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GROWING TREND OF NEO-PAGANISIM IN IGBOLANDDons Eze, Ph.D donseze@gmail.com 08033436028AbstractThe paper considers the so-called “paganism” or African Traditional Religion (ATR), and its anti-thesis, Christianity, and how the two religious systems co-existed. It also considers the emergence of a new form of “paganism” generally referred to as “neo-paganism” in various communities of Igboland, which is currently being propagated or championed by …

SOLUDO VS OBI OF ONITSHA: RIFT DEEPENS AS GOV SHUNS OFALA FESTIVAL The crisis between the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, and the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, has taken a worse turn. The governor, who has been a regular guest at the annual Onitsha Ofala Festival, shunned the 2024 edition on Friday. While as a guest …

Like the proverbial cat with nine lives, the Senate President Godswill Akpabio, former governor of Akwa Ibom State, defied all opposition to clinch the position of Senate President of the 10th National Assembly on June 13, 2023.His emergence was characterised by high-powered politics, intrigues, and bickering, considering that he was said to have been President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s preferred candidate …

RETURN POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTORS – EX-MINISTER BARTH NNAJI Former Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, has urged the Federal Government to resume signing of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with private sector investors to enhance Nigeria’s electricity generation. Currently, Nigeria has a nameplate capacity of about 13,000 megawatts but generates only around 5,000 MW, primarily due to …

CHEVRON CONFIRMS DISCOVERY OF Of NEW OILFIELD IN NIGERIA Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) said it has discovered a new oil field in the shallow offshore area of the South South region of Nigeria. It was learnt that the new discovery estimated to hold 17,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) is expected to boost Nigeria’s ailing oil production. Jim Swartz, …

In this interview, a former military head of state, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) highlights some of his experiences in office, what transpired before and after the civil war, and restates his belief in a united Nigeria. You are committed to Nigeria’s unity; how did you take it when the civil war broke out? I grew up with other Nigerians in …

OXFORD UNIVERSITY ADDS IGBO LANGUAGE TO SPECIAL CURRICULUM Just recently, the University of Oxford, England introduced the teaching of the Igbo language as a course in its institution. The University inducted Mr. Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umeonyirioha as the first official Igbo lecturer in the University. The University of Oxford is known to have offered modern languages since 1724 with the Igbo …

FG FAILS TO PAY ALLOCATION TO LOCAL GOVTS THREE MONTHS AFTER SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT The Local government councils’ allocations for September 2024 were paid into the states/LGs Joint accounts by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) contrary to what Nigerians were made to believe that the funds would go directly into the LGs’ individual accounts as ordered more than three …

DPO SLUMPS, DIES IN OFFICE IN LAGOS The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Ijanikin Police Station, Lagos State Police Command, CSP Bolaji Olugbenga, is dead. The DPO was said to have slumped in the office and died before he could be rushed to a hospital on Thursday night. The news of his death has thrown the officers attached …

WHY TINUBU HAS REFUSED TO STOP EFCC FROM PROSECUTING YAHAYA BELLO – PRESIDENCY SOURCES The reason President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not intervene to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from investigating former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has been revealed.Bello, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was a member of the defunct Tinubu/Shettima campaign organization …