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The Prelate of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church Worldwide, His Most Eminence, Baba Aladura, Elder Dr. David Bob-Manuel, has urged the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities to resolve the lingering strike with urgency. Elder Bob-Manuel made the call on Wednesday at a press conference to mark his fifth induction anniversary. The leader noted in his address that the ongoing strike undermines the development of human capital and makes the certificates obtained from Tertiary institutions of little or no value. He said,…

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By Williams Odunze The Speaker Imo State House of Assembly,Rt.Hon.Kennedy Ibeh has commended the Governor of Imo State Senator Hope Uzodinma for the Renovation of the Imo State House of Assembly Complex,describing him as a man of honour even as he welcomed President ,Muhammadu Buhari to the state. Speaking with House of Assembly Correspondents and other Journalists at his office, the Speaker applauded   the  Governor for his immediate response to the rescue of the Complex which was at the brink of collapsing. The  Speaker, maintained that despite the meagre resources that…

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By Onyinyechi Nwankwo Pained at the rate at which women lose their lives daily during childbirth as a result of bad healthcare system, a vibrant and God fearing female candidate for Orlu State Assembly under the political platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA,  Dr . Justina Ekene Akwuaka-Akwaja, has promised to end the alarming women mortality by attracting high quality and affordable healthcare services to her constituency when she is elected. Dr. Akwaja who made the promise in a chat with newsmen at the grand finale of her…

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…Emerges first Polytechnic to do such in S/E …Rector assures excellence Federal Polytechnic Nekede has acquired a special software called Turnitin to check incidences of plagiarism 8 bedeviling the academia. This development, according to officials of the software company,  has effectively made the institution the first Polytechnic East of the Niger that has so deployed the technology which can detect academic fraud within five minutes. Meanwhile, the digital Rector of Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Engr. Dr. Michael Arimanwa FNSE, JP, has expressed the commitment of his institution to bequeath a culture of excellence…

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By Onyinyechi Nwankwo Pained at the rate at which women lose their lives daily during childbirth as a result of bad healthcare system, a vibrant and God fearing female candidate for Orlu State Assembly under the political platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA,  Dr . Justina Ekene Akwuaka-Akwaja, has promised to end the alarming women mortality by attracting high quality and affordable healthcare services to her constituency when she is elected. Dr. Akwaja who made the promise in a chat with newsmen at the grand finale of her…

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The senator representing Imo East Senatorial District,(Owerri Zone), Sen. Ezenwa Onyewuchi has lamented the breakdown of negotiations between the Federal Government and ASUU, leading to the continued strike by the University Lecturers, saying it is an ill wind that blows no one any  good. Sen. Onyewuchi stated this when a group of students from the senatorial zone paid him a courtesy visit at his Owerri residence. The astute Lawmaker decried the damage the continued strike is causing on the psyche of the students as well as its negative effects on…

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The lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, on Wednesday said that the case between the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and the Federal government has been brought forward to 13th September 2022 from the earlier date of 11th October 2022 at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. He attributed the change of date to the continuous prayers by the members of IPOB.According to IPOB’s lawyer, “Our Appeal No: CA/ABJ/CR/ 625/2022; between Nnamdi Kanu vs federal republic of Nigeria, earlier scheduled for Hearing on the 11th Day…

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…Calls for unity, drums support It has come to our attention that some disgruntled politicians and their allies have commenced the orchestrated campaign of calumny against former governor of Imo State, His Excellency, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha, CON. The perpetrators of this indecent and unguided media and political missiles are mostly moles within the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and their ruthless associates from the All Progressives Congress, APC. From all available records, these wolves in sheep clothing plotting against Ihedioha are mostly those who failed to pick nomination forms or…

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The Association of Igbo Town Unions, otherwise known as ASETU, has reacted to the statement credited  to Indigenous People of Biafra , IPOB, that the  Igbos should bury their dead 3 days after death occurred. In a statement monitored in national dailies and other news platforms, the spokes person of the  agitation group, Emma Powerful, warns that people of the South East must bury their dead within three days, stating that it may shut down morgues that  flout the directive. Powerful said that the group has viewed  spiritually and discovered…

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…Hails him at 80, urges others to emulate him Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu (Samdaddy) felicitates with a foremost nationalist, industrialist, and elder statesman, Chief  Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu on the occasion of his 80th birthday anniversary, calling on other leaders in Nigeria to emulate him. Anyanwu, who is the  National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) describes the successes recorded by Chief Iwuanyanwu (Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo) in business, social and political arena as exemplary. In a congratulatory message personally signed by him, Senator Anyanwu  noted that “Chief Iwuanyanwu’s contributions towards   upliftment of …

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