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Jun

28

2023

Eid-el-Kabir: Lamentations over how the holiday is impacted by the economy

Lifestyle, Metro2023, Eid El Kabir, Metro, Religion

The Yoruba's Eid-el-Kabir festival, also known as the Ileya festival, will take place in 2023 during a time when many people are struggling to put food on their tables. The second and biggest of the two major festivals observed in Islam is Eid-al-Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice. Rams and other suitable animals are sacrificed during the festival as offerings to Allah. The festival is always a time for feasting, revelry, and celebration in Nigeria. It provides a chance for families to get together, as well as for clubs or communities to host carnivals and other cultural gatherings.…

Jun

26

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Addressing Asari Dokubo’s Treasonous Acts Against Igbos: Emeka Kalu

Amos Oge Kalu, Opinion, Politics2023, Asari Dokubo, Emeka Kalu, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Security

In hardly a fortnight after President Ahmed Bola Tinubu's government was inaugurated, the self-proclaimed militant, Asari Dokubo, rushed to State House, Abuja, to verbally and maliciously attack the Nigeria Army and Navy, accusing the two branches of the military of being responsible for 99 percent of Nigeria's oil theft. He didn't stop there; he called Igbos "sold-out slaves" in an arrogant tone. As if that weren't enough, he proudly displayed an AK-47 rifle as a symbol of his readiness for a crisis against the people of the Southeast. This level of arrogance on the part of Asari and other traducers…

Jun

24

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

FCT Trademore flood: 116 homes were impacted, according to FEMA

Lifestyle, MetroAbuja, Lifestyle, Metro, Nigeria

The Trademore Estate along Airport Road in Abuja was flooded early one morning, affecting about 116 homes. No lives were lost, Dr. Abbas Idriss, Director General of the Federal Capital Territory's Emergency Management Agency, emphasized. Prior to the incident, there were worries that at least one life had been lost. Idriss urged residents whose homes are situated along water channels to move, emphasizing that violations on the water channels were to blame for the flood at Trademore Estate. The Trademore estate is prone to flooding, according to Nkechi Isa, Head of Public Affairs at FEMA, who cited her boss. "The…

Jun

22

2023

By Kalu Odinakachi

Ohanaeze to Tinubu: “Seme border reopening, end of chokehold on Igbo businesses”

Business, Economy, Metro, News, OpinionBusiness, Economy, Metro, Nigeria, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Opinion

In his efforts to improve the lives of many Nigerians, a group of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide applauded President Bola Tinubu for reopening the Seme border for the importation of vehicles and urged for more encouraging government initiatives. Ohanaeze said that the decision to reopen the Seme land border marked the end of a period in which Igbo firms in Nigeria were politically and economically stifled. The organization's Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said that the choice would promote economic growth. Igbos anticipate increased infrastructure development in the Southeast, according to a statement by Isiguzoro. Isiguzoro declared: "Ndigbo appreciates such promising…

Jun

21

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Akpabio Reacts To Wike N200 Million Comment

Opinion, Politics2023, Akpabio, Metro, Nigeria

The Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio has revealed the source of the N200 million he gave to the former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, to support his election campaign in 2015. Wike, had, while speaking at a thanksgiving ceremony in a church at Port Harcourt on Sunday revealed that Akpabio, who was then the Governor of Akwa Ibom State donated a sum of N200 million to support his governorship ambition in 2015. Wike, however, said this was why he supported the ambition of Akpabio to emerge the President of the Senate of the 10th National Assembly. Wike said, “When…