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Our Reporter, New York  Nigeria–born Christian missionary Venerable Iye Chukuka, has accused pastors in the country of feeding their flocks with false hopes, thereby making them lazy.  The clergyman made this known during an exclusive interview with Rudolf Okonkwo on 90MinutesAfrica on Sunday. Chukuka, a venerable in the Church of Nigeria, whose ministry supports hundreds of church planters across various countries, advised Nigerian church leaders to build more “Pauls than Peters.” He explained Paul was a tentmaker, and that’s how he supported himself and his gospel work. “Jesus came so that Christians will have life to the fullest and that…

Our Reporter, Abuja  Public intellectual and rights activist, Dr. Sam Amadi, has warned about the deteriorating state of press freedom in Imo State. Dr Amadi disclosed this Thursday via his weekly podcast,  Democracy Deepening Broadcast drawing from a newly released report by the Center for Investigative Journalism. He lamented that Imo State ranked 37th out of 37, including the Federal Capital Territory, making it the least hospitable state for journalists in Nigeria. “Unfortunately, my own state, Imo, ranks the lowest. That means Imo is the worst place for journalists to practice, the worst place for freedom of expression,” Amadi said.…

Our Reporter, Abuja The Centre of Memories, Enugu, has announced that renowned human rights advocate and academic, Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, will deliver the keynote address at an upcoming colloquium in honour of Nigerian football legend, Chairman Christian Chukwu. The event, scheduled for Thursday, August 14, 2025, at 10:00 AM, will take place at the Main Hall of the Enugu Sports Club and is free and open to the public. Titled “The field Marshal: The elixir of leading a people back to national reckoning – The Christian Chukwu legacy,” Prof. Odinkalu’s address will explore themes of leadership, national memory, and…

Our Reporter, Abuja  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended heartfelt condolences to the President of Ghana, John Mahama, and the people of Ghana, following a tragic helicopter crash that claimed the lives of several top government officials. In a statement released on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of Ghana’s Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, and six others who perished in the crash. “The thoughts and prayers of the government and people of Nigeria are with the government and people of Ghana during…

Our Reporter, Abuja  Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has sounded the alarm over what he described as a “crisis of great magnitude” in Nigeria’s education sector, calling for an urgent redirection of national priorities towards investing in human capital development. Reacting on Thursday via his official X handle to recent data from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Obi noted that over 20 million Nigerian children are currently out of school, with many more in school but unable to read or write effectively. UBEC had warned that children who…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Three different schools have clinched prizes in the 2025 edition of the Chief Fidelis Osita Nweke Igbo Language Quiz Competition. The competition was organized by Nzuko-Ndi-Igbo Radio Programme Limited for community secondary schools in Awka North Local Government Area, Anambra State. Community Secondary School Mgbakwu clinched the first position with a ₦1 million prize; Community Secondary School Amansea came second with a ₦700,000 prize, while Community Secondary School Achalla went home with a cheque of ₦500,000 for winning third place. During the prize presentation at the Anambra State Broadcasting Service (ABS), the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The family of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has accused the British Government of abandoning him in detention in Nigeria. The family expressed fury that Kanu, a British citizen, has been held by the Nigerian authorities since June 2021 following his abduction in Kenya and extraordinary rendition, yet Britain has done nothing to facilitate his freedom. Accusing Britain of maintaining criminal silence over Kanu’s plight, the family said: “If Britain cannot protect its own citizen, then it should admit publicly that some British citizens are more equal than others.”…

Chinwendu Uzoatu, Awka  Aquinas Model Nursery and Primary School, GRA, Awka, on Sunday marked its Silver Jubilee in grand style. The event also featured a fundraising ceremony for the construction of Aquinas Model Secondary School, GRA, Awka. In his remarks during the Holy Mass, the Chief Celebrant and Parish Priest of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, GRA, Awka, Very Rev. Fr. Francis Orange, thanked God for the milestone and called on all to support the great project. In his homily, the Vice Chancellor of Peter University, Achina/Onneh, Rev. Fr. Prof. Chiemenam Emmanuel Umezinwa, reminded the congregation of the vanity of…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in the Enugu North District on Wednesday remanded a popular native doctor, Levi Obieze, at the Correctional Service Center in Enugu for alleged murder and kidnapping. He was remanded alongside two other suspects, Sebastian Offor and Odinamkpa Ejike, after their arraignment at the court presided over by O.S. Chukwuani. Magistrate Chukwuani adjourned the matter till 20 August 2025, while their file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecution for legal advice. The trio were arraigned on seven-count charges bordering on murder and kidnapping. Obieze, the prime suspect, was arrested on May…

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The deadly kwashiorkor disease that was so much associated with the Biafra war has made a return to peacetime Nigeria.  It was not a pretty sight seeing malnourished children with distended stomachs, nylon-like skins and dopey eyes during that evil war.  The belief was that kwashiorkor had gone for good with Biafra.  My shock knew no bounds when I read in the Nigerian Tribune of Saturday, October 26, 2024 that kwashiorkor is back in town.  The revelation emanated from Dr Foluso Balogun, a paediatrician at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan that “for the first time…