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As part of efforts to keep the Super Eagles in shape for the upcoming 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifiers and the qualifiers for the

In 1983, the general elections were marred by massive rigging and violence which again prompted the military to strike again, sacking the civilian government. The

The Amokwe Development Foundation is a non-profit organisation set out to provide better living conditions for her people through self-help development initiatives in the areas

A groundswell of joy and euphoria have continued to pervade the newly created Amankwo-Eke Autonomous Community, in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, following

We Are Loosing Touch with the World By Our Current Approach to Education; Dr Chike Ihekweazu. The Elites in the society as well as government

1. NIGERIAN NIGHTMARE IN NUREMBERG Nuremberg is in Bavaria, the richest federating state in Germany, and lies 110 miles northwest of Munich and 140 miles

Under military rule, gender blindness was the norm. Women had very limited space for political participation and economic empowerment. Then came the 1995 Fourth World

Mazi Mbonu Ojike (1912-1959) was an outspoken and fearless Nigreian nationalist, great pan-Africanist, an African cultural crusader, an an author and an activist for social

Our compatriots in South Africa are today indirect victims of the sins of their fathers. No sin goes unpunished! On April 15, 1985, the then

These two titles are apt epitaphs for the country called Nigeria at 59 years of nationhood. No more, no less.The first epitaph is understandably a

The contemporary Nigeria which ever rationalization you prefer or employ now exist in the utterly state of nature that Thomas Hobbes described in ‘the Leviathan’

In the light of what is available however, can the Igbo continue to claim exclusion in mainstream governance taking cognizance that leadership emerges in the

The Biafra war has not really ended; there’s still the war of survival for the Biafrans: Prof Philip Effiong. The people of the old Eastern

People of Igbo extraction have been advised to embrace those aspect of culture that could add value to the changing society and clearly define their

  The new President being decorated with the Presidential insignia. Ace Rotarian and popular philanthropist, Kanayochukwu Obidigbo,(Ozuomee n’Awka), was recently installed as the 10th President

Mrs Obi Opara and friends Mrs Obi Opara recently celebrated her birthday with family friends at a luncheon party at Marlton, New Jersey, USA. The

Good evening, beautiful Ladies of Wawa Land in the Diaspora. I am really excited and thrilled to be in your midst today, because I see

After years of observing our beloved country, I reluctantly and regrettably came to a chilling conclusion many moons ago: “Nigeria is a strange society where

This discourse is based primarily on personal experiences and cannot be attributed to supposition for it could be supported with confirmable evidence. I have also

Kingsley Ozuomba Mbadiwe or K O Mbadiwe (1915-1990) was a celebrated Nigerian nationalist, Pan-Africanist, politician, feminist advocate, statesman and former government minister. He was one time

physically harangued and pelted the former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu with stones, water packs and yams when he arrived Nuremberg, Germany to

A former Central Bank Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo about three years, warned Igbo leaders to take the issues of restructuring, debate on Biafra and other

FOR a long time before now, before the coming of the incumbent administration, Enugu State has enjoyed a narrative of the most secure and peaceful

Major investments in the world today did not take place out of certain scholastic acquisitions; rather, they took place as a result of developed talents

 Politics and democracy are jointly a game of numbers. As is often said – the minority will have their say but the majority will have

Nigerian President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, (First from left) leading other West  African Presidents during the launching of the new currency at Abuja, Nigeria recently.

Group photograph of the Head of Service, (3rd from left) with the new Board members. 4th from left is the Chairman, Mr Lemo Babatunde Olakunle. Next

The longest-running and most successful political platform southeast of the River Niger is Ebeano. A political formation of Enugu State Governor Chimaroke Nnamani (HECON) between

of farming land, with most communities today unable to go to their ancestral farmlands to grow crops which is in most cases the major source

GOVERNMENT is a veritable vehicle for the attainment of the goals and aspirations of the State and the people in a civilized society under democratic

Pastor Ogunyinka and his wife. Pastor Emmanuel Tumbi Ogunyinka has been  inducted and installed as the pioneer Regional Superintendent of Christ Apostolic Church, ODUSONA Region

Swearing in of new Exco Members A board member of Nigeria’s football governing body, the Nigeria Football Federation NFF, Hon. Chidi Offor-Okenwa, has been re-

The Ebonyi State Government through its Ministry of Youth and Sports development, has rejected the recent election that produced Senator Obinna Ogba, Chairman of the

Enugu state, South- East Nigeria, has won the hosting right for the World Para Power Lifting World Cup slated for February, 2020. President of the

No single Igbo man or woman was disappointed by what happened, rather our point has been proven that Buhari and his government has nothing to

Prof. A. Charles Egbo Onuegbunam The roles of the clergy in the development of their nations are very enormous. These range from education, moral rectitude,

let the inspiring story of communalism that stayed the cold hands of death by starvation and malnutrition be told; the story of bravery, of love

By Biobele Abraham Gorgewill, JCA What is ‘Restructuring’? The word ‘restructuring’ within the political space of Nigeria has become an emotive one, carrying with it

By Chief Hon. CNC Awobue Real Estate Expert In USA As real estate professional, licensed broker in three major states in American; New Jersey, New

I pity the country. I pity her people who continuously walk like the living dead. I pity those who parade themselves as leaders, because they

Finding a bungalow in Onitsha is like looking for a fish in a desert. Onitsha has more multistorey buildings than a combination of Oyo, Ogun,

  Last Father’s Day, I posted a simple message on Facebook to all my ABC children: “Let the worst in others bring out the best

Dr. Michael Iheonukara Okpara GCON,LMS (NIG), LAH (IRELAND), MRCP (UK), HON. LL.D (UNN), HON. D.SC (UNIBEN). Michael Iheonukara Okpara (25 December 1920 17 December 1984)

Dr Azikwe was in power as premier of Eastern Nigeria from 1954 to 1960 and Dr. Michael Okpara was in Power from 1960 to 1966

Chief Nnia Nwodo. President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo What transpired on Wednesday at the National Assembly on Tuesday, 7th June, is unprecedented in the annals of

HISTORY BECKONS ON 9TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. IT is incontrovertible that the fate and destiny of the country lie in the National Assembly which is the

Justice Biobele Georgewil By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay It’s Thursday 11 April, the last day of the first three months of proceedings in the much talked

By EKWI AJIDE Recently on social media, someone posted a picture of a man lying on his bed with over a dozen guns of various

By M.O. ENE In addition to the waves of successes by Nigerians all over the world, more good news ushered in the month of May

    Dr. Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe Lawyer, Political Scientist, Journalist, Political Activist. 1st President of Nigeria(1 October 1963  16 January 1966 ) 3rd Governor-General of