Senator Rochas Okorocha is one whose personality is shrouded in uncertainties. His eloquence and oratory has always marked him out. As a gifted demagogue with particular skill in manipulating the press, Okorocha rhetorically exploits situations for political capital in a way calculated to appeal to the desires and prejudices of […]
Opinion
Bashar Al-Asaad and his foreign combatants who have been soaked in Syrian strife with it’s spillovers to the Iraq conflict since March 2011 are succinct expressions of Carnage. With the belligerents involving Syrian armed forces; Interim/ parallel Syrian government; Islamic state of Iraq (2013); Al-Qaeda (2014); United States (2014); Russia […]
By Dan Ugwu In 1994, after the general elections, MKO Abiola was arrested on the orders of General Sani Abacha, who sent 200 police vehicles to apprehend and hold him in prison on charges of TREASON. Abiola eventually died on 7 July 1998, the day he was due to be […]
By Kennedy Eberechi When on May 29 majority of Imo people heaved a sigh of relief, most pundits were perceptive to how the Governor Emeka Ihedioha’s led administration can smoothly and successfully deliver on his election promises (Rebuild Imo Mantra) and general yearnings of the citizens. According to most […]
By Ike C. Ibe On May 29th majority of Imo people heaved a sigh of relief. They welcomed a new government and said ‘old things shall pass away”. Governor Emeka Ihedioha has taken off on a systematic journey. A strong professional cabinet is in place. Several adhoc committees have done […]
Our Reporter Doctor turned Actor; Kiki Omeili, best known for her roles in Lekki Wives and the crime caper Gbomo Gbomo Express has raised the bar in NOLLYWOOD Storytelling and has changed the game with her debut feature film production: “RUN”. Shot almost entirely at night on the streets of […]
By Dan Ugwu In history, the vocation of poetry has always imposed on poets variegated and cumbersome but inalienable responsibilities. Poets are pre-eminent repositories of the individual or communal voice and (re)memory. They are also the custodians of societal fund or mores, values and cherished ideals. As such, they […]
By Ike C. Ibe When I write, I do not seek relevance and I do not seek opportunities. I write because I’m relevant and have opportunity to write. When I penned my article last week titled ‘Ihedioha and the burden of history’ I didn’t know it will go extremely viral […]
BACKGROUND The name “Mbaise” was derived from five cities, which, comprises of Agbaja, Ahiara, Ekwerazu, Ezinihitte and Oke Uvuru. The area of Mbaise (the three Local Government Areas) is about 404 km²: Aboh Mbaise (185 km²), Ahiazu Mbaise (111 km²), Ezinihitte Mbaise (108 km²). The Mbaise Slogan is Seat of […]
By Ike C. Ibe While I was campaigning to be governor of Imo state across the 305 wards, one recurring statement I made was that ‘any governor who takes over from Rochas Okorocha will go through hell and must find a way to create a new economy and find […]
