It is with profound heart that I, Hon. Uzoma C. Njoku (former Chairmanship Aspirant, Ngor-Okpala Council), on behalf of my family, congratulate my indefatigable boss, father figure, a legal luminary and political compatriot, Chief Barr. Enyinna V. Onuegbu KSC, on his meritorious appointment as a Commissioner of Imo State. Dear boss, you have tirelessly served our people in politics and governance, hence, your ascension to this pivotal role is not merely a testament to your exceptional acumen and sagacity but also an affirmation of the confidence reposed in you by…
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Popular Ex-Super Eagles Goalkeeper Dies In USA
A former goalkeeper and Akwa United Football Club assistant coach, Moses Effiong , is dead after prolonged ailments in the United States of America. Effiong’s death came barely three months after celebrating his 65th birthday with hopes of surviving the ailment that prompted his transfer abroad for medical care. The demise of the former national team goalkeeper was announced on Sunday by the Chairman of the club, Paul Bassey, through a statement released by the club’s Media Director, Mfon Patrick. Bassey described the late Effiong Moses as a complete gentleman,…
Read MorePolice Intensify Moves To Trap Killers Of Lawyer- Nwowu , Odika In Oru West .
…Deceiving complaints, false witnesses will face charges, may release Inspector Odidika for want of evidence The Imo State Police Command under CP Aboki Danjuma is said to have commendably intensified moves to track down the fleeing gunmen who invaded Mgbidi town in the night of January 22, 2025, killed Barr Nwowu Chinedu and kidnapped on Mr. Odika aka(agunaegbuewu) whom they also killed in few hours later and dumped the lifeless body in Anambra State. Grapevine reveals that the abduction of Mr. Odika and his lifeless body that trended in social…
Read MorePeter Obi’s Bombshell: ” We Have More ‘Yahoo Boys’ In Government Than On The streets”
Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has claimed that there are more “yahoo people” in government than on the streets. Speaking at the 4th graduation ceremony of Nexford University on Saturday, Obi described the country as a “crime scene,” highlighting the urgent need for quality leadership to address Nigeria’s challenges. He urged graduates to become catalysts for positive change in their communities. “When we talk about vices, don’t think it’s just the yahoo boys on the streets,” Obi said. “The truth is, there…
Read More50% Telecom Tarrif Hike: Nigerian Workers To Protest Feb 4
Nigerian workers are preparing for a large-scale nationwide protest on February 4, 2025, in response to the recent 50 percent increase in telecommunications service tariffs. This move was announced by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday. The protest follows the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) approval on January 20, 2025, allowing telecom companies to raise their service charges by 50 percent. The announcement has sparked widespread outrage, with the NLC leading the charge against the hike. In a statement, the NLC emphasized that the protest is aimed at resisting the…
Read MoreIPOB’s Lawyer Blasts Sheikh Gumi For Asking FG To Arm Igbo Youths To Fight Biafra Agitators
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has expressed dismay at the recent proposal of a prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, who asked the federal government to arm Igbo youths to counter Biafra nation agitators. Describing the proposal as malicious, misguided, divisive and inflammatory, the IPOB lawyer said Gumi’s outburst was driven by questionable obsession with monetary benefits in exacerbating terrorism and banditry across Northern Nigeria. He added that his actions have contributed to the region’s dire state of insecurity. Ejiofor stated this in a statement…
Read MoreI Now Rely On Rent From My Kaduna House To Feed – Buhari Laments
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented the current hardship in Nigeria. Buhari disclosed that he now relies on rent from one of his two houses to feed himself. Addressing the All Progressives Congress, APC, Caucus at the Katsina State Government House, the former president insisted that he never enriched himself in a corrupt way while in office for eight years. He noted that he has only three houses in Daura, Katsina State, and Kaduna State, Buhari, insisting that nobody could blackmail him for illicit enrichment while in office. The former…
Read MoreCourt Sends Gospel Singer, Timileyin Ajayi To Prison
A Nasarawa State High Court has remanded an acclaimed gospel singer, Timilehin Ajayi, at a correctional facility over the killing of his 24-year old girlfriend, Salome Enejo. Ajayi is being charged with culpable homicide as he was arraigned on Monday at the High Court of Justice, Lafia before Justice Simon Aboki. The state Counsel, Stanley Ifeanyi, told the court that Ajayi killed Enejo, a member of the National Youth Service Corps, in the FCT. Ifeanyi said that the offence violated Section 221 of the Penal Code Law of Northern Nigeria,…
Read MoreFelix Achinike Aguocha Goes Home Fri, Jan, 31
The remains of Pa-Felix Achinike Aguocha of Amakwu Umuegbe Alaenyi Ogwa Mbaitoli LGA, Imo State will be committed to mother earth on Friday January 31. A release from the family informed that, there will be a service of songs at his compound on Thursday January 30. On Friday January 31, his body leaves New Heaven Mortuary Alaenyi to his home town, Amakwu Umuegbe. There will be a funeral service at St. Joseph Catholic Church Alaenyi Ogwa followed by interrement at his compound
Read MoreS’outh-East PDP Stakeholders Replace Odefa, Pass Confidence Vote in Anyanwu
The Peoples Democratic Party Southeast stakeholders have unanimously nominated Hon Chidibere Goodluck from Ebonyi State as a replacement to Chief Ali Odefa who was sacked by court. It can be recalled that Chief Odefa was suspended by the PDP leadership in his ward and subsequently expelled. His suspension and expulsion were challenged in court and all his efforts to upturn the party disciplinary action proved abortive as court upheld his expulsion. Information garnered revealed that up till date, neither Chief Odefa nor the party in Ebonyi State had challenged the…
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