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Anambra Govt Debunks Video of Soludo’s Reelection Visit to Native Doctor
The Anambra State Government has debunked the misinformation, malicious and deliberately fabricated online publication and social media comments in the video of the recently arrested Native doctor in the state.
In a press statement signed by Christian Aburime, the state Press Secretary to the Governor on June 4, 2025, the State Government debunked the allegations that the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, consulted a native doctor regarding his reelection prospects, stressing that the information is totally false.
The statement reads: The attention of Anambra State Government has been drawn to a malicious and deliberately fabricated online publication and social media comments making spurious claims that the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, consulted a native doctor regarding his reelection prospects.
The State Government hereby debunks the allegations as totally false. For the interest of the general public, the video clip being maliciously circulated and misrepresented, as evidence of native doctor consultation, was taken during a recent official government meeting with Anambra-based content creators.
The session, facilitated by the Special Senior Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Mazi Ejimofor Opara, was organised to strengthen the partnership between the State Government and the creative industry as part of Governor Soludo’s commitment in encouraging and supporting Anambra’s creative economy.
During the interactive session, content creators were encouraged to showcase their talents, ask questions, and share their concerns about the creative industry in the state.
As part of the presentations, one of the content creators performed a native doctor skit, a common comic genre in Nigerian entertainment, to demonstrate their creative abilities to the Governor and other officials present.
This was purely an entertainment performance by a content creator, not a consultation session. The State Government thus found it deeply disappointing that critics and political opponents would stoop so low as to deliberately fabricate malicious narratives from an innocent entertainment performance and spread misinformation to mislead the public.
Rather than engage in frivolous consultations, Governor Soludo has consistently demonstrated his commitment to developing Anambra’s creative economy through investment plans as part of the state’s economic diversification strategy.
The recently commissioned SOLUTION FUN CITY project is part of such investment plans.
The State Government also clarified that Governor Soludo does not need consultations with any native doctor to win reelection, as he relies solely on the support of Ndi Anambra based on his impressive performance and focus on delivering the SOLUTION AGENDA by transforming Anambra State into a livable and prosperous homeland.
Therefore, the Anambra State Government calls on Ndi Anambra, media channels and social media users to disregard the misinformation concerning the circulated video clip.
The public is also urged to always verify information before sharing or amplifying content and reject malicious stories sponsored to mislead the public.
As always, Governor Soludo remains committed to the development of Anambra State and will not be deterred by the antics of desperate political opponents who have chosen the path of falsehood over constructive engagement.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will, on Thursday, send off Team Nigeria, ahead of the contingent’s departure to the United Kingdom for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
The send-off event, which will take place at the Presidential Villa, is part of the President’s show of support for the Nigerian contingent before they depart the shores of the nation to begin the final phase of preparations before the Games.
President Tinubu is expected to charge the athletes and officials to compete with honour and resilience for which Nigerians are renowned.
Nigeria is looking to build on its impressive outing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where the country emerged as the highest-ranked African nation on the medals table after winning 35 medals comprising 12 gold, 9 silver and 14 bronze.
Team Nigeria has been in camp in Abuja, where athletes have been undergoing intensive training in preparation for the Games. The contingent is scheduled to depart Nigeria on Friday for Aberdeen, Scotland, to undertake a three-week training camp before proceeding to Glasgow, the host city of the Games.
Nigeria will compete in 10 sports at the Commonwealth Games, with a contingent of 74 athletes expected to represent the country.
The 2026 Commonwealth Games will take place from July 23 to August 2, bringing together athletes from across the Commonwealth to compete for honours in various sporting events.
President Tinubu has previously expressed confidence in Nigeria’s ability to excel on the international stage and has constantly assured athletes of the Federal Government’s support at all times.
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Benue to establish 13 digital learning centres
Adagba said that the initiative aligns with Governor Hyacinth Alia’s digital transformation agenda for the education sector.
The Benue State Government has announced plans to establish 13 Digital Learning Centres (DLCs) in selected schools to improve access to technology-driven education.
The Executive Chairman of the Benue State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Grace Adagba, disclosed this during the Federal Ministry of Education–Universal Basic Education Commission (FME-UBEC) Roundtable on Digital Resources in Abuja, Tuesday.
Adagba said that the initiative aligns with Governor Hyacinth Alia’s digital transformation agenda for the education sector.
She highlighted the state’s ongoing digital education programmes and reaffirmed SUBEB’s commitment to adopting digital innovations introduced by the Federal Ministry of Education and UBEC.
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Nigeria’s data centers worth $2bn
The Central Bank of Nigeria had in a circular dated June 15, 2026, directed all financial institutions and payment operators to store and manage payment transaction data generated within Nigeria on local servers, giving the industry until January 1, 2027 to achieve full compliance.
The Open Access Data Centre (OADC) has projected that the data center market in Nigeria is valued at $2 billion.
Nigeria’s data center ecosystem is largely concentrated in Lagos, especially in and around the Lekki-Victoria Island corridor. Major operators like Unitella Edge Cloud, Rack Centre, Equinix (MainOne).
MTN Nigeria operates the Tier III certified Sifiso Dabengwa Data Centre, located in Ikeja, Lagos, and Africa Data Centres provide Tier III colocation services, while Galaxy Backbone operates the country’s first Tier IV facility.
Speaking at a virtual interactive session with journalists, the OADC’s Chief Executive Officer, Ayotunde Coker, said local servers’ owners have the capacity to host banks and other financial institutions’ data locally.
“The infrastructure argument is over. The only thing left is execution”, Coker said.
The OADC CEO allayed the fear of inadequate infrastructure with the precision of someone who has spent a decade building the infrastructure at the centre of the debate.
The Central Bank of Nigeria had in a circular dated June 15, 2026, directed all financial institutions and payment operators to store and manage payment transaction data generated within Nigeria on local servers, giving the industry until January 1, 2027 to achieve full compliance.
The directive addressed to deposit money banks, microfinance banks, mobile money operators, switching and processing companies, payment terminal service providers, payment solution service providers, super agents, and other licensed payment operators has since triggered a wave of institutional anxiety, centred primarily on whether Nigeria’s data centre ecosystem can absorb the compliance load or not.
The CBN had warned that compliance will be closely monitored and that supervisory sanctions will be imposed on defaulting institutions.
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