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Frank Onyezili, a Professor of Biochemistry at the Biological Sciences Department in the Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi (FUAM), has committed suicide. The University Don took his own life, last weekend, by allegedly drinking poison and leaving behind a suicide note. It was gathered that his decision to commit suicide might not be unconnected with depression and loneliness after his wife and children left him and moved out of the country. Chief Mrs. Rosemary Waku, the Director of Protocol and Information of the university, confirmed the tragedy to newsmen…

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Former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has assured the country’s civil servants of a better salary package if elected president in 2019. The PDP presidential hopeful who gave the assurance Thursday, said: “I want the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and the generality of Nigeria workers to be assured of my commitment to the principle of a living wage for Nigeria’s workers. “In my private enterprises, I have shown commitment to the goose that…

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Ahead of the 2019 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that he would perform better if given another chance to return as president. The president’s statement believed to have been prompted by the shout of marginalization and neglect by mostly the Igbo and Middle Beltans under his watch, was also aimed at re-assuring a group of Nigerian professionals based in the United States and Canada, of his readiness to make amends and do better than he has done in his current first tenure as president. Buhari had reportedly…

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Former Transition Committee Chairman and frontline House of Assembly contender for Isu State constituency, Engr. Uju Okoro has called on the good people of Imo State to give their full support to Senator Hope Uzodinma, describing him as the best option for the state in 2019. Engr Okoro made this appeal Friday while answering questions from newsmen in Owerri over the outcome of the APC Governorship primary election in Imo State. According to him, out of the Governorship candidates presented by political parties in the state, Senator Uzodinma posseses the…

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  The Imo State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Sen.Ifeanyi Araraume, has saluted the youths from the state for their on-going efforts and commitment to help recover and rebuild the state in line with the aspiration of “the long-suffering Imo people, who have been surchanged by the present state government” in the past eight years. He said his steadfastness to serve as the rally-point for the hope of the people on the platform of APGA is predicated on selfless service and not personal interests.He promised  not…

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The twenty seven LGA Chairmen of the Social Democratic Party,SDP in Imo State have passed a vote of implicit confidence on the party’s governorship candidate, Dr Casmir Anyanwu. The chairmen who made their feelings known in a communique issued in Owerri pointed out that they are standing solidly behind him and his deputy,Mr Hogan Achigbu because of the duo’s  outstanding track record public service and faithfulness to the party structure in the state. Noting that the party’s guber candidate has electoral value and can deliver as attested to by his…

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The Higherlife Generation Church International holds a 3 days Conference tagged “God Kind of Life” with the Theme “Total Anger of God”. According to a statement from the Church, the life changing programme will mark her 5 years anniversary, which is scheduled for Friday 2 and Saturday 3 November 2018. Time is 5pm daily while the Anniversary celebration and power service starts by 8am on Sunday November 4, 2018. The event will hold at the Higherlife Generation Church, 8 Bishop Court, behind IMSU (Church Auditorium), and it will feature music…

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As a result of the emergence of Hon. Chuks Edward Okonya as the governorship candidate of the All Grand Alliance Party, AGAP, many politicians in Imo State have besieged the party secretariat to struggle to be nominated as his running mate. Nigeria Newspoint gathered that given the pedigree of honesty and transparent leadership qualities of Hon. Okonya very many interested politicians have been knocking at the door of the party secretariat with the aim to be the Deputy Governor of the candidate. Speaking to our reporter under the condition of…

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Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have been celebrating the reported sighting of leader of the group in Jerusalem, Israel, recently. A video showing the IPOB leader at a worship place in the city of Isreal has been trending on social media and traditional media in the country suggesting that he is alive after months of speculation of his whereabouts after military invasion of his home last year at Abia State. His lawyer it was also learnt has further given credence to the authenticity of the video with…

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The Spiritual Leader of the El-Elyon Assembly in Imo State, Prophet Chinedu Nzeh known as Thunder has admonished Nigerians to be prayerful always within these days of political activities so that there will be peaceful general elections in the country especially in the state. Prophet Nzeh disclosed this during the weekend at the celebration of the additional year added to his life by God Almighty in Owerri, where he said that he will soon unveil the political revelations given to him as would-be outcome of the polls in the nation.…

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