DYMISTYFYING SICKLE CELL CHALLENGES IN ANAMBRA STATE &…AISHA MAUREEN EDWARD, A ROLE MODEL

Sickle  cell anemia the grim reaper and life terminator on its victims has been a strange bed fellow in the lives of innocent child by share ignorance of parents and in some cases from stupid love romance(s) that shoots out the tummy and subsequent child birth. This scourge as deadly as it is, is yet to be expunged nor eliminated even in this 21st century. Good enough it is gratifying to note that some breakthroughs has been made in finding a cure  to the disease; vis- the bone marrow and the stem cells transplant, coupled with some preventive palliative  drugs to cushion up.

Media Icon Advocates Professionalism In Online Information Dissemination

A media icon, Chief  Uche Nworah, Managing Director of Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS)  has charged online publishers to cultivate the habit of constructive use of the internet to better their society.
Outlined the rich benefits in the online services, if well harness to the growth of human and natural resources.
He, gave the charge while addressing a group of Anambra Online Publishers (AOP) who paid him a courtesy visit at his Awka office, stressed the need that young people should explore the internet to shape the opinion of the society and bring information to the attention of people.

Obiano Gives Cash Compensations To Fulani Herdsmen Traders With Umumbo Farmers To Settle Their Dispute

                                                                 BY JAMES EZE
As the nation continues to grapple with the growing menace of Fulani cattle herders, the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano may have set a worthy example with Wednesday’s exchange of monetary compensations between Fulani herdsmen and the people of Umumbo, an agrarian community in Ayamelum Local Government Area of the state for losses incurred by both parties during a recent conflict.

NIPOST PARTNERS BENUWATTS TO BOOST NASCENT TARPAULIN FISH FARMING

            

                                                         Okoye Somtochukwu,
                                                                   From Awka
With relative ease, more Nigerian adults and families, including the urban dwellers, can now start up fish farms in order to earn alternative income from the highly lucrative business of fish farming.
Thanks to the partnership between the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) and Benuwatts Company Limited to promote modern fish farming through an innovative system that uses mobile fish ponds made from reinforced tarpaulin – instead of concrete structures that have been generally expensive and less efficient.
This was disclosed at the NIPOST Territorial Headquarters in Awka during a courtesy visit on the NIPOST Management led by the Regional Sales Representative of Benuwatts, Ms. Uche Igboanugo.

Youth Political Participation in Nigeria: Challenges, Prospects and Next Steps--Photos

A Discussion Paper prepared by Ifeanyi Aniagoh, the Senior Special Assistant to Gov Willie Obiano of Anambra State on Social Media, for the National Colloquium on State of Governance in Nigeria held at Kanem Suites, Abuja on Wednesday, May 25, 2016.
Resting on the already established protocol, I wish to commence by expressing how happy I am that we are discussing Youth Political Participation in our dear nation at this time... a critical era in our nationhood!

Your action tantamounts to corruption, Reps chide Dalung

TO what extent will Youth and Sports Minister Solomon Dalung continue to back Chris Giwa’s moves to take over the Nigeria Football Federation even at the expense of growth of Nigerian football? Solomon Dalung While world football governing body, FIFA, the highest sports arbitration body in the world , Court of Arbitration for Sports, CAS, and all men of goodwill have continued to recognise the Amaju Pinnick-led Nigeria Football Federation as properly elected and therefore the authentic football authorities in Nigeria, the Minister  has continued to be on the other side, fueling the leadership problem in the football house. This was how Nigerian lawmakers saw Dalung and clearly said so in their interactive session in Abuja. The Minister drew their irk by continuously

Buhari’s one year ‘a colossal waste’ — Fayose

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described the increment in the pump price of petrol as one of the gifts of President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigerians to celebrate his one year in office, describing the president’s one year in office as “a colossal waste”.

In a statement titled; “Petrol Price Increment as Buhari’s 1st Year Anniversary Gift to Nigerians” which he personally signed, the governor said the Federal Government was indirectly collecting N58.50 naira tax from suffering Nigerians on each litre of petrol they buy.”
The statement reads; “Despite his electoral promise to reduce petrol pump price from the N87 per litre that he met it, President Muhammadu Buhari increased the price to N145! With this increment, Buhari has further impoverished Nigerians.

Onazi, Ideye leave for France

Lazio midfielder  Ogenyi Onazi and  Greece-based Brown Ideye top the list of the players who departed the country on Tuesday for France ahead of the Super Eagles’ friendly game against Mali on Friday.  Others are goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Monaco defender  Elderson Echiejile, Musa Muhammed, Abdullahi Shehu, Kingsley Madu,  Etebo Oghenekaro and  Aminu Umar.

Mikel shares adorable photo of twin

With the season over and the coming of a new manager at Chelsea, John Mikel Obi, the captain of the Super Eagles, is helping his girlfriend and mother of his twins,  Olga Diyachenko with the babies. Mikel recently shared a photo of himself playing with one of the twins. Mikel became the father of the twins, Mia and Ara in September, 2015.

It’s 30th title for Messi

Barcelona on Sunday clinched a La Liga and Copa del Rey double for the second successive season on what turned out to be yet another landmark night for Lionel Messi.

The Argentina international was in inspired form against Sevilla at the Vicente Calderon, setting up goals for Jordi Alba and Neymar in extra time as Barca ended their domestic campaign with a record 28th King’s Cup triumph.