By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has intensified its grassroots sensitisation campaign in Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State, engaging traditional institutions, community leaders, faith-based organisations, and artisans to promote civic responsibility, value reorientation, and community empowerment. Palace Visit in Okwe As part of the campaign, the NOA Director from Abuja Headquarters, Mr. Saturday Oriasotie, led a delegation to the palace of the Onowu of Okwe, His Royal Highness (Obi) Group Capt. Samuel N Akaraiwe (rtd). The onowu of okwe, a former Military Governor of the defunct Bendel State. He was accompanied by the…
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By NORBERT CHIAZOR I have been reading Chief Nwankwo Tony Nwaezeigwe’s inflammatory perspectives on Anioma state creation debate and contemporary discourses. He dwells on realm of the esoteric with an ingrained tendency to sound off. But perhaps his most addictive obsession is to sully Senator Ned Nwoko. A faux fixation that seems to be the muse of his mischievous writings. I am compelled today to give a revealing reproof of Nwaezeigwe’s acerbic social commentary, having referenced my community – Idumuje unor and the entire Idumuje clan, including Idumuje Ugboko and Aniofu in his voyage of spooky propaganda. Nwaezeigwe needs to…
By ENITAN ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr The Mathematical Association of Nigeria (MAN) has ended its 61st Annual Conference at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, with a renewed call for innovative approaches to teaching Mathematics as a tool for creativity, technology, and sustainable development. The conference also produced new leaders, with Prof. Emmanuel Olubayo Oghre of the University of Benin emerging as National President. The conference, which brought together mathematicians and mathematics educators from primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions across the country, had as its theme: “Rethinking Teaching and Learning of Mathematics as Tools for Creativity, Technological Innovation, Self-Reliance, and Sustainable Development…
The relationship between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima serves as a beacon of hope for effective governance and collaboration in Nigeria. Despite the challenges that often accompany shared leadership, their bond has demonstrated maturity, mutual respect and a commitment to the country’s progress. The harmony between Tinubu and Shettima is a stark contrast to the tumultuous relationship between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his Deputy, Atiku Abubakar. While the latter’s discord nearly derailed the country’s democratic experiment, the former’s synergy has yielded positive results, showcasing the importance of trust, loyalty and effective communication in leadership. As the…
The National Association of Seadogs (NAS), popularly known as the Pyrates Confraternity (Vito Corsica Deck), has sounded the alarm over Nigeria’s worsening literacy crisis, warning that the country is on the brink of producing a “lost generation” if urgent steps are not taken. Marking the 2025 International Literacy Day in Asaba with the theme “Promoting Literacy in the Digital Era: Bridging the Gap,” members of the Vito Corsica Deck, led by the Deck’s Second Mate Emeka Sepi Maduka, staged sensitization campaigns across the city and took their advocacy to the airwaves via Delta Radio DBS 97.9FM. The live radio programme,…
“Temi, I wish you all the best in your future endeavours. You found a great guy. Very great guy. Blessed guy. He comes from a very decent family.” But his most striking counsel came as he charged his daughter: “One thing I will advise you, Temi, is… You have to succumb to the whims and c¥rses of your husband. Okay? He is your husband and he is your boss. There is no more daddy. Don’t come here.” Otedola praised the love he observed between Temi and her husband Tosin: “You are truly in love with each other. Truly, truly in…
The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has described Nigeria’s worsening literacy crisis as a “national emergency,” warning that millions of out-of-school children are being condemned to lives of poverty, exclusion, and crime unless urgent action is taken. In a statement issued on Sunday to mark this year’s International Literacy Day themed “Promoting Literacy in the Digital Era: Bridging the Gap,” NAS Cap’n, Dr Joseph Oteri, said the scale of Nigeria’s challenge was unprecedented. “Despite being Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria harbours the world’s highest number of out-of-school children. UNICEF puts the figure at 10.2 million children of primary school age,…
The Aniocha-Oshimili Elders’ Association, otherwise known as Izu Ikei, has declared support for Senator Ned Nwoko’s push for the creation of Anioma State. The Chairman of the foremost sociocultural organization, Prince Sir Clement Okonjo, made the declaration at an event organized by the group in Asaba over the weekend. Prince Okonjo said: “We want Anioma State and we have made our position known to the person pushing for it. And I want to let out this secret. Ned Nwoko didn’t just start the agitation today. It’s been there since he was in the House of Representstices. “Recall that when Delta…
BY CHIDI CHUKWUTEM The article, “Ned Nwoko’s Roguish Igbo Identity and Why We Don’t Nee Anioma State” posted on Anioma Voice by one Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe, a self-exiled figure with a history of inflammatory rhetoric, represents a desperate attempt to sow division among Anioma people and undermine the legitimate efforts of Senator Prince Ned Nwoko. Far from a scholarly critique, it is riddled with revisionist history, personal attacks, and unsubstantiated claims that ignore overwhelming evidence of Anioma’s Igbo heritage and the senator’s genuine commitment to his people’s advancement and welfare. This rebuttal dismantles these fallacies point by point, reaffirming Senator…
By: Sam Omatseye Some political losses are like death. To those who win, especially when the loser is a man in the top office of the land like Goodluck Jonathan, it is like a big iroko that crashes through a forest. No tree or leaf or bough is stout enough to repulse the thuds, hisses and howls of its fatal fall. The victors, the likes of Buhari and his APC, could have looked at Jonathan’s fall as “a magnificent death,” the same way Joseph Conrad penned an obituary, in his metaphoric story titled Youth about the bonfire of a ship…