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Rotary Club Ikenegbu Commissions Health Centre At Okwelle

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7 months ago

June 18, 2020

Rotary Club in partnership with the Latter Days Saints has commissioned Okwelle I Primary Health care Centre buildings in Onuimo LGA of Imo state renovated and fully equipped with the state of the art facilities.

The official opening of the blocks took place on Saturday and attracted the presence of the Traditional Ruler of Okwelle Ancient Kingdom, His Royal Highness Eze Iheji, Ekweariri II, the Interim Management Committee chairman of Onuimo LGA, Hon. Charles Ijezie represented by the DAGS, Chidi Okere as well as the Executive Secretary of Imo state Primary Health Care, Perry Njoku.

In his opening remarks, the President of Ikenegbu chapter of the club, RTN Tochi Richards said that Rotary Club has come a long way and is gradually extending humanitarian services to all parts of the country.

According to him, the newly commissioned buildings were the second in the state undertaken by the Club after the one in Atta community built a couple of years back.

“When we came, we met totally dilapidated blocks which were worse than a piggery site. The place was overgrown with grasses and there was no toilet facility and running water. It was horrible.

“No one could have imagined saving a life in such a deplorable condition. We took it upon ourselves. God so kind, the Latter Days Saints being a backbone to this noble project, we were able to arrive at this.

“The Centre is well equipped and upgraded. You can now see that people are trooping in for medical attention. Our club has contacted the member representing Onuimo state constituency in Imo House of Assembly, Hon. Paul Emeziem and he has promised to sink a water borehole here within two weeks.

“This is part of our services to God and humanity. We help the government in building the nation. Rotary club is a non political, non-partisan and non-religious group. The door is also open for intending members

“We thank all of you who in one way or the other contributed to the success of this project and we urge the management to leverage on the opportunity to better a lot of the people,” he concluded.

Cutting the ribbon, the District Governor-elect in charge of Southeast states, RTN Ndukwe Chukwu prayed for God’s continued blessings and more noble projects.

In his contribution, the Interim Management Committee chairman of Onuimo, Hon. Charles Ijezie ably represented by the LGA DAGS, RTN Chidi Okere pledged the council’s unalloyed support for the club, urging it to keep on the tempo.

He expressed delight that the people of Okwelle especially the pregnant woman will no longer be travelling far to getting medical treatment, promising to provide adequate security to protect the workers.

The highpoint of the event was the distribution of drugs provided by the club to the people and an award of honour on the representative of Latter Days Saints, Bishop Eze Igwe.

Other people spotted by our reporter were the President General of Okwelle Community, Chief Uzodike, the HOD of Onuimo LGA, Dr Odimegwu, Dr Mrs. Chika Ogwudire, RTN Kelechi Anyanwu, RTN Okoroji, Mrs Osueke who is the Chief Nursing Officer of the centre among others.

Celebrity

Didier Drogba, African Football Legend Divorces Wife

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8 hours ago

January 15, 2021

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The legend of Chelsea and Cote d’Ivoire, Didier Drogba, revealed that his ten-year marriage to his Malian wife, Lalla Diakate, is over… after appearing with a mystery woman in an intimate video in bed. In the late 1990s in Paris, Drogba, 42, met Diakate and they married in 2011.

As he sought to protect his loved ones from the limelight, he had previously kept a quiet private life. But after saucy pictures of him and an unknown woman set tongues wagging, he was coerced into making a statement confirming his relationship with Diakate was over. On social media, the images and clips soon went viral. And they revealed the bare-cheeled Blues idol in bed with a young woman who was almost naked.

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He wrote on his Instagram handle, “I’m not in the habit of discussing my private life. “But, because of speculation in the media today, I can confirm that sadly, after 20 years together, Lalla and I took the difficult decision to separate last year. “We remain very close, and our main priorities have been to protect our children and our family’s private life. “May God bless you.”

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55-year-old man arrested for allegedly raping seven teenagers in Jos

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1 day ago

January 14, 2021

Chima Godswill

The police in Plateau state have arrested a 55-year-old man, Abdulhamid Sale, pictured above for allegedly raping seven teenagers in Bukuru community of Jos South local government area.

A youth leader in the community, Aliyu Hassan, said the suspect was arrested after one of the mothers of his victim reported the matter to members of the vigilante group in the community.

“The arrest of the suspect came after a report by a mother to one of the victims to the vigilante group in the area that she saw her daughter with a phone and felt that something was wrong.
After a thorough investigation, we found out that the phone was given to the girl by the said Abdulhamid Sale, and further checks revealed that he raped seven girls, mostly 13 years old in Kugiya area of Bukuru, who are mostly hawkers, by luring them with as little as 50 Naira, and small Tecno Phones”Aliyu said

Confirming the arrest, the spokesperson of the state police command, ASP Gabriel Ubah, said the suspect is in the custody of the police and would be charged to court as soon as investigation into the matter is concluded.

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#EndSARS: Court stops prosecution of Pastor Sam Adeyemi, Davido, and others

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1 day ago

January 14, 2021

Chima Godswill

A High Court in the Federal Capital Territory has stopped the prosecution of Pastor Sam Adeyemi of Daystar Christian Centre, Burna Boy, Davido, Falz, activist Deji Adeyanju and others over the #EndSARS protest.

The High Court ordered a Magistrate court to immediately stop proceedings and stay action against 50 persons who supported the #EndSARS protests, following a criminal complaint filed by lawyer Kenechuhwu Okeke.

Okeke in his suit alleged that during the riot, properties were destroyed and the defendants who promoted the #EndSARS protests must be held responsible for it and also brought to justice.

Justice Bello Kawu who delivered a judgment on the application filed by Activist Deji Adeyanju (one of the defendants) for a judicial review of the substantive matter before the magistrate, said;

“An order of this honourable court granting leave to the application to issue and serve on the defendant an application for judicial review against the proceedings/direct criminal complaint of Hon. Omolola Tolulope Akindele sitting at Chief Magistrate Court II, Wuse Zone 6 in the suit of Kenechukwu Okeke Vs Deji Adeyanju and 49 others in suit No. CR/49/2020.
“An order of this honourable court, that on the grant of the above orders herein, serve as stay of all proceedings on the direct criminal complaint Omolola Tolulope Akindele sitting at Chief Magistrate Court II, Wuse Zone 6 in the suit of Kenechukwu Okeke Vs Deji Adeyanju and 49 others in suit no. CR/49/2020.
“An order of this honourable court, that on the grant of the above orders herein, same order as granted by the honourable court shall restrain the Nigeria Police Force, 2nd and 3rd defendants from taking any further steps, arresting and or taking any unconstitutional/illegal steps in the form of any guise as it concerns the subject matters whatsoever before this court herein as it concerns all parties in the proceedings.”