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The crisis rocking the Labour Party in Imo State took another turn when two factions of the party produced different governorship flag bearers, Senator Athan Achonu and Ikechukwu Ukaegbu, in the parallel primary elections held over the weekend. Ukaegbu emerged winner in an affirmative election where one of the aspirants, Ihechi Ike, stepped down for…
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The monarch was arrested on Wednesday by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the command for allegedly sharing on a WhatsApp platform a write-up that was said to be very critical of the state governor, Hope Uzodinma. The Imo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested Eze Ekene Obinali, the traditional ruler of…
Candidates of three political parties — the Labour Party, the African Democratic Party and the Peoples Democratic Party — have rejected the declaration of the All Progressives Congress candidate, Akarachi Amadi, as the winner of the supplementary election held in Mbaitoli/ Ikeduru federal of Imo state on Saturday. The candidate of the ADC, Chinonso Uba,…
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The All Progressives Grand Alliance has condemned the attack on its delegates and officials in the Imo State Governorship primary held last weekend, The attack on the party officials was said to have happened at the state party secretariat in Owerri. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Tex Okechukwu, disclosed this in a statement…
The yearly Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards is an annual accolade presented by MultiChoice recognizing outstanding achievements in television and film. The inaugural AMVCA ceremony was held in Lagos, Nigeria on 9 March 2013, and was broadcast live in more than 50 countries. It commends outstanding performances in television, film, and entertainment. The 9th edition…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the PDP candidate for Isu State Constituency, Hon. Modestus Osakwe, winner of the election without any further delay. This was made known in a release signed by the Imo State PDP publicity secretary, Hon Collins Opurozor,…
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The Imo State Government has concluded arrangements with foreign investors from South Korea for the establishment of a smart city in the state. The Commissioner for Budget, Economic Planning and Statistics, Hon. Christopher Chukwuemeka Osuala, said this to newsmen in Owerri, Monday led by the Special Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodinma on Networking, Onwuzuruike Chantel…
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under investigation by the parliamentary watchdog over a possible failure to declare shares his wife holds in an agency benefiting from a recent budget, an official said Monday. Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Daniel Greenberg on Thursday launched the probe into shares Akshata Murty holds in childcare agency “Koru Kids”, his…
Barely one month after the reintroduction of old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes, some residents of Anambra have decried the unavailability of the new notes in many banks in the state. Some of them told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Monday that they hardly complete transactions with new naira notes because…
The Nigerian government has approved the use of R21/Matrix malaria vaccine developed by scientists at Oxford University. “The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in exercising its mandate as stipulated by its enabling law, NAFDAC Act CapN1, LFN 2004 is granting registration approval for R21 malaria vaccine,” Director-general of the National…
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This text discusses the corrupt leadership in Imo state through the allegory of Aesop’s fable about the old woman and the doctor. Aesop was a slave and a philosopher of note, he embodies an epigram not uncommon in human history; his fame is all the more deserved in view of his logical cum allegorical way…
Senator Samuel Anyanwu, National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has emerged the party’s governorship candidate for the November 11 Imo State gubernatorial poll. His emergence followed the PDP primary election held on Wednesday at the party’s secretariat along the Okigwe Road in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Anyanwu is expected to challenge the…
Governor of Imo State, Sen Hope Uzodinma has commended the people of the state for trooping out to vote massively for the All Progressives Congress in the House of Assembly election held on Saturday. The governor said the victory of the ruling APC at the polls was a significant attestation to the achievement of his…
Following the recent concluded general elections in Nigeria, it is obvious that both INEC and APC have no surviving souls respectively. The soul, yes, I mean the soul. No one in the world of matter, energy, space and time can plunge deeply into the realm of the soul without wise guides. Years of lone wolf…
There is something about truth that makes it more interesting than fiction. Truth is undying and very axiomatic that the only way to destroy it is to define it. If one defines truth, he limits it. This article is but an attempt to re-examine the cosmic cycle associated with the spiritual indaba of Christ in…
Anthony de Mello in one of his witty reflections on ‘Imprisonment’ once said: “you are so proud of your intelligence,’ said the Master to a disciple. ‘You are like the condemned man who is proud of the vastness of his prison cell.” Whenever I reflect on this saying, my mind these days go around the…
According to Plato in his metaphoric and poetic way of expressing higher reality, he told a story about Er, a warrior who came back to life on the funeral pyre, after having been believed dead. Er according to Plato, was said to have seen many things in the afterlife, but he was told that he…
When the Duke of African music Bright Chimezie sang a song with the title “LIFE NA TEACHER,” the music did not make too much sense to me until this time around. Oh truly this life na teacher! Life is a stage centre where inner written script are acted; some people act it in reality while…
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According to Plato in his metaphoric and poetic way of expressing higher reality, he told a story about Er, a warrior who came back to life on the funeral pyre, after having been believed dead. Er according to Plato, was said to have seen many things in the afterlife, but he was told that he…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the three regulatory agencies for tertiary education in the country – the National Universities Commission (NUC), National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) – have said they will sanction institutions that sell application forms for the conduct of the…
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The gift of an elder statesman is a very rare one and we are privileged to have Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu (Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo) blessed and energetic. As part of events marking his 80th Birthday Celebration, today, I kicked off the novelty football match between Ex Iwuanyanwu National Players and Imo Legend Footballers at the Dan Anyiam…
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The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Prof. Mrs Nnenna N. Oti, on Friday, 2nd September 2022 paid a courtesy call on the new Imo State Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Ahmed Barde in his office situated in Owerri. Speaking during the visit, the VC commended the Commissioner of Police (CP)…
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The inability of the Federal Government and ASUU to come to a compromise, even after President Muhammadu Buhari gave members of his team a clear implementation timeline underscores the point that has been long emphasized. Which is that Nigeria’s tertiary education funding model has to be revisited. I agree with ASUU that their working conditions…
There was panic in Imo State on Wednesday following the disappearance of three young men after an Imo wedding. The men identified as Alaefula Chimuru, Madu Promise, and Victor Chibuike did not return to their homes in Owerri after they left a wedding ceremony at Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of the state on Sunday….
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The partners aim to promote sustainable practices across multiple food value chains ACCRA, Ghana, August 31, 2022/ — The eco.business Fund (www.ecobusiness.Fund), an impact investment fund advised by Finance in Motion, has made its first investment in Ghana, extending USD 15 million to Fidelity Bank. The senior loan will be on-lent to a wide range…
OOSC supports enrolment and retention of out-of-school children in quality basic education. JEDDAH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, August 31, 2022/ — The Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD) has developed its new 2030 transformation strategy and identified Human Capital Development as a core pillar for poverty reduction. On 8th of August 2022, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) President and Group…
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More than 1200 delegates attended the 2022 Africa Climate Week event, which opened in Libreville, Gabon on Monday, 29 August LIBREVILLE, Gabon, August 31, 2022/ — Amid a call for urgent action to safeguard the continent from climate change, Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba opened the 2022 Africa Climate Week by highlighting his country’s efforts…
The fintech has gained significant traction with its payment’s app and nationwide agency banking network LAGOS, Nigeria, August 31, 2022/ — PalmPay (https://PalmPay.com/), a fintech innovator aiming to make digital payment more accessible and flexible, announced that it has reached 10 million users in Nigeria. This represents a doubling in its user base within just six…
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THE DUMB APC AND BATSHIT MEDIA PROPAGANDISTS, USING THE CRIMINALLY ENFORCED MONDAY SIT AT HOME ORDER BY ALLEGEDLY GOVERNMENT ENABLED/ ALLOWED UNKNOWN GUN MEN THAT IS DESTROYING ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTH EAST TO PLAY CHEAP POLITICS. ✍These dumb and unenlightened APC social media urchins, are not aware that the use of terror in the…
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Ethiopia started and completed a brand new 756km (Ethiopia to Djibouti Port) standard gauge rail project within 5 years at a cost of $4.5bn.(Average cost of $5.9m per kilometer). This rail project was executed across a stretch of very treacherous mountainous and undulating landscapes. Yet, the Ethiopians roasted their government for doing the project at…
