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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Ex-Arsenal legend, and Super Eagles former striker, Kanu Nwankwo has pledged to support the administration of Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State. The soccer legend made the promise when he visited Otti at his Isiala Ngwa South country home on Sunday where he presented the Abia Governor with a gift of customised football Jersey and giant-sized card bearing a goodwill message. The presence of the Super Eagles former striker naturally attracted the attention of residents and visitors within the expansive home of the first citizen of Abia. Nwankwo hails from Arochukwu in Abia State. Otti has, since his…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia As controversy still trails the recent viral video of the immediate-past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, a coalition of Nigerians living in the United Kingdom, has demanded his immediate arrest, investigation and prosecution over genocidal attacks against Christians in Southern Kaduna under his watch. The Coalition also demanded the investigation and prosecution of the ex-Governor at the International Criminal Court, ICC, if found culpable in the genocidal murder of Christians in northern communities, and open propagation of radical Islamism. The coalition, in a press statement issued Sunday, also “totally condemned the inciting and genocidal statement,” in a…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has said that Nigeria’s democracy is in detention. Atiku who stated this in his Democracy Day message, said the efforts of all Nigerians were needed to rescue the country from the hands of those who hijacked it. The PDP presidential candidate said the desire to make Nigeria’s democracy self-sustaining and independent of anti-democratic elements is the new frontier of participation by all democrats. According to Atiku, Nigeria is only celebrating a return to civil rule and not democracy yet. “This year’s Democracy Day…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka APC Integrity Group has criticised recent rape allegations leveled at senator-elect for Imo West Senatorial District, Senator Osita Izunaso. Izunaso who is one of the candidates contesting the seat of the senate president in the 10th Assembly was accused of rape by Chioma Chikere, a 300-level student of Imo State University. The news of the rape allegation has gone viral on social media after it was published by different online news platforms. In the reports, Chikere had cried out to Nigerians, lamenting that the senator-elect from Imo West should not be elected as the Senate President of…
Our Reporter, Abuja Serbian star and former world number one, Novak Djokovic, played himself into the history books at the Roland Garros after defeating fourth seed, Casper Ruud of Norway, in three straight sets (7-6 6-3 7-5) to clinch the 2023 French Open title. Djokovic had defeated world number one, Carlos Alcaraz, in one of the semi-finals in four sets (6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1) to meet Ruud who beat Alexander Zverev in the second semi-final. By the win Djokovic who before the game was tied with Rafael Nadal on 22 grand slam titles is now on his own with 23…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has approved the immediate recruitment of over 195 medical personal for the 13 general hospitals in the state. The governor stated this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor, on Sunday. He listed the categories of personnel to be recruited to include doctors, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory scientists and health attendants. The statement reads: “Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru has approved immediate recruitment of medical personnel for the thirteen General Hospitals in the State.” He stated that the recruitment involves 39 doctors; 39 nurses; 39 laboratory scientists; 39 pharmacists; and 39 health attendants.…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has dissociated itself from reports condemning the suspension of governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, by President Bola Tinubu. President-General of Ohanaeze, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu stated this in a statement on Sunday. He was reacting to reports credited to one Mazi Chima Uzor who claimed to be the Director of National Interest Matters of the organisation. In the report, Mr Uzor had claimed that Ohanaeze condemned Mr Emefiele’s suspension describing it as ethnic cleansing. But Iwuanyanwu noted that at no time did Ohanaeze take such a stand. He further stated that the said…
By Zainab Okino A recent media report revealed plans by African countries to send a peace mission to Ukraine and Russia. The report indicated that six African leaders would travel to Russia and Ukraine “as soon as possible” to go proffer solutions to the ongoing war between the two countries. It was disclosed (perhaps conceived) by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who added that that President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have “agreed to receive the mission and the African heads of state, in both Moscow and Kiev in separate “telephone calls.” The South African leader went further…
By Jude Eze The first weekend of this month apparently started on merriment note for the Nigerian world record holder for longest cheffing hours at a stretch in a Cookathon of over 100 hours — Hilda Baci. However, it ended in attrition with debilitating anticlimax after she came under attack from an acclaimed Animals Rights crusader, Jackie Idimogu, following a viral video showing her (Baci) devour dog meat with gleeful braggadocio. The incident was a comic relief for so many Nigerians who had been under depressive melancholy following the knee jerk declaration by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his swearing-in ceremony that “Fuel subsidy is…
By Hassan Gimba “When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.” – Thomas Sowell. This was published here on 14th November last year when the issues of salary increase and naira redesign were mooted. But it was first written on the 7th of May 2018 and republished on October 1st same year. The first time it was captioned “Salary Increase: Before the harm is done” and the second time, with a little tinkering, it was captioned “Salary Increase: The Implication and Labour’s Role.” Two…