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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Kaduna-born politician and Peter Obi’s running mate in 2023, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has given a compelling reason his former Principal should not accept Vice Presidential ticket in the coalition to unseat President Ahmed Bola Tinubu in 2027, citing Obi’s very impressive performance in the 2023 poll. Datti Baba-Ahmed who spoke on Arise Television on Thursday night, maintained that Obi is a presidential material that should not be considered for a VP slot even though being a Vice President is not a mean feat. The former Senator urged the opposition coalition Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, to consider…
Our Reporter, Abuja Legendary goalkeeper of the Super Eagles, and Stationery Stores of Lagos, Peter Rufai is dead. He was aged 61. Popularly called Dodo Mayana, Rufai died Thursday morning after long term illness, it was reported. A winner of Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria in 1994 at Tunisia, Rufai was in between the sticks for the Super Eagles in at Mundial in 1994 and 1998. Following his death, the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, has expressed deep sorrows over the loss. “We mourn the passing of legendary Super Eagles goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, a giant of Nigerian football and a…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, has tasked members of the State Executive Council and all his appointees on efficient service delivery. Otti who spoke while declaring open the “Abia State Quarter 2 Strategy Retreat,” organised for his appointees at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia, reminded them of the enormous tasks ahead of them in the second half of his first term in office. He said that the focus in 2023 was moving from the drawing board to the field of execution and noted that the last 21 months since the first Executive Council retreat, “have served…
By Azu Ishiekwene There’s a part of my job that can swallow you whole. Journalists are brought up on a diet whose main ingredients are a deliberate blend of crime, sex, and money. Everything else is a side dish. That’s why if you follow what you read daily in the newspapers, on the radio or TV or any of the online extensions of the media, you sometimes think the world is going to hell in a handcart. From the shocking reports of killings in Benue and Plateau States to stories of kidnapping for ransom, banditry, and other minor forms of…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Police in Anambra State have arrested a suspect linked to the gruesome murder of 13 Ebonyi indigenes in Ogboji community, Orumba South Local Government Area. Spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that the suspect identified as Sunday Mbanu, was arrested during a visit to the crime scene on Wednesday. According to Ikenga, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, led a Joint Security Team comprising officers from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and other security agencies. Ikenga said the suspect is currently assisting law enforcement authorities with their…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Coordinator of Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians of Nigeria (SGON), in Enugu State, Dr Eziamaka Ezenkwele, has called for increased awareness of preeclampsia to help prevent maternal deaths and complications during pregnancy. Ezenkwele made the call while speaking with newsmen in Enugu, emphasising that awareness was crucial to ensuring safe delivery, healthy mothers, and healthy babies. She described preeclampsia as a pregnancy complication marked by high blood pressure and damage to organs such as the kidneys and liver, typically occurring from 20 weeks (five months) into pregnancy. “Preeclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal…
…Says Mark, Amaechi, Tambuwal, Malami, others failed politicians Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ally and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has slammed the anti-Tinubu coalition which on Wednesday took over the structure of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). He dismissed the arrowheads of the coalition as “a gang of failed and expired politicians.” The former Rivers State Governor descended on the kingpins of the coalition, criticising each of them for failing in previous political positions. Wike accused the former Senate President and the interim National Chairman of the coalition ADC, David Mark, of doing…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Bill for the establishment of South-East Institute for Vocational and Entrepreneurial Studies Ideato, has scalled through second reading at the House of Representatives. The proposed Bill titled, ‘Bill for an Act to Establish the South-East Institute for Vocational and Entrepreneurial Studies Umuobun, Imo State, to harness the Innovative Talents, Entrepreneurship Spirit, Develop the Vocational Skills relevant to Business Creation and Technological problem-solving, prevalent in the South East Region of Nigeria,’ was sponsored by the lawmaker representing Ideato, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere. Leading debate on the proposal, the sponsor, Ugochinyere, said it was aimed at institutionaling innovation, entrepreneurship, and…
…Says joining ADC coalition difficult but necessary Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has said that Nigerians irrespective of their political, religious or tribal differences, need to build bridges and not walls if the country must move forward. Obi who stated this in a post on his X handle, explained that it was difficult for him to adopt the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the platform for the 2027 general elections but the decision had become necessary step for Nigeria’s political future. “To dismantle the structures that keep our people in poverty…
Liverpool star Diogo Jota has died after a car crash in Spain. The footballer’s brother has also died following the incident in Zamora in northwestern Spain on Thursday morning. Marca report the incident took place near the Zamora region of Sanabria. Jota’s vehicle was engulfed in flames after crashing off-road. Jota, 28, married his partner Rute Cardoso on 22 June. The couple had three children together. Jota’s last Instagram post, shared on Wednesday, was their wedding video. His brother Andre, 26, was also a footballer, playing for Portuguese side Penafiel. It is not clear at this stage who was driving…