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By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On 5 September, 2022, Kenya’s Supreme Court sitting as the final and sole judicial arbiter of presidential election disputes in the country, certified the election of incumbent Deputy President, William Samoei Ruto, as the lawful winner of the presidential election conducted the previous month on 8th August. When he is sworn in on 13 September, Ruto will become the fifth president of Independent Kenya, the second ethnic Kalenjin after the late Daniel Arap Moi to hold the office. He will also be the second former indictee of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to be installed in the position…
By Sonala Olumhense As a Nigerian with considerable interest in public affairs, the Grand Ballroom of New York City’s Hilton Midtown Hotel, the venue of “Afro-Economics & Government Policy: A Conversation with Governor Peter Obi,” was my destination last Sunday. The engagement followed others in the United States, some of which had been mismanaged by local organisers who chose to charge a gate fee. Not New York, which was free to every registered attendee, thanks to the Columbia University’s Africa Business Club and Black Law Students Association. The Hilton Grand Ballroom is a cavernous facility capable of accommodating 3,000 persons.…
Uche Onyema, Owerri Mrs Edna Okoroma Asinobi is a retired school principal of the Imo State school system from Obazu-Mbieri, Imo State. She was the only African in each of the four comprehensive Secondary Schools she taught in London where she also pursued her academics for the postgraduate Certificate in Education and certificates in Educational Technology. She won accolades, taught devotedly in many schools in Imo State and headed some before her retirement in 2000. Undoubtedly, Okoroma said she has been ‘living and communicating’ with the lord God almighty, His son, our Lord Jesus Christ, their angels and entire hosts of heaven since 1989. Narrating how it…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Saturday said the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, would be in the state on Tuesday to inaugurate two economic roads, the completed Owerri-Orlu Road and phase 1 of the Owerri-Okigwe Road as well as the refurbished State House of Assembly Complex. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri. He said: “You know the President is coming to Imo State on Tuesday. This is the third time the President is commissioning projects in Imo. Earlier he had commissioned the balloon-driven technology to…
Uche Onyema, Owerri An atmosphere of festivities yesterday pervaded every part of Imo State as the government and people prepare for the visit of the President, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. The President is expected in the state to inaugurate three projects executed by governor, Hope Uzodimma, in the last few months. The projects are the dualised Owerri/Orlu, the phase one of Owerri/Okigwe Road, and the refurbished ultra-modern Imo State House of Assembly Complex. Already residents of the state are delighted to receive the president on his second visit. Some residents who spoke to our Correspondent described the President’s second visit to the state as…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka There was tension, Saturday, in Awka, the Anambra State capital, as policemen sealed-off the palace of the Obi of Awka Ancient Kingdom, Obi Austin Ndigwe to halt his new yam celebration. Ndigwe had concluded arrangements to organise his Otite Awka 2022 (Iri Ji Ofuu) festival in his Awka Ancient Kingdom on Saturday. Sources said some security operatives stormed the home of Ndigwe where the new yam festival was to be celebrated and dispersed the crowed that had thronged the place to participate in the annual ceremony. The source said: “The policemen and the military chased everyone out…
Uche Onyema, Owerri Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Imo State on Tuesday, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared same day a sit-at-home in the South-East in solidarity to its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, who would be appearing in court. Spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful, in a statement has directed that there would be a total lockdown, warning schools, banks and other business premises to be shut down. Powerful said: “The global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra under the command and leadership of our indefatigable liberator Mazi Nnamdi Okwuchukwu Kanu wish to announce to the general public especially Biafrans that Tuesday 13th of…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The decision of the National Executive Committee to ratify the governorship candidates of the party as earlier submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sparked another round of bickering between the two factions battling for control of the party in Ebonyi State. This is as the two aspirants battling for the governorship candidature of the party, Senator Obinna Ọgba and Mr Ifeanyi Odii had disagreed on the implication of the decision. The party in a communique issued at the end of its 97th NEC meeting on Thursday at the National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Abuja, announced the ratification of the list…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A hearse driver and a member of the bereaved family abducted Thursday by armed bandits while conveying a corpse from Delta State to Isuikwuato in Abia State are yet to regain their freedom. Twenty four hours after their abduction, the bereaved family has begged their abductors to free them. The appeal is coming after the bandits suspected to be herdsmen were said to have established contacts with the relatives of the victims. According to the source, the continued captivity of the duo has further traumatized the family. The source which pleaded anonymity, said that the victims do…
Michael Onwuka, Enugu Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has described late Queen Elizabeth II as a symbol of dignity and continuity in Commonwealth member nations. Anyaoku disclosed this in a statement on Friday while reacting to the death of the deceased. The Buckingham Palace on September 8, 2022, announced the death of the Queen, aged 96. The former Commonwealth scribe said that the Queen would be missed in the United Kingdom where she served as the longest reigning Head of State. He said that as head of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty was greatly respected and much admired by members states. The…