Category: Special Features

Benjamin kalu and passage of the SEDC bill – bringing an end to SE cry of marginalisation 

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“Nigeria cannot move forward if we do not end the war against people of the South East“ By Ukoha Njoku Ukoha  After the brutal Nigeria-Biafra Civil War, the victorious Federal Government declared No Victor -No Vanquished as a reintegration slogan. The Government launched the 3Rs Policy Initiative (Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Reconciliation) aimed at cleaning the physical memories of the war by rebuilding the damaged and destroyed Infrastructures including normalising relationships between the South-East and the rest of the country.  The victorious Federal Government No Victor – No Vanquished declaration was…

Peter Obi’s Tribute to Hope – a Nigeria re-awakening

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“the journey to a better Nigeria has just begun. It is a life-long journey. On that journey, despair is not an option. Surrender is not a choice” By POPeter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, reflected on the anniversary of the election on Sunday, expressing determination in his ongoing journey towards a better Nigeria Addressing attendees at the “Redefining Our Options and Consolidating Our Legacies” event organized by Obidient Support Groups in Abuja, Obi titled his speech “Tribute to Hope”. During his speech,…

Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rejected by Qatar government

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Culled Diplomatic Channel “Qatar gives excuses as having online meeting as reasons to reject Tinubu’s request to visit and attend Investment & Business Conference in the UAE” The State of Quatar has Diplomatically turned down the request of the President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu to visit and hold business and investment sessions with them. This was conveyed via a terse memo from the Abuja Embassy of United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Protocol Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja dated 22nd February, 2024. In the response, they offered reasons why…

Youth Empowerment in Abia State: The Alex Otti Model

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 “the Keke business has unfortunately affected the psyche of the operators, including graduate riders amongst them who now exhibit the mentalities of touts, the Keke business should be phased out completely” – By Emeka Nwosu, PhD. As I noted recently in a public article, many good things are happening in Abia State under the watch of the Labour Party-controlled government of Dr. Alex Chioma Otti. These heart-warming developments are certainly not happening by chance. Providence and good fortunes may have been on the side of Governor Otti. But what cannot…

Be Selfless: Put yourself first, at all times, in everything

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It is a dog-eat-dog world, my friends, learn from the death of Herbert Wigwe,  : By Chukwudi Iwuchukwu  The wife of the pastor of the RCCG church where the late Herbert Wigwe worshipped before his death, Dr. Siju Iluyomade, celebrated her 60th birthday yesterday, and she threw a colourful party, more or less a carnival, to celebrate this milestone.  The party had in attendance Lagos big boys and girls like Tony Elumelu as Flavour entertained guests.  Before his death, Wigwe was a faithful member of the church where Siju’s husband pastored. …