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PHF commences multimillion naira renovation project at Okene General Hospital

By Ismail M. Kabir Perfect House of Friends (PHF) a not for profit community based organization has commenced a multimillion naira renovation project at the Zonal hospital in Okene. The project is in fulfilment of its promise to ensuring a befitting health delivery service to the people of Ebira land. In an address delivered by the president of the organization, Abubakar Kent, during the 2nd phase of its relief materials donation to the hospital on December 31st 2013, the group promised to sustain its commitment to improved health care delivery to the less privileged members of Ebira community. At the event, facilities worth millions of naira including beddings, wheeled stretchers, drip stands, benches and others were donated to support the hospital in delivering better health care in a more conducive environment. The annual project of the group takes places on the last day of the year (December 31st) but the group has decided to not only improve its support to the health sector o

Quit Notice: GTB, FIRS evicted from ULO building, Wuze Abuja

Staff moving their items By Ismail M. Kabir In a fire brigade approach, occupants of the ULO building, Wuse zone 5, Abuja have been ejected! At about 8:30am this morning, I was heading for a bank transaction at the Zone 5 branch of Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) located within the ULO building in Wuse zone 5. Just few meters to the bank laid a long traffic jam. I quickly disembarked to trek the rest of the distance. But to my awe, a heap of office equipments and related items blocked the entrance gate to the building. Staff of various organizations resident in the building were making frantic phone calls to their superiors as heavily armed security men positioned themselves around the area. There was no clear account of the reason for the eviction but spectators in the area held varying views. While some said it was due to a court injuction that issued a quit notice to the occupants, others said a row between the original owner of the plot and the owner of the ULO building.