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Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has extended his warm felicitations to the Archbishop, Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger and Bishop of Awka Diocese, the Most Rev'd Alexander Chibuzo Ibezim, PhD, on his 60th birthday celebration. Governor Soludo joins millions of Ndi Anambra and well-wishers to acknowledge God's blessings on His Grace life as he marks three years of Archiepiscopacy, twelve years episcopacy, twenty years of marriage and thirty eight years of service in God's vineyard. "I commend the exemplary leadership you have provided over the years as an Anglican Prelate and your pious devotion to the service of the Lord." "Anambra State, Nigeria and indeed, the global community are proud of the exceptional commitment, passionate and visionary leadership you have provided in diligently piloting the affairs of the Church and selfless service to humanity over the years." "On behalf of my family, the government and

  By Collins Ughalaa KSC  If Government must fight insecurity to a standstill in Imo, all hands must be on deck. We must play our different roles because security is everyone's business. If we look the other way, or give covert support to non-state actors because our opponent is in power, we may be riding on the back of the tiger. This is why we get worried when people who should know better begin to say things that are unbecoming, by making incendiary comments, glamorizing acts of terror or pummelling government each time there is operational pushback against non-state actors. Journalists have a lot to do in this regard.  A good example of what a journalist should not do in time of insurgency is the kind of article written on Thursday, August 4, 2022, by the State Correspondent of ThisDay newspaper, Amby Uneze. Captioned "The unmasking of the unknown gunmen", Uneze made claims that distort recent history. He gave himself out as someone acting a script, by calling for the

The news making rounds on the sacking of a community in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State, by the personnel of the Nigerian Army, has been refuted in a press release by the security agency.  The Army authority dismissed the publication as lacking in merit, having been economical with the truth on the operation. It was further described as an artwork of those opposed to peace and tranquility in the State as the story did not reflect the true situation. According to the authority, in continuation of the security onslaught against criminal elements in Imo State, who have dominated a region of the State, the Nigeria Army embarked on an operation yesterday at the identified camps of these hoodlums in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State. The joint operation yielded positive results with the Nigerian Army dislodging the hoodlums and razed down their camps. Various arms and ammunition were also recovered including their operational vehicles as well as some members of the gang. Recall

  Okere Andrew, MA I have read another mischievous, piqued and maudlin online publication credited to Uche Onyeagocha over his ridiculous and derisory call for the immediate resignation of Gov. Hope Uzodimma which repletes with exaggerations that did not ring true. It is not surprising and unbeknown to me that the PDP lynchpin will result to this self-seeking attention especially as it concerns insecurity in the state since it has become obvious that his party the PDP are covertly sponsoring the insecurity in Imo State while overtly sympathetic to them each time the state government clamps down on them after terrorising communities in the state. It is clear to Uche Onyeagocha that his actions of March 9, 2019 governorship election at the collation center where he rushed to INEC table, grabbed the results sheets and tore it into shreds and was arrested, detained and prosecuted for it as well as the same man PDP used in staging a violent protest against the judgement of the Supreme Court

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday projected a voter population of about 95 million for the 2023 General Election in the country. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at an election security management training in Abuja by the Nigeria Police Force for the police and other security personnel ahead of the 2023 General Election. The figure, Yakubu said was 20 million higher than the combined voter population of the 14 other West African countries in the subregion He said that the election preparations, deployment and implementation constituted the most extensive mobilisation that could happen in a country, whether in peacetime or wartime. “In Nigeria, it involves the recruitment and training of staff and managing the logistics for their deployment to 176,846 polling units spread across 8,809 electoral wards, 774 local areas and 37 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “It also involves a projected voter population of abou

For the first time after the presidential primaries and selection of running mate which resulted in a crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, met, yesterday, to hammer out solutions to the logjam. The duo, Vanguard gathered, held their long awaited, face-to-face meeting behind closed doors at the private residence of Professor Jerry Gana, a member of the party’s Board of Trustees, BoT, and pledged to resolve their differences within seven days.  The meeting held on a day Atiku named Senator Dino Melaye and Daniel Bwala as his campaign spokesmen with the PDP National Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, boasting that the party will win the 2023 polls on account of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and President Muhammadu Buhari’s alleged failures. A top ranking member of the party leadership told Vanguard that the meeting was held in a very cordial atmosphere with both men exchanging banter