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Senator Hope Uzodinma Sworn In As Governor IMO State

Senator Hope Uzodinma has been sworn in as the governor of Imo State. The governor-elect and his deputy, Professor Placid Njoku, were sworn in by the Chief Justice of the state, Justice Pascal Nnadi. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Imo State Government House, hours after Senator Uzodinma received his certificate of return from INEC in Abuja and one day after the Supreme Court nullified the election of Emeka Ihedioha and declared him the elected governor of the state. The National Chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, former Governor of the State, Senator Rochas Okorocha and governorship candidate of APGA in the 2019 governorship election, Ifeanyi Ararume were among those in attendance at the swearing-in ceremony. Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka, who had predicted that Senator Uzodinma will emerge as governor of the state, was among those who were present at the event. The priest had drawn a large crowd upon his arrival as many swarmed his car praising him for his predict

BREAKING NEWS: SUPREME COURT SACKS IHEDIOHA AS IMO GOVERNOR, DECLARES HOPE UZODINMA WINNER

The Supreme Court on Tuesday nullified the governorship election of Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State, declaring Hope Uzodinma as the rightful winner of the exercise. The apex has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue certificate of return to Uzodinma immediately.

Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Wealth Creation, demolish unauthorised lock-up shops in Nnewi market

The rot in market management in the state has been exposed further, with the demolition of illegal lockup shops in Agbaedo Market, in Nnewi. The Anambra State government, through the Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Wealth Creation, last week, demolished illegal lock-up shops built in Agbedo Market, Nnewi, by some market leaders and stakeholders, who were alleged to have connived with the interim management or caretaker committee in the market that was set up to look after the affairs of the market for 6 months. The Commissioner for Trade, Commerce and Wealth Creation, Uchenna Okafor, who visited  the market in the company of the chairman, Anambra State Physical Planning Board, Chike Maduekwe, ordered for the demolition, as it was not approved by the ministry nor was it approved by Anambra state Physical Planning Board. The commissioner,  also ordered for the seizure of materials meant for erection of about ninety lock up shops in the market, and frowned at the actions of some

Prince Chijioke Mbanefo floats Charity Foundation.

 ....Opens Multi Million Mansion House in Atani Prince Chijioke Mbanefo the highlife mastero, and the king of highlife in Nigeria, has floated a charity foundation, which is geared towards taking care of widows, orphans and the less privileged in the country. The foundation, Prince Chijioke Mbanefo Charity Foundation, was officially opened on the 5th of January 2020, at his country home in Atani, where he invited friends and well wishers to join him in opening his multi million mansion. In his welcome address at the official launch of the foundation, Prince Chijioke Mbanefo, said he is humbled because of what God has done for him over the years. He was thankful that God has seen him through the industry for over 20 years, which has produced 50 albums in the market. He however stressed that anytime he looks around and see people suffering it pains his heart, knowing how it feels, for one to be in sure misery. He stated that he resolved to set up the foundation as a way of giv

Fifty Years on, Nigeria struggles with memory of Biafra War.

Dikoye Oyeyinka, 33, has been billed as one of the most promising Nigerian writers of his generation. He went to some of the finest schools in his West African homeland but says that like the majority of his classmates he “didn’t know about Biafra until I was 14”. When he did begin to find out about the brutal civil war that nearly tore Nigeria apart, it was not in the classroom. Instead it was a schoolmate in his dormitory who showed him a separatist leaflet demanding Nigeria’s southeast break away from the rest of the country. Before then Oyeyinka had known nothing about how leaders from the Igbo ethnic group declared the independent state of Biafra in 1967. He knew nothing of the conflict that resulted and the 30 months of fighting and famine estimated to have cost over a million lives before the secessionists surrendered 50 years ago in January 1970. “We’ve had a very brutal history, the older generation went through a lot of trauma,” Oyeyinka told AFP. “We just

Iran says it ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukraine passenger Jet

Iran said Saturday it “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 people aboard, in an abrupt about-turn after initially denying Western claims it was struck by a missile. President Hassan Rouhani said a military probe into the tragedy had found “missiles fired due to human error” brought down the Boeing 737, calling it an “unforgivable mistake”. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau demanded Saturday that Iran provide “full clarity” on the downing of the plane, which Ottawa says had 57 Canadian citizens aboard. “A full and complete investigation must be conducted,” Trudeau said. “Iran must take full responsibility.” Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei offered his condolences and ordered the armed forces to address “shortcomings” so that such a disaster does not happen again. The acknowledgement came after officials in Iran denied for days Western claims that the Ukraine International Airlines plane had been struck by a missile in a cat