MDCAN COOUTH hails Tinubu for intervening in UNIZIK VCship crisis

By Joe Chukindi 

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has hailed President Bola Tinubu for intervening in the crisis in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.

President Tinubu had on Wednesday ordered the Minister of Education to dissolve the governing council of the institution and also remove its recently installed Vice Chancellor, Prof Benard Odoh and the registrar.

This is coming three days into a warning strike declared by the national body of the association to protest the exclusion of their members from contesting the position of Vice Chancellor.

The chairman of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital branch of the association, Dr Amaechi Nwachukwu PhD who spoke to journalists praised Tinubu for harkening to the cry of the association.

President Tinubu dissolves UNIZIK Governing Council, Sacks New VC, Registrar

President Bola Tinubu has approved the dissolution of the governing council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, Anambra state.

A statement by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said Tinubu also approved the removal of Bernard Odoh, the new vice chancellor, and Rosemary Ifoema Nwokike, the registrar.

APC victory in Ondo is not a surprise – Eneukwu

Chief Emma Eneukwu, Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the party’s victory in Ondo is not a surprise but was earned through hard work prior to the election.

It would be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared incumbent Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa (APC) winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State.

Governor Mbah Hails Enugu-born Chidimma on Emerging 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe Mexico 2024

 

Governor Peter Mbah has congratulated Enugu State-born Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Onwe Adetshina, on her emergence as the first runner up at the Miss Universe 2024 Pageant in Mexico, saying she had demonstrated the perseverance and courage for which the people of the state were known.

Mbah, who had earlier received Miss Onwe Adetshina in October and appointed her the state’s brand ambassador also thanked Nigerians and the world for rallying behind her in her chequered journey to the pageant.

Enugu Candidates to Represent Nigeria at World Schools Debate Championship in Panama

 

The President’s School Debate, Nigeria, PSDN, has recommended the Enugu State Debate Team to represent the country at the World Schools Debate Championship, WSDC, holding in Panama in July 2025.

Conveying the nomination to the governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, the Chairman of the National Advisory Board, of Presidential Schools Debate, Nigeria, PSDN, Usman Muhammad, said the development was sequel to Team Enugu’s impressive outing at the last debate for secondary schools where they emerged the overall best.

Nnaji Sets Up Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Institute in Nigeria, Canvasses Higher Status for 100-year Bigard Seminary

 

Nigeria will soon have an institute dedicated to studying robotics and artificial intelligence, thanks to a team of scientists and engineers led by Professor Bart Nnaji, founder and chairman of the Geometric Power Group.

NNL Qualification: Gamechanger FC Academy Boss, Obi applauds Soludo, calls for more Investments in Sports

Kenechukwu Ofomah

Awka 

A key grassroots sports investor in Anambra State and Chairman, Gamechanger FC Academy, Surveyor Obi Emeka Chukwudi has described Anambra’s appearance at the Nigeria National League after over two decades, as a major achievement for youth and sports development in the state.

Obi made the remarks when he paid a visit to the Chairman of the Anambra State Sports Commission, Patrick Estate Onyedum in his office in Awka.

Operationalize Onitsha River Port to boost Anambra’s IGR, Ex-banker, Onyemelukwe urges Soludo

 

Anambra State Government has been told to intensify efforts at attracting private investors to operationalize the Onitsha River Port, as a means of opening new streams of revenue for the state.

Chief Kanayochukwu Okoye (Ichie Omekannia) Remains Our Choice, Umuojians Insist, Warn Mischief Makers, Hirelings As Umuoji Patriotic Citizens Roars

 

Following series of attempts by faceless individuals and impersonators to cast aspersions on the person of Chief Kanayochukwu Okoye (Ichie Omekannia N'Okodu); CEO JUKOK Company Limited using an unknown social blog , a registered group under the aegis of Umuoji Patriotic Citizens has come to the defence of their illustrious member and a philanthropist per excellence of Umuoji kingdom who has positively impacted on the lives of thousands of Umuoji indigenes.

Igweship Tussle: Umuoji Patriotic Citizens Group Replies Haters of Chief Kanayochukwu Okoye, Denies Knowledge Of Any Group Called Umuoji Patriots, Says They Are Non-Existent, Insists Ichie Omekannia Remains The People's Choice

..Calls Them Faceless Jobbers, Describes The Online Publication As False, Malicious, Laughable

Following an attempt by faceless individuals and impersonators to cast aspersions on the person of Chief Kanayochukwu Okoye (Ichie Omekannia N'Okodu), CEO, Jukok Company Limited, using an unknown social media blog, a group under the aegis of Umuoji Patriotic Citizens (U.P.C), has come to the defence of their illustrious member and priceless asset.

  According to the group,  Jukok Construction Boss, Chief Kanayochukwu Okoye, Ichie Omekannia, remained the people's choice, even as they called those behind the hatchet job as faceless jobbers, describing the online publication as false, malicious, laughable