By: Umunna Kalu The indigenes of Ohafia in Abia State have set aside Saturday, September 7, 2024, for their celebration of new yam festival (Iri Ji Ohafia), to be held at Ogbo Ukwu Akanu Ohafia. Iri Ji Ohafia(celebration of new yam festival) is an annual festival held in Ohafia, in present day, Abia State of […]
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By Umunna Kalu Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has slammed the recent announcement by the Ministry of Education that only candidates up to the age of 18 will be qualified for admission into tertiary institutions of learning. Atiku in a post on his X handle, former Twitter, said the policy portrays Tinubu as a lost […]
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By: Umunna Kalu The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the killing of Demola Akinloye in the Lekki area of the state by yet-to-be-identified gunmen travelling in a mini-bus. The victim, 50 years of age was said to be driving home when he was attacked by the gunmen. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ben […]
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The Emeka Anyaoku led group of eminent Nigerians popularly known as The Patriots has inaugurated an Advocacy Committee for the Actualisation of the Peoples Constitution. The seventeen member committee will be led by Prof Anthony Kila the renowned political economist and prof of strategy and development. The Committee’s task will be to engage major stakeholders […]
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I write from a diasporean perspective. And still do even though I have been back in the Country for at least a Decade but thanks to technology turning the World into a global village, I have not lost touch with my diasporean experience which from the realities of living at home in Nigeria, has made […]
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By: Umunna Kalu Mark Jacob, former National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), and former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Kaduna State in this chat speaks on the ongoing crisis in the Peoples Democratic party, the main opposition party, blames the National Working Committee (NWC) for it’s failure to discipline former Rivers […]
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Umunna Kalu Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, today, Thursday, 22nd August, retired as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), with a call for measures to be put in place to reduce the burden on the Supreme Court. He explained that there are too many cases before the apex court which ought to have […]
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A group of 226 prominent political leaders from Northern Nigeria has formed an organization called the League of Northern Democrats (LND) to revitalize the region’s political and economic influence in Nigeria. Led by Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, Umar Ardo, and Hon. Emmanuel Jime, the group comprises former governors, federal lawmakers, and businessmen which include Alhaji Tanko […]
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By: Umunna Kalu The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has directed all its affiliate members and indeed all workers in the country to immediately shutdown the economy if the Nigerian Police arrest the Congress President, Comrade Joe Ajaero. The Police had last night invited Comrade Ajaero to its headquarters for questioning over the allegation of involvement […]
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By: Umunna Kalu The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has denied reports making the rounds that it is owing the international oil companies to the tune of $6.8 billion. In a statement made available to the media by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd, Olufemi Soneye, the company also denied reports […]
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