Fresh from the just concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential primary election on Wednesday, Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has won the rescheduled APC Senatorial election to represent Ebonyi South in the Senate. Recall that his younger brother, Chief Austin Umahi, had emerged winner of the election two weeks ago. The Governor who lost to Bola Tinubu at the party convention in Abuja took part in the APC Senatorial primary election for Ebonyi South which was rescheduled for Thursday night. The rescheduled Ebonyi South APC Senatorial primary election…
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Tourism Ministry Flags Off Recertification of Hotels In Imo
…May close down others with no statutory obligations Imo State Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts has flagged off the recertification of tourism facilities and establishments with an inspection visit to Rento Hotel & Suites, Owerri, on Thursday June 9, 2022. Speaking at Rento Hotel & Suites, the Commissioner for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Mazi Uche Ohia, PhD, said, “the objective of the recertification exercise is to verify the registration, operations and compliance of hotels and other facilities in the tourism and hospitality industry with existing Laws and…
Read MoreThe Igbo PVC Ordeal In Lagos: Speak, Igbo Leaders Speak
By Comfort Obi Just so I don’t jump the gun, I have simple questions which answers I urgently seek. Has the Igbo leadership heard of and/or watched the viral video of the humiliation of the Igbo who do their businesses at Alaba International Market Lagos? And, if so, do the Igbo still have leaders? You know, Governors, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, respected Traditional Rulers, real Religious Leaders? – not those who see visions everyday and perform “miracles” every second. If they do, as I sincerely believe, such people should speak up now.…
Read MoreDeveloping New Culture Of Democracy In Nigeria
By Chuks Osuji Evidently, so many years ago, an American political scientist, Michael Huntington had opined that when a certain society begins to develop a new culture in its social, political and in any other aspect of the usual different culture, such a society is gradually approaching a social decay, and that the end of such a process, such society would then embrace a new culture in that societal life. Definitely, in all societies that have been accepted in culture of political culture known as Democracy is often described as…
Read MoreCelebrations, As Vera Weds Ben
The wedding reception ceremony between Miss Vera Munachi Ekeocha from Amaorie Obibiezena in Owerri North Local Government Area and Mr Benjamin Amaechi Ehiudo from Ihitte Otulu Ahiara in Ahiazu Mbaise LGA has took place last Saturday at St Patrick’s Secondary School Afor Ogbe playground. The wedding ceremony was well attended by people from all walks of life professionals and dignitaries including the former Director General Imo Foundation, Chief Dr Mrs Pat Eke and the Acting DG, Imo Broadcasting Corporation, IBC, Owerri, Sir Richard Nkwopara among others. In an interview with…
Read More2023: Igbo Christain President Is Long Over Due, Says Ndubueze
By Williams Odunze Following what has been widely described as undue denial of Nigerian Presidency slot from the people of South East extraction, a Catholic prelate also the Catholic Bishop of Aba Diocese, His Lordship Augustine Ndubueze has re-echoed the need not just for Christain President but a Christian President from the South East of the Country, if the Country truly believes in equity and Justice. The Catholic Prelate made the assertion during the 50 years Anniversary of the Catholic ArchBishop of Owerri Eccelesiastical province Arch Bishop Anthony JV Obinna.…
Read MorePeter Obi: South East Politicians Scramble For Labour Party Tickets, Dump APC, PDP, APGA
With the emergence of Chief Peter Obi as the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, ahead of the 2023 general elections, a gale of defections apparently looms in the major political parties in the South East as many Aspirants who lost out during the just concluded primaries of the major parties have either defected to the Labour Party or have started making subterranean moves to join. Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, left the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, a couple of days before the party’s Presidential primary to…
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