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…As Declares for Aboh Mbaise Council chairmanship In what looks like a dramatic turn of events, the chairmanship aspiration of Hon. Dr. Vitalis Onuoha has gotten a boost following the reported collapse of structures of major political parties in the Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area. The development is said to have sent shockwaves across the political landscape in the area, as key members of the Labour Party, People’s Democratic Party, among others, have allegedly pitched tent with Onuoha’s camp. Speaking with newsmen at his Okeuvuru, Aboh Mbaise country home shortly…

Ahead of the monitoring visit of the National Coordinator NG-CARES Mr. Abdulkarim Obaje and his team to Imo State, the Hon. Commissioner for Finance and Coordinating Economy Mr Chuck Chuckemeka has charged members of the State Steering Committee to be ready and prepared with the status of implementation of Programme Action Plan report of the state. The Commissioner who gave the charge in a meeting with members of the committee drawn from Imo State Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA), FADAMA and Cash Transfer Unit advised them to articulate their…

The former Anambra governor, therefore, pledged his total support for the conversion of the school to a university as proposed by its management. The LP Presidential Candidate in the 2023 General Elections, Mr Peter Obi, sandwiched by two priests, while presenting a cheque for N10 million donation to the Holy Rosary College of Nursing, Emekuku, Owerri, on Saturday [NAN] Obi said this on Saturday, when he paid a solidarity visit to Holy Rosary College of Nursing, Emekuku, near Owerri. He said that with an average life expectancy put at 55…

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the fundamental human rights suit filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government. Kanu sued the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Department of State Service for N1 billion in damages for alleged rights violations. The IPOB leader, in the suit marked FHC/CS/1633/2023, claimed that the DSS and its Director General violated his right to a fair hearing by allegedly preventing his lawyers from having unhindered interactions with…

The younger brother of former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, Isaac, has called on President Bola Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and give him contracts like ex-President Goodluck Jonathan did with Niger Delta militant leader, Tompolo. Fayose said Kanu’s release would help Tinubu get more votes from the Southeast in 2027. In a video on his Instagram handle, Fayose said releasing Kanu would reduce the level of insecurity in the Southeast. According to him: “Releasing Nnamdi Kanu will reduce crime in the…

…Cry out for Govt’s Intervention The entire Owerri Building Material Market Traders, Naze, Imo state have cried over the spate of gully erosion, bad road network and insecurity in the market beckoning on  Imo State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodinma to come to their rescue. It was  gathered that the ugly  situation  has become the undoing of the market  since nearly  twenty (20) years of  it’s existence. According to reports aside the fact that  the 30 feet deep erosion had yanked off some shops in the market with one of the…

In a bold and controversial statement, Asari Dokubo, a prominent figure in the Niger Delta region, has declared that the Ikwerre people of Rivers State are indeed Igbos. Dokubo, who is known for his outspoken views, made this assertion despite being identified as an Ijaw man himself. According to Dokubo, 80% of Rivers State land is Igboland, and he questioned why some Ikwerre people deny their Igbo identity. He emphasized that the names and language of the Ikwerre people are evident proof of their Igbo heritage. In his words; “It…

The speech at the Valedictory Session of graduates of Physiology at Nnamdi Azikiwe University at Okofia, Nnewi, where I represented Mr Peter Obi. Three days ago, on the 26th, His Excellency Mr Peter Obi was a Guest Speaker at the 6th Annual Lecture of the Board of Fellows of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria at UNIZIK. As he left, he mentioned he would phone me about a function on the 28th, which he was struggling to plan to attend. However, he did not call back until early yesterday morning, around…