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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has blamed the individualistic approach of politicians and leaders in the zone as responsible for setbacks in the region’s quest to produce the president of the country in 2023. Ohanaeze Vice President, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene, passed the blame, Thursday, while addressing journalists in his country home at Nanka, Orumba North Local Government Area, Anambra State. Chief Ogene who spoke on the country’s emerging issues ahead of the 2023 general election, explained that actions and divisive attitude of some Igbo leaders have not helped the Igbo agenda so far in the Presidential…

By Owei Lakemfa Belgian King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo paid a six-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, from June 7, 2022, on what should have been a pilgrimage of repentance for some of the most unspeakable atrocities ever visited on humanity. King Philippe should have bowed his head in shame, be remorseful and apologise for the genocide the Belgian Monarchy visited on the DRC, the follow up brutal colonialism and subjecting the Congolese and by extension, the African, to some of the most outrageous treatment of a people in human history. Rather…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Abia-based journalist and the Director of ABN TV, Mr Ifeanyi Okali, has awarded scholarship to nine pupils of Our Lady of Mercy Nursery and Primary School, Mater Dei Cathedral school Umuahia to mark his birthday. Okali who was in the school with some members of his staff as well as friends to celebrate with the pupils, said he decided to celebrate his new age with pupils to encourage academic excellence. According to him, it is only “pupils who have shown brilliance in their academic pursuit” that will benefit from the gesture. Addressing the pupils, Okali who was…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has been accused of frustrating the bid by eligible voters in the South-East to register for the voter’s card before the June 30 deadline. Investigations across the zone revealed some complaints by registrants against INEC staff. Apart from the widespread bureaucratic bottlenecks that are slowing the registration process across the South-East, there are also allegations that some INEC officials now collect money to move their machines to other locations, and from individuals to get them registered. Abia-based political activist and businessman, Mr Chukwuebuka Ezennaka, alleged that he went to a registration…

 By Arinze Chijioke There has been a recent upsurge of turnout by intending voters in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the Southeast, a situation many view as encouraging in a region that has been defined by voter apathy since 1999. However, as the crowds of intending voters swell in the various registration centres, official INEC weekly CVR Updates for the zones do not seem to reflect this noticeable upsurge of new registrants as the Southeast firmly remains at the basement of the Table of newly registered voters week after week. In…

Our Reporter, Vancouver Convener of Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, and US-based publisher of African Abroad-USA newspapers, Alex Kabba, have disagreed over a possible Tinubu presidency in 2023. Mr Adeyanju and Mr Kabba squared off Sunday on the online interview programme 90MinutesAfrica hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo and Chido Onumah. While Mr. Kabba argued that Mr Tinubu is the best candidate for the position of president in 2023, Mr. Adeyanju disagreed saying that the country does not need another ailing president. “The Left movement in Nigeria has always been in political doldrums. I have always been praying that we have a man…

Our Reporter, Abuja Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, wife of the late Biafra Leader, Chief Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, has reacted to Fr Ejike Mbaka’s allegation that Peter Obi is a stingy man who cannot be Nigeria’s president. Mrs Ojukwu debunked Mbaka’s allegation in a write up titled “No Apologies, Please, on Peter Obi’s supposed ‘stinginess.” In the piece, the wife of the Iate Igbo leader came through for Obi arguing that if the way the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, lives his life is termed ‘stinginess,’ “then we all need to adopt this mould for a more sustainable and…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Determined to deal with the spike in the wave of kidnappings for ransom in the state, Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has inaugurated a special committee on security, charging them to mobilise youths to chase away any stranger-elements occupying Umunneochi forests. He gave marching orders to members of the Special Security Committee on Umunneochi to deal mercilessly with any stranger-element occupying Abia forests. Ikpeazu who gave the charge while inaugurating the special committee Thursday at the Government House Umuahia, vowed that no stranger would be allowed to take over any part of the state. He decried the…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Police operatives in Anambra State have arrested a thirty-four-year-old man for alleged murder of a three-year-old child in Anambra State. A statement by the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this on Thursday. He said the suspect committed the murder after a brief altercation with the victim’s father after spending the night in their house. According to him, “the Anambra State Police Operatives have today 16/6/2022 arrested one Mr Onwele Anayo ‘M’ aged 34years over the murder of Divine Eze ‘M’ aged 3yr residing in Hillview Estate, Nkwelle -Ezunaka. “Preliminary investigation shows that…

 By Ikem Okuhu It is obvious that the Catholic Church in Nigeria has lost the fight to rein in one of their most vocal evangelists in the South-East, who has carved a niche for himself as the champion in the very profitable area of prophetic political evangelism. I do not know just yet how this failure will impact the largest Christian denomination, whose strongest demand for its priests is unquestioning obedience, but it does not look good, considering how the fiery, often controversial sermons of Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has negated the letters and precepts of the Catholic faith and the…