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HON SIMON OGUZIE TURNS TO FARMER

  Undoubtedly, politics is not a job. Even if one is a career politician, when you are out of power, then you are jobless. And that is why some politicians in Imo state who have been out of power have turn to farmers. In a manner similar to the style of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the former executive chairman of Isu...

UNIVERSITY GIRL NEARLY DIES AFTER ABORTION.

It was a miraculous escape for this young student (name withheld) in Owerri last week Thursday when she was revived back to life after she passed out apparently as a result of serious bleeding after undergoing an unprofessional D and C to remove an un – wanted pregnancy. The 23 year old girl who hails from Obosima in Ohaji/Egbema Local...

THE CALABAR DANCE (Etigi)

CAMPUS GIST A popular Calabar native dance has gradually pushed aside every other dance steps among the youths especially  in our university. The native dance popularly known as Etighi has gained grounds in every club, concert and any other social gathering, and it is gradually sending into extinction the popular “Alanta Dance” which is originated from Lagosstate. Etigi as the...

GOVT TO STOP TRUCKS PLYING CONCORDE AREA.

By Chibuzo Munonye   ImoStategovernment is to stop trucks, lorries and commercial vehicles from plying Concorde road, New Owerri. The Chief Executive Officer of Trimex Global Concept Limited, Engr Don Godswill Anyanwu, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen at the Concorde road where solar studs were was being installed on the middle of the road. Engr Anyanwu who is a South Korean...

FIXTURES

NPL WEEK 29 RESULTS Sharks 1 – 0 Sunshine Shooting 2 – 0 Wikki Rising Stars 1 – 0 Jigawa Stars Tornadoes 2 – 0 Akwa Utd Kwara Utd 2 – 1 Gombe Utd Dolphines 2 – 0 ABS FC Enyimba 2 – 0 Rangers Ocean Boys 1 – 2 Lobi Stars KanoPillars P – P Warri wolves.   IMO FA CUP FINAL RESULTS   Heartland 3- 1 Mbaise Lions   CORRECTED IMO LEAGUE ¼...

That Area K Land Saga

I wonder why the State Government has not found an amicable solution to the impasse between it and Amawom Community over the land at Area k, World Bank Housing Estate, Owerri. That the matter has lingered for more than 14 days exposes shows that the Administration is lacking the art of dialogue and persuasion as a tool to heal...

A Season of Murmuring

I am a close observer of the Rochas Okorocha Administration. I do so not because I voted for him at the elections, but because as a law abiding citizen of the State, it is my duty to watch with keen interest how Government policies and programmes affect my well being and the good people of Imo State. I have twice...

ANPP: The Alternative Party for Ndi Igbo

One has watched closely latest developments in the new look All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), one of Nigeria’s main opposition political parties. When one considers the enormous contributions of the party to the growth and sustenance of Nigeria’s democracy, it will not be out of place to say that the party holds a lot of prospects for Nigerians and...

PDP: TREKKING ON THE EDGE OF A RAZOR

I admired the PDP when it came on board the nation’s political landscape in 1999.Then, the party founded by men of valour and integrity, offered hope to a despondent and hopeless citizenry who were bruised by military jackboots. The PDP of then wanted to enthrone the tenets of democracy and restore those democratic values every Nigerian desired. They wanted...

Igbos in search of a New Political Identity: The ANPP Alternative

After the Civil War, Igbos have continued to be the weeping child of the Nigerian political family. From cries of Marginalisation to denial of the seat of power, Igbos have not found the path that will take them to the promise land. The reasons for this are not far fetched. Our present political leaders have failed to re invent...