Category: FEATURES

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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    Mr President the time has come for you to sit back and take a reflective rethink over the unending cries of the masses of Nigerians, not just the Igbo speaking people. The cries for the release of the freedom fighter, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has begun to reach feverish pitch – and may begin to pose a distraction to your administration if you fail to act timely. Nnamdi Kanu may become your Achilles heel if this unfolding “free Nnamdi Kanu” protests is not addressed properly in a democratic manner.…

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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr Bernard Mohammed Doro from Plateau State as a Minister. Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, announced this in a statement, on Tuesday. The statement said the appointment is subject to confirmation by the senate. Onanuga said the president had already sent the appointee’s name to the senate for confirmation. “Dr Doro’s nomination follows Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda’s election as the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in July. Yilwatda previously served as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction.” “Born on January 23, 1969, in Kwall, Bassa…

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has arrived in Denver, Colorado, United States, to participate in the 2025 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference. He is accompanied by a team of senior officers from the Nigeria Police Force, marking another significant step in Nigeria’s engagement with global law enforcement institutions. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed the development on X early Saturday morning. He explained that the IGP and his team would join thousands of law enforcement leaders from across the world to exchange…

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…Assures: Tech hubs to be set up in the state By Ebenezer Ojor The Commissioner for Science, Technology Innovation and Engineering Services, Imo State, Engr Ikenna Elezieanya has disclosed that the administration of Governor Hope Uzodinma remained poised to transforming the state into a leading technological hub in the country. Engr Elezieanya made the disclosure last week Tuesday, during a media interaction with some Imo-based media practitioners under the aegis of Media for Truth and Development, who visited him in his office in Owerri. The commissioner  hinted that Governor Uzodinma…

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Mr. Chinedu Agu, former Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Owerri Branch, has been released from detention at the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) facility in Owerri, following a court order, according to a statement from Daniel Odiba, Esq., Secretary of the NBA Owerri Branch. TheNigeriaLawyer could not independently verify the circumstances surrounding his release, but the branch expressed gratitude to all who showed concern and support during Agu’s detention, particularly NBA President Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, for his immense assistance and solidarity. Agu, a vocal critic of Governor Hope…

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