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IPAS has unveiled a seven-year programme in Anambra State, Nigeria, aimed at reducing unsafe abortions. The organisation announced the initiative as part of broader efforts to improve reproductive health care in the region. Separately, unrelated news items circulating include a fatal loader accident in Kanpur and a bond-market selloff driven by high government debt.
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Nigerian opposition group the National Democratic Coalition has said the Anambra State government feels threatened by Peter Obi's popularity ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The claim, reported by Daily Post Nigeria, adds to ongoing speculation about the former Labour Party candidate's political future and his standing in his home state.
- 3Anambra local government law criticised for defying Supreme Court ruling●Anambra’s Local Government Law 2024: The Art of Obeying the Supreme Court While Ignoring It Completely by Lawson Akhigbe
Lawson Akhigbe argues that Anambra State's Local Government Law 2024 formally complies with the Supreme Court's judgment on local government autonomy while in practice undermining it. He contends the state government publicly endorses the ruling on fiscal autonomy for local councils but structures the new law to retain control over their affairs, calling it a contradiction at the heart of Nigerian federalism.