The Diocese of Nnewi Anglican Communion has kicked of the building of a three storey Hostel building and another three storey classroom building for its Diocesan Hospital School of Health Technology located at Otolo Nnewi, Anambra State. The two projects are being set up as part of the 85 year Anniversary of the Nnewi Diocesan Hospital Sapphire coming up this year, and to further enhance the Anambra state government’s thrust on better health care delivery.

National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons has raised the alarm that many Nigerian victims of human trafficking forcefully lose some of their important organs including kidneys and hearts to human trafficking abroad.

ABAKALIKI—A Non- Governmental Organization, Chinedu Ogah Foundation, COF weekend, said it has empowered 128 youths across the 13 local government areas of the state, as well as given 520 jobs to Ebonyi youths at the federal level as well as trained 620 on Skill Acquisition in different spheres of human endeavour. The NGO also distributed welfare packages such as wrappers to widows in the 20 wards of Ikwo LGA of the State even as it gave an undisclosed amount of cash and gift items to hospitals, nursing mothers and the less privileged in the State.

FORMER Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governor’s Forum, Mr. Osaro Onaiwu has picked the governorship ticket of the All Progress Grand Alliance APGA.

The District overseer of Foursquare Gospel Church, Iba, Rev Dan Olumefun, has urged Nigerians to shun violence and indiscriminate killing in any parts of the country.

Ekiti-As against the denials of Governor Ayodele Fayose that he never got any money from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Secretary in Ekiti State, Dr. Temitope Aluko has revealed that the governor’s election was indeed funded with cash from Dasuki’s office, some oil contractors and that Fayose threatened former President Goodluck Jonathan that he must deliver so that Jonathan will win in Southwest.

lagos—Yesterday’s public holiday was ruined for some residents of Matori as property worth millions of Naira was destroyed when fire gutted a warehouse containing petrochemicals.

THE tradition of primogeniture entails the total non-negotiable handing over of power of attorney over properties, titles, positions, etc to the eldest son. This is a very common practice all over the world. The eldest son and not the eldest daughter is looked upon as the pretender to the throne. And as soon as the king dies he is crowned as the next king. He is always regarded as the king in waiting.

NATIONAL Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has announced plans to sponsor 111 Post Graduate students under its newly expanded scholarship scheme.

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Chief Francis Inegbeneki has insisted that in the interest of fairness and equity that the deputy governorship position should be zoned to Edo Central Senatorial Zone of the state.