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 By Owei Lakemfa France is a problem. In Africa, it is a man-child fighting hard to retain its feeding bottle. The United Kingdom-based Socialist Labour organised a virtual conference of Africans to discuss this and the current crises in Africa, with an emphasis on the Francophone countries. Co-ordinator Tokunbo Oke, in commenting on the theme, “The Niger Coup: Imperialism and the Crisis of Francophone Africa”, lamented that to discuss, the African people have to surmount the obstacles of various European languages as they are either Anglophone, Francophone, Iberiaphone, or Luxophone. Ndongo Samba Sylla, a Senegalese development economist and co-author of the…

By Azu Ishiekwene It’s more than one year to the next governorship election in Edo State, which prides itself on being the “heartbeat of the nation.” But in a maelstrom that has forced the state’s heart to beat faster than is good for it, you would be forgiven to think the election is tomorrow. The bad blood between Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, is so bitter and so strong it has spilled beyond Osadebe House in Benin, splattering as far as Abuja courts, and daily smearing the front pages of newspapers.  Reports last week said the governor,…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu has charged officers and soldiers of 13 Brigade Nigerian Army to be disciplined and professional always. “Troop must continue to have an unalloyed loyalty in the discharge of their constitutional role,” Dada charged while addressing the troops during his operational visit to 13 Brigade’s Akim Barracks, Calabar. The acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations of 82 Division, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, said in a statement on Monday that the GOC gave the charge while on operational visits to formations and units under the…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Police in Anambra have announced that  33 suspects have been arraigned for their alleged involvement in cultism and other cult-related offenses in Anambra State. According to the Police, charges against the suspected criminals followed the recent crackdown order by the Commissioner of Police in Anambra, CP Aderemi Adeoye. Making this known to Journalists in the state, Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the suspects were arraigned in two batches of 9 and 24. “They  were charged with membership of unlawful societies; unlawful possession of firearms; unlawful possession and use of hard drugs and other psychotropic…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The people of Ezumeri, one of the four quarters in Oraifite community in Ekwusigo Local Government Area, Anambra State, have finally celebrated their long-awaited New Yam festival. Ikengaonline reports that the New Yam Festival popularly known as Iri ji or Ifejioku is an annual cultural festival by the Igbo people held at the end of the rainy season in August and September. As expected, the event which was held on Sunday witnessed a heavy presence of sons and daughters of the community who trooped to Obi Ezumeri to catch a glimpse of Odogwu Atu and other masquerades as they entertained…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka A non-governmental organisation, First Best Domiciliary Home Care World, has launched a home, to extend social care services to the aged and elders in Anambra State. Ikengaonline reports that the move is to reduce the alarming rate at which elders and senior citizens die after retiring from active jobs in the country. It is also aimed at increasing the lifespan of Nigerians who are increasingly dying off as a result of deprivations, loneliness, isolation, and depression that are taking their toll on older citizens in the country. Speaking during the launch of the home in Awka, Arc Mike…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Stakeholders in Igbo Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, over the weekend held a Security Summit at the Local Government Headquarters Pavilion in Enugu Ezike. The summit which was well attended by sons and daughters of Igbo-Eze North also had in attendance Clergymen, Heads of various Security Agencies in the Local Government, including the Military, NDLEA, Enugu State Neighbourhood Strike Force, Police, and Forest Guard. According to the organisers, the summit was aimed at bringing to an end the rising insecurities and criminalities ravaging the area. It would be recalled that Igbo Eze North have…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Honourable Paul Nnamchi (LP-Enugu State) has trained an additional 350 secondary school students in Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency in various aspects of computer skills in this holiday period. It would be recalled that Nnamchi, a Professor and House of Representatives Member for Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency, through his “Prof. Paul Nnamchi Tech-hub and Youth Innovation (PPNTAYI)” had trained 150 students in computer skills between months of March and April, 2023. The computer skills impacted on the students within the second edition of the training included: computer appreciation, uses of Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet, installation of computer systems…

Says Nigeria under captivity by fascists, neo-colonialists Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Good Governance Advocate and Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, has called for international sanctions against Nigeria over last week’s judgment of the Presidential Election Petitions Court in the 2023 election which he said fell below expectations. He also called for non-violent resistance against fascists and neo-colonialists who, he alleged had captured Nigeria. Utomi in a statement Sunday, alerted Nigerians of  the emerging  “new slavery and deadly fascism I warned about in a book I first published in 2019 which subtitle is “Citizenship, State Capture, Creeping Fascism and the Criminal…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu Gunmen numbering four have reportedly invaded Agbada village in Nenwe community, Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State and killed three youths. According to a community source, it was not immediately known where the gunmen emerged from as they wore masks and took the villagers by surprise. “We did not know where they came from; whether from neighboring village or from the bush because it was early in the morning. “They took the whole village by surprise and because of the AK-47 rifle that they were carrying everybody went indoors, especially the youths, nobody had the courage to come out…