MNK, that is what his admirers and followers call him. They are many, running into millions. They love him, venerate him, and even worship him. They proclaim that they are ready to forego their properties outside Igboland, their wives and children, money, contacts insofar they follow MNK to achieve what he professes. What does he profess? Total and unconditional liberation of Igbos in an illusive country they admiringly call Biafra. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu,MNK is not the first to proclaim Biafra. Genera Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu had initially done that on May…
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Unstoppable Otti: Another Landmark Project Begins As Governor Flags Off Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Road
By Ebere Uzoukwa, PhD Leadership finds its true expression in action, courage, and consistency. It is not about empty promises, political noise, or endless blame games, but about the ability to transform vision into visible development. Once again, Governor Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, has demonstrated that his leadership is not defined by words but by results that speak loudly across Abia State. On Friday, October 24, 2025, all eyes will be on Timber Market, Ahia Eke, Umuahia North Local Government Area, where Governor Otti will officially flag off the…
Read MoreDr. Olawale Sulaiman: The US-Based Nigerian Neurosurgeon Taking Pay Cut to Perform Free Brain Surgeries at Home
Dr. Olawale Sulaiman, a Nigerian-born neurosurgeon based in the United States, has become a global symbol of compassion and patriotism after choosing to take a 25% pay cut from his high-profile medical career to return home regularly and perform free brain and spinal surgeries for underprivileged Nigerians. At 49, Dr. Sulaiman is a Professor of Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery, and Chairman of the Neurosurgery Department at the Ochsner Neuroscience Institute in New Orleans, Louisiana. Despite his demanding schedule, he spends up to 12 days every month in Nigeria providing critical,…
Read MoreImo 2027 Guber: The Case For Old Owerri LGA
By Eze Amaeshi With Owerri zone most favoured to produce Governor Hope Uzodinma’s successor as governor in 2027, it is pertinent that the people and political leaders of the zone put their acts together and give to ndimo a governor of Owerri zone extraction that we can equate to late Governor Sam Mbakwe, in terms of capacity, patriotism, selflessness and commitment towards the future greatness of our dear state. This is because late Sam Mbakwe still holds the record of performance as state governor since Imo state was created in…
Read MoreAMADIOHA IN GIANT STRIDES In Ohaji / Egbema
BY NWOKOMA NDUBUEZE By now, the people of Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area in Imo state will be preparing to celebrate one of their illustrious sons, Prince Marcellanous Amadioha who is making giant strides in the annals of the history of development of the area. The communities that are known to be troublesome days ago are gradually knowing peace these times around. Because, they have gotten the Executive Chairman, Prince Marcellanous Amadioha who is putting things together in order to bring the Local Government Area together for even development, especially in…
Read MoreE-Transmission Of Election Results As NASS’ Burden
By Ebenezer Ojor Democracy demands eternal vigilance. Both leaders and followers have important roles to play in this regard. And to think that positive changes can occur by happenstance in any democratic system, is at best delusional. Invariably the constant adjustments and panel-beating remain crucial to keeping any system on course. Again, it has been said that if citizens can change their government through periodic elections, those in leadership are more likely to behave responsibly. Events of the 2023 general elections bring to fore, the imperative for further reforms of…
Read MoreCoalition Of CSO’s Demand Immediate Release Of Ohaneze Youth Leader, Igboayaka
A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria has strongly condemned arrest and of the president, Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), Comrade Igboayaka .O. Igboayaka. In a release jointly signed by Chilos Godsent of Igbo National Council (INC), Comrade Ifeanyichukwu for Ohaneze Youth Council (OYC), Chinonso Uba Nonsonkwa of Nchekwa Ndi Ogbenye Foundation and five others, the CSOs alleged that Igboayaka’s arrest may not be unconnected with “his outspokenness to condemn the brutal killing of over 15 harmless Christian worshipers by Herdsmen at Amegu Nkalagha in Ishielu Local Government Area…
Read MoreTarget Of South East Development Commission Bill As Sponsored By Sam Daddy
By ReaLity In a society like a Nigerian state where the constitutional provision for decision making, leadership, protection, opportunities to get what, where, when and how is skewed in a way that a section of the country is placed above others, it then becomes a herculean task for the minority to have a say even when what is talked about is produced by him. In such a situation, the only visible option becomes demonstration which the government usually view as recalcitrance and in the government’s tyrannical ways of clamping down…
Read MoreABC Of Addressing Nigeria’s Food Challenge
By Iheanyi Ezinwo Production of food should not be a problem in Nigeria in the 21st Century. From the North to the South; East to the West, Nigeria is blessed with vast land mass and vegetation that supports agricultural initiatives of any magnitude. However, what has been missing is willingness on the part of government to prioritize food production. Each government comes with one half measure or the other that are unsustainable. The observed insensitivity of policy makers to the feelings and aspirations of Nigerians is the reason why so…
Read MoreHas Patrick Ndubueze Lived Up To Expectation?
By Kingsley Osuagwu During the countdown to the last General election, I had a reservation of the candidates that would vie for the Senatorial seat of Imo north. Since after the seat was occupied by Senator Godwin Ifeanyi Araraume I have never seen a powerful representation and purpose driven Senator among the lots that went after Araraume not until recently. Sometime in the year I took a visit to the National Assembly complex to submit some letters and visit the office of distinguished Senator Patrick Ndubueze before leaving. After submitting…
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