According to the report from the Sun. Former military president General Ibrahim Babangida has finally opened up about the terrifying 1990 Gideon Orkar coup attempt in his newly released memoir, A Journey in Service. Launched on February 20, 2025, in Abuja, the book details the dramatic events of April 22, 1990, when a group of rebellious soldiers tried to overthrow his government and remove five northern states from Nigeria. Babangida described the attack as a “rude surprise,” revealing that his wife was the first to notice unusual military movements at…
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MADAM MMEREBUMMA VICTORIA IBEKWE LAID TO REST.
The remains of Late Madam Mmerebumma Victoria Ibekwe was laid to rest on the 19th day of February, 2025 her husband;s family compound in Umuikereukwu, Umunwafor Okworji, Awo-Omamma Imo Sate, Nigeria. She was aged 102 years. In a funeral oration read by her son- Emeka Gerald Ibekwe (Ononenyi) he traced the early life of their late mother which he said started with humble beginnings which blossomed into a testimony of hard-working and patience as she was born and married into a family and matrimonial home of honest and sincerity. Gerald Ibekwe (his son) described Nneoma…
Read MoreCoalition Of CSO’s Demand Immediate Release Of Ohaneze Youth Leader, Igboayaka
A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria has strongly condemned arrest and of the president, Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), Comrade Igboayaka .O. Igboayaka. In a release jointly signed by Chilos Godsent of Igbo National Council (INC), Comrade Ifeanyichukwu for Ohaneze Youth Council (OYC), Chinonso Uba Nonsonkwa of Nchekwa Ndi Ogbenye Foundation and five others, the CSOs alleged that Igboayaka’s arrest may not be unconnected with “his outspokenness to condemn the brutal killing of over 15 harmless Christian worshipers by Herdsmen at Amegu Nkalagha in Ishielu Local Government Area…
Read MoreTinubu, Not NASS Blocked My Ministerial Appointment – El-Rufai
Speaking on Tuesday night during an interview, El-Rufai said President Tinubu simply “changed his mind” on the ministerial nomination. Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has revealed that his ministerial nomination in 2023 was not rejected by the Senate, but by President Bola Tinubu because he did not want him in his cabinet. Speaking on Tuesday night during an interview on Arise TV, El-Rufai said President Tinubu simply “changed his mind” on the ministerial nomination. “The National Assembly had nothing to do with it, the president didn’t want me in…
Read MoreHuman Rights’ Activist, Sam Amadi Advises South East Governors On Good Governance .
A human Rights Activist and former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission ,NERC , Dr. Sam Amadi, has advised South-East governors to always upgrade the standard of their leadership towards ensuring a good governance. Amadi, who made this case while addressing journalists, in Owerri, Monday, February 25, also enjoined Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi and Imo state governors to think of a better transition after their administrations. He advised Imo state Governor,Sen. Hope Uzodinma to produce a good successor that would continue with his legacy., saying he has…
Read MorePa Ayo Adebanjo: The Man, His legacies
Picking one’s tasks and taking one’s bearings, one must at least be a bit of a historian to be consciously and conscientiously active citizen – V. O. Kliuchevsky Writing on the topic: Idiots, tribesmen and citizens: Between ancient Greeks and modern day Nigerians, Victor Anazonwu described citizens as those who have “mindsets and skill sets to live public lives. They were inclusive, selfless and imbued with a sense of the common good. They understood that there was a connection between individual and collective interests; that unbridled seeking of individual or…
Read MoreUzodinma’s Commitment To LG Workers’ Salaries Allegedly Sabotaged By Financial Experts; An Urgent Appeal for Decentralization
By Nkechi Ojukwu The Local Government is indeed considered the third tier of government in Nigeria, exercising legislative and executive powers. This distinct character was formalized in the 1979 Constitution, which recognized local governments as a separate entity from the federal and state governments . Prior to 1979, local government reforms were undertaken by the military government under the guidelines for local government reforms of 1976. These reforms aimed to strengthen local governments and grant them more autonomy. Interestingly, Nigeria’s local government system has undergone significant changes over the years.…
Read MoreTrinity Old Boys Association: TOBA Donates Complete Band Set To Alma Mater Receives Applause From Students .
By Williams Odunze The Old Boys of Oguta Trinity College, TOBA world wide, have donated a complete band set to their Alma mater barely two months after embarking on perimetre fencing of the school premises in Imo state. Presenting the band to the staff and students of the school, secretary of the Association world wide, Sir Uche Mgbenani explained that the association deemed it fit to provide the instruments to the school as a way of showing concern to the plight of the college. He asserted that the association…
Read MoreNeed To Expedite Action On Imo Roads As Rainy Season Nears
The importance of roads in the economic growth and overall development of a state cannot be over-emphasised. Many Imo roads especially, in the rural communities need serious attention. Even some roads within the suburbs also require serious attention. The dry season has provided ample opportunity for the state government to work on these roads. Many of these roads are bound to become even worse once the current dry season is over. For instance, the Orji Junction-Umuonyeali- Ogbosisi-Akwakuma Junction road, still begs for attention. Similarly, the Poly Junction-Nekede- Ihiagwa-FUTO road, Orodo-Ogwa…
Read MoreIllegal Detention For 62 Days: Imo Ex-Commissioner,Ihekweme Demands Public Apology, ,N10bn From Uzodinma.
Dr. Fabian Ihekweme , a former Commissioner in Imo state has written to his erstwhile boss, Governor Hope Uzodinma, through his lawyers, demanding public apology and Ten Billion Naira for illegal detention and torture. Ihekweme, who served as one of Uzodimma’s commissioners during his first tenure in office, is specifically demanding “open apologies from the governor which must be published in two national dailies and a compensation to the tune of Ten Billion Naira only (10,000,000,000) for unlawful detention, torture and gross violation of his rights to dignity of human…
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