claim to his status as the Igwe Elect, the Regent also unequivocally told the DSS that the candidate that won Umuoji Igweship election of 8th May 2021 is Engr Kanayo Okoye. He also punctured Muogbo\'s claim of being the winner of the second election of June 8th 2021 by asserting that\" I don\'t know of any other election apart from that of May 8th 2021.\n\nThe DSS Officers and Ndi Umuoji present at DSS quiz room frowned at Muogbo addressing our Regent as Mr. and himself as a Chief. All saw it as a calculated mischief and insult on Umuoji Community.\n\nMuogbo was finally warned not to drag the symbol of Umuoji Kingdom to the DSS again. Here is a man who was invited by the Regent in Council for a very important meeting, he never honoured it, yet he has the enfonterry to drag the Regent of Umuoji to DSS over a matter that is in court.\n\nUmu Umuoji, as it stands now, Muogbo should give peace a chance. Ada azo Eze azo. Laying malicious allegations against innocent people cannot give Muogbo the royal stool of Umuoji kingdom. If Muogbo jails or illegally detains all high profile ndi Umuoji for saying the truth, who will he rule?\n\nMy sin against Muogbo is that he sees it as an aberration, how an Uruegbe man from Mgbada will be at the vanguard of Kanayo Okoye Igweship movement. My philosophy about Umuoji is one peaceful and indivisible Umuoji. I am not an ideologist of Mgbago and Mgbada. Amongst all the Igweship candidates/contestants only one candidate professes that ideology and he is no other person than Omekannia. No amount of libel, allegations, insults and intimidations by Muogbo and his cohorts will prevent me from saying the truth.\n\nIt is high time Ndi Umuoji have a rethink about this Igweship imbroglio in Umuoji. Let us call a spade a spade. Why should Muogbo drag the Regent and his cabinet DSS over a matter that is in court.\nIf Muogbo is afraid of the formidable movement and front advancing the Igweship course of Kanayo Okoye,he should form his,rather than employing the atavistic strategy of levying frivolous allegations on Kanayo Okoye and his supporters. All Umuoji need now for Igwe is a man of the people. A man with universality of acceptance from all parts of Umuoji. Fortunately, Kanayo is a square peg in a square hole.\n\nIt is quite a pity. One man wants to destroy the royal essence and heritage of Umuoji because of his inordinate ambition. The gods can never allow that.\n\nLong live the Regent Of Umuoji!\n\nLong Live Umuoji Patriotic Citizens!\n\nHigh Chief Dr. Emeka Muokwue\n(Ichie Ogene)','MUOGBO DRAGS THE REGENT AND THE IGWESHIP STOOL OF UMUOJI TO DEPARTMENT OF STATE SERVICES(DSS)','','publish','open','open','','muogbo-drags-the-regent-and-the-igweship-stool-of-umuoji-to-department-of-state-servicesdss','','','2022-02-16 16:46:34','2022-02-16 16:46:34','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3728',0,'post','',0),(3729,1,'2022-02-16 16:45:58','2022-02-16 16:45:58','','images (92)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-92','','','2022-02-16 16:45:58','2022-02-16 16:45:58','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/images-92.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3731,1,'2022-02-19 10:28:49','2022-02-19 10:28:49','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3732 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG-20220218-WA0157-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nBy Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu\n\nThe State President of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Anambra State Chapter, Comrade Chikwelu Adigwe, has ordered local government employees to take charge of revenue collection in their respective council areas.<!--more-->\n\nThe NULG Boss gave the charge while addressing members of the Union at a rally which preceded a press briefing in Awka last Friday.\n\nThe Union Leader said that the development became necessary following the poor and fraudulent ways of contracting and collecting of local government revenue windows by some agents of the state government.\n\nComrade Adigwe said that revenue collections had rendered both the administrative and financial structures of the local government system bankrupt, non-functional and dilapidated.\n\nAccording to him, the fraudulent collection of revenue in the state is contrary to the provisions of Schedule Four of the 1999 Constitution as amended.\n\nThe president said that on the request of the state government, the local government gave consent to the state government to collect some revenue windows and share at a percentage ratio between the two tiers of government.\n\nHe highlighted the revenue windows to include: market stalage fees, property rate, environmental sanitation levy, motor vehicle emblem, open air advertisement fee, motor park tolls and others.\n\n\'Since this arrangement, which spans over a decade, the state government did not live up to the agreement of remitting the council’s share of the collected revenue.\n\n\'The state government abused this privilege and even emasculated the local government of over 80 per cent of its revenue windows outside the ones on the agreed list.\n\n\'The big surprise is that the state government levy exorbitant fees over and above what is obtained in the revenue tariffs of the LGs, and residents are paying with no corresponding benefits.\n\n\'Liquor licence cost N3, 500 per annum, but the state government revenue agents charge N10, 000.\n\n\'With all these financial emasculation, the local governments can no longer perform their basic duties effectively and efficiently,\' he said.\n\nComrade Adigwe said that the revenue windows of the council, as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution and the Anambra State Laws of 2005 had been taken over by the bonafide custodians -the LGs.\n\n\'NULGE in Anambra, hereby terminates all the previous agreement with the state government on revenue collections on grounds of abysmal failure on the part of the state.\n\n\'Arbitrary levying of fees and licences to the public without appropriate legislation by the state House of Assembly are hereby illegal according to the law.\n\n\'We urge the public to stop paying fees, levies and dues accruable to the local governments to the state government or face prosecution,\' he said.\n\nAlso, Mr Augustine Nwafor, Vice President, NULGE Anambra, said the non- conduct of local government election in the state was contributing to the inefficiency of the system.\n\nNwafor urged the governor-elect, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, to conduct local governments’ election within six months of his administration.\n\nAccording to him, it would helped to standardized the councils in the state.','Revenue: NULGE Boss Blows Hot, Orders LG Employees to Take Over IGR Collection','','publish','open','open','','revenue-nulge-boss-blows-hot-orders-lg-employees-to-take-over-igr-collection','','','2022-02-19 10:28:49','2022-02-19 10:28:49','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3731',0,'post','',0),(3732,1,'2022-02-19 10:27:42','2022-02-19 10:27:42','','IMG-20220218-WA0157','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220218-wa0157','','','2022-02-19 10:27:42','2022-02-19 10:27:42','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG-20220218-WA0157.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3734,1,'2022-02-22 22:16:35','2022-02-22 22:16:35','&nbsp;\n\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3735\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG-20220222-WA0037-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />\n…We need to start addressing the root causes of migration, instead of the symptoms\n\nBy Abdallah el-Kurebe\n\nThe Centre for Innovative and Pragmatic Development Initiative, CIPDI, has called on the United Nations Human Rights Commission, UNHRC, to look more into reasons of migration from, especially Sub Saharan Africa to Europe and the rest of the world.<!--more-->\n\nPresident of the Centre, Ifeanyi Nwanoro stated this at the Intersessional Panel Discussion on Human Rights of Migrants in vulnerable situations with the topic: “Situations of vulnerability Arising from the Reasons for Migration” on Monday.\n\nCIPDI articulated three positions which include country of origin, transit and destination, as well as human rights abuses.\n\n“The commission should look into conditions which include human rights abuses, economic situations and other conditions which are reasons for people to leave their country of birth or origin. If these conditions are addressed, it would limit migration thereby mitigate the vulnerabilities arising from the migration.\n\n“The countries of transit should provide protection for these migrants, and ensure their safety. Migrants should not be dehumanized, and subjected to all manner of ungodly treatments and abuses, while enroute to their destination countries.\n\n“The country of destination should also treat migrants humanely, and give them the tools to heal from their long sojourn. They should be made to afford certain basic needs; the destination countries should not bound them in chains when repatriating them to their country of origin,” the President said adding, “If admitted into the country of destination, migrants should be given the rights accorded to citizens of that country; the right to legal representation, health care etc. The migrants should not be dehumanized and humiliated because they migrated from sub saharan Africa.”\n\nNwanoro observed that “citizens of countries like the US, UK don’t migrate in volumes to Mexico, Honduras, Nigeria etc but you have citizens of countries in Sub Saharan Africa, Central America engaging in a treacherous voyage to migrate to Europe, US etc. We need to start addressing the root causes of migration, instead of the symptoms.”','CIPDI URGES UN TO LOOK INTO REASONS BEHIND GLOBAL MIGRATIONS','','publish','open','open','','cipdi-urges-un-to-look-into-reasons-behind-global-migrations','','','2022-02-22 22:16:35','2022-02-22 22:16:35','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3734',0,'post','',0),(3735,1,'2022-02-22 22:16:08','2022-02-22 22:16:08','','IMG-20220222-WA0037','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220222-wa0037','','','2022-02-22 22:16:08','2022-02-22 22:16:08','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG-20220222-WA0037.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3738,1,'2022-02-24 16:21:38','2022-02-24 16:21:38','<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3739 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/download-11.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"238\" />\n\nEjike Anyaduba\n\nRecently the media was awash with calls on Senator Victor Umeh to contest the Anambra Central Senatorial election which is slated to be held sometime in February 2023. The calls were from Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Anambra Central Stakeholders, Political groups, Student Groups among others. All the groups without exception urged Umeh to contest the central senatorial district election, insisting that he has what it takes to offer the zone, Anambra state and indeed ndi Igbo, quality representation currently lacking in the National Assembly.<!--more-->\n\nOrdinarily, calling out a politician to contest political office does not have to elicit public attention for obvious reasons. One is that many politicians are called out daily and a lot more have been called out previously. Two is that it neither indemnifies against failure nor guarantees for electoral success. At best, it is mere decorative appendage of the political process.\n\nHowever, the call on Senator Umeh is different. Apart from having a ring of importunate demand for a voice that was lost to political indifference, it was to din the urgency of a change in representation into the minds of those who have seized it to selfish advantage. Though detractors have started fighting to whittle down its importance by insinuating that it was contrived, but its message of reintroducing a strong voice into the upper chamber of the national assembly will take some beating.\n\nIt is doubtful if those who made the call on Senator Umeh to contest the senatorial seat did not think through their action or that it was a flippant exercise. Umeh’s brief, but momentous outing in the 8th senate still resonates with the people. The nostalgic memories of his robust contributions more than anything else compelled the demand for his return.\n\nEverybody who appreciates the political situation in Nigeria and especially that of the southeast zone will very easily jump at any effort to have Umeh return to the senate. The brilliance of his argument on the floor of the senate, particularly the one of December 11, 2018, against the lopsided presidential nomination into the board of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), forced the Bawa-led anti-corruption commission to admit not just representative of the south-east zone, but also of the south-south zone. Until his effort, the anti-corruption commission and many other federal boards were comfortable operating without the southeast – a major stakeholder in the Nigerian project. It bears repeating here how he constructively engaged the drop-the-gun-order issued to the vigilantes by the former Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and won. The turn-in order which came in the wake of the Fulani herders/farmers clash was not just insensitive, but lacked prudence. Umeh’s argument was that such order will expose the vulnerable to more carnage and will hurt the security architecture of his own state. His argument was unassailable and that forced the federal government to drop the idea.\n\nSadly, Umeh’s absence in the senate did not take long to be noticed. The Electoral Amendment Bill seeking to adopt electronic transmission of election results was to expose the void his absence created. While almost every senator on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress voted against the Bill, those representing Anambra state that were expected to vote for it absented. As important as the Bill, some of them chose that day to attend a burial ceremony while others disappeared. But for the public outcry against the rejection of the Bill, the electronic transmission of results would have gone the way of many popular bills that were dropped out of the selfishness of our representatives. Although a vote from Umeh would not have changed much as there was big gap between the 28 who voted in favour and the 52 who voted against, but it would have depleted the 28 who absented and gave confidence to the constituency that sent him.\n\nThe argument of those with little knowledge of the responsibilities of a legislator, and who wish the status quo to remain, is that the present representative of the central senatorial district has attracted constituency projects. That may be true. But so did Senator Umeh, even more. In his 17 months in the senate he attracted a total of 68 projects and offered 76 university scholarships which he still sponsors till date. Between the period 2018 and 2019, he attracted projects worth N1.34 billion. In 2018 alone, he attracted projects worth N800 million, about N534 million in excess of the N266 million the constituency was entitled to. While 2019, saw him attract another N540 million-worth of projects as against N266 million the state should get.\n\nUnarguably, Umeh’s period in the senate, though brief, was the most glorious for the simple reason that all aspects of legislation were covered.\n\nRegardless, speaking out against injustice is more beneficial to the Igbo now that her political direction has become a tough row to hoe. This does not in any way invalidate the importance of projects which are useful only to the extent that they are protected by law. A people faced with political extinction and or existential threat may need projects, but not as much as they need justice and fair treatment. In fact, next to making laws and oversight business, the most important thing is to speak when others acquiesce. Legislation comes with responsibility which does not preclude attracting projects, but not solely its own end.\n\nThe Igbo nation is at crossroads and needs as many rationale voices as it can muster. The effort of every Igbo legislator is not lost on those who sent them and it is for this reason, and not for want of capable hands, that the call on Umeh to contest the position was coming repeatedly. He offered what others could afford, but chose not to possibly because it puts their personal interest in harm’s way. With the speculation that Senator Enyinnia Abaribe may leave the red chambers for Abia state governorship project, constructive representation is set to deplete further. The gap will be too wide and requires conscious effort to close.\n\nThe call on Umeh may be part of the effort to stanch possible hemorrhage that will occur when some of the good representatives are gone. It does not matter what political divide, the effort to enthrone excellence for the good of the Igbo should guide the process. In choosing who goes next, political wisdom should prevail and what affects us individually should be last served. A strong voice that will speak when others cannot should be considered. The days presage political circumscription for the Igbo and they require astuteness.\n\nEjike Anyaduba\n\nAbatete','Anambra Central senatorial district: Why Umeh is called out','','publish','open','open','','anambra-central-senatorial-district-why-umeh-is-called-out','','','2022-02-24 16:21:38','2022-02-24 16:21:38','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3738',0,'post','',0),(3739,1,'2022-02-24 16:20:08','2022-02-24 16:20:08','','download (11)','','inherit','open','closed','','download-11','','','2022-02-24 16:20:08','2022-02-24 16:20:08','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/download-11.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3741,1,'2022-02-25 12:52:56','2022-02-25 12:52:56','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3742 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG-20220225-WA0085-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nBy Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu\n\nThe Catholic bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor, has admonished youths to shun unbridled quest for materialism and embrace hardwork, honest labour as well as patience, even as he described life as a gradual process.<!--more-->\n\nBishop Ezeokafor who gave the admonition at Saint Mark\'s Catholic Church, Abagana,in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State while commissioning Regina Nwankwu Catholic Youth Organization of Nigeria (CYON) Skills Acquisition Centre, expressed deep concern over what he described as a mad rush for quick wealth by the youths.\n\nThe outspoken Cleric said that the facility would offer young people the opportunity to gradually grow and develop, noting that those who made it in life did not rush it.\n\n\'Life grows gradually and everything grows gradually too. People who made it in life did not rush it. If you rush it, you crash. When you crash it is always very devastating. You grow gradually. What is needed is consistency in trying to make genuine effort.\n\n\'We thank those who provided the Skill acquisition Centre. We are happy. I believe if our young people should emulate outstanding role models and avoid Yahooism, Mkpurummiri and the rest. Let us learn to follow a humble beginning and climb gradually,\' Bishop Ezeokafor charged.\n\nThe Charismatic and Influential Prelate said that the current wave of money rituals, yahooism and other atrocious acts being witnessed today called for serious worry, noting that it should be condemned by well-meaning Nigerians, adding that successful people passed through lots of hurdles before they got to the top.\n\n\'All we hear every day is ritual killings all over Nigeria. Young people should take life easy; they should understand that Rome was not built in a day. Slow and steady wins the race. Hard work pays. There\'s no gain money ritual,\' he said.\n\nThe Catholic Prelate emphasized that the idea of hurrying to become something overnight will never help, warning against the consequences of forcing nature and toeing such path.','Runaway from Money Rituals, Yahoo+, Bishop Ezeokafor Tells Young People, Says Life Is Gradual Process','','publish','open','open','','runaway-from-money-rituals-yahoo-bishop-ezeokafor-tells-young-people-says-life-is-gradual-process','','','2022-02-25 12:52:56','2022-02-25 12:52:56','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3741',0,'post','',0),(3742,1,'2022-02-25 12:51:20','2022-02-25 12:51:20','','IMG-20220225-WA0085','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220225-wa0085','','','2022-02-25 12:51:20','2022-02-25 12:51:20','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG-20220225-WA0085.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3745,1,'2022-02-27 13:06:49','2022-02-27 13:06:49','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3746 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FB_IMG_1645967058168-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" />\n\nIfewara is a town located some kilometers away from Ile-Ife where human race is believed to have emanated according to the Yoruba mythology. Ifewara is between Ijesha and Ile-ife. History has it that the village has been in existence since 1500AD.<!--more-->\n\nIt is noteworthy that the village duplicate the culture, festivals and chieftaincy titles of Ile-Ife. The duplication comes as a result of migration of some royal members from Ile-Ife to the present place called Ifewara.\n\nThis people migrated due to conflict between two royal members that were vying for the throne of Ile-Ife. The elder between the two conflicting royal brothers ought to become the king as custom demands but his younger brother outsmarted him to emerged as the Ooni of Ife.\n\nThe incident led to the break away of the elder brother, his sympathizers and some king-makers from Ile-Ife to re-established the culture, styles and chieftaincy positions in Ile-Ife at Ifewara. Chieftaincy titles like Obalufe, Obaloran, Obajio, and so on are vivid examples of titles in Ile-Ife that are also in Ifewara till date.\n\nIn addition, festivals like: Odun Orungbin, Odun Edi, Odun Olojo, Odun Obatala, Odun Obalufe, Oran Ife, Odun Oro, Odun Egun and so on, are replication of festivals in Ile-Ife.\n\nThe town is known for its local food called \'Iyan Gbere\' which is known as breadfruit. It is very healthy for consumption. The food is gotten from a fruit and it flesh can be eaten. It can also be pounded as its name described: \'Iyan Gbere\' - Iyan Gbere means pounded breadfruit- The food is believed to be good for diabetics cure and it easily digest.\n\nAlthough, the village is not prominent, but produce great people in society and the nation at large. Among notable persons are Pastor E.A Adeboye, general overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, present DG of NAFDAC, Prof. Modupe Adeyeye, Olu Fajemirokun, juju musician; Bolaji Akinyemi, former foreign affairs minister; Bishop Fatunase, Founder of Salem Church; Bisi Adeyemo, former Union Bank manager; Agoade Adetoba, former National Bank manager; Babatunde Komolafe, currently representing Atakumosa West in Osun State House of Assembly and Justice Olagbaju, among several other notable personalities.\n\nWith other modern infrastructures like a private polythenic called Southern Nigeria Institute of Innovative Technology (SNIIT), Redeemed prayer city, Mount Camel, police college and so on, the town is highly competing with other bigger towns. Ifewara is a great town with rich culture and loving people. I am a proud indigene of Ifewara!','HISTORY OF IFEWARA','','publish','open','open','','history-of-ifewara','','','2022-02-27 13:06:49','2022-02-27 13:06:49','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3745',0,'post','',0),(3746,1,'2022-02-27 13:06:11','2022-02-27 13:06:11','','FB_IMG_1645967058168','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1645967058168','','','2022-02-27 13:06:11','2022-02-27 13:06:11','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FB_IMG_1645967058168.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3748,1,'2022-02-27 13:24:20','2022-02-27 13:24:20','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3749 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FB_IMG_1645968008013-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" />\n\nChief Sam Essi Idesoh was born in 1860, the name of his father is Idesoh son of erhikpo son of Gborodje of Agbarha-ame Kingdom and his mother Madam Amutse from Igbudu she is allegedly also related to ekregwhero quarters in Otokutun Ughiewhen Kingdom (not confirmed) in Ughelli south local government.<!--more-->\n\nAs a young man the agile Chief Essi Idesoh travelled far and wide in search of greener pastures. These adventures took him to Gold Coast ( Now Ghana) during the Gold rush making him among the first Urhobos who left the shores of the country and returned, he also sojourned in Forcados, coastal ijaw land trading with the Europeans before finally returning to his home town igbudu community Agbarha-ame Kingdom.\n\nChief Sam Essi Idesoh was a great defender of the Agbarha-ame people. As the OLOTU (a position similar to field marshal in our traditional Urhobo military organization) he was the head of the IGBU (traditional Urhobo warriors) in Agbarha-ame Kingdom. In pre colonial times the Agbarha-ame people operates a militocracy style/type of government where the Olotu was the overall leader and protector of the people hence the position of the OLOTU is highly reverred.\n\nThe light skin Chief Sam Essi Idesoh as Olotu played a very vital role during the celebration of the Bi-annual IDJU- OVWURIE FESTIVAL of the Agbarha-ame people (popularly called Agbassa festival).\n\nAs can be seen when the idju-ovwurie festival is celebrated the OLOTU in his traditional Urhobo military regalia is a fearful sight to behold and  Chief Essi reign as Olotu was unique, it is said that chief usually wield a particular short, double edged sword with which he did exploit with.\n\nChief Sam W. Essi Idesoh in his life time vigorously defended his Agbarha-ame people against expansionist (Dore Numa) who with the help of fraudulent British colonialist relentlessly try to encroach into Agbarha-ame land using principles that are alien to traditional african society.\n\nOwing to the OMETAN VS DORE NUMA  technical judgement of 1925 where the British colonialist fr@udulently gave overlordship  of Agbassa (otovwodo) land to the Olu of itsekiri but the indigenous Agbassa (otovwodo) people remain the land owner, the expansionist was emboldened to encroach into Agbarha-ame land but were effectively resisted by Chief Sam Essi Idesoh.\n\nA notable case is the present hausa quarter. In 1940 one Mallam Gambo approach the  British district officer MR. L.L CANTLE with the intention of leasing land to build a quarter for his hausa kinsmen, and he prefers land in Igbudu community. The district officer arrange  with him to get lease from the Olu of itsekiri (who as at that time resides in the creek town of Ode-itsekiri) owing to the fraudulent OMETAN vs DORE NUMA case which was litigated to the Privy court in London.\n\nAfter getting the lease from the Olu of itsekiri the hausas decided to clear the bush to build their quarter but was stopped by the igbudu people led by Chief Sam Essi who told the hausas point blank that the Olu of itsekiri has no overlordship right over their land, this action drew the ire of the district officer MR. L.L CANTLE who summoned Chief Essi to explain his resistance despite the Privy court judgement from London.\n\nChief Sam Essi carefully explained to the district officer that igbudu town can not be part of the Privy court judgement,  that before the crowning of the Olu of itsekiri in 1936  there was crisis over the ownership of igbudu land between his mother (madam Amutse) and an itsekiri trespasser and the matter went up to the Native court set up by the British though all the judges who presided over the matter were itsekiris yet they gave judgement in favor of his mother as the rightful owner of the land and Chief Essi handed the judgement to the district officer Mr.L.L CANTLE who was stunned and noticed that the fraudulent Privy court in London never takes into consideration the reality on ground in Agbassa and Igbudu, he has no choice but to advise Mallam Gambo to make a fresh lease with Chief Sam Essi as the original owner of the land which Mallam Gambo did.\n\nChief Sam Essi Idesoh in his life time consistently resisted the overlordship status of the itsekiri monarch over Agbassa (otovwodo) and Igbudu land, he instituted several court cases to that effect, few years after his death in 1975 the land use act of 1979 finally abolishes the fraudulent overlordship of land as such power was thus vested on the state governor and  the May 28,1986 gazette of Bendel state of Nigeria effectively buried the fictitious overlordship and effectively put to rest the fictitious/ fraudulent OMETAN VS DORE NUMA CASE.\n\nAfter several commission of inquiries was instituted to examine the cause of the frequent imbriglio in Warri south, in 1997 the Delta State governnent recognized Agbarha-ame Kingdom as an autonomous Urhobo Kingdom and the king (THE OVIE OF AGBARHA-AME) co-equal in status to any king in Delta state.\n\nChief Sam Warri Essi Idesoh was indeed a great hero and his name is immortalized in Wado City as the famous ESSI COLLEGE  and  the vast ESSI LAYOUT were named after him. He died at a ripe age of 115 years.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIt is on the foundation laid by this GREAT WADO CITY HERO we are advocating for Wado City so as to permanently cement  the effort of this great man.\n\nHe was born in Igbudu, he lived a meritorious life and was buried in Igbudu community Agbarha-ame Kingdom Wado City.\n\nWe will perfect your selfless labor with Wado City.\n\nSource : Wado City connect  page','CHIEF SAM ESSI - IDESOH OF IGBUDU, AGBARHA-AME KINGDOM','','publish','open','open','','chief-sam-essi-idesoh-of-igbudu-agbarha-ame-kingdom','','','2022-02-27 13:24:20','2022-02-27 13:24:20','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3748',0,'post','',0),(3749,1,'2022-02-27 13:23:35','2022-02-27 13:23:35','','FB_IMG_1645968008013','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1645968008013','','','2022-02-27 13:23:35','2022-02-27 13:23:35','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FB_IMG_1645968008013.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3753,1,'2022-02-28 09:58:52','2022-02-28 09:58:52','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3754 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FB_IMG_1646041802145-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" />\n\nYoung Prince Ademiluyi was born around 1860 at Otutubiosun Royal Compound of Lafogido Ruling House of Ile -lfe old Western part of the British colony before the amalgamation of the Southern and Northern protectorate that formed the present country called Nigeria.<!--more-->\n\nThe name of his father was Prince Ademakin and his mother was Olori Obitola. He was the second child of his parents who had five children namely Adesanya a.k.a Ogidan Ademiluyi a.k.a Ajagun Jolaadepo (the only female), Adebowale and Adeyeye.\n\nYoung Prince Ademiluyi took to farming and hunting which was the vogue among many youths of the time. His hunting expedition took him to several Yoruba towns and forests especially in Isoya and Ekitiland where he killed many wild animals like lions, tigers, antelopes and elephants. He derived his income from the sales of the games.\n\nBy 1910, at the demise of Ooni Adelekan Olubuse l, Prince Ademiluyi had grown in status and popularity not only in Ife but across yorubaland. His fame as successful farmer first class hunter and man of respected Spiritual powers had placed him among favorites to the exalted throne of Ooni. He was particularly a frightening elite in possession of all that a great man in those days. He was simply a supernatural man and never pretended.......Was tough!\n\nIt is worthy of being known that at that era Only the valiant were considered for Obaship..it\'s either you are a warrior or of proven herbal or juju powers hence Ademiluyi indeed was the ideal prince for the throne of Ooni at the era as Ooni was expected to be Strong and towering above all hence Ajagun was the ultimate. Predictably, Prince Ademiluyi was considered above other contestants for the throne of Ooni and he ascended the throne in 1910 as the 48th Ooni of Ife in history,to the delight of all Ife indigenes.\n\nOoni Ademiluyi reigned during the colonial era, before the amalgamation of the Northern protectorate with the West or East. At that period the British introduced the native Authority Laws.The Colonial system almost disrupted the agelong traditional system of supremacy among obas and the consequence would have resulted in total breakdown of law and order and total disregard of respect and culture in Yorubaland. Oba Ademiluyi however used wisdom to nurture and maintain the tradition in Yorubaland.\n\nIn order to place Ile-Ife on the exalted position of eminence in Yorubaland Oba Ademiluyi supported the British rule in transforming the once conservative town into a modern city. For instance Ooni Ademiluyi became the head of the Native Administration established in 1912 while the Native Ordinance of 1914 conferred political power on him and the Native Court Ordinance of 1916 made him the President of the Native Court. He used this position to bring unprecedented progress to Ile Ife.\n\nDuring this period, Oba Ademiluyi laid out large expanse of land in different parts of the town for the expatriates residence and offices among which are the District Office at Oke D.O (Divisional Officer) now at Modakeke, Ile-lfe and another residential area at Oke Oloyinbo (European residential area) along Mokuro road, Ile-Ife. That was the beginning of urbanization of Ife. Some of the infrastructural developments was the construction of a Native Administrative court in 1912, and the General Post office in 1924. Payment of salary to monarchs started during this period too with 1400 pounds salary for the Ooni.\n\nHis reign also witnessed the coming of a German expedition team in West Africa between 1907 and 1912. The team led by Leo Frobenius on arrival paid homage to the Ooni who welcomed them with open arms.Ooni Ademiluyi gave the team his full support. Frobenius excavated many sites in Ile Ife. His findings gave birth to his famous and memorable quote in his published Account about Ife as, \"being the probable site of Atlantic, a legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean said to be a powerful kingdom 9000 years before the birth of Solomon\".\n\nThe great Archeologist said further that \" if the people of the Atlantis were founders of the ancient civilization, from where the Atlantic Ocean derives its name, it could be conclusively proved that the people of Ile Ife were the founders of the present\". History equally confirmed that most of the artifacts of Ife,in various Museums were discovered during his reign. He was a man,of tradition and duly promoted the lle-lfe Culture and festivals.\n\nOba Ademiluyi used his political power to institute many traditional offices such as \"Iyalode Chieftaincy\" among other titles whose functions was to see to the, Socio- economic growth of Ife, apart from the existing traditional chieftaincy for women.\n\nOba Ademiluyi contributed greatly towards the development and growth of Ile-Ife and beyond. He was a traditionalist who treasured and cherished the use of medicinal powers and magic.This actually accounted for his numerous exploits in farming and hunting in the much dreaded forests of Ekitiland, Isoya and Apoje. In Ikere-Ekiti he became an icon among hunters and the king looked bewildered and scary and in return a damsel named, \"Ojuolape\" was freely given to him to marry. The much cherished \"Ife Reserve Forest\" occupying a vast areas of forest presently adorning Ife South local government bordering Ijebu Igbo in Ogun State which had become the determinable source of economic resources for Ife was single handedly acquired and protected by Ooni Ademiluyi.\n\nIt was to his credit that the Reserve is still in Ifes possession. So IFE\'s owe Oba Ademiluyi, gratitude for this Oba Ademiluyi\'s concession to the Missionaries encouraged the introduction of western education in Ile-Ife. It was during his reign that the First primary school in Ile-Ife was established by the Christian Missionaries Society at Ayetoro and was called St Phillips Primary school, Ayetoro, Ile-Ife.The educational foundation which he laid was embraced by many families in Ile-Ife as well as his own children and grandchildren who can be found in various fields of education in Nigeria; That\'s why today, that most Ademiluyis\' are well educated, due to his, exposures due to,his open acceptance and concessions for education to thrive.\n\nAlso, Oba Ademiluyi encouraged cultivation of cash crops like cocoa, kolanuts, palm products, rubber and cotton since he himself was a farmer before he ascended the throne. He built a large market at Enuwa which became commercial hub of the city. Other local markets were set up to compliment Oja Ife in other parts of the town.\n\nOba Ademiluyi was a traditionalist who treasured and cherished Ife religious beliefs and practices. He participated actively in all the traditional festivals yet he did not oppose other faiths in his domain. He gave full support to the Christian missionaries and even donated lands at Ayetoro, Ayegbaju, Iremo and Ilare for their churches. It was on record that Ayetoro Anglican Church was built at his time. The proximity of the church to Ademiluyi\'s family house may have influenced the membership of many of the Ademiluyis to be many in the Anglican faith. The first Town Hall (Ile Nla) was built by Ajagun in 1922,located in the Palace. It was built by the Europeans still stands beautiful and strong.\n\nThe hall served and still serving till today as meeting place and event center for all IFE\'s till date. Ooni Ademiluyi was also lucky to have intelligent High Chiefs among his traditional Council among whom was High Chief Ajani Anibijuwon Omisore who spear-headed, the construction of Intercity roads like lfe-Ede Road llesha-Ife road and most of the main lle Ife City roads that we have in the city today. Omisore hearken the call of Ooni Ademiluyi mobilized Ife youths picked from various compounds in IleIfe and out of sheer loyalty developed lle-Ife into a modern town through the construction of motorable roads in town and equally linking neighbouring towns.\n\nOoni Ademiluyi in return elevated Omisore into a higher rank among the Modewa Chiefs in 1926 and allocated him ownership of several forests in appreciation of his developmental efforts spearheading infrastructural development of ile Ife. No doubt Ooni Ademiluyi, was an agent of progress.\n\nDespite Ooni Ademiluyi\'s many achievements he was regarded as a dictatorial monarch who dealt decisively with anyone that go all out to disobey or opposed his position. He was a nonsense monarch. There were legendary believes that Ajagun was fond of using mystical powers changing and transforming into wild animals usually to a Tiger-ambushing and killing his opponents. Infact it was established that whenever the natives caught the glimpse or saw a wild animal (Tiger) crossing they normally conclude that their Lord. The Ooni Ademiluyi was passing by on a Vicious mission.\n\nApart from Ile Ife during his era All Yoruba monarchs feared and respected him.They all regarded Ooni Ademiluyi as their father. No one,I say no one there disagree or disobey Ooni Ademiluyi. He was a perfect king for the era. All Yoruba Obas towed his line and accepted his leadership of Yorubaland.\n\nOoni Ademiluyi was very tough and hardly smile and hardly spared his opponents.\n\nHistory had it that once-upon-a-time,during Ajagun\'s reign and rule High Chief Anibijuwon Omisore had a raw deal in the hands of Ajagun towards the end of Ooni\'risa\'s reign caused by rumours that Omisore was behaving like Ooni. Personality clash and cold-war resulted within the palace. It was a bitter era for Omisore.\n\nChief Omisore had to back down to survive the cold war, to save himself.\n\nOba Ademiluyi Ajagun had many Oloris;and survived by over See (70) children by the time that he joined his ancestors in the morning of Tuesday 24th June 1930 at the age of (70)seventy years old. The whole Ife and Yorubaland shook \"Ajanaku Baba sile Erin wo\"!.\n\nHistory had it that on the Publicly announcement of the departure of Ooni Ajagun cross section of the town went out openly in jubilationsinging in open rally and particularly sang obscene songs: \"Ademiluyi ika ku o x3\"!...rejoicing and jubilating over the death of the great Ooni Ajagun whom some minority saw as an oppressor but the majority or those that the monarch supported and favoured mourned the death and loss of this great monarch who protected Ile-lfe interest particularly the vast land called the Reserves that ife\'s cherish today as it\'s greatest asset..was as a result of his wisdom and power of annexation.\n\nWhat a great monarch that Ile Ife should cherish? It is also part of the Ile IFE\'s history that one of his sons became the first Ife indigene to be a Medical Doctor.\n\nHISTORY SHALL HOWEVER NOT FORGET THAT THIS GREAT MONARCH-WAS THE ARCHITECT OF, URBANIZATION, MODERNIZATION, ESTABLISHMENT OF EDUCATION &amp; CHRISTIANITY IN ILE IFE, DESPITE BEING A TRADITIONALIST.\n\n....\"ADEMILUYI AJAGUN, LAWARIKAN OONI...AGESIN BI OKE..YE\'SO TO GBE\'NA WOJU EKUN, SUN RE..BABA RI A\"....!!!\n\nCopied','OONI AJAGUN ADEMILUYI ADEMAKIN, 48TH OONI OF IFE','','publish','open','open','','ooni-ajagun-ademiluyi-ademakin-48th-ooni-of-ife','','','2022-02-28 09:58:52','2022-02-28 09:58:52','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3753',0,'post','',0),(3754,1,'2022-02-28 09:58:11','2022-02-28 09:58:11','','FB_IMG_1646041802145','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1646041802145','','','2022-02-28 09:58:11','2022-02-28 09:58:11','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FB_IMG_1646041802145.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3756,1,'2022-02-28 15:32:08','2022-02-28 15:32:08','<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3757 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FB_IMG_1646061950508-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" />\n\nIla-Orangun was founded by Orangun Fagbamila Ajagun-nla, (the progenitor of Igbomina race) a son of the legendary Oduduwa. However, opinion differs as to how the people got the name “Ila-Orangun” for their settlement. A version goes thus: the name “Ila-Orangun” was derived from the two settlements, which resulted from two separate events in the life of the founder. When Fagbamila Ajangu-nla was about to leave Ile-Ife to found his own kingdom, his father, Oduduwa gave him half (Ilaji) of his property. Also, the Odu Ifa that directed his exist from Ile Ife was “Ose meji” meaning “Oro mi gun” which when translated means my life plans are straight forward. Thus, the statement “Ilaji ni mo pin, Oro mi gun” later became “Ila-Orangun”.<!--more-->\n\nFagbamila was thereafter referred to as ‘ORAN-MI-GUN-ILE-NLA’, the origin of the full title ORANGUN ILE NLA. Fagbamila Ajagun-nla was a brave, powerful and Great War leader. He led olugbon, Aresa, Onikoyi and Olomu Aperan in various wars, to help his younger brother, Oranmiyan the first Alaafin of Oyo to conquer the Ibaribas and the Nupes. He reigned at Igbo Ajagun-nla for years. Fagbamila Ajagun-nla according to traditional evidence did not die but sank into the ground. In asserting this claim, the existence of a deity called ‘EBORA ILA’ which is in the custody of the Abodiyo, a chief of Ila-Orangun is believed to be Fagbamila’s spirit. However, Fagbamila was succeeded by one of his sons, Amotagesi who reigned for a short period at Igbo Ajagun-nla before migrating with his people to a new settlement christened Ila-Yara. The rationale behind the migration is yet to be explained by any available account. However, Orangun Amotagesi was succeeded by Orangun Ogboye, who was later succeeded by Orangun Oboyun.\n\nOn the death of Orangun Oboyun there arose a serious tussle on the succession bid between Apakiimo (the father of Oke-Ila-Orangun) and his younger brother, Oluokun (who later reigned as Orangun Arutu at Ila Magbon) which eventually led to the ruins of Ila-Yara. On leaving Ila-Yara, Ifa had divined that the spike of ‘Opa Orere’ being carried along their route to a new settlement should not be allowed to touch the ground until they would have got to such spot that they considered suitable for permanent abode. Incidentally, Adegbiji Oluokun’s younger brother who was holding the staff inadvertently dropped it at a point when he was pressed to answer the call of nature; an incident but which was unknown to other members of the entourage. With the menace of earthworm in their later settlement, Ila Magbon, they knew something was amiss and shifted their base on a simple confession by Adegbiji after Ifa has revealed the truth of the matter. Enroute their journey to the new settlement, Arutu Olokun got bored with age and commanded the ground to open up, and he disappeared in to its vault together with his Olori and his Babakekere.\n\nThe spot where this historical phenomenon occurred is known as “Para Oke” and it’s being worshipped by the descendants of Arutu to date. Sequel to this historical event, the leadership fell on Adegbiji who became the Orangun Igbonnibi in the present site.\n\nAnother version says that Oduduwa has rarely been blessed with male children; he therefore consulted Ifa which advised him on what to do in order to have a male children. This account goes further that, having carried out what Ifa advised, Oduduwa was blessed with a male child whom he named Ifagbamila (Ifa has saved me) which brings to memory that he offered placatory sacrifice to Ifa before the child was conceived. Also Oduduwa was overwhelmed with joy by this development which he saw as a victory over his enemies. He therefore added other tell-tale names to the one already given to the lucky child. He called him ‘Oran-mi-gun’ (lit. means my cause is straight forward) which was contracted to ORANGUN. Young Fagbamila was born on a day known in the Ifa oracular calendar as “Ojo Ila-ye-fun”.It holds this out as explaining why ILA has come to be the name tag of his ultimate seat of government.\n\nAnothetr tradition holds that ILA was corrupted from NLA (big). This has been rationalized by calling the fact that Fagbamila inherited all the wives of Oduduwa who were then housed in a mansion...',' HISTORY OF  ILA ORANGUN','','publish','open','open','','history-of-ila-orangun','','','2022-02-28 15:32:08','2022-02-28 15:32:08','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3756',0,'post','',0),(3757,1,'2022-02-28 15:30:45','2022-02-28 15:30:45','','FB_IMG_1646061950508','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1646061950508','','','2022-02-28 15:30:45','2022-02-28 15:30:45','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/FB_IMG_1646061950508.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3762,1,'2022-03-07 15:22:05','2022-03-07 15:22:05','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3763 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG-20220307-WA0233-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" />\n\nDivine Rays British School, Obosi has added to the honour list of academic excellence in Anambra state.\nThe school founded by the Director of the Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke, and Parish Priest of Blessed Iwene Tansi Catholic Church, Umudioka, both in Anambra State, Reverend Father Emmanuel Obimma (Ebube One Touch) has won the national Diamond Challenge competition put together by Diamond Challenge of the University of Delaware, Dover, United States of America. The competition named Horn<!--more--> Entrepreneurship was created in 2012 by University of Delaware to offer teens unique opportunity to learn entrepreneurship by putting their ideas into practice.\nThe competition challenges them to unleash their creative energy towards advancing the world technology.\n\nThe competition was won by DRBS trio of Master Elvis Ugochukwu, Miss Jennifer Onyejiego and Master Anthony Maduka. The brilliant three who conceived and created a Battery that stores and converts carbon dioxide (CO2) from automobiles, petroleum factories, incinerators, etc to electricity and reduces environmental pollution, beat all other competitors to take the first position and will represent Nigeria in the US.\nThe project which qualified them for the national final had numerous other competitors across the country. In the end, DRBS, Obosi, Anambra state won the competition and will represent Nigeria at the Global Submit in University of Delaware, Dover, USA.\n\nRunners up at the national final were Mater Ambilis Secondary School, Umuoji (First runner up),Anambra state, Caleb British International School Lekki, Lagos, African Church Model School, Lagos, Vetland Senior Grammar School, Iju senior Grammar School, Lagos, among others.\nDBRS has joined the league of champions who brought honour to Anambra State in particular and Nigeria in general.\nRecall that DRBS established by the charismatic Fr. Obimma has won strings of academic excellence within its short period of existence. The winners will be leaving for the US any time soon.\n\nEjike Anyaduba\nAbatete','DRBS, Obosi, Anambra State, to the world','','publish','open','open','','drbs-obosi-anambra-state-to-the-world','','','2022-03-07 15:22:05','2022-03-07 15:22:05','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3762',0,'post','',0),(3763,1,'2022-03-07 15:21:04','2022-03-07 15:21:04','','IMG-20220307-WA0233','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220307-wa0233','','','2022-03-07 15:21:04','2022-03-07 15:21:04','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG-20220307-WA0233.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3765,1,'2022-03-08 21:45:39','2022-03-08 21:45:39','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3766\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG-20220308-WA0174-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />\n\nCenter for Innovative and Pragmatic Development Initiative, congratulates and celebrates women all over the Globe on this year\'s international women’s. The theme for this year’s International day of Women is “Breaking the Bias”. We must work studiously to break the challenges and impediments<!--more--> preventing women from reaching their GOD given potentials. We must encourage, equip, and inspire women of all ages to create, to innovate, to lead, to dream and even dream bigger. We must give them the tools, create the platforms that will give them the courage, the confidence to pursue and excel in their dreams.\n\nCIPDI acknowledges and recognizes the contributions and impact women have made worldwide in science, economics, diplomacy, education, medicine, music, sports, criminal justice reform, business, politics, international relations, literature, art, community development, and nation building. We celebrate the women and all their achievements and accomplishments through the years.\n\nAs we celebrate the accomplishment of women today, we must not fail to acknowledge the challenges and barriers women face all over the world, the sexual harassment, the discriminations, the harmful traditional practices against them, the inequities and lack of credit facilities and financial resources. We must raise awareness and stand up against biases against women, we must create a safe environment where women thrive, grow, create, innovate and lead. We will have to do more than just raise and create awareness on the issues, barriers, that women face, especially those in rural communities.\n\nCIPDI has designed relatable and practical programs that will encourage, equip, train, and give women the tools, skills, confidence, opportunities, and platforms to better themselves and change their world. We support and stand by the Beijing platform for action which calls for the removal of barriers to equal participation. We strongly believe and support women’s participation in politics and leadership as stipulated in the convention of the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women.\n\nWe use this opportunity to call on the Inspector General of Police, Imo state police command, Imo state Government, Imo state house of assembly, Imo state judiciary to ensure justice for a 14-month-old baby, who was violated sexually by a 28-year-old man. The perpetrator of this heinous crime though still in police custody needs to be arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction. The suspect Mr. Tochi was caught with his pants down, and in the act, he has since confessed, and we cannot explain the reason why he has not been arraigned before a Judge or Magistrate. Sexual violence against women is one of the barriers facing women, because most times the perpetrators go free as the victim is stigmatized and maimed for life without justice. We must not allow this injustice and wickedness against an innocent 14-month-old baby to be swept under the rug, it is time to “Break the Bias.” It is high time we stopped playing the ostrich acting as if these wicked acts don’t exist. #Justice for the 14-month-old baby#. #chargeMrTochito court#. Enough is enough.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIfeanyi Nwanoro\n\nPresident and Founder Center for Innovative and Pragmatic Development Initiative CIPDI.','International Women’s Day: CIPDI Calls for Renewed Effort to Break Every Bias Against Women','','publish','open','open','','international-womens-day-cipdi-calls-for-renewed-effort-to-break-every-bias-against-women','','','2022-03-08 21:45:39','2022-03-08 21:45:39','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3765',0,'post','',0),(3766,1,'2022-03-08 21:45:08','2022-03-08 21:45:08','','IMG-20220308-WA0174','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220308-wa0174','','','2022-03-08 21:45:08','2022-03-08 21:45:08','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG-20220308-WA0174.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3769,1,'2022-03-09 10:56:54','2022-03-09 10:56:54','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3770 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG-20220309-WA0126-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nBy Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu\n\nThe Director of Social Communications of the Catholic Diocese of Awka and the Digital Director of Fides Media Limited recently blessed the new 18-seater bus donated by Governor Willie Obiano to Nigeria Union of Journalists,NUJ, Anambra State Council.\n\nThe Fides Boss who blessed the operational vehicle during the maiden Congress of the Union at the Godwin Ezeemo International Press Centre, Awka, charged NUJ executive to make optimal use of the gift, assuring them of his continued support and prayers.\n\nReverend Father Martin Anusi enjoined all to support the new leadership of the council for the growth of the union.\n\nThe Congress witnessed the inauguration of various Sub-committees with a view to accelerating growth and progress of the Union.\n\nInaugurating the committees, the Chairman of the union Dr. Emeka Odogwu, said they had two weeks to streamline their activities and work for the council with utmost dedication to enable the new leadership achieve its agenda.\n\nHe commended Governor Willie Obiano for the new bus donated to the union, describing him as media friendly.\n\nIn his speech, the guest speaker and Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Professor Charles Esimone, who assured that the University would always sustain the already existing relationship with members of the NUJ in Anambra State extolled Governor Obiano for building the Anambra International Cargo and Passengers airport, which he described as one of the major legacies of his administration.\n\nThe Managing Director and Editor in Chief of Anambra Newspapers and Printing Corporation, Publishers of National Light Mr. Chuka Nnabuife, the Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Command, Mr. Tochukwu Ikenga, and Former Acting Registrar Federal Polytechnic Oko, Mr. Obini Onuchukwu, the Editor-in-chief of Fides Newspaper, Hon Jude Atupulazi commended the giant strides recorded so far in the union, calling for its sustenance.\n\nFides reports that over twenty committees were inaugurated at the congress, with the Chairmaship Candidate in the just concluded Nigeria Union Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council\'s Election and the immediate past State Treasurer of NUJ, Comrade Sir Mmadubuchi Onwumelu, KSJI, Anipr) heading the Labour relations Committee.','Fides Director Blesses NUJ New 18-Seater Bus Donated By Obiano','','publish','open','open','','fides-director-blesses-nuj-new-18-seater-bus-donated-by-obiano','','','2022-03-09 10:56:54','2022-03-09 10:56:54','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3769',0,'post','',0),(3770,1,'2022-03-09 10:56:19','2022-03-09 10:56:19','','IMG-20220309-WA0126','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220309-wa0126','','','2022-03-09 10:56:19','2022-03-09 10:56:19','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG-20220309-WA0126.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3772,1,'2022-03-09 20:41:27','0000-00-00 00:00:00','Bishop Nwokolo partners NUJ for propagation of Gospel, calls for true reporting\n\nBy Lawrence Nwimo\n\nThe Anglican Bishop, Diocese on the Niger, Rt. Rev. Dr. Owen C. Nwokolo, has pledged to partner journalists in Anambra state for the advancement of truth and propagation of Gospel.\n\nBishop Nwokolo made the pledge when he received Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Anambra state council executive led by the state Chairman, Comrade Odogwu Emeka Odogwu PhD in Onitsha on Tuesday.\n\nHe said journalism is a veritable tool for development and advancement of knowledge and partnership with the media would yield dissemination of truth and proper evangelism in the society.\n\nAccording to Bishop Nwokolo, \" We are in love with the press and the media is part of our team. The Church will give their support to make the media work successful. Without the media, development of evangelism would be difficult.\n\n\"We are proud of NUJ because this is a group that renders selfless service in the society. They fight injustice, ensure fair play and help people get truth. There is nothing that can surpress truth and once truth is told, lies fly away.\n\nThe Anglican Prelate however encouraged journalists to present the Church in proper perspective by reporting correctly and seeking balance for their reports. He also enjoined them to help in the fight against principalities that seek the destruction of house of God.\n\n\"There are so many enemies that fight the church: principalities and powers as well as human beings who want to tarnish the image of the Church. The media should help us fight things like these by not taking sides and protecting the image of the Church.\n\n\"Church is here to serve human beings for development and salvation. When you are enlightened, you give back to those who helped you. Let us make sure that we help and protect the image of the Church,\" he said.\n\nBishop Nwokolo congratulated the new NUJ executive in the state led by Comrade Odogwu Emeka Odogwu PhD and called for restoration of ethics as well as professionalism to ensure that the society is well covered without rancour and acrimony.\n\nHe further described as disturbing, the leadership failure in the country and stated that politicians must wake up to live by their election vows to the society.\n\nIn a remark, Anambra NUJ council Chairman, Comrade Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, PhD, reassured that NUJ is ready to support the diocese in the spread of Gospel in the state.\n\nDr Odogwu described the diocese as the root of evangelism owing to its numerous evangelistic activities and maintained that NUJ has renewed vigour to champion balanced reportage among it\'s membership, pledging to support the programmes of the Church in the state with publicity.\n\nIn a vote of thanks, NUJ Vice-Chairman, Comrade Ngozi Obileri said the Union would work tirelessly with the diocese for progress, propagation of the Gospel and advancement of truth in the society.','','','draft','open','open','','','','','2022-03-09 20:41:27','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3772',0,'post','',0),(3773,1,'2022-03-09 20:44:52','2022-03-09 20:44:52','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3774 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG-20220309-WA0080-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" />\n\nBy Lawrence Nwimo\n\nThe Anglican Bishop, Diocese on the Niger, Rt. Rev. Dr. Owen C. Nwokolo, has pledged to partner journalists in Anambra state for the advancement of truth and propagation of Gospel.<!--more-->\n\nBishop Nwokolo made the pledge when he received Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Anambra state council executive led by the state Chairman, Comrade Odogwu Emeka Odogwu PhD in Onitsha on Tuesday.<!--more-->\n\nHe said journalism is a veritable tool for development and advancement of knowledge and partnership with the media would yield dissemination of truth and proper evangelism in the society.\n\nAccording to Bishop Nwokolo, \" We are in love with the press and the media is part of our team. The Church will give their support to make the media work successful. Without the media, development of evangelism would be difficult.\n\n\"We are proud of NUJ because this is a group that renders selfless service in the society. They fight injustice, ensure fair play and help people get truth. There is nothing that can surpress truth and once truth is told, lies fly away.\n\nThe Anglican Prelate however encouraged journalists to present the Church in proper perspective by reporting correctly and seeking balance for their reports. He also enjoined them to help in the fight against principalities that seek the destruction of house of God.\n\n\"There are so many enemies that fight the church: principalities and powers as well as human beings who want to tarnish the image of the Church. The media should help us fight things like these by not taking sides and protecting the image of the Church.\n\n\"Church is here to serve human beings for development and salvation. When you are enlightened, you give back to those who helped you. Let us make sure that we help and protect the image of the Church,\" he said.\n\nBishop Nwokolo congratulated the new NUJ executive in the state led by Comrade Odogwu Emeka Odogwu PhD and called for restoration of ethics as well as professionalism to ensure that the society is well covered without rancour and acrimony.\n\nHe further described as disturbing, the leadership failure in the country and stated that politicians must wake up to live by their election vows to the society.\n\nIn a remark, Anambra NUJ council Chairman, Comrade Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, PhD, reassured that NUJ is ready to support the diocese in the spread of Gospel in the state.\n\nDr Odogwu described the diocese as the root of evangelism owing to its numerous evangelistic activities and maintained that NUJ has renewed vigour to champion balanced reportage among it\'s membership, pledging to support the programmes of the Church in the state with publicity.\n\nIn a vote of thanks, NUJ Vice-Chairman, Comrade Ngozi Obileri said the Union would work tirelessly with the diocese for progress, propagation of the Gospel and advancement of truth in the society.','Bishop Nwokolo partners NUJ for propagation of Gospel, calls for true reporting','','publish','open','open','','bishop-nwokolo-partners-nuj-for-propagation-of-gospel-calls-for-true-reporting','','','2022-03-09 20:44:52','2022-03-09 20:44:52','',0,'https://reportdesks.com/?p=3773',0,'post','',0),(3774,1,'2022-03-09 20:43:54','2022-03-09 20:43:54','','IMG-20220309-WA0080','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220309-wa0080','','','2022-03-09 20:43:54','2022-03-09 20:43:54','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG-20220309-WA0080.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3779,1,'2022-04-18 07:10:03','2022-04-18 07:10:03','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3780\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG-20220417-WA0309-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /> <img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3781\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG-20220417-WA0308-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" /> <img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3782\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG-20220417-WA0307-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />\n\nValentine Ozigbo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Anambra gubernatorial election of 2021, has accepted the clamour by the political blocs in the state to run for the Anambra South Senatorial seat.<!--more-->\n\nIn a conference call with journalists in Anambra on Sunday, April 17, 2022, the respected business mogul confirmed that he had accepted to call by \"his people, the people of Anambra South, and influential voices across Anambra State\" to run for the seat.\n\nMr Ozigbo\'s first foray into politics in 2020 is considered one of the most inspiring political stories in Nigeria\'s recent history. He made history when he clinched the gubernatorial ticket of the PDP in a keenly contested primary in June 2021. He came second in the main election behind Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), who was making his fourth attempt at the governorship.\n\nFollowing the gubernatorial election, the clamour for Ozigbo to run for the senatorial seat of Anambra South began with youth groups and political blocs in the state pushing for him to serve at the Red Chamber.\n\nA multiple-award-winning global CEO, Ozigbo, is positioned to clinch the Anambra South Senatorial zone ticket in the primary slated for May 2022 as the most popular and widely accepted aspirant.\n\nOzigbo has been widely praised for his style of politics, which is issues-based and devoid of bitterness. In recognition of his political exploits, disposition to power, and contribution to humanity, a coalition of organisations led by the 100 Achievers Organisation awarded him the Anambra Man of the Year 2021 honour.\n\nOzigbo resigned from his role as President and Group CEO of Transcorp Plc in 2020 to dedicate the next chapter of his life to public service. He is the Founder of the eponymously named non-profit charity, Valentine Chineto Ozigbo (VCO) Foundation, through which he has positively impacted the lives of over 500,000 in his native Anambra State.','BREAKING: VALENTINE OZIGBO ACCEPTS CALL TO RUN FOR ANAMBRA SOUTH SENATORIAL SEAT','','publish','open','open','','breaking-valentine-ozigbo-accepts-call-to-run-for-anambra-south-senatorial-seat','','','2022-04-18 07:10:03','2022-04-18 07:10:03','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3779',0,'post','',0),(3780,1,'2022-04-18 07:07:03','2022-04-18 07:07:03','','IMG-20220417-WA0309','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220417-wa0309','','','2022-04-18 07:07:03','2022-04-18 07:07:03','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG-20220417-WA0309.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3781,1,'2022-04-18 07:07:05','2022-04-18 07:07:05','','IMG-20220417-WA0308','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220417-wa0308','','','2022-04-18 07:07:05','2022-04-18 07:07:05','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG-20220417-WA0308.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3782,1,'2022-04-18 07:07:06','2022-04-18 07:07:06','','IMG-20220417-WA0307','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220417-wa0307','','','2022-04-18 07:07:06','2022-04-18 07:07:06','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG-20220417-WA0307.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3783,1,'2022-04-18 07:09:43','2022-04-18 07:09:43','','IMG-20220417-WA0309','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220417-wa0309-2','','','2022-04-18 07:09:43','2022-04-18 07:09:43','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG-20220417-WA0309-1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3785,1,'2022-04-18 13:11:30','2022-04-18 13:11:30','<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3786 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FB_IMG_1650286201162-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" />\n\nIWHY  CONCEDED DEFEAT TO BUHARI\n\n“I was fully informed about the manipulations, intrigues, intimidation and betrayals. The consequences of not conceding were only better imagined. My natural instinct for peace automatically surfaced. I was going to make a decision which reflected my commitment to that ideal. This is the foundation of my essence. In my periodic projections into the future, I did not see how I would be presiding over any kind of chaos. I was prepared to promote the peace, unity and progress of Nigeria.\"<!--more-->\n\nThis is a huge sacrifice, but I hope my readers believe me when I say it turned out to be one of the easiest decisions I ever took while in office.\n\n\"With my mind made up, I knew it was time to inject peace into the tensed polity, especially before INEC completed collation.\n\n“I was in my living room with some ministers, aides and friends. Among them were the Coordinating Minister for the Economy/Honourable Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, the Honourable Minister of Aviation, Mr. Osita Chidoka and Waripamowei Dudafa, my Senior Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs..\"\n\n“They were recommending sundry alternatives, but I was quiet in the midst of their discussion. I hugged my thoughts, figuring out how to do that which was best for the country. My personal interest was receding rapidly and the interest of Nigeria looming large. I excused myself and left the sitting room. I walked into my study. Even here, my mantra was a strong circle around me, supporting and comforting me. Let the country survive. Let democracy survive. My political ambition is not worth people being ‘soaked in blood’.\n\n“More reports flowed in and I could not wait anymore. The announcement of the final result could take issues out of all our hands. It was time for me to take action and bring peace to the nation. I felt I was destined by God at that point in time to inject the peace serum and douse the palpable tension in the country.\n\n“I reached for the telephone and placed a call through the State House operators at about 4:45 pm. A peace I had never felt since my political sojourn, descended on me. It showed me where I had been in the past 16 years and where I was then. I smiled at the thought of what I was about to do. I waited calmly for the person at the other end of my call to answer.\n\nBuhari: “Hello Your Excellency!”\n\nMe: \"Your Excellency, how are you?”\n\nBuhari: “I am alright, Your Excellency”\n\nMe: “Congratulations!”\n\nBuhari: “Thank you very much Your Excellency”\n\n“For several seconds the line was seized by the loudest silence I have ever known. Then we had a brief discussion. I could sense his relief too. He knew what could have been.\n\n\"Here is a man who had contested three times and lost. Maybe my gesture humbled him against his expectations because he thanked me and we talked about the handing over processes.\n\n“Everywhere all over Africa, Asia and other parts of the world, countless deaths have been recorded on the scores of elections and power disputes. I mentioned Cote d’Ivoire earlier, where people died in their thousands during post-election violence. A similar scenario had unfolded in Kenya. African nations are more prone to post-election violence than other parts of the world.\"\n\nOnly very few African nations have not experienced post-election violence on a very grand scale or some bitter power tussle fed by tribal or ethnic sentiments.\n\n\"I hung up the phone, confident that my decision was right for Nigeria and would probably have a great impact on Africa. This may well be the beginning of a new perspective to power; a perspective which places national interest above personal preference. It should not always be about winning.\"\n\n\"After my conversation with Muhammadu Buhari, which lifted my spirit greatly, I felt better and lighter; it was time to break the news to my Ministers and aides. I wandered back into the living room. These are people I came to know after a period of time. I anticipated what their response would be.\"\n\n“In my new found calm, I stood before them and told them what I had just done. The elections were over. I had called and congratulated Muhammadu Buhari on his victory. It was time for all of us to move on. Stunned silence greeted the room for some time and after they overcame their shock, they all congratulated me.\"\n\n“My Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka, sought my permission to tweet my phone conversation with Muhammadu Buhari. I obliged and he did. The country was no longer waiting for the declaration of the election results. The nationwide tension automatically dissipated as though a red hot piece of iron had been dipped in a bowl of water.’’\n\nDr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan\nFormer President, Federal Republic Of Nigeria\n(My Transition Hours)','Finally, Jonathan breaks silence, gives reasons for conceding to Buhari','','publish','open','open','','finally-jonathan-breaks-silence-gives-reasons-for-conceding-to-buhari','','','2022-04-18 13:11:30','2022-04-18 13:11:30','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3785',0,'post','',0),(3786,1,'2022-04-18 13:10:19','2022-04-18 13:10:19','','FB_IMG_1650286201162','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1650286201162','','','2022-04-18 13:10:19','2022-04-18 13:10:19','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FB_IMG_1650286201162.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3787,1,'2022-04-18 13:11:17','2022-04-18 13:11:17','','FB_IMG_1650286201162','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1650286201162-2','','','2022-04-18 13:11:17','2022-04-18 13:11:17','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FB_IMG_1650286201162-1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3790,1,'2022-04-25 18:51:43','0000-00-00 00:00:00','The Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has in a recent interview stated that he is not Igbo even though he has name that sounds Igbo.\n\nThe controversial politician who is from Ikwere in Rivers stated that although he answers a name that sounds like other Igbo names, but he is not Igbo.\n\nHe made this known during an interview with Ovation Publisher, Dele Momodu. The governor was speaking over his decision to clamp down on the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra in the state.\n\nHe added that even if he should concede that he is Igbo, should he now allow some miscreants to destablize the state just because he is Igbo?\n\nMany people have however condemned the governor for denying his Igbo roots, saying he will regret it in the future. They argued that Ikwere people of Rivers are known to have Igbo roots which cannot be denied.\n\nWatch the video below:','','','draft','open','open','','','','','2022-04-25 18:51:43','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3790',0,'post','',0),(3792,1,'2022-04-25 19:01:51','0000-00-00 00:00:00','&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3793 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FB_IMG_1650813354198-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" />\n\nThe Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has in a recent interview stated that he is not Igbo even though he has name that sounds IgbThe controversial politician who is from Ikwere in Rivers stated that although he answers a name that sounds like other Igbo names, but he is not Igbo.\n\nHe made this known during an interview with Ovation Publisher, Dele Momodu. The governor was speaking over his decision to clamp down on the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra in the state.\n\nHe added that even if he should concede that he is Igbo, should he now allow some miscreants to destablize the state just because he is Igbo?\n\nMany people have however condemned the governor for denying his Igbo roots, saying he will regret it in the future. They argued that Ikwere people of Rivers are known to have Igbo roots which cannot be denied.\n\nWatch the video below:\n\n&nbsp;','I am not Igbo, I am Ikwere - Govr. Wike','','draft','open','open','','','','','2022-04-25 19:01:51','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3792',0,'post','',0),(3793,1,'2022-04-25 19:00:14','2022-04-25 19:00:14','','FB_IMG_1650813354198','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1650813354198','','','2022-04-25 19:00:14','2022-04-25 19:00:14','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FB_IMG_1650813354198.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3794,1,'2022-05-02 13:37:01','0000-00-00 00:00:00','&nbsp;\n\nOne of Presidential Aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Tein T.S. Jack-Rich, has promised that Benue State will benefit from his industrialization plan for the country as he intends for o create over 450,000 direct jobs in the State if elected.\n\nThe renowned Industrialist made the promise when he received a high-powered delegation of founding Leaders of the APC in Benue State led by an elder Statesman Senator Jack Tilley-Gyado at his Campaign Office in Abuja.\n\nHe identified River Benue in Makurdi as a strategic economic hotspot with untapped economic potentials as encapsulated in the blueprint of his Vision for a Prosperous Nigeria.\n\nJack-Rich said he plans to canalize River Benue and harness its full economic potentials with a view to industrializing Benue State and the Middle Belt in general.\n\nHe said the move would create over 450,000 direct jobs in Benue State with its multiplier effect on household economy.\n\n“I have identified key economic hotspot within the confluence in Makurdi where we can build a strategic Seaport, we will clear the waterways, expand and dredge the Canals to allow for easy sail and berth of vessels with goods and services in and out of the Benue waterways. We will also have Shipyard at the Benue Seaport. When we do this it would create over 450,000 direct jobs. Marine Transportation will also thrive in the State when this happens”.\n\nThe APC Presidential Aspirant also asserted that the industrialization of the Agricultural Sector of Benue State would make more economic sense when the potentials of River Benue are fully harnessed.\n\nWhen we do this industrialization would make much sense to the people of Benue State who are predominantly into farming. So, we will industrialize the Agricultural Sector of Benue State leveraging on the economic potentials of River Benue.\n\n“This is part of my vision, and to achieve this, we are deploying nothing less than five thousand equipment to Benue State. Each equipment will engage nothing less than 90 persons so that our Youth can leave the street and get into the economic value chain of the State”.\n\nOn the National front, Jack-Rich also promised to set aside  five percentof the country’s oil revenue as stimulus package for the socio-economic development of local communities and general wellbeing of the masses.\n\nHe said his administration will establish Community Development Banks to manage the 5% oil revenue for the local communities.\n\nDetails in Daily Sun\n\nhttps://www.sunnewsonline.com/ill-create-450000-direct-jobs-if-elected-president-jack-rich/',' I’ll create 450,000 direct jobs if elected president – Jack-Rich','','draft','open','open','','','','','2022-05-02 13:37:01','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3794',0,'post','',0),(3795,1,'2022-05-02 13:37:32','2022-05-02 13:37:32','','Tein-T.S.-Jack-Rich','','inherit','open','closed','','tein-t-s-jack-rich','','','2022-05-02 13:37:32','2022-05-02 13:37:32','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Tein-T.S.-Jack-Rich.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3797,1,'2022-05-02 13:52:41','2022-05-02 13:52:41','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3795\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Tein-T.S.-Jack-Rich.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" /></p>\nOne of Presidential Aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Tein T.S. Jack-Rich, has promised that Benue State will benefit from his industrialization plan for the country as he intends for o create over 450,000 direct jobs in the State if elected.<!--more-->\n\nThe renowned Industrialist made the promise when he received a high-powered delegation of founding Leaders of the APC in Benue State led by an elder Statesman Senator Jack Tilley-Gyado at his Campaign Office in Abuja.\n\nHe identified River Benue in Makurdi as a strategic economic hotspot with untapped economic potentials as encapsulated in the blueprint of his Vision for a Prosperous Nigeria.\n\nJack-Rich said he plans to canalize River Benue and harness its full economic potentials with a view to industrializing Benue State and the Middle Belt in general.\n\nHe said the move would create over 450,000 direct jobs in Benue State with its multiplier effect on household economy.\n\n“I have identified key economic hotspot within the confluence in Makurdi where we can build a strategic Seaport, we will clear the waterways, expand and dredge the Canals to allow for easy sail and berth of vessels with goods and services in and out of the Benue waterways. We will also have Shipyard at the Benue Seaport. When we do this it would create over 450,000 direct jobs. Marine Transportation will also thrive in the State when this happens”.\n\nThe APC Presidential Aspirant also asserted that the industrialization of the Agricultural Sector of Benue State would make more economic sense when the potentials of River Benue are fully harnessed.\n\nWhen we do this industrialization would make much sense to the people of Benue State who are predominantly into farming. So, we will industrialize the Agricultural Sector of Benue State leveraging on the economic potentials of River Benue.\n\n“This is part of my vision, and to achieve this, we are deploying nothing less than five thousand equipment to Benue State. Each equipment will engage nothing less than 90 persons so that our Youth can leave the street and get into the economic value chain of the State”.\n\nOn the National front, Jack-Rich also promised to set aside five percentof the country’s oil revenue as stimulus package for the socio-economic development of local communities and general wellbeing of the masses.\n\nHe said his administration will establish Community Development Banks to manage the 5% oil revenue for the local communities.\n\nDetails in Daily Sun\n\nhttps://www.sunnewsonline.com/ill-create-450000-direct-jobs-if-elected-president-jack-rich/','I’ll create 450,000 direct jobs if elected president – Jack-Rich','','publish','open','open','','ill-create-450000-direct-jobs-if-elected-president-jack-rich','','','2022-05-02 13:52:41','2022-05-02 13:52:41','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3797',0,'post','',0),(3800,1,'2022-05-05 16:39:01','2022-05-05 16:39:01','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3801 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220504-WA0166-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nBy Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu\n\nThe Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of Elite Investors Limited, Chief Godwin Ifeanyichukwu Okafor, says they are into building projects and ready to partner Anambra State Government to build affordable houses, transportation, agriculture and as well finance projects in the state.<!--more-->\n\nAddressing newsmen in Awka, the Group Managing Director of the company, Prince Eze Ude said they floated the company to partner with the current Anambra state government to build projects that would benefit Ndi Anambra people.\n\n\'If you watch through his campaign, he said he will embark on people project and people oriented administration where everyone will have input in what the government is doing, this is the idea behind d the establishment of the company to contribute our quota in the administration.\n\nHe said they were coming fromnthe private investor and that no government could do it alone without private investor, saying that they needed an enabling environment and good platform, hence their confidence to come to the state and invest their resources.\n\n\'We want to partner and build low cost housing scheme, so masses can get affordable accommodation, like in Awka because houses are cost and civil servants cannot even afford it, dislodge ghetto to fight criminality,\' he said.\n\n\'It would be recalled that after swearing in, the government went to Okpoko to clean up the area. \'dislodge them, decentralise in the 3 central senatorial zones, we have visited Igbariam, Achalla, Umunze and the communities are willing to partner with government and private investors to thrive… it will br about development\n\nHe said they want to float transportation scheme, if well planned with the state it would be like BRT in Lagos State.\n\n\'We have submitted 5000 new housing projects in each of the zones… we put 10 years mortgage on it, partnering with federal mortgage bank to enable our client buy into it. It will be less burden to subscribers that have something doing…\n\n\'School, hospital, fire service, market, roads, and other amenities, Government gives 10 per cent subsidy, means of livelihood to buy into it… the idea is to help masses and not build for rich men… there will be measures to forestall malpractices, speculate our property we will checkmate them…\n\n\'Timelines - 2years, partner with financial institutions and foreign partners, after housing, we can move to transportation and then, agriculture.\n\n\'Partner government to revamp TRACAS, to assist the masses, the idea initiated by Babaginda. TRACAS does not maintain the standard, Loss of concepts, vehicle is franchised, none is owned by the TRACAS, to revamp it, it does not stop other transporters from doing their businesses.\n\nWith transportation scheme, Awka will be decongested once there is a means to come and go back. Decentralise development, to make it Africa Dubai, government cannot do it alone, the government is a technocrat,\' he concluded.','We Are Partnering Anambra State Govt to Build Low Cost Houses, Transportation Scheme, Revamp TRACAS - Elite Investors Boss','','publish','open','open','','we-are-partnering-anambra-state-govt-to-build-low-cost-houses-transportation-scheme-revamp-tracas-elite-investors-boss','','','2022-05-05 16:39:01','2022-05-05 16:39:01','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3800',0,'post','',0),(3801,1,'2022-05-05 16:38:25','2022-05-05 16:38:25','','IMG-20220504-WA0166','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220504-wa0166','','','2022-05-05 16:38:25','2022-05-05 16:38:25','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220504-WA0166.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3803,1,'2022-05-05 18:14:50','2022-05-05 18:14:50','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3804 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220504-WA0165-300x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" />\n\nBy Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu\n\n10 young footballers, all below 16 years, were have been selected as members of Team Nigeria for Germany trials in October this year.\n\nThe players who were from 10 clubs were those who excelled at the Bayern Youth Cup which ended in Awka, the Anambra capital town last Sunday.<!--more-->\n\nFides reports that 100 players between the ages of 15 and 16 participated at the 3-day invitational tournament.\n\nThe successful players were Sadik Mailafia, Adeoye Tunmise, Mohammed Abubarka, Abdulata Omale, Nzube Mbaezue, Onoja Uchenna, Ayinde Ibrahim, Aladinla Oladayo Franklin Ogbozor and Lateef Alabi.\n\nThe Bayern Youth Cup was jointly sponsored by Aspire Foundation, VOE Foundation, Bayern Munich FC and Anambra Sports Development Commission.\n\nObinna Edeh, Proprietor of VOE Foundation and representative partner of Bayern Munich in Nigeria said the tournament was worth the while and held in an environment which compared with what was obtainable at Allianz Arena Germany.\n\nEdeh said the selected players would be nurtured at the Bayern Munich Academy and expressed hope that they would hit the peak of their career in no distant time.\n\nEmeka Okeke, Chairman Board of Trustees of Aspire Foundation, said his organisation would continue to provide the platform for Anambra and Nigerian youths to express themselves at the world stage.\n\nOkeke said as a private organisation he would continue to support the efforts of the government by sponsoring events that would promote marketable skills and develop talent.\n\nThe Bayern Youth Cup was held under the technical supervision of Hans Pflugler, a retired German player and member of the 1990 world cup winning team with support from Christopher Loch, coach of Bayern Academy.\n\nNzube Mbaezue, one of the successful players said he was happy to have made the team and was hopeful that the trip to Germany would help him achieve his dream of being a professional Footballer.\n\nThe Competition was won by FC Hearts of Kano who were the defending champions','10 Young Footballers to Undergo Trials In Germany','','publish','open','open','','10-young-footballers-to-undergo-trials-in-germany','','','2022-05-05 18:14:50','2022-05-05 18:14:50','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3803',0,'post','',0),(3804,1,'2022-05-05 18:14:17','2022-05-05 18:14:17','','IMG-20220504-WA0165','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220504-wa0165','','','2022-05-05 18:14:17','2022-05-05 18:14:17','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220504-WA0165.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3806,1,'2022-05-07 12:30:03','2022-05-07 12:30:03','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3807 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IPOB11-2-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" />\n\nThe Government of the United Kingdom has denied adding Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to terrorist groups.\n\nA statement by the British High Commission in Nigeria signed by the Senior Communications and Public Diplomacy Officer, Atinuke Akande-Alegbe, and made available to Vanguard last night said it was aware of inaccurate reporting circulating in the media and online that the UK Government had added the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to the UK’s list of terrorist groups or organisations banned under UK law.<!--more-->\n\nThe Statement said: “These reports are untrue. The “Indigenous People of Biafra” (IPOB) is not a proscribed organisation in the UK.\n\n“The inaccurate reporting relates to the 13 April 2022 publication by the UK Government of a revised Country Policy and Information note (CPIN) on separatist groups in SE Nigeria, including the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). CPINs provide country of origin information (COI) and analysis of COI for use by UK Government decision-makers handling particular types of protection and human rights claims.\nAll asylum and human rights claims made in the UK are considered on their individual facts in accordance with our obligations under the UN Refugee Convention and European Convention on Human Rights, taking into account relevant background country information and case law.\nThe CPIN on separatist groups in the South East, including the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), provides a general assessment of risks faced by individuals belonging to those groups. These assessments are based on an analysis of publicly available country information obtained from a wide range of reliable sources including media outlets; UK and other governments; local, national and international organisations; and non-government organisations.\n\n“This CPIN also acknowledges that the Nigerian government has proscribed IPOB as a terrorist organisation, some members of IPOB have reportedly used violence against the state and members of the public, and advises that persons who have committed human rights abuses must not be granted protection,” the UK government explained.\n\nDetails below :\n👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻\n\nhttps://www.ashiwaju.org/2022/05/ipob-not-on-uk-terrorist-groups-list-uk.html?m=1','We’ve not added IPOB to list of terrorist groups — UK Govt explains','','publish','open','open','','weve-not-added-ipob-to-list-of-terrorist-groups-uk-govt-explains','','','2022-05-07 12:30:03','2022-05-07 12:30:03','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3806',0,'post','',0),(3807,1,'2022-05-07 12:29:08','2022-05-07 12:29:08','','IPOB11-2','','inherit','open','closed','','ipob11-2','','','2022-05-07 12:29:08','2022-05-07 12:29:08','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IPOB11-2.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3808,1,'2022-05-07 12:29:43','2022-05-07 12:29:43','','IPOB11-1','','inherit','open','closed','','ipob11-1','','','2022-05-07 12:29:43','2022-05-07 12:29:43','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IPOB11-1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3812,1,'2022-05-11 18:58:07','2022-05-11 18:58:07','','logo','','inherit','open','closed','','logo','','','2022-05-11 18:58:07','2022-05-11 18:58:07','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/logo.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(3813,1,'2022-05-11 19:01:38','2022-05-11 19:01:38','','icon','','inherit','open','closed','','icon','','','2022-05-11 19:01:38','2022-05-11 19:01:38','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/icon.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(3814,1,'2022-05-11 19:01:40','2022-05-11 19:01:40','https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-icon.png','cropped-icon.png','','inherit','open','closed','','cropped-icon-png','','','2022-05-11 19:01:40','2022-05-11 19:01:40','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-icon.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(3816,1,'2022-05-11 19:03:38','2022-05-11 19:03:38','','logo1','','inherit','open','closed','','logo1','','','2022-05-11 19:03:38','2022-05-11 19:03:38','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/logo1.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(3817,1,'2022-05-11 19:04:33','2022-05-11 19:04:33','','logo1','','inherit','open','closed','','logo1-2','','','2022-05-11 19:04:33','2022-05-11 19:04:33','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/logo1-1.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(3819,1,'2022-05-13 18:36:03','2022-05-13 18:36:03','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3820 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220512-WA0104-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" />\n\n...Want Improved Remuneration, Working Condition\n\nBy Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu\n\nThe members of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Anambra State Council, have called on the Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo to intervene in their matter and offer them a better welfare package, saying that poor remuneration and lack of manpower had dealt a serious blow to the organization.\n\nAddressing newsmen in Awka as part of the activities lined up to mark this year\'s International Nurses Week themed, “Nurses; a voice to lead-invest in Nursing and Respect the Right to Global Health”, the Chairman of NANNM/JPSNC, Mrs Edith Onwuka, regretted that shortage of their members in both general hospitals and primary healthcare centres had negatively affected health care delivery in the state.<!--more-->\n\nShe appealed to Governor Chukwuma Soludo to invest in nursing to ensure quality health care delivery to make creation of liveable homeland for the state a reality.\n\nNANNM Anambra State Boss also called for review of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) which it noted had suffered poor implementation in the state.\n\nHer words, \'Nurses and midwives being promoter of health show appreciation with your move-in cleaning Okpoko which had always been epicentre for disease outbreak due to environmental insults and degradation.\n\n\'We have also seen your commitment in cleaning up the rest of the cities which we commend in special way as it will reduce disease outbreaks like cholera, diarrhea, measles etc.\n\n\'We wish to appeal to His Excellency, Mr Governor to look into the issues affecting Nurses especially now that you are taking stock of challenges in different ministries, MDA’s and parastatals.\n\n\'Poor remuneration of nurses and midwives which has led to mass migration of highly qualified nurses to either federal health institutions or outside the country in search for greener pastures.\n\n\'This has affected the healthcare delivery adversely as the small number of nurses that remains are overwhelmed by work in our hospitals.\n\n\'It is important to review the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) which has not been properly implemented in the state; the said CONHESS 60% is on paper but not properly and fully reflected in the implementation.\n\n\'We humbly request for not only the full implementation of 60% CONHESS but upward review to 100% CONHESS for nurses in the state and local government (PHCs).\n\n\'Shortage of nurses and midwives in both general hospitals and primary health care centers; this gross shortage affects the health care delivery with attendant negative consequences.\n\n\'Implementation of new hazard allowance (N32000) per nurse which was recently reviewed as result of COVID-19 pandemic,\' she concluded.','Anambra Nurses To Soludo, We Are Underpaid, Understaffed','','publish','open','open','','anambra-nurses-to-soludo-we-are-underpaid-understaffed','','','2022-05-13 18:36:03','2022-05-13 18:36:03','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3819',0,'post','',0),(3820,1,'2022-05-13 18:35:28','2022-05-13 18:35:28','','IMG-20220512-WA0104','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220512-wa0104','','','2022-05-13 18:35:28','2022-05-13 18:35:28','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220512-WA0104.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3823,1,'2022-05-13 18:46:14','2022-05-13 18:46:14','<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3824 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220512-WA0173-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" />\n\nRescue Victim\n\nBy Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu\n\nNational Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, Anambra state Command in collaboration with Nigeria Immigration Service Anambra State Command last Tuesday arrested a suspected male human trafficker and rescued the female victim\n\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3825 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220512-WA0174-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" />\n\n.This was made known in a release signed by the Public Relations Officers, Okafor Anthony (ASC) and made available to newsmen in Awka.<!--more-->\n\nAccording to the statement, \'The suspect who resides in Onitsha, Anambra State in conjunction with his syndicates who based in Edo state and Dubai respectively, lured the victim from Edo state to Anambra state.\n\n\'The suspect was arrested at immigration office while he was trying to procure Nigerian international passport for the victim to be trafficked to Dubai with.\n\n\'Meanwhile, the victim had been taken to a safe home by NAPTIP while investigation is ongoing,\' the statement read.','NAPTIP Arrest Suspected Male Human Trafficker','','publish','open','open','','naptip-arrest-suspected-male-human-trafficker','','','2022-05-13 18:46:14','2022-05-13 18:46:14','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3823',0,'post','',0),(3824,1,'2022-05-13 18:43:35','2022-05-13 18:43:35','','IMG-20220512-WA0173','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220512-wa0173','','','2022-05-13 18:43:35','2022-05-13 18:43:35','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220512-WA0173.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3825,1,'2022-05-13 18:43:37','2022-05-13 18:43:37','','IMG-20220512-WA0174','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220512-wa0174','','','2022-05-13 18:43:37','2022-05-13 18:43:37','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220512-WA0174.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3828,1,'2022-05-14 10:25:05','2022-05-14 10:25:05','<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3829 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/images-20.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" />\n\nFrom Chuks Collins, Awka\nMay 14,2022\n\nThe Indegenous People of Biafra(IPOB)has announced May 18 and 26 as sit-at-home in support and solidarity to its leader -Mazi Nnamdi Kanu whose cases were coming up in court on the two days respectively.<!--more-->\n\nDisclosing this in a press statement issues today and circulated to journalists, the spokesman for the group, Comrade Emma Powerful noted that, \"the attention of the global movement and family of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by our great leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU has been drawn to a purported voice note ordering Biafrans and residents of Biafraland to sit at home on a date other than May 18th. This is the hand work of Nigeria paid agents and should be totally ignored\".\n\nAccording to Powerful, \"IPOB is not a faceless movement and does not announce its activities through voice messages. Biafrans must be very much at alert because the Nigerian government working through its security agencies the DSS and the BBC are trying so hard to create confusion in our land in attempt to set Biafrans against themselves and scuttle our struggle for liberation. But we assure them that Biafrans know their plans and will not fall for their evil agenda.\n\n\"Like Mazi Nnamdi Kanu said, if you did not hear it on radio Biafra then it is not from IPOB. IPOB announce its activities and events only through official channels which are (i)Radio Biafra (ii) Press Statement from Emma Powerful (office of IPOB Media and Publicity Secretary) and (iii) Memo from the Office of IPOB Head of Directorate. To this end therefore the only Sit-At- Home order emenating and announced by IPOB leadership are the 18th and 26th of May, 2022 being the dates our leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU will appear in court. The IPOB leadership is very strategic in its actions and directives to the Biafran people knowing fully well that our enemies are desperate to scuttle this heaven ordained freedom movement.\"\n\nThe spokesman noted that \"those behind the purported voice note should go inform their pay masters to stop dissipating their energy and resources on a hopeless attempt to stop the collective will and decision of the Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB worldwide to pursue our Self Determination Right.\n\n\"Biafrans, friends of Biafra and lovers of freedom across the world and especially in Biarraland should therefore pay no heed to faceless DSS agents and impostors recruited to serve the interest of Fulani Caliphate.\"','Nnamdi Kanu in court: IPOB announces May 18, 26 as sit-at-home','','publish','open','open','','nnamdi-kanu-in-court-ipob-announces-may-18-26-as-sit-at-home','','','2022-05-14 10:25:05','2022-05-14 10:25:05','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3828',0,'post','',0),(3829,1,'2022-05-14 10:23:32','2022-05-14 10:23:32','','images (20)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-20','','','2022-05-14 10:23:32','2022-05-14 10:23:32','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/images-20.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3831,1,'2022-05-15 12:51:12','2022-05-15 12:51:12','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3832\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FB_IMG_1652119715609-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" />The auguries are clear and if one wagers on what will happen if Obi wins the primary, one will win. Pretending a prophetic call, one can prophesy accurately of the impending mass and contagious movement among the youth of Nigeria for Obi’s candidature.</p>\nGoing by what we see coming, Obi and the PDP will go home and sleep, while Nigerians will do the rest.<!--more-->\n\nThe foregoing is not about Obi as a person, but because of the hardship in the country. We have played a lot of politics in the past while neglecting merit.\nToday, the society we have long abused is taking its revenge on all of us. Nigerians are united in their belief that the abuse must stop and they see Obi as the symbol of the new birth that the country desires.\n\nAnd what of those that are not following the currents? This question reminds me about the ostracism of Aristides.\n\nAristides was a good man who supported democratic ideals and aligned himself with progressive forces for the good of Athens. He was unhappy to see his fellow Athenians suffer and thus was immersed in philanthropy. Consequently, Aristides was loved by many and became the “talk of the town”. However, he became so popular that Athenians voted for his ostracism.\n\nHe was not ostracized for anything bad, but because he was becoming too popular, they started considering him a danger to the state. It was merely democracy’s way of cutting off the “tallest ears of the corn in the field”.\n\nBut what has the foregoing ancient tale has to do with Mr. Peter Obi? In the case of Aristide, during voting to determine his ostracism, one citizen actually met him without knowing him and requested his help for him to write Aristide’s name on the potsherds (ostraka), before counting to determine who would get majority votes.','If Peter Obi wins the primary… by Valentine Obienyem','','publish','open','open','','if-peter-obi-wins-the-primary-by-valentine-obienyem','','','2022-05-15 12:51:12','2022-05-15 12:51:12','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3831',0,'post','',0),(3832,1,'2022-05-15 12:50:39','2022-05-15 12:50:39','','FB_IMG_1652119715609','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1652119715609','','','2022-05-15 12:50:39','2022-05-15 12:50:39','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FB_IMG_1652119715609.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3835,1,'2022-05-15 13:35:32','2022-05-15 13:35:32','&nbsp;\n\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3837 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/download-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"60\" />\nKEN UGBECHIE\n\nIt’s 2022, deep into the 21st Century, Nigeria has no regular electricity. Healthcare, education, primary sector, are all decrepit. Nigeria simply needs a leader. And Nigerians think Peter Obi is that leader. They think the former governor of Anambra State has the Oriental mojo, the Victorian genteel mien and the American entrepreneurial spunk to conjure a mix of positive leadership for the nation. For this, Obi is trending on social media. In worship centres, marketplaces, in the streets, even in pubs, Obi pops up with pleasant plumes.<!--more-->\n\nIn discourses, he takes a huge swathe in blogosphere. He trends in our homes, in offices, among corporate Nigeria. Even among the political class, Obi is held in awe. His peers could not understand his sudden bloom in the socio-economic space. There’s a Peter Obi myth which some mischief makers and their recruits of political urchins masquerading as commentators and analysts have been trying, but in vain, to burst. In life, you cannot quarrel with success (apologies to Ronald Reagan).\n\nPeter Obi is a success. A political success. An economic wonder. A man of prudent and modest values. Rich, yet has not allowed his wealth to take humanity out of him. A friend of the high and the mighty, the poor and the real underclass. No airs, no pretence. As governor, we shared the same space with him in the economy section of airplanes. As governor, he lugged his own luggage; carried his bag at airports; queued to board the aircraft like every other passenger. He shunned the profligacy of private jet. We ran into him at airports. He even refused to be helped. He would rather bear his hand luggage just the same way he did while he was in the private sector. As a bank chairman, he cleaved to his old car before his appointment. He was living happily in his Festac town abode. Authorities at the bank said it took cajoling and ceaseless pleading to drag him out of Festac, as they say, for the image of the bank.\n\nObi, whether learned or inherited, manifests an Oriental flair; a value system that created blocs of industrial powers out of Singapore, South Korea, China, Malaysia et al. It’s a value system that matches wealth with work, industry and vision. A value system that has no place for obscene lifestyle, ostentation and a wild, wild celebratory orgy in the midst of hunger. Obi is one of the presidential aspirants on the platform of the PDP. But even members of the APC never failed to compliment his neo-politics of zero tantrum, zero violence and zero tolerance for virulently vicious tirades. Obi trades ideas, not violence. He sees good in his opponents. He avoids the typical muckraking that hallmark the Nigerian polity.\n\nAs a former governor and one who had made good money in his private business before his sojourn in politics, he tells his audience what he had done, not just what he would do; he references how he saved money, cut cost of governance and reformed a lethargic public sector in his state. He makes refence to how he promoted ‘buy-Nigeria’ in his time as governor. Biggest client of Peugeot Automobile of Nigeria in Kaduna, highest customer to indigenous automobile maker Innoson Vehicle Motor Company Limited (IVM) and Zinox, the nation’s foremost computer maker. It’s no fairy tale. He tells how he transformed education and healthcare in Anambra. And as they say in Latin, res ipsa loquitor; the fact speaks for itself. The end-point of that revolutionary turnaround in education was more enrolment of children in schools. For a state with very high out-of-school boys and girls and low aggregate score in WAEC and NECO, there was profound change with impressive result. He computerised secondary school education. On account of this, five young Anambra girls from Regina Pacis Secondary School, Onitsha, beat the rest of the world at the World Technovation Challenge in Silicon Valley in San Francisco, United States, winning the gold medal. They beat their peers from US, Spain, Turkey, China and Uzbekistan.\n\nPeter Obi is trending because he is in high demand among progressive-minded Nigerians who can no longer stomach the wastages, the primitive acquisition of wealth by the ruling elite, the propagation of the culture of incompetence in the public agora and poor management of the economy.\n\nPeter Obi combines good scholarship with experience and pragmatism. He’s a technocrat in politics. One of the nation’s best. Lee Kuan Yew, the father of modern Singapore, once said that any nation that wants to move forward must get its best into politics, avoid hypocrisy and embrace honesty. Obi as one of the nation’s best will attract men and women of his ilk to serve in the public space. Yew warned on the consequence of getting cheap and lowly people into government. Any leader that does that will be sorry for himself. This is the Nigerian paradox. The country has shut out her best out of governance. They have consistently recruited, including via the electoral process, to use the exact words of Yew “jokers, cranks, weak men and charlatans with some gift of the garb.” Any country that does such runs the risk of losing everything that she has. Nigeria has lost so much because jokers and charlatansnnvvulated the governance space.\n\nPeter Obi is seen largely as the person to right these many wrongs. He has a history. As governor, he stood out as the best in backward integration, ensuring heavy patronage of local industries, making sure they were on good footing to create more jobs, more wealth and add more value to the economy. Obi is currently on the hustings. His party, the PDP, has jettisoned zoning. This makes the mountain higher for Obi and others seeking their party ticket. A motley crowd of 15 aspirants would jostle for PDP ticket. It is now up to the party delegates to determine who flies their party flag in 2023. If Obi gets it, fine and good for Nigerians. But if he doesn’t get it, it will not be because he didn’t fight well enough. It will be on account of the nation’s warped value system. A system so dysfunctional in many ways such that proven crooks are crowned with golden diadems while the brightest and the best are redlined and banished to the sidelines of the power matrix. But win or lose, Peter Obi has set a high standard of leadership. He has redefined political campaigns in Nigeria. History will always be kind to him.','Peter Obi and Nigerian paradox','','publish','open','open','','peter-obi-and-nigerian-paradox','','','2022-05-15 13:35:32','2022-05-15 13:35:32','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3835',0,'post','',0),(3836,1,'2022-05-15 13:33:48','2022-05-15 13:33:48','','download (1)','','inherit','open','closed','','download-1','','','2022-05-15 13:33:48','2022-05-15 13:33:48','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/download-1.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3837,1,'2022-05-15 13:35:04','2022-05-15 13:35:04','','download (2)','','inherit','open','closed','','download-2-2','','','2022-05-15 13:35:04','2022-05-15 13:35:04','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/download-2.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3840,1,'2022-05-15 13:51:55','2022-05-15 13:51:55','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3841 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220515-WA0104-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" />\n\nSokoto state Police Command has described as mischievous, wicked and deliberate falsehood the news making the round that a source from the command told an online news platform that one of the suspects arrested in connection to the killing of Deborah Emmanuel is from Nigeria Republic.<!--more-->\n\nThe command in statement signed by its Public Relations Officer ASP Sanusi Abubakar said the publication is an act by some mischief makers trying to create chaos into the mind of law abiding citizens and to distabilized the existing peaceful atmosphere restored in the state.\n\nMr. Abubakar said the Command is therefore using this medium to reaffirm that , the above fabricated publication which claimed its sources from the Command is falsehood and cannot be substantiated.\n\nThe police spokesman said the command did not issue out any statement or signed press release in that regard.\n\nMr. Abubakar said the command is using this medium to appeal to all media outlets and members of the public to be advocate of peace and should not instigate unverified stories.\n\nHe said consequent upon the foregoing, investigation into the incident is ongoing and the Nigeria police Force will be decisive in its action and in accordance with the extant laws and provisions of the constitution on that incident.\n\nThe PPRO said the commissioner of Police Sokoto State Command CP Kamaldeen Kola Okunlola enjoin the people of Sokoto state to embrace compliance with the curfew emplaced by the state government to maintain peace and order in the state.\n\nEnd','Alleged Blasphemy: Police Says No Suspect is from Niger Republic','','publish','open','open','','alleged-blasphemy-police-says-no-suspect-is-from-niger-republic','','','2022-05-15 13:51:55','2022-05-15 13:51:55','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3840',0,'post','',0),(3841,1,'2022-05-15 13:51:15','2022-05-15 13:51:15','','IMG-20220515-WA0104','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220515-wa0104','','','2022-05-15 13:51:15','2022-05-15 13:51:15','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220515-WA0104.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3843,1,'2022-05-15 16:58:27','2022-05-15 16:58:27','<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-3845 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220515-WA0182-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" />\n\nRev Fr. Obimma Emmanuel (Ebube Muonso) is the Spiritual Director of the Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke, and the Rector, Blessed Iwene Tansi Pilgrimage Center, Umudioika, both in Anambra State. In this interview, he speaks about the 2023 presidential election, and the need to pacify the Southeast region. Excerpts<!--more-->\n\nWhat is your view about the agitation for Nigeria president of Southeast extraction come 2023?\n\nEquity and justice demand that this time around, the presidency should be zoned to the Southeast. This is one major step that I believe will put an end to the series of agitations. It is worrisome that a Southeasterner has not been elected into power as president of this country.\n\nThere is this perception that other tribes still look at the Igbo man with suspicion because of agitations?\n\nThe Igbo man wants the unity and peaceful co-existence of this country more than other Nigerians. This is because; the Igbo have a very big stake in the country, since they have investments in every nook and cranny of this country. Again, the Igbo man is a peace loving person. If given the presidency, the Igbo will promote a unified and indivisible Nigerian nation. What worries an average southeasterner is the marginalization and alienation from the scheme of things. An Igbo man has the mindset for unity. An average Igbo man can easily communicate with languages of other ethnic groups. This is the unity mentality. An Igbo man does not want war or division in Nigeria, because he wants to preserve the lives and property of his people. It is, therefore, disturbing that the country they love so much; the country they work so hard to rebuild and preserve, is marginalizing them.\n\nIf the need for consensus Igbo presidential candidate arises, and you are asked to suggest an aspirant, who would you suggest?\n\nI’ve looked at all the aspirants across major political parties, and observe that they are all eminently qualified to take Nigeria to the next level. However, to me, the former governor of Anambra State, and the former vice presidential candidate of the PDP, Mr. Peter Obi, stands out.\n\nWhy Peter Obi?\n\nPeter Obi is an instrument that Nigeria needs at this period of its history to move forward. He has a vision that can change Nigeria’s destiny and future. I do not think that Nigeria can tolerate another 8 years of wastefulness. I urge all Nigerians to shun the issue of political affiliation, creed, sex or tribe, and go for excellence. We need to move our country forward, and we can only move forward with a progressive mind. Nigeria is already battered, and needs a man of excellence to move it forward.\n\nUnder Peter Obi as Anambra governor, the state was the first to commence Sub-Sovereign Wealth savings, the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa. Again, at a time many governors were leaving huge debts for their successors, Obi left the equivalent of $500 million Dollars in investment; as well as local and foreign currencies, including $156 million in Dollar- denominated bonds, while leaving office. Under him as governor, development partners such as UNDP, UNICEF, the World Bank, DFID, the European Union etc., which hitherto were not in Anambra started working with the state. At that time, Anambra was consistently adjudged one of the best states in development partnership and commitment to reforms for good governance.\n\nObi was recognized as best governor by the Millennium Development Goals Office (OSSAP-MDGs) and the UNDP in the implementation of their programmes in Nigeria. Under Obi, the Nigerian Debt Management Office (DMO) rated Anambra as the least indebted state in Nigeria. In spite of visible and measurable achievements recorded in various sectors, the state under him did not borrow or raise bonds for her various projects. Under him, the senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria rated Anambra as the most financially stable state in the country.\n\nThe state\'s ground-breaking return of schools to their church owners, and subsequent partnership with the agencies in education, saw the state move from 24th position out of 36 states to number one position in National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations for three consecutive years. Through partnership with the church in the health sector, his government funded the transformation of many health institutions in the state.\n\nAs part of the efforts to turn around the economy of the state, a number of companies were attracted to build their facilities in Anambra. A case in point is SABMiller, the 2nd largest brewery in the world, which built their first Green Field facility in the state, which is today one of the most successful facilities they operate globally. A number of other companies followed the SABMiller initiative and were all supported and encouraged under his government; a good example is INNOSON Motor Manufacturing Company.\n\nObi’s government was the first to do Poverty Mapping in Nigeria, as a guide for the effective implementation of poverty alleviation strategies. During his tenure and with his government\'s support, Anambra became an oil producing state.\n\nBy the end of Obi’s tenure in 2014, more than twelve health institutions, including two hospitals, had secured accreditation. When he took over in 2006, no health institution in Anambra was duly accredited.\n\nBut the PDP which Peter Obi belongs to does not seem to support the idea of zoning presidential slots to the Southeast.\n\nThe rotation and zoning principle was written into the PDP’s Constitution in 2009. Article 7(2c) of the PDP Constitution states that: “In pursuance of the principle of equity, justice and fairness, the party shall adhere to the policy of rotation and zoning of party and public elective offices, and it shall be enforced by the appropriate executive committee at all levels.”\n\nIn its wisdom and patriotic zeal, the PDP allowed power to rotate between geopolitical zones in the north and south, and made it both a manifesto and a constitutional matter. What this means is that going by the party constitution, the subsisting principle of rotation leaves PDP with no choice than to zone the presidency in 2023 to the appropriate geopolitical zone, unless it amends its constitution. Owing to the indivisibility of the office of the president of Nigeria, the only way the federal character principle will apply to the office of the president as a political office referred to in the constitution is by rotating it. And this has been the practice since 1999; but now that it is the turn of the southeast to benefit from it, some PDP leaders want to change it. That is tantamount to changing the goalpost in the middle of the game. If this country must move forward, these major political parties and, of course, all Nigerians, should eschew tribalism and selfishness at this point in the nation’s history.\n\nWhat do you think will be the general feeling, if the Southeast is denied the presidency in 2023?\n\nHaving a Nigerian president of Southeast extraction is long overdue, and denying the Southeast this opportunity for whatever reason, will create a crack on the purposeful co-existence of the country. It will likely heighten agitations, restiveness and bad blood. Denial of the Southeast the opportunity to produce a president in 2023 will likely aggravate the ongoing agitation for secession. Igbo will feel not wanted in Nigeria, if denied the 2023 presidential slot. But from the scheming and permutations currently going on in the two major political parties ahead of the 2023 elections, there seems to be a calculated and deliberate conspiracy, particularly from some powerful politicians from the North, to deny the Southeast the parties’ presidential tickets. If the party tickets elude the Southeast zone, what are the options for the people of the zone to convince themselves that they are truly part and parcel of the Nigeria project? In the event when this happens, Ndigbo should unite and pursue Biafra! Igbo unity is of essence now.\n\nIt is necessary to remind fellow Nigerians that Igbo are equal stakeholders and shareholders of Nigeria, and should not be relegated to the background. The Igbo have played supportive roles in the PDP and APC to other candidates from some other regions, and those parties feel that the Igbo are not worth producing the flag bearer! Nigeria must understand that the reason why its economy has been on a continuous decline is simply because an Igbo man has not been given a chance to do real business. Denial of the party tickets to the Southeast ahead of 2023 is a clear cut message that they do not belong to Nigeria.\n\nI will, therefore, urge other geopolitical zones in this country to sacrifice the presidential seat to the Igbo, so that the country will remain intact after 2023. The coexistence of Southeast zone with other geopolitical zones in the country will be shaken, if Southeast fails to get the presidential slot in 2023 general elections. Nigeria has a golden opportunity to extend the right hand of fellowship to a major part of this nation that has been visibly marginalized since after the civil war, up until now.\n\nI believe there is a sentiment that the presidency may not come to the Southeast across major political parties in Nigeria. When APC came up with the policy of zoning the position to the south, politicians from the South-West, who are presently occupying the position of vice-president, and whose son, Olusegun Obasanjo, was president for eight years, started their campaign, just to ensure that Igbo man does not get it.\n\nIn the PDP, politicians from the North, whose brother, President Muhammadu Buhari, will complete eight years next year, are, by recent declarations, insisting on succeeding him. What this shows is that Igbo are not important in the country’s political equation.\n\nEven, the idea to leave the slot open for the entire southern Nigeria is not an acceptable idea. South east politicians should reject it. Under this democratic dispensation, the South-West has produced a president and vice president for 16 years in the last two decades; and the South-South has equally produced the president for six years and a vice president for two years, within the same period. The Southeast is the only zone in the south yet to produce the president for the country. The Southeast is the only geopolitical zone in southern Nigeria that has not produced a president for the country in the present democratic dispensation, albeit, since the end of the civil war in 1970.\n\nSoutheast will continue to preach unity, equity, and fairness in the relationships among ethnic nationalities in Nigeria, including the fundamental need for rotation of presidential power in Nigeria’s polity. Structural imbalances in Nigeria have made federal character and rotation of presidential power inevitable. Section 14(3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) states: “The composition of the government of the federation or any of its agencies and the conduct of its affairs shall be carried out in such a manner as to reflect the federal character of Nigeria and the need to promote national unity, and also to command national loyalty, thereby, ensuring that there shall be no predominance of persons from a few states or from a few ethnic or other sectional groups in that government or in any of its agencies.”\n\nZoning power to the southeast is a matter of justice and equity, and not a matter of mere political gamesmanship. There will be consequences if efforts at promoting peace and unity in Nigeria through dialogue are sabotaged. This is not a threat but a natural response from an injured zone that has shown the greatest commitment and fidelity to the Nigerian nation.\n\nWhat are the specific needs of the Nigerian nation that you would advise President Buhari’s successor to focus on?\n\nThe most important need of the Nigerian nation that Buhari’s successor must focus on includes security. There will be no meaningful life and business without security. There will be no prosperous country without security. Another is human capital development and job creation. One major problem of the Nigerian nation is the fact that the majority of the people are not gainfully employed. Another is wealth creation. Buhari’s successor must be a wealth creator. The success of any country is dependent on the size of its economy. Another one is good and quality education. Buhari’s successor must pursue quality and universal education that will bring out good potentials hidden in the Nigerian citizens.','Ceding 2023 Presidency To S\'East Will End Agitation - Fr. Obimma','','publish','open','open','','ceding-2023-presidency-to-seast-will-end-agitation-fr-obimma','','','2022-05-15 16:58:27','2022-05-15 16:58:27','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3843',0,'post','',0),(3844,1,'2022-05-15 16:57:19','2022-05-15 16:57:19','','IMG-20220515-WA0181','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220515-wa0181','','','2022-05-15 16:57:19','2022-05-15 16:57:19','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220515-WA0181.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3845,1,'2022-05-15 16:57:21','2022-05-15 16:57:21','','IMG-20220515-WA0182','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220515-wa0182','','','2022-05-15 16:57:21','2022-05-15 16:57:21','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220515-WA0182.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3847,1,'2022-05-16 07:26:35','2022-05-16 07:26:35','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3848 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220516-WA0007-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" />\n\nValentine Obienyem\n\nOpinion pieces are meant to be intellectual engagements, which usually mirror the maturity, depth and inclination of the writers. Some end up educating; some even entertain; some pontificate; while others analyse with or without proffered solutions.\n\n<!--more-->\nAlas, one of the tragedies of the Nigerian communication environment is that some fine, illuminating writers find themselves, now and then, being sucked up into pulling people down in the name of politics. This is when the otherwise good writers are in a personal conflict, striving vainly to justify the unjustifiable. At this time, even when their prose remains florid, one painfully observes them writing without depth and rather inelegantly.\n\nHow do we place Mr. Sam Omatseye’s piece in the “Nation”newspaper of May 9th, 2022 entitled “Obi-nomics?” For those who possess the analytical depth to appraise so vast a writer - whose pen has sometimes elevated opinion pieces to the sublime – how do we rate the said piece? In “Obi-nomics”, has Sam written in his usual style or as a willing tool for a knock-out blow: the utter destruction of Mr. Peter Obi, whose acceptance among Nigerians is encompassing and complete?\n\nOne of the opening phrases in that piece, where he described Obi as a “megaphonic presidential hopeful” betrays the hidden purpose of the write-up, suspected to be an act of conscription. We shall take the dead issues he tried to raise, by magical incantations, seriatim.\n\nWith a pen dipped in acid, Sam summarized his mission in this line: “The governor had an office at 7, Aerodrome Avenue, Apapa, and he had instructed an aide and one or two others to deposit about N250 million there.” Elsewhere, Sam also : “Many are calling him to be president but they are not asking for N250 million in 2009 value of the sum.”\n\nWhen the issue of N250 million arose, Mr. Peter Obi, in a gesture of a man sure of himself, cancelled the South-East Governors’ Forum meeting billed for that day, called the Accountant-General of the State to go to the office and furnish him with all the papers pertaining to that transaction. Heavily fortified with every handy detail, he personally travelled to Lagos. At the office of the then Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Marvel Akpoyibo, he tendered the documents detailing the entire transaction. To make matters clearer, the investigating police officer (IPO) requested to see the Managing Director of the company involved in the transaction- Gliz Automobile, Lagos, probably employing the element of surprise. Astonishing to them, still, was that the MD turned up shortly with corresponding papers, matching number of cars and amount involved. Faced with the possibility of a planned deal gone awry, the police went to Gliz office the same day and counted exactly equal number of cars parked in their premises and ready for delivery to the Anambra State Government. The explanation of preferred cash transaction that reduced costs for obvious reasons was clearly proved and understood.\n\nMoreover, Mr. Peter Obi, understanding that the set-up was initiated then, as now, by elements that wanted to aid him to sin a little and use it to campaign against his second tenure or his presidential quest as they now do, promptly wrote to the then President Musa Yar’Adua, he set aside his immunity and requested full investigations. For days, officers from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Police were in Anambra State, questioning and ruminating over documents. Following the directives of the then Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro for a thorough job, the investigating police team even came with forensic experts!\n\nThe foregoing was exactly how Obi reacted, but with the aim of wrestling him down, Sam cryptically wrote that he reacted thus: “The matter roiled Obi, cut short a trip, put together some media men to hush the story. But some reporters craved it like shark sniffing blood because it was a pip of a story.” Was Sam Omatseye writing about the same media that were put on notice such that the story was broken almost as it happened? They said this writer was involved even when I was not there.\n\nCriticizing the Anambra State House of Assembly, for “foolishly” failing to indict Obi at all costs, which would have been a handy campaign manual against Obi’s present quest, Sam writes: “Olisa Metuh berated the State House of Assembly for hiding their tails behind their cowardly backs, implying that the rubber-stamp legislators had sold their souls to the puritan Obi”. This was the same House of Assembly that celebrated the incident as a strong rope the puritanical Obi had provided them to finally hang him. One recalls how they asked probing questions but were disarmed by their findings.\n\nRoaming further, Sam, as if he wanted to provide a sort of “comic relief” to his spree, wrote about Obi accepting m, with righteous indignation, the fact that he invested Anambra money in Obi’s family business on the reason that “he did it for the good of Anambra, not for his family.” How does this sound to a person with clear focus? Could Sam and those that commissioned him read that again! How on earth would an Obi say he invested Anambra money in his family business? Is this a case of determined purpose blinding one’s reason? Could he go on and tell us the family businesses he meant?\n\nThe businesses we know Obi invested Anambra money are International Breweries, Shoprite at Onitsha (equity contribution), Anambra Independent Power Project, Orient Petroleum Resources, E-Force Limited, Anambra State Independent Power Generating Company Ltd., among others. How Obi’s family businesses were convoluted into the list is perplexing.\n\nIt is widely known and acknowledged that prior to Obi becoming a State Governor, he was a very successful business man. He earned his money through the strength and astuteness of his business ideas. He was the Chairman or member of the board of over 10 quoted companies in Nigeria not due to political patronage, but by the leverage of his investments (shareholdings).\n\nIt is because of his quiet and unassuming personality that most Nigerians like Sam Omatseye hardly know that Next International Company, where Peter Obi used to be Chairman and which had existed about 15 years before he became Governor, had some franchise for over 100 first-rate companies worldwide, including companies such as Heinz, Novartis (Ovaltine), Distel (Amalura), SABmiller, Kraft food, Gold Kili, among others.\n\nSam Omatseye and his likes may also wish to know that it is on account of Peter Obi’s unique business ethics, that he enjoyed overdraft of millions of US Dollars from London banks.\n\nOn the Next Shopping Mall, Sam is invited to undertake a little research to enlighten himself. Next at Alakija is twice bigger than its Abuja Mall. Meanwhile, the construction of a Next Mall in Central Business District (opposite the Ministry of Transport), Abuja commenced over five years before Obi became the Governor of Anambra State. Almost completed, Next had to sell it to NNPC due to insufficient parking space and started the Mall under reference as a substitute.\n\nThe Obis are not new to such businesses. It is through the “Ogaship” of his father that many of the people from his home-town – Agulu - and their scions dominate the supermarket business today, which is presently metamorphosing into malls. In the 1950s, his father owned the biggest supermarket in Onitsha; at 75, New Market Road (now used by Mr. BIGGS).\n\nRanging on, Sam wrote: “Then when off-shore scandal broke last year, his name came up again, lodging money abroad while governor” This is yet another deliberate misrepresentation of facts in line with what Sam and his co-traducers had wished. Obi’s name came up for maintaining a trust and not for lodging any money into it. In defending himself, Obi made it clear that not one Kobo entered the trust whilst he was Governor. He went on to name the sources of every Kobo under the custody of the trust since it was established. Writers interested in the progress of Nigeria should have taken it up by calling other Nigerians to emulate Obi by being transparent and accountable. In the meantime, the issue is still under investigations by three agencies of the State\n\nReading Sam’s “Obi-mimics,” one is reminded that the prejudices of a writer become many times magnified when he has a thesis to prove. He then chooses his literature according to selective biases, at times creating non-existent scenarios. How else does one explain this line: “He appropriated what Ngige and his predecessor Mbadinuju did into his museum of achievements”. Without intending to refute this laughable thesis, an intelligent writer as Sam ought to have named one or two of those appropriated achievements even if pre-emptively. Do they not have names or are they mere constructs in a fictive world?\n\nIt was Sam’s selective bias that made him dwell on the supposed dangers rather than merits of savings. Read him: “Some say, his great achievement was bequeathing N75 billion. What a claim. In a state that still had debts at that time. I think his view of money is to keep rather than do. But the task of governor is to do.” Here, Sam made his aim and purpose as clear as crystal. On the same day his piece was published, Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba State revealed that the then Gov. Willie Obiano (Anambra State) told him that it was with Obi’s savings that he built the Anambra Airport. The question here is: why do people and countries save? There is something organic about the State. Like humans, States save not out of plenty but a rational decision that stands out a wise man from a fool. I am sure Sam saves even when he is yet to satisfy all his needs.\n\nIf Sam Omatseye plans to change his car, for instance, would he not, as a mark of rationality, save money for that or is he going to break a bank one day for the money? In this case, let the man that did the saving offer us the reason for that himself:\n\n“I saved N48,629,473,469 in local currency some of which we tied to specific projects like payment of 2-year salary of civil servants we employed for him not to be encumbered, Agulu and Onitsha Hotel, Awka and Nnewi Malls and some critical roads like the completion of the dualization of the Dual carriage road over which we had got permission to do so and be paid back by the Federal Government. We also left some for him to continue what we were doing aggressively”.\n\nOn the US$156 million saved in dollars, Peter Obi explained the purpose thus: “After our study of the Chinese phenomenal achievements as we were coming to the end of MDGs, we learned that the Chinese Regional governments were able to attract a number of investments because of the ability to contribute or partner with the investors in setting up productive facilities within their regions. For example, some of them effectively made equity contributions of 10-20%, which they were able to achieve due to their robust saving.\n\n“So, our calculation was that if the state would be able to save a particular amount (US$18-20 million) as we did in eight years, up until 2030 at the average interest rate of a little over 6%, we would be able to achieve about a billion Dollars in savings and earnings. We would then use about 50% of this amount to attract investments, considering that the average Chinese Small and Medium Scale Enterprise(SME), for example, was set up with about two million dollars. Our goal was that if we would be able to invest 25% in each enterprise, which is $500,000, we would be able to achieve 1000 SMEs facilities scattered all over AnambraState, which would jump-start aggressive economic growth within the State, especially as income from oil is coming to an end”.\n\nWhat else do we add to this pragmatic explanation? Though the tribe of Sam would add, as he did that “No one expects a person to save money when there are lots of schools to build and lots of hospitals, et al.”, but is Sam right? Under Peter Obi, Anambra State recorded the best and most strategic investments in infrastructure.\n\nOn schools Sam particularly mentioned, it might interest him to know that Obi returned schools to the initial missionary-proprietors and followed it up with massive funding. Besides the annual grant of N10 million to each secondary schools in the State for massive infrastructural improvement over 5 years, his administration provided over 30,000 computers procured from Hewlett-Packard (HP); prompting its then Managing Director (Africa and Middle-East) to describe it as their biggest such project in the Middle-East and Africa. Anambra State Government under Obi also provided Microsoft Academies to more than 500 secondary schools, which the then Head of Microsoft in Nigeria (Mr. Ken Span) described as the biggest such deployment in Africa thus far. The State provided Internet access to more than 500 secondary schools, which the then CEO of Galaxy Backbone (Mr. Gerald Ilukwe) characterized as incomparable to any in the country. Also provided were power-generators, laboratories, boreholes (girls’ schools), and two buses to each of the schools in the State.\n\nThe Obi administration also built five classroom blocks in all the 177 towns in the State. Which other State equals these feats? Obi single-handedly developed the campus of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University at Igbariam, fenced the vast area, erected over 12 buildings and tarred the internal roads in the institution. He also single-handedly constructed the College of Agriculture at Mgbakwu, with over 15 buildings. It is indeed a long list!\n\nSam Omatseye also mentioned the health sector in his grouse against Peter Obi’s tenure. Did he undertake any research at all before the degrading piece? Obi met Anambra without a single accredited health institution; and had 11, including two hospitals, accredited before he left office. He also started and completed the establishment of a teaching hospital for the State.\n\nBeyond Government hospitals, through his partnership with the Church, St. Charles Borromeo Hospital, Onitsha; Iyienu, Ogidi; Holy Rosary, Onitsha; Our Lady of Lourdes, Ihiala; Diocesan Hospital, Amichi were rehabilitated with quite a number of new structures. Under him, over 100 Ambulances were distributed amongst hospitals in the State. With the money he won from the Bill &amp; Belinda Gates Foundation as the best on health, he built 10 new Maternity and Child Care Centres in 10 remote communities in the State.\n\nIt was actually on account of Obi’s strides in development, that the UN Millienium Development Goals Office under Mrs. Amina Mohammed adjudged Anambra State as the first in the implementation of MDGs and subsequently invited him to share his experiences in the USA. This was a man who, through his commitment to governance attracted all the International Donor Agencies and Development Partners --UNDP, UNICEF, JICA, EU, World Bank, DFID, among others not just to Anambra State but as a Focal State in all their development support programmes.\n\nThe then Coordinator of the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP), Prof. Magnus Kpakol would easily tell you that under Peter Obi, Anambra State was the best in poverty alleviation. The then Minister of Works spoke likewise, in terms of Anambra State having the best road network in the country. May be there are other strange criteria by which Sam carried out his own evaluation.\n\nIn the concluding part of his piece, Sam wrote that “Obi thinks like a trader, not statesman or visionary.” Those who have followed Obi in the last 8 years would agree that for the love of the country, he has turned himself into a wandering sophist giving lectures here and there to queasy audiences. During his lectures, he reduces to common understanding terms like Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Per Capita, among others, such that his speeches now serve as the very sauce and flavour by which heavy dishes of economic terms are made digestible for even the unlettered. But, the irony of it is that those simple, analytic speeches he always delivers have contributed much to the intellectual stimulation of the times. Seeing in him the understanding of the economy and society and his statesmanlike disposition, the country yearns for him as the only person that can salvage her now. If this is not statesmanship, what is?\n\nAs electioneering approaches, we must avoid “Quintus Syndrome,” especially among senior members of the press whom others look up to as role models. In one of Cicero’s campaigns, his brother, Quintus, drew up for him a manual of electioneering technique. “Be lavish in your promises,”Quintus advised; “men prefer a false promise to a flat refusal. Continue to get some new scandal aired against your rivals … for crime, corruption, or immorality.” While should we go the Quintus way when the problem with Nigeria calls for a man whose past engagements in both private and public spaces have remained exemplary.\n\nObi is an alumnus variously of Nsukka, Lagos Business School, Oxford, Cambridge, Kellog, among other top business &amp; management schools he attended for self-improvement. In an era when, even the richest States were leaving debt, Obi left N75 billion after clearing some of the State’s debts, including the over N35 billion owed pensioners. In spite of this, his achievements remain unparalleled. This should be our focus in searching for the next President and not descending to the level of Quintus by the very people that should preach objective reporting and opinion for the edification of journalism and the society at large.\n\nObienyem sent this piece from Abuja','Obi: Curing Sam Omatseye’s Ignorance','','publish','open','open','','obi-curing-sam-omatseyes-ignorance','','','2022-05-16 07:26:35','2022-05-16 07:26:35','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3847',0,'post','',0),(3848,1,'2022-05-16 07:24:54','2022-05-16 07:24:54','','IMG-20220516-WA0007','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220516-wa0007','','','2022-05-16 07:24:54','2022-05-16 07:24:54','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220516-WA0007.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3851,1,'2022-05-16 09:51:13','2022-05-16 09:51:13','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3859 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220516-WA0049-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nA yet to be identified individual has just been shot dead at Eke Oko, in Aguata local government area of Anambra State.\n\nAn eye witness account disclosed that the victim, wearing a police-like vest, crested \"Say No to Crime\" riding on his motorcycle, was intercepted and shot dead by unknown gunmen<!--more-->\n\nAlso, Court Premises, inside Idemili North Council Secretariat was set ablaze by the unknown arsonists in the early hour of Monday\n\nWatch Here\n\n[video width=\"640\" height=\"352\" mp4=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/VID-20220516-WA0069.mp4\"][/video]\n\n[video width=\"640\" height=\"352\" mp4=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/VID-20220516-WA0090.mp4\"][/video]\n\nOfficial Vehicles and some offices, including office of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (,EEDC) were attacked at the secretariat.\n\nWhen contacted, the Anambra state police spokespersons, Tochukwu Ikenga confirmed the 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(EEDC) has condemned the attack on his OGIDI district facility in Idemili North Council Area of Anambra state.<!--more-->\n\nThis was contain in a statement by the EEDC Head Corporate Communications, EEDC, Emeka Ezeh, made available to Newsmen in Enugu,<!--more-->\n\nThe electricity distribution company regretted the attack by yet to be identified criminal elements, claimed it leaves about 32 utility and operational vehicles burnt, including other assets and equipment within the premises.\n\nThe management however, expressed shock over what it described as reoccurring incident, which is happening at a time the company has invested so much to improve on its operations and transform the socio-economic landscape of the area.\n\nEEDC Head of media disclosed that the arsonists forced themselves to gained access into the complex after attacking one of the security personnel, after inflicting several machete wounds on his head, but currently received treatment at the hospital.\n\n<img 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12:04:06','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-20220516-WA0042-1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3880,1,'2022-05-18 20:26:59','2022-05-18 20:26:59','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3881\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/images-14-300x249.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" />\n\nThe attention of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has been drawn to the viral bizarre broadcast made by Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed, the Spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) to the effect that the Igbo should leave Nigeria if they so desire.<!--more-->\n\nOrdinarily, Ohanaeze Ndigbo does not respond to boorish and uncultured statements by those who have met civilization half-way. In other words, we are not distracted by lowly persons who by the circumstances of their birth and conditions in life do not weigh the implications of their public conduct, remarks and actions before going public.\n\nThe urbane among us know that Nigeria is one of the countries of the world that unites several nations in one; a federation of various nations or a multination state. Nigeria, like every other multination state requires leaders who can formulate ideologies, policies and programmes aimed at galvanizing or harmonising the diverse component units at all times. This accounts for such federal government schemes as the National Youths Service (NYSC), Federal Government (unity) Colleges and other unifying national bodies. On the other hand, remarks with centrifugal dynamics are deliberately avoided in order to engender a genuine unity for the multicultural and multinational units of the country.\n\nOhanaeze Ndigbo finds the weird broadcast by Baba-Ahmed extremely nauseating, uncouth, provocative, incendiary, inflammatory, above all very arrogant and licentious. Baba-Ahmed, the self-appointed magistrate, in a widely-circulated clip, spoke to journalists, thus: “we said if secession is what every Igbo wants, and this is what the Igbos want, the nation should not fight a war over it”. The worst of the tirade from the self-appointed magistrate of the country is to ask “the Northerners resident in the Southern Nigeria to consider returning to the North. This is similar to a coup speech where an uninformed began to issue directives before the complete take over of the reins of power.\n\nInterestingly, the Baba-Ahmed aberration has attracted some comments from the presidency. Accordingly, Garba  Shehu in what he called a delusional arrogance, asks Baba Ahmed and his cohorts “who gave them the right to ask for the exclusion, or expulsion of any one group or section of the country from the Federal Republic of Nigeria?” Presidency therefore warns that “no self-appointed and unelected group can take this right from Nigerians – no matter how much coverage they might enjoy in the media. And that Nigerians listen to elected leaders, not opinionated tin-gods who have no traction with any responsible group. It is therefore a delusional arrogance that would lead such a group to publicly state terms and conditions for the existence of our nation.” The presidency further cautioned Baba-Ahmed, that at a time “Nigeria and many other countries around the world are feeling the strain of the current period of volatility and uncertainty”, such centrifugal dynamics as espoused by the likes of Baba-Ahmed should be avoided.\n\nEarlier in September 2021, the same Baba-Ahmed, in reaction to the position of the Southern governors with respect to rotational presidency which has been a convention in Nigeria, deployed such unwarranted extreme rhetoric as “heaven will not fall if a northerner is elected the next Nigerian President”. He made the remarks while delivering a keynote address at the maiden Maitama Sule Leadership Lecture Series organised by the students, a wing of Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria.\n\nIt is very certain that Baba-Ahmed knows next to nothing about the economy and political tendencies of Nigeria. In his narrow thoughts, he does not reflect on the consequences of the Igbo leaving the country. In his delusion, he believes that the economy of the remaining part of Nigeria will be better off, if the Igbo or the Ogoni, or the Yoruba or the Ijaw or the Edo, Tiv, Igala; etc should go their separate ways.  This is perhaps why Garba Shehu admonished that “now is not the time to seek to exacerbate divisions amongst Nigerians. Rather, we call on all Nigerians to come together and work to overcome the challenges we face as one nation, one people.”\n\nFor the avoidance of doubt, the Igbo youths who were not even born before or during the Nigerian civil war and of course were not accessories to the war, are aggrieved over the alienation of the Igbo from the structures of power in Nigeria. For instance, it is  public knowledge that going by rotation and zoning principle that has been entrenched as a variant of Nigerian democracy, it is the turn of the South and indeed the South East to produce a president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria come 2023. Nigerians and the world are living witness to the shenanigans and conspiracies by the likes of Baba-Ahmed to truncate the Igbo democratic rights. It is in response to such injustice that triggers the agitation among the Igbo youth for self-determination. Such scenario played out among the Yoruba, South West, when Chief MKO Abiola’s presidency was annulled. And confidence and trust were restored with the zoning of presidency to the South West in the persons of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and Chief Olu Falae of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in 1999.\n\nOhanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural body and indeed the mouthpiece of the entire Igbo both at home and in the Diaspora, has repeatedly made it clear that the Igbo want to coexist peacefully and in unity with our fellow Nigerians. The diverse Igbo contributions to the economic development of all parts of the country do not indicate otherwise but the unity we want is not the unity of Jonah in the belly of the whale, but a unity in holy matrimony. While the former is characterized with defecation and suffocation, the latter is procreative and productive.\n\nDr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has a shady background. His Mauritanian root betrays an identity crisis and psychological torture in him and he thus believes that to ingratiate himself to the Hausa Fulani establishment, he should invest in vicious invectives against the entire South and the Igbo in particular. This is against natural justice and all known principles of nation building.\n\nWe reiterate that the broadcast by Baba Ahmed is a threat to peace and unity of the country and that the security agencies should act on time to serve as a deterrent to some others harbouring such mindsets against the unity and corporate existence of Nigeria.\n\nDr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, National Publicity Secretary, Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide.','BABA-AHMED IS A SECURITY THREAT--------------Ohanaeze Ndigbo','','publish','open','open','','baba-ahmed-is-a-security-threat-ohanaeze-ndigbo','','','2022-05-18 20:26:59','2022-05-18 20:26:59','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3880',0,'post','',0),(3881,1,'2022-05-18 20:25:59','2022-05-18 20:25:59','','images (14)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-14-3','','','2022-05-18 20:25:59','2022-05-18 20:25:59','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/images-14.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3882,1,'2022-05-18 20:26:01','2022-05-18 20:26:01','','images (17)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-17-4','','','2022-05-18 20:26:01','2022-05-18 20:26:01','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/images-17.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3885,1,'2022-05-21 21:58:45','2022-05-21 21:58:45','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3886 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FB_IMG_1653169608107-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" />\n\nGunmen have beheaded the lawmaker representing Anambra Governor Charles Soludo in the Assembly.\n\nHon Okechukwu Okoye’s head was found at Nnobi in Idemili South local government area where it was hanged.<!--more-->\n\nHis body was not there with indications strong the killers made away with it.\n\nThe Nation gathered the police later recovered the car and deployed operatives to rescue the lawmaker .\n\nSoludo offered hope of rescuing his lawmaker while presenting Anambra’s revised budget to lawmakers on Friday.\n\nAnambra Police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu confirmed that the lawmaker has been killed\n\nHe said: “His head was found along Nnobi road today (Saturday). There is no suspect in custody yet.”','Just In: Gunmen behead kidnapped Soludo’s lawmaker','','publish','open','open','','just-in-gunmen-behead-kidnapped-soludos-lawmaker','','','2022-05-21 21:58:45','2022-05-21 21:58:45','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3885',0,'post','',0),(3886,1,'2022-05-21 21:57:38','2022-05-21 21:57:38','','FB_IMG_1653169608107','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1653169608107','','','2022-05-21 21:57:38','2022-05-21 21:57:38','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FB_IMG_1653169608107.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3889,1,'2022-06-01 19:47:41','2022-06-01 19:47:41','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3890\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220601-WA0248-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nSenior pastor of Bible Base Miracle Assembly, Nkpor, Anambra State, Rev. Dr Jerry Nwachukwu, has revealed the reasons he always celebrate his birthdays with the poor and the needy.<!--more-->\n\nSpeaking last Friday, during a ceremony to mark his 47th birthday, at his church located at No. 19 Ezemdu Street, off Mercedes Avenue, Nkpor-Agu, the cleric said that he considers the poor above the rich because, he wants pleasurable surprises from God.\n\n\"I choose celebrating my birthdays with the poor and the needy because, the word of God says it is better to go to the house of mourning than to celebrate with the rich.\n\n\"Giving to the poor is a gateway to greatness. Whenever you give to the poor, you\'re giving loan to God, who will also pay you in compound interest.\n\n\"In Psalm 41:1-3, the word of God says if you want pleasurable surprises from God, you must consider the poor.\n\n\"Nobody cares for the poor that God does not care for. The measure you give out determines the measure you get back. I do not have much; but the little I have, I do share it with others, so that my Father who sees in secret will reward me.\"\n\nHe also expressed gratitude to God for blessing him with healthy body and mind; saying that since he was born, he has never been admitted in any hospital over I\'ll health or disease.\n\n\"I am 47 years now. When I look back from my infancy to the present day, I find a lot of things to thank God for.\n\n\"I\'ve never been admitted in any hospital since I was born. No matter how stressed up I am, God always strengthen me.\n\n\"All these years in the ministry, God has been there - providing, caring, leading and directing me,\" he said.\n\nHe also ceased the opportunity to advise married couples to make their partners their best friends. He urged husbands and wives to know and understand each other inside out; so as to establish happy homes where children will be raised in the fear of God.','Why I Choose To Celebrate My Birthdays With The Needy - Rev. Nwachukwu','','publish','open','open','','why-i-choose-to-celebrate-my-birthdays-with-the-needy-rev-nwachukwu','','','2022-06-01 19:47:41','2022-06-01 19:47:41','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3889',0,'post','',0),(3890,1,'2022-06-01 19:46:47','2022-06-01 19:46:47','','IMG-20220601-WA0248','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220601-wa0248','','','2022-06-01 19:46:47','2022-06-01 19:46:47','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220601-WA0248.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3894,1,'2022-06-02 09:05:31','2022-06-02 09:05:31','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3895 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220602-WA0096-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />\n\nBy Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu\n\nMember, House of Representatives for Nnewi South and Ekwusigo Federal Constituency, Chris Azubogu, has emerged winner of the Anambra South Senatorial District ticket of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).<!--more-->\n\nDeclaring the winner at the Prof. Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre, Awka, last Wednesday, the Secretary of Anambra APGA Assemblies Committee, Stephen Nwoga, declared Azubogu winner after he polled II6 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Ben Nwankwo, who scored II3 votes.\n\nThe other contestants, Emmanuel Nwachukwu and Akachukwu Nwankpo got 75 and 44 votes respectively.\n\nA total of 348 delegates from Aguata, Orumba North, Orumba South, Ihiala, Nnewi North, Nnewi South, and Ekwusigo Local Council participated at the primary.\n\nNwoga, who stood in for the committee’s Chairman, one Ibrahim, said he was proud of the contestants for exhibiting spirit of sportsmanship, maturity and discipline.','Azubugo Wins APGA’s Anambra South Senatorial District Primary Election','','publish','open','open','','azubugo-wins-apgas-anambra-south-senatorial-district-primary-election','','','2022-06-02 09:05:31','2022-06-02 09:05:31','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3894',0,'post','',0),(3895,1,'2022-06-02 09:04:36','2022-06-02 09:04:36','','IMG-20220602-WA0096','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220602-wa0096','','','2022-06-02 09:04:36','2022-06-02 09:04:36','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220602-WA0096.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3897,1,'2022-06-02 09:36:51','2022-06-02 09:36:51','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3898 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/images-21-300x216.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" />\n\nSenatorial candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) in Anambra Central Senatorial District, Dr. Chinedu Umeadi, has said that the party has better programmes for Anambra people, and the people of Nigeria than other political parties.<!--more-->\n\nHe said that support for the party, and its candidates in the 2023 general election will guarantee dividend of democracy for the people; adding that if elected to represent Anambra Central at the red chamber of the national assembly, he will offer uncommon representation that will beat records of past representatives.\n\nSpeaking after winning the senatorial ticket of the party during a primary decided at the Finotel Hotekl in Awka, on Sunday, he said that the party fields candidates with proven track records, who will turn the fortunes of the people around, if elected.\n\nUmeadi also commended the party and its leadership for giving him the opportunity to fly the flag of the party in Anambra Central, and further assured that he will defeat his opponents, and bring glory to the party during the 2023 general election.\n\nDr. Umeadi secured the YPP senatorial ticket through voice affirmation of delegates from seven local government areas of Anaocha, Awka North, Awka South, Dunukofia, Njikoka, Idemili North and Idemili South.\n\nThe election was monitored by YPP National Secretary, Hon. Vidiyeno Bamaiyi, and INEC officials lead by Mr. Nwouga Anthony, Deputy Director, Anambra State Headquarters, Awka.\n\nAlso at the same venue, on Sunday, Mr. Ughamadu Kingsley secured the party\'s House of Representative ticket for Awka North and Awka South Federal Constituency.\n\nHis emerged through voice vote of delegates from the two council areas.\n\nThe process was also supervised by the YPP National Secretary, Vidiyeno Bamaiyi, and INEC officials from the Anambra State Headquarters, Awka.','2023: YPP Has Better Programmes Than APGA, Others, Says Umeadi','','publish','open','open','','2023-ypp-has-better-programmes-than-apga-others-says-umeadi','','','2022-06-02 09:36:51','2022-06-02 09:36:51','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3897',0,'post','',0),(3898,1,'2022-06-02 09:35:38','2022-06-02 09:35:38','','images (21)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-21-2','','','2022-06-02 09:35:38','2022-06-02 09:35:38','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/images-21.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3899,1,'2022-06-02 09:36:31','2022-06-02 09:36:31','','download (2)','','inherit','open','closed','','download-2-3','','','2022-06-02 09:36:31','2022-06-02 09:36:31','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/download-2.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3901,1,'2022-06-02 09:47:49','2022-06-02 09:47:49','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3902 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220601-WA0241-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />\n\nFormer chairman of Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State, Hon. Nnamdi Unobuagha, has given kudos to Governor Charles Soludo for his noble plans for various markets in the state.<!--more-->\n\nUnobuagha said that recent dissolution of leadership of various markets in the state, and subsequent setting up of caretaker executives are commendable.\n\nHe said that such measures will turn around the fortunes of markets in Anambra, and subsequently reposition them for maximum productivity, and also restore sanity that will usher in rapid transformation.\n\nSpeaking yesterday during a public function in Nkpor, Idemili North council area of the state, the former market leader expressed worry how former executives turned their various markets into conduit pipes to enrich themselves.\n\nHe claimed that the sacked executives of various markets indulge in illicit conducts like construction of illegal shops, collection of revenues illegally; as well as engaging in all manner of practices, thereby, defrauding the state government.\n\nHe also claimed that some zonal executives, especially that of Onitsha Main Market, collude with market leaders to defraud government.\n\nHe urged Governor Soludo to extend such exercise to all other markets, lines and zones, as necessary; so that the state will not continue to lose funds that should accrue to it.\n\nUnobuagha also warned Soludo, and the Commissioner for Trade, Obinna Ngonadi, to be wary of traders lobbying government officials in various ministries so that they will be made caretaker executives. He said such people have the intention to tamper with government revenue.\n\nHe commended the new caretaker executive of Onitsha Main Market led by Chief Innocent Ezeora, and urged them to live above board by shunning shoddy practices.','Soludo\'s Govt Has Noble Plans For Anambra Markets - Unobuagha','','publish','open','open','','soludos-govt-has-noble-plans-for-anambra-markets-unobuagha','','','2022-06-02 09:47:49','2022-06-02 09:47:49','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3901',0,'post','',0),(3902,1,'2022-06-02 09:47:13','2022-06-02 09:47:13','','IMG-20220601-WA0241','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220601-wa0241','','','2022-06-02 09:47:13','2022-06-02 09:47:13','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220601-WA0241.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3904,1,'2022-06-03 22:33:59','2022-06-03 22:33:59','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3905 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220603-WA0211-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" />\n\nThere are indications that the PDP presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar may be considering Chief Okey Muo-Aroh for the position of a running mate.<!--more-->\n\nChief Muo-Aroh, PDP stalwart and former Local Government Chairman was Special Adviser to Dr. Chris Ngige when the latter was , governor of Anambra State.\n\nAroh was two time elected member of the PDP National EXCO. He has served the party in various capacities part of which was as chairman, State Congress Committee for Cross River State 2021, Bauchi PDP Electoral Appeal Panel 2022 etc.\n\nAroh was also the pioneer Master of Ceremony at the inception of the PDP in 1998. He has served the party in this wise for the past ten years and has moderated the last two presidential campaigns of the party.\n\nA consummate administrator with cosmopolitan bent, Aroh has far reaching political contacts across Nigeria.\n\nHe is expected to bring his wealth of experience to bear on the campaign of the PDP and endear it to success.\n\nTonye Abiyesukku.','Aroh tipped to run with Atiku','','publish','open','open','','aroh-tipped-to-run-with-atiku','','','2022-06-03 22:33:59','2022-06-03 22:33:59','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3904',0,'post','',0),(3905,1,'2022-06-03 22:33:04','2022-06-03 22:33:04','','IMG-20220603-WA0211','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220603-wa0211','','','2022-06-03 22:33:04','2022-06-03 22:33:04','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220603-WA0211.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3906,1,'2022-06-03 22:33:49','2022-06-03 22:33:49','','images - 2022-06-03T230549.312','','inherit','open','closed','','images-2022-06-03t230549-312','','','2022-06-03 22:33:49','2022-06-03 22:33:49','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/images-2022-06-03T230549.312.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3908,1,'2022-06-05 18:46:19','2022-06-05 18:46:19','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3909 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220605-WA0176-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" />\n\nBy Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu\n\nThe Anambra State Government through the Ministry of Environment, has commemorated this year\'s World Environment Day with a call to Ndi Anambra to care more about their immediate environment.<!--more-->\n\nAddressing newsmen in Awka during a press briefing, the Anambra State Commissioner for Environment, Engr Felix Odimegwu, identified safe environmental management practices and good sanitation as cardinal means of promoting health living of the citizenry.\n\nOdimegwu who stated that people must adopt environmental friendly habits for their general wellbeing, even as he described the theme for this year\'s celebration\"Only One Earth\" as apt, stressed the need for intervention measures by every stakeholder to safe the Earth planet.\n\n\'This calls for collective transformative actions on a global scales to celebrate, protec and restore our earth planet, and encourage everyone, everywhere to live sustainably and take actions,responsibility on the climate crisis.\n\n\'Anambra State is facing serious environmental healh and environmental degradation, and serious climate change challenges.This is the time to take up the collective and individual responsibility by avoiding actions leading to pollution and degradation,\' Engr Odimegwu said\n\nThe Environment Commissioner reiterated the commitment of the present administration to ensure clean, greener, planned and sustainable cities in the state and called for public support to realize the objective.\n\nIn a remark, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr Emman Udeakpe, urged all and sundry to take back the environment from negative indulgences and degradation for a healthy living.\n\nContributing, Mr Micheal Ivenso, of the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project(NEWMAP), noted that an environmental sustainability and control manual had been created for public enlightenment on physical planning laws and related matters.','Ministry of Environment Marks World Environment Day  .... 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Nobody ever thought Obi could leave the PDP, but he left. The real third force is here with us. The coming revolution is beyond Obi. Peter Obi is a man whose time has come. The PDP and the APC have expired. They are no longer relevant in Nigeria’s current situation.”','Obi won’t step down for Atiku, says campaign DG Okupe','','publish','open','open','','obi-wont-step-down-for-atiku-says-campaign-dg-okupe','','','2022-06-11 17:10:21','2022-06-11 17:10:21','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3913',0,'post','',0),(3914,1,'2022-06-11 17:09:36','2022-06-11 17:09:36','','FB_IMG_1654185687912','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1654185687912','','','2022-06-11 17:09:36','2022-06-11 17:09:36','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FB_IMG_1654185687912.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3916,1,'2022-06-11 18:43:03','2022-06-11 18:43:03','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3917\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/images-300x213.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" />\n\nApex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, said Igbo people would only support the presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, if he chooses someone from the South East as his running mate and with a pledge to ensure that the zone produces his successor after four years.<!--more-->\n\nSecretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, stated this in Abakaliki after a meeting with PDP National Support Forum led by Dr. Ahmad Musa and the World Igbo Youth Congress led by Dr. Francis Anagha-Ufuoma.\n\nHe insisted that PDP remains the only party for Igbos to achieve Igbo presidency in 2027.\n\nIsiguzoro noted that the consultative meetings were the aftermath of the presidential primaries of the political parties for the 2023 general election, which led to the emergence of Atiku of the PDP, Mr. Peter Obi of Labour Party and Bola Ahmed Tinubu of All Progressives Congress (APC) as the presidential candidates of their parties.\n\nHe noted that supporting the candidate of the APC means that the South East would wait for another 16 years to produce president.\n\nHe further urged Ndigbo, especially the youth, to aggressively obtain their PVCs before the closure of the exercise.\n\nSpeaking, Musa urged Ndigbo not to dump the opposition party, which they joined hand to form in 1998 through Dr. Alex Ekwueme’s G34, saying PDP remains the only party for Igbos to achieve Igbo presidency in 2027.','Ohanaeze gives conditions to support Atiku’s presidential ambition','','publish','open','open','','ohanaeze-gives-conditions-to-support-atikus-presidential-ambition','','','2022-06-11 18:43:03','2022-06-11 18:43:03','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3916',0,'post','',0),(3917,1,'2022-06-11 18:41:15','2022-06-11 18:41:15','','images','','inherit','open','closed','','images-15','','','2022-06-11 18:41:15','2022-06-11 18:41:15','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/images.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3918,1,'2022-06-11 18:41:16','2022-06-11 18:41:16','','images (1)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-1-5','','','2022-06-11 18:41:16','2022-06-11 18:41:16','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/images-1.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3921,1,'2022-06-13 08:58:03','2022-06-13 08:58:03','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3924\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220613-WA0139-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />\n\nDavid-Chyddy Eleke in Awka\n\nThe presiding Bishop and General Superintendent of Grace of God Mission International, Bishop Paul Nwachukwu has said that Nigeria is a secular state, and that a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 presidential election is unacceptable to Christians.<!--more-->\n\nNwachukwu admonished two leading political parties that have chosen Muslims as their flag bearer to remember that chosing Muslims as their running mates also will amount to neglect of Christians.\n<script async src=\"https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4899329559924890\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"></script>\nDelivering his sermon on Sunday, with the titled: \'the battle I will like to lose\', he said: \"I want the political class to bear in mind that Nigeria is a secular nation, and that in choosing their running mates, another Muslim would not be tolerated.\n\n\"Nigeria belongs to all of us, and every part of the country and religion is important. Chosing Muslims as their running mates will amount to neglecting christians,\" Nwachukwu said.\n\nWhile Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has chosen Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, a northern Muslim as presidential candidate, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) settled for a southern Muslim, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.\n\nThe Bishop charged Christians all over the country to ensure they have their PVCs, saying that this is not the time to be indecisive about whether to participate in electoral processes or not.\n<script async src=\"https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4899329559924890\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"></script>\nHe told his congregation that their only chance of participating in chosing a leader for the country was by participating in the ongoing voter registration exercise.\n\nHe also called on INEC to make the process seamless for the people, noting that the electorates are now very aware, and are ready to participate in the processes that will lead to the enthronement of a new leader in 2023.\n\nThe Bishop blamed the resurgence of idolatry on recent barbaric killings in the country, especially the attack in Owo, Ondo State, saying that it is targeted at Christianity as a religion, while urging to rise up and fight their battle spiritually.\n<script async src=\"https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4899329559924890\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"></script>','2023: Muslim-Muslim Tickets Unacceptable to Christians, Bishop Warns PDP, APC','','publish','open','open','','2023-muslim-muslim-tickets-unacceptable-to-christians-bishop-warns-pdp-apc','','','2022-06-13 08:58:03','2022-06-13 08:58:03','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3921',0,'post','',0),(3922,1,'2022-06-13 08:56:59','2022-06-13 08:56:59','','IMG-20220613-WA0141','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220613-wa0141','','','2022-06-13 08:56:59','2022-06-13 08:56:59','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220613-WA0141.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3923,1,'2022-06-13 08:57:00','2022-06-13 08:57:00','','IMG-20220613-WA0140','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220613-wa0140','','','2022-06-13 08:57:00','2022-06-13 08:57:00','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220613-WA0140.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3924,1,'2022-06-13 08:57:02','2022-06-13 08:57:02','','IMG-20220613-WA0139','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220613-wa0139','','','2022-06-13 08:57:02','2022-06-13 08:57:02','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220613-WA0139.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3937,1,'2022-06-18 22:07:01','2022-06-18 22:07:01','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3938 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FB_IMG_1655589175883-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" />\n\nThe Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Mohammed Matawalle has declared next week Monday to Friday, (June 20th to 24th, 2022) as work free week to enable the State’s public and civil servants to go to their respective localities and obtain their Permanent Voter Cards, (PVC).<!--more-->\n\nThe Governor directed all the commissioners, Special Advisers, Permanent Secretaries, other public office holders, party officials and traditional rulers to monitor and supervise the ongoing Voter Registration exercise.\n\nThis was contained in a press statement signed and issued to newsmen in Gusau, the State capital by the State’s commissioner for information, Hon. Ibrahim Magaji Dosara.\n\nAccording to the statement, every person above the age of 18 is expected to be part of the exercise, saying that it was their constitutional right to elect their leaders.\n\nGovernor Matawalle appealed to the general public to participate in the exercise so that they would not complain later.','Matawalle Declares One-Week Public Holiday For PVC Collection','','publish','open','open','','matawalle-declares-one-week-public-holiday-for-pvc-collection','','','2022-06-18 22:07:01','2022-06-18 22:07:01','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3937',0,'post','',0),(3938,1,'2022-06-18 22:03:05','2022-06-18 22:03:05','','FB_IMG_1655589175883','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1655589175883','','','2022-06-18 22:03:05','2022-06-18 22:03:05','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FB_IMG_1655589175883.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3940,1,'2022-06-18 22:20:31','2022-06-18 22:20:31','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3941 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FB_IMG_1655590496553-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" />\n\nDuring an interactive section between BBC News and Joe Igbokwe, Igbokwe was asked what he thinks about Peter Obi’s popularity since he left PDP for LP. He said that Peter Obi is just wasting his time, how does he want to win an election without spending money? He said that politics is money, without money, you can’t win any political position.<!--more-->\n\nJoe Igbokwe also stated that Peter Obi will later realize that politics is done only with money, not with a fan base or whatever he’s planning to win the presidential election with. He said that Peter Obi is just a kid in the game of politics and there’s no way he can be successful. He said that any strategy Peter Obi is trying to use, without money, the strategy won’t work out for him.\n\nHe asked how could Peter Obi want to win an election without planning on how to spend money on his campaign? It is not possible. He even said that in other countries, it’s also like that, no one wins an election without spending a lot of money.\n\nIgbokwe also reminded the mass that Tinubu has spent a lot of money for this election and there’s no way he’s gonna lose the election, an election is money, nothing else. He said that it’s later on that Peter Obi will realize that he needs money to do politics more than anything else. Igbokwe has forgotten that most voters don’t care about money anymore, they want the right leader who will make Nigeria better.','Peter Obi Will Soon Realize That Politics Is Done With Money And Not With Online Fanbase – Joe Igbokwe.','','publish','open','open','','peter-obi-will-soon-realize-that-politics-is-done-with-money-and-not-with-online-fanbase-joe-igbokwe','','','2022-06-18 22:20:31','2022-06-18 22:20:31','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3940',0,'post','',0),(3941,1,'2022-06-18 22:19:08','2022-06-18 22:19:08','','FB_IMG_1655590496553','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1655590496553','','','2022-06-18 22:19:08','2022-06-18 22:19:08','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FB_IMG_1655590496553.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3943,1,'2022-06-20 08:31:34','2022-06-20 08:31:34','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3944 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/images-56-300x180.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" />\n\nFiery Enugu Catholic priest and Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Emene, Enugu Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka has distanced himself from Sunday protests by the Adoration congregation.\n\nThe protest which was targeted at the Enugu Catholic Bishop, Callistus Onaga rocked the State capital Sunday as the demonstrator insisted that the bishop must go.\n\nThe protest was a reaction to the ban imposed on the Adoration Ministry by Bishop Onaga.<!--more-->\n\nIn a statement personally signed by the man of God, he said “my attention has been drawn to activities that took place in the Adoration ground on Sunday. I am not in any way involved in such activity.\n\n“We received with obedience the directive issued by my Bishop, His Excellency, Most Rev CVV Onaga on June 17, 2022\n“May I therefore appeal to the faithful, in particular members of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria, to remain calm and United with the body of Christ in the Diocese and also refrain from any measure of violence either in action or by abusive utterances\n\n.Those who take to attacking or insulting my dear Bishop, should desist from such.\n\n“The Bishop is the Shepherd of the Church in the Diocese and we remain his flock who in every way and at all times is expected to be respectful, obedient and willing to respond favourably to his apostolic directives.\n\nAdoration Ministry is ever submissives to the mother Church. I enjoin all adorers to know this and remain constantly in prayers for the manifestation of the wiil of God in the life of the Ministry.’','Mbaka: Priest Absorbs Self From Adoration Protest, condemns Act','','publish','open','open','','mbaka-priest-absorbs-self-from-adoration-protest-condemns-act','','','2022-06-20 08:31:34','2022-06-20 08:31:34','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3943',0,'post','',0),(3944,1,'2022-06-20 08:26:33','2022-06-20 08:26:33','','images-56','','inherit','open','closed','','images-56-2','','','2022-06-20 08:26:33','2022-06-20 08:26:33','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/images-56.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3946,1,'2022-06-20 10:35:17','2022-06-20 10:35:17','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3947 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FB_IMG_1655720937931-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" />\n\nThe Founder of Household of God Church, Reverend Chris Okotie, has asked political parties’ presidential candidates to step down for him in his bid to take over from the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).<!--more-->\n\nThis is as he also urged Buhari to hand over to him as Interim President in 2023, noting that he was the right person to right the wrongs in the country.\n\nThe cleric made the call on Sunday while addressing journalists at his Church, Oregun, Ikeja when celebrating his 63rd birthday anniversary.\n\nExplaining the rationale behind his request, Okotie noted that he had proposed to become the interim president because that was the “solution” for the country’s challenges.\n\nAccording to him, we are blessed as a nation with all human and natural resources yet we are not moving forward. Through my government, everything will be alright.\n\n“I want to appeal to all presidential candidates to withdraw from the race and allow me to come in as the interim president. I want to implore Asiwaju to support my government for the betterment of the country and I also want to tell Obi that the system that introduced him cannot take him anywhere, because he cannot operate in the system we have now. All the presidential candidates should support me to succeed President Buhari as the interim president.\n\n“We must also rise above tribe and religion because there is an imbalance in the country and we are not practising federalism instead, what we are practising is a presidential system of government. Since 1999, things have been declining because the presidential system of government we are practising has failed us.\n\nWe must get rid of the National and State Assemblies because maintaining each member cost the country billions of naira. Some of the standing committees at both assemblies are not useful to the country, they are only representing themselves, not the populace.\n\nFor the best of the country, both assemblies should be scrapped and the money for maintaining them should be used for something else. What we have in Nigeria today is the government of the party, by the party and for the party.\n\n“Ministers and the Commissioners should also be expunged because Nigeria’s democracy has been hijacked by the elite for their interest and they are deceiving the downtrodden who don’t know anything. And the most important of all is our constitution. It should be changed to a people-oriented constitution, not the military one we have now. After the change, we can then restructure the country for the better.”\n\nOn his plans for the country after becoming the interim president, Okotie said, “If I am made the interim president, our government will be a transparent one and we will redirect the steps of the youth who are into internet fraudsters and turned them to better persons in the society and empower them.\n\n“While a young person with inclination to technology advancement will ensure financial accountability of government and each state will have control of their national resources. First, we emulated the British and now we are copying the American style of democracy that didn’t take us anywhere.\n\n“The presidential system of government has failed us woefully. We should enable professional associations constitutionally to acquire legislative power as a replacement for the removal of the legislature from our political system.\n\n“And we should also embrace the concept of aboriginal democracy, that is a government from the people, for the people and with the people. This is distinct from the current experience of political parties which is the government of the party, the party and for the party.\n\nMy government will be that of National Reconciliation and Reconstruction. The interim government shall address aberrations and anomalies in the polity. I want to implore all Nigerians to join hands in the conversations that would enable a transition to an interim government at the end of President Buhari’s administration”\n\nCopyright PUNCH','Okotie Begs Tinubu, Atiku To Step Down , Wants To Succeed Buhari','','publish','open','open','','okotie-begs-tinubu-atiku-to-step-down-wants-to-succeed-buhari','','','2022-06-20 10:35:17','2022-06-20 10:35:17','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3946',0,'post','',0),(3947,1,'2022-06-20 10:34:36','2022-06-20 10:34:36','','FB_IMG_1655720937931','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1655720937931','','','2022-06-20 10:34:36','2022-06-20 10:34:36','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FB_IMG_1655720937931.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3949,1,'2022-06-20 12:18:48','2022-06-20 12:18:48','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3950 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FB_IMG_1655727270739-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nAmid a large crowd, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the forthcoming 2023 general elections, Bola Tinubu, arrived, yesterday, at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed Local Airport, Ikeja, from Abuja.\n\nBefore his arrival, motorists and commuters were stranded on some major roads, as residents thronged the metropolis to receive Tinubu back to Lagos, 12 days after he won the party’s presidential ticket, in Abuja, beating the likes of Vice President Yemi Osibanjo, and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Senate President, Ahmed Lawan; Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, among others.<!--more-->\n\nTinubu arrived at about 3.45pm., to the waiting hands and admiration of the host, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, APC leaders, faithful and residents.\n\nTinubu had, after his emergence, visited all the contenders for the exalted seat, in a bid to solicit their support and build the party’s unity.\n\nRoll call:\n\nAPC leaders that accompanied Tinubu included Governors Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), and Hope Uzodinma (Imo), former APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole; former governor Kashim Shettima (Borno), Senators Tokunbo Wahab and Adeola Solomon, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa; his deputy, Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni; members of the Governance Advisory Council, GAC; former minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, and Lagos APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi.\n\nAmid tight security, Tinubu met the Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Akiolu, at his Iga Idun-garan’s palace, Lagos Island, for a royal blessing.\n\nAkiolu 1, who congratulated Tinubu on his victory in the APC presidential primaries, assured him of God’s support.\n\nAkiolu said: “Insha Allah, you know the Bible says ‘don’t be afraid of anything’. So, with joy and good health, we shall wintness victory. God bless you.”\n\nTinubu, in his address, thanked residents and everybody for their support, including Sanwo-Olu, for his efforts, and described him as a lucky governor, while praying for the Oba of Lagos that his reign would be successful.\n\nAccording to him: “They very lucky governor of Lagos State, I must say openly here, thank you very much for the hard work and loyalty. For the deputy governor, I say the same.\n\n“Without a good backup, you cannot have a successful leader and you cannot leave your home or office, so we thank God Almighty.\n\n“He’s (Tinibu) happy to be back home and today is Father’s Day. The son of the soil is back home.\n\n“Baba (Akiolu), you’ll live long; God will not take you from us, Amen. All the prayers you’re offering for us are answered in your presence.”\n\nMeanwhile, while waiting in the Lagos Governor’s Press Crew bus at Akiolu’s palace, after being shut out by overzealous policemen, hoodlums attacked the defenceless journalists in the bus in an attempt to dispose them of their valuables.\n\nBut the journalists were later rescued by prompt intervention of armed security personnel.\n\nOne of the journalists, simply identified as Ms. Adeola of Western Post medium, was not lucky, as she had her left eye injured in the process.\n\nVanguard News','2023 Presidential Poll l: Everything’ll Work In Your Favour —Oba Of Lagos, Akiolu, Blesses Tinubu','','publish','open','open','','2023-presidential-poll-l-everythingll-work-in-your-favour-oba-of-lagos-akiolu-blesses-tinubu','','','2022-06-20 12:18:48','2022-06-20 12:18:48','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3949',0,'post','',0),(3950,1,'2022-06-20 12:18:14','2022-06-20 12:18:14','','FB_IMG_1655727270739','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1655727270739','','','2022-06-20 12:18:14','2022-06-20 12:18:14','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FB_IMG_1655727270739.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3952,1,'2022-06-22 17:11:51','2022-06-22 17:11:51','&nbsp;\n\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3953 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220622-WA0149-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" />\nThe Leadership and Entrepreneurship Advocacy (LEAD) Network Africa, an NGO, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) to December, 2022.<!--more-->\n\nThe Executive Director of LEAD Network Africa, Mr Chukwuma Okenwa, made the call while speaking with newsmen in Enugu on Wednesday.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOkenwa spoke on the sidelines of surging number of new registrants and protests of some youths in some cities in the country on inadequate INEC-CVR machines to capture them daily.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAccording to him, until INEC get a complimenting number of voters that marches the population of the country that will participate in all democratic exercise going forward, the commission should continue CVR immediately after 2023 General Elections.\n\nHe reminded INEC of its founding mandate, which is inclusivity, adding that “on no account should anyone who presents himself to be registered be denied”.\n\n“See, until people are scarce in every registration centre that will be a good reason to end the process, but in this case, there are thousands of Nigerians hoping to get their PVC on a daily basis.\n\n“So I will suggest that the process should continue until two months to the election proper, so that millions of Nigerian will not be disenfranchised,” he said.\n\nOkenwa urged INEC to consider the recent happenings in various polling units in the country, where there have continued to be daily upsurge in voter registrations especially youths, in all decisions the commission takes henceforth.\n\nHe called on the commission to deal with the challenge of shortage of CVR registration machines nationwide as the machines are not enough.\n\n“The CVR registration machines are not enough as many cry out of going for their registration and not actualising it after waiting for a whole day. So the commission invariably should move or extend the deadline date,” he said.\n\nThe LEAD Network boss, however, commended popular artists, actors and actresses for their unrelenting efforts towards sensitising and persuading the youths in getting their PVC through their media handles and “no-PVC, no-entry” to their shows across the country.\n\n“There are evidences that every young and well meaning Nigeria wants the country’s system to work and economic wellbeing and prosperity for all,” he added.','LEAD Network urges INEC to extend CVR registration to December','','publish','open','open','','lead-network-urges-inec-to-extend-cvr-registration-to-december','','','2022-06-22 17:11:51','2022-06-22 17:11:51','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3952',0,'post','',0),(3953,1,'2022-06-22 17:11:04','2022-06-22 17:11:04','','IMG-20220622-WA0149','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220622-wa0149','','','2022-06-22 17:11:04','2022-06-22 17:11:04','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220622-WA0149.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3955,1,'2022-06-25 12:37:32','0000-00-00 00:00:00','&nbsp;\n\nGovernor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has reiterated that he is an Igbo man, but from the South-South region of Nigeria.\n\nOkowa, while defending his emergence as the vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party that was condemned by Southern leaders.<!--more-->\n\nThe governor said this at the Channels TV Politics Today programme on Thursday.\n\nFormer Vice President and PDP presidential flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar chose Okowa as his running mate ahead of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel.\n\nIn his reaction on national television, Okowa said there is no doubt that he is an Igbo man.\nOkowa said, “In the first instance, I’m Ifeanyi and there’s no doubt that I’m an Igbo man. I’m an Igbo man in Delta State, in South-South geo-political zone. Secondly, there is no doubt that the South-East has a right of agitation and as the South-East has a right of agitation, the North-East has also continued to make claims to the Presidency because from the records available, both the North-East and South-East have not been able to go ahead and produce a President in this country as at today.”','2023: I’m Igbo man from Delta State, Okowa insists','','draft','open','open','','','','','2022-06-25 12:37:32','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3955',0,'post','',0),(3958,1,'2022-06-30 20:23:40','2022-06-30 20:23:40','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3959 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220629-WA0150-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" />\n\nA Nigerian Lady, Engr Vivian Nath Okpalaku, has recorded giant strides in the field of Civil Engineering as profiled in published research works in International Journals.\n\nWhile pursuing her Masters Degree Course at the Cyprus International University, Turkey, her work\"Identifying and Managing Most Common Risks In Construction Industry for Roads\" received acclaim in Global Scientific Journal,December 2021.<!--more-->\n\nShe was also profiled in International Journal of Innovation Scientific, Research and Review on \" Recycled Solid Waste in Construction, a Review on Bacteria Self Healing Concrete\"a research work which brought her to stardom.\n\nEngr Okpalaku, who emerged as the 2018 Overall Best Student at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University(COOU), Igbariam, Anambra State with 4.03 ccumulative aggregate,recently bagged her Masters Degree from Cyprus International University,Turkey with aggregate 3.57/4.0(Higher Honour).\nDescribing her inspiration for the breakthrough achievements, She said\"Achieving my success can be attributed to my personal philosophy of self discipline, goal oriented, consistency and my passion for education\"\n\"I set short term goals which helped me to achieve my long term goals of excellence grades\"\n\nEngr Okpalaku who hails from Achina, Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, believed her intellect was a way out of the line of boredom, so she studied hard and eventually loaded her resume with feats in Civil Engineering.\n\nShe stated her desire to doggedly continue to pursue her education\"I always dreamt of getting to the zenith of my career, so now that i have acquired my Masters degree, my next move is to obtain a Doctorate degree in my discipline\"\nWhile describing educational system in Turkey as standard, comfortable and affordable, she urged Nigerian government to really invest more in education to produce needed human capitals to drive it out of under development.','Nigerian Lady Lights Up Turkish University with Academic Excellence','','publish','open','open','','nigerian-lady-lights-up-turkish-university-with-academic-excellence','','','2022-06-30 20:23:40','2022-06-30 20:23:40','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3958',0,'post','',0),(3959,1,'2022-06-30 20:23:10','2022-06-30 20:23:10','','IMG-20220629-WA0150','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220629-wa0150','','','2022-06-30 20:23:10','2022-06-30 20:23:10','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220629-WA0150.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3961,1,'2022-06-30 20:29:26','2022-06-30 20:29:26','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3962 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220629-WA0144-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" />\n\nBy Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu\n\nFollowing the peaceful conduct of the just concluded National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Anambra State Chapter election, the newly elected Chairman, National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Surveyor Emeka Obi Chukwudi, has showered encomiums on Governor Chukwuma Soludo for his love for youths as well as for providing the enabling environment for NYCN\'s activities in the state.<!--more-->\n\nSpeaking shortly after he was sworn-in as the number one youth in Anambra State, Surv. Chukwudi expressed gratitude to God for His mercies and grace, which he said, was his driving force and source of inspiration.\n\nNames of other elected Executive members are as follows:\n\nAnambra Central: Obi Emeka Chukwudi - State Chairman; Onyeoka Emmanuel -Vice Chairman Central; Ebuka Nkenke -Legal Adviser; Okwuchukwu Okonkwo - Assistant PRO, Emmanuella Onwudinjo -Asst. Secretary Central.\n\nAnambra South: Nadi Kingsley- Vice Chairman South, Maduako King Nwabueze -Secretary General, Onwurah Remigus - Asst. Secretary South, Okeke Augustine - Internal Auditor; Azor Onyinyechi - Social secretary\n\nVoluntary youth organisation(VYOs): Ifedigbo Ifeanyi -PRO\nAlakwe Chinasa P -Treasurer; Maduagbunam John Ikedinachukwu - Programme officer; Obiadi Esther Oluchukwu -Deputy Secretary\n\nAnambra North: Peter Nnekwe -Vice chairman; Onyia Fidelis Ozo - Financial Secretary; Osakwe Chiamaka-Asst. Secretary North, Okoye Emmanuel Nonye - Deputy Programme; Officer; Ike Onuorah - Deputy Chairman\n\nHe thanked everyone who played one role or the other for the success of the election, especially\nthe Eleco Chairman, Comr. Nnamdi Malive, National Legal Adviser Barr. Bashir Garba and the Returning Officer Comr Temple Chika Chinedu (Former State Chairman Enugu State).\n\n\'I am overwhelmed with great joy by the outcome of this process which would never have been possible without the following people who i cannot fail to acknowledge.\n\n\'Firstly, I want to seize this moment to show my immense gratitude to His Excellency, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the Executive Governor of Anambra State, who through the critical youth stakeholder the Deputy Governor, HE. Dr. Onyekachukwu G. Ibezim who worked tirelessly day and night to see to the success of this election after series of postponement.\n\n\'If not the help of Dr. Onyekachukwu G. Ibezim, the Deputy Governor of Anambra State who stood his ground that there should be no further postponement and that this election must hold today and concluded with, me and my excos and by extension the entire youths of Anambra State can not thank him enough. May God bless him and keep him.\n\n\'The Commissioner of the State Ministry of Youth Empowerment and Sports Development, Hon. Patrick Agha Mba who ensurde that this process is free and fair. Without their contributions and efforts, we wouldn\'t be here to witness this great day.\n\n\'I wish to assure the Governor of the unalloyed support of the council towards achieving the set goals for the youths of Anambra State as outlined by the government.\n\n\'I am forever indebted to the national body led by Amb. Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo and his very capable executives here present, who through the admirable leadership of the Vice President South East, Amb. Sir. Smart Uwakwe KSJI sacrificed their time, resources and nights, just to put to bed, the process of electioneering in making sure that the 2022 Unity Congress of National Youth Council of Nigeria Anambra State becomes a reality.\n\n\'I want to thank the Eleco and CPC and her members for their tenacity, courage, passion and zeal in standing by the constitutional provisions in this year\'s Unity Congress.\n\n\'With utmost gratitude, I recognize the great roles played by my leaders, Amb. Innocent Nduanya, Deputy President National Youth Council of Nigeria a worthy son of Anambra State, who in his magnanimity galvanized the elders in the State, through continuous engagements and interactions to see that the election holds, regardless of all challenges.\n\n\'I cannot not forget to mention the persons of Hon Nwabufo Nwankwo and Comr Frank Maduka, my leaders from the Central zone who oversaw the galvanization process and ensured that equity is upheld and that the voice of the people is heard. I must thank also the immediate past chairman of the council in Anambra state, Comr. Samuel Egwuatu who\'s roles towards this success cannot be forgotten in a moment.\n\n\'My gratitude goes to the Coordinators of the local government chapters whose doggedness in their decision is pivotal to this transition and their various community reps, who were patient enough and contributed in one way or the other in unifying the Council and making sure that the overall interest of the people was protected as the election lingered, I congratulate you for your resilience.\n\n\'I promise to ensure an inclusive administration as this is the only way we can truly build the council and as well the youths if Anambra state.\n\n\'Special thanks goes to the VYOs, CBOs, FBOs and my family and organization, the Man O War. Without your nomination and your platform, my candidature wouldn\'t have emerge in the first place. You are my first family and I remain eternally grateful.\n\n\'I wish to unequivocally, register my immense gratitude to our leader and the pioneer Chairman of National Youth Council of Nigeria Anambra State, Comr. Obunikem Asuzu, whom among many other things, fought for the soul of the Council in Anambra State, when all hope was lost and the State Council in disarray.\n\n\'Through his elderly advice, was able to galvanize every wearing faction for the purpose of restoring peace and harmony in the State. I wish to apologize for every way this process might have been a stress to you or brought any insult to your person. In like manner, I thank our leaders from different zones in the State for their various roles and contributions towards the success of this congress.\n\n\'I must State, that for me, this is not a victory, as I deeply share in the pain of all who have duly contested for the various positions available within the youth structure. I have to State that the table is wide and we can all sit on it. This administration will reach out to everyone as you all are stakeholders in this administration.\n\n\'During the course of this process, I voiced my commitment to the youths of Anambra State on some pertinent issues which this administration will be providing solutions for, at the top of which is the Youth house.\n\n\'We will as a matter of urgency liaise with the appropriate bodies to help resolve the issue surrounding the youth house and also constitute a committee that will be charged with actualizing the project of having a permanent youth house through the help of the appropriate ministries.\n\n\'We will ensure the youth house remain accessible and open for everyone and anyone at all time. We will make sure that the various youth organizations are dully carried along and must form a very important part of what we intend to achieve within this four years of our tenure.\n\n\'Our administration will run a transparent government and shall account for every penny that comes into and through my office. We will at intervals provide updates and present quarterly reports on our stewardship every year, to bring us up to speed on what and how we\'ve managed the resources of the Council. This will be replicated at the local government levels for transparency and accountability.\n\n\'I cannot fail to thank my loving wife and beautiful children who would always receive me with open arms, many times that I\'ve been bartered and bruised by this process. Their love has surely sustained me till this moment. As well as all my friends, benefactors and supporters who have made a lot of input to this process.\n\n\'I thank you for your time, patience and support. We pray that God will continue to unite us and strengthen us as we begin a new phase in building a formidable youth structure in Anambra State,\' he concluded.','Newly Elected NYCN Anambra State Chapter Chairman, Surv. Emeka Obi Chukwudi Thanks Gov Soludo, Deputy, Youth Commissioner, Others','','publish','open','open','','newly-elected-nycn-anambra-state-chapter-chairman-surv-emeka-obi-chukwudi-thanks-gov-soludo-deputy-youth-commissioner-others','','','2022-06-30 20:29:26','2022-06-30 20:29:26','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3961',0,'post','',0),(3962,1,'2022-06-30 20:28:50','2022-06-30 20:28:50','','IMG-20220629-WA0144','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220629-wa0144','','','2022-06-30 20:28:50','2022-06-30 20:28:50','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220629-WA0144.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3965,1,'2022-07-10 23:07:44','2022-07-10 23:07:44','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3966 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG-20220710-WA0341-208x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" />\n\nChief Chidi Obetta has emerged as the House of Representatives candidate of Nsukka/Igboeze South Federal Constituency of Labour Party following the voluntary withdrawal of the candidate, Rev Chinagorom Godson Chukwuma from the race.<!--more-->\n\nObetta, who had earlier denied his resignation from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) confirmed the development while speaking after emerging as LP candidate on Sunday at Crisspark hotel, Nsukka lamented the ravaging insecurity, economic downturn, poverty and disunity in the country, stating that the situation was thrown up as a result of bad leadership.\n\nHe stated that as a youth, though God had blessed him with relative wealth, he could not sit back, fold his hands and watch while a few Nigerians are putting the future of this country, especially his co-youths and the unborn children in jeopardy.\n\nHe thanked the LP delegates, and, leaders of the party for finding him worthy to fly the party’s ticket in the federal constituency and promised to commit every resources within his capacity to ensure that he did not only win the federal constituency for the party but to equally ensure that the electorate in the federal constituency voted massively for the party’s candidate for the presidency, Mr. Peter Obi; governorship, Chief Chijioke Edeoga, Senate and state Assembly.\n\n“I want to assure you that you will not regret believing in me by this massive votes you cast to nominate me as your constituency flag bearer ahead of the 2023 general election.\n\n“I am ready to hit the ground running as soon as campaigns begin to ensure that I did not only win this election for our party, but, that the Presidential candidate of the party, Mr. Peter Obi; our governorship candidate, Chief Chijioke Edeoga, Senate and state Assembly candidates received overwhelming votes in Igbo-Eze South/Nsukka federal constituency”, Obetta promised.\n\nHe, however, charged the delegates and other members of the party to brace up to the challenges of mobilising eligible voters in the area to go and obtain their Permanent Voter’s Cards PVC, as well as sensitising them to vote for Labour Party.\n\nEarlier the secretary of the LP Electoral Committee, Ephraim Ugwu has described the emergence of Obetta as the party’s candidate for the Igbo-Eze South/Nsukka federal constituency as a mark of sure victory for the party in the election, stating that apart from being a popular person in the area, he has the capacity to mobilise electorate for the party in the area.\n\nThe returning officer Mr. Malachy Onyechi declared Obetta winner of the primary election having scored all the 36 votes cast by the 36 delegates cutting across the two local governments that make up the federal constituency, which include, Igbo-Eze South and Nsukka local governments.\n\nThe LP primary election was monitored by an official of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mr. Dustan Eke.\n\nObetta’s emergence followed the voluntary withdrawal of the LP candidate in the federal constituency, Rev. Chinagorom Godson Chukwuma from the contest.','Former PDP Reps. aspirant picks Labour Party ticket  for Nsukka/Igboeze South Fed. Constituency','','publish','open','open','','former-pdp-reps-aspirant-picks-labour-party-ticket-for-nsukka-igboeze-south-fed-constituency','','','2022-07-10 23:07:44','2022-07-10 23:07:44','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3965',0,'post','',0),(3966,1,'2022-07-10 23:07:11','2022-07-10 23:07:11','','IMG-20220710-WA0341','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220710-wa0341','','','2022-07-10 23:07:11','2022-07-10 23:07:11','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG-20220710-WA0341.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3969,1,'2022-07-11 12:35:05','2022-07-11 12:35:05','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3970 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/images-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />\n\nThe body of Heads of Nursing and Nursing Services Department and Principals of Schools in Federal Health Institutions has advocated for a policy where nurses practice for a minimum number of years in the country before being allowed to travel abroad.<!--more-->\n\nThe group stated this while expressing concern about the regular movement of Nigerian nurses abroad.\n\nThey noted that this has become imperative judging with more than six thousand (6000) trained nurses who leave the country annually to seek employment abroad.\n\nThis disclosure was made known in a communique issued at the end of their 22nd AGM/Scientific Conference, \"Coal city 2022\" took place at Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu with theme: Nurses Exodus and Nigeria\'s Healthcare System: Who will bell the cat?\n\nAccording to the communique, \"The trend of migration in the past few years is alarming and we are fast approaching the precipice as a country, though our political leaders are oblivious of this pending crisis. More than six thousand (6000) Nigeria trained nurses leave Nigeria annually to seek employment abroad, especially the specialist nurses such as critical care nurses, nephrology nurses, oncology nurses.\n\nHowever, in proffering a solution, the group called on government to explore innovative ways of addressing the exodus of nurses in the healthcare delivery in the country in a manner that focuses proper remuneration, provision of conducive environment for work commensurate to what is obtainable in developed countries. Embark on partnership between states, the private sector and the huge talent of health professionals in the diaspora. Employment of more nurses and midwives to meet WHO nurse patient ratio. Also a policy on bonding should be put in place - a minimum number of years, the government sponsored health professionals should work in Nigeria before being allowed to work abroad. Recognition of nurses’ work which contributes to job satisfaction and engagement. Recognize that every role in healthcare adds value to patient care; develop a healthy curiosity about other roles. The management should sponsor nurses on directorate cadre to Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) boost their managerial accruement\n\n\"Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria should increase the tempo of gradual phasing out of hospital based schools of Nursing through absorption, integration and assimilation irrespective of whether Government or Mission Schools. Regular review of the Curriculum to improve on the content and relevance, improvement on Distance Learning/e-learning, improved funding of University education. Introduction of a PGD program for nurses with degrees in aligned disciplines to beef up the academic staff through progression and specialization.\n\n\"The principals / heads of nursing education should be well orientated to have more insight in the assimilation, absorption and affiliation of colleges to universities\n\n\"Nurse managers should strengthen internal professional cohesion through involvement in health policy making. Adequate proposal for manpower procurement should be provided to address acute manpower shortage and poor working conditions.\n\n\"Proper placement of nurse graduates and interns in the Improved salary package (shift duty, call duty, specialty allowance for midwives/ other specialty nurses and payment of desirable hazard allowance for being most exposed to diseases/hazards, provision of safe working environment. Participating in preparation of budgets and liaising with appropriate authorities for expansion of facilities and adequate remuneration of intern nurses.\n\n\"Foster professional development of nurses which involves leverage open source learning, peer-to peer learning, creating budgets for relevant conferences, have a career development conversations and creating opportunity for mentorship. Maintaining quality of care to strengthen the skills and competencies of intern nurses. Ensuring patients’ safety and high quality care through effective supervision and monitoring. Communication with nurse interns and motivating them as frontline health workers to strengthen their verbal and written communication skills which is central to improving health outcomes and fostering relationships with co-workers, patients and families.\n\n\"Nursing research fund should be accessed by nurse managers to support nurse-led research. Evidence-based action making should be promoted as a norm in nursing practice. To help establish a positive researching culture, hospital authorities should also reward nurses who conducts research and incorporate research findings in their practice. There is need for nurses to value research in nursing as they value the nursing profession. Research grant should be encouraged to foster a culture of research and evidence-based practice in Healthcare organisations. Experienced researchers should mentor young researchers. Training opportunities both locally and internationally and policy formulation should be provided for nurses to develop expertise in these areas\".\n\nEarlier in a remark the Medical Director of Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Prof Igwe Monday said that the conference was special because it is the first national event to be hosted in the institution.\n\nHe said the successful hosting of the event by his admission is a sign that all is well in the institution.\n\n\"This conference could not have come at a better time at the institution.\n\n\"May I commend the authorities for giving us this privilege to host here in Enugu which has drawn participants from different parts of the country.\n\nHe enumerated on some of the achievements of the institution in the past three years which include serene environment of the institution, construction and renovation of various buildings and regular payment of renumeration of workers.','Conference advocate for policy to curb growing concern in 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Igbo-Etiti Media Association, South-East, an association of media practitioners in Nigeria, has honoured Mr Emeka Ezeh, Head, Corporate Communications of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) with “2022 Achievers Award”.<!--more-->\n\n&nbsp;\n\nPresenting the award to Ezeh on Friday at the EEDC Corporate Headquarters in Enugu, the President-General of the association, Chief Ken Nwodo, said that the award was in recognition of his positive impact on the society.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nNwodo, who gave the award in company of one of his executives, Mr Stanley Agbodo, noted that Ezeh had contributed immensely to the developmental strides in Enugu State and Nigeria in general by supporting youths\' initiatives.\n\n“This award is in recognition of his positive impact on the society and the developmental strides exhibited in the area of youths\' initiative support, community service and human empowerment in Enugu State and Nigeria in general.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“The award is part of the association’s programme designed to identify and reward well-meaning Nigerians who have impacted positively on the lives of people in the society and also excelled in different endeavours of life,” he added.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nResponding, Ezeh thanked the leadership of the association for the recognition and assured them that he would continue doing his best within his capacity to contribute positively to societal advancement.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“I will not relent in my little way to continue to contribute to the progress of humanity,” he said.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHe further commended the association for the support they had always extended to his office by ensuring that “the right information is being disseminated to the public”.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“I encourage you people, as journalists and opinion leaders of the society, to remain resolute and unbiased in discharging of your duties without fear or favour,” he added.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nit would be recalled that in November 2021, the National Youth Assembly of Nigeria (NYAN) bestowed on Ezeh the “Distinguished Youth Ambassadorial Award”.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe “Distinguished Youth Ambassadorial Award” that made him the “most customer friendly personality of the year”, was in recognition and appreciation of his contribution to the growth and development of youths in Nigeria.','Association honours EEDC spokesman, Ezeh, with “2022 Achievers Award”','','publish','open','open','','association-honours-eedc-spokesman-ezeh-with-2022-achievers-award','','','2022-07-15 16:04:47','2022-07-15 16:04:47','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3975',0,'post','',0),(3977,1,'2022-07-15 16:04:00','2022-07-15 16:04:00','','IMG-20220715-WA0408','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220715-wa0408','','','2022-07-15 16:04:00','2022-07-15 16:04:00','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG-20220715-WA0408.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3979,1,'2022-07-16 15:22:56','2022-07-16 15:22:56','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3980 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG-20220716-WA0047-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nThe quest to get more Anambra youths involved in Agriculture as a gainful means of livelihood, today gained momentum as the leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria in the state, paid a consultative meeting to the Anambra FADAMA coordinator, Mr Chuks Egbue.\nThe meeting which took place at the FADAMA office, State Ministry of Agriculture, Awka, witnessed fruitful engagement between the FADAMA team and the State NYCN delegation led by the Council Chairman, Surv. Emeka Obi.<!--more-->\nA major highlight of the meeting was the agreement by the state FADAMA coordinator, to link the various LGA coordinators of the NYCN with FADAMA facilitators in their respective areas.\nThe initiative is to ensure ease of access to agricultural empowerment programmes of the government.\nAddressing the meeting, the State FADAMA Coordinator, Mr Egbue while immediately approving the link-up between the NYCN Coordinators and FADAMA facilitators, said youths in Agriculture will develop the sector more than it is now.\n“I want to welcome the leadership of Anambra youths to the state FADAMA office.\n“I am particularly happy that the Youths leadership in Anambra is coming to terms with the true ideals of youths movement, which is to empower and mobilize the young people to participate in not just governance, but also in meaningful ventures that can impact their lives positively.\n“Youths are innovative, dynamic and also possess the capabilities to broker arrangements in terms of off-taking of farm produce and other aspects of agriculture involving use of ICT.\n“That is why we need them to drive the technologies and other innovation in Agriculture.\n“Agriculture is the greatest employer of labour and when we channel the youths in the country to that very important sector, we would have reduced the rate of unemployment in our society,” he opined.\nHe also explained that the idea of linking the facilitators to the NYCN coordinators is to sensitize the youths at the grassroots, to position themselves to benefit maximally from government agricultural initiatives by ensuring that they meet all the criteria for accessing such packages in the state.\nEgbue disclosed that the FADAMA programme is presently disbursing agro support to farmers at the grassroots, in the areas of cassava, rice, maize and poultry.\n“Our approach is community-based and that is why we require our facilitators to go to the communities to educate the youths on the initiative and how they can be qualified for the programme.\n“I need you to carry this message that youths are our primary target to the grassroots, so that your people will understand what is happening,” he explained.\nHe assured: “The synergy will happen immediately because we want to partner more with the youths and you have shown interest.”\nThe state FADAMA boss urged the youths not to allow politicians or enemies of their progress to use money to derail your vision, advising them to refuse the antics of the politicians to use them for destructive ventures.\nIn his speech, the Anambra NYCN Chairman, Surv. Obi said the collaboration with FADAMA marks a breakthrough in his administration’s efforts to secure better partnerships that will yield in improved living condition for Anambra youths.\nObi, who expressed appreciation to the FADAMA for underscoring the importance of youths in driving the 21st century agricultural transformation initiatives, assured that his leadership will follow through and ensure that the partnership is seamless.\nAccording to him, Anambra youths are progressive and willing to participate in any gainful venture that will alleviate their sufferings.\nObi however pleaded that the processes and requirements for accessing the agro support be simplified, to enable more youths qualify.\n“I am very optimistic that what we have achieved today with this FADAMA partnership is the beginning of greater accomplishments for our young people.\n“When I ran for the post of Chairman, Anambra Council of the NYCN, I had a vision to explore every positive vista of empowerment for the benefit of our youths.\n“Today, I am happy we have secured something within a short time of assumption of office.\n“This will complement efforts of the Chukwuma Soludo administration towards lifting Anambra youths from poverty.\n“It gives me greater joy that this programme is community-centric meaning that the major beneficiaries will be our young people at the community level. For me, that’s quite commendable.\n“I want to assure FADAMA that NYCN with its various arms at the grassroots, will mobilize our youths to sufficiently benefit from this initiative,” he promised.\nThe Anambra NYCN helmsman appealed to the FADAMA to continue to avail Anambra youths the opportunity to benefit from more of the initiatives of the programme, assuring that the youths will not disappoint.\n©NYCN Anambra Directorate of Information','Anambra NYCN Leadership Visits FADAMA Coordinator, Brokers Collaboration Between LGA Coordinators And FADAMA Facilitators','','publish','open','open','','anambra-nycn-leadership-visits-fadama-coordinator-brokers-collaboration-between-lga-coordinators-and-fadama-facilitators','','','2022-07-16 15:22:56','2022-07-16 15:22:56','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3979',0,'post','',0),(3980,1,'2022-07-16 15:22:07','2022-07-16 15:22:07','','IMG-20220716-WA0047','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220716-wa0047','','','2022-07-16 15:22:07','2022-07-16 15:22:07','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG-20220716-WA0047.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3981,1,'2022-07-16 15:22:47','2022-07-16 15:22:47','','IMG-20220716-WA0049','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220716-wa0049','','','2022-07-16 15:22:47','2022-07-16 15:22:47','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG-20220716-WA0049.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3985,1,'2022-07-17 11:27:23','2022-07-17 11:27:23','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3986 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG-20220717-WA0065-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" />\n\nAwka, July 17, 2022 Prophet Godfrey Gbujie, Ministerial Leader of World Zionist Union, South-East Nigeria has called for intensed prayers ahead of next year\'s general elections.<!--more-->\n\nGbujie who made the call on Sunday in Awka said that Nigerians might witness surprises due the level of problems that would engulf the country.\n\n\"The level of problems we are recording now will be a child\'s play to what we shall happen next year, let everyone pray and prepare because things might not be easy\", he said.\n\nThe 67-year-old celibate prophet from Akabuo Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo, noted that blood of the innocents killed and cries of millions deprived of justice are before God.\n\nHe said that since May 29, 1995 that the country had moved three steps backward due to sins, noting that everyone regardless of tribe and creed must join in the prayers.\n\nGbujie had before this year\'s presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) predicted that former governor of Anambra, Mr Peter Obi would emerge the candidate of PDP.\n\nBut Obi later defected to the Labour Party where he is now flying the flag as presidential candidate, a situation the man of God expressed shock.\n\nIn a sudden swift, Gbujie said that Obi has strong spiritual forces backing his 2023 presidential aspiration.\n\n\"What is happening around Peter Obi ahead of 2023 presidential election is not ordinary and everybody especially those in authority should be very careful.\n\n\"I am saying this because nothing happens accidentally in the religious, economic and socio-political realm.\n\n\"The hand of God is behind what is happening around Peter Obi, especially the support from the youths.\n\n\"This calls for serious warning for those at the corridors of power, Obi, Alhaji Bola Tinubu and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and many others have been listed among actors to fulfill the divine plans for the country\", he said.','2023 elections: celibate prophet wants Nigerians to intensify prayers','','publish','open','open','','2023-elections-celibate-prophet-wants-nigerians-to-intensify-prayers','','','2022-07-17 11:27:23','2022-07-17 11:27:23','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3985',0,'post','',0),(3986,1,'2022-07-17 11:26:55','2022-07-17 11:26:55','','IMG-20220717-WA0065','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220717-wa0065','','','2022-07-17 11:26:55','2022-07-17 11:26:55','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG-20220717-WA0065.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3989,1,'2022-07-17 13:00:30','2022-07-17 13:00:30','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3953 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG-20220622-WA0149-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" />\n\nThe Concerned Igbo Stakeholders Forum (CISF) has urged the Vice Presidential candidate of APC, Sen. Kashim Shettima, to withdraw his statement that Peter Obi can only be president in Igboland.<!--more-->\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe Leader of the Forum, Mr Chukwuma Okenwa, made the call for the withdrawal in a statement he issued to newsmen in Enugu on Sunday.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIt would be recalled that Shettima, who is also a former Governor of Borno, said this when he featured as a guest on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Friday.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOkenwa said that it was rather regrettable that one who is seeking to serve as the vice president of Nigeria under the ruling APC could be this divisive.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAccording to him, what kind of capacity is he (Shettima) referring to for a former governor (Obi) who completed his two terms in Anambra, just as his principal, Sen. Bola Tinubu, did in Lagos State?\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHe said: “Does Nigeria now have regional presidents, where the various ethnic nationalities have their own presidents?\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“It is more disheartening coming barely a week that Rabiu Kwankwaso said that the northerners will never vote for an Igbo man, they will rather support their own.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“Why all these divisive cards, rather than focusing on the real issues of development?\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“Does that confirm the claim in some quarters that an Igbo man can never be allowed to be president under One Nigeria?”\n\n&nbsp;\n\nOkenwa noted that the forum wanted politicians and political parties to focus on real issues of development and pulling the nation out of poverty, unemployment and under-productivity.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“Objectively speaking, we do not need divisive statements in a country where the cords that bind us together are continuously weakened through the divide and rule strategy of the ruling class.\n\n“A stitch in time saves nine,” he added.','Withdraw statement on \"Obi can only be president in Igboland\" – Forum urges Shettima','','publish','open','open','','withdraw-statement-on-obi-can-only-be-president-in-igboland-forum-urges-shettima','','','2022-07-17 13:00:30','2022-07-17 13:00:30','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3989',0,'post','',0),(3992,1,'2022-07-17 22:45:06','2022-07-17 22:45:06','<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3993 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/images-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"228\" />\n\n… Slams Muslim/Muslim Ticket\n\n*Hails Soludo\'s Intervention On Roads\n\nBy Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu\n\nThe Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor, has expressed dismay over the incessant abduction and killing of Catholic priests across the country, emphasizing that by killing a priest, they had killed Christ the second time, reports Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu.<!--more-->\n\nThe visibly sad Bishop Ezeokafor, who stated this at St Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Awka, while speaking on the state of the nation, said it was clear that unscrupulous elements were behind the act, noting that war had been tacitly declared against the Mother Church in Nigeria, with Catholic priests, religious and laity, as their major targets.\n\nThe outspoken prelate expressed displeasure with the nonchalant attitude of the Federal Government of Nigeria over the plights of Catholic priests, religious and laity, noting that it was no longer news that some people, somewhere were scheming and carrying out evil against the Universal Church.\n\nThe charismatic and influential cleric stated that with the continued abduction and killing of Catholic priests, one would conclude that there was a grand plan to silence Christ’s followers in the country, saying that they would not be cowed or intimidated.\n\n‘Catholic priests are Christ’s representatives on earth. Killing them amounts to killing Christ a second time. Catholic priests should be respected. They made the greatest sacrifice here: no wife, no children, no heir, nobody to succeed them when they are gone. What other sacrifice is greater or costlier than that?\n\n‘You are abducting and killing them because they are doing Christ’s work on earth. What wrong have they done? It is really abominable to maim a priest. Why go after a hapless servant of God? Someone who has left everything for the sake of God’s people. Priests deserve to be protected, encouraged and motivated.\n\n‘Their cries will reach the heavens and the heavens will fight their battles. Nigeria Government should be very careful. Their usual silence over these killings and abduction of Catholic priests simply shows that they are enjoying it. They should remember that God’s anger will definitely descend on Nigeria’s government if it continues to play the ostrich.\n\n‘I am seriously troubled. I am pained. I cannot keep quiet. I will continue to talk. Catholic priests should be appreciated for leading in everything good. They sacrificed their all. They are not after ministerial appointments or contracts. Why go after them?’ Bishop Ezeokafor queried.\n\nThe chief shepherd of the Catholic Diocese of Awka, while reacting on the abduction and killing of Catholic priests across the country, condemned in strong terms the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, saying that it was unacceptable in a secular state like Nigeria, describing it as height of insensitivity and wickedness.\n\n‘You cannot come to a state like Nigeria with many different religions and be talking about Muslim-Muslim ticket. Are they saying that there is no competent Christian in the north? I’m sure there are many of them, even the Secretary of the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, is a Christian. They choose to ignore him and many others Christians in the North.\n\n‘There must be balance in everything. These are some of the things that are causing so much agitation here and there. Nigerians should rise and condemn it. Nigeria is not a Moslem country. We have two major religions; Christianity and Islam. There are others too. Why settle for one religion if you do not have a hidden agenda?,’ he asked.\n\nBishop Ezeokafor said that Governor Soludo’s intervention at the collapsed portion of Amansea and Amawbia axis of the Enugu – Onitsha Expressway had brought a lot of relief to commuters and transporters.\n\n‘We are happy that with even the challenges, this administration has continued to show some prospects. They said there will be massive road construction after the raining season. I suggest they get those weather forecasters to assist them. There are times in August when there will be a break. They can do something by then.\n\n‘Commmuters plying the Amawbia axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Express Road have started heaving a sigh of relief now that the Anambra State Government, under Professor Chukwuma Soludo is reconstructing failed portions of the road. It is a welcome development,’ the bishop said.','What Have We Done? Bishop Ezeokafor Bemoans Killing of Priests','','publish','open','open','','what-have-we-done-bishop-ezeokafor-bemoans-killing-of-priests','','','2022-07-17 22:45:06','2022-07-17 22:45:06','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3992',0,'post','',0),(3993,1,'2022-07-17 22:44:03','2022-07-17 22:44:03','','images (2)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-2-8','','','2022-07-17 22:44:03','2022-07-17 22:44:03','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/images-2.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3994,1,'2022-07-17 22:44:55','2022-07-17 22:44:55','','images (1)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-1-6','','','2022-07-17 22:44:55','2022-07-17 22:44:55','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/images-1.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3996,1,'2022-07-18 08:10:44','2022-07-18 08:10:44','<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3997\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/images-5-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"169\" />\n\nThe management, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu (FNHE)says it is up to date in the payment of salaries of workers in the institution noting that \"in effect, it has cleared the salary arrears as well as promotion arrears owed workers from 2017 by previous administrations\".<!--more-->\n\nThe Medical Director of the Hospital, Prof Monday Igwe made the statement in an interview on the sideline of the just concluded 22nd AGM/Scientific Conference in Enugu \"Coal City 2022\" with theme \"Nurses Exodus and Nigeria\'s Healthcare System: Who will bell the cat.\n\nThe event which was the assemblage of Heads of Nursing and Nursing Services Department and Principals of Schools in Federal Health Institutions advocated for a policy for nurses to practice for a minimum number of years in the country before being allowed to travel abroad.\n\nProf Igwe explained that the conference would produce a framework to tackle the menace of massive exodus of nurses to the outside world.\n\nHe added that his administration was working hard to ensure that the hospital maintained it\'s status of been the centre of Excellency in providing mental health to the entire south east of Nigeria.\n\n\"The Management of Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital under me is doing everything possible to maintain the status of this institution as centre of Excellency that is comparable to other psychiatric hospitals across Nigeria.\n\n\"We have cleared the salary arrears owed from 2017 as well as promotion arrears from 2022 has been paid. Our workers are not owed salary arrears, we are up to date in the area of payment of salaries\", he said.\n\nIgwe noted that his administration studied mistakes of his successors to work out a better way to run the affairs of the institution.\n\n\"We analysed the past mistakes of the previous administrations, saw where they didn\'t do well and we keyed into the areas that can make us improve on our achievement in the entire management affairs.\n\n\"This place was previously viewed where nothing could work because it was characterised by chaos, strive, turssle and crisis which bedeviled the institution.\n\n\"We have now achieved cool level playing ground where workers are now enjoying cordial working relationship.\n\n\"We are bringing our colleagues, professional nurses who are heading Institutions to see that what is obtainable here are far better what they are offering in there own institutions.\n\n\"We want to let people know that what we have been saying about this place is a reality.\n\n\"FNHE is now a a centre of Excellency in providing mental health to the entire south east of Nigeria.\n\n\"We have the mandate to provide training for those that want to be psychiatric nurses, and doctors. We have mandate of giving clinical services and research\", he said.\n\nHighpoint of the conference was the award of various categories to dignitaries who thronged the event from different parts of the country including the medical director of Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu.','We\'ve cleared salary, promotion arrears from 2017 owed by previous administrations -FNHE','','publish','open','open','','weve-cleared-salary-promotion-arrears-from-2017-owed-by-previous-administrations-fnhe','','','2022-07-18 08:10:44','2022-07-18 08:10:44','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=3996',0,'post','',0),(3997,1,'2022-07-18 08:09:35','2022-07-18 08:09:35','','images (5)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-5-6','','','2022-07-18 08:09:35','2022-07-18 08:09:35','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/images-5-1.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(3998,1,'2022-07-18 08:10:23','2022-07-18 08:10:23','','download','','inherit','open','closed','','download-4','','','2022-07-18 08:10:23','2022-07-18 08:10:23','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/download.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4000,1,'2022-07-18 16:38:48','2022-07-18 16:38:48','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4001 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG-20220718-WA0260-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" />\n\n....... Condemns Incessant ASUU Strike\n\n...... Insists ASUU shouldn\'t back down untill demands are met\n\nThe National Association of Nigerian Students (NANs zone F has appealed to the federal government to act as a matter of urgency to address all the demands of the Academic Staff Unions of University (ASUU)<!--more-->\n\nThis form part of the Union zonal resolutions reached in Umuahia, Abia state capital, insisting that Academic state university (ASUU) should not to go back on strike.\n\nIn a communique signed by the executives of the Union from the five South East states, it, although condemned the incessant strike actions by ASUU which is now about 5 months old and the lackadaistical approach of government in handling issues of ASUU, ASUP., COEASU, NASU and SSANU.\n\nIt called on federal government of Nigeria to settle the issues of payment shortfall raised by ASUU, to enable the students resume academic activities.\n\nIn the communique jointly signed by the Zone F Deputy Coordinator, Comrade PraiseGod Ejike and three others, enumerated the excruciating effect of ASUU incessant strikes on the Students and their families, according to them, it requires quick and effective response of the federal government to address the matter.\n\nThe student union body condemned the rising insecurity in the country that resulted to the recent attack on Kuje correctional facility Abuja, request that government should re-design the country\'s security structure.\n\nThe Union, \" Commend Professor Chukwuma Soludo for his relentless efforts to contain insecurity in Anambra State, we condemned in it\'s entirely the rising spate kidnapping, arsonists, banditory activities in the South East region of Nigeria\".\n\nZonal Executive Committee ZEC) NANS Zone F emphatised with management, Students of the Federal University of Science and Technology FUTO, Owerri and the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) Awka over the recent vandalisation of the school by unknown criminals.\n\nThe student leaders appealed to the school management to liaise with both state and federal governments to Beef up security on the campus\n\nIn an effort to ensure rights of students are not trampled upon, the NANS Zone F plans to relocate to the Federal Polytechnic Oko on 19th of July, 2022, over what it described as \"failure of the Polytechnic management to conduct free, fair and credible election as Enshrined in NANS Constitution and alleged extortion of students\".\n\nThe student association charged school managements from interfering in the affairs to students union, claimed student unions should start enjoying similar privileges that ASUU, ASUP, SSANU enjoy on campuses.','Give Priority to Education Sector, NANS Zone F Charges FG','','publish','open','open','','give-priority-to-education-sector-nans-zone-f-charges-fg','','','2022-07-18 16:38:48','2022-07-18 16:38:48','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4000',0,'post','',0),(4001,1,'2022-07-18 16:35:11','2022-07-18 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16:37:21','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/15642353_quickgrid202262420365177_jpega777849eba8b0fb804f5bd19e6dabec7-1.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4004,1,'2022-07-18 16:37:38','2022-07-18 16:37:38','','images (8)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-8-3','','','2022-07-18 16:37:38','2022-07-18 16:37:38','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/images-8.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4007,1,'2022-07-18 17:03:31','2022-07-18 17:03:31','<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4008 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/images-10.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" />\n\nPeter Obi Support Network (PSON) has condemned Governor Nasir El-rufai for his decision to prevent a planned Northern Summit in support of Mr. Peter Obi from holding at the Arewa House in Kaduna state.<!--more-->\n\nThe Governor through his spokesperson called the Manager of Arewa House to notify POSN spokesman that “we cannot have Peter/Datti Northern Summit in Arewa House”, less than 24 hours to the event.\n\nThe governor failed to give any reason for turning down the group\'s widely advertised use of the venue.\n\nThe frontline support group had unveiled plans to hold a summit specifically designed to interact with supporters of the frontline presidential candidate across the 19 Northern States of the country.\n\nComrade Sani Saeed Altukry, Spokesman, Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) told newsmen this morning that the summit is not a political campaign of any sorts, but a converge of volunteers and would-be volunteers and supporters of the Obi-Datti project, for necessary interaction and cross-fertilization of ideas.\n\nThe event was initially billed to hold on the 19th of July 2022 at the popular Arewa House, Raba Road, Kaduna, Kaduna State, but the governor issued a directive cancelling the use of the venue after the group had paid for its use.\n\nPOSN further stated that Governor El-rufai is too small to stop the \"Peoples Movement\" which Peter Obi represents vowing not to succumb to intimidation aimed at suppressing the liberation of northern Nigeria from under-development and poverty.\n\nThe statement reads, \"we condemn the decision of the Governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-rufai to block the hosting of the Northern Summit for Peter Obi and Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) and his running mate at the Arewa House in the state.\n\n\"The decision of the Governor is disheartening at the critical point in time when Northern Nigerians are desperate for development and liberation from poverty due to maladministration.\n\n\"The Governor of Kaduna state is intimidated by the rising profile of Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, across the length and breadth of the country.\n\n“The Governor should know that this is a \"Peoples Movement\" which can never be stopped.\n\n“The Movement represents all oppressed Nigerians and everyone that desires good governance, and Governor El-rufai is too small to suppress it.\"','POSN Kicks as El-rufai Blocks Peter Obi Supporters from Using Arewa House','','publish','open','open','','posn-kicks-as-el-rufai-blocks-peter-obi-supporters-from-using-arewa-house','','','2022-07-18 17:03:31','2022-07-18 17:03:31','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4007',0,'post','',0),(4008,1,'2022-07-18 17:02:11','2022-07-18 17:02:11','','images (10)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-10-3','','','2022-07-18 17:02:11','2022-07-18 17:02:11','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/images-10.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4009,1,'2022-07-18 17:03:15','2022-07-18 17:03:15','','images (12)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-12-2','','','2022-07-18 17:03:15','2022-07-18 17:03:15','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/images-12.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4012,1,'2022-07-22 22:00:07','2022-07-22 22:00:07','<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4013 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG-20220722-WA0238-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nBy Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu\n\nThe High Court of Onitsha Judicial Division, has restrained Anambra State government from managing and occupying the Parcel B of land of Fire Service Station, Upper Iweka, Onitsha (The disputed in land) developed by Urban Transport Terminal Limited pending the determination of the substantive suit.<!--more-->\n\nIn its order on Wednesday, 8th June, 2022, the Onitsha High Court presided over by the Hon. Justice Theophine Ugochukwu Oguji ordered that “pending the determination of the substantive case both parties are hereby ordered to maintain status quo ante bellum” and adjourned the case to October 25 for hearing.\n\nThe suit no: 0/162/2021 and Motion No:0/573M/2022.\n\nAddressing newsmen in Awka, where he presented the certified true copy of the order, the Managing Director of Urban Transport Terminal Ltd, Chief Chuka Obiora urged Governor Chukwuma Soludo to use his office to compel those going against the Court\'s order to stop transacting businesses at the disputed property, noting that they had been bleeding since they entered into the business with Anambra State Government, adding that the banks were on their neck for repayment of loans collected to develop the park.\n\n\'The Court has asked Anambra State Government to desist forthwith from trespassing or further removing plaintiff\'s properties of any nature whatsoever including vehicles and equipment on the lands for any purpose, pending the hearing and determination of the suit.\n\n\'I just hope that Governor Soludo will obey the court order so as not to jeopardise his lofty developmental ideas he has for Anambra State. He said he plans to turn Anambra State into Dubai. How can that be possible when investors are not treated well? Just look at what they are doing to us. Do you know that if this case is allow to linger it will cause a lot of damages to Anambra State government and it will surely chase away prospective investors. Dubai was developed by investors across the world. Go there and see how investors are pampered and encouraged.\n\n\'We entered into\nentered into a Private Public Partnership (PPP) to build and manage modern Automated motor park in Onitsha while the government provided the Land and as well to provide infrastructure for the smooth running of the park. Government reneged on the agreement.\n\n\'The government equity is 30% while our company equity is 70% in Urban Transport Terminal Ltd. We went and fulfill our part, the government did not fulfill their part. Anambra State did not invest 1kobo in the development of the park. We have invested over 500 hundred million Naira.\n\n\'The company dragged the government to court asking for an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the government and its agents from further trespassing on, entry or further removing the company’s properties of any nature whatsoever\n\n\'We urged Governor Chukwuma Soludo led administration to obey the order of the court by keeping off the property pending the determination of substantive suit.\n\n\'Our company developed the terminal/park and it was flagged off by the then Governor Willie Obiano to start operation. After the flag off, government did not maintain its own part of equity which is enforcing or providing all necessary infrastructure to guarantee smooth running of the terminal.\n\n\'When we noticed that they are not forthcoming we wrote between 70 to 80 letters to the state government drawing its attention to the flaw and got no reply.\n\nWe were shocked on Sunday evening of 31st January 2021 as government agents invaded the park, chased away everybody and took over and have been operating it. They even sold our properties.\n\nInformation reaching the company showed that \'government agents have sold off most of our properties, dismantled all the expensive items and have sold them and taken possession in a property government did not invest a kobo,\' he said.\n\nEfforts made to reach the Commissioner for Transport, Anambra State as at the time of filling this report proved abortive.','Disputed Upper Iweka Parks: Maintain Status Quo, Court Tells Anambra State Government','','publish','open','open','','disputed-upper-iweka-parks-maintain-status-quo-court-tells-anambra-state-government','','','2022-07-22 22:00:07','2022-07-22 22:00:07','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4012',0,'post','',0),(4013,1,'2022-07-22 21:58:28','2022-07-22 21:58:28','','IMG-20220722-WA0238','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220722-wa0238','','','2022-07-22 21:58:28','2022-07-22 21:58:28','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG-20220722-WA0238.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4016,1,'2022-07-24 13:01:49','2022-07-24 13:01:49','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4017\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG-20220724-WA0106-300x183.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" />\n\nThe Governor of Benue state, Dr Samuel Ortom, has described the Labour Party\'s, LP, Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, as a man with impeccable credentials and qualified to pilot the affairs of the country come 2023.<!--more-->\n\nGovernor Ortom’s lavish eulogies on Obi came when Mr Peter Obi paid him a courtesy call in Abuja. Ortom explained that Obi has clear credentials, qualifications and capacity to rescue the nation.\n\nThe Benue Governor made it clear that the nation needs urgent rescue from the doldrums and Nigerians need to look beyond political party affiliations to vote a capable and competent leader. \"Where we are in our country today demands that we look beyond politics, and together join hands to rescue and rebuild our country,\" Ortom said. He urged all the presidential candidates to look beyond personal interests and prioritize the welfare of the nation.\n\nGovernor Ortom commended the decision of the Former Anambra\'s Governor to engage Nigerians, especially major players in the country\'s politics, irrespective of political leaning, on his desire to serve as the country\'s next President.\n\nHe said, \"Even though I am a big stakeholder in the People\'s Democratic Party, PDP, Obi considered it noble to visit and brief me of his political journey to contest for the presidency.\"\n\nOrtom urged Obi to reach out to other presidential candidates, discuss with them and analyse Nigeria\'s situation, and see if they would agree to step down for him, describing the idea as a possibility that can work for the nation.\n\nIn his reaction, Obi appreciated Governor Ortom for his kind hospitality and audience during the visit. He explained that his visit to Ortom was to show respect to him, as a friend, and notify him of his plans to serve the nation as the President. He restated his readiness to lead Nigerians in rescuing the nation and rebuilding it. He maintained that the many economically disadvantaged Nigerians who are unhappy with the state of the nation are going to form his political structure.\n\n\"I have said severally that the 100 million Nigerians living in poverty, the 35 million unemployed Nigerian youths, the millions of people dissatisfied with the lack of social cohesion and mutual trust among Nigerians and indeed everyone not comfortable with the present state of the nation, are all my structures. Above all, God in heaven is my structure and with Him, we shall win,\" Obi said.','Obi Has Impeccable Credentials for The Job - Gov Orthom','','publish','open','open','','obi-has-impeccable-credentials-for-the-job-gov-orthom','','','2022-07-24 13:01:49','2022-07-24 13:01:49','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4016',0,'post','',0),(4017,1,'2022-07-24 13:00:30','2022-07-24 13:00:30','','IMG-20220724-WA0106','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220724-wa0106','','','2022-07-24 13:00:30','2022-07-24 13:00:30','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG-20220724-WA0106.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4019,1,'2022-07-25 12:11:26','2022-07-25 12:11:26','<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4020 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/images-19.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"179\" />\n\nTraders under the aegis of the South East Amalgamated Markets Traders Association (SEAMATA) have urged the Federal Government to jettison total ban on motorcycles considering its serious negative socio-economic consequences.<!--more-->\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThey appealed to the Federal Government through the National Security Council to drop the proposed blanket ban (total ban) on motorcycles nationwide but use intelligence to spot light and identify areas where the ban had become imperative.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThis is contained in a statement issued by SEAMATA President-General, Chief Gozie Akudolu and its Secretary-General, Mr Alex Okwudili, in Enugu on Sunday.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe statement said that the attention of the association had been drawn to the proposal by the National Security Council to consider a total ban on motorcycles throughout the federation.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIt said that according to the Council, ‘criminals and bandits were using motorcycles for their nefarious activities’.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIt said that the association was rudely shocked that the nation\'s highest security organ could make this statement, adding that SEAMATA consider the statement rudderless and amounts to, ‘throwing the baby away with the bath water’.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“We wish to draw the National Security Council\'s attention to the implications and dire consequences which this most unpopular proposal portends for the nation.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“One, the Council did not consider that there are hundreds of motorcycle manufacturing industries across the federation with hundreds of thousands of youths in their direct employment and other thousands in ancillary and indirect employment.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“This ban proposal means not only the folding of these industries, with its adverse implications on the economy of the federation, but sending hundreds of thousands of youths in their employments into the highly over-saturated Nigerian labour market.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“This will surely create a viable recruitment ground for bandits and criminals and in turn, escalate the security challenges of the nation.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“Two, there are other industries who produce motorcycle components, especially the rubber and plastic parts, shall as well fold up and sack all their employees, who shall in turn, add to the serious  challenges of insecurity to the nation.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“Three, the distribution chain of this industry, ranging from the dealers in motorcycles, others in motorcycle spare parts, more in artisans like mechanics and vulcanizers and many more as apprentices, all in their millions are those whose businesses are put on the line.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“They will likely be potential criminals and bandits being uploaded.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“Four, the number of citizens who genuinely depend on motorcycles to earn their living as commercial transport operators (okada), who are in their hundreds of thousands especially in the hinterlands, shall be thrown out of business.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“They will help to escalate the security challenges in the nation,” the statement said.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIt noted that motorcycles used for positive purposes far outnumbers that used in perpetrating banditry and criminality, adding  it would sound illogical to ban motorcycles nationwide to get fight against insecurity, terrorism, banditry and criminality right.\n\nThe statement said that the association urged the Council to go back to the drawing board, rejig the nation\'s security architecture, especially intelligence gathering, properly equip and strengthen the security agencies, identify and remove the bad eggs among them.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIt said: “The Council should reprimand all that could have failed or compromised or sabotaged their offices and begin to tackle insecurity with the seriousness it deserves.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“Banning motorcycles nationwide to fight insecurity is like setting a house ablaze in order to kill a rat, which is the highest smack of insensibility.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“We appeal to the Council, in their wisest decision, to cancel the proposal to ban motorcycles nationwide as its implementation will go down in history as the worst, the most unpopular and the worst error in judgment in the nation\'s battle against insecurity.”\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIt would be recalled that SEAMATA is an umbrella association of traders in all the markets in the South-East geopolitical zone and traders of South-East extraction doing business in all the states of the federation and in the Diaspora.','Traders urge FG to jettison total ban on motorcycle considering negative socioeconomic consequences','','publish','open','open','','traders-urge-fg-to-jettison-total-ban-on-motorcycle-considering-negative-socioeconomic-consequences','','','2022-07-25 12:11:26','2022-07-25 12:11:26','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4019',0,'post','',0),(4020,1,'2022-07-25 12:10:36','2022-07-25 12:10:36','','images (19)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-19-2','','','2022-07-25 12:10:36','2022-07-25 12:10:36','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/images-19.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4021,1,'2022-07-25 12:11:15','2022-07-25 12:11:15','','images (17)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-17-5','','','2022-07-25 12:11:15','2022-07-25 12:11:15','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/images-17.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4023,1,'2022-07-27 16:53:29','2022-07-27 16:53:29','<img class=\"size-full wp-image-4024 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/images-23.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"184\" />\n\nDr Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has tasked physicians on preparedness for medical challenges and health emergencies.<!--more-->\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSani-Gwarzo said this on Wednesday in Enugu as he declared open the 46th General and Scientific Meeting of West African College of Physicians (WACP), Nigeria Chapter.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe five-day meeting, which runs from July 26 to July 30, is themed: “Building a Resilient Health System: Addressing the Impact of Emerging and Re-emerging Pandemic”.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe permanent secretary said that the meeting was envisaged to come out with learning, direction and resolution for physicians meant to build a resilient health system that would easily absorb shock or emergencies.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHe said: “It is not only on medical health issues we must get prepared; but we also need to build resilience in tackling health emergencies that might be man-made or natural disasters.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“The health system must get prepared and it is only through a well-thought meeting and actionable clinical ideas are imperative to ensure that emerging and re-emerging pandemic and other health emergencies are checked”.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSani-Gwarzo also urged physicians to make use of the ministry social register for their various research works and other scientific perimeter measurements.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“Nigeria through the ministry has the highest social register data bank and we should access it to enrich our scientific and research works,” he said.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIn an address, Prof. Jeremiah Madaki, Vice President of WACP (Nigeria), said that the Nigeria chapter of the college is the largest of the five founding chapters and remains the largest chapter among the current 13 chapters.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAccording to him, our chapter has equally made the highest contribution in meeting the college objectives in the West Africa region.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“The college objectives include promotion of professional training of physicians in the West African region; promotion of standards of professional practice, ethics and morals of physicians; promoting health and healthcare in the region; determination of persons to be designated as specialist physicians.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“Given their training, qualifications and experience; advising and assisting the governments of the region, West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO) and other relevant organizations on the matters relating to training, healthcare, health promotion and research.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“Cooperating with appropriate bodies that provide facilities for achieving the College objectives; and publication of books, journals and other scientific materials relevant and supportive to achieving the College objectives,” he said.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nMadaki, who is also the National Chairman of the college, said that this year’s theme: “Building a Resilient Health System: Addressing the Impact of Emerging and Re-emerging Pandemics\'\' had with it three other sub-themes.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“The sub-themes are: Emerging Health Challenges in Fragile, Violent and Conflict Areas; Vaccine Hesitancy and Universal Health Coverage - Addressing the Impact; and Medical Brain-Drain in Nigeria, Halting and Reversing the Trend.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“These sub-themes were purposefully selected and crafted to capture and address the current health situation in Nigeria,” he said.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nProf. Taiwo Lateef, a Professor of Psychiatry, who delivered the Sir Samuel Manuwa Lecture, urged the government to take the issue of mental health of Nigerians seriously especially as they go through more uncertainties and difficulties.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“Effect of mental health is real and we must strive to take concrete actions to ensure the mental wellbeing of everybody around us is optimal and our people must take actions that ease stress,” Lateef said.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSpeaking, Chairman of the Local Organising Committee of the meeting, Prof. Benjamin Uzochukwu, appreciated the board of trustees, the national officers and national executive of the council as well as elders of the profession for their guidance.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUzochukwu said: “I want to specially recognise the tremendous support from the Enugu State Government and the dynamic leadership of the Executive Governor, His Excellency, Ifeanyichukwu Ugwuanyi.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“We are grateful to the enormous support from the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, USAID-Breakthrough Action in Nigeria and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency among others”.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHighlights of the event were the launching of the College’s Strategic Plan for 2011 – 2015 by the Permanent Secretary and group photograph.','FG tasks physicians on preparedness for medical challenges, health emergencies','','publish','open','open','','fg-tasks-physicians-on-preparedness-for-medical-challenges-health-emergencies','','','2022-07-27 16:53:29','2022-07-27 16:53:29','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4023',0,'post','',0),(4024,1,'2022-07-27 16:52:31','2022-07-27 16:52:31','','images (23)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-23-2','','','2022-07-27 16:52:31','2022-07-27 16:52:31','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/images-23.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4025,1,'2022-07-27 16:53:18','2022-07-27 16:53:18','','images (23)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-23-3','','','2022-07-27 16:53:18','2022-07-27 16:53:18','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/images-23-1.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4028,1,'2022-07-31 15:17:35','2022-07-31 15:17:35','<img class=\"size-full wp-image-4029 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/download-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"206\" />\n\nEbonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has said there is no other existing political party in the state than the All Progressives Congress.\n\nAccording to Umahi, the APC-led government in the state has done well to continue to endear the people to vote for it in every state election.<!--more-->\n\nThe governor was commenting against the backdrop of the Local Government Area election, which was held across the state, on Saturday.\n\nSpeaking after voting in Uburu, on Saturday, Umahi said, “I can say that I am quite satisfied with the report I am getting from the polling units.\n\n“It is very peaceful, the turnout is quite impressive and the people are voting very freely for candidates of their preferences.\n\n“There is no other political party in Ebonyi State. We have done quite well and no other political party in Ebonyi can boast of any reason anybody in Ebonyi should vote for such a party other than APC. We have performed. We have transformed the state, so Ebonyi people will not listen to promises, they are going to be listening to promises fulfilled under my administration and by the party, APC.\n\n“I worked hard for it. Apostle Paul says I have run the race, I have kept the faith, left unto me is the crown of righteousness, and that crown of righteousness is a comprehensive victory today.\n\nEvery election is selection; an opportunity for the people to select whoever they like and that is the definition of an election.”\n\nMeanwhile, Saturday PUNCH observes that voters did not turn out to vote during the exercise, as most of the polling units in the state were deserted and left with staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission.\n\nReacting to the development, a voter, who spoke to journalists on condition of anonymity, in Umunaga Ward, Uburu, in the Ohaozara Local Government Area of the state, said natives declined to vote because their choice candidate was denied the opportunity to contest.\n\n“What you are seeing here today is to fulfill all righteousness. You can see that there are no voters here. The people are angry and this is because the person the masses want to represent them was denied the opportunity to do so. So, that’s why nobody is here.”\n\nThe Peoples Democratic Party Treasurer in the state, Barr Obinna Iteshi, said, “The election was shrouded in secrecy and was highly under the control and order of the governor and so, there was no way the PDP could participate in such an election. How can we be part of such an election? My brother, they know what they are doing. Don’t mind them.”\n\nAnother PDP chieftain, Chief Godwin Udeakaji, said the election was a sham, noting that “that was why in my own LGA, they came out and were begging people to vote”.\n\nHe added, “But even at that, people were going about their businesses and shun the exercise. The election can best be described as a sham and it was so done in secrecy and that was why people shun it.”','APC remains party to beat in Ebonyi – Umahi','','publish','open','open','','apc-remains-party-to-beat-in-ebonyi-umahi','','','2022-07-31 15:17:35','2022-07-31 15:17:35','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4028',0,'post','',0),(4029,1,'2022-07-31 15:16:08','2022-07-31 15:16:08','','download (4)','','inherit','open','closed','','download-4-2','','','2022-07-31 15:16:08','2022-07-31 15:16:08','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/download-4.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4030,1,'2022-07-31 15:16:24','2022-07-31 15:16:24','','images (5)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-5-7','','','2022-07-31 15:16:24','2022-07-31 15:16:24','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/images-5-2.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4032,1,'2022-08-01 11:30:18','2022-08-01 11:30:18','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4033 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG-20220801-WA0147-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />\n\nA don, Prof. Christian Madu, has expressed worry over policy inconsistency on environmental issues affecting the country.\n\nMadu, who is a Professor of Environment Management and Control with the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), disclosed this to newsmen in Enugu on Monday.\n\n<!--more-->\n\nHe spoke on the sidelines of the ongoing massive felling of trees and deforestation throughout the length and breadth of the country as more Nigerians take to firewood and charcoal for energy for domestic use.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIt would be recalled that the recent development is a direct fall out of the rise of the price of a litre of kerosene between N750 and N800; while a kilogramme of cooking gas between N850 and N900 nationwide.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAccording to Madu, there are many reasons for the policy inconsistency in the environment sector of the country but the major problem is that government policies are not synchronised.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“We offer contradictory policies and practices at the various sub-nationals and departmental levels that are different from the central or national policy.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“It will take good leadership to look into how the different units of government can work to achieve a common goal on environmental issues.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“Right now, all the units operate as independent islands achieving their respective agendas to the detriment of the central unit or policy/goal,” he said.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe don noted that it was rather unfortunate that most locals are already resorting to the heavy use of firewood and charcoal for cooking and other domestic energy needs.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHe said that this latest development was depleting the nation’s forest resources and eco-system as well as endangering its trees.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“This is setting us back from all the campaign and sensitisation that many of us have conducted to encourage transition to the use of cooking gas as a cleaner energy alternative for the betterment of our environment,” he added.','Prof. Madu expresses worry over policy inconsistency on environmental issues','','publish','open','open','','prof-madu-expresses-worry-over-policy-inconsistency-on-environmental-issues','','','2022-08-01 11:30:18','2022-08-01 11:30:18','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4032',0,'post','',0),(4033,1,'2022-08-01 11:29:17','2022-08-01 11:29:17','','IMG-20220801-WA0147','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220801-wa0147','','','2022-08-01 11:29:17','2022-08-01 11:29:17','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG-20220801-WA0147.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4035,1,'2022-08-01 12:02:49','2022-08-01 12:02:49','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4036\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG-20220731-WA0230-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" />\n\nEnugu State Government has reiterated its commitment to reposition all technical and special colleges in the state to lead in scientific innovation in the country.\n\nThe state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uchenna Eze, gave the assurance on Sunday during the finale of Annual Inter-House Sports Competition of Government Technical College (GTC), Enugu.<!--more-->\n\nEze, who was represented by an official of the ministry, Mr Williams Chukwu, said that the present administration had renovated classrooms and technical workshops within technical and special colleges in the state.\n\nAccording to him, Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the most educationally friendly governor, has awarded the contract for total reconstruction of General Woodwork and Radio/Television classrooms and workshops building of GTC, Enugu.\n\nHe said: “As a state, we aim at repositioning our technical and special colleges to the best, not only in Nigeria but in Africa as a whole.\n“The state government has aggressively renovated dilapidated structures and has put modern learning and instructional materials and ICT facilities to reposition the colleges to be compliant to modern learning.”\n\nSpeaking, the Chairman, Parent-Teachers Association of the college, Chief Ferdinand Ude, urged all good spirited individuals, old boys and philanthropists to help college in any capacity they deem fit to reposition it to be the best.\n“Government cannot do it all alone. Parents, stakeholders and philanthropists needed to assist to get modern and state-of-the-art equipment and gadgets to bring the school to stage of digitalised learning,” Ude said.\n\nContributing, Executive Director of Daniel Ukwu Leadership Foundation, Comrade Daniel Ukwu, challenged the students to be eager to learn as well as set their minds for greater attainment that would prepare them for greater tomorrow.\n\n“A lot of people that are doing very well in the society today started with being sound students whether in academic or sports. Try and put your best in all you do today,” Ukwu advised.\nEarlier, the Principal of GTC Enugu, Mr Kenneth Ogili, said that the college had continued to contribute its quota in various competitions, adding: “the college is facing challenge of high electricity tariff and cost of fuel”.\n\n“Just recently, our student, Master Chukwuebuka Udoye, won Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s award on Technology and Innovative (both cash and scholarship was awarded) up to university level.\n“We won the best exhibitor in the exhibition organised by National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM) in May 2021 among others.\n\n“Let me not bore you much with our achievements and problems as you need to relax with us and entertain yourselves as you watch our children compete in various sporting activities,” Ogili said.\nThe event featured certificates and trophies presented to the various houses for outstanding performance in the competition.','ENSG reiterates commitment to reposition technical colleges to lead innovation','','publish','open','open','','ensg-reiterates-commitment-to-reposition-technical-colleges-to-lead-innovation','','','2022-08-01 12:02:49','2022-08-01 12:02:49','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4035',0,'post','',0),(4036,1,'2022-08-01 12:01:59','2022-08-01 12:01:59','','IMG-20220731-WA0230','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220731-wa0230','','','2022-08-01 12:01:59','2022-08-01 12:01:59','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG-20220731-WA0230.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4038,1,'2022-08-01 12:41:58','2022-08-01 12:41:58','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4039 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/download-5-300x145.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"145\" />\n\nThe Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a four weeks extension of the strike action embarked on by its members since February 2022.\n\n<!--more-->\nASUU National Executive Council (NEC) reached this decision at a meeting held on Sunday, which lasted into the early hours of Monday.\n\nASUU in a statement on Monday said this was following extensive deliberations and taking into cognisance of the government’s past failures to abide by its own timelines in addressing issues raised in the 2020 FGN/ASUU Memorandum of Action (MoA).\n\nASUU resolved that the strike be rolled over for four weeks to give the government more time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues.\n\nThe union resolved that the strike be rolled over for four weeks to give the government more time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues.\n\n“The meeting was called to review developments since NEC’s resolution to extend its roll-over strike action by another 12 weeks with effect from 9th May, 2022,” ASUU said.\n\n“The NEC meeting took place against the backdrop of government’s obligations as spelt out in the Memorandum of Action (MoA) it signed with ASUU on 23rd December 2020. Specifically, NEC recalled that government’s failure to conclude the process of renegotiating the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement, deploy the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), pay outstanding arrears of Earned Academic Allowances (EAA), release agreed sum of money for the revitalization of public universities (Federal and States), address proliferation and governance issues in State Universities, settle promotion arrears, release withheld salaries of academics, and pay outstanding third-party deductions led to the initial declaration of the roll-over strike on 14th February, 2022.\n\n“NEC viewed with seriousness the recent directive given by the President and Visitor to all Federal Universities that the Minister of Education, in consultation with other government officials, should resolve the lingering crisis and report to him within two weeks. The Union wonders why it had taken five full months and needless muscle-flexing for government to come to the realisation of the need for honest engagement.\n\n“NEC acknowledged the growing understanding of the issues and the groundswell of support for the Union’s principled demand for a globally competitive university education in Nigeria. Nigerian universities must not be reduced to constituency projects that merely exist on paper and our scholars must be incentivised to stay back and do what they know best, here in Nigeria.\n\n“NEC appreciated the historic nationwide protest of 26th and 27th July, 2022 organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in collaboration with Civil Society Organisations (CSO) to further create awareness on the antics of the Nigerian ruling class to destroy public education. ASUU renews its commitment to the struggles of NLC in championing the cause of the working and suffering Nigerians.\n\n“NEC observed that non-signing of the draft renegotiated 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement more than one month after it was concluded by Professor Nimi Briggs-led Committee is further tasking the patience of ASUU members nationwide.\n\n“NEC further observed that the on-going trial of the suspended Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Ahmed Idris, on allegation of monumental fraud has vindicated ASUU’s rejection of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information (IPPIS). The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is enjoined to release reports of the latest tests on the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) vis-à-vis IPPIS without further delay. ASUU shall resist any attempt to truncate the deployment of UTAS with all legitimate means available to the Union.\n\n“NEC noted that cumulative indifference by the political class gave vent to pervasive atmosphere of insecurity which now threatens seamless provision of educational services in the country. The unceremonious closure of educational institutions in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), following the recent attack on Presidential Guards, betrays a panicky measure to addressing a malignant ailment. Nothing short of a comprehensive overhaul of the security architecture of the country will sustainably address the problem.\n\n“Following extensive deliberations and taking cognisance of Government’s past failures to abide by its own timelines in addressing issues raised in the 2020 FGN/ASUU Memorandum of Action (MOA), NEC resolved that the strike be rolled over for four weeks to give Government more time to satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues. The role-over strike action is with effect from 12.01a.m. on Monday, 1st August, 2022','Breaking News: ASUU extends strike by four weeks','','publish','open','open','','breaking-news-asuu-extends-strike-by-four-weeks','','','2022-08-01 12:41:58','2022-08-01 12:41:58','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4038',0,'post','',0),(4039,1,'2022-08-01 12:41:08','2022-08-01 12:41:08','','download (5)','','inherit','open','closed','','download-5','','','2022-08-01 12:41:08','2022-08-01 12:41:08','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/download-5.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4040,1,'2022-08-01 12:41:47','2022-08-01 12:41:47','','images (7)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-7-3','','','2022-08-01 12:41:47','2022-08-01 12:41:47','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/images-7.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4042,1,'2022-08-01 13:33:41','0000-00-00 00:00:00','Terrorists Are In Osun, Ogun Forests -Gani Adam\n\nThe Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has raised the alarm on the worrisome spate of insecurity in the country.\n\nIn a statement, he signed personally and made available to the media\nby his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Kehinde Aderemi, Adams claimed that the forests in the South-West have been infiltrated by terrorists.\n\nHe said \"Now that Abuja has seemingly lost the battle to terrorists, the South-West region has been the next target of these destroyers of hope.\n\n\"But, we will never allow them to destroy our land. Therefore, we urge the six governors in the South-West states to hold an emergency security meeting with stakeholders across the region so as to address the impending implosion.\n\n\"We are aware of their plans to strike in Lagos, Ibadan, Oyo State and Abeokuta in Ogun State, however, I implore all the governors in the South-West to recruit local security service structure in their various local governments.\"','Terrorists Are In Osun, Ogun Forests -Gani Adams','','draft','open','open','','','','','2022-08-01 13:33:41','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4042',0,'post','',0),(4043,1,'2022-08-01 13:33:59','2022-08-01 13:33:59','','FB_IMG_1659306938996','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1659306938996','','','2022-08-01 13:33:59','2022-08-01 13:33:59','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/FB_IMG_1659306938996.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4045,1,'2022-08-01 13:38:28','2022-08-01 13:38:28','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4046 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/FB_IMG_1659306938996-1-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" />\n\nThe Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has raised the alarm on the worrisome spate of insecurity in the country.\n\nIn a statement, he signed personally and made available to the media\nby his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Kehinde Aderemi, Adams claimed that the forests in the South-West have been infiltrated by terrorists.<!--more-->\n\nHe said \"Now that Abuja has seemingly lost the battle to terrorists, the South-West region has been the next target of these destroyers of hope.\n\n\"But, we will never allow them to destroy our land. Therefore, we urge the six governors in the South-West states to hold an emergency security meeting with stakeholders across the region so as to address the impending implosion.\n\n\"We are aware of their plans to strike in Lagos, Ibadan, Oyo State and Abeokuta in Ogun State, however, I implore all the governors in the South-West to recruit local security service structure in their various local governments.\"','Terrorists Are In Osun, Ogun Forests -Gani Adams','','publish','open','open','','terrorists-are-in-osun-ogun-forests-gani-adams','','','2022-08-01 13:38:28','2022-08-01 13:38:28','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4045',0,'post','',0),(4046,1,'2022-08-01 13:37:51','2022-08-01 13:37:51','','FB_IMG_1659306938996','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1659306938996-2','','','2022-08-01 13:37:51','2022-08-01 13:37:51','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/FB_IMG_1659306938996-1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4048,1,'2022-08-01 13:46:29','2022-08-01 13:46:29','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4049 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG-20220801-WA0196-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nThe Managing Director, Great Rice Mills, Hon Nnanna Nzewi has advised splinter groups of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN in Anambra State to align with the leadership of Surveyor Emeka Obi, in the best interest of Anambra youths who they claim they are rooting for their welfare.<!--more-->\nHon Nzewi gave the advice on Sunday when he hosted the Anambra NYCN Chairman, Surveyor Obi and members of the Anambra State NYCN council in Awka.\nThe newly sworn in Anambra NYCN leadership led by Surveyor Obi, was given a rousing treat at the event which was well attended by notable youth stakeholders in the State including a former State Chairman of the Council, Hon Nwabufo Nwankwo, the Deputy President NYCN, Comrade Innocent Nduanya, among others.\nAddressing his guests, the host, Hon Nzewi described youths as emerging leaders whose capacity to drive positive change in any society is not in doubt.\nHe said what they need is to believe in themselves and the talent God has deposited in them, and work hard to realize their aspirations.\n“I want to advise the youths, whatever your hands find to do, do it well.\n“In my journey to where God has brought me today, I have learned that the principle of one believing in themselves.\n“If you believe you can, how it will be done will meet you half-way,” he said.\nHe revealed that his decision to host the Anambra NYCN excos was because the leadership of the Council has kept faith with the advice he gave them since its inception of office months ago.\nAccording to him, the advice was hinged on ensuring a united Council in Anambra that will aggregate efforts at moving the youths forward.\n“I decided to host the exco today, because the state Chairman has kept to terms with the things I told him.\n“I advised him not to contest an election that will disorganize the council and after the election, that he should reach out and unite the aggrieved members and I have seen his genuine efforts at entrenching unity in the Anambra NYCN council.\n“That’s why I have decided to host you,” he maintained.\nHon Nzewi who acknowledged that the leadership of the NYCN in Anambra is doing well, said the character and disposition of the State Chairman, Surveyor Obi in his field of endeavor stands him out as a trustworthy leader.\n“Surv Obi has directed me in many surveying endeavours when I came to Awka and they were gainful.\n“I observed that he is a committed person, the youngest registered surveyor in Anambra State then,” he opined.\nThe agro-business expert who expressed gladness that the NYCN Chairman is already taking steps in trying to gather the elders’ council, said the next step is to make sure that he accords members of your executive their maximum respect.\n“Be an inclusive and servant leader who will aggregate the potentials of members of your council.\n“You have the advantage of the elders, tap from their experiences to become a versatile leader. Also tap from the zeal of people you are working with.\n“We don’t want the proposal council but a council that will have genuine commitment to developing the youths.\n“I also urge members of the council to honor those in authority and serve them as that will guarantee your success.\n“Resolve grievances internally and chart a progressive way forward,” he advised.\nIn his remarks, Surveyor Obi expressed appreciation to their host for his benevolence in recognizing and hosting his exco.\nObi described him as a man that has grace and everything he involves in goes well.\n“Since I won the election, he has been the first person to deem it fit to host this executive and I am very grateful to him for this honor done to me and my executives.\n“We are looking forward to these kinds of activities that I believe is solely motivated by love for Council and genuine interest in identifying with the youths,” the Anambra NYCN boss noted.\nHe also appreciated the words of advice to him, assuring that they will be heeded, as they are capable of keeping his administration on the path of proactiveness and commitment to youths welfare..\nObi revealed that his exco has already started implementing its agenda for the development and empowerment of youths in the state, which includes the ICT drive aimed at empowering Anambra youths with the right skills to take full advantage of the 21st Century technological advancements for their self-actualization.\nHe also said his vision includes establishing a council with a sustainable structure for youth empowerment, to create partnerships with relevant agencies, organizations and individuals for the youths through sports, agriculture, entrepreneurship, etc among others.\nFor his part, a former NYCN Chairman in the State, Hon Nwabufo commended the host for the uncommon gesture towards the youths and said he has exemplified the traits of a genuine lover of youths.\nHe emphasized that whatever the state NYCN administration can achieve, will be by the support of all.\nNwankwo assured that he will avail the council chairman all the necessary support he can give to enable him to succeed.\nHe urged all aggrieved members of the Council to sheathe their sword and forge a progressive way forward for the betterment of the youths.\n©NYCN Anambra Directorate of Information','Agro-Business Expert, Nzewi Hosts Authentic Anambra NYCN Leadership, Urges Splinter Group To Align','','publish','open','open','','agro-business-expert-nzewi-hosts-authentic-anambra-nycn-leadership-urges-splinter-group-to-align','','','2022-08-01 13:46:29','2022-08-01 13:46:29','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4048',0,'post','',0),(4049,1,'2022-08-01 13:45:09','2022-08-01 13:45:09','','IMG-20220801-WA0196','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220801-wa0196','','','2022-08-01 13:45:09','2022-08-01 13:45:09','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG-20220801-WA0196.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4050,1,'2022-08-01 13:46:16','2022-08-01 13:46:16','','IMG-20220801-WA0176','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220801-wa0176','','','2022-08-01 13:46:16','2022-08-01 13:46:16','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG-20220801-WA0176.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4052,1,'2022-08-05 12:35:18','0000-00-00 00:00:00','&nbsp;\n\nMaj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, has inaugurated two projects meant to improve service delivery within the 103 Battalion, Awkunanaw in Enugu.\n\n<!--more-->\n\nThe inaugurated projects included: a guard house and a block of flats meant for officers’ quarters at the Battalion\'s barrack.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nInaugurating the projects, Lagbaja said that the projects touch the service delivery in term of security and welfare of the personnel of the Battalion.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe GOC said that the projects were not only well executed; but well furnished with state-of-the-art modern facilities.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAccording to him, I will want to charge the Commanding Officer (CO) to continue in this trajectory of development strides; while I urge officers that will occupy the flats to maintain it judiciously.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n“The Nigerian Army leadership, under the directive of Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, is positively disposed to the welfare of personnel.\n\n“The Battalion and its personnel will definitely continue to get it fair share from this welfare trust of the COAS,” he said.\n\nLagbaja urged Nigerians, especially the barrack community, to continue to support Federal Government programmes and the leadership of the army to continue to provide purposeful and result-oriented leadership.\n\n“I want to specially thank the Commanding Officer as well as other officers and soldiers of the Battalion that have supported in executing these projects.\n\n“I must appreciate the Commanding Officer and personnel of the Battalion for living up to the mandate of internal security duties,” he said.\n\nEarlier, the Commanding Officer of the Battalion, Lt.-Col. Victor Tagwoi, thanked the COAS and the GOC for the various support given to the Battalion leading to its successes in carrying out its mandates.\n\nTagwoi also commended the GOC for approving the construction of the projects as well as thanked the officers and soldiers of the Battalion for financial and labour assistance to complete the projects.\n\n“We appreciate the GOC for obliging us the inauguration of these projects even as he is preparing for his redeployment to One Division, Kaduna.\n\n“The Battalion is assuring you that it will continue in all the innovative knowledge and practice we have learnt from you, Sir,” he said.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe highlights of the event were a presentation of “Appreciation” plaque to the GOC by the Commanding Officer as well as group photograph between the GOC and principal officers of the Battalion.','GOC inaugurates projects in 103 Battalion, lauds CO for developmental strides','','draft','open','open','','','','','2022-08-05 12:35:18','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4052',0,'post','',0),(4054,1,'2022-08-10 09:05:57','2022-08-10 09:05:57','&nbsp;\n\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4055\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG-20220810-WA0046-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" />\n\nUnveiled August 19The Anambra State Chapter of the National Youths Council of Nigeria, NYCN will on Friday, the 19th of August, 2022, unveil the 20 sets of desktop computer donated to it by the State Chairman, Surveyor Emeka Obi.<!--more-->\n\nRecall that the Anambra NYCN Chairman had earlier in June promised to donate the computers sets to the Council, to drive the training of Anambra youths at the various communities on Information Communication Technology, ICT.\nThe computer sets which have all been procured, will be unveiled on the 18th of this month at the Youths House in Awka.\nDisclosing this in a briefing with newsmen in Awka, the Anambra NYCN Chairman, Surv Obi said the donation signposts his commitment to hitting the ground running immediately, to pursue the empowerment of Anambra youths.\nObi, who explained that the ICT initiative will focus on the youths at the grassroots, said his vision through the initiative is to ensure that no youth in Anambra, is denied ICT knowledge because they cannot afford it.\n“It is my delight to inform you that we are ready to commence our ICT drive with the unveiling of the 20 sets of desktop computers which I donated to the Council.\n“The computers and their components have been procured and we have also inaugurated the Directorate of ICT to champion this cause.\n“I wish to state that the major target for this initiative will be Anambra youths especially at the communities who wish to acquire ICT knowledge but for one reason or the other, are unable to,” he said.\nObi however noted that the Council faces a major challenge with logistics to accomplish the ICT drive.\nOne of the greatest needs of the Council at present, he said, is a bus.\n“We appeal to spirited individuals, groups, corporate agencies and philantropists and politicians to assist us and procure a bus for us.\n“This will go a long way in assisting us move the ICT equipment and personnel to the training centres across the state.\n“We also have our vehicle that needs serious maintenance and the Council will also appreciate any assistance that will enable us repair it for smooth operation,” Obi appealed.','Anambra NYCN Craves Support As Computer Sets Donated By Its Chairman, Surv Obi Is To Be Unveiled August 19','','publish','open','open','','anambra-nycn-craves-support-as-computer-sets-donated-by-its-chairman-surv-obi-is-to-be-unveiled-august-19','','','2022-08-10 09:05:57','2022-08-10 09:05:57','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4054',0,'post','',0),(4055,1,'2022-08-10 09:05:13','2022-08-10 09:05:13','','IMG-20220810-WA0046','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220810-wa0046','','','2022-08-10 09:05:13','2022-08-10 09:05:13','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG-20220810-WA0046.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4057,1,'2022-08-10 12:30:31','2022-08-10 12:30:31','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4058 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG-20220810-WA0121-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nImplementation of the directive of Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo putting an end to collective dumping of refuse at designated points has commenced in Awka, the State capital.\nOur Correspondent on Wednesday visited some major dumpsites in the capital and reports that the initial huge heaps at the sites have been evacuated.<!--more-->\nSignposts have also been mounted, with police order, warning residents to desist from dumping refuse at the points henceforth or incur a fine of N20,000.\nAmong the places visited were the dumpsites at Alex Ekwueme square, Awka, Y-Junction, Okpuno, Juhel junction, Awka, Ngozika Estate, Queens suite, Awka, Geneva Junction, Okpuno, back of CBN, Awka among others.\nSpeaking with our correspondent, the Chief Executive Officer of Dallason Investment Nigeria Limited, the Waste Evacuation Contracting firm handling the area, Chukwunonso Dim said they had commenced the evacuation of all the wastes since last week.\nAccording to him, the exercise is in compliance with the directive given to them by the governor to make the city clean and habitable and to manage waste evacuation in the best way possible.\nHe said henceforth, residents are expected to drop their well-sorted wastes in front of their buildings for them to evacuate, urging residents to comply with the government directive.\n“The next step is to commence house-to-house evacuation of the wastes.\n“Under this arrangement, residents are expected to sort their wastes properly and bring them out in front of their buildings from where our men and equipment will come to take them away.\n“I am confident that this initiative will do away with all the challenges the state has been having with waste management and instil the habit of proper waste evacuation in the citizens,” he enthused.\nDim expressed satisfaction with the level of support his company has enjoyed from the residents and commended Governor Soludo for evolving such a wonderful and practiceable solution to the waste problems in the state.\nA resident near the dumpsite, Ngozi Oduma commended the initiative by government, saying removing the dumpsite will save them from the health hazards they are exposed to due to the collective dumping.\n“Our joys know no bounds because the governor has remembered us.\n“This is what we call leadership and what we have missed for a very long time.\n“We also wish to commend the contractor for his efforts at consulting with residents to have a buy-in into this initiative and now he is working.\n“With this, we will say bye-bye to all the diseases we suffer from the unhealthy odour that oozes out from wastes that have stayed for months without evacuation at this dumpsite,” she said.\nHowever, a business operator around the area, Ifeanyi Agbai expressed concerns over how often the waste evacuator would be coming to pick up the wastes so that they do not constitute health problems for people.\nAccording to him, if the evacuation is not consistent, the situation may be worse than it was before.\n“When we bring out our wastes every morning or at night, there are these scavengers that scatter the bags with which we packaged the waste in search of whatever.\n“And if the evacuators do not come often, the waste can scatter all over the place and cause dirty environment,” he feared.\nAgbai however agreed that if properly managed and executed, the arrangement has the answer to the lingering waste problems in the state.\n“There is no doubt that this will be the best solution if well executed and monitored.\n“Back then when we were young, this was the practice and it worked,” he noted.','Contractor Kicks Off Soludo’s No Open Waste Agenda In Awka, Clears Massive Dumps','','publish','open','open','','contractor-kicks-off-soludos-no-open-waste-agenda-in-awka-clears-massive-dumps','','','2022-08-10 12:30:31','2022-08-10 12:30:31','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4057',0,'post','',0),(4058,1,'2022-08-10 12:29:57','2022-08-10 12:29:57','','IMG-20220810-WA0121','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220810-wa0121','','','2022-08-10 12:29:57','2022-08-10 12:29:57','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG-20220810-WA0121.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4060,1,'2022-08-12 09:56:26','2022-08-12 09:56:26','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4061 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG-20220812-WA0104-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" />\n\nThe Information Communications Technology, ICT initiative of the Surveyor Obi Emeka Chukwudi-led Anambra Chapter of the National Youths Council of Nigeria, NYCN, is already gaining the buy-in of notable Anambra stakeholders.\nThe latest of such endorsements was<!--more--> achieved when recently, Surveyor Obi led members of the Council on a solidarity and appreciation visit to a known philanthropist, astute businessman and security expert, 𝗢𝘇𝗼 𝗝𝗲𝗳𝗳 𝗘𝘇𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗸𝘄𝘂 𝗡𝘄𝗲𝗸𝗲 (ᴏᴢᴏ-ᴢᴜʀᴜ-ᴇᴢᴜ) in his office on Awka.\nThe visit is one of the efforts of the State Council of the NYCN at getting stakeholders to understand the new direction of the Council in the state so as to elicit their support and partnership towards securing a new lease of life for Anambra youths.\nIn his remarks, the State Chairman of the NYCN in Anambra, Surveyor Obi, who went on the visit 𝖺𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖤𝗑𝖾𝖼𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗌, 𝖫ocal Government 𝖢𝗈𝗈𝗋𝖽𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖣𝗂𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗌 of Directorates explained that the crux of the visit was to appreciate their host for his numerous youth empowerment programmes, scholarship schemes as well as his acclaimed security services.\nHe said; “This visit was because Anambra youths have identified you as a pillar of support and in recognition of the numerous strides you have taken in the direction of youth empowerment especially as it concerns providing scholarships for indigent youths.\n“It is not disputable also that through your security initiative, you have provided employment to many while contributing significantly towards the reduction of crime and criminality in our society.”\nObi went further to intimate their host of the various programmes lined up by his administration, for improving the welfare of youths in the state and creating the opportunity for their abilities to find expression.\nSome of these initiatives he noted are in the areas of ICT, Agriculture, governance, among others.\n“My administration has a well- thought out plan for what we want to achieve during our stay in office and gradually we are unveiling them.\n“We have our ICT drive where the Council will on the 19th of this month, be unveiling the 20 sets of desktop computers I donated to it for the training of our young people on ICT. This initiative is so dear to me that I did not have to wait for people to come to our rescue but I took the bold step to procure those accessories.\n“And it is in that light that we seek your support and partnership to ensure that we reach the entire length and breadth of our state with this ICT training.\n“In the area of Agriculture, we are already partnering with FADAMA and the state Ministry of Agriculture, to provide access for our youths to farming tools and implements to enable them boost their agro-activities.\n“This is quite expeditious at this time when oil revenue is fast dwindling and the nation is in dire of an alternative foreign exchange earner. If our youths are supported to boost their produce, they have the chance of becoming exporters of agric produce and by so doing, start earning foreign exchange.\n“Also, in the area of governance, while we clamor for more inclusion in government, we are already providing that platform for our youths to acquaint themselves with administrative prowess through our various directorates.\n“It is on record that I have appointed many directors who are assisting us man our various directorates and together, we will have the required synergy to achieve our vision across the various set goals.\n“In this wise, we want to commend the Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo for appointing many youths into his cabinet and also to head the various LGAs in Transition Chairmen capacity.\n“This is a good step and we call for more,” the Anambra NYCN boss appealed.\nResponding, Ozo Jeff welcomed and thanked the 𝗡𝗬𝗖𝗡 State Executives for the impactful visit, commending the NYCN leadership in the state for what it is already doing.\nOzor Jeff, who is the Chairman of a private Security firm, Blueshield Security Company, spoke on security issues in the state, urging the youths to take up the responsibility to stop criminality in the state.\nWhile announcing the donation of a whooping sum of one million naira to support the Council’s initiatives, Ozo Jeff also granted and approved other areas of partnership and collaboration.\n“To show you that I am in total support of your agenda, I will send my security service guardsmen, in any of your programs and activities, as a solidarity support to encourage our positive engagements,” he added.\nIn a vote of thanks, the 𝗡𝗬𝗖𝗡 Vice Chairman South, Comr Nnadi Kingsely expressed the Council’s heartfelt gratitude to their host for his hospitality and lent his voice to the need for stronger collaboration.\nHighpoint of the visit was presentation of Souvenir to Ozo Jeff in appreciation for his numerous contributions in the development and empowerment of Anambra Youths, on behalf of the State Executives by 𝗡𝗬𝗖𝗡 Secretary General, Comr. Maduakor Kings.','ICT Initiative Of Anambra NYCN Gains Support, As Security Expert Donates N1m To Council','','publish','open','open','','ict-initiative-of-anambra-nycn-gains-support-as-security-expert-donates-n1m-to-council','','','2022-08-12 09:56:26','2022-08-12 09:56:26','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4060',0,'post','',0),(4061,1,'2022-08-12 09:55:19','2022-08-12 09:55:19','','IMG-20220812-WA0104','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220812-wa0104','','','2022-08-12 09:55:19','2022-08-12 09:55:19','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG-20220812-WA0104.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4062,1,'2022-08-12 09:56:12','2022-08-12 09:56:12','','IMG-20220812-WA0105','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220812-wa0105','','','2022-08-12 09:56:12','2022-08-12 09:56:12','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG-20220812-WA0105.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4064,1,'2022-08-12 18:36:07','2022-08-12 18:36:07','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4065 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG-20220812-WA0189-167x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"300\" />\n\nMembers of Enugwu village in Nanka community of Orumba North local government area of Anambra State, have demanded justice for a youth of the village, Mr Toochukwu Onyemelukwe, who was allegedly murdered by persons suspected to be vigilante members in the community in November 2021.<!--more-->\n\nOnyemelukwe, a home based youth from Nanka was said to have been arrested by the hoodlums who disguise themselves as security operatives on allegation of stealing noodles, and was later tied and tortured, after which he gave up the ghost.\n\nMr Godson Ofokansi, the secretary general of Enugwu Nanka Village Development Union, who briefed journalists in Awka on Friday said for almost a year, the community has been working to get justice for Onyemelukwe, but some influential members of the village have been working to scuttle it.\n\n\"We have written several petitions to police, urging them to investigate the matter, to ascertain the truth behind the death of the youth, but no such petition has been allowed to move after approval.\n\n\"Very influential people are backing the hoodlums, who are the killers of the youth, and they moved the file to Abuja, hoping to sit on it there.\n\n\"Just recently, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Baba Alkali was gracious enough to assign the matter back to FCID, Enugu Annex to investigate it, and we are happy over this. It is the duty of the State to protect the life of her citizens. No life can be taken away save in a manner justified by law.\n\n\"We are therefore calling on the Enugu Annex of the FCID to step in and investigate the death of Tochukwu Onyemelukwe. We believe that getting to the root of the death of this youth will help stop further deaths in our beloved community.\n\n\"There have previously been killings in Nanka, and we are suspecting that most of the people have been killed in the same manner, and their deaths have been covered up.\n\n\"Onyemelukwe was deposited in the mortuary without any formal report to police about the murder, and there were plans to conduct an autopsy on him to ascertain the cause of his death, but all of a sudden, some people forcefully took away the corpse and buried him in the midnight, simply to block the evidence from the autopsy. We suspect that his body may have even been tampered with, but we do not want to mention names, rather, we are only calling on the police to conduct its investigation and make its findings public,\" Ofokansi said.\n\nThe death of Tochukwu Onyemelukwe in November 2021 had caused an uproar in the community then, as many members of the community had denied that it was possible that he could have stolen noodles.\n\nOur correspondent gathered that Nanka community has been polarised along leadership lines for years, and that while a section of the community was loyal to Ositadinma Development Union (ODU), another group, which is said to be the duly registered one Enugwu Nanka Village Development Union, controls other parts of the village.\n\nOfokansi who spoke to journalists said, \"Ositadinma Development Union (ODU), and as far as we are concerned, it is just a social club, and they are seeking to take over the leadership of the village.\n\n\"The late boy was a member of Enugwu Nanka Village Development Union. We suspect that he may have been murdered because he opposed the leadership of ODU.\"','Group Demands Justice for Man Killed for Allegedly Stealing Noodles','','publish','open','open','','group-demands-justice-for-man-killed-for-allegedly-stealing-noodles','','','2022-08-12 18:36:07','2022-08-12 18:36:07','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4064',0,'post','',0),(4065,1,'2022-08-12 18:35:26','2022-08-12 18:35:26','','IMG-20220812-WA0189','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220812-wa0189','','','2022-08-12 18:35:26','2022-08-12 18:35:26','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG-20220812-WA0189.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4068,1,'2022-09-08 22:50:17','2022-09-08 22:50:17','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4069 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-20220908-WA0136-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" />\n\n....Hails Soludo, Anambra Assembly Speaker\n\nBy Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu\n\nThe President of Nigerian Union of Local Government Employes, NULGE, Anambra State Chapter, Comrade Chikwelu Samson, has traced Nigeria’s hydra-headed problems of banditry, terrorism, killings, unemployment, hunger, kidnappings, insurgency and drug abuse being perpetrated by youths to neglect of the local government by successive governments.<!--more-->\n\nComrad Chikwelu who stated this while addressing newsmen in Awka, chided the governors and states who refused to support local government autonomy, describing them as the reason why we were where were, even as he commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo for supporting the bill and also thanked the Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Dr Uche Okafor and his colleagues for passing the Local Government Autonomy Bill.\nI want to thanked specifically Anambra Assembly for passing the Local Government Autonomy Bill initiated by the National Assembly for the consideration of the 36 state assemblies.\n\n\'I am happy that Members of the assembly arrived at a unanimous decision to pass the bill.\n\n\'I commend the lawmakers for living up to the people’s rating. The step taken by the current Anambra State House of Assembly for the quick consideration and passage of the bill is highly commendable.\n\n\'While Nigerians await other state Houses of Assembly to join the progressive train, Anambra House of Assembly has written its name in gold as workers and people at the third tier of government will remain eternally committed to benefiting from the dividend of democracy the passage of the bill would bring,\' he said.\n\n\'Governors opposing full autonomy for our 774 councils are doing so for selfish reasons, and I consider them as real problems we have in this country.\n\n\'The Holy Bible says when the foundation is destroyed, what would the righteous do? The local government system has been relegated. No wonder our youths are engaging in ritual killings, banditry, kidnappings and yahoo-yahoo because the foundation upon which we are built had been destroyed.\n\n\'The continued challenges of insecurity, insurgency, and corruption are largely traced to the systematic destruction of the local governments. All these social vices staring us in the face were not there before 1999. The only antidote to all these is local government autonomy.\n\n\'It is time the cord, connecting Local Governments to states, be cut off, so that they can enjoy financial autonomy to be able to meet the needs of the people.\n\n\'Enough of not respecting the tenure of council officials, enough of local governments not having the full financial benefit of their monthly allocations. 75 per cent of the people live in the rural areas and that should be a basis for our councils to be fully operational.\n\n\'The bill is now at the doorstep of the Houses of Assembly, we are crying loud and clear that they should pass it in the interest of over 75 percent living in the rural areas. They should come to the aid of Nigerians. We are not here talking about salary increment, but talking about how to fix Nigeria,\' he concluded.','Autonomy: NULGE Boss Traces Nigeria’s Problems to Neglect of LG by Successive Govts.','','publish','open','open','','autonomy-nulge-boss-traces-nigerias-problems-to-neglect-of-lg-by-successive-govts','','','2022-09-08 22:50:17','2022-09-08 22:50:17','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4068',0,'post','',0),(4069,1,'2022-09-08 22:49:19','2022-09-08 22:49:19','','IMG-20220908-WA0136','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220908-wa0136','','','2022-09-08 22:49:19','2022-09-08 22:49:19','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-20220908-WA0136.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4071,1,'2022-09-08 22:54:46','2022-09-08 22:54:46','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4072 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-20220907-WA0164-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\n... Thanks God for Bountiful Harvest\n\n*Welcomes 2022/2023 Episcopal Household Seminarians\n\nMmaduabuchi Onwumelu\n\nAwka Diocesan Priests, Religious, 2021/2022 out-going and 2022/2023 in-coming Episcopal Household last Tuesday, 6/9/2022 filed out at St. Patrick\'s Catholic Cathedral\'s refectory to witnessed the celebration of Bishop Paulinus Ezeokafor\'s annual iwaji festival.<!--more-->\n\nThe visibly elated Priests were seen in their numbers adorning all manner of traditional attires.\n\nSpeaking during the event, Bishop Ezeokafor expressed gratitude to God for the gift of life and also for the bountiful harvest, saying that God was actually blessed and rewarded their handwork, adding that there was dignity in labour.\n\n\'We are grateful to God for this. He has shown that He loves and reward hardwork. We are appreciative of God has done. You cannot do with your culture. We hold our culture and tradition in high esteem. This is my 14-15 years I have celebrated this special season. New yam festival is what we are here to celebrate,\' he said.\n\nReceiving and appreciating the 2021/2022, 2022/2023 Episcopal Household Seminarians, the Local Ordinary charged the incoming to be of good conduct and work towards surpassing their predecessors, noting that they would be recognized and appreciated for putting in their best at the end of their stay, even as he commended the outgoing Seminarians for carrying out their assignments to the best of their abilities.\n\nIn a separate speeches, the Chancellor of the Diocese, Rev Fr Charles Ndubuisi, Bishop Ezeokafor\'s secretary, Rev Fr Evaristus Ifeanacho, the Cathedral Administrator, Rev Fr Patrick Okafor, Financial Administrator, Rev Paulinus Okonkwo, the Bursar of the Diocese, Rev Fr Michael Oguno, former Cathedral Administrator, Rev Fr Patrick Chukwuma, and a lecturer in the department of Igbo , African and Communication studies, faculty arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Rev. Fr Dr. Patrick Umezi extolled the bishop for his fatherly love and care as well as the way and manner he was piloting the affairs of the Diocese.\n\nThey advised the new Seminarians to be useful to themselves, community, church and Society at large, emphasizing on that there was no short cut to success.\n\nThe names of the outgoing Seminarians are as follows:\n\nOnyema Victor, Onah James, Okafor James, Anyaorah Anthony, Ezeofia Gregory, Okafor Francis, Ebede Paul, Nwoguh Gabriel Henry, Dim Shalom, Obodo Bonaventure, Okechukwu Kenneth and Iredobia Bernard.\n\n2022/2023 Incoming Seminarians: Aguinam Johnpaul, Amaechi Valerian, Mmadubuike David, Nwafor Francis, Onuigbo Emmanuel, Okoye Romanus, Nwankwo John Mary, Oji Johnpaul and Ogbu Edward.\n\nSpeaking on behalf of the outgoing Seminarians, Dim Shalom thanked God for mercy and blessings and for seeing them through. He applauded the bishop, Priests and religious for their guidance and asked God to reward them abundantly\n\nPresentation of cash and gift items to the outgoing Seminarians, cutting and eating the new yam with well garnished sauce by the bishop, rendering of beautiful rendition by the Bishop Ezeokafor\'s St Patrick\'s Choir formed the highpoints of the occasion.','Bishop Ezeokafor Celebrates New Yam Festival','','publish','open','open','','bishop-ezeokafor-celebrates-new-yam-festival','','','2022-09-08 22:54:46','2022-09-08 22:54:46','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4071',0,'post','',0),(4072,1,'2022-09-08 22:54:01','2022-09-08 22:54:01','','IMG-20220907-WA0164','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220907-wa0164','','','2022-09-08 22:54:01','2022-09-08 22:54:01','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-20220907-WA0164.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4075,1,'2022-09-12 17:28:45','0000-00-00 00:00:00','Women Organization takes Political sensitization to GrassrootsWomen in Anambra state have been urged to take advantage of the organized structures created by different women groups like CWO, UMU ADA and Women cooperatives to sensitize other women at the grassroost on the need to come out en masse to vote during the forth coming 2023 general elections.\n\nThis was made public in statement signed by the president of Catholic Women Organization CWO ST. Mathew Amawbia, Awka, Lady Nwokoye Nkeiru during the observation of the 2022 August Meeting held at St. Mathew Catholic church Amawbia organized by JDPC Awka on the ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION CAMPAIGN EPC PROJECT.\n\nLady Nwokoye called on religious leaders and INEC to engage in massive enlightenment creation that will charge women in the villages to organize various demonstration classes on how to identify symbols of political parties in order to avoid invalid votes.\n\nMrs. Nwokoye also called on mothers to wake up to their responsibilities and assist their families, church and the society at large in prayers and admonishing their children on following the way of Christ and avoid violence during the elections.\n\nShe advised mothers to resist and shun vote buying completely and be hopeful of a better country with elected good leaders.\n\nIn his remarks, Executive Director JDPC Awka Rev Fr. Levi Ukor encouraged the women to go back to their villages and wards spread the campaign for proper voters education.\n\nHe told the women to consider the track records of different candidates and ask questions on previous promises made by various candidates that are yet to be fulfilled.','','','draft','open','open','','','','','2022-09-12 17:28:45','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4075',0,'post','',0),(4076,1,'2022-09-12 17:37:27','2022-09-12 17:37:27','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4077 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-20220904-WA0150-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nAnambra state have been urged to take advantage of the organized structures created by different women groups like CWO, UMU ADA and Women cooperatives to sensitize other women at the grassroost on the need to come out en masse to vote during the forth coming 2023 general elections.<!--more-->\n\nThis was made public in statement signed by the president of Catholic Women Organization CWO ST. Mathew Amawbia, Awka, Lady Nwokoye Nkeiru during the observation of the 2022 August Meeting held at St. Mathew Catholic church Amawbia organized by JDPC Awka on the ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION CAMPAIGN EPC PROJECT.\n\nLady Nwokoye called on religious leaders and INEC to engage in massive enlightenment creation that will charge women in the villages to organize various demonstration classes on how to identify symbols of political parties in order to avoid invalid votes.\n\nMrs. Nwokoye also called on mothers to wake up to their responsibilities and assist their families, church and the society at large in prayers and admonishing their children on following the way of Christ and avoid violence during the elections.\n\nShe advised mothers to resist and shun vote buying completely and be hopeful of a better country with elected good leaders.\n\nIn his remarks, Executive Director JDPC Awka Rev Fr. Levi Ukor encouraged the women to go back to their villages and wards spread the campaign for proper voters education.\n\nHe told the women to consider the track records of different candidates and ask questions on previous promises made by various candidates that are yet to be fulfilled.','Women Organization takes Political sensitization to Grassroots','','publish','open','open','','women-organization-takes-political-sensitization-to-grassroots','','','2022-09-12 17:37:27','2022-09-12 17:37:27','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4076',0,'post','',0),(4077,1,'2022-09-12 17:34:24','2022-09-12 17:34:24','','IMG-20220904-WA0150','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220904-wa0150','','','2022-09-12 17:34:24','2022-09-12 17:34:24','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-20220904-WA0150.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4078,1,'2022-09-12 17:35:58','2022-09-12 17:35:58','','IMG-20220904-WA0151','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220904-wa0151','','','2022-09-12 17:35:58','2022-09-12 17:35:58','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-20220904-WA0151.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4080,1,'2022-09-13 10:19:58','2022-09-13 10:19:58','<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4081\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-20220913-WA0012-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4081\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-20220913-WA0012-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" /></p>\nEnugwu-Ukwu (Anambra) Sept.11,2022 Rev. Fr Evaristus Okafor, Parish Priest, St Benedict’s Parish, Enugwu-Ukwu,urged Christian faithfuls to remain steadfast in things of God.<!--more-->\n\nOkafor said this on Sunday in Enugwu ukwu, Njikoka Local Government Area Anambra state.\n\nThe Newsmen reports that Okafor’s sermon was titled: “Redeeming the Prodigal Son.” and was taken from the bible, “Luke 15 verses  1 to 32”.\n\nHe encouraged the faithfuls to live a worthy life.\n\n“In pain faithfuls have to be strong in facing their challenges as God is not unaware of challenges the Christians face.\n\n“A good Christian should seek peace and right attitude always to buttress the essence of Christ on earth.” he said.\n\nOkafor said that people should learn from the mistake of the prodigal son and tax collectors who murmured against the actions of Christ who related well with the tax collectors who were seen as sinner.and the forgiving heart of father of the prodigal son.\n\"Christians should be able to relate well with sinners and make them turn to God as well they should have forgiving spirit to attract more faithful to God\'s kingdom.\n\"Christians are not expected to live worldly but are encouraged to follow the steps of Christ by striving to live in peace with all people.\n\"They are to engage in evangelism their lives should be the bible unbelievers reads and come to repentance,\"he said.\n\nOkafor, however, encouraged the family of late Mr Fabian Anagor who came for outing service of their father, to be strong in the Lord and tread on the part of righteousness.\n\nThe Newsmen reports that Aboatulu kindred in Enugwu-Ukwu ,Njikoka Local Governmnet Area of Anambra buried one of their son on Thursday Sept.8.\n\nAnagor was one of the members of Anambra Association of Medicine Dealers, in Anambra state.\n\nThe late Anagor was survived by wife Mrs Patricia Anagor ,five children and numerous friends relatives.\n\nMr Odinaka Anagor first son of the deceased appreciated the people who rallied round them during the burial rites.\nAnagor asked God to take away premature death in mist of friends and relatives who consoled with them during their trying time.\n\nMr Chukwuma Akanligo a relative of the late Anagor described him as inestimable being.\n\nHe said that as uncle to him that he cared for me as a son and asked God to grant him eternal peace.\n\nMr Chimezie Akanligo another  close relatives of the deceased showed appreciation to God for successful burial rite.\n\nAkanligo described late Fabian Omenife as he fondly calls him as a man that is very charitable.\n\nRtd. Commodore Benjamin Mbachi Chairman of Aboatulu kindred said that their kindred have lost a talented member.\n\nMbachi urged the late Anagor\'s children to follow their father’s footsteps and sustain all his legacies.\n\nMrs Grace Anagor, Vice president of the Aboatulu kindred women meeting wing urged the wives in the family to join hands and help the deceased wife to over the trauma associated with husband loss.\n\nShe urged the deceased wife patricia to be stronger and face the responsibility handed over to her by her late husband.\nShe said many women have passed through the path and prayed for her to do so for the sake of their children.\nAnagor said that Patricia was an envy of women because of her closeness with her husband who carried her like an egg.\n\nMr Daniel Ekwoanya a kinsmen to the deceased appealed to the first son to take up the family\nresponsibility as left by their father.\n\nEkwoanya, one of the kindred members who represented the association advised the family to be on the part of the truth always as waa associated with their father.\n\nMr Benjamin Emoka one of the kinsmen who was not physically present in his condolence message to late Mr Fabian Anagor described him as a man with few words and golden hearts.\n\nEmoka said that the kindred has lost one of its finest man and urged the children to keep his memory evergreen through following his foot print.\n\nMrs Ngozi Imegwu one of the co wife to the widow of Anagor said that she personally would miss the human milk of the deceased as his role during her husband\'s death late Mr Francis Imegwu was still fresh in her memory.\n\nInegwu said that Anagor sees people as equal and shows affections without regarding the social status of the person.\nShe described him as a humble man whose wealth did not push around to be boastful as seen in today\'s life amongst some wealthy people.\nMr Christian Mbachi the secretary of the union described late Anagor as a man of integrity  and one stands who up against injustice even in its smallest level.\n\nMbachi said that Anagor’s goodwill manifested from the day the burial rites started from September 7th when the service of song was conducted to Thursday 8th September of the burial proper down to Sunday when the outing service was conducted to conclude the burial rite.\n\n“Everything went well, there was  no rain fall we enjoyed Clement weather, there was no in house fighting, no theft of cars because there was a huge presence of friends, neighbors , business associates,town union from Onitsha where he resides ,the in laws and  Ndi nwadiala that visited in their numbers, God blessed the whole exercise,” he said.\n\nMr Emma Nsofor one of the family member expressed pleasure over the security success of the whole events.\n\nNsofor said that God blessed the event with a Clement Weather.\n\nThe high light of the rites was different musical performance starting from St Benedict\'s Catholic Church musical band orgainsed by Mrs Patricia Okoye, Anagor\'s Oganiru Age grade was down to pay their last respect and women of Aboatulu local dance performance.\nRelatives attended from across the globe.','Rev. Fr. Okafor urges Christians to remain steadfast in things of God  ','','publish','open','open','','rev-fr-okafor-urges-christians-to-remain-steadfast-in-things-of-god','','','2022-09-13 10:19:58','2022-09-13 10:19:58','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4080',0,'post','',0),(4081,1,'2022-09-13 10:16:55','2022-09-13 10:16:55','','IMG-20220913-WA0012','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220913-wa0012','','','2022-09-13 10:16:55','2022-09-13 10:16:55','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-20220913-WA0012.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4082,1,'2022-09-13 10:19:19','2022-09-13 10:19:19','','IMG-20220913-WA0013','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220913-wa0013','','','2022-09-13 10:19:19','2022-09-13 10:19:19','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-20220913-WA0013.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4085,1,'2022-09-13 20:45:37','2022-09-13 20:45:37','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4086 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-20220913-WA0149-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" />\n\nHappy birthday to the Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese His Lordship Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor. Happy birthday to the chief shepherd of Awka Catholic Diocese. Happy birthday to ecumenical and compassionate Bishop.<!--more--><!--more-->\n\nHappy birthday to the Voice of the Voiceless and the comforter of the afflicted. Happy birthday to the friend of the media and Journalists\' delight. Happy birthday to a friend of the poor, less-priviledged, destitute and the downtrodden.\n\nHappy birthday to the charismatic, influential and outspoken Cleric. Happy birthday, my Lord. May Almighty God who brought you thus far continue to shower you with His mercies, long life, sound health, grace and wisdom. Congratulations to the local Ordinary.\n\n- Comrade Abuchi Onwumelu, KSJI, Anipr.','The people\'s Bishop Clocks 70.','','publish','open','open','','the-peoples-bishop-clocks-70','','','2022-09-13 20:45:37','2022-09-13 20:45:37','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4085',0,'post','',0),(4086,1,'2022-09-13 20:44:22','2022-09-13 20:44:22','','IMG-20220913-WA0149','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220913-wa0149','','','2022-09-13 20:44:22','2022-09-13 20:44:22','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-20220913-WA0149.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4089,1,'2022-09-21 06:48:02','2022-09-21 06:48:02','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4090 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-20220921-WA0030-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" />\n\nConcerned families in Umuogali village, Oba in Idemili South Council Area are asking Anambra State Government to immediately stop the registration request by Increase Estate Limited who claims he had acquired the Ugbo Umuogali farmland in Oba Community.<!--more-->\nThe indigenous owners of the land made the appeal after a meeting with the State Commissioner for Lands and the purported developer at the Ministry of Lands, Awka.\nOur Correspondent who has been monitoring the matter, gathered that the land in question which measures over five kilometre square, borders Obosi in Idemili North, Ozubulu in Ekwusigo and Odekpe in Ogbaru LGA.\nThe fresh water swamp which houses the Ose Abosi, Ose Uruagu and Ose Uzoubi, also has water canals that can lead to these places and is the same basin of Ogwuikpele and Oguta in Imo State.\nThe Umuogali Development Association had issued a resolution of on the 23rd of June, 2017 against sale of Ugbo land and Mgbo Swamp.\nIt had also followed the action up with a Caveat/Public Warning to the public published on Daily Sun of June 14, 2017 against Sale/Purchase of the Ugbo land, Mgbo Swamp and their adjoining land to non-indigenes of Umuogali Village, Oba.\nReports have it that some youths in the community had for years taken over the place and prevented the rightful owners from accessing the land and afterwards sold the land to some estate agents including Increase Estate.\nIt was when the State Ministry of Lands made public notice of the registration request by Increase Estate Limited, that the owners uncovered the plot and approached the Ministry.\nInvestigations revealed that over 20 petitions contesting the appropriateness of the acquisition of the land by the owners, have been received by the Ministry.\nSpeaking to newsmen after a meeting in Awka, a retired Assistant Commissioner of Police from Umuogali village, Mr Bon Azubuike recalled how their people were assaulted by the youths manning the land for the estate agent.\n“Article 3.5 of Umuogali Constitution forbids such acquisition by a non-indigene of Umuogali.\n“On the side of an environmentalist, that place is a fresh swamp area and not suitable for the kind of development the Increase Estate is bringing.\n“You can see what is happening with flooding in Pakistan and that is as a result of mistakes of the past. That is what we are trying to avoid.\n“And even if he rightfully acquires the place today, he can not change our ancestral name of our groove to something that does not relate to our existence. A tenant does not change the address of where he is living,” he said.\nAzubuike narrated how the youths who supposedly sold the land to the estate agent had added terrorism to their activities and so tormented their people that the people cannot have access to the lands.\n“We don’t even know when they sold the place.\n“Anyone who is seen near the entire place is assaulted, macheted and maimed by the people who he claimed sold the land to them,” the retired ACP recalled.\nHe maintained that nobody is above the law and so, the law must be obeyed that no stranger should enter the land and ignorance of the law, is not an excuse.\nAzubuike said; “The estate cannot say he is ignorant of the law precluding some people from acquiring the land.\n“There is also the cliché ‘buyer beware’ in acquisition of property. It is the buyer that should beware and not the seller. If he buys from the wrong people, he should hold himself responsible.\n“They should also allow our people access into their farmlands because our people even fear them more than the Fulani herdsmen because of the kinds of negative things they do.\n“We also ask government to look into how it can organize us as cooperatives to return our youths to the farms because if our youths are returned to the farms, majority of the youths would have been pulled out of the negative venture of indiscriminate land sale and given a positive direction.\n“Most importantly, Oba does not have land again. The land is the only farmland the community has because of the sudden development that came to the community so it is of great concern to them.”\nThe concerned stakeholder thanked the state government for initiating the meeting but urged them to sustain the meeting and ensure that the right thing is done.\nOn his part, a former Idemili South Council Chairman, Hon Edwin Egbobe from Umuogali village, made it clear that the concerned owners of the lands have not sold our lands and whoever sold or bought the lands did not consult them.\n“The Caveat which we published in Daily Sun Newspaper in 2017, clearly warned that the Umuogali Oba portion of Mgbo swamp and Ugbo are common heritage of the people of Umuogali, which is a communal land.\n“It also stipulated the clear delineations of the land being that it is bordered by a strip of land which is bounded by the Akwa Mgbo road known as five naira road in Umuogali Oba, which runs from the Onitsha/Owerri road to the bondary between Umuogali Oba and Aboji Oba.\n“We went further in the CAVEAT to warn that any non-indigene of Umuogali Oba who buys or attempts to buy any portion of the portions of land afore-mentioned, is doing so at their own risk.\n“The issue is that some people trespassed on our lands forcing our people not to enter their farmlands with thugs.\n“They eventually sold our lands to the purported buyer who called himself Increase Estate Limited.\n“We got the wind of a notice placed by the State Ministry of Lands that the person wants to register the land and we wrote petitions asking the Ministry not to register the Increase Estate because it was not legitimately purchased.\n“That is what we are protesting that we, the concerned owners of the lands have not sold our lands and whoever sold or bought the lands did not consult us.\n“Based on the protests, the state government invited us with the so-called estate agent,” he revealed.\nEgbobe who expressed satisfaction that the government is intervening in the matter, said the meeting is also necessary to set the records straight.\n“I feel comfortable with the meeting so we can make it clear to the so-called estate agent that maybe he has been duped and he should go and collect his money from them.\n“We the owners are ready to any extent, to reclaim our inheritance. What we are trying to do is to stop the registration first because if you allow him to be registered, it will be medicine after death,” he said.\nThe former LGA boss emphasized that the lands are owned by individual families and not even communal land, insisting that the developer cannot say he purchased the land without the knowledge of the rightful owners.\n“The entire Umuogali village who owns the Ugbo land in question, is made up of five quarters, Uruokokwu, Uruagu, Umuokpa, Okpuno and Umuagu.\n“And they are quoting that people from Umuagu sold some portions to them, when the major portions of the land are owned by Uruagu.\n“How is that possible?” he queried.\nWhen accosted, the State Lands Commissioner, Prof Offornze Amucheazi declined comments, saying both parties have been told to meet to resolve the matter and come back on the 19th of next month.','Prevail on Estate Agent to Heed Land Owners Agreement On Ugbo Land, Concerned Umuogali Oba Land Owners Urge Governor Soludo','','publish','open','open','','prevail-on-estate-agent-to-heed-land-owners-agreement-on-ugbo-land-concerned-umuogali-oba-land-owners-urge-governor-soludo','','','2022-09-21 06:48:02','2022-09-21 06:48:02','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4089',0,'post','',0),(4090,1,'2022-09-21 06:47:13','2022-09-21 06:47:13','','IMG-20220921-WA0030','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20220921-wa0030','','','2022-09-21 06:47:13','2022-09-21 06:47:13','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG-20220921-WA0030.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4094,1,'2022-09-28 09:22:39','2022-09-28 09:22:39','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4095 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/images-16-263x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" />\n\nFollowing the omission of candidates\' names uproar created by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) final list for Presidential and National Assembly candidates list for the 2023 general election, affected candidates have commenced making Inquiries to ascertain the true position on the matter<!--more-->\n\nLabour Party being the Third Force in the nation\'s political space is not immune to the issue, as names of some house of representatives\' candidates in Ogun State were conspicuously missing.\n\nSpeaking to the party National Publicity Secretary Mr. Abayomi Arabambi hinted that it was an omission from the Independent National Electoral Commission, assured it will soon be corrected.\n\nThe party through its spokesperson clarified that issues surrounding the party’s candidates for Ifo/Ewekoro, ,Abeokuta South and Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituencies in Ogun State were offshoot of the INEC omission.\n\nAfter the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) released the list of National Assembly candidates last week, many members of the party in Ogun State were shocked that the names of some of their preferred candidates were nowhere to be found.\n\nAddressing members of the party at a meeting in Abeokuta, the National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Abayomi Arabambi said INEC failed to update the list of Labour Party candidates in the affected constituencies.\n\nAccording to Arabambi, the names that still appeared on INEC list were used as mere place holders, saying that they have withdrawn from the race.\n\nArabambi clarified that Bamidele Ajayi is now the candidate of Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency, stressing that the placeholder had submitted a sworn affidavit announcing his withdrawal from the race.\n\n“When we held our primaries, we had some people used as placeholders. There is provision for this in the electoral act. “We all know there is room for substitution. In Ifo/Ewekoro and other Federal Constituencies in the state\n\nFor Ifo/Ewekoro Constituency, we used Simon Olubode Samuel as the placeholder.\nHe has withdrawn from the race. He stepped down for Honourable Bamidele Ajayi.\nThis means no one else can contest for the House of Representatives under the Labour Party in that Federal Constituency aside from Honourable Bamidele Ajayi.\nHe is our candidate for Ifo/ Ewekoro Federal Constituency candidate\" Arabambi declared.\n\nSpeaking to newsmen the party’s spokesman disclosed that the matter of candidacy is being addressed, expressing confidence that “all our candidates will contest the elections.”\n\nHe said the list released by INEC cannot be the final list as ”the electoral act gives room for substitution of candidates till 90 days before the election.”\n\nWhile reacting to the development, Honourable Bamidele Ajayi admonished his supporters to remain calm, saying the omission of his name was mere administrative error.\n\"I have informed my people to remain calm, that it\'s not a setback at all.\nThe party chairman Comrade Micheal Seyi Asade and the national Publicity Secretary have assured us that it will be resolved in due course\".\n\nLet me place this on records, Labour Party is the only party now that has what it takes to rescue Nigeria from debacles the country suffered under the 16 years of PDP and becomes grievous in the 7 years counting under the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) reigns. he assured.','2023 Election: Labour Party set records Straight on omitted Ogun Reps. 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Ladi Adebutu as governorship candidate.  Justice Oguntoyinbo, after nullifying the primaries, ordered a fresh exercise within a reasonable time to accommodate all interests and groups.\n\n‘The federal high court judgement has clearly thrown the PDP in disarray and as they’ve always been a party with zero vision and lack of coordination they clearly don’t stand a chance in the 2023 polls. This further clears the coast for Labour party and our presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s rising popularity and credibility’ Micheal Ashade said.\n\nHe went on to add that, ‘Nigeria’s 62nd Independence is also a great time for us to usher in a new dispensation with the passion, and zeal to truly serve the people and thats where Labour party come in. Its a known fact among everyone living in Ogun State; they can all testify to the terribly poor performance of the incumbent APC led administration by Dapo Abiodun, he surely can’t be rewarded with a second term, this is where Labour Party stands tall as the only recognised party in Ogun State that can truly deliver the dividend if democracy to the people of Ogun State from the governorship to the National and State assembly levels come 2023″.','Labour Party Remains Party To Beat in Ogun State---Micheal Ashade Party Chairman','','draft','open','open','','','','','2022-10-01 15:56:00','0000-00-00 00:00:00','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4102',0,'post','',0),(4103,1,'2022-10-01 15:55:18','2022-10-01 15:55:18','','Screenshot-2022-10-01-at-11.31.21-768x617','','inherit','open','closed','','screenshot-2022-10-01-at-11-31-21-768x617','','','2022-10-01 15:55:18','2022-10-01 15:55:18','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screenshot-2022-10-01-at-11.31.21-768x617-1.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4105,1,'2022-10-01 16:07:20','2022-10-01 16:07:20','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4106 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screenshot-2022-10-01-at-11.31.21-768x617-2-300x241.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" />\n\nFollowing the recent Federal High Court  sitting in Abeokuta, the state capital, ruling that nullified the governorship primaries of the Ogun chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Micheal Ashade, the Gun State Chairman of Labour Party has declared that they are the party to beat at the 2023 polls.\n\n<hr class=\"more\" />\n\nOgun PDP held three parallel primaries with one producing Hon. Ladi Adebutu as governorship candidate.  Justice Oguntoyinbo, after nullifying the primaries, ordered a fresh exercise within a reasonable time to accommodate all interests and groups.\n\n‘The federal high court judgement has clearly thrown the PDP in disarray and as they’ve always been a party with zero vision and lack of coordination they clearly don’t stand a chance in the 2023 polls. This further clears the coast for Labour party and our presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s rising popularity and credibility’ Micheal Ashade said.\n\nHe went on to add that, ‘Nigeria’s 62nd Independence is also a great time for us to usher in a new dispensation with the passion, and zeal to truly serve the people and thats where Labour party come in. Its a known fact among everyone living in Ogun State; they can all testify to the terribly poor performance of the incumbent APC led administration by Dapo Abiodun, he surely can’t be rewarded with a second term, this is where Labour Party stands tall as the only recognised party in Ogun State that can truly deliver the dividend if democracy to the people of Ogun State from the governorship to the National and State assembly levels come 2023″.','Labour Party Remains Party To Beat in Ogun State--Micheal Ashade Party Chairman','','publish','open','open','','labour-party-remains-party-to-beat-in-ogun-state-micheal-ashade-party-chairman','','','2022-10-01 16:07:20','2022-10-01 16:07:20','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4105',0,'post','',0),(4106,1,'2022-10-01 16:05:23','2022-10-01 16:05:23','','Screenshot-2022-10-01-at-11.31.21-768x617','','inherit','open','closed','','screenshot-2022-10-01-at-11-31-21-768x617-2','','','2022-10-01 16:05:23','2022-10-01 16:05:23','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screenshot-2022-10-01-at-11.31.21-768x617-2.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(4108,1,'2022-10-04 09:04:30','2022-10-04 09:04:30','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4109 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FB_IMG_1664872206246-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" />\n\nVeteran actress, Patience Ozokwor aka Mama G has led a group of entertainers to endorse presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi.<!--more-->\n\nDuring a meeting tagged 40 Milion Ballots Movement in collaboration with Celebrities for Peter Obi (CEPO), the thespian announced her decision with some other entertainers to support Obi in the 2023 general election.\n\nIn a viral video, while addressing the attendees, Mama G recounted how former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan contributed to the growth of movie industry by sending a number of movie practitioners outside the country to upgrade their crafts.\n\nShe said: \"Someone took up our matter. He started sending us.....did you notice our pictures are better now? We are beginning to use better quality materials. Somebody did it.\n\n\"During the time of Jonathan, he sent a lot of us outside the country. He wasn\'t announcing what he was doing, he was just working.\n\n\"He sent a lot of our directors out to go and upgrade and learn more. They came back with good ideas\n\n\"He sent some producers, cameramen. Some of them went to America, London, Jos....they upgraded and they came back and things became better.\n\n\"So, we have seen somebody who\'s going to lead us again and take us to our destination. His name is Mr Peter Obi. That man ehn, he surprises me. His not chief, he\'s not anything; he\'s just Mister.\n\n\"All of us in the industry, apart from a few, we are suddenly behind Peter Obi.\"\n\nAmong the entertainers present for the meeting were Alex Usifo, John Okafor aka Mr Ibu, Okon Lagos, Paul Obazele, Rita Arum, Klint Da Drunk and others.\n\nOn Mr Ibu, Mama G said: \"At a time was confused. But when his eyes opened, he said, \'No o! I took the wrong way\". And then he came back to join the Labour Party.\'\n\nThe ace film star also formulated a song in Igbo language about their principal which she taught the attendees and ensured they all sang together in unison amid cheers and applause.','Mama G, Usifo, Mr Ibu, others endorse Peter Obi','','publish','open','open','','mama-g-usifo-mr-ibu-others-endorse-peter-obi','','','2022-10-04 09:04:30','2022-10-04 09:04:30','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4108',0,'post','',0),(4109,1,'2022-10-04 09:03:47','2022-10-04 09:03:47','','FB_IMG_1664872206246','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1664872206246','','','2022-10-04 09:03:47','2022-10-04 09:03:47','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FB_IMG_1664872206246.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4110,1,'2022-10-04 09:04:21','2022-10-04 09:04:21','','FB_IMG_1664872212735','','inherit','open','closed','','fb_img_1664872212735','','','2022-10-04 09:04:21','2022-10-04 09:04:21','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FB_IMG_1664872212735.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4112,1,'2022-10-05 13:09:48','2022-10-05 13:09:48','<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4113 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG-20221005-WA0185-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" />\n\nGovernor Chukwuma Soludo’s decision to turn Anambra State into a massive construction site immediately the rains set in, has been described as highly commendable, considering the very deplorable state of roads in the state presently.<!--more-->\nThe State Chairman, National Youths Council of Nigeria, Surveyor Obi Emeka Chukwudi disclosed this to newsmen at the Youth House in Awka, while discussing the state of road infrastructure in the state.\nAs part of activities marking his sixth months in office as Governor of Anambra state, Governor Soludo had flagged off the construction and rehabilitation of about sixty point three four (60.34) kilometers of roads across the state.\nThis is in addition to his promise to embark on aggressive road construction in three local governments in the state that are disadvantaged in the area of road infrastructure namely, Ogbaru, Awka North and Anambra West.\nThe governor had also followed the efforts up with a visit to the MD/CEO of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Engr Nuruddeen Rafindadi\nThe visit was to seek \"fruitful and Productive Partnership\" with the Agency in collaboration with the Anambra State Road Maintenance Agency which will cover areas of financing, identification of Federal roads that needs maintenance and how it will be maintained for ease of movement within the State.\nSpeaking on the development, the State NYCN Chairman, said the efforts of Governor Soludo depicts a leader who is connected to his people and understands their yearnings and aspirations.\nObi observed that the governor’s identification of Awka North LGA as a council area that needs urgent intervention in the area of roads infrastructure, shows that he is not elitist but feels the impulse of the governed.\n“The essence of good governance is to identify the true yearnings of the governed and proffer practical solutions to them.\n“In Anambra today, we have a governor whose ears are on the ground and is willing to take decisive steps to address his people’s needs.\n“On behalf of Anambra youths, I want to say that we are grateful,” he said.\nObi emphasized that good road network is key to boosting the capacity of the state to commerce and trade as well as agriculture, as transportation is a major enabler for the economy.\n“The loss the state is suffering as a result of the deplorable condition of roads is unquantifiable.\n“The three LGAs identified by the governor as disadvantaged in the area of road infrastructure are the major food baskets of the state and the kind of loss the local farmers suffer is enormous. This is because evacuation farm produce is very difficult from those places and even those who come to buy find it very difficult to access the communities and as such, do not come.\n“The farmers are then forced to sell at any cost just to ensure that the produce does not spoil on them.\n“If the governor is able to construct the roads especially those leading from Awka North to Ayamelum, the state would have created a food route that will boost the grassroots economy,” Obi emphasized.\nThe Anambra Youths leader said Anambra youths are happy with Mr Governor because of how responsive he has been to the plights of the citizenry.\nAccording to him, the road infrastructural initiative of the governor will create opportunities for the youths across the key sectors of the economy and open up rural communities where the bulk of the youths reside.\n“As youths, we are the greatest beneficiaries of the governor’s road construction and reconstruction initiative.\n“Aside the direct and indirect jobs that the road projects will create, if they are completed, the roads will make the hinterlands connected liveable for the youths,” the NYCN chairman concluded.','You Are Attentive To Your People\'s Plight, Anambra NYCN Chairman Tells Soludo For Declaring State Of Emergency On Anambra Roads','','publish','open','open','','you-are-attentive-to-your-peoples-plight-anambra-nycn-chairman-tells-soludo-for-declaring-state-of-emergency-on-anambra-roads','','','2022-10-05 13:09:48','2022-10-05 13:09:48','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4112',0,'post','',0),(4113,1,'2022-10-05 13:09:05','2022-10-05 13:09:05','','IMG-20221005-WA0185','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20221005-wa0185','','','2022-10-05 13:09:05','2022-10-05 13:09:05','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG-20221005-WA0185.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4115,1,'2022-10-05 13:14:03','2022-10-05 13:14:03','<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-4116 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG-20221005-WA0153-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" />\n\nGovernor Chukwuma Soludo’s decision to turn Anambra State into a massive construction site immediately the rains set in, has been described as highly commendable, considering the very deplorable state of roads in the state presently.<!--more-->\nThe State Chairman, National Youths Council of Nigeria, Surveyor Obi Emeka Chukwudi disclosed this to newsmen at the Youth House in Awka, while discussing the state of road infrastructure in the state.\nAs part of activities marking his sixth months in office as Governor of Anambra state, Governor Soludo had flagged off the construction and rehabilitation of about sixty point three four (60.34) kilometers of roads across the state.\nThis is in addition to his promise to embark on aggressive road construction in three local governments in the state that are disadvantaged in the area of road infrastructure namely, Ogbaru, Awka North and Anambra West.\nThe governor had also followed the efforts up with a visit to the MD/CEO of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Engr Nuruddeen Rafindadi\nThe visit was to seek \"fruitful and Productive Partnership\" with the Agency in collaboration with the Anambra State Road Maintenance Agency which will cover areas of financing, identification of Federal roads that needs maintenance and how it will be maintained for ease of movement within the State.\nSpeaking on the development, the State NYCN Chairman, said the efforts of Governor Soludo depicts a leader who is connected to his people and understands their yearnings and aspirations.\nObi observed that the governor’s identification of Awka North LGA as a council area that needs urgent intervention in the area of roads infrastructure, shows that he is not elitist but feels the impulse of the governed.\n“The essence of good governance is to identify the true yearnings of the governed and proffer practical solutions to them.\n“In Anambra today, we have a governor whose ears are on the ground and is willing to take decisive steps to address his people’s needs.\n“On behalf of Anambra youths, I want to say that we are grateful,” he said.\nObi emphasized that good road network is key to boosting the capacity of the state to commerce and trade as well as agriculture, as transportation is a major enabler for the economy.\n“The loss the state is suffering as a result of the deplorable condition of roads is unquantifiable.\n“The three LGAs identified by the governor as disadvantaged in the area of road infrastructure are the major food baskets of the state and the kind of loss the local farmers suffer is enormous. This is because evacuation farm produce is very difficult from those places and even those who come to buy find it very difficult to access the communities and as such, do not come.\n“The farmers are then forced to sell at any cost just to ensure that the produce does not spoil on them.\n“If the governor is able to construct the roads especially those leading from Awka North to Ayamelum, the state would have created a food route that will boost the grassroots economy,” Obi emphasized.\nThe Anambra Youths leader said Anambra youths are happy with Mr Governor because of how responsive he has been to the plights of the citizenry.\nAccording to him, the road infrastructural initiative of the governor will create opportunities for the youths across the key sectors of the economy and open up rural communities where the bulk of the youths reside.\n“As youths, we are the greatest beneficiaries of the governor’s road construction and reconstruction initiative.\n“Aside the direct and indirect jobs that the road projects will create, if they are completed, the roads will make the hinterlands connected liveable for the youths,” the NYCN chairman concluded.','NYCN Chairman Commends Soludo For Urgent Intervention On Anambra Roads, ... Says It Shows He Understands The People\'s Plight','','publish','open','open','','nycn-chairman-commends-soludo-for-urgent-intervention-on-anambra-roads-says-it-shows-he-understands-the-peoples-plight','','','2022-10-05 13:14:03','2022-10-05 13:14:03','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4115',0,'post','',0),(4116,1,'2022-10-05 13:11:48','2022-10-05 13:11:48','','IMG-20221005-WA0153','','inherit','open','closed','','img-20221005-wa0153','','','2022-10-05 13:11:48','2022-10-05 13:11:48','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IMG-20221005-WA0153.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4118,1,'2022-10-06 11:34:19','2022-10-06 11:34:19','<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4119 aligncenter\" src=\"https://arisenewsng.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/images-8.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"285\" />\n\nby EjikeAnyaduba\n\nFive years ago, almost to this day, the vacuum created by the death of Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme in the nation’s political life is yet to be filled. It is hardly to be imagined how low Nigerian democracy has been running, and to what weakness its riders have been reduced through avoidable crises. And it looks like there are no statesmen in the mould of Ekwueme to steer the ship ashore.\n\n<!--more-->\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUntil the military’s convoluted transition to civil rule which ended in fiasco on June 12, 1993, Ekwueme, Nigeria’s Vice President between 1979 and 1983, was almost in the background, never quite in focus. But he would be stirred to action the moment it was clear that the General Sani Abacha’s transition to civil rule was a ruse – a winding path that was leading nowhere.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nLeading a group of patriotic Nigerians, known as G-34, Ekwueme openly and courageously confronted Abacha and his devious scheme to perpetuate himself in office. It was clear at the time that the monster of military impudence had no intention of disengaging from power unless forced. With no want of courage, the G-34, led by Ekwueme, decided to force him by engaging his government head-on. The battle would snap in the favour of the Group when, on June 8, 1998, Abacha suddenly died and the transmutation plot completely fell through.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe G-34 and a few other groups coalesced to form the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) just in time before the 1999 general election. Ekwueme became its first national chairman while Professor Jerry Gana was made the national secretary. He envisioned and midwifed PDP to be a truly national party with members from across the nation. He was later appointed the first Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the party; a position he held with so much dignity and respect. Many would also recall that during the Second Republic, he was the founding Chairman of National Party of Nigeria (NPN) and the first Chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees. This is no doubt a testament of his character and disposition.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nExpectations were high that Ekwueme would lead the new formation to the election, but no sooner was the hope nurtured than it was dashed by mindless conspiracy. A group of retired military officers and a few politicians colluded to manipulate the party to sub-serve their purpose. At the famous Jos convention of the party, ex-Head of State, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, just released from Yola prison where he was held for holding contrary views to the Abacha junta, was foisted on the party as its flag bearer. Thus began the bastardization of the ideals for which the party was formed and the diminution of its chances of becoming the flagship political association it was intended by the founding fathers.  Sadly, the abuse has been unremitting and may inflict greater damage on the fortunes of the party during the February 2023 general elections.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIt is fair to argue that the current crisis, threatening to sink the party, has its root in the criminal violation of its principles of equity and fairness as enunciated by its founding fathers led by Ekwueme. The painful reality is that the PDP has as yet to pay regard to the principles of zoning whether in its elective offices or party positions. Even at the risk of losing a consequential election the party seems decided to carry on in error.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIt was a measure of Ekwueme’s patriotism, ingenious political skill and painstaking effort that he contrived the six geo-political zone structures as the basis for power-sharing arrangement in Nigeria. He had argued, during the 1995 Constitutional Conference, in favour of devolution of power to these zones as the only equitable, fair and just arrangement capable of reducing tension in Nigeria. Though the arrangement may have come under serious threat of collapse due to the greed of a few politicians, but the relative stability it brought to the polity over the last twenty years cannot be glossed over.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nA man of firm resolve with unwavering nationalist outlook, Ekwueme had huge political capital which the passage of time may never erode. Urbane and temperate, he was without the manners of a typical Nigerian politician and was never seen dipping his verbal arrow in flame. Even when he was wrongfully arrested and detained by the Major General Muhammadu Buhari junta and was later vindicated by Justice Sampson Uwaifo military tribunal, Ekwueme betrayed no anger. Rather he kept faith with Nigeria and contributed immensely to her overall development. Reinforcing this view, his boss and former civilian president of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Shagari said: “That was why in spite of the ordeals he went through in the hands of the military and the campaign of calumny against his person, his character remained impeccable and impeachable”. Ekwueme was mild of speech and of action, but firm and courageous. He was a man of ideas who knew how to put them into practice.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nHe should have been 90 years on October 21, 2022, but lost the battle to live five years ago. Born in Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, on October 21, 1932, he attended King’s College, Lagos. He studied Architecture and City Planning at the University of Washington, earning a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning and a Doctoral in Architecture from University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nA man of great learning and uncommon knowledge, he majored in diverse disciplines, obtaining degrees in Sociology, History, Philosophy, and Law from University of London. Only a brilliant, indeed a studious person like Ekwueme could attain his height in learning and remained self-effacing. His multi-disciplinary background often reflected in his robust views and seminal contributions. Some of these contributions can be found in one of his books, ‘Whither Nigeria:  Thoughts on Democracy, Politics and Constitution (1999-2000)’.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nLong before he joined politics and rose to become Nigeria’s Vice President between the period 1979 and 1983, he had a thriving career in architecture. He was easily one of Nigeria’s best and had some of the finest architectural designs that are dotting the country’s landscape. As a foremost indigenous architect and town planner, he headed the team that planned the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja even while serving as Nigeria’s Vice President. From the stable of the Ekwueme Associates, Architects and Town Planners, there are many landmark edifices like Universal Insurance Building, Enugu, United Christian College, Apapa, NNPC Administrative Building, Modotels range of hotels etc. He also had some impacts in the design of almost all the urban and town planning master plans of the old 19 states’ capitals at the onset of their creations.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nBefore his death in 2017, Ekwueme held the Grand Commander of Nigeria (GCON) honour and was well recognized within and outside Nigeria. Alex Ekwueme Federal University (AE-FUNAI) with student population of over ten thousand and staff strength of two thousand, three hundred, formerly Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo Ebonyi State, was renamed after him. Ekwueme was an outstanding Nigerian with unwavering interest in building bridges for a stronger and healthier nation. It is fortuitous that his landmark birthday of 90 is coming at uncertain political times to remind us of the path not taken. Remembering Ekwueme at 90 is a soft reminder to our politicians to rededicate themselves to the national ideals and ethos which defined his politics and public engagements.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nEjike Anyaduba\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAbatete','Alex Ekwueme would have been 90','','publish','open','open','','alex-ekwueme-would-have-been-90','','','2022-10-06 11:34:19','2022-10-06 11:34:19','',0,'https://arisenewsng.com/?p=4118',0,'post','',0),(4119,1,'2022-10-06 11:33:16','2022-10-06 11:33:16','','images (8)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-8-4','','','2022-10-06 11:33:16','2022-10-06 11:33:16','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/images-8.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4120,1,'2022-10-06 11:34:02','2022-10-06 11:34:02','','images (7)','','inherit','open','closed','','images-7-4','','','2022-10-06 11:34:02','2022-10-06 11:34:02','',0,'https://arisenews24.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/images-7.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0);
