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‘Ifeanyi’ is a generic name borne only by the members of the Igbo ethnic stock. The name means: nothing is beyond God. Why then is one who bears the name required to prove he belongs to the Igbo ethnic stock or to prove his ancestry? This pettiness of some Igbos who go to extent of claiming that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa is not one of them is pathetic, mischievous or borne out of outright ignorance. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa is from Owa, one of the major Ika Igbo settlements across the Niger. The differentiation being mounted artificially between the South-east Igbo and South-South Igbo is politically inspired and self-serving. For the avoidance of doubt, Ika is a dialect of the Igbo language spoken in Ika South and Ika North East Local Government Areas of Delta State and the Igbanke area of Edo State in Nigeria. It belongs to the larger Niger Igbo cluster of dialects and therefore, one of the Igbo dialects on the whole. Ika is not a distinct ethnic group. Ika is Igbo; those who hail fro...

Curious about how the federal powers, the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), will conduct thier business, especially under the presidency of PMB and a new chairman,Senator Abdullahi Adamu, following the anticipations that followed the just concluded the of the APC primary elections. The“get your Permanent Voters Card (PVC)”, crusade get louder as they are many intrigues of internal party face-off that characterized many party primaries. I set out to ado-ekiti the Ekiti State capital to monitor the gubernatorial election. I picked that particular election because of some percularities.Partly because of the equivocalness of the governor, Mr. Fayemi Kayode . That has over time shown to be a-one-man-opposition to the government to then center of President Good luck Jonathan. Secondly, Ekiti state happens to be the only state in Western Nigeria (at least before the elections), that is held by a party differing from the party in power at the center. Making it of keen interest for t...

The Community Health Practitioners in the country has been urged to lives up to the expectations of the people and uphold to very strong ethical practice while dispensing their services in their various place of practice. The governing Board Chairman of the Community Health Practitioners Council Mr Sule Galadima made this call in Abuja during a five-day retreat for the New Executives of National Association of Community Health Practitioners of Nigeria (NACHPN) in his addresses, Mr Galadima called on oncommunity health workers to always uphold the ethics of the profession to enhance effective health care delivery at the grassroots as the Health practitioners represent the first point of called in an emergency in community level. According to the Chairman, “plans are already on ground to further sanitize the community health practice in Nigeria towards boosting primary health care system in the country” Mr Galadima said, a policy on community health is being developed that will es...

The leader and winner of the just concluded APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Tinubu Bola has told all contestants, that he has no grudges against them for contesting with him in the just concluded Party primary. According to Tinubu, the primary has come and gone and it is the time for the party to work together and see how we win the next election. I want you to put behind the primary and see how we can defeat the evil PDP in the incoming election. For you, the Senate President, you contest against me but you can now lick your wound, we have overcome that and I want us to move on he said. The statement of the aspirant has sparked many reactions within the ruling party but the Tinubu media organization has claimed the aspirant meant no harm while he tied to express himself at the election. Ahmed Lawan and Professor Yemi Osinbajo were the stronger contestants against Ahmed Tinubu but most of the two contestants could not even make the first two of the party primary.

The former Lagos state governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has clinched the Presidential primary of All Progressive Congress.(APC).The APC leader won with about 1271 votes to beat the thirteen other contestants at the Eagle Square, Abuja. In his acceptance speech, the APC presidential candidate urged Nigerians to never to return to the Opposition party again and promised, the country is better with APC and APC is ever ready to changed the Nigerian 1 Ahmed Bola Tinibu- 1271 2 Rotimi Amachi- 316 3 Prof, Yemi Osinbajo-235 4 Sen.Ahmed Lawan- 152 5 Gov,Yahaya Bello - 47 6 Engr. Dave Omahi- 38 7 Prof Ben Ayade- 37 8 Sen.Ahmed sani Rufai -4 9 Hon.Nwanjugba - 1 10 Dr Christopher Onu- 1 11 Sen.Roacha Okorocha-0 12 pastor Tunde Bakare- 0 13 Ted Rich Jack - O 14 Chief Ikot Bassey I.-0 Total Accredited votes= 2322 Invalid Cast. = 13 Valid Cast. =2309

* APC NWC reduce Aspirants to five Candidates * Ogun and Edo delegates already in Eagle square. * Osinbajo and Tinubu support seen dancing to gather as one DJ provide them music * some journalists with accreditation are been entry. * Report confirmed PMB in a closed meetings with gov Bello of Kogi State, * Tinubu supporters are more optimistic he will clink the primary than the Osinbajo groups. * Cost of bottle water is going for #200 . * Convention to comment by 10 pm later as very few V.I.P were seen in the presidential box.

A federal judge in New York on Monday authorized the US government to seize two private jets owned by Roman Abramovich, after they flew to Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, officials said. The order from Judge Sarah Cave, based in Manhattan, is one of several sanctions from the US and other western countries aimed at billionaires from Russia since the invasion in February. Requested by federal agents in New York’s southern US district, Cave’s mandate centers on a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and a Gulfstream G650ER that both belong to Abramovich, who is a close associate of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. US justice department prosecutors said in a statement both jets flew to Russia in March, violating export restrictions the US imposed on Putin’s regime over its attack on Ukraine. It is unclear when American officials might be able to take away Abramovich’s jets as long as they avoid the US or one of the territories that the country controls. The Boeing, worth $350m, ...

* All is now set from the convention. * Abdullahi Adamu had denied the Consensus Candiats as early announced by him urging Journalists to show him the video evidence he say so. * Osinbajo posters are the most visible among the posters in Eagle Square .you can catch a glimpse from every angle as you enter the arena. Security is very tight, no room today for area boys and party supporters if all security agencies stick to plans. my way to Eagle Square this morning, I came across this fine poster of the two major Aspirants,the news is that, Osinbajo will persuaded to set down for the Yoruba intes

It is no longer a story, the people's Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary had come and gone, the rhetoric out there at the moment is not what borders some of us as masses of this country, what is common on most lips of Nigerians is the zoning of the political parties. Nigerians are gradually been driven away from the agitation for good governance, personality, leadership traits, backgrounds of aspirants, and other negative vices like hunger in the land, insecurity, decayed and outdated public service laws, fuel scarcity, institutional failures, and all the other gamut’s that constitute very better candidate for the next president. Unlike our present politicians, what should matter most now to us should be, what binds and tightens us as people but not what matters most to the politician's interests. Nigerian elites are not concerned about the youths of this country that, are home for more than three months because of ASSU strikes. The legislators a...