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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Kelechukwu Iruoma A  group , Awgu Young Democrats, yesterday, pledged total support to the Deputy Senate President, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, over the recent allegation that the EFCC has concluded plans to set him up and have him removed from his exalted position. The youth association president, Comrade Stanley Ude, while briefing newsmen at the monthly meeting, resolved to give Ekweremadu the necessary support to ensure that the plot against him does not come to fruition, considering his contribution to youth development in Nigeria with his various programmes such as the scholarship, that has given thousands of youths the opportunity to acquire university degrees and other form of training that has given the youths employment. The resolution also described the recent statement from Ekweremadu that Oji-River, Awgu Road, which has been in the cooler, will be under construction in the next few weeks as a welcome development.   The post Alleged plot to ra...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Chidi Nkwopara O WERRI — Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has expressed shock over the death of the President of the state’s Customary Court of Appeal, CCA, Justice Pius Ifeanyi Okpara, after a brief illness. According to a Government House statement signed by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, CPS, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, “the government highly regrets the death of Justice Okpara at this time when his service to the people of Imo State, the Bench and Bar, are mostly needed.” The governor promised that his administration would liaise with members of the late jurist’s family “to give the judicial icon the kind of burial he  deserves.” While extending his “condolences to the judiciary over the demise of this great jurist,” Okorocha also urged Imo people to pray for the family. Meanwhile, his brother judges, magistrates, friends and relations have been trooping to his official residence to sign the condolence register. The state Chief Judge, Justice ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Peter Okutu A BAKALIKI — THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South-East zone, yesterday, said it was neither worried nor deterred by the decision of some members to join the the All Progressives Congress, APC. Addressing newsmen at the party’s secretariat in Enugu, the South-East zonal chairman of the PDP, Mr Austin Umahi, who stressed that the development was not a serious issue expressed optimism that the party would reclaim the remaining two states of Imo and Anambra come 2019 general elections. The South-East  chairman of the PDP wondered why an 83-year-old former governor and another former governor in Enugu state could decide to defect to the APC, if not for selfish interests and a mark of ingratitude to the party on whose platform they won elections and served their people for eight years. He commended the PDP governors of Ebonyi, Abia and Enugu states for their contributions towards providing democracy dividends to their people, in terms of infr...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J CELEBRATED journalist and media entrepreneur, Mike Awoyinfa, will add another feather of father-in-law to his well-decorated cap. One of his sons, Kehinde Ayodeji Awoyinfa, is set to walk down the aisle with the love of his life and we hear that the former Managing Director, of The Sun Newspapers is leaving no stone unturned. Understandably, Kehinde who is a UK-trained engineer is the first of the Awoyinfa boys that will walk down the aisle and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Awoyinfa are obviously over the moon. The handsome groom will wed his heartthrob, Temitope Omobolanle Kayode-Ojo on Saturday, May 20, at a two-part ceremony beginning with a white-wedding at Foursquare Gospel Church, Asokoro, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).   Shortly after, all roads will lead to a colourful wedding reception ceremony at the International Conference Centre (ICC). Sources said the event will attract bigwigs including past and serving governors, ministers and the Presidency....

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Theodore Opara MERCEDES-Benz USA CEO, Dietmar Exler, has unveiled a new SUV to the company’s lineup at the New York show. The GLC Coupe 63 S is a crossover between the company’s popular SUV and sports car line. “We are proud of the newest addition to our SUV family. With the AMG, a high-performance engine, you’ve got the GLC Coupe 63 S,” Exler told CNBC. “It’s a bi-turbo 8-cylinder engine and 503 horsepower.” Exler pointed out that he’s seen no slowdown in demand for the SUVs, in fact noting that factories are already working “overtime” to produce more. When asked whether or not he sees the auto market plateauing in sales and slowing down, Exler remained positive for the auto industry’s future. “We don’t see a big dropoff or anything like that this year or next year,” Exler said. “Last year we were at 17.55 million units. We might be 17.4, that’s still 99 percent of the all-time high. It’s still a pretty good industry.” Mercedes manufactures about 310,000 ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Dayo Johnson PALPABLE fear has gripped church founders and general overseers across Akure, the Ondo State capital following the invasion of their churches during vigils by robbers who dispose them and their members of large sums of money, laptops, electronic gadgets and the offerings collected during their services. Reports from one of the robbed churches located along Ondo road in Akure the state capital indicated that the wife of the founder who challenged the robbers for lack of respect to the things of God and for their effrontery to rob the house of God ended up in the hospital as she was dealt with by one of the daring robbers. She was reportedly hit with a big cudgel held by one of the hoodlums. South West Voice learnt she spent over a week in a private hospital in the metropolis nursing the deep wound inflicted on her. This sacrilege, South West Voice learnt had temporarily halted the conduct of vigils in many part of the state capital in the last o...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Anayo Okoli U MUAHIA — AHEAD of today’s Supreme Court expected judgment in the tax evasion case between Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, Uche Ogah, Ohanaeze Youths have appealed for calm in the state no matter who wins. According to the youths, all the party in the matter are Abia people and whoever wins should embrace the other. Ohanaeze youths in a statement signed by National Secretary and  National Publicity Secretary, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike and Mazi Obinna Adibe, respectively, said there was no need for any tension, adding it is a matter between brothers in the same political family. According to them, “we are concerned because if crisis erupts, it is the youths that pay the ultimate price. We urge the youths in Abia State to be peaceful irrespective of where the judgment goes. “However, the charter of equity in Abia should be respected as it is in other states in Igboland. It is the turn of Abia Sou...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Ugochukwu Alaribe ABA — A medical doctor identified as I. J. Mbaekpe, has committed suicide in Aba, Abia State. Vanguard gathered that Mbaekpe, who lives in Abayi area of the city has been suffering from undisclosed ailment for about 30 years. According to a family source, the medical doctor, aged 74, kept lamenting that he was tired of life, as his health condition defied solution. While his wife, Mary, was said to be out of the house, Mbaekpe allegedly shot himself which attracted neighbours. He died as he was being taken to the hospital. “He has been sick for about 30 years now. While the family continued to take care of him and seek solution to his ailment, he kept telling us that he was tired of life. While his wife was out of the house, he shot himself. Nobody knew he could get to the extent of taking his life,” a family source said. Abia State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Godfrey Ogbonna, who confirmed the incident, said the doctor was rep...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Prisca Sam-Duru FROM the stable of The Big Church Group, comes a blockbuster epic movie that explores the issues surrounding the crisis that has rocked Southern Kaduna for years now. Titled ‘Kada River,’ the star-studded film was written by Tunray Femi, produced by Ejeh Forinclay and directed by Toka McBaror. It features some of the best of Nollywood acts such as Joke Sylva, Rachel Oniga, Keppy Ekpenyong, Chris Okagbue, Fella Makafui, Bayray Mcnwizu, Rakiya Attah, Oluchi Madubuko and James Blessing. The movie explores the story of two lovers, Jerome and Nadia, from the two warring divides, who are bent on formalizing their union against the wish of their parents. In the midst of an age long rivalry between the Boduas and the Shawlains, which erupts into a tensed and bloody crisis, Jerome and Nadia hold on to their young love in the bid to restore peace and save their tribes from this unfounded hate that they nurture for each other. According to McBaror who ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J MAY 1, means   different thing to different people. But for seasoned African and Nigerian table tennis superstar, Funke Oshinaike, it was the day she came into this world. And to celebrate her birthday, the beauty queen threw her doors open in far away Hamburg, Germany and hosted her friends, family and well-wishers to a bash. Among the dignitaries that graced the party were Kenneth Gbandi, CEO African Heritage magazine, TV and radio. It was a birthday bash like never before.   The post When superstar Funke Oshinaike celebrated birthday in Germany appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2q8v05p

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J N igerians have been warned to desist from consuming imported frozen meat, which could be dangerous to human health. The warning came from a Professor of Animal Nutrition and Products Enhancement, Gbenga Onibi, of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, while delivering the institution’s 86th inaugural lecture on Meatiness Plus Quality of Our Meat: Gateway to Ancestral Blessing . He said from research findings, the quality of imported meats is questionable and they are laden with various preservatives that could be dangerous to human health. He also called for proper legislation against the display of fresh and frozen meat on unrefrigerated counters in the markets. According to Professor Onibi, “since electricity supply for cold storage is epileptic, meat merchants should be made to use insulated containers containing ice blocks or flakes to keep the temperature of retailed meat low, thereby reducing the rate of lipid oxidation.” Onibi, while givi...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Emmanuel Ujah The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said that Nigerian athletes shouldn’t participate in the on-going Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation in Azerbaijan. CAN, in a letter by its Secretary General, Mr. Musa Asake, said that the participation of Nigeria in the event was illegal, since Nigeria was a secular state. The letter dated May 10, 2017 reads in part: “It has come to our notice that the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation is organising its 4th game titled BAKU 2017 in Azerbaijan between May 12 – 22 2017. “Of concern to us is the information that Nigeria is listed as one of the 57 countries participating in the games. “Nigeria is one of the 57 countries participating in the sports fiesta tagged, ‘BAKU 2017.’ “The organisers confirmed that the games are strictly for Islamic countries because the ‘‘ISSF is a section of the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation. “We request that this claim and Nigeria’s participation should b...