July 29, 2019

Ihedioha signs three more bills into law

We are fixing Imo not after propaganda – Governor Ihedioha

July 29, 2019 10:03 am

Governor Emeka Ihedioha took over the mantle of leadership in Imo State on May 29, 2019. In this interview, he says that it is unbelievable that in Imo there is nowhere public water is running. The former Speaker of the House of Representatives also laments that bridges are built in my state without iron rods. He also says that within a few weeks on the saddle, Imo is now a preferred destination for investors.

Excerpts:

What have you done differently since you took the governorship of Imo State?

When I came in, I found out to my shock that there …

Court grants El-Zakzaky leave for medical attention abroad

Court adjourns hearing on El-Zakzaky bail till August 5

July 29, 2019 8:45 am

A Kaduna State High Court has set aside August 5, 2019, to rule on the bail application filed by the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat.

El-Zakzaky’s lawyer Femi Falana filed the application on behalf of his clients on July 18, seeking permission to travel abroad for medical treatment.

Falana said the Shiites leader’s health was getting worse by the day.

He stated that only a foreign medical treatment was required to stabilise the couple’s health condition.

But the prosecuting counsel Debris Bayero opposed the bail application.

He argued that El-Zakzaky can …

Adichie in Meghan Markle’s ‘Forces For Change’ Vogue list

July 29, 2019 8:19 am

Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie has been featured in Meghan Markle’s ‘Forces of Change’ list for British Vogue cover.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the Duchess of Sussex, Markle picked 15 women she considers strong proponents for change for the upcoming September edition of the magazine which she co-edited.

The Duchess, who gave birth to her first child in May, reportedly spent seven months working with British Vogue Editor-in-Chief, Edward Enninful on the issue.

She said in a statement that she had sought to steer the focus of the September issue, usually the year’s most read, to “the values, …

Activists protest in London against El-Zakzaky’s detention

July 29, 2019 1:10 am

Dozens of Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) members held a solidarity demonstration against the continued incarceration of the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, in London yesterday.

The protest, which came ahead of today’s court ruling on El-Zakzaky’s bail application, took place outside the Nigerian High Commission by Trafalgar Square. It also followed Friday’s order by the Federal High Court in Abuja proscribing IMN.

Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on July 18, 2019 adjourned ruling on the application filed by the leader seeking permission to undergo medical treatment abroad.

Although the …

Is Governor Willie Obiano, now the Mayor of Orange?

July 29, 2019 12:08 am

By MarkAnthony Nze

For nearly one month, being the third time in the year, the Governor of Anambra state, Willie Obiano has been in the United States, where he is holidaying with his wife, and almost hundred aides that journeyed with him. Obviously, the Governor went for the summer vacation, and not really any business relationship as he pretentiously presented, and this time, being summer is the sweetest period in the States.

Obiano on countless times, has proven immeasurably that he is a man that loves pleasure with passion, among his favourite kinds include frolicking with light-skinned complexioned women, (which …