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ANSMEDIA:Mission is doing well in Anambra |
Anambra/ Delta State Commissioners of Police, John Abang and Hafiz Muhammad Visit Headbridge Onitsha To Enforce Check Boundary Closure Compliance By Joseph Egbeocha (ABS NEWS) Anambra and Delta States Commissioners of Police, John Abang and Hafiz Muhammad, in company of officers of the Commands, today, Monday, 11th May, 2020 visited Headbridge, Onitsha, to decongest the bridge, ensure free movement of only essential goods and services, as well as enforce strict compliance with the ban on movement across State boundaries, which the two State Governments directed, as part of measures to contain the spread of the Coronavirus. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1619737304849889&id=200902653400035
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On this day in 1981, the king of reggae Robert Nester Marley passed on. Lalasticlala
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Kudos to the agile and vigilant boundary closure monitoring task force comprising Anambra state political appointees and security agencies. They intercepted this vehicle in the early hours of Saturday, 9th of May, 2020 at Onitsha Bridgehead carrying some passengers disguised as members of the press. This is in violation of the Federal government of Nigeria 8pm to 6am curfew, and the state government’s boundary closure order. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REsyN8GVSSc |
Kudos to the agile and vigilant boundary closure monitoring task force comprising Anambra state political appointees and security agencies. They intercepted this vehicle in the early hours of Saturday, 9th of May, 2020 at Onitsha Bridgehead carrying some passengers disguised as members of the press. This is in violation of the Federal government of Nigeria 8pm to 6am curfew, and the state government’s boundary closure order. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REsyN8GVSSc |
Arrewa:This is the clean Upper Iweka during and after lockdown. So who is lying?
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Arrewa: This pic of yours is more than 10yrs. See the current outlook.
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Arrewa: This is not a dick measuring thread. Besides all those places you mentioned are even more beautiful than what I posted. My pictures are centred on where I boarded bus. Please leave now. Thank you |
TundeBricklayer:Ok. I thought as much |
Though most car parks and public places in and around Upper Iweka are still empty
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Following the partial lockdown of activities in Anambra, I decided to stroll out to Upper-Iweka to board a bus to Awka. There's high level WHO compliance, most people I saw on my way out were mostly wearing their face masks. Anambra borders are closed to outsiders from entering the state. So it means that all these vehicles are only moving within and around Anambra. Worthy of note, aside God Almighty, Anambra is almost self sufficient, the state produces basically most of the things it needs. Products like- pharmaceutical, agricultural, packaged agro foods, polished milled rice, beverages, main market, automobile manufacturing accessories, etc. So there is hardly anything that we use in Anambra that we import from any state in Nigeria, rather other states are struggling to pass through our borders to buy commodities for their use in their states. Anambra is truly the light of nation. #Anambrabordersremainclosed
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Governor Obiano Inspects Launch Of Beam At Mmiata-Nzam Road By Ejike Abana (ABS Government House Correspondent) Earthwork on the 11 kilometers Mmiata-Nzam road in Anambra West local government area and launch of beam on the bridge is ongoing despite the COVID-19 pandemic and will be completed in four weeks time. The assurance was given to Governor Willie Obiano by the contractor handling the project, when the Governor inspected launch of the last beam on the one hundred and twenty meters long bridge. The bridge has six spans, while earthwork has been done on eight kilometers of the road. The remaining three kilometers leads to Nzam. According to the Governor who said that the community which is agrarian, stressed that he is resolute about completing the road, so that food produce from Nzam can be effectively evacuated into Anambra markets.
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Pictures continuation
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Governor Obiano Inspects Launch Of Beam At Mmiata-Nzam Road By Ejike Abana (ABS Government House Correspondent) Earthwork on the 11 kilometers Mmiata-Nzam road in Anambra West local government area and launch of beam on the bridge is ongoing despite the COVID-19 pandemic and will be completed in four weeks time. The assurance was given to Governor Willie Obiano by the contractor handling the project, when the Governor inspected launch of the last beam on the one hundred and twenty meters long bridge. The bridge has six spans, while earthwork has been done on eight kilometers of the road. The remaining three kilometers leads to Nzam. According to the Governor who said that the community which is agrarian, stressed that he is resolute about completing the road, so that food produce from Nzam can be effectively evacuated into Anambra markets. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1607346829422270&id=200902653400035
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Anglican diocese on the Niger(Onitsha)
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It was a mixed feeling today as the Bishop on the Niger - Anglican Communion, Rt. Rev. Dr Owen Nwokolo reached out to five thousand families with #30million worth of food items in the Diocese who are experiencing hardship as a result of the total lockdown order by both Federal and State Governments. Bishop Nwokolo who unveiled this earlier today in the Bishopscourt, reiterated that the lockdown order has impacted negatively on most families. He charged churches and well-to-do individuals to extent kind gesture to vulnerable families around them. Speaking shortly after the presentation, the most senior Archdeacon in the Diocese On The Niger Ven Obi Ubaka, the Archdeacon of Onitsha Main Archdeaconry thanked the Bishop On The Niger for the kind gesture, pledging that the Priests would ensure that the targeted families are reached. He prayed God Almighty to bless the Diocese On The Niger.
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AmericanQuarter:
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Anglican diocese on the Niger(Onitsha)
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It was a mixed feeling today as the Bishop on the Niger - Anglican Communion, Rt. Rev. Dr Owen Nwokolo reached out to five thousand families with #30million worth of food items in the Diocese who are experiencing hardship as a result of the total lockdown order by both Federal and State Governments. Bishop Nwokolo who unveiled this earlier today in the Bishopscourt, reiterated that the lockdown order has impacted negatively on most families. He charged churches and well-to-do individuals to extent kind gesture to vulnerable families around them. Speaking shortly after the presentation, the most senior Archdeacon in the Diocese On The Niger Ven Obi Ubaka, the Archdeacon of Onitsha Main Archdeaconry thanked the Bishop On The Niger for the kind gesture, pledging that the Priests would ensure that the targeted families are reached. He prayed God Almighty to bless the Diocese On The Niger. https://www.facebook.com/107449870890748/posts/130924705209931/
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COVID-19 Response: Anambra State Government Releases 54 Prisoners By Ejike Abana (ABS Government House Correspondent) Anambra State government has announced the release of fifty four prisoners across the correctional centers in the State. Governor Willie Obiano made the pronouncement during a Statewide broadcast at his Country home, Aguleri, where he added that the lockdown is still in place across the State, stressing that the move is to decongest the correctional facilities. According to the Governor who announced that the index case is responding to treatment and has tested negative, awaiting a second confirmation test, Governor Obiano said that thirty nine people have been tracked, out of which five are in the protection centers, while others are quarantined in their respective homes, saying that six samples taken returned negative. On the Nkpor skirmishes, Governor said that the State will pay the medical expenses of the injured as well as undertake the burial expenses of the deceased, calling on citizens to adhere to all directives against the pandemic, even as he asked security operatives to always uphold high professional standards. Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), among others were present during the broadcast, and praised the efforts of the state government in containing the pandemic. He said he was in the state to inspect the laboratory facilities at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Amaka-Awka with a view to certifying it as Covid-19 testing centre.
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A Special Broadcast on Covid-19 by the Governor of Anambra State, His Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano on Saturday April 18, 2020 to Update Ndi Anambra on Contact Tracing and Progress of the Index Case. Ndi Anambra ekenem unu. One week ago, I announced to you that our dear state had recorded an Index-Case of the Covid-19 pandemic that has forced the world to a standstill in the past few months. I assured you that my Team and I had made the necessary arrangements to give Ndi Anambra a fighting chance against the pandemic. Today, I am delighted to announce that the report reaching me from the Protective Care Center indicates that our Index Case is responding very well to treatment. In fact, the first post treatment result from the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) returned Negative for SARS-CoV 2. However, following the standards which have been rigorously applied by NCDC since the outbreak of the pandemic in Nigeria, he will go for a second round of test before he can be conclusively declared negative. We shall continue to remember him in our prayers as he fights his way back from this illness. Update on Contact Tracing: As I assured in my last broadcast, our medical team has successfully tracked 39 people who had direct contact with the Index Case. Out of this number, 5 are in our Protective Care Center while the rest are quarantined at home. The people in our Protective Care Center are stable and have shown no symptoms of the virus so far. Similarly, the people in Home Quarantine are being closely monitored in strict compliance with the WHO guidelines on Covid-19 containment. Meanwhile, 6 people out of the 39 contacts have tested negative for Coronavirus. These are people who met directly with the Index Case 14 days ago. Ndi Anambra, this is something to be cheerful about. Similarly, out of 20 samples tested for the virus from Anambra State so far, only the Index Case returned Positive. The rest are negative. Ndi Anambra, this result gives us enough elbowroom to fight this monster by adhering to the principles of Social Distancing, maintaining a thorough personal hygiene and obeying government directives and policies on the Covid-19 pandemic. I have no doubt that if we keep the rules, we shall be in good position to kick Covid-19 out of our dear state. Anambra State Covid-19 Law: I am delighted to announce the Anambra State House of Assembly has successfully passed the Anambra State Covid-19 Law which has been accented to by the Governor. Flattening the Curve on the Pandemic: Umu nnem, I want to thank you all for taking the inconvenience created by the Covid-19 pandemic with calm dignity and complying with government directives in the past one week. I wish to assure you that if we raise our level of compliance a little higher for the remaining week of this lock down and ensure that there is no new case of the virus among us, we shall review the continued lock down of our beloved state. So, I urge you to keep your heads up and don’t relax your defence just yet. Ndi Anambra, experience has shown that the best defence against Covid-19 is eternal vigilance. The virus has a tendency to surprise people who lose concentration; and once it is allowed a room to flourish, it occupies space in full. Ndi Anambra, we cannot afford to lose concentration against Coronavirus. For this reason, we wish to re-strengthen the following measures we have adopted against it - 1. All boundaries with neighbouring states remain closed. Only vehicles conveying essential commodities and supplies are allowed to enter Anambra State after a proper check and confirmation by Security Agents. 2. All inter-city/inter-community movements in the State (e.g Awka-Onitsha, Onitsha-Nnewi, Ozubulu-Ihiala etc) remain suspended. Ndi Anambra are strongly advised to stay where they are until the lock-down is over. For example, those in Awka should remain in Awka, those in Aguleri should remain in Aguleri, people in Nnewi should remain in Nnewi except when the movement is extremely necessary. 3. All motor parks in the State remain closed. 4. Food markets in Anambra State are to open only on Tuesdays and Fridays. Traders and customers in these markets must always maintain the principles of Social Distancing during the transaction process. 5. The wholesale medical drug market (Ndi Ogbo Ogwu) in Onitsha is permitted to open only on Tuesdays and Fridays. Please note that any stores/shops located in the markets not dealing on food items or medical drugs remain closed. The security agents have been directed to ensure a rigorous enforcement. 6. Commercial banks in Anambra State are encouraged to maintain skeletal services especially on market days. 7. All farmers in Anambra State are directed to return to their farms with immediate effect. This is to allow them participate fully in the current planting season. I also wish to urge Ndi Anambra to return to the farms because that is the only way we can fend the impending hunger that Covid-19 has created. 8. Ndi Anambra are encouraged to wear face masks whenever they step out of their homes for any reason, wash their hands regularly with soap for at least 20 seconds each time, use alcohol-based hand sanitizers, cough/sneeze into folded elbows and practice Social Distancing at all times. 9. People on essential services e.g. Health workers, journalists, and factory workers producing essential commodities are not affected by this lockdown. Security agents enforcing the lockdown order should take note of this. 10. Ndi Anambra are advised to contact the Anambra State Public Health Emergency Operation Center immediately (PHEOC) once they feel unwell. The PHEOC numbers are 08030953771, 08145434416, 08117567363, 08058967320. Ensuring our Food Supply after Covid-19: Ndi Anambra, Covid-19 has forced the world to prioritize its needs. In Anambra State, we are seriously looking at the effect of the pandemic on food supply while it lasts and in the near future. Consequently, we have come up with a short term plan that will ensure that food supply is not adversely affected in the state after Covid-19. To achieve this, we have taken the following steps: 1. Secured 3000 hectares of arable land in the agricultural belt of the state for large scale farming during this planting season. This initiative is expected to take over 2000 youths off the labour market. 2. Ordered the purchase of 7 Tractors to be deployed in the cultivation of the land. 3. Empowering women and youths by providing them with cages for poultry and feedstock for birds. 4. Commenced the distribution of agricultural inputs at subsidized rates to farmers. Umu nnem, I have no doubt that a strict implementation of this initiative shall give us food security during this pandemic and afterwards. Covid-19 Prerogative of Mercy: Fellow citizens, the world is going through an extraordinary time. The moment calls for acts that will renew and restore our faith in our humanity. It is as result of this that I have decided to exercise my Prerogative of Mercy and release 54 prisoners from the four correctional facilities in Anambra State. I hope that this decision will not only bring hope and joy to some families but that it will also help to decongest our correctional facilities. The Nkpor Incident: Umu nnem, the clash between a group of youths and some security operatives at Nkpor that resulted in the unfortunate death of one person and injuries to other is extremely regrettable. It is one avoidable incident which we must not permit to happen to us again. The Government of Anambra State will foot the medical bills of the injured as well as underwrite the burial costs of the deceased. However, in the interest of peace in our communities, I wish to appeal to Ndi Anambra to refrain from anything that would lead to a head-on collision with the police. I also appeal to the police to adopt best practices in dealing with the challenges that this difficult moment will most certainly provide. May the soul of the departed young man rest in perfect peace! Amen. Palliatives for the Youths: Ndi Anambra, this administration has always prioritized the youths in all our activities. It is on account of this that we have decided to extend a similar gesture we gave to senior citizens above 70 years to Anambra youths this time around. In specific terms, we shall soon be handing out 400 bags of rice per community to each of the 181 communities in Anambra State. The bags of rice shall be distributed to the youths of these communities through the same channels that were used in distributing the ones meant for the senior citizens. It is my fervent hope that this gesture will go a long way in alleviating the pains of Covid-19 on our youths. Appreciation of Donors and Communal Response to Covid-19: Ndi Anambra, I am delighted to announce that since my last broadcast, the call for support to our efforts to fight against Covid-19 has attracted more favourable reactions from our people. Donations have poured in from individuals and groups who wish our dear state well. I am particularly impressed that these donations have not only come from the rich and mighty among us but also from the everyday people who struggle to feed their families. That is the spirit of Igwe bu ike (the communal spirit). That is the Spirit of Anambra. As a result of this, our new list of donors is so long that I will not be able to read it now. However, we shall continue to update the list online where everyone can see it. You may visit www.absradiotv.com for details. Ndi Anambra, I must not fail to acknowledge our brothers and sisters who have taken up the challenge of reaching out to the vulnerable ones in their respective communities. I am daily updated on the enormous relief materials distributed by kind-hearted people in various communities and I say “thank you” to everyone who has done that for our people. The Government alone cannot meet all the expectations of the people in these trying times. Dalunu o! Oga abalu unu o! Ndi Anambra, in conclusion, it should be clear to us now that we hold the key to our own peace of mind and to our collective survival. God has shown us tremendous mercy. It is up to us now to help ourselves by complying with the directive on lock-down for the remaining week of the exercise by maintaining Social Distancing, washing our hands with soap for 20 seconds, using alcohol-based hand-sanitizers, wearing a face mask whenever we step out of our homes and coughing/sneezing into our folded elbows. It shall be well with us! God bless Anambra State God bless Nigeria Dalunu Willie Obiano Governor Lalasticlala mynd44
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WonderGod:Pictures are that of Onitsha and Awka. Both are beautiful cities |
Innoson Donates IVM Medical Ambulance To Anambra State Government; Supports Nnewi Community With Relief Packages. The Chairman of IVM Innoson Group, Chief Dr. Innocent Chukwuma has donated an IVM Medical Ambulance to the Anambra State Government to support the State Government effort in containing the COVID-19 pandemic. At the onset of the outbreak of the Coronavirus, Innoson Vehicles channeled its strength and manpower towards the massive production of medical ambulances and as well giving out massive discounts as a way of support to different state governments and corporate institutions that placed purchase orders for medical ambulances. However, as a result of the first index case of the COVID-19 patient recorded in Anambra and to support the various measures being undertaken by the State Government, The Innoson Group Chairman, has donated an IVM Medical Ambulance to the Anambra State Government to help it contain the COVID-19 pandemic spread. On the other hand, Innoson also donated over 1000 bags of rice to be distributed to the less privilege across all villages in Nnewi, to help cushion the effects of coronavirus lockdown. Presenting the bags of rice on Saturday 11th, April 2020, on behalf of Chief Dr. Innocent Chukwuma, Mr. Austin Manuel said that the distribution was one part of tens of Innoson's contributions towards alleviating the effects of COVID-19 lockdown. Mr. Austin Manuel urged all stakeholders within and beyond Nnewi, to support government efforts in the fight against the spread of coronavirus. He advised the President-Generals who are representing their different communities in Nnewi, to ensure that the bags of rice are properly distributed to the less privileged. Thanking Chief Innocent Chukwuma on behalf of Nnewi Community, the President-General of Nzuko-Ora Nnewi, Chief Sir Ugochukwu Udemezu (Ifeneti) appreciated Innoson for his kinds gesture, noting that the bags of rice will help cushion the effects for the less privileged. Those present during the distribution include; Vice President Nzuko-Ora Nnewi, Sir Fabian Obi, the Secretary-General of Nzuko-Ora Nnewi, Barr. Obinna Ubah, the President of Uruagu Community, Chief Charlie Nwoye, the President of Nnewichi Community, Hon. CY. Okolo, and other community leaders and Nzuko-Ora Nnewi executive members. Furthermore, Innoson Vehicles during the weekend extended its regard to its social media fans and followers for their numerous supports by giving out a small token of support to hundreds of families as it were able, to cushion the effects of COVID-19 lockdown. Finally, Innoson Vehicles will continue to show support and solidarity to our Nation and Nigerians in these trying times as we all join hands to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Cornel Osigwe. FIMC, CMC, ANIPR, CNS Head of Corporate Communications and Affairs IVM Innoson Group
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sreamsense:See pain lol It will pay you to discontinue embarrassing yourself here. Ibadan is 100% slum. You can go on and cry for is.
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sreamsense:I have told you to stop embarrassing yourself here. Ibadan is 100% slum, igbos don't live in slum. Igbos are not in SW but Lagos which is the former FCT. Get informed. |
sreamsense:Stop embarrassing yorubas here, there is no single slum in Onitsha. Ibadan is almost 100% slum with exclusion of their government house and few buildings This is what you see when you view Ibadan from top. Ibadan is almost 100% covered with mud houses and rustic brown roofs.
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sreamsense:Ibadan is 95% slums and shanties, so what's the need of having big useless landmass filled with ghettos. Mind you Lagos is the smallest state in Nigeria. Now can you also do the same comparison between Ibadan and Lagos. |
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