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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka  First female artist in the old Eastern Nigeria and renowned herbalist, Chief Dr. Flora Ilonzo, has made known her desire to be laid to rest in her Onitsha home when she passes away. Ilonzo, the founder of Centre for Herbal Medicine and Centre for Psychic and Healing Administration (CPHA), Awka, made her wish known on Sunday at the unveiling of her mausoleum, a final resting home she prepared for herself in Onitsha. According to her, “I’ve built this place as my final resting ground because it’s where I wish to lie in eternal peace. I explicitly desire…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka President Bola Tinubu has described the late Pope Francis as a tireless Christian and champion of the poor, who fought against economic injustice in the world. Tinubu made the assertion in a message he personally signed, mourning the demise of the Catholic Pope.  According to him, “Pope Francis was a man of peace that consistently fought against economic injustice, even as he served the Church and the Master of the Church until the end. “His encyclicals were not only doctrinal and seminal but also timely and relevant. Through his pastoral letters, the Pope offered spiritual clarity and…

…Demands US, EU joint panel of inquiry to unravel source of insecurity in S’East Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has accused the Federal Government of sponsoring “false narrative and media propaganda linking IPOB with insecurity in the South-East with the intent to portray the pro-Biafra movement as a terror organization. Kanu’s family in an open letter to Nigerians and the international community, alleged that the ultimate aim of the smear campaign against IPOB “is to influence judicial proceedings against Kanu.” According to the letter signed by…

Our Reporter, Abuja  The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Gregory Obi, has expressed his sorrow over the passing of the Catholic pontiff, Pope Francis, who passed on at the Vatican on Easter Monday. Obi, a staunch member of the Catholic church, in a statement titled, “Pope Francis: a Moral Compass in a Troubled world,” said the death of the Holy Father marked the end of another era in the spiritual and moral leadership of the Catholic church. Obi who said he had the privilege of meeting the Pope three times in his lifetime described the pontiff  as…

Our Reporter,  Abuja  The head of the Catholic church, Pope Francis has died on the morning of, April 21, at the Vatican.  Pope Francis was the first non-European pontiff in nearly 1,300 years. He died on Easter Monday aged 88 years. According to report from EWTN news, “the pontiff taught us to live the values of the Gospel with courage and universal love, especially in favor of the poorest and marginalized.” The announcement of his passing was indeed surprising to many coming less than a day after the Pope made a high-profile appearance in public. Just before that, he held…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday received no fewer than 150 members of the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who officially defected to the party in Enugu. Among the decampees was former Commissioner for Local Government Affairs in Enugu State, Barr Peter Okonkwo, who joined from PDP. Okonkwo, alongside other decampees across the 17 Local Government Areas of the State were received during the expanded APC stakeholders meeting in Enugu. Speaking at the event, the State chairman, of APC Hon. Ugochukwu Agballah, declared that APC would block any move by Governor Peter…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Police in Anambra State have rescued two kidnap victims and apprehended a notorious cultist during a patrol operation in Uli, Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. The operatives also recovered several arms and items, including seven pump-action guns, live cartridges, handcuffs, a cutlass, an axe, and a dagger during the said operation. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the operations were part of intensified security patrols aimed at ensuring residents’ and visitors’ safety during the Easter holidays. Ikenga said: “The Anambra State Police Command, today, 19th April 2025, while felicitating with Ndi Anambra…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On the evening of 5 April 2012, the prime-time bulletin on the television news of the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), announced to the country that the president, Ngwazi Professor Bingu wa Mutharika, “had been taken ill and had been flown to South Africa for specialist treatment.” At another end of the capital city, Lilongwe, a presidential convoy was on its way to the Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) where an air ambulance awaited with instructions to fly to South Africa a president who was supposedly alive but unwell. Earlier in the day, around 11:00 in the morning, Ngwazi Professor Bingu…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Human Rights Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has slammed the Nigeria Police for deliberate falsehood and distortion of facts in the case of Quadri Alabi who was illegally arrested and detained for months by the Police. Quadri, a minor, gained wide acclaim in 2023 when he stood in front of Peter Obi’s campaign vehicle during the electioneering period.  He was arrested in January and charged for alleged armed robbery by the police and subsequently remanded in police custody. But following Mr Efidong’s intervention he was released during the week by the Magistrate Court where he was charged. Mr Inibehe…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu  The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State, Mr Mamman Giwa, has reassured Enugu residents of the command’s commitment to ensuring a safe and secure environment throughout the Easter period and beyond. The commissioner said this in an Easter Goodwill Message issued on his behalf by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, in Enugu. Giwa through the message felicitated with the residents as they join Christians worldwide in the celebration of Easter. He directed all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, and Heads of Tactical and Operational Units to ensure comprehensive deployment of the command’s intelligence and…