Ebonyi : Court Sentences man to 10 years Imprisonment for Defiling 24 months old Girl
Nkechinyere Ewa-Okpara Wonders they say will never seize, a court sitting at Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, has sentenced a middle aged man, Okpani Amah, to ten years imprisonment for defiling a 24 months old girl in Owutu, Edda local government area of the state. The two year old girl is among the children living in…
admin2Premiere Academy Defamation Suit Against Activist LEMMY UGHEGBE Adjourned to November 12th
By Our Correspondent In continuation of the case of the Girl Child Keren Happuch Akpagher, who was raped and subsequently died, an Abuja High Court sitting in Kwali has adjourned the defamation suit filed by Premiere Academy against Child Rights Advocate, Dr. Lemmy Ughegbe, to November 12, 2024. The academy is seeking N500 million in…
UNICEF wants Stakeholders Support to hand Hygiene
Nkechinyere Ewa-Okpara United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called on all stakeholders to join hands to achieve universal hand hygiene. Maureen Zubie-Okolo officer in charge/ planning and monitoring specialist UNICEF Enugu field office made the call in Enugu Tuesday during a one day zonal press briefing marking the 2024 Global Handwashing Day. The briefing was…
Gov Mutfwang Commiserates with Dame Pauline Tallen and NNPC Boss Mele Kyari, on the demise of their Children
Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has extended his condolences to former Deputy Governor and ex-Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, on the loss of her son, Mr. Richard Adamu Tallen, who passed away after a brief illness. During a condolence visit to Dame Tallen’s residence in Abuja, Governor Mutfwang acknowledged the profound…
Ebonyi State Govt Hails Engr Eni Oko for Winning the Prestigious NLNG Nigeria Prize for Science.
By Sharon Akuboh The Ebonyi State was again under global surveillance as the State Government congratulated, Engr. Eni Oko, Ph.D, for his extraordinary feat in the field of sciences, which has earned him the highly coveted and prestigious NLNG Nigeria Prize for Science, 2024. This was contained in a Statement issued by the Commissioner Information…
Intl Day of Girl Child 2024 : 20 Girls get GTCO Scholarship
By Cynthia Batuta and Sharon Akuboh Worried by the rising number of out school girls in the Federal Capital Territory, and in a bid to uphold the theme for this year’s International Day of the Girl Child “Girls Vision for the Future” a non governmental organisation, Global Touch Charity Foundation, has awarded no fewer than…
NAWOJ joins the World, Mark Intl Day of the Girl-Child, Seek Stiffer Penalty for Rapists
“We Can Accelerate Progress Towards a Brighter Future for the Girl-Child – Aisha Ibrahim, NAWOJ National Chairperson says, as the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ Calls for Stiffer Penalties for Rapists. As the world commemorates the International Day of the Girl-Child, the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has joined the rest of the…
Hon Timothy Nwachi : We were Right in Supporting you, Says ODEF
A non governmental organisation, Odinma Ebonyi Foundation, ODEF says the steps so far taken, the path toed so far and the rescue programs so far initiated by the Chairman of Afikpo Local Government, Engr Chief Nwachi Timothy A. U has vindicated the organisation.“Yes, the step he has so far taken has vindicated us”, says the…