Driven by his prodigious passion for human capital building and creating new ideas and initiatives that drive development in communities, a former People’s Democratic Party,PDP, Presidential Aspirant, Hon. Ugochukwu Williams has unveiled a pet project, Imo Development Champion, IDC, Competition. The unveiling of the initiative which had in attendance notable stakeholders from Imo State, leaders of youth organizations and student unions, took place last week in Owerri. In his address, founder of IDC Competition, Hon. Williams, averred that gone are the days when citizens sit back with folded arms, waiting…
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Okigwe Global Elders Forum: Iwu, State Legislators, SSG, Others Boycott Meeting
The much hyped Okigwe Elders Forum meeting billed for yesterday(Sunday), June I6 and held at Eze Ohanwe’s Palace, Isiala Mbano LGA, Imo State has come and gone. The meeting which was specifically Convened for Okigwe Zone to decide on the 2027 Imo Governorship Slot Suffered a big lapse as most of the invited Big Wigs shunned the event. Among the absentees were the former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Maurice Iwu, all members of Imo House of Assembly from Okigwe Zone, the Secretary to Imo State Government, …
Read MoreIPOB- ANDUC Intercedes: Niger Delta Group To Tinubu,Release Kanu In 14-Days Or Face Peaceful Demonstration
“Release,dialogue with him,he violated no law” The Niger Delta Group going under the aegis of Association of Niger Delta Upland Communities has given the Federal Government of Nigeria led by Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in fourteen days or face unforeseen consequences. The group in the said letter averred that it has faith in the leadership of President Tinubu to do the needful. In a statement signed by Isa Obiri, its President and Wisdom Oteyi, the secretary, the group threatened that if the Federal Government fails to…
Read MoreJob Creation, Key To Curbing Insecurity
It is evident that unemployment predisposes youths to crime. This explains why governments especially, in the developed world, place high premium on the issue of job creation. In the United States for instance, job creation constitutes a major campaign issue during elections. The US government usually releases monthly job figures for public consumption. An administration that neglects job creation usually pays heavily during elections. Ditto for the United Kingdom, where on-going debates for the scheduled July polls, is already dominated by such issues. Sadly, the germane issue of unemployment appears…
Read MoreWilliams Moves To Inspire Youths On Community Dev, Unveils IDC Competition
By Onyinyechi Nwankwo Driven by his prodigious passion for human capital building and creating new ideas and initiatives that drive development in communities, a former People’s Democratic Party,PDP, Presidential Aspirant, Hon. Ugochukwu Williams has unveiled a pet project, Imo Development Champion, IDC, Competition. The unveiling of the initiative which had in attendance notable stakeholders from Imo State, leaders of youth organizations and student unions, took place last week in Owerri. In his address, founder of IDC Competition, Hon. Williams, averred that gone are the days when citizens sit back with…
Read MoreJubilation: Ugochinyere Marks One Year Of Impactful Representation With Major Infrastructural Uplift
…Sponsors 18 bills, 7 motions, presents 6 petitions As Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, member representing Ideato Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives clocks one year in office, there is jubilation in Ideato as new infrastructural projects begin to emerge and dot the landscape of the Ideato nation. This is the developmental imprint of Hon. Ugochinyere just after 365 days in office With the terror attacks inflicted on his family and the protracted post-election litigations that trailed his landslide victory at the polls, it cannot exactly be said that Hon. …
Read MoreZuckerberg, Wife Priscilla Chan To Build Computer To eliminate human disease
On Tuesday Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg announced their plans to help eradicate human disease by 2100.They aim to develop a computing system that researchers can use with AI to catalog cells and predict how they act when diseased. The data could be used to make new discoveries that completely eliminate human disease Chan and Zuckerberg said in a statement .”I’m always excited to see more computing power available to biologists. So I was very excited to see this news,” Anne Carpenter, who uses computing to develop pharmaceuticals at the Broad Institute of Harvard…
Read MoreWhy Many Nigerians Can’t Forgive Arthur Nzeribe
By Fustus Arthur Nzeribe is a name that many Nigerians find hard to forgive because of his major role in ruining what could have been a turning point for democracy in the country. In 1993, Nigeria held what was considered its fairest and freest presidential election. Moshood Abiola was believed to have won this election, giving people hope for a brighter and more democratic future. But these hopes were crushed, and Nzeribe played a big part in this disappointment. Nzeribe led a group called the Association for Better Nigeria (ABN). This…
Read MoreOwerri Zone, Imo Monarchs And Uzodinma’s Promise
By Nnamdi Nwadike Ever since a group of Imo traditional rulers were herded to the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri, sometime ago, to do a march past, with the then First Lady of the state, Mrs. Nkechi Okorocha, taking the salute, the unappeased gods have remained unrelenting in pushing them from one “wombling ” and “fumbling ” to another. The latest is their ongoing dance to an orchestra renditioned by a clique of politicians in Owerri zone. The lyrics is the purported promise made by the state governor, His Excellency, Senator…
Read MoreHunter Biden convicted on all 3 charges at federal gun trial
A federal jury has convicted Hunter Biden on all three federal felony gun charges he faced, concluding that he violated laws meant to prevent drug addicts from owning firearms.The conviction marks the first time a president’s immediate family member has been found guilty of a crime during their father’s term in office, though his crimes predate Joe Biden’s tenure as president. The jury, which deliberated for just under three hours, returned guilty verdicts on all three charges, which stemmed from a revolver Hunter Biden bought in October 2018 at a…
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