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Anambra Commences Recruitment of 1000 Teachers

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Anambra State Government has commenced the recruitment of teachers to boost teaching in various fields of learning. Governor Willie Obiano announced that the newly recruited teachers would be subjected to rigorous training to expose them to modern approach to teaching in line with global standards.

He explained that under the recruitment plan, 1,000 teachers would be engaged to handle various subjects. According to him no fewer than 500 teachers will be absorbed in secondary and 500 in primary schools.

Obiano announced this during inauguration of newly built Administrative Building of the Post Primary Schools Service Commission, PPSSC, Onitsha Zonal Office of the Ministry of Education, Onitsha.

The building was bankrolled by the Parent Teachers Association of the Senior Secondary School, Onitsha Zone.

Obiano added that his administration had commenced perimeter fencing of various technical schools in the state, saying the premises of the Onitsha Zonal Office would also benefit from fencing in accordance with United Nations standards.

Other amenities promised by Obiano include immediate re-roofing of the old buildings in the office, provision of high powered electricity generating set, landscaping, provision of borehole and reticulation of water.

“My administration will continue to invest in education as one of the driving forces to reposition the future of the youths.

“We will not relent in providing for the welfare of teachers in addition to improving standard of learning,’’ Obiano re-assured.

He, however, commended the selfless efforts of parents to support government in education, urging those in other zones to borrow a leaf.

Kate Omenugha, the commissioner for Education,  noted that support from parents were because of visible infrastructure improvement by the present administration.

According to her, Obiano has recorded tremendous landmark achievements.

Joy Ulasi, the chairman, PPSSC, explained that one of the dreams of Obiano administration was to promote effective learning in schools through quality assurance indices and maintenance of discipline among staff and students.

Uzo Eze, the zonal director of Education, Onitsha Zone, and Francis Udeoba, the chairman of the occasion, noted that Anambra stood high in education.

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Lady Dies After Friends Pushed Her Into Boiling Pot Of Fresh Pepper In Delta State

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A Nigerian man identified as Israel Joe, has revealed how his friend, Roseline, died after she was pushed into a boiling pot of fresh pepper and tomatoes by her two female friends in Sapele, Delta State.

Joe stated that Roseline, a caterer, went on a trip with her friends to Sapele for a catering job where the bitter ordeal occured.

She tragically passed away on Saturday, April 13 after spending two weeks at the hospital in a very horrible state.

In a Facebook post on Friday, Joe said that before her untimely death, Roseline confided in him about two of her friends who were treating her coldly.
And he has vowed to bring them to justice.

This is such a heartbreaking event.

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IPOB Declares May 30th As Sit-at-home Day Across The Southern East States To Honour Biafran Fallen Heroes

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The Indigenous People of Biafra has declared May 30, 2024, as a sit-at-home day across the South-East to celebrate Biafran soldiers.

The pro-Biafran group said that day is set aside annually to celebrate the men and women who died in the Biafran war between 1967 and 1970 and beyond and even until now.

This was made known in a press statement by the group’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, on Thursday, adding that every Biafran in the South-East is expected to sit at home and reflect on the war.

He cautioned South-East residents to avoid loitering about on this day, adding that those who intend to travel to and fro Biafra land must do so before the evening of May 29.

The IPOB statement also directed that all the residents of “Biafra Land” are to stay indoors from 6 am to 6 pm on May 30, 2024.

He also called on christians and traditionalists to pray to Chukwu okike abiama for the fallen heroes, And also for the independence of Biafra from Nigeria.

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Anambra State Government Arrests Man For Marrying Off His Underage Daughter

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The Anambra State Government has arrested one Uzochukwu Okoli, for marrying off his underaged daughter.

Okoli was apprehended after his daughter reported to the State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare about the alleged ill-treatment being meted out to her by her father and the man he forced her to marry.

The daughter, Chioma Okoli, who is currently 16 years old, said after the death of her mother, her father took her and her sister out of Edo state and brought them to Anambra.

She alleged that she was first forced to live with a 70-plus-year-old man at the age of 14 but after some time, she ran back to her father’s house before he finally gave her out to a 34-year-old Chinedu Nweke as husband.

Chioma who was in the company of her sister, explained that life with Chinedu has been a living hell because he allegedly beats her and sometimes pees in her mouth.

She said this act made her run away with their 9-month-old baby. Her father, Uzochukwu Okoli, on the other hand, claimed her daughter is 18 years old and, at some point, said she is 20 years old.

After he was handcuffed, Mr Okoli threatened to deal with the daughters if he made it out of prison. He also urged Chioma and her sister to pray he dies in prison because he would make life more miserable for them.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, Hon Ify Obinabo, has instructed that the case be charged to court so that the girl can get justice.

Both Mr Okoli and Chinedu Nweke were arrested and will be arraigned in court.

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