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Waiting For The Appointment Of A Special Adviser On Palm Wine Tapping

November 20, 2024 The Editor 0

Views: 13The recent wave of bizarre political appointments in Nigeria feels like a surreal drama scripted in the absurd theater of governance. If you thought appointing a Commissioner for Happiness and Couples’ Fulfillment in Imo […]

When will their lordships be prosecuted?

When will the sacked Lordships be prosecuted?

November 19, 2024 The Editor 0

Views: 16The Judiciary, under Section 6 of the Constitution, is vested with the powers to uphold rule of law and maintain order in the society. It exercises these powers through the judges. Every judge, upon […]

Why we have tussles over kingship stools — Ndigbo

November 7, 2024 The Editor 0

Views: 16IN time past, traditional rulers in Igbo land were revered, highly respected by all and they carried themselves with respect and absolute dignity. And the occupants of the stools were truly eminently qualified. But […]

Draw me this - 'The Legacy of Leadership: A Reflection on Integrity in Nigerian Governance'

Good Name, Dear Politicians, Is Better Than Riches

November 3, 2024 The Editor 0

Views: 21Explore the evolving legacy of leadership in Nigeria as Richard Odu, PhD, reflects on past and present governors, examining the impact of integrity and public service on national reputation. From the triumphs of General […]

Imo guber: Joint parliament endorses Uzodinma for second term

Do We Need Gov. Uzodinma Beyond 2023?

April 24, 2023 Prof. Protus Nathan UZORMA 0

Views: 102Recently in Imo state, the issue of charter of equity resonated to the point that some notable Imo elders were accused of being influenced and financially induced to endorse Gov. Hope Uzodinma for second […]

Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Imo State Chapter

That Shameful Outing of ALGON Members Under Immediate Past Administration (Part 1)

November 9, 2019 Ikenna ONUOHA 0

Views: 107Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Imo State Chapter under the immediate past administration in the state lacks the primary prerequisite to criticize any legally constituted authority to probe their activities as heads […]

Governor IHEDIOHA’s Laudable Leadership Examples in Imo State

November 7, 2019 Cyril ARIRIGUZO 0

Views: 104 The leadership qualities of Imo State Governor, His Excellency, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha, CON, cannot go unnoticed given the immense laudable capabilities he has shown in a little time of his government by […]

Imo ENTRACO & The Burden of Dirty Environment (Part 1)

October 31, 2019 Ikenna ONUOHA 0

Views: 80Cleanliness they say, is next to godliness. A society is adjudged to be healthy, successful and prosperous by the level of its cleanliness. This brings to note the postulation of a South African Political […]

Emeka Ihedioha and the Renewed Expectation of Imo People

October 28, 2019 Cyril ARIRIGUZO 0

Views: 5145 Now Imo people know they have a dependable reformer, a right peg in the right whole and exactly that kind of leader needed to put Imo on the path of total transformation and […]

Philosophizing Marriage in the Twenty First Century

October 28, 2019 Prof. Protus Nathan UZORMA 0

Views: 3366Marriages today have so discredited the truth in the science of divine union due to increase in error and falsehood inherent in the language and behaviour of the Churchmen. The word marriage has made […]

Imo State: Even Dee Sam Mbakwe Was Not A Saint

October 25, 2019 Ikenna ONUOHA 0

Views: 107The story of Late Chief Samuel Onunaka Mbakwe, PhD, the first Civilian Governor of old Imo State has always been told in the positive considering his level of administrative acumen and developmental strides. Chief […]

The True Philosophy of Prayer

October 23, 2019 Prof. Protus Nathan UZORMA 0

Views: 1921The misconception of our Lord’s Prayer, together with the biblical teachings of Christ concerning prayer, have truly turned many Christians to sacred beggars. In the words of George Bernard Shaw, “Common people do not […]

EXECUTIVE RECKLESSNESS: Is It True That ONYEAGUOCHA Hijacked IHEDIOHA?

October 17, 2019 Ikenna ONUOHA 0

Views: 3693 One is left to ask if the SSG, Hon Barr Uche Onyeaguocha has hijacked Governor Emeka Ihedioha to decide virtually everything that happens in the state, if yes, who elected him to perform […]

FALSE SOLUTIONS IN SOME CHRISTIAN CHURCHES

October 14, 2019 Prof. Protus Nathan UZORMA 0

Views: 3782 I have decided to expose some workers of iniquity hitherto masquerading as angels of light, who are on demonic assignment to manipulate people and initiate them into Satanism by administering “solution” to their […]

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REJOINDER – Aladimma: Developmental Trajectory of Igbo people

October 8, 2019 The Editor 0

Views: 143 Aladimma: Developmental Trajectory of Igbo people is an interesting and fascinating 3000-word essay by Dr. Chimaroke Nnanami that takes a look at the economic and political way forward for the Igbo in Nigeria. […]

Aladimma: Developmental Trajectory of Igbo People

October 8, 2019 The Editor 0

Views: 102The concept of Aladimma in the Igbo world view is not a claim of having it all and good at all times, and certainly not built on sitting in recrimination over the disaster of […]

Leadership Decalogue for Governor Emeka Ihedioha

October 7, 2019 The Editor 0

Views: 89In the words of Walter Lippmann, “The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.” This will to carry on […]

THE PHILOSOPHY OF PRAYER

May 20, 2019 Prof. Protus Nathan UZORMA 0

Views: 108 The misconception of our Lord’s Prayer, together with the biblical teachings of Christ concerning prayer, have truly turned many Christians to sacred beggars. In the words of George Bernard Shaw, “Common people do […]

ROCHAS OKOROCHA AND HIS SLEEPLESS NIGHTS

May 13, 2019 The Editor 0

Views: 108I was reliably informed that the disgraced outgoing Gov. Rochas Okorocha has been having sleepless nights because May 29 is fast approaching. The fact that the Governor has employed every under hand means to […]

IHEDIOHA CAN SUSTAIN IMO ECONOMY WITH TOURISM

May 7, 2019 Cyril ARIRIGUZO 0

Views: 111In Imo State, hotels, restaurants and tourist attraction contributed immensely to the gross domestic product of the state that is predominantly civil service. Tourism is the world’s most competitive industry with many countries competing […]

The Quest for Vanity (1)

May 3, 2019 John MGBE 0

Views: 513We need these vain things so long as we live here on Earth but for much as we need them, we should always have in our various minds that all is vanity. Growing up […]

Mystical Knowledge behind Scientific Advancement

April 29, 2019 Prof. Protus Nathan UZORMA 0

Views: 624Mystical knowledge and sciences are the basic things a man should know if he wants to arrive at the truth. For instance, physiognomy, prosopomancy, cabbala, graphology, astrology, naphology, Para-psychology, psychometry to mention a few […]

WITCHES AND WIZARDS IN THE EVIL WORLD

April 23, 2019 Prof. Protus Nathan UZORMA 0

Views: 763Earthmen, Witchcraft manipulation is a reality in every system of existence. The negation of this however is the outcome of ignorance and topsy-turvy of truth. The objective system of reality is a realm of psychic […]

Imo State LGC Poll of 25/8/2018: We are back to where we were on 7/8/2010

August 27, 2018 John MGBE 0

Views: 2265The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission(ISIEC) has announced that Local Government election will take place on Saturday, August 25th.If this election actually holds it then means that Governor Okorocha has done exactly what his […]

Irrational exuberance & good leadership in Nigeria

July 18, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 1077Irrational exuberance was coined by Mr. Alan Greenspan- the former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, in a speech that, he delivered on the 5th of December 1996, titled: The Challenge of Central Banking in […]

Prince Eze madumere and Governor Rochas Okorocha

Okorocha on a mission to destroy Madumere – Ajumbe

July 18, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 941 A former Commissioner of Information in Imo state, and a member of the Imo state All Progressives Congress (APC) Coalition Alliance, Vitalis Ajumbe, has lampooned Governor Rochas Okorocha for allegedly instigating the impeachment […]

Imo State: what comes around; goes around!

July 15, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 827When something happens to anyone, let others not think, it can never happen to them especially when it concerns politics and elections. It happens in Nigeria and elsewhere quite often. A friend from Imo […]

IMO STATE DEPUTY GOVERNOR AND THE IMPEACHMENT STORIES

July 14, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 247The will to act is entirely dependent on the decision to act. Ideally, a resolution should flow seamlessly into its corresponding action such that there is little to distinguish between the decision and the […]

Eze Madumere: The Road Not Taken

July 9, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 260 In the ongoing quarrel between Governor Rochas Okorocha and the people of Imo state over his (self) succession agenda, the big surprise is that his deputy, Prince Eze Madumere, chose not to be […]

APGA-APC ALLIANCE, TALE OF TWO BLACK BIRDS

July 6, 2018 Ogu Bundu NWADIKE 0

Views: 1064There are two black birds sitting in the East. One named APGA, one named APC! Permit my introduction this short essay with a parody of the popular ageless nursery rhyme. Indeed, the modus operandi […]

APGA: Politics of Ojukwu and Antics of Ifeajuna

July 3, 2018 Ogu Bundu NWADIKE 0

Views: 1888The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) is a political party founded by the legendary Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. At the time of its formation, registration and approval in 2006, Dim Ojukwu, Ikemba Nnewi told […]

IMO YOUTHS AND THE BATTLES AHEAD IN 2019

June 26, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 873I write this piece today in order to consolidate my conviction on my commitment to emancipate the Imo youths from the political quackmire of politico-economic slavery and servitude occasioned by the greedy nature of […]

2019: IMO PROBLEMATIC EQUATION AND IHEDIOHA’S SOLUTION

June 16, 2018 Ogu Bundu NWADIKE 0

Views: 843Considering the current status of Imo State in terms of her political, social, economic and general performance, it is apparent that only the key players in the expiring regime of Governor Rochas Okorocha and […]

Imo State: Why some of us still believe

June 13, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 836Many people have argued that, Imo State has been abused, violated and on the verge of losing its dignity, however, some of us still believe, that the best is yet to come!. Many are […]

IHEDIOHA OUTLINES FAILURE POINTS OF ROCHAS’ REGIME

May 29, 2018 Ogu Bundu NWADIKE 0

Views: 904The immediate past Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of representatives and the gubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, has identified […]

POLITICAL CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA

May 29, 2018 Prof. Protus Nathan UZORMA 0

Views: 827The first civilian administration in Nigeria lasted from the 1st of October, 1960 to January 15th, 1966. This was period of Nigerian’s first five years of independence. The government and the destiny of the […]

The Genesis of the Conflict Between AGBURU & Coalition Groups in Imo APC

May 26, 2018 John MGBE 0

Views: 255This viewpoint is anchored on a Facebook post which I read a few minutes ago. After reading the Facebook post, I felt a desire to contribute to the issue raised , though on a […]

IKEDI OHAKIM, IMO AND THE GHOST OF 2011

May 25, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 969To flow with this essay, reader is advised to first put on the cap of objectivism as reading without will be tantamount to wasting scarce energy reading the “nonsense” that is not. Yesterday in […]

Governors on the art of connecting

May 24, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 732MANY of them are young, bold and brave. They are audacious and inventive, unlike some of their forerunners who were staid, laid back and conservative. Not for them the deep, reflective language of old, […]

Does Ikoyi registry have power to conduct marriages?

May 24, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 861There has been much debate about the judgment delivered on April 30, 2018 by Honourable Justice (Prof.) C.A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Lagos, in respect of the suit marked FHC/L/CS/1760/16 – Egor […]

Suffocating pensioners is worse than Boko Haram

May 23, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 202The scourge of Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria’s Northeast region and the bloodthirsty, marauding herdsmen that have killed many; ravaged homes and sacked communities across Nigeria, particularly in Central Nigeria may appear to be […]

Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris

IG’s ‘Transmission’ and the Other Treacherous Tale

May 23, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 716…after all mispronounced and done, the IGP also partly has himself to blame. Well, maybe his consolation should be that, at least, there is now an epithet to define his reign as super cop. […]

Heartland Hub incubator launched in Nigeria’s Imo State

May 22, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 4165A new incubator, Heartland Hub, has been launched in Owerri, the capital of Imo State in southeast Nigeria. Heartland Hub is a venture of Oluaka Institute, and aims to accelerate startups from an early […]

GOV. ROCHAS, WHY WON’T APC ALLIANCE FIGHT BACK?

May 21, 2018 Prof. Protus Nathan UZORMA 0

Views: 821Nemesis is a cosmic drama acted upon the psyche of earth dwellers in order for them to learn a big lesion in the afterlife experience. As a scholar of the great life, I am […]

THE ECLIPSE OF THE RESCUE

May 20, 2018 John MGBE 0

Views: 859To say that the governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has been humbled is merely stating the obvious. He has been boxed to a corner, by a combined force of those he had vowed […]

Imo 2019: BARR.CHIBUZO ZIGGY AZIKE DECLARES FOR GOVERNORSHIP

May 19, 2018 John MGBE 0

Views: 1012All roads led to the Imo State Secretariat of All Peoples Grand Alliance(APGA) on Egbu road Owerri when Barrister Chibuzo Ziggy Azike declared his intention to run for the governorship race in the 2019 poll. He is running under the platform […]

OPINION: BANNING CODEINE IN APC

May 15, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 262Following a codeine-propelled high drug addiction problem, the Federal Government in a swift reaction, banned the production and importation of codeine containing cough syrup. The syrup usually taken by millions of youths who mix […]

BBNaija 2018 Winner Miracle Gets His SUV, Bags Ambassadorship And Reveals Who He Wants To Take On His All Expense Paid Trip For Two

Okorocha’s bizarre gift to #BBNaija winner

May 8, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 776I am still trying to figure out the moral lesson behind Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha’s gift of N2 million to the winner of the just-concluded reality television programme Big Brother Nigeria (BBN). Okorocha […]

Marching to 2019 with weapon of great destruction

May 8, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 808Last week, Ngozi Muogbo had a rough time with frustration. As early as 5am, she was at the voter registration centre close to her in Lagos. The first problem was that even at that […]

PERSPECTIVES TO IHEDIOHA’S CONSOLIDATION TOUR OF HIS STRUCTURE AT OHAJI EGBEMA

May 7, 2018 Ogu Bundu NWADIKE 0

Views: 890Dateline, Monday, April 30, 2018. Mission, commencement of grassroots consolidation tour of Ihedioha political structure in 305 wards of Imo State. Vision, paving the way to Douglas House in 2019. Venue, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government […]

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IMO 2019 AND POLITICS WITHOUT MORALITY PART 2

May 7, 2018 Prof. Protus Nathan UZORMA 0

Views: 1457Man is a moral being, unique in creation possessing higher powers. His conduct is controlled by thoughts and emotions, by desires and intensions. His actions become the subject of his own and of other […]

Imo 2019: Nwosu, Amuchie and others

May 6, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 744Paucity of democracy dividends to Nigerians in the past three years, compounded by grinding economic hardship, has make it an uphill task for the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship aspirants in Imo State in […]

Okorocha’s illegal tax

April 30, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 1045It has been reported once again by the newspapers, including the Vanguard, that Mr. Anayo “Rochas” Okorocha has imposed a local tax of N3000 per adult in Imo State as what he called “Community […]

There are no “Farmers” in Imo State!

April 30, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 825Darlington Chukwunyere says “Rochas indirectly, is saying there are no more farmers in Imo State”. Honestly, over-dependency on Crude Oil can only yield worse economic meltdown than we already have on our hands. Agriculture […]

Name One Person Okorocha Has Imprisoned- My Reply to cps

April 17, 2018 The Editor 0

Views: 960Israelmore Ayivor once remarked that “Everyone born is on the field of life’s game, but not everyone does wear the jersey of vision! Some people are fair players and others are injury causers; you […]

Imo PDP 2019 Guber Candidate: Of Pretenders And Contenders

April 16, 2018 Ogu Bundu NWADIKE 1

Views: 6780With about barely five months to the presentation of its standard bearer in the 2019 gubernatorial election, and going by the timetable released by the electoral umpire in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission […]

2019 Election: 100 Good Reasons Why Emeka Ihedioha is Imo Best for Governor

April 11, 2018 Ogu Bundu NWADIKE 0

Views: 1424From available evidence of the private and public life of Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha manifesting in his highly impressive rating in learning, character and conduct, he is good to be enthroned the next governor […]

Imo 2019: RT. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha’s Dream, Vision and Mission

April 11, 2018 Ogu Bundu NWADIKE 0

Views: 266The Christian Holy Writ admonishes that people must calculate very well the cost of building a house before commencing its construction. In business, commerce and industry, entrepreneurs undertake feasibility studies of their area of […]

Politics of Endorsement versus Politics of Enslavement

April 11, 2018 Ogu Bundu NWADIKE 0

Views: 838Two things are involved! One thing is the endorsement and the other thing is the enslavement. The system is for a slave-dealer to deploy all means to permeate the very fabric and fibre of […]

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Before they Crucify PDP for another Mistake

April 4, 2018 Cyril ARIRIGUZO 0

Views: 1321Imo governorship election 2015 has come and gone but the memories of it are still fresh in our minds especially the ugly consequences of the unprecedented hardship and suffering the people of Imo State […]

Imo PDP Leadership (1999-2019) now good and set for Victory

March 30, 2018 Ogu Bundu NWADIKE 0

Views: 898It remains a thing of great pride for the Imo PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) since its formation over twenty years ago, it has remained the choice brand political party in Nigeria. The status of […]

SACRILEGE IN MOLESTING ARCHBISHOP Anthony Obinna

March 14, 2018 Ogu Bundu NWADIKE 0

Views: 1687It took me this long to react to the ugly incident of some politicians molesting Archbishop Anthony Obinna because of I hate to eat raw yam just as I love to chew well my […]

Okorocha, Keke Operators and the Opposition in Imo State

October 2, 2017 The Editor 0

Views: 1170Opposition is the beauty of democracy. Effective opposition is what makes a sitting democratic government to be on its toes. This is because without opposition, a government may be executing anti-people policies without knowing. […]

President Buhari and His Natural Hatred for Ndigbo

September 26, 2017 The Editor 0

Views: 1151He is no longer hiding it. He is not pretending about it. It is written all over him. President Buhari’s hatred for Ndigbo has become not only legendary, it has become an Institution. It […]

Imo and the Anger of the Unknown Servant (Part 1)

July 23, 2017 Kenneth Uwadi 0

Views: 1424One of the Ten Commandments is “thou shall not steal” But some people are stealing Imo state monies with impunity and keeping the toiling masses in excruciating poverty in the midst of stupendous oil […]

Plot to put Imo Social Crusader Comrade Kenneth Uwadi out of Circulation

July 18, 2017 Kenneth Uwadi 0

Views: 1599I wish to inform the media, trade union activists locally and internationally, organizations and individuals in Imo State, student and youth members of the JTVC, activists across the federation and the general public that […]

ISOPADEC and the thieving cabal in Imo

July 15, 2017 Kenneth Uwadi 0

Views: 774ISOPADEC has gone moribund because funds belonging to the commission have grown wings at the detriment of the oil producing areas who are under developed. There was heavy rain on Tuesday in Egbema. The […]

Echoes of 2019 and Orlu political hegemony

July 10, 2017 The Editor 0

Views: 696Undoubtedly, the echoes of the 2019 political drumbeat are getting increasingly louder as Nigerians begin to warm up for the next election cycle. Nowhere is the echo more strident than in Orlu Senatorial Zone […]

Dispassionate look at SHERIFF’S Rejection of National Restructuring

June 30, 2017 Ogu Bundu NWADIKE 0

Views: 722Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff is the factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) From all indications the foundation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been so adequately eroded that the party’s relevance […]

BUHARI Should Humbly Resign Or Be Forced To Do So

June 28, 2017 Ogu Bundu NWADIKE 0

Views: 721It is most offensive for the elected president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, to be virtually based in an intensive care unit of a foreign health facility, incommunicado and unable to perform his rightful duties […]

Countdown to October 1, 2017

June 27, 2017 The Editor 0

Views: 766ON October 1, 2017, we will be marking (not celebrating) the 57th anniversary of our Independence. Taking everything into account, there is nothing to celebrate about a blood-soaked national history; a nation whose independence […]

Who owns the HERDS, HERDSMEN and their WEAPONS?

June 27, 2017 Ogu Bundu NWADIKE 0

Views: 683It is very difficult for most Nigerians to believe the successive Nigerian government at each point in time. This is because even when the lowly masses see solutions to national challenges the deceptive Nigerian […]

Eulogising IPOB as unelected true representatives of NDIGBO

June 26, 2017 Ogu Bundu NWADIKE 0

Views: 719Ordinarily the pro-Biafra groups now resolutely fighting for the emancipation of hitherto enslaved Ndigbo held tight in the mental and occupational slavery of northern hegemony in Nigeria should be regarded as an aberration. The […]

Fallacy of NORTHERN HALAL over EASTERN HARAM in NIGERIA

June 26, 2017 Ogu Bundu NWADIKE 0

Views: 620First let me explain that the word “halal” is the Arabic word for “lawful” and “haram” means “unlawful. From that it should then be understood that the interest of this article is to take […]

OPEN LETTER to the AREWA YOUTHS – Charles Ogbu

June 24, 2017 The Editor 0

Views: 1490Brethren from the North, I bring you greetings from the Southern part of Nigeria. On behalf of the peace-loving people of the south in general and millions of Igbo youths in particular, I start […]

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IPOB LEADERSHIP – Put On Your Thinking Caps

June 24, 2017 The Editor 0

Views: 694Just this morning, I read a news report where IPOB reiterated their resolve not to participate in any elections in Nigeria, and even went further to vow that they will soon call on all […]

Rampant Igbophobia

June 23, 2017 The Editor 0

Views: 1308A FEW days ago, the Coalition Of Northern Youths, CNY, issued a three-month quit notice to Ndigbo based in Northern Nigeria, telling them to leave by October 1. The CNY followed this ultimatum up […]

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