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Obama-stare puts a spell on Romney

      The key to President Barack Obama's triumphant performance in Monday night's debate was not his command of the facts, his well-crafted answers or his cutting comeback lines. It was one thing: the stone cold, laser-like stare Obama shot his opponent when Mitt Romney was answering questions. I call it "Obama-stare" -- but unlike Obamacare, this Obama plan may not...

IBC PENSIONERS AND “MY PEOPLE, MY PEOPLE CHORUS

I have been bemused to discover that a considerable number of civil servants reportedly  try to falsify their age or engage in subtle mutilation of  working records for purposes of elongating their years of service.  I have always felt that after a bountiful 35 years of service or clocking 60 years as required in civil service guideline, any career...

FIXTURES & RESULTS

EUROPE RESULTS (23/10/12) UEFA CHAMPIOS LEAGUE Schahkter   2 – 1  Chelsea Man United  3 – 2  Braga Barcelona   2 – 1  Celtic Lille            0 – 1  B/Munich Galatasary   1 – 1  CFR Cluj S/Moscow   2 – 1  Benfica Nordsjaelland  1 – 1  Juventus BATE    0 – 3    Juventus   EUROPA LEAGUE GAMES (25/10/12) Levante   --   Fc Twente Inter Milan  --   P/Balgrade Panathinaicos  --  Lazio S/Prague  --  Hapoel Helsinborgs  --  Hannover 96 Maribor  --  Tottenham sGenk  --  S/Lisbon Lyon   ...

Know your Legends ‘Papilo’ Nwankwo Kanu (OON)

    Nwankwo Christain Kanu is one of the living Legends of Nigerian football and a veteran of the country’s many soccer battles. His pride of place in Nigerian soccer history is very prominent being the most decorated and celebrated Nigerian footballer of all time. Born in August 1976 in Owerri, Imo state, the leggy-striker also holds the record of being the...

NUJ battles Imo Medical doctors – Today.

  Members of the Nigerian Union of Journalist, Imo chapter will today take on the medical Association members also of Imo state in a titanic football battle at the playing field of Government College Owerri. The novelty match which is organized to mark the celebration of the medical association week has drawn a lot of heated debate among the two associations. Dr...

War in CNPP; As members attack Secretary

The Chairman, Labour Party (LP)ImoStateChapter Barr. C.S. Osuji has condemned the recent publication made in a local tabloid credited by the Secretary of Conference of Nigeria Political parties (CNPP)/Inter-party Advisory Council (IPAC) Imo State Chapter, Mazi Elias Chukwuemeka alleging that CNPP/IPAC has disowned its chairman Elder Chinedu Ukadike and appointed Barr CS. Osuji as Chairman of CNPP/IPAC. Barr Osuji while...

Youths, Anglican Vicar on War Path.

Youths of the five villages that make up Owerri Nchi Ise inOwerriMunicipalitywent berserk last Sunday when they stormed the premises of Christ Anglican Church, Owerri to protest over the actions of the vicar, Venerable Mbalisi. The youths were aggrieved, alleging that ever since the Vicar assumed leadership of the Church, Owerri indigenes serving in the Church have not had it...

How Rochas turned boxer at Ekwueme birthday

    As Nigeriais in a desperate search for an Olympic Gold Medal winner in boxing, Governor Rochas Okorocha was said to have engaged himself in a boxing bout at the 80th birthday ceremony of former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme. Newspaper reports revealed that the Imo state Governor allegedly punched a protocol officer attached to Anambra state Governor, Mr. Peter Obi who...

OHAJI/EGBEMA&OGUTA FLOOD FG’S N400m TEARS IMO POLITICIANS APART AS OHAKIM VISITS VICTIMS CAMPS, DOLES OUT MONEY, ITEMS

Party differences fueled by mutual suspicion among top politicians inImoStateare trying to mitigate efforts by the Federal Government to rehabilitate victims of flood that ravaged communities in Ohaji/Egbema and Oguta LGAs of the state.   It would be recalled that President Goodluck Jonathan in his nationwide broadcast approved a reasonable sum of money to victims where N400m was mapped out for...

EFCC PHOBIA GRIPS Imo Govt.; As Okorocha Summons Heads of Govt MDA, Parasatals to Regularize Contracts

Fear of the unknown and uncertainty is said to be pervading stakeholders in the present administration of Owelle Rochas Okorocha as operatives of the Economic and Finance Crimes Commission, EFCC, beam their searchlights on financial dealings of the Imo State Government.   Following the recent arrest and subsequent interrogation of some of the state government officials by the anti-graft body, last...