By Steve Osuji Hell no! This cannot and must not be allowed to pass. For many days after it was announced that Imo State governor, Mr. Hope Uzodinma won the VANGUARD INFRASTRUCTURE GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR, 2024, yours truly has been traumatised. The first instinct was to pick up my tab and lampoon the utter travesty to my heart’s content. But the matter is like a fly perched on a delicate place. I couldn’t swipe it with the desired vigor. But then I couldn’t leave it be. Each time I…
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MAIDEN EDITION – WORLD HOMEOPATHY DAY: Homeopathic Doctors , Students Decry Unpaid Compensation To Pan African College By Govt..
The maiden celebration of World Homeopathy day in Nigeria held on the 10th of April, 2025 at Mgbidi, Imo state has evoked the issue of non-payment of compensation to Pan African Homeopathic Medical College which was founded by the Nigeria’s foremost homeopathic doctor, the late Eze Dr.Michael Okafor. It should be recalled that on the 12th of May,2001 and subsequently, 21st of December, 2003, some irete youths of the community had carried out a mayhem in Ossemoto, Oguta local government area which resulted in the destruction of people’s homes, buildings…
Read MoreDike SAN Mourns Ndaa Pascal Dozie’s Demise
By Francis C. Dike Tuesday morning, 8th of April, around 4.25am, my telephone rang. I woke from sleep to pick it up, but it stopped ringing. I wondered why a call should come at this time and queued into ‘Calls’ and saw a name that made my heart sink. I immediately returned the call with trepidation all over me. I had that experience a few years ago when a friend passed on, and I was far away in the United States. This time, I was the person now calling and…
Read MoreYou’re A Terrorist, Your Feudal Days Are Numbered – Omirhobo Slams Sultan Of Sokoto
Abubakar III accused social media users of spreading false information, heating up the polity and inciting unrest. Human rights lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo, has called out the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, for describing social media as a terrorist organisation. TORI reported that the Sultan of Sokoto, speaking during the 7th Executive Committee Meeting of the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council in Maiduguri, Borno State, called on security agencies to treat social media as a terrorist organization. Abubakar III accused social media users of spreading false information, heating up the…
Read More2028 IMO GOVERNORSHIP: Owerri Must Engage, Negotiate With Okigwe Zone Or Face Regret,Says Protus Uzorma, Secretary ,Orlu Elders Council .
As political permutations gather momentum ahead of the 2028 Imo governorship election, the Secretary of the Orlu Elders Council, Professor Protus Uzoma, has issued a stern warning to political leaders from Owerri zone, urging them to engage Okigwe zone in sincere negotiations over the state’s political future or risk severe political consequences. Uzoma, in a strongly worded statement, said it would be a costly mistake for Owerri zone to dismiss the legitimate concerns and demands of Okigwe zone for a fair shot at the governorship seat, especially in light of…
Read MoreOLehi SAN Tasks Journalists To Champion Struggle For Justice, Rights,Development
A senior lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Ngozi Olehi, has harped on the urgent need for journalists to rise up and continue to play the roles entrusted unto them by their profession and the laws of the country. He said by their calling as watchdogs of the society, they are supposed to be in the forefront of setting the agenda, and championing the advocacy and struggle against societal ills like injustice, abuse of people’s rights and underdevelopment. He spoke recently in Owerri, during an interactive parley with members…
Read MoreOrie Meets With Imo Diasporans In Paris
… They urge, run for 2027 guber By Nkechi Ojukwu The former Managing Director of ISOPADEC, Hon Charles Orie, recently met with Imo indigenes in Diaspora ahead of the next political dispensation. At the meeting which held in Paris, France, Hon Orie emphasized his vision for Imo progress and prosperity. Hon.Orie expressed humility and honor at being considered for leadership, highlighting the need for a new era of progress and global excellence in Imo State. He emphasised the importance of integrity, innovation, and international best practices in leadership, reflecting…
Read More‘Atiku Is Not Our Leader – Bode George
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has debunked assumptions that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is the leader of the party. According to George, the fact that Atiku is a former presidential candidate of the PDP does not automatically make him the leader of the party. He added that while Atiku has been pushing for a coalition of opposition parties going into the 2027 elections, he is on his own as that is not the direction of the party, just as its Governors declared after their meeting…
Read MoreECK Foundation President Canvasses Unconditional Release For Kanu
Dr. Emeka Kalu, the President of ECK Foundation, has appealed to the Federal Government to ensure unconditional release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) from detention. Kalu in a statement on Tuesday, regretted that despite the indefinite detention of Kanu since 2021, the Federal Government was yet to prove the allegations of terrorism against him. He insisted that Kanu’s prolonged detention made him a prisoner of conscience, given that the right to self-determination was a fundamental principle enshrined in both the Nigerian constitution and…
Read MoreRegy Anyadike-Ex Imo NLC Chairman is Dead
..Burial fixed for May 9. The Death has been announced of Hon Chief Reginald Amanze Anyadike, PhD,the Mbamadike,Uduka Udu1. A release by the Anyadike family informed that his death was a shock to the entire Anyadike family as he had traveled to United Kingdom,UK where he had the best of treatments, returned to Nigeria, hail and hearty only to pass-on after a brief illness. Late Chief Anyadike,who hails from Egbelu Agbala in Owerri North LGA,Imo State had served Imo State and Nigeria in various capacities before his demise He was…
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