The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra and the Indigenous People of Biafra are presently at opposing ends regarding the candidature of former Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro for President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Though the two groups support the zoning of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo PG to Rivers State, the indigeneship of Okiro is in the contest. While MASSOB held that Okiro was a true son of Rivers State, the IPOB is of the position that the former IGP is from Imo State and hence not…
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Catholic Priest Resigns, Embraces Traditional Religion
In an unusual turn of events, Dr Echezona Obiagbaosogu, a Catholic priest with 17 years of service, has renounced his faith to embrace African traditional religion. Obiagbaosogu, who teaches African Traditional Religion at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, has long been captivated by traditional African spirituality and the art of rainmaking. After defending his PhD dissertation titled “Rainmaking and Control in Igbo African Medicine” on Wednesday, he expressed his belief that Africa holds vast resources and values that have been undermined by colonial powers. According to a report…
Read MoreTeacher Lands In Prison For Slapping 3-year-old Pupil
Stella Nwadigo, a teacher arrested for physically assaulting a three-year-old pupil at Christ-Mitots International School in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, appeared before Magistrate M.O. Kusanu at the Ogba Magistrate Court on Thursday. Nwadigo, who was apprehended after a video surfaced online showing her repeatedly slapping the young child, Abayomi Micheal, reportedly pleaded not guilty to the charges read to her. The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency disclosed this in an update on X.com on Thursday. The statement read, “Following the ongoing viral case of child abuse, all concerned…
Read MoreEbonyi: all my children Are In schools, Only Governor To Do So – Nwifuru
3 in Ebonyi and 2 in Enugu. Their biggest school fees is #35, 000 and when I told them in the Nigeria Governor’s forum, all were surprised and felt sober. Some Commissioners in my Government has schools they are paying over 2 Million naira per term for their children but I can’t imagine myself paying such amount that’s more than 5Million per term for my children. Where will I get the money to continue paying for their school fees after my temporary tenure as a Governor? I don’t want to…
Read MoreAPC afraid of Peter Obi’s rising influence ahead of 2027” – Labour Party stakeholders
A coalition under the banner of the Alliance for all Labour Party Stakeholders and Professionals has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of resorting to desperate tactics to discredit Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, and deter him from contesting in the 2027 elections. In a statement issued by its convener, Dr Blessing Elaigwu, the coalition condemned the recent verbal attacks on Obi, particularly by APC National Spokesperson, Mr Felix Morka, during a televised interview. According to Elaigwu, Morka’s refusal to apologize for his remarks, despite multiple…
Read MorePurported 48Hrs Ultimatum To Imo Speaker: Ihitte-Uboma Stakeholders Spit Fire,Say It’s Arrant Nonesense, Aimed At Embarrassing OLemgbe.
Concerned Ihitte-Uboma Stakeholders have bluntly, declared the purported 48-hour ultimatum given to the Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly and Member for Ihitte-Uboma State Constituency in the state Legislative House over the release of an alleged Sienna Security Bus under his custody as a reckless, bizarre and fraudulent act tantamounting to generating tension and anarchy in the area. The Stakeholders who attributed the media publication insinuating that Rt Hon Chike OLemgbe declined response to the demand by the Chairman of Ihitte-Uboma Local Government Area for the release of the…
Read MoreDry Season Is Here ,Time For Uzodinma To Attend To Imo Rural Roads .
It leaves no one in doubt that Imo roads need urgent attention from the state government. Generally speaking, road Infrastructure is germane to the socio-economic development of any state. Good roads have been found to be a critical element in ease of doing business, aside boosting tourism. In all fairness, the administration of Governor Hope Uzodinma has undertaken the construction of some major highways atleast to appreciable standards, much still needs to be done not only within the cities and suburbs, but in the rural communities. Some strategic roads in…
Read MoreNIGERIANS ARE ARCHITECTS/ ROOT CAUSE OF THEIR UNDOING, ENSLAVEMENT AND ENDLESS HARDSHIPS
By Vitalis Unachukwu Rotimi Amaechi was right . Who then can bail Nigerians from the dangerous situation they found themselves at the moment ? There’s no gainsaying the fact , that Nigerians are their own worst enemies, architects and root cause of their problems, enslavement and endless hardships, as Rotimi Amaechi stated . This is a nation its citizens delight in allowing themselves to be deluded into eulogizing and lauding their political rulers and representatives in government, even with the knowledge and conviction that they are not doing well in…
Read MoreCourt vacates committal order on NUJ 4
The Magistrate Court 3 in Owerri, presided over by Magistrate Tochi Agumadu, Tuesday vacated an earlier order of committal to one month in prison of the four tenants of the Imo NUJ building situated on Portharcourt Road, Owerri, now referred to as NUJ 4. The Imo NUJ counsel, Vitalis Nwonu had in his motion argued that he came for the vacation of the committal order on the persons sent to prison by Enedo General Services referred to as “unknown persons.” He went further to state that since the judgment was…
Read MoreSAVIOLA FELICITATES UKEMEZIE ON CHIEFTAINCY TITLE.
AN IMO RADIO BROADCASTER, AMBASSADOR SAVIOLA GODWIN OF OZISA 96.1 FM OWERRI CONGRATULATES HON. CHIEF OSCAR CHIMA UKEMEZIE (JP), FOLLOWING HIS CONFFEREMENT OF CHIEFTAINCY TITLE OF ‘OCHIAGHA 1 OF AGWA’ IN OGUTA LGA OF IMO STATE BY HRH.EZE, H.C. Azubuike, OHANYERE 1 OF UBAH AGWA. AMBASSADOR GODWYN, DESCRIBED UKEMEZIE AS AN ASTUTE ENTREPRENEUR WHO HAS TOUCHED MANY LIVES THROUGH HIS PHILANTHROPIC GESTURES TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. HE MAINTAINED THAT THE RECOGNITION REFLECTS HIS NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIS COMMUNITY. “I’M ELIGHTED TO EXTEND MY WARMEST CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU…
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