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The Abia State Agency for the Control of AIDS (ABSACA) has reported a significant drop in HIV prevalence from 5.1% in 2018 to 2.1% in 2024. The announcement was made by ABSACA Director General, Dr. Uloaku Ukaegbu, during a one-day sensitization workshop for Ward Development Committee (WDC) members in Umuahia, aimed at boosting community involvement in HIV prevention across the state’s 17 local government areas. Dr. Ukaegbu revealed that 46,788 individuals are currently receiving HIV treatment in Abia. However, she expressed concern over persistently high infection rates in areas like Ukwa East, Ikwuano, and Obingwa. She called on WDC members to lead grassroots campaigns, including town hall meetings, market outreaches, and faith-based engagements, to raise awareness about HIV prevention, testing, and treatment. Mr. Chinedu Iroh, ABSACA’s Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, emphasized prevention as the cornerstone of reducing HIV transmission. He urged sexually active individuals to use ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention. This milestone follows promising 2024 results from the PURPOSE 1 and  PURPOSE 2  trials, which demonstrated the safety and efficacy of lenacapavir across diverse populations and settings. Administered just twice a year, lenacapavir offers sustained protection and adds to the growing range of HIV prevention options. WHO currently recommends oral PrEP, the dapivirine vaginal ring, and long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) as options for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Lenacapavir’s discreet, long-acting formulation may help overcome key barriers such as daily pill burden, frequent clinic visits, and stigma associated with HIV prevention. “This regulatory milestone brings us one step closer to expanding access to an innovative HIV prevention option in lenacapavir,”   said Dr Meg Doherty...

Let Governance in Nigeria Take a Cue from What Governor Otti Is Doing In Abia —Former President Goodluck Jonathan  Former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, GCON, has called on leaders across Nigeria to take a cue from what the Governor of Abia State, His Excellency Dr. Alex Otti is doing in Abia State.  Dr. Jonathan, who is also an alumnus of the University of Port Harcourt, made the call on Saturday, 12th April, during the University of Port Harcourt’s (UNIPORT) Alumni, 80s Reunion Dinner and Award ceremony in Umuahia, the Abia State Capital with the theme: “Celebrating Excellence & Service to Humanity.” The former President, who was the Special Guest of Honour at the event but was unavoidably absent as he was in far away Seoul, South Korea, where he was presented with the 2025 Sunhak Peace Prize award, was represented by H.E. Amb. Dr. Godknows Boladei Igali, CON, as Chairman of the occasion.          He said that, “The pres...

JUST IN:: NBC bans media from broadcasting Eedris Abdulkareem's new song, Seyi Tell Your Papa. The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has banned media houses from playing Eedris Abdulkareem's latest song. The song, titled Tell Your Papa, is a criticism of this current administration. In it, Eedris directed Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, to speak to his father about the worsening state of the country. In Tell Your Papa, Abdulkareem sings, "Seyi, tell your papa country hard. Tell your papa people dey dîe. Tell your papa this one don pass jagajaga." "Seyi, how far? I swear your papa no try. Too much empty promises. On behalf of Nigerians, take our message to him; kîdnappers dey kill Nigerians. "Seyi, try travel by road without your security make you feel the pains of fellow Nigerians. You dey fly private jets, insecurity no be your problem," he continues singing. The National Broadcasting Commission has now released a circular to media hous...

Abia State Police Command has confirmed the killing of two Chinese expatriates and a police escort officer following an ambush by unknown gunmen in Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State, The tragic incident occurred on Friday night, April 4, 2025, when a group of Chinese nationals, accompanied by police escorts, were en route to their company’s mining site located at Agukwu-Amaya, Ndundu Community, Uturu. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Maureen Chinaka, the attackers, suspected to be heavily armed men, suddenly ambushed the convoy, opened fire on the occupants, and killed the site manager, Mr. Quan, his colleague Mr. Cai, and a police escort, Inspector Audu Saidu. The gunmen also made away with the rifle of the slain police officer. Upon receiving a distress call, operatives of the Abia State Police Command, in collaboration with the military and other security agencies, swiftly mobilized and launched a rescue operation led by the Di...