Month: November 2022

Why I want to go to the Senate–Dame Blessing Nwagba
… vows to create opportunities for the zone

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Mandy Park Hon. Dr Dame Blessing Nwagba, the Abia South Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday gave her major reason for running for the senate. The mission is simply to attract the dividends of democracy to the Senatorial Zone through quality representation. Also she promised to create great opportunities that will benefit her people. Nwagba made this disclosure while addressing her colleagues, members of Aba Sports Club 1926, when she visited to abreast them of her senatorial ambition. Nwagba, a two term Abia State House of Assembly…

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Princess rejoices as court remands Dr Femi Olaleye in prison

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By Mandy Park Comedienne Damilola Adekoya, popularly known as Princess, has expressed joy over the remand of Dr Femi Olaleye in Ikoyi Correctional Centre pending the perfection of his bail. Olaleye, a medical director at Optimal Cancer Care Foundation in Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration of his wife’s 16-year-old niece. He was arraigned by the Lagos State government on Wednesday, November 30 at the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, in Ikeja. The court remanded the doctor in Ikoyi Correctional Centre pending…

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Gov. Uzodimma confirms Onyegbule as D-G, IBC

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By Mandy Park The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has approved the appointment of Ms. Ify Onyegbule as the new director general of the Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC), with immediate effect. In a statement issued by the state Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Oguwike Nwachuku, the new director general had been a board member of the state-owned radio/ television station since 2021 before her appointment. While congratulating Onyegbule, Governor Uzodimma urged her to bring to bear in IBC her years of experience and professional competence in the broadcast industry for…

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Imo CP warns operatives against checking of phones, laptops

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… cautions youths on behaviour Mandy Park Imo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Barde, has warned his men from illegally checking phones, laptops and tinted glasses of vehicles in the state. This is as he cautions the youths to respect the rule of law and desist from anything that would implicate them. The CP, in a statement released by the state police spokesperson, Michael Abattam, noted that the prohibition has become necessary following a series of complaints the command has received from members of the public, which he added has…

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Uzodimma lauds Buhari, flags-off distribution of relief materials to flood victims

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… says Buhari’s govt has done something different from others Omocho Kalu Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has given kudos President Muhammadu Buhari for being kind-hearted, sensitive and compassionate over the pains of the ordinary Nigerian. This is as he noted further that the Buhari-led government has done something different from others. Uzodimma made the commendation on Friday during the flag-off/distribution of the relief materials approved by the Federal Government for the victims of flood disaster in Imo State. Addressing the affected persons of the flood disaster and…

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Stakeholders raise serious concern over COP27 outcome

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…say loss and damage agreement meaningless if not operationalized… apprehensive of corporate capture… make case for strategic litigation Mandy Park After taking a critical review of all that transpired at the COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, environmental stakeholders and activists, gave a damning verdict that not much was achieved.They submitted that the gathering was more of a jamboree that failed below expectation towards providing solution to the numerous challenges of global warming, climate change financing, climate debt and reparations, particularly for African countries. They agreed that although there was…

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Adeleke Resumes As Osun Gov, Reviews Oyetola’s Actions, Declares No More ‘State Of Osun’

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Mandy Park Decisions taken by past administrations in Osun State will be reviewed, declared Ademola Adeleke, the just sworn-in governor on Sunday. He spoke on Sunday during his inauguration as governor, in Osogbo, the capital of the state. Adeleke, who is a former senator representing Osun west, was elected governor on July 17. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, he alleged that his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola, frustrated plans on ensuring a smooth hand-over to him. He said since July 17, Oyetola took decisions that did not follow due process and were…

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Family confirms Sammie Okposo’s death

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The family of departed gospel musician Sammie Okposo have confirmed his death. Recall, the ‘Well Welu’ crooner died in the early hours of Friday. Confirming the news, a statement signed by the family’s representative, Hector Okposo, confirmed that the 51-year-old singer ‘‘slept and went to be with the Lord’’ on the morning of Friday. The statement described the late singer as a beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, and Minister of God. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nikki Laoye (@nikkilaoye) “More details about the burial will be…

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TMM Fingers Afreximbank of Aiding CAX IP Infringement

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By Mandy Park Times Multimedia Limited (TMM) has accused Afreximbank of involvement in a copyright infringement on its Creative Africa Exchange (CAX) IP, a holistic program that consolidates the African creative and cultural industry. In a statement from the organisation, it expressed displeasure over the addition of ‘Nexus’ to the phrase ‘Creative Africa’, which the organisation claims copyright. The statement read, “Times Multimedia Limited (TMM) is appalled that Afreximbank, who merely provided funds by way of sponsorship to facilitate conceptualisation, ideation, design and execution of CREATIVE AFRICA EXCHANGE (CAX), a…

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Signature Bank: Group Hails Otti, Says Project’ll Point Way To Innovative Banking

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Mandy Park Dr. Alex Otti, Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Abia State, was on Wednesday congratulated on the launch of Signature Bank. The congratulatry message was offered by Abia Freedom Alliance (AFA), an association of concerned technocrats, professionals, businessmen, religious leaders and political stakeholders in Abia State. AFA said the coming of Signature Bank from all indications would bring hope to millions of unbanked and underbanked Nigerians, as well as set the pace for innovation in the banking industry. The group added that the establishment of the bank was…

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