Anambra university vows zero tolerance as Governing Council takes disciplinary action. C hukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University has dismissed five staff members after finding them guilty of sexual harassment, abuse, threats, extortion and other misconduct. The university’s spokesperson, Harrison Madubueze, announced the dismissals on Sunday in Awka. He said the Governing Council approved the action during its 122nd meeting on 12 June. Those affected include two professors. C.C. Nwabachili, who recently served as dean of the Faculty of Law, and Chike Osegbue from the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences. Two lecturers from the Microbiology Department at the Uli Campus were also sacked. They are I.H. Iheukwumere and Emeka Nwabunnia, both under the Faculty of Natural Sciences. The fifth person is Ifeoma Kakulu. She was a principal assistant registrar and served as examination officer for the Faculty of Law when the alleged incidents occurred. Mr Madubueze said inves...

A recent report by Chima Azubuike published on Punch Newspaper showed how rain turns life upside down for over 4,000 people in Afghanistan Community, Garko Ward, Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State. Each rainy season, floodwater covers their only wooden bridge and cuts them off from clinics, schools and markets. What should be ordinary rainfall has become a threat to survival. In 2024, Hajiya Fatima, a 25-year-old mother of two, went into labour at 40 weeks. Heavy rain was falling that evening. She recognised the signs and got ready to go to the health centre where she had received antenatal care. But the bridge that connects her community to the nearest town was already flooded. Her older children dashed into the storm to call for help. Hours later, she gave birth at home. The bleeding continued and would not stop. By the time the water went down enough for anyone to cross, both Fatima and her newborn had died. Community leader Ishaq Afghanistan told Punch that the delay kille...