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APGA leadership storms Ahiazu on familiarization tour
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Imo State chapter, has on Thursday, commenced what it described as “fact finding and familiarization tour”, in all the local government areas across the three senatorial districts, in Imo State. The visit, which is aimed at reaching all political wards across Imo State, with the view to ascertainning the […] More
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EDUCATION MINISTRY TO PARTNER WITH NEW IMSU V.C ON VARSITY RESTORATION
By EUSTACE Okere Following the decline in the academic performance of students and the enormous challenges besetting the State owned University, the Education Commissioner, Prof. Bernard T. O. Ikegwuoha has assured the newly appointed Vice Chancellor of the Imo State University, Prof. Peter Uka of his unreserved commitment towards salvaging the institution. The Education boss […] More
School resumption: All schools in Imo State to resume on January 25, not 18. Education Commissioner says
The Imo State Commissioner of Education, Prof. B.T. Ikegwuoha, has on Saturday stated that all schools within Imo State, both Nursery, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary, are to reopen for academic activities on Monday, January 25, 2021. Prof. Ikegwuoha insisted that all the covid-19 protocols must be compulsorily observed. In a statement made available to the […] More
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Politicians Are Destroying Our Young Girls
By SAM AMADI, Ph.D Terrible things happen in Nigeria. We have lost the present and we want to lose the future.I just left Transcorp Hotel Abuja after my news analysis at Arise News TV. As I stepped to the lobby of the hotel, I saw a bevy of pretty young girls in their early 20s […] More
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Cultural history of the Igbo, past and present.
IGBO BU IGBO:HOW NDIGBO CAN RESTORE THEIR LOS IDENTITY ByRev Fr Angelo Chidi Unegbu 1) The phrase Igbo bu Igbo literally meaning ‘Ndigbo that are Ndigbo’ is usually used in addressing and greeting an Igbo audience. This three-word phrase, however, addresses a more fundamental issue, namely, the Igbo identity. Above all, it points out that […] More
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The Event of November 18
On November 18, 1999, the first 4th Republican Senate President of Nigeria, Evan Enwerem of Imo State, was removed from office. This was after five months in office. Enwerem was removed on allegation of his actual name; that is, if his name was Evan or Evans. Laughable right? Be sure to get your names right […] More
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No fewer than 74 refugees die in a shipwreck, as RARDUJA intensifies campaign against irregular migration
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported that about 74 refugees have lost their lives on Thursday in a shipwreck off the Libyan coast. According to the report, 47 survivors were rescued by the joint efforts of Libyan Coast Guard and fishermen. The report further says that over 120 people were onboard the ship, […] More
Guineans reelect Alpha Conde for the third time
Guinea’s President Alpha Conde won a disputed national election, the country’s electoral authority said Saturday, setting the stage for a controversial third term. The announcement followed days of violence in which around 10 people were killed in clashes over Conde’s re-election bid in the West African nation of some 13 million people. Electoral authority president […] More
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Modelled for securing its own
This is Nigerian army advising people rushing to cater away Covid-19 palliatives in the wake of the #EndSARS protests at Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. This palliatives were meant to reach the people long time ago, in order to cushion the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown policy. But, some greedy politicians hid […] More
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EndSARS Protests: Aftermath of years of misgovernance
The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, was right in his assertion that there is more to the protests than just SARS. This is particularly true, as the Nigerian citizens, especially the youths, have endured and stomached years of misgovernance, misplacement of priorities, truncation of the future of the youths and decay in the […] More
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Owerri residents observe curfew, as security personnel take over city
The residents of Owerri, the Imo State capital have began to observe the curfew imposed on the state by the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, on Tuesday, October 20. The first day of the curfew (Wednesday) was not properly observed, as people moved to and fro the city unchecked. The indefinite curfew was expected […] More
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Throwback: When there was a president who understands
The message is vividly understood now. Nigeria boils yet no comment from the C in C You are greatly missed, GEJ More