Appoint new judges for Anambra - Registrar

By Abuchi Onwumelu, Awka  

The Chief Registrar of the Anambra Judiciary, Mrs Doris Ezeani has appealed to the National Judicial Council (NJC) and the state government to appoint more judges for the state.

Ezeani, who made the call in an interview with newsmen in Awka on Wednesday, said that the state judges were over labored with cases.

EDV: Nurse Who Had Contact With Liberian Victim Leaves Quarantine, Makes Contact With 20 In Enugu

A nurse who had close contact with a Liberian Ebola patient skipped quarantine in Lagos and went to her home in the eastern city of Enugu, where she made contact with 20 other people, the government said on Wednesday.Information Minister Labaran Maku said the nurse, herself a suspected case, and her 20 contacts were all under surveillance in Enugu.
Reuters says the latest development brought the total number being watched in Nigeria to 189.

EVD: Why Patrick Sawyer travelled to Nigeria – Wife

The widow of late Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian who brought Ebola into Nigeria, has defended her husband’s decision to travel to Africa’s most populous country, saying he did so in desperate search for a country with better healthcare system than his own country.

Lecturer shoots student for hugging his girlfriend in Delta

A senior lecturer in the department of Chemistry, College of Education, Agbor, Delta State has been arrested by security agents, for allegedly gunning down a male student for hugging his girl friend. It was gathered that the lecturer fled from the scene after he shot the student at a close range during a party in a bar at Alihami Community.

Honourable Tony One-Week Set For A Show Down With PHCN Nkpor

A petition has been submitted to the State House of the Assembly by the Land Lord Association of the Amafor West, Nkpor Agu, for what they call illegal extortion of money by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, Enugu Distribution, Onitsha Business Unit.

Liberia Set to receive Zmapp drug to treat Ebola virus----WHO

The Spanish priest who was infected with Ebola in Liberia is dead while Liberia will receive an untested experimental drug, Zmapp, to treat people infected with Ebola, the Liberian government says. The move came after a request to the US from Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the government said. The news came as medical ethics specialists met in Geneva to explore the use of such new treatments...

APGA Solidarity Movement Blasts Honourable Ekwunife For Defecting To PDP

A Political Group, APGA Solidarity Movement (ASM), yesterday blasts the lawmaker representing  Anaocha/ Dunukofia/ Njikoka Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Uche Ekwunife, who last week defected from the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Ndigbo Deserve Reparations For Civil War – Archbishop Anikwenwa

Archbishop Maxwell Anikwenwa wielded enormous powers in the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) before he stepped aside some years back. At a point in history he was holding three prominent positions in the Anglican Communion simultaneously as Dean of the Church of Nigeria, Archbishop of the Niger Province and Bishop of Awka diocese. He makes a case for reparations for Ndigbo in this interview brought to you by odogwuemekaodogwu.com 

Who Says I Must Marry Before Having a Child - Grace Amah

For Grace Amah, it is different strokes for different folks. A few years ago, it was announced that the Nollywood actress welcomed a baby boy. She kept the identity of her son’s father a mystery and that made the media zoom in on her personal life. In an interview with Encomium Weekly, she talks about her son, being away from the movie scene and why she is unperturbed by the critics who find it unideal that she has a child without a ring on her finger...

My Acting Role is My Priority

Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie in a recent interview taks about her journey to success and what she had to go through to achieve the success she’s enjoying now.The talented Mercy Johnson who has since become one of the most sought after and highest paid actresses in Nollwood said its hard work and you never just stop working.She said: