Former governor of Imo state, Chief Achike Udenwa, yesterday mourned the death of the President General of the Ohaneze Ndigbo and foremost philanthropist, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. A statement by his Media Adviser, Emeka Omeihe said the former governor received the news with deep sadness. Udenwa extolled Iwuanyanwu’s sterling qualities describing him as a man with a large heart. “Many served under his tutelage in politics and business, he was a pillar of support to many governments both at the state and federal levels”. Udenwa described Iwuanyanwu as a great supporter…
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Defection: Olumba Blasts Bayo Ononuga For Linking Peter Obi With Nationwide Protest
…Says: He’s unbaptized ethnic bigot, fanning embers of tribalism As the August 1(tomorrow ‘s) nationwide protest against bad governance and hunger continues to gather momentum each day, fiery Owerri-based legal practitioner and human rights activist, Chief Ifeanyi Olumba has blasted the Special Adviser to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Ononuga for linking the Labour Party, LP Presidential Candidate during the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi with the protest dubbed “Endbadgovernance/Hunger Protest” Mr Ononuga had in a release a fortnight ago accused Mr Peter Obi…
Read MorePolitical Inequality : Nwadike Lauds Mbaitoli LGA Political Leaders For Upholding Sense Of Belonging In LGA
…Calls on others to copy them “Conscience , Equity Beauty of democracy” Hon. Chikezie Nwadike has commended the Political Leaders from Mbaitoli LGA for coming to a compromise by developing a template that portrays an equal sense of belonging driven by fairness and justice for the political positions in the LGA. Speaking to our international correspondent, Hon. Nwadike described the move as a healthy one in the right direction, calling on other LGAs in Imo State to emulate them. Speaking further, Hon. Nwadike noted that with such development, people’s appetites…
Read MoreGathering Storm: Nigeria Will Breakup Through Northerners, No Bloodbath, But Simple Referendum –Ayodele
“Governors will soon oppose, fight Tinubu” Primate Elijah Ayodele, an acclaimed Servant of the Most High God, Founder and Leader of the INRI Spiritual Evangelical Church, Lagos, Nigeria, has revealed that the breakup of Nigeria as an entity will come through the attitude of the Northerners. He stated that the breakup of Nigeria will come naturally through the attitude of the North and that it will be achieved through a referendum, no bloodbath. The Prophet further stated that abinitio, the Northerners did not agree with Tinubu, and that there will…
Read MoreNdigbo Won’t Join Hunger Protest; We’ve Been Protesting Since 1966 -Igboayaka O Igboayaka
…Ndigbo Are Not Hungry For Food, We’re Hungry For “Referendum” The Nationwide protest scheduled for August 1st to 10th 2024 will see Ndigbo as spectators not as participators. The Nationwide protest titled “End Bad Government in Nigeria 2024” which was scheduled to take place from August 1st to August 10th, 2024 wouldn’t see the face of an Igbo man or woman on the street or road. The ten (10) days protest under the banner of “Days Of Rage” wouldn’t hear the cry of anyone born of Igbo blood. Ndigbo have…
Read MoreTarget Of South East Development Commission Bill As Sponsored By Sam Daddy
By ReaLity In a society like a Nigerian state where the constitutional provision for decision making, leadership, protection, opportunities to get what, where, when and how is skewed in a way that a section of the country is placed above others, it then becomes a herculean task for the minority to have a say even when what is talked about is produced by him. In such a situation, the only visible option becomes demonstration which the government usually view as recalcitrance and in the government’s tyrannical ways of clamping down…
Read MoreABC Of Addressing Nigeria’s Food Challenge
By Iheanyi Ezinwo Production of food should not be a problem in Nigeria in the 21st Century. From the North to the South; East to the West, Nigeria is blessed with vast land mass and vegetation that supports agricultural initiatives of any magnitude. However, what has been missing is willingness on the part of government to prioritize food production. Each government comes with one half measure or the other that are unsustainable. The observed insensitivity of policy makers to the feelings and aspirations of Nigerians is the reason why so…
Read MoreEmele And Leadership In Challenging Times, Triumphant Storm Rider
By Joseph Aniemeka Nwachukwu Imolite deeply acknowledge Hon. Rubby Emele’s insightful political voyage as aptly hypothesized by the Anglo-Irish author, Essayist vand Poet, Jonathan Swift that, ‘Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others”. There is no iota of doubt that the time we are in is a challenging one indeed. Hon. Rubby Emele has clearly demonstrated an uncommon zeal towards aligning with goals and aspiration of the 3R mantra, that of Governor Hope Uzodinma and of the Imo citizens by ensuring that infrastructural facilities are provided…
Read MoreTinubu Can Avert August 1 Protests By Returning Subsidy, Now
A cloud of uncertainty seems to be hanging on the country at the moment following the reported plan by some Nigerians to stage massive protests against the present administration in the country. The looming protests have reportedly been dubbed: “#End Bad Governance in Nigeria.” As a prelude to the looming quagmire, Nigerians have had to contend with an unusual level of suffering and hardship occasioned by ever-increasing cost of goods and services that many say, is unprecedented in country’s annals. Inflation has reportedly hit over 34 per cent. This is…
Read MorePresidential Assent To SEDC: Anyanwu’s Dream For Ndi-Igbo Has Come Through
By Ikenna Onuoha “The commission will among other things receive and manage funds from the allocation of the federation account for the construction and rehabilitation of roads, houses and other infrastructural damages suffered by the region as a result of the civil war. The commission will also be empowered to tackle the ecological problems and any other related environmental or developmental challenges in the region.”-Premium Times What makes a good son to his parents is the ability to sincerely coordinate what legally and morally belongs to the lineage. A good…
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