By Lasisi Olagunju Beyond its outer casing of spirituality, the post of Imam in Yorubaland potentially guarantees prestige, power and prosperity. That is why people fight to be Imam as grisly as princes fight to be king. But when siblings fight to the death, they lose their chest to outsiders. The Yoruba Muslim community is almost always at war with itself. The League of Imams and Alfas of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta in April this year scrambled to douse a fire over who should be their mufti. The mufti is…
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WHY IMO SPEAKER MOVED AGAINST FOUR LAWMAKERS, SUSPENDED THEM INDEFINITELY
By Samuelson Ikenna Onuoha The Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Chike Olemgbe, has moved against some members of the House who are plotting to impeach him. To this end, four members of the House who were identified as the arrow heads of the plot have been suspended with immediate effect. They are : Hon Samuel Chidiebere Ogbunikpa, Representing Okigwe State Constituency. Hon Dominic Ezerioha, Representing Oru-west State Constituency. Hon Samuel Nkem Otuibe, Representing Ahiazu Mbaise State Constituency. Hon Henry Agabasonu, Representing Ezinihitte Mbaise State Constituency.…
Read MoreTime For CBN To Do Away With Dirty Naira Notes
A country’s currency is part of her image. The United States’ currency, the dollar, remains the pride of that country. Ditto for the British and their pounds sterling. Other nations like Germany, France, Switzerland, China, South Africa, Japan, Russia, among others, guide their currencies jealously. A remarkable thing about the currencies of these countries, is their usual clean, crisp quality. This is aside the fact that the many of the said currencies show high quality in terms of their minting. The seeming prevalence of dirty naira notes in circulation, is…
Read MoreRestructuring Nigerian Federalism,Strength to Functional Union Part 2
By Nathan Uzorma A perfect example of this is the lopsided nature of the federalism of the First Republic. It has a heavy structural imbalance, in terms of geographical and numeric size of the regions, which electorally and politically favoured the northern region. Ever since then, the shifts to political systems, innumerable economic policies and transition programmes subsequently show that previous institutionalisation patterns, which are adopted, were mere ‘systemic failures.’ This is heightened by the fact that in 1979, Nigeria was imposed another institutional pattern: The American presidential democracy, which…
Read MoreOkewulonu: Imo SSG’s Daughter Graduates In Medicine Abroad
The Daughter of former Secretary to the Government of Imo State ,. Barr. Chris Okewulonu has graduated as a Medical Doctor from a foreign University. Dr Onyinyechi V Okewulonu M.D. who is the second Daughter of Barr Chris and Chinyere Okewulonu is among the graduates of University of Debrecen, Hungary during their last graduation ceremony held on Friday June 21, at the main building of University of Debrecen, Hungary. The ex- Chief of Staff to Imo State Governor,Chief Barr Chris Okewulonu was in Hungary for the graduation Ceremony to celebrate…
Read MoreImo LGA Polls: LP, PDP, APGA others collapse structures for Onuoha’s APC
…As Declares for Aboh Mbaise Council chairmanship In what looks like a dramatic turn of events, the chairmanship aspiration of Hon. Dr. Vitalis Onuoha has gotten a boost following the reported collapse of structures of major political parties in the Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area. The development is said to have sent shockwaves across the political landscape in the area, as key members of the Labour Party, People’s Democratic Party, among others, have allegedly pitched tent with Onuoha’s camp. Speaking with newsmen at his Okeuvuru, Aboh Mbaise country home shortly…
Read MoreChuck Sets Steering Committee For Imo NG-CARES, urges It To Implement Report
Ahead of the monitoring visit of the National Coordinator NG-CARES Mr. Abdulkarim Obaje and his team to Imo State, the Hon. Commissioner for Finance and Coordinating Economy Mr Chuck Chuckemeka has charged members of the State Steering Committee to be ready and prepared with the status of implementation of Programme Action Plan report of the state. The Commissioner who gave the charge in a meeting with members of the committee drawn from Imo State Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA), FADAMA and Cash Transfer Unit advised them to articulate their…
Read MoreBaptist Conference: Men’s Missionary Union Holds 2024 Annual Congress In Imo
…Tells Christians, shine as examples in homes, society Men’s Missionary Union (MMU) of First Baptist Church has held its Imo Baptist Conference 2024 Annual Congress with the theme: “Wonders without Numbers” The ceremony which took place at First Baptist Church, Imerienwe in Ngor-Okpala LGA of Imo State offered the Union an opportunity to honour some people who have contributed towards the growth of the church. Speaking during the event , the Conference President, Rev Uzoma Uzoeshi urged men to use their position to promote peace and unity in Nigeria. Rev…
Read MoreObi donates N10m to Imo nursing sch, supports conversion to university
The former Anambra governor, therefore, pledged his total support for the conversion of the school to a university as proposed by its management. The LP Presidential Candidate in the 2023 General Elections, Mr Peter Obi, sandwiched by two priests, while presenting a cheque for N10 million donation to the Holy Rosary College of Nursing, Emekuku, Owerri, on Saturday [NAN] Obi said this on Saturday, when he paid a solidarity visit to Holy Rosary College of Nursing, Emekuku, near Owerri. He said that with an average life expectancy put at 55…
Read MoreRivers electoral body announces date for LGA Polls
The highly anticipated Local Government elections in Rivers State have been fixed by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). Africa Update can authoritatively report that October 5, 2024, has been fixed for electorates to cast their votes for those who would head the various local government Councils in the oil-rich state. At a stakeholders meeting on Monday, July 1, at the Commission’s complex, RSIEC chairman Adolphus Enebeli, emphasised that it is time to respond to the calls from stakeholders for the conduct of elections following the end of tenure…
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