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Oguta LGA Steps Up to Reclaim Public Land at Oruru/Egwe Government Station Layout

August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The leadership of Oguta Local Government Area is taking bold steps to protect public land and ensure it serves the people. On Monday, Hon. Ifeanyi Nnani, Executive Chairman of Oguta LGA, joined forces with the Oguta Land Recovery Committee—led by Hon. Sir Modestus Chinedu Nwamkpa (Special Adviser to the Governor on Print/Media)—to kick off a…

Community Connect, News

Political Desecration Of Igbo Traditional Institutions

June 30, 2025August 3, 2025 Prof Protus Nathan Uzorma No Comments

Explore how political interference is eroding the dignity and autonomy of Igbo traditional institutions. This article examines the impact of government actions on Igbo culture, values, and the role of traditional rulers in southeastern Nigeria. To the Igbo man, it is very clear that the Supreme Being call Chineke, creator or God who creates, the…

The Reformer

IMO 2027: Governorship for All Zones or Equity?

June 28, 2025August 5, 2025 Prof Protus Nathan Uzorma No Comments

Explore the debate on Imo State’s 2027 governorship: Should power rotate among all zones for true equity, or continue as is? This article examines the history, challenges, and future of the equity charter in Imo politics, highlighting the need for fair power-sharing and inclusive governance. This article is a continuation of the previous ones in…

The Reformer

Three Ventures in Africa Earn Places in Annual ASME ISHOW Cohort with Innovative Solutions to Agricultural, Energy, and Healthcare Challenges

June 19, 2025June 27, 2025 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

NEW YORK (June 18, 2025) – The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has announced the regional cohort ventures joining the 2025 ASME Innovation Showcase (ISHOW), the prestigious international accelerator of hardware-led social innovation. Eight social ventures from throughout Africa pitched their innovative solutions and participated in an extensive design and engineering review with expert judges…

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Can Demons Be Trusted As Good Spirits? – Part 4.

June 18, 2025August 2, 2025 Prof Protus Nathan Uzorma No Comments

Explore the dangers of trusting demonic spirits, the reality of divination, and how occult practices like astrology and palmistry can lead to manipulation and possession. Discover the true nature of these “good spirits” and their ultimate agenda. In inspirational divination, the medium is under the direct influence or control of some higher demonic powers within…

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The Swedish Club Puts People First: Crew Wellbeing Takes Centre Stage at AGM2025 – PRESS RELEASE

June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

18 June 2025, Gothenburg Sweden: At its 153rd Annual General Meeting (AGM), The Swedish Club reaffirmed its commitment to crew wellbeing, placing it firmly at the core of its message. The Club underscored the need for a holistic approach to care — one that addresses not just operational excellence but the human beings who keep…

Press Release

Can Demons Be Trusted As Good Spirits? – Part 3

June 15, 2025 Prof Protus Nathan Uzorma No Comments

Explore the dangers of trusting demons as good spirits in this in-depth analysis. The article delves into ancient and modern beliefs, occult practices, and the influence of demonic forces on humanity, as supported by biblical and historical accounts. The crimes, atrocities and immoralities of ancient and modern society points to the fact that there are…

Religion, The Reformer

Can Demons Be Trusted As Good Spirits? PART 2.

June 2, 2025 Prof Protus Nathan Uzorma No Comments

Explore biblical insights on demons, refuting philosophical views and asserting their reality as fallen angels. Understand the spiritual implications of denying their existence. In Part 1 of this series, these questions were asked, “What are demons? How do they become humans? How possible could it be for a demon to put on the human flesh…

The Reformer

Can Demons Be Trusted As Good Spirits? – Part 1

May 26, 2025June 15, 2025 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

Creation has endowed man with unfathomable mysteries. Some of which are explainable while few others find their way into religious explanations which finally forms or becomes the credo which is believed without questioning. One of such phenomenon is the concept of demon. There are various religious, esoteric cum philosophical explanations associated with the concept of…

The Reformer

African Marketing Confederation (AMC) and Technology Information Confederation Africa (TICON Africa) conferences officially launched

May 22, 2025 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The African Marketing Confederation (AMC) and Technology Information Confederation Africa (TICON Africa) will be hosting their annual conferences in the tranquil setting of Ghana’s Labadi Beach Hotel. AMC AND TICON AFRICA CONFERENCES PROMISE INSIGHTFUL SESSIONS AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES Ghana, Labadi – 15 May 2025. Between 20 and 22 August 2025, the African Marketing Confederation (AMC) and…

Press Release

NjiaPay Secures $1M+ to Simplify Payments for African Businesses

May 21, 2025 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

NjiaPay, a Payments-as-a-Service provider solving the complexities of payments for African businesses, today announced the closing of an oversubscribed $1 million+ pre-seed funding round. The round was led by HAVAÍC, with participation from a number of prominent angel investors, including founders of Anyfin, Banxware, and Maxidrive. Launched in late 2024 as a spin-off from Talk360,…

Banking

New Emerging Africa leader at SAP reveals AI skills impact in Kenya, Nigeria

May 21, 2025May 21, 2025 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

NAIROBI, Kenya – May, 2025 – SAP has announced the appointment of Shiraz Khota as Managing Director for Emerging Africa. Khota, an industry veteran with 25 years’ experience in enterprise software sales, cloud solutions, and digital transformation, was previously the head of SAP SuccessFactors for the region. In his new role as Managing Director for Emerging…

AI, The Hub

Hybrid Workshop Invitation: Exploring the State of Knowledge and Action for Optimizing Soil Carbon in Africa | May 26–28, 2025

May 21, 2025 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

We are pleased to invite you to a three-day hybrid workshop titled: “Exploring the State of Knowledge and Action for Optimizing Soil Carbon in Africa”, taking place from May 26 to 28, 2025, and hosted from the Golden Tulip Hotel, Nairobi. Register to join via https://bit.ly/3F30PWy to participate with us virtually. [cid:7c6746c1-ad36-43ce-bcd8-a82ea99a7a10] This important event is…

Education

Transparency and Politics of Managing Mistrust in Nigeria

May 20, 2025May 20, 2025 Prof Protus Nathan Uzorma No Comments

Transparency in democratic society centers on the elected representatives of the masses; those charged with the distribution and management of our resources, common good, power and authority. It is a self-testifying mechanism for the assessment and valuation (or estimate of importance and usefulness) of public servants and elective officeholders. With its existence or inexistence, the…

Columns

Atiku, Wike missing at PDP’s select NWC Reconciliation meeting

June 21, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, his running mate Ifeanyi Okowa, and aggrieved members of the Integrity group, led by former governor Nyesom Wike, were noticeably absent from a crucial meeting held at the party’s secretariat on Tuesday. The meeting was organized by a select committee of the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)….

News, thTV

PDP Imo State Chapter Vows to Secure Victory in Upcoming Gubernatorial Election

June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

Imo State, Nigeria – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State expressed unwavering determination to emerge victorious in the upcoming governorship election scheduled for November 11. Engr. Charles Ugwuh, the state chairman of the party, conveyed this resolute stance in a statement released to the press following a crucial consultation with party stakeholders, amidst…

News, thTV

President Muhammadu Buhari Conducts Final Cabinet Meeting in Abuja

May 24, 2023June 21, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

In the Presidential Villa, Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the valedictory session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The purpose of this meeting is to address remaining matters and finalize various documents, as well as review pending memoranda from Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies before the administration’s departure next Monday. FEC meetings,…

Headlines

Joe Ajaero fearlessly challenges adversaries to advocate for Nigerian workers’ rights

May 24, 2023June 21, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

Nigeria Labour Congress President, Joe Ajaero, asserted that he fearlessly challenges adversaries to advocate for Nigerian workers’ rights. Ajaero, who recently visited the Senior Staff Union in Colleges of Education, Nigeria (SSUCOEN) in Abuja, expressed no shame in his actions, viewing them as a measure of his effectiveness as the labor union’s leader. Since assuming…

Labour & Employment

CBN raises interest rate to 18.5% after MPC Meeting

May 24, 2023June 21, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

On Wednesday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) implemented a hike in its benchmark lending rate from 18 percent to 18.5 percent, aiming to combat inflationary pressures. During a two-day meeting in Abuja, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the CBN, chaired by Governor Godwin Emefiele, made this decision. Additionally, the MPC opted to maintain…

Banking

Direct Entry (DE) candidates to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) alongside other candidates says the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)

May 18, 2023May 25, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

Direct Entry (DE) candidates seeking admission to Nigerian universities will now be required to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) alongside other candidates, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The move is aimed at ensuring that DE candidates justify the possession of their A’level certificates. The decision was made at…

Education

FG renames Ministry of Aviation to Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace of Nigeria

May 18, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The Federal Ministry of Aviation in Nigeria has been renamed the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace of Nigeria, according to an announcement by the country’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. The change was made because aviation and aerospace have become intertwined and the country needs to be proactively setting its policies to align with future…

The Hub, Transportation

Ohanaeze denies plan to participate in Tinubu’s inauguration

May 16, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has denied media reports that it would participate fully in the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023. One Okechukwu Isiguzoro had last week claimed that “Ohanaeze will participate fully in the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.” He also claimed that “the Ime-Obi…

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NERC receives 3.25 million complaints about estimated billing, others

May 13, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

Outrageous billings, service interruptions and illegal disconnections topped the list of over 3.25 million complaints made by consumers to the electricity distribution companies, also known as DisCos within five years. This was as 430 employees of the companies and the third parties died from 1,528 job-related accidents within the same period. According to an analysis…

Energy & Power, thTV

Rotary will promote peace in Nigeria, says governor Dr Goddy Nnadi

May 13, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The District Governor of Rotary International for District 9125, Dr Goddy Nnadi, said on Friday that the organisation would do its best to promote peace in the country. Nnadi said this at the 14th District Conference by Rotary District 9125 and Rotaract District 9125 in Abuja on Friday. Nnadi, who said they were in the…

People, thTV

Fines: NBC hasn’t seen restriction order, says DG

May 13, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The National Broadcasting Commission, [NBC] on Friday said it had yet to see the order of perpetual injunction restraining it from imposing fines on broadcast stations in the country. It, however, said it would appeal the order. The commission said the decision became necessary if found to be in conflict with previous judgements. Justice James…

Law & Order, thTV

I ‘must be’ President of Nigeria – Peter Obi

May 12, 2023May 25, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The Labour Party presidential candidate during February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Friday, said he ‘must be” Nigeria’s president. While expressing optimism to clinch the number one seat in the country, he clarified that he was not in a hurry to achieve the dream. Obi, who is a former Anambra State governor, stated this…

#NigeriaDecides2023, #OBIdients, Politics, thTV

UK Court convicts wife, lover of slavery for maltreating disabled husband

May 12, 2023May 25, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

UK Court convicts wife, lover of slavery for maltreating disabled husband A UK court has convicted a 49-year-old woman and her lover of slavery for the inhumane treatment meted out to her disabled husband. Reports said that Tom, who has cerebral palsy and is partially blind, was kept barely alive at his home in Chichester,…

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Senate presidency: South-south group roots for Yari

May 12, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

Ahead of the June 13 inauguration of the 10th Senate, the South-South Youth Assembly on Friday called on senators to settle for former Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari. This is even as the group urged lawmakers from the zone to reject former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, for the position and support Yari’s aspiration….

Politics, thTV

Stop Tinubu’s swearing-in, five FCT residents urge court

May 12, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

A suit demanding an order to discontinue the swearing-in of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29 has been filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Instituted by five residents of the Federal Capital Territory, the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/578/2023, urged the court to stop the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, any other judicial…

Law & Order, thTV

Archbishop of Canterbury fined £500 for speeding in London

May 12, 2023 thTV Admin, Owerri No Comments

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has been convicted of speeding. He was ordered to pay £510 in total for exceeding a 20 mile per hour limit near Lambeth Palace on 2 October last year, according to Sky News. The 67-year-old was also handed three penalty points after being caught by a speed camera in…

Law & Order, thTV