Category: FEATURES

The Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Nekede in Owerri West Local Government Area, Imo State, Dr, Michael Chidiebere Arimanwa was last  Sunday honoured with an award by traditional rulers, in appreciation of his good works since his assumption of office.   Eze M.M. Keke of Amainyinta autonomous community in Ihitte-Uboma LGA of Imo State who presented the award to the Rector on behalf of Royal Stars of Imo State, during the May 2021 edition of the monthly meeting of the group of the Royal fathers, held at the palace of the…

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Outspoken Enugu Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has announced a one-month shutdown of the Adoration Ministry. The Priest made the announcement in a notice on Tuesday morning.This decision, it was gathered, followed the order to him by the Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Bishop Calistus Onaga to embark on a one -month retreat. The ministry sent out an alert on Tuesday morning to members that Fr. Mbaka was proceeding on the one-month private prayer retreat. The statement reads: “Our Spiritual Director, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka wishes to inform his…

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Chief Nyesom Wike, the Governor of Rivers State, has decried the surge in issues of insecurity in the country, regretting that kidnapping and killing have become a norm in the country under the All Progressives Congress, APC, led Federal Government. Wike said the APC-controlled FG has dragged Nigeria 50 years backward due to its poor performance, maintaining that APC has mismanaged the opportunity Nigerians gave them to make a difference in 2015. The governor disclosed this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, after the Vice…

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Nigerian  women have been called upon to participate actively in the socio –economic development and emancipation of Nigeria nation from its present political insecurity and economic quagmire. An elder Statesman  and foremost philanthropist, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu made the call when the leadership of the advocacy for the Empowerment of Nigerian women initiative paid him a visit in Abuja to honour him with their 2021 integrity/peace award Chief Iwuanyanwu described the nation’s present insecurity situation as grossly worrisome and believed that Nigerian women have a great role to play in stabilizing…

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Popular On Air Personality, OAP, in Imo State, Mr Chinonso Uba, alias Nonsonkwa has again raised the alarm over alleged plot to arrest him. According to him in a statement a copy of which was availed Nigeria Newspoint the alleged plot is due to his  insistence that innocent people should not be arrested or victimized or killed simply on allegations of being IPOB members. Mr Uba stressed that his stand on the matter was informed by his belief that every person have a right to justice and justice, pointing out that…

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The Department of State Services says the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, is not in its custody. Spokesperson for DSS, Peter Afunnaya, made this known in a text message sent to The newsmen on Wednesday. “He (Mbaka) is not with the DSS, please,” Afunnaya wrote in response to an inquiry by our correspondent. Controversy trailed the whereabouts of the fiery cleric on Wednesday with a reported protest in Enugu State over Mbaka’s alleged arrest by yet-to-be-identified security operative. When officials of the Diocese of Enugu, to…

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A former Secretary to the Government of Imo State, Jude Ejiogu, has condemned the extra-judicial killing of youths in Imo State, saying the painful part was that they were slaughtered for no reason. In a Facebook post, Ejiogu who also served as chief of staff to former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, described as heartbreaking that the only reason for the summary execution of the youths was keeping late nights. He condoled with the families whose loved ones who have died untimely in recent times and prayed for the…

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Leaders and people of Owerri Municipal Council, Imo State, have passed a vote of implicit confidence on the administration of Governor Hope Uzodinma over what they described as the emerging return of the era of quality road projects in Imo and Municipal in particular. This is even as the Special Adviser to Governor Uzodinma on Political Matters, Dr Batos Nwadike while inaugurated Shared Prosperity Ambassadors of Owerri Municipal Council on Wednesday, charged the people of the area to stand strong with Governor Uzodinma because of the plethora of road projects…

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Governor Hope Uzodinma has got a confidence vote from his Orlu East Local Government Area kinsmen.  This is even as 4000 Imo youths and another 4000 women are to be empowered by the state in a few months time according to the Special Advisor on Political Matters to the governor, Dr Batos Nwadike while addressing Oru East people in continuation of the ongoing Prosperity Tour of the Uzodinma government.  Speaking while moving the motion for vote of confidence on Governor Uzodinma on behalf of Orlu East people Tuesday, at Omuma,…

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The Prelate of Christ victorious Alive Revival mission and Rector, Alive Theological Seminary of Nigeria, owerri, Bishop Uzoma Emmanuel Afamefuna has opined that Igbo people are a great tribe that cannot be neglected in scheme of things in Nigeria. The Cleric expressed this opinion in a message he gave at Alive Theological Seminary of Nigeria,owerri recently.According to His Lordship, a typical Igbo man is dynamic, hardworking, enterprising and optimistic and can succeed anywhere he finds himself.The cleric further decried the total neglect of south East in major appointments in Nigeria…

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