2017 ITTF Nigeria Open: Akpan ready to halt foreigners’ dominance

When the ITTF Nigeria Open was test run in 2013 as Lagos Classics, Cecilia Akpan claimed the women’s singles title but ever since she can only boast of silver medal in the women’s doubles event in 2015. The 31-year-old mother of one is ready to lead the halting of foreigners’ dominance at the Africa elite tournament holding at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos. However, the member of the Nigeria national team said she is fully ready to battle against the foreigners in Lagos. “This is another chance for us to prove that we can still rub shoulders with the world’s best. The quality of the players this year is no doubt exceptional and in the history of the competition, this is the best assembly of players we have ever had. So it is time for us Nigerian

Fela’s letters from prison unveiled !

Bankole Osunla (Fela’s aide): Fela, you dey fear? Fela: (Awaiting court ruling on his bail application at the Federal High court, Ikoyi, Lagos) Why l go fear court? Court wey judge go dey sleep. Obasanjo, Fela and Buhari Na so so lie dem dey talk for court, all these lawyers dem…Kanmi dem people. Police go arrest accuse for Mushin. Dem go call I.P.O. wey no dey dia when the accuse thief o, as witness. E no dey dia o, but police go say na prosecution witness. Lawyer go go London and India to go cite case wey happen for 1900 for the thing wey happen for Mushin in 1984. And the judge wey go judge case dey live for Ikoyi. Which kain justice be dat? That was vintage Fela

I caught an actress with charm in her bag – Sarah Ebhota

Nollywood actress, Chidinma Nwadike opened a can of worms last week when she told Potpourri in a chat that many actresses, mentioning up to 80% of them, use charms to get movie roles. While her declaration has been attracting varied reactions from different quarters, another actress, Sarah Ebhota has added fuel to the fire, adding more substance to Nwadike’s claim by saying she had once caught a Nollywood actress with a charm hidden in her bag. Sarah Ebhota Ekpoma, Edo State-born Ebhota told Potpourri in a chat that what Chidinma Nwadike said is true. “I will say it is true that many

Southern leaders invite North to re-negotiate Nigeria

SOUTHERN leaders yesterday invited their colleagues from the North to renegotiate Nigeria, saying the country was approaching a terminal crisis from which it cannot recover unless it is restructured along the paths of the 1963 Constitution. Noting that the National Assembly’s rejection of the proposal for devolution was against popular demand, the southern leaders vowed to press on with their demand until the issue was brought to a conclusion. Arewa youths, Ndigbo currently in meeting In Kano over quit notice The leaders, drawn from the three geopolitical zones of the South, also berated  security agencies for threatening to deal with agitators of the country’s restructuring

Ozozbulu/s killing: Police confirms killings of worshippers during Sunday mass in Anambra

The police in Anambra on Sunday confirmed that a gunman killed eight worshippers and injured 18 others in an early morning attack on St. Philip Catholic Church, Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Garba Umar, in Awka said that the remains of the dead had been deposited at Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi. Umar also said that the injured were taken to the hospital. He said that preliminary investigations by the police

 

revealed that the attack was carried out by a native of the area. “From our findings, it is very clear that the person who carried the attack must be an indigene of the area. “We gathered that worshippers for 6 o’clock Sunday mass at St. Philip Ozobulu were in the service when a gunman dressed in black attire covering his face with a cap entered the church and moved straight to a particular direction and opened fire. “The man after shooting at his targeted victims still went on a shooting spree, killing and wounding other worshippers,’’ he said. The commissioner said information available to police

Anambra 2017 Poll: Anambra 2017: Plot to neutralise Obiano thickens, as APGA crisis festers

As political parties gear up for governorship primaries in preparation for the November 18 poll in Anambra State, candidates may have to contend with the factor of incumbency and zoning. This is because traditional rulers in the state under the aegis of Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council (ASTRC) have thrown their weight behind zoning, insisting that zoning remains the only way to stem the bitter acrimony, stiff competition, violent confusion and waste of funds that trail governorship polls in the state.
Prior to the renewed emphasis on zoning, some political heavyweights in the state had deployed clever electoral maneouvres and strategic plots to defray the power of incumbency, which Governor Willie Obiano enjoys. The single item plot revolves around the machinations within the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), which include dislodging the governor from the party and creating internal fissures to whittle down the cohesion in the party and therefore make it so feeble that it cannot withstand electoral competition from other big contenders, notably All Progressives Congress (APC).

Anambra Guber: Chidoka Picks UPP Nomination Form

Frontline contender in the November 18, 2017 Anambra governorship election, Chief Osita Chidoka on Monday picked his nomination form to contest the election on the platform of the pan-Igbo United Progressive Party (UPP).

The former Aviation Minister who was accompanied by a large crowd of political associates and supporters including women, youth and professional groups stormed the National Secretariat of the UPP in Abuja where he was received by the National Chairman, Chekwas Okorie and other top party functionaries.

Donatus Okonkwo Picks Anambra APC Governorship Nomination Form in Awka

Another  Anambra state  frontline politician and a business mogul, Chief Donatus Okonkwo has picked the Governorship election  nomination form on the platform of the  All Progressive Congress APC,

Okpnkwo, who s the Cheif Executive Officer/Managing Director, Tantalizer Fast Food Plx. promised to change the country line of governance by injecting hi creative prowess to provide prosperity to the people of Anambra state .

Anambra CP Promises Improved Welfare condition For Women Police

CP Garba Baba-Umar & Hajiya Kadijat Umar

 The need to have a courageous and valiant police force would not be left solely in the hands of male police personnel alone.

Advocates have solicited for improved welfare and working conditions for the women police, as one of the major stakeholders, whose knack to uncover criminal hideouts wouldn’t be swept-under by gender differences.

Cross Section of Women Police Officers(POWA0

Many were of the opinion that women police as it is regarded in the advance nations of the world as one of the most respected personnel used for espionage and other detective functions, should be considered for improved working incentives that would bring out the best in them.

Anambra Police Parades over 100 Criminal Susupects

Not fewer than 100 criminal suspects have been paraded by the Anambra State Police Command  for alleged robbery,banditry, child trafficking and cultism criminal activities.

Sequel to increased criminal activities across the state, Police Commissioner Garba Baba Umar warned vehicle owners to stop covering their number plates and avoid using sirens.

The police said the suspects were arrested at Nnewi, Awada in Onitsha, Agulu in Anaocha Local Government Area as well as Obosi in Idemili North Local Government Area.