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Nto demands apology from ex ASCETA staff over defamatory statements

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By Ezekiel Njoku The Provost of Abia State College of Education, Technical Arochukwu,( ASCETA), Dr Phillips Nto has demanded an apology letter from a former staff of the institution for defamatory statements against him and his office. In a letter dated January 06,2023 and signed by his lawyer, K. I. Oleh Esq of Sanctum Chambers, Dr. Phillips Nto gave the former staff, Kelvin Egesi seven days to retract  and apologize for the offensive and defamatory statements or face the legal consequences. The letter averred that Kelvin Egesi had on January…

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UNICAL suspends four students over water ritual

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Vice-chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Prof. Florence Obi has approved the suspension of four students of the institution identified in a viral video and found culpable of partaking in a water ritual on a fellow female student. The announcement of the suspension is contained in a release signed by the school’s registrar Gabriel Egbe on Saturday. Mr Egbe said that the unlawful act was carried out by the four students during the last matriculation ceremony of the institution on December 2, 2022. Egbe mentioned the affected students to…

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Show interest on matters affecting Imo, Uzodimma appeals to Elders Council

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By Mandy Park IMO State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma has appealed to members of the Imo Elders Council not to ignore critical issues in the state but rather to wade into the matters affecting the progress and development of Imo, especially on insecurity. He made the plea on Friday when he met with the leadership of the State’s Elders Council. The governor urged the leadership and entire membership of the council to speak to  political detractors and the opposition in the state to interrogate their consciences over what they are…

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Davido updates marital status on Wikipedia

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Singer Davido has updated his marital status on Wikipedia. This follows reports that the 30-year-old has finalized his traditional marriage rites to his partner, Chioma Rowland on Thursday, in her hometown in Ezeala Odu, Imo state. Pictures shared online show a man identified as Chioma’s dad overseeing what is known in Igboland as Umunna rites. Checks on Davido’s Wikipedia page reveal his new marital status and wife’s name. It also shows that the couple who recently lost their son Ifeanyi Adeleke got married in 2022. Ifeanyi died on October 31 after drowning…

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ASCETA reorganization: Students back Ikpeazu, Provost, warn COEASU to steer clear

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…Pass vote of confidence on provost By Mandy Park Students to of Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu have expressed support for Gov Okezie Victor Ikpeazu and the management  on  the going reorganization in the institution.  They subsequently frowned at what they described as interference in  the affairs of the college by the national body of College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU). In  a press conference addressed by the leadership of the students’ Union Government, they warned COEASU to desist from meddling in the internal affairs of ASCETA,…

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Things Looking Up For Imo State In 2023 says Gov. Uzodimma

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By Mandy Park Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma has assured Imo indigenes that 2023 will be far better than 2022 given his determination to complete critical road infrastructure his administration initiated in the year that just ended. Specifically, Uzodimma said that the Owerri-Umuahia road, the Orlu- Mgbee- Akokwa-Uga road and the Oguta- Okporo-Orlu road will all be completed in good time this year and with the already completed Owerri-Orlu and Owerri-Okigwe signature roads, Imo can never be the same again in terms of road network. He said what his administration…

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Tribute: Exit of my centurion mother

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‘At 102 years, death was expected; but as my mother, I wept. I cried not because I will not see her again; but the love we shared.’ By Valentine Amanze On September 10, 2022, the trumpet blasted; the sound filled the air; calls rang down the battery of my handphone, announcing the passing away of my beloved mother, Ezinne Felicia Nwanyimma Amanze, in Oboama Ezinihitte Mbaise, Imo State. At 102 years, death was expected; but as my mother, I wept. I cried not because I will not see her again;…

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Total Blessing Foundation puts smile on widows, nursing mothers, others 

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By Mandy Park  Total Blessing Foundation’s yesterday, Wednesday, 4 January, held her Christmas and New Year Program for the Widows and Nursing Mothers. The non-governmental and need-meeting foundation which has been in existence for over 10 year’s distributed an avalanche of gifts ranging from wrappers, beans, rice , garri, indomie, baby bath-set, baby walker, baby bag, mats , nets , clothes , nets etc made available to attendees. The occasion is a yearly event by the foundation, a philanthropy platform, through which Hon. Dame Blessing Nwagba PHD, reaches out to…

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Brazil says final farewell to ‘King’ Pele

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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, led the tributes on Tuesday as Brazil said its final farewell to football legend Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. A flood of fans, politicians and football dignitaries have flocked to pay their respects to the player known as “The King” in the southeastern city of Santos, home to the club where he spent most of his storied career. Santos FC said more than 230,000 people had attended his 24-hour wake in the Vila Belmiro stadium, where a steady stream…

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Egesi: The trashing of a drowning man

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By Uche Okoroafor It is inconceivable that a man with low IQ, low depth of knowledge and bereft of comprehension of basic grammar and usage of the English language which is the official communication medium in our schools  was ever allowed to darken the four walls of an institution of higher learning like Abia State College of Education, Technical, Arochukwu,(ASCETA). But those who sought to help KELVIN EGESI by elevating him from a mere clerk to lecturer may not have known that one cannot give what one lacks. They failed…

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