Churchill Choken

THE Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has accused the deputy senate president, Senator Ike Ekweremadu of not using his lofty political position to enhance the political and economic situation in Igbo land. Deputy MASSOB leader, Mazi Ikechukwu Ekwe in a statement Tuesday accused Ekweremadu of allowing his personal ambition and political ego to undermine the collective interest of the people, alleging that the senator had suddenly started canvassing for Igbo presidency 2023 because he lost out in the race for the vice presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Ekweremadu He said: “We frown at the lukewarm and nonchalant attitude of the current highest Igbo political office holder, who has not utilized the opportunity and government access legally and constitutionally attached to his office as deputy senate president towards attracting fair and just betterment of the people. “How can MASSOB and other pro Biafra groups that have th...

Update:: An Igbo political group, One-on-One Nigeria, says it will work for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 general elections. The group, which announced this at a press conference in Awka on Tuesday, said a lot of positive strides had been recorded under the Buhari-led administration. Chief Chido Obidiegwu, National Coordinator of the group, noted that there had been massive upgrade of physical infrastructure across the country, especially in the South-East, under the present administration. Obidiegwu expressed optimism that a second term for the president was the shortest means to the actualisation of Igbo presidency which he said, had eluded the region for a long time. “We are determined to achieving Igbo Presidency by returning the president for a second term because we are convinced that four years of this present administration are better than eight years of any other person’s. “In his wisdom and magnanimity, President Buhari has begun to a...

Update:: The two-day event is scheduled hold between December 26th & 27th at the Lekki Coliseum from 12pm to 8pm daily. Presented in partnership with Eat.Drink.Lagos, the festival features live demonstrations from top chefs and mixologists as well as pop up shops from a selection of the city’s finest food vendors. The event, which started in 2014, to showcases how local culinary enthusiasts have become the favourite curation of food and drinks in West Africa. Chief Marketing Officer, Sterling Bank, Ibidapo Martins, said the goal of the festival is to create an unmatched culinary experience of Lagos’ best food and drink brands, adding that the bank’s decision to participate will ensure that residents in Lagos and its environs enjoyed the best flavours the city has to offer during the festive season. Folayemi Agusto, co-founder, Eat.Drink.Lagos, said the festival was created as a platform for local food vendors to connect with their customers without the limitation of...

Update::   A 70-year-old woman was found raped and murdered on Sunday in Nyahururu, a Kenya town, located in Laikipia County. The body of the granny, who lived alone, was found inside her house. Emotions among relatives and residents ran high as police moved in to collect the body. It is suspected that the granny, who sells firewood in the area, was raped before her assailants strangled her to death. “We became suspicious when she remained indoors for longer than usual and on checking we found her body lying on the floor. We later noticed that there was a big hole behind her three-roomed timber house. We are yet to understand the motive behind the murder,” said Ms Purity Wangari, the granny’s neighbour. The local chief Mr Joseph Muraya said that there were indications that the woman was sexually abused before she was killed. "Preliminary investigations by the police indicate the woman was sexually abused before she was murdered either by strangling or by ...