By Dr Nwankwo T. Nwezeigwe I read with melancholy befuddlement Chimamanda Adichie’s most embarrassing article ever to emanate from an Igbo intellectual feminist titled, “EMBRACING IGBO HERITAGE: Why I Chose to Keep My Father’s Surname.” To quote her: “I didn’t change my surname to my husband’s surname because I love my surname, and all my documents bear my father’s surname. I don’t have the strength to run around to change it. People often tell me that I am abusing Igbo culture by still bearing my father’s surname. I laugh when…
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Terrorists Kill 12 Persons, Injure 20 In Kaduna
Terrorists, on Wednesday, reportedly killed 12 persons in Maro Ward, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.- Twenty (20) others who sustained various degrees of injuries have been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. A former chairman of the local government, Cafra Caino, confirmed that the assailants invaded the market around 3 pm on Wednesday, shooting sporadically. According to him, “12 bodies have so far been recovered while 20 others who sustained various degrees of injuries are now receiving treatments at a nearby hospital.” He explained that it was…
Read MoreI Have Successfully Defended My Right To Govern Rivers – Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has revealed that his administration inherited 34 uncompleted projects, valued at over N225. 279bn spread across 13 local government areas of the state. Fubara also disclosed that under his watch, the state government awarded nine new road projects, valued at N534.332bn. This is even as he described as vicious and existential, the political crisis that was waged against his administration, barely three months after take-off on May 29, 2023. The governor assured all that the worst was over because his administration had successfully defended the…
Read MoreGovernor Otti Unveils 15th Road Project Executed In Aba Within One Year
The three newly commissioned roads at the point they intersect Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, on Tuesday commissioned the 15th road project executed in Aba within one year of his stay in office. Governor Otti commissioned the University Road, Green Avenue, and College Road, all in Aba, with a pledge to transform the commercial capital of the state into a modern, functional city. “We are glad to be delivering the 15th road in Aba. By the time we commission this roads, we would have commissioned 15 new roads…
Read MoreChildrens’ Day 2024: We’re Committed To Prioritizing Children’s Rights, Welfare, Education – Gov. Mbah
The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has restated administration’s commitment to prioritizing the rights, welfare, education, security, and safety of children in the state. The assurances were contained in a press statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Mainstream Media, Dan Nwomeh, on Monday in Enugu, marking the 2024 Children’s Day. According to the statement, “the governor is especially focused on protecting the rights of every child and making sure children of school age have access to high quality basic education, which will inspire them…
Read MoreFormer Minister Rejects Reversal To Old National Anthem
The former Minister of Education, Mrs Obiageli Ezekwesili, has said that she would not revert to the old national anthem, newly signed by President Bola Tinubu as the country’s new anthem. Ezekwesili made this disclosure in a post on her X handle on Wednesday. According to her, no one can suppress her right to dissent from what she described as an “obnoxious law” repugnant to all who are of good conscience in Nigeria. The ex-minister said, “Let it be known to all and sundry that I, Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili, will,…
Read MoreOne Year-in-Office: Governor Mbah Renders Account of Stewardship, Lists Achievements, Plans
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has said his administration “is on course” to meeting all his campaign promises and vision, including making the state the premier destination for investment, business, tourism and living as well as growing the state’s economy from $4.4billion to $30billion. Dr Mbah explained that his government’s fidelity to the Citizens’ Charter, which he executed on May 29, 2023, immediately after his inauguration and courage to bring that vision to fruition had remained unbroken. He said his administration’s efforts were vindicated by visible turnaround in…
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