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By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu There is no better way of introducing Odia Ofeimun than pointedly stressing that “Odia Ofeimun is Odia Ofeimun!” Enough said. Poet, publisher, editor, activist, polemicist, mentor, politician, columnist, factory worker, writer, dance-drama exponent, public intellectual, critic etc. Odia ofeimun has packed uncountable lifetimes into one tumultuous lifespan. Born on March 16, 1950, in Iruekpen, an Esan-speaking town in Ekpoma, in present-day Edo State, Odia missed an entire year at the start of his primary schooling because, as was the practice then, his right hand could not cross his head and touch his left ear! He eventually benefitted…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Police in Anambra State have denied reports linking security agents to a homicide in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. Reports trending in different media platforms alleged that security agents from Department of State Services (DSS) were responsible for the murder of a middle-aged man in Ogidi town on Thursday. It was gathered that the man (victim) whose wife was just delivered of a baby was preparing to go see his wife and new baby in the hospital, when he was shot, after a suspect pursued by security agents ran into his compound. It was also gathered…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia State governorship flag bearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Professor Greg Ibe, has dismissed as lie from the pit of hell, the report of his purported withdrawal for the younger brother of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and candidate of the Action Peoples Party, APP, Mr Mascot Uzor Kalu. Professor Ibe said the fake and misleading report was mischievous planted to possibly confuse and deceive his teeming supporters. The APGA governorship candidate said it was an insult to his person to step down for Kalu who by all standards, is not his match. He, however,…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Dr Cajetan Eze, the Governorship candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), for Enugu State has thrown his weight behind the candidacy of Dr Peter Mbah, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of March 18, elections. Eze stated this at a press briefing in Enugu, adding that his action becomes necessary in view of the track record of Mbah as a successful businessman. He also said that his decision was in consonance with the zoning formula being practiced in the state since the advent of democracy in 1999. “I am from Enugu West Senatorial zone…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Part (PDP) in Ebonyi State, Tochukwu Okorie, has endorsed the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Francis Nwifuru, in Saturday’s gubernatorial election. He gave the endorsement in a statement he issued on Thursday in Abakaliki, capital of the state. Mr Okorie, who has been having a running battle with the governorship candidate of the PDP, Ifeanyi Ọdịi, urged the people of the State to vote for Nwifuru. He noted that it is only fair that Ebonyi North where Mr Nwifuru comes from gets the ticket for the governorship. He argued…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, former deputy governor, Gerald Irona, and the House of Representatives member-elect for Ideato Federal Constituency, Ikenga Ugochinyere Imo, have pleaded with the Imo State police command to shift the date of earlier invitation from March 3, 2023, to March 21, 2023. It was gathered from the command on Thursday that Ihedioha and the two others made the request in a letter addressed to the Imo police headquarters in Owerri. A source from the command said some of the reasons surrounding the Ihedioha’s letter was to enable them prepare and…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has described the APC in power at the centre; and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, as different sides of the same coin which should never be trusted with power again. Apugo who is also a member of the national caucus of the APC, said both the APC and the PDP had failed woefully, and should not be considered for any vote in the forthcoming governorship and house of assembly elections. The APC chieftain, endorsed the candidacy of the Labour Party governorship flag bearer,…
Technology executives Oo Nwoye, and Ozo Omosigho are pleased to announce the launch of Collate, an open and crowd-sourced online result collation and viewing platform (ReV) built to aid transparency in the coming gubernatorial elections in Nigeria. In the wake of the controversies that marked the result of Nigeria’s last presidential election, Collate aims to have a robust, documented and centralized data of all polling unit results in all states in real time. To achieve this, at least one electorate from all 176,846 polling units across the federation is required to pre-register on the platform before Saturday and upload election results…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has raised alarm over plots by undemocratic forces to rig the Saturday governorship and house of assembly elections in Abia State. IPAC Chairman, Mr Ceekay Igara, who raised the alarm at a press conference Thursday in Umuahia, cautioned those behind the unholy move to perish the thought. Igara vowed that any attempt to compromise the polls would be vigorously resisted by IPAC. The IPAC Chairman who was flanked by Chairmen of other political parties during the press conference called on security agencies to quickly launch investigations into the rumours of plots to…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it has moved all sensitive materials including result sheets and Bi-Modal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines – to the 17 local government area offices in the state. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Enugu State, Dr Chukwuemeka Chukwu, said this in Enugu, adding that the materials had arrived various LGAs. According to him: “As you can see the political party agents and observers are here since morning and have observed the last consignment of the sensitive materials loaded and trucked for Enugu South Local Government Area. “We have had a seamless, peaceful and…