By Jude Atupulazi The immediate past Governor of Anambra State and Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Peter Obi, has congratulated the award-winning author, Chimamanda Adichie, on her recent United Nations Foundation’s Global Leadership Award for her work on literature. Obi was speaking to Airport correspondents at the international wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, ...

By Emeka Umeagbalasi The detailed criminal indictment of Allen Ifechukwu Atthan Onyema (Air Peace Boss), Ejiroghene Eghagha and their ‘other associates ‘known and unknown’ by the Grand Jury of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, in the Criminal Indictment No. 1:19-CR-464, dated 19th November, 2019, is a clear indication that America is not ...

By Sunny A. Ijomah The wife of Governor of Anambra State and founder of Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFE), an NGO, Dr. (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano said that “No Woman should be Subjected to Violence because women represent everything that edifies humanity.” Mrs. Obiano made the plea in a special message in Awka signed by Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the ...

Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and productivity, says there must be penalty for positing false information on social media. In a series of tweets on Monday, the former human rights activist said activists who oppose the bill seeking to regulate social media should stop blocking people who irritate them on the platforms. He also said they should apologise ...

By Sunny A. Ijomah The long awaited dream of concession of Onitsha River Port may be a dream come true, going by the statement of the new Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Chief George Moghalu. Chief Moghalu, who during his familiarisation tour of the Onitsha River Port lamented that the port which was commissioned in 2013 by ...

By Sunny A. Ijomah No fewer than 10 persons were wounded Saturday afternoon, while goods worth millions of naira were destroyed, following a stampede that resulted due to sporadic shooting by unknown gunmen at the Bridge Head Drug Market, known as Onitsha Patent and Proprietary Medicine Dealers Union, OPPMDU Onitsha. Our correspondent gathered that trouble resulted Saturday afternoon at about ...

The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has alleged that the police and army on Monday invaded the house of his lawyer, in Anambra State. In a statement authored by himself and made available to our correspondent in Awka, the Anambra State, Kanu said three IPOB members were killed in the alleged onslaught. He called on ...

By Cosmas Ebebe (First Sunday of Advent, December 1, 2019) (Readings: Isaiah 2:1-5; Resp Psalm Ps 122: 1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7. 8-9; Rom 13:11-14; Mathew 24: 37-44.) 1. Invitation The season of Advent begins today. It is also the beginning of the Church’s new Liturgical year. In today’s reading, the prophet Isaiah (God’s spokesperson) invites us, “Come, let us go…” ...

By Chioma Nnagbo Our recipe for this week is ‘Ukodo’. Ukodo in Delta State is simply yam and unripe plantain pepper soup porridge. It is essentially a pottage, a stew of meat and vegetable, it is sometimes cooked with Lemon grass or scent leave. The best pepper soup spices to use for this food is from delta state. Kai, leaving ...

By Mike Nnamah Behold, he whose soul is not upright in him shall fall, but the righteous shall live by faith: Hab 2:4. At that time; the apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith”. And the Lord said, “If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed you could say to this sycamore tree, “Be rooted up, and ...