By Okenwa Cyril American Martin Luther King Jr., once said ”Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness”. Regrettably, humanity is inclined more to inhumanity, greed and selfishness, to wit. Insatiable and horrible selfishness! How noble and plausible it is for … [Read more…]
…Akpugo High School students rewarded for academic brilliance, another bags scholarship up to Masters degree in choice varsity By Nnamani Samuel Freeman, Prince Ejeh Josh and Onochie Jon-Igwesi A foremost USA female footballer, Mia Hamm, once said: “No one gets an iron-clad guarantee of success. Certainly, factors like opportunity, luck and timing are important. But … [Read more…]
ON Friday, October 1, Nigeria will be 61 years. Whether in the life of an individual or a nation, diamond jubilee is a milestone. Adding one more year is even more consequential and ideally, the drums should be rolled out. But that will be ill-advised. Why? Because there is nothing to celebrate right … [Read more…]
A new Senate bill meant to eliminate the current barriers hindering private sector investment in the power value chain passed second reading on the floor of the red chamber on Tuesday. It was titled, ‘Electricity Bill 2021.’ The sponsor, Senator Gabriel Suswan, said that when passed, the proposed legislation will attract the funds … [Read more…]
Ozigbo, Anambra And Tomorrow By Oseloka H. Obaze Often, while the past is fraught with bleak history, the future is poignant with imponderables. That cliché fits well into Anambra States governance narrative and leadership needs. A slew of well known names aspire to lead Anambra come 17 March 2022. The qualifying election is scheduled for … [Read more…]
With a few days to the official launch of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), eNaira, in partnership with Bitt Inc, Nigerians are anxiously waiting to experience a new banking product touted to be a game changer on the local business landscape. When the Director of Information Technology, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Rukiya … [Read more…]
CHIEF BARRISTER UWAKWE AZIKIWE’S BIRTHDAY: THE MAKING OF A MODERN LEGEND By Prince Ejeh Josh, Esq. In the immortal words of the renowned American novelist, Chuk Palahniuk, “The unreal is more powerful than the real, because nothing is as perfect as you can imagine it, because it is only intangible ideas, concepts, beliefs, fantasies that … [Read more…]
Opinion: Frankly, FFK mirrors who we are By Ike Abonyi “With what we have witnessed, I would rather die than join a filthy, rat-infested, sinking ship like the Almajiri People’s Congress, APC.” -Femi Fani-Kayode If politicians had their way, most of what they say or do would suffer permanent delete. That way, no one would … [Read more…]
EDUCATING THE 21ST CENTURY GENERATION: GOVERNOR UGWUANYI’S PIONEERING AND SPECTROSCOPIC THRUST FOR NIGERIA: By Steve Oruruo. Radical and vocal African –American civil rights activist, MALCOLM X once said that “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it” The developed world has always recognized and understood the … [Read more…]
SECONDUS: ANDONI PDP LEADERS PAY SOLIDARITY VISIT TO RIVERS STATE PDP SECRETARIAT. Endorse Suspension Of Uche Secondus. The leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Andoni LGA paid a solidarity visit to the State Chairman of the party, Ambassador Desmond Akawor today, August 30, 2021, at State Party Secretariat to register their loyalty to … [Read more…]
Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa’s Child dedication: Chief Evarest Nnaji (Odengene) in attendance On 29th August, 2021 Sir and Lady Chinyeaka Ohaa dedicated their twins, Princess Kassie Kristine and Prince Chinyeaka Christian Ohaa(Jnr) to God Almighty at Methodist Church Cathedral of Unity, Wuse Zone 3, Abuja. Reception took place at Papillon Restaurant, Sheraton Hotel, Wuse Zone 4. … [Read more…]
The marriage between Paul Okoye aka Rude Boy, one half of the defunct music group, P-Square and his entrepreneur wife, Anita Tonye Okoye is over as the latter has filed for divorce. Sources close to the couple disclosed that an official petition citing irreconcilable differences as the basis for divorce was filed at … [Read more…]