By Amby Uneze The popularization of the term “unknown gunmen” started in Imo State after the military were invited to Orlu in the wake of alleged fighting between security forces and the Eastern Security Network of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Before the invitation of the Nigerian military to that area by the State actors, Imo State was generally peaceful and there was no bloodletting which is now the order of the day. We recall that from 2011 to 2019, eight solid years of former governor Rochas Okorocha’s administration,…
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APC Sweeps Ebonyi Council Election
By Ignatius Soroibe, Abakiliki The ruling all progressives congress APC in Ebonyi State has won all the 13 Local Government Council seats as well as the 171 Councillorship seats in State. The Chairman of Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC). Bar Jossy Eze made this known while announcing the result of the LGA Polls conducted on Saturday 30th July, 2022 across the State. Bar Eze said on Sunday 31st July, 2022 while addressing Newsmen, Security agencies, Election observes, Party stalwarts and other Critical stakeholders at the Commission’s Headquarters Abakaliki. He…
Read MoreUnique Mustard Seed Montessori Schools holds graduation
By Onyinyechi Nwankwo It was an exciting moment for pupils, teachers and the entire management of Unique Mustard Seed Montessori Schools, as parents, guardians friends and well wishers came around to witness their graduation ceremony. The graduation ceremony of the nursery 3 and primary 6 pupils of the school which took place at the school premises at World Bank, Owerri, last week, was indeed fun filled as pupils demonstrated excellent skills in debate, news casting, quiz competition, drama, children etiquette, recitation, cultural dance. Speaking, the chairman of the occasion who…
Read MorePrincess Shekinah School Sends Off Final Year Students
…. Changes name It was a harvest of awards, Prizes as students of Princess Shekinah International School Ihiagwa, graduates Year 9 and 12 classes with the latter being her first set of 26 senior students since inception four years ago In his welcome remarks, the principal of the school, Mr Christian said Princess Shekinah International School has taken part in National and international examinations and came top in the competitions. He enthused that PSIS for the first time will be awarding senior school certificates to her students both in WASSCES…
Read MoreOwerri Federal Constituency Gets Technocrat For Reps Under ACCORD
Addressing select newsmen on why he came back to join the struggle in the murky waters of politics, Achilike Maurice Ikenna who is seeking to represent Owerri Federal Constituency, simply said: “enough of these jokers who have only contributed to the impoverishment of our people. We are here to put a stop to all these. The suffering is man made; it is a product of the misadventures of the quasi-leaders.” The search for responsive and responsible leadership has always appeared ordinary but quite tasking if not ardious. Periodic elections in…
Read MoreOzuruigbo Of Owerri: We’ve Eze-Elect, We Don’t Need Crown Prince, Says Charles Njemanze
…OCA has written Uzodinma, I’ve been presented to LGA Chairman …Let’s abide with selection process for peace’s sake Against the backdrop of the recent call for a Crown Prince to succeed the last Ozuruigbo of Owerri by some youths of Amawom community, Owerri, Prince Charles Ezemurum Anumaku Njemanze has made it clear that he was since 2020, selected as the Eze-elect to succeed late Eze Pharmacist Emmanuel Emenyonu Njemanze, Ozuruigbo V and presented to the then Chairman of Owerri Municipal Council by the Owerri Community Assembly, OCA. Prince Charles Njemanze,…
Read MoreTakeaways From Osun Governorship Election
Osun State governorship election held Saturday, July 16, 2022, has come and gone. It has been won and lost by governor elect Ademola Adeleke of PDP and Gboyega Oyetola of APC. Unlike in the past when elections and their aftermaths were usually characterized by accusations and counter accusations, allegations and counter allegations, protests, violence, fraud and manipulation among many other negative scenarios, the Osun governorship election and its aftermath to a large extent were peaceful. Save for few isolated cases of disturbances and disruptions that day, the whole exercise reportedly…
Read MoreEquity And Clean Hands Are Synonymous
By Agunwa Emeka Nzeribe To make raw gold purer, you need extraordinary heat. As tedious as extraction of gold is, out of it comes a precious ornament. We are aware that the more difficult the winning, the greater the happiness in winning. We are ready to have our principal profiled using the required yardstick. When genuinely profiled, we are confident Hon. Uju Kingsley Chima will be given a clean bill of reelection by the opposition. Pride to mention, critical overview of several writings by the opposition show they are in…
Read More2023: Can Nigerian Youths Continue To Be Leaders Of Tomorrow?
By Uzorma Nathan I write this piece today in order to consolidate my conviction on my commitment to emancipate the youths from the political quackmire of politico-economic slavery and servitude occasioned by the greedy nature of the political class (our fathers) who have always referred to the youths of this country and Imo state in particular as leaders of tomorrow. Our tomorrow has refused to come and the youths have continued to watched with keen interest only to discover that the political wall-clock is still tickling anti-clockwise against them, this…
Read MoreASUU Extends Strike For Four Weeks
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has extended the prolonged industrial action embarked upon over five months ago by another four weeks. Recall that the striking lecturers shut down public universities on February 14, 2022, following the inability of the Federal Government to implement a Memorandum of Action (MoA) entered by the two parties in 2020, Daily Post reports. ASUU National President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke in a statement on Monday, said the decision to further extend the strike was to enable the FG satisfactorily resolve all the outstanding issues…
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