Year: 2022

By Mandy Park Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for less than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. Benedict spent his final years at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery within the walls of the Vatican. His successor Pope Francis said he had visited him there frequently. The Vatican said in a statement: “With sorrow, I inform you that…

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Mandy Park The Abia State College of Education, Technical, Arochukwu has described as provocative, confrontational and political blackmail the purported directive by the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union( COEASU)to Gov Okezie Ikpeazu to call its provost to order. It said it was disrespectful for the leadership of COEASU to demand Ikpeazu to call the provost,Dr Phillips Nto over the sack of Kelvin Egesi ,a former staff of the college. In a statement issued by the Registrar of ASCETA,Mr Ikechukwu Odemenam , the college faulted COEASU for its derogatory remarks…

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…urges Ikpeazu to approve NCCE salary structure By Mandy Park Lecturer and researcher, Amaju Augustine has lauded the immense contributions of Abia State governor Dr Okezie Ikpeazu and the Provost of Abia State College of Education Technical Arochukwu (ASCETA) on the massive development recorded in the institution.But Augustine wants governor Ikpeazu to approve the NCCE salary structure which is implemented in other institutions of same status.He said the governor has tackled the myriad of problems facing the college, stressing that he is God sent.Said Augustine “Truth must be told in…

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Mandy Park Comrade Akin Osuntokun, a former managing director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), was on Tuesday announced as the new Labour Party’s (LP) organisation director-general. He replaced Dr. Doyin Okupe, the former director-general of the campaign organisation, who resigned after he was convicted over money laundering charges. Spokesperson of the campaign organisation,, Diran Onifade in a statement on Tuesday, described Osuntokun as a “strategist”. Said Onifade: “The Obi-Baba Ahmed Campaign Organisation has appointed Balogun Akin Osuntokun as the new Director-General of the campaign organisation. He succeeds Dr.…

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Victoria Chukwuma Activist, critic and public commentator, Comrade Uche Okoroafor has said that the sustained campaign to tarnish the reputation of the Provost of Abia State College of Education Technical Arochukwu (ASCETA) Dr. Philips Nto by Kelvin Egesi, a sacked staff of the institution was laughable and a show of shame on Egesi’s crisis of credibility.He said that Dr. Nto has no equal given his laudable commitment in repositioning the institution, notingEgesiand his cabal of mischief makers were after the Provost because of the laudable innovations he has brought which…

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By Mandy Park Some indigenes of Imo State who returned for the Christmas celebration have expressed joy with the level of security in the state as opposed to stories they were fed while abroad concerning the state. Under the aegis of Ala Imo Foundation, they also lauded Governor Hope Uzodimma for the  massive road construction projects in the state. Leader of the group, Success Akajiaku, told newsmen in Owerri that they were greatly impressed with what they have seen so far “From the airport to this point, we observed everybody…

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By Uche Okoroafor It is a settled matter in law that he who has the power to hire also has the power to fire, the circumstances notwithstanding. It is also settled matter in nature that you cannot give what you don’t have. But what is not settled is when a lecturer at the nadir of his career suddenly wants to become the head of the institution with only greed,envy and hatred as his main qualifications. What is also not settled is when that lowly rated lecturer, converted from an ordinary…

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Gbenga Raheem, husband of the lawyer fatally shot by one Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi in the Ajah area on Lagos State on Christmas Day has narrated how the tragedy happened. Bolanle Raheem was 41 years old and seven-month pregnant when she was killed by the policeman. ASP Vandi, who was attached to the Ajiwe Police Station, Ajah, Lagos State, was said to have spent 33 years in the police force. Mr Raheem spoke when sympathisers visited the family in the Ajah area of Lagos State on Boxing…

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday assured Nigerians that those who sought to violently disrupt the peace of Nigeria had lost the battle, saying better dawn awaited Nigeria in 2023 and beyond. The president stated this in his 2022 Christmas message describing the celebration as unique. “Let the peace and joy that pervade this period continue well into the new year up to the elections in February and beyond. “I want to assure Nigerians that those who seek to violently disrupt the peace of our nation have lost the battle. “Our…

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