Category: FEATURES

…As Nigerian Army joins Àbia. Drive The Commissioner for Environment Àbia State Philemon Asonye Ogbonna said that his ministry have come to partnership arrangement with the men of 145Battalion Nigeria Army as they participated in the October Sanitation exercise. He made the disclosure while addressing newsmen shortly after the exercise at the High Court premises Umuahia last Saturday. According to him, the situation in isi_gate has seriously improved as a result of the presents of the soldiers, adding that the soldiers will continue to join his ministry in the monthly…

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The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that Nigeria’s major problem is not a lack of resources but the absence of leadership rooted in unity, compassion, and genuine empathy. Obi stated this in a post titled “Better Leadership for a Better Nigeria” on his verified X handle on Wednesday. He explained that after attending the burial of Dr. Christopher Kolade in Lagos, he travelled to Abuja for the concluding session of the Oxford Global Think Tank Leadership Conference, organised by Mrs. Arunma Oteh at the…

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It was a day of history at Anambra-Imo River Basin Development Authority (AIRBDA), as HRM, Eze Peter Opara, Eze Udo1 of Umunumo Ancient Kingdom, and the Councillor  representing  Umunumo ward, Hon.Inegbu Okey Jonas,  led  leaders of Umunumo  community in Ehime vMbano LGA, Imo state on  a courtesy visit  to the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of AIRBDA, Rt. Hon. Barr. Anthony Emeka Nduka, at the Authority’s headquarters in Owerri, last  Friday. Among the personalities who made the visit included, HRM, Eze Sam Okeke, Chioke1 of Umuchoke Autonomous Community,  HRM,…

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Former Chief Whip and current Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has blamed the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration and the Senate for the tagging of Nigeria by the United States President, Donald Trump, as ‘Country of Particular Concern’. Ndume, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, accused both the executive and legislative arms of complacency, saying their failure to proactively engage the United States government on the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria led to the development. The senator recalled that he had earlier sponsored a motion in the…

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Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has reacted to US President Donald Trump’s comments on genocide and Nigeria, saying he is using the issue as a marketing strategy. Yesufu, in a post on X on Sunday, said Trump knows how to sell narratives that benefit his political image, describing his approach as one driven by self-interest. She recalled that Nigeria was first designated as a “Country of Particular Concern” by the United States in December 2020, noting that the situation in the country has not improved since then. Yesufu also criticized…

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He said the region’s lost glory can only be restored if everyone takes responsibility and acts with sincerity. In a statement released in Awka, Ejiofor said the South-East has suffered serious decline. He noted that many towns that were once lively have become silent. Markets are empty, schools are neglected, and fear has taken over many communities. He blamed the situation not only on outsiders but also on people from the region who have turned against their own land. Ejiofor said the region is now filled with acts of violence…

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Ademola Lookman, last year’s CAF Player of the Year, is set to relinquish his crown as CAF unveils the 10-man shortlist for the 2025 Men’s Player of the Year Award — with Victor Osimhen the only Nigerian making the cut. Lookman, who dazzled at Atalanta last season with a Europa League triumph and a top-four Serie A finish, has been left out of this year’s final list despite another impressive individual campaign. The 28-year-old winger’s exclusion marks a surprising twist, as his compatriot Osimhen continues Nigeria’s representation at Africa’s biggest…

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Ghana’s former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has died at the age of 76. She was the widow of Ghana’s longest-serving leader, Jerry John Rawlings, who died five years ago. He led two coups before twice being elected president in multiparty polls. Social media is awash with tributes to the former first lady, politician and women’s rights advocate, who Ghanaian presidential spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu said had died after a short illness on Thursday morning. Her family visited President John Mahama in the afternoon to officially notify him of her…

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The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday explained why activist politician, Omoyele Sowore was arrested. Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said Sowore’s arrest was to ensure fairness in the prosecution of those involved in Monday’s #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in Abuja. Hundeyin disclosed this while addressing journalists in Abuja. “If we move from there to charge some people to court and leave the person who led them to commit that act, more like their leader, the elite protester who told them and took them into the restricted area, that would not be…

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The grande finale of the 2025 New Yam Festival of Awa Ancient Kingdom in Oguta LGA,Imo state has taken place at the community primary school Awa with a call on Ndigbo to embark on renewed agricultural revolution to ensure food security in the region and to restore yam as the king of crops. The Traditional Paramount Ruler of Awa Ancient Kingdom , HRM Eze Ihezie Felix Ononuju, lgwe Ogidiga who made the call in his annual Royal Address at the ceremony said that the neglect of agriculture has been responsible…

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