It was Jesus Christ who said in the synoptic gospel Matthew chapter 5 verse 16″Let your light shine upon men that they will see good work and glorify your Father who is in heaven.’ This statement played out recently at the University of Calabar where Engr Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu served as Chairman /Pro Chancellor, Governing Council, University of Calabar from 2013-2017. While in the University, Chief Iwuanyanwu took major giant strides to improve the collective status and image of the university. One of the major strides or legacies he left behind…
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No amount of gang-up can stop Ihedioha -Apitti Ndigbo
Former presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and senatorial candidate of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) in the February 23, 2019 Imo West (Orlu zone) senatorial election, Chief Bobby Tochukwu Ukadike has unequivocally, cautioned all litigants challenging the declaration of Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha as the winner of the 2019 Imo State governorship election by the independent national electoral commission (INEC) to place the collective interest of Imo State above their personal interests. Speaking to news men in Owerri, Chief Bobby Ukadike, the Apitti…
Read MoreVillagers burn down church, excommunicate Lesbian Pastor in Imo
Villagers in Nwagnele Local Government Area of Imo State, have set ablaze the First Step Christ Winner Church the General Overseer of the church has gone hiding following alleged attempt to kill her after preaching the love of Christ to all the sinners including the male homosexuals and female lesbians. An eyewitness who did not want his name in print stated that trouble started since 2007 when the church was established by one female Pastor, who came to their community preaching the love of God to them. The source said…
Read MoreNUJ Condemns return of Police roadblocks in Delta, seeks IGP’s attention
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Delta State Council has raised the alarm over the return of roadblocks mounted in Delta State by officers of the Nigeria Police Force, calling on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammad Abubakar Adamu, to explain if Delta State is exempted from the ban on roadblocks on Nigerian highways. The union in condemning the trend as ugly wondered if the ban on roadblocks by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) exempted Delta State, stressing that the situation showcases the state as unsafe to…
Read MoreImo Guber: Ihedioha’s victory, divine, people’s choice -Diasporans
The victory of Rt. Hon Emeka Ihedioha as the Governor elect of imo state has been described as the voice of God manifested through His people. The Ezinihtte Mbaise Community in the United Kingdom who said this in a Congratulatory message to the Governor elect Rt. Hon Emeka Ihedioha advised him to keep the joy of the people afloat/aflame throughout his tenure as Governor. In the message Titled Triple congratulations and signed by Engr Humphrey Chinenyeze and Richard Chukwu both President and Secretary of the Ezinihitte Mbasie community, the people…
Read MorePolice sergeant, 2 others sentenced to death over Aluu four
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt last week sentenced to death a Police Sergeant, Mr. Lucky Orji, David Chinasa Ogbada and Ikechukwu Louis Amadi, (aka Kapoon) for their active involvement in the murder of the four students of University of Port Harcourt. The court also discharged and acquitted four of the suspects in the trial, Saviour Johnny, Abiodun Yusuf, Joshua Ekpe and Cyril Abang. Four students of UNIPORT, Ugonna Obuzor, Toku Lloyd, Tekena Elkannah and Chiadika Biringa were murdered in a mob action at Aluu community in…
Read More2019 Presidential Poll: Activist Berates Can For Congratulating Buhari.
A human rights activist and author, Comrade Paul Ikechukwu Njoku, has disagreed with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria for coming out en masse on March 29, 2019, to congratulate the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, for his reelection in office on February 23, 2019. “I highly disagree with the Christian Association of Nigeria for congratulating President Muhammadu Buhari, who was declared the winner of the 2019 Presidential elections few weeks ago by the compromised INEC. It is a travesty of truthfulness and an abuse of due gratitude for the…
Read MoreImo D-Gov’s aide escapes death by whiskers
While there has been harvest of deaths in Imo State occasioned by cult clashes that have left 13 persons dead, yesterday Deputy Governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere’s aide on lands and a town Planner, Mr. Alban Opara, escaped abduction from suspected assassins. Mr. Opara was said to have been attacked by the suspected assassins around Orji round about along Okigwe Road at about 7:30 pm but escaped by the whiskers. According to an eye witness who introduced himself as Martin Oforegbu, Opara’s assailants were hanging around in wait…
Read MoreIhedioha is only interested in Imo treasury -Rochas
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, has accused the governor-elect, Emeka Ihedioha, of being interested only in the state treasury, even as he said that his successor has no constitutional powers to issue directives to banks when he has not yet been sworn in as governor. Okorocha, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary on Friday in Owerri, said the governor-elect was “behaving like a typical member of the Peoples Democratic Party;” and that he is “only interested in the state treasury.” Okorocha asked Ihedioha to exercise patience…
Read MoreNekede Cult War: Monarch sues for peace, calls for establishment of Anti-Cult Squard
The Traditional ruler of Umuoma community Nekede in the Owerri West LGA of the state, HRH Eze Morrison Eke, has called on the state government, as well as relevant security agencies in the state to come to the rescue of his community from the hands of dreaded rival cult groups. Unconfirmed reports have it that about 13 persons, many who are students have been mauled down following clashes allegedly involving the Aiye confraternity and their Vikings counterparts in the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede. In an interview with newsmen on the incident,…
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