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By Steve Osuji  Hell no! This cannot and must not be allowed to pass. For many days after it was announced that Imo State governor, Mr. Hope Uzodinma won the VANGUARD INFRASTRUCTURE GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR, 2024,  yours truly has been traumatised. The first instinct was to pick up my tab and lampoon the utter travesty to my heart’s content. But the matter is like a fly perched on a delicate place. I couldn’t swipe it with the desired vigor. But then I couldn’t leave it be. Each time I…

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A senior lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Ngozi Olehi, has harped on the urgent need for journalists to rise up and continue to play the roles entrusted unto them by their profession and the laws of the country. He said by their calling as watchdogs of the society, they are supposed to be in the forefront of setting the agenda, and championing the advocacy and struggle against societal ills like injustice, abuse of people’s rights and underdevelopment. He spoke recently in Owerri, during an interactive parley with members…

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Dr. Emeka Kalu, the President of ECK Foundation, has appealed to the Federal Government to ensure unconditional release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) from detention. Kalu in a statement on Tuesday, regretted that despite the indefinite detention of Kanu since 2021, the Federal Government was yet to prove the allegations of terrorism against him. He insisted that Kanu’s prolonged detention made him a prisoner of conscience, given that the right to self-determination was a fundamental principle enshrined in both the Nigerian constitution and…

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..Burial fixed for May 9. The Death has been announced of Hon Chief Reginald Amanze Anyadike, PhD,the Mbamadike,Uduka Udu1. A release by the  Anyadike family  informed that his death was a shock to the entire Anyadike family as he had  traveled to United Kingdom,UK where he had the best of treatments, returned to Nigeria, hail and hearty only to pass-on after a brief illness. Late Chief Anyadike,who hails from Egbelu Agbala in Owerri North LGA,Imo State had served Imo State and   Nigeria in various capacities before his demise He was…

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…Asks party to forget 2027 election From Jude Owuamanam, Jos A member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former governor of Plateau state, Ambassador Fidelis Tapgun, has disclosed that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, vowed that he will ensure that the party did not survive because he lost the vice presidential tickets. He said that because of the failure of the FCT minister to clinch the vice presidential ticket of the party on two…

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The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Architect Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, has revealed that the much-talked-about Renewed Hope Social Housing Programme will soon be launched by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as part of initiatives to address the housing needs of Nigerians, regardless of class or income level. The Minister made this known while receiving a delegation from Creative Sphere Limited at the Ministry’s headquarters in Mabushi, Abuja. Dangiwa explained that the Renewed Hope Social Housing Programme is designed to provide homes for low-income earners, the unemployed, vulnerable groups, and Internally…

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I, Chief Okay Opara (Dikeriohanma), on behalf of Nze Chinasa Nwaneri, SSA (Monitoring), heartily felicitate with our performing governor, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodinma (Onwa Oyoko), on this auspicious occasion of your nomination as Nigeria’s Infrastructure Governor of the Year. Indeed, this award did not come to many of us as a surprise given the giant strides and remarkable milestones Your Excellency has recorded so far in  terms of infrastructure development of Imo State. I am proud and so delighted to be associated with Your Excellency on this great feat.  …

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On the 28th of March 2024 , The University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Umuagwo Entrepreneurship Centre hosted an exciting event – a skill acquisition exhibition and competition where various Departments showcased their expertise in producing various entrepreneurial items ranging from website development, footwear, liquid soap, perfumes, liquid paint, finger foods, engine oil, and lots more. The exhibition aimed to foster innovation, creativity, and practical skills among students. The event attracted esteemed visitors from the National Productivity Council who were on ground to monitor , evaluate and encourage the industrial…

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A deadly thunderstorm struck the Obidi community in Agwa, located in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, on Tuesday, leaving three people dead and four others critically injured. The tragedy occurred during a brief rainfall in the evening of April 8, with local sources confirming the shocking loss of life. A resident of the area, revealed that the thunderstorm’s ferocity caught everyone off guard, as the rain was relatively light. “It was just a small rain that fell yesterday, yet three people were struck by lightning and died instantly.…

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