Maureen Ikpeama

Two Ukrainian ministers resign over alleged $100m kickback  

Two  Ukrainian ministers have resigned following  allegations of a $100 million kickback scheme involving Ukraine’s state nuclear operator. The minister of  energy,Svitlana Grynchuk,  and minister of Justice , German Galushchenko, offered their resignations on Wednesday, shortly after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said both should go over their alleged involvement in a corruption scandal in the country’s energy sector….

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Buratai fumes,asks Wike to apologise to Tinubu, Military over confrontation with Naval officer

Former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, other Nigerians have reacted to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike’s confrontation with a military officer, Sub-Lieutenant AM YERIMA, in Abuja on Tuesday, November 11, over a land dispute.  Wike confronted  Yerima, son of Brigadier General MM YERIMA Rtd, over an alleged land-grabbing incident at the Gaduwa District…

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Oji-River L.G. awards scholarship to 47 students of College of Health Technology

Chairman of Oji River Local Government Area, Greg Anyaegbudike, says his administration has awarded scholarship to 47 students of Enugu State College of Health Technology, Oji River He told newsmen on Wednesday at the council’s secretariat in Oji River that the beneficiaries of the scholarship were indigenes of the council area. Anyaegbudike said the beneficiaries…

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UK warns citizens against travelling to some states in Nigeria

United Kingdom (UK) government has issued a travel advisory to  its citizens , warned against travelling to some states in Nigeria , giving  high threat of terrorism, kidnapping, political violence, and street crime as reasons. In the advisory published on its website on 21 October, the Country’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said terrorism is widespread,…

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Gov Mbah, WHO, task Enugu council Chairmen, Deputies on Polio eradication, PHC devp.

Following the agreement made by the Nigerian Governors’ forum in Abuja to operationalize eradication of polio and Primary HealthCare Development in the country, Enugu State Government ,Friday, sensitized the 17 Local Government chairmen in the state and their Deputies on Abuja commitments , urging them to support the health programs of the State Government. The…

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Gov Mbah urges Local Govt chairmen to support UHC,reduces maternal mortality by 400%

Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah has reaffirmed the determination of his administration to improving healthcare delivery and eliminating poverty in the state, explaining that economic growth of the state would be achieved only if the workforce is healthy . He spoke on Saturday during his supervisory visit to the type 11 Primary Healthcare Centre,…

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Diphtheria outbreak: UNICEF urges regular screening of passages at Sam Mbakwe I11Ip2 Int’l airport 

As part of it’s emergency response measures to curb  the spread of diphtheria in the state, the United Nations Children’s Fund ( UNICEF)has called for regular medical screening of arriving passengers at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, mo State capital. The call  follows the recent outbreak of diphtheria ( deadly bacterial infection) in…

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