GOSSIPING; A DANGER TO COMMUNITY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

By Kenna Nnwere Gossiping is often perceived as a benign social phenomenon, an everyday practice where individuals share news, anecdotes, or opinions about others.* However, when examined more closely, it reveals itself to be a significant danger to community growth and development.  Gossip can undermine the fabric of communities. Gossiping can indeed pose significant risks to community growth and development. *Gossip often spreads rumours and misinformation, which can lead to distrust among community members.* Trust is crucial for effective collaboration and collective action, and when it erodes, it hampers community…

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Igbo Mandate Congress Alleges Governors hijacked Ohanaeze Ndigbo Polls

A group known as the Igbo Mandate Congress has claimed that the recently concluded Ohanaeze Ndigbo Election exercise was hijacked by South-East Governors. The group, in a statement sent to POLITICS NIGERIA on Friday, signed by its Director-General, Rev. Obinna Akukwe, dsclosed that the governors conspired to keep the venue of the election secret adding that they had warned prior that the Governors were planning to install a Senator from Rivers State. It can be recalled that Senator Azuta Mbata emerged as the New President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo earlier today.…

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Igbo Mandate Congress Alleges Governors hijacked Ohanaeze Ndigbo Polls

A group known as the Igbo Mandate Congress has claimed that the recently concluded Ohanaeze Ndigbo Election exercise was hijacked by South-East Governors. The group, in a statement sent to POLITICS NIGERIA on Friday, signed by its Director-General, Rev. Obinna Akukwe, dsclosed that the governors conspired to keep the venue of the election secret adding that they had warned prior that the Governors were planning to install a Senator from Rivers State. It can be recalled that Senator Azuta Mbata emerged as the New President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo earlier today.…

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It Pays to Serve God, Humanity, Says Ubah, As Imo Editors Honour Him 

Ubomiri, Mbaitoli Local Government Area,Imo State, born philanthropist and humanitarian, Chief Polly Ubah, has called on people to always do good, because whatever one does is not only taken note of by others, but will also receive due  reward at the appropriate time. The philanthropist spoke in his village of Amauburu, Ubomiri Mbaitoli Local Government Area, during the occasion of the conferment of award of excellence in “Philanthropic and”Humanitarian Services”, by members of the Imo Editors and Columnists Forum. According to him, since he took to what he described as…

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Black Day In Nollywood As Filmaker, Chijioke Ike Reportedly Slumps, Dies During Family Meeting

The news was confirmed by his colleague, Ajemba Stanley Chibueze, popularly known as Stanley Ontop, through an Instagram post on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Stanley shared a photo of the late Chijioke and revealed that the filmmaker had attended a family meeting, where he suddenly collapsed and died in eastern Nigeria. Describing the loss as shocking and deeply painful, Stanley Ontop expressed his grief over Chijioke Ike’s unexpected death. He revealed that Chijioke was the owner of Global Golden Movies, a well-known production and marketing company in the industry. Stanley…

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Fed Poly Nekede Owerri Gets New Registrar , Bursar 

The Federal Polytechnic Nekede,FedPolyNek, Owerri ,Governing Council has appointed Mr.Stanley Ugochukwu Njoku as the new Registrar of the Institution and Mrs. Adanne Chinyere Ojiuko as the  new Bursar . Announcing the new Principal Officers, the Chairman of the Governing Council Hon. Henry Ikoh, commended the new Principal officers for their performances during the series of Tests and Interviews. In a press statement issued from the desk of the Public Relations Officer of the Institution, Ever Bezze Nwosu informed that before their new appointments, Mr. Njoku was the Deputy Registrar from…

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Okiro Withdraws From Ohanaeze PG Race

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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Teacher 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…

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