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Money Spraying: Cubana Chief Priest Granted N10m Bail

  Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court in Lagos State has granted businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, N10 million bail with two sureties in like sum. The Niche reported that the celebrity bar man pleaded not guilty to tampering and abusing the naira during his trial. Cubana Chief Priest was arraigned before Justice Kehinde...

Cry Over Sexual Harassment in Imo Civil Service Takes New Turn

By Okey Alozie Allegation of sexual harassment in both high and low places in the Imo public Service has come to an alarming rate. The Concerned Imo Women Groups have raized eyesbrow on this matter. The aggrieved groups said they have received series of reports on the abuses, intimidation and sexual harassment metted on the female workers by their male superiors...

Unions In Alvan Versity Of Education Rally Behind Deputy VC

As the quest for the appointment of a vice chancellor of the newly elevated Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education (AIFUE), Owerri is on, the coalition of four house unions in the institution have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to consider appointing Professor (Mrs) Stella Lemchi as the substantive vice chancellor. The four house unions comprises of Colleges of Education...

Oriental Derby: Enyimba’s Gaffer, Finidi Gets Perfect Birthday Gift In Heartland Win

Enyimba FC Coach, Finidi George has described his team’s victory against Heartland FC as a gift for his birthday. Recall that the People's Elephant' Gaffer marked his birthday on Monday and the double victory over their Oriental rival in the NPFL delights the former Super Eagles winger. A 35th minutes beautiful curler from Ekene Awaziem (his second of the season) was...

Kanu, Okocha, Eto’o, Drogba, Others Set For Charity Match In Abuja

A charity game with former great football players like Didier Drogba, Emmanuel Adebayor, Samuel Eto'o, and Emmanuel Eboue is scheduled to take place in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Nigerian football fans can look forward to seeing legends like Adebayor, Eto’o, and Drogba in Abuja for a charity match. A few more retired players, like Austin "Jay-Jay" Okocha and...

Charter of Equity: Mike Nwachukwu Calls For Understanding Between Okigwe, Owerri Zones Ahead 2027

A Financial Guru, and Politician from Owerri North LGA, Imo State, Chief Mike Nwachukwu (Mpidike) has again thrown his weight on the issue concerning which Zone in Imo State should produce the successor to the incumbent Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma based on the Charter of Equity reintroduced by Uzodinma. In a letter written to Imo State Council of Elders, addressed...

Imo Govt Set To Appoint Caretaker Committees In 27 LGAs

.List of Board Chairmen, Members Ready By Okey Alozie For Administrative convenience and free flow of governance in Imo State, Governor Hope Uzodinma is said to be set to form Caretaker Committees to manage the affairs of the 27 LGAs in the State. It was gathered that the Governor is going to appoint political loyalists to take charge for some months before...

PDP Leadership Crisis: Atiku Backs Suswam For National Chairmanship Position

The power dynamics within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have reportedly reached a boiling point as the rivalry between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike intensifies ahead of the party’s 98th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting. At the heart of the matter is whether Umar Damagum, the acting National Chairman of the party, should retain his...

Imo Harmony Project (IHP) Roars For Owerri Zone Guber 2027

.Says Charter of Equity is For Peaceful Transition of Power The revered Imo Charter of Equity faces defiance as influential political figures from Okigwe and Orlu zones are preparing as contenders for the 2027 gubernatorial contest. The Charter, an initiative championed by the Imo State Council of Elders to facilitate a rotational governance model among the state’s three geopolitical zones, risks...

Ace-IBC Broadcaster, Onyema Opara Of Bows Out

 By Innocent Osuoha.                      The Onyema Opara family of Umuiheomaso, Amaulu, Ihitte Mbieri in Mbaitoli LGA is currently mourning the demise of one of their own Sir Chief Onyema Bennett Opara, aka "ONYEMA O" of the IBC fame. Onyema Opara began his broadcasting carrier in 1974 when he was employed as a...