Author: Saint Augustine

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR and his Delta State counterpart, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa were both present to honour Archbishop Alexander Chibuzo Ibezim on his diamond Jubilee birthday anniversary at the Cathedral Church of Saint Faith, Awka, Anambra State. His Grace, Most Reverend Alexander Chibuzo Ibezim, the Archbishop, Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger and Bishop of Awka Diocese celebrated his 60th birthday, three years of Archiepiscopacy, twelve years episcopacy, twenty eight years of progressive marriage union and thirty eight years of service in the Lord’s vineyard The event was presided by His Grace, the Most Reverend Henry C.…

In late July and barely few hours after terrorists threatened to abduct Nigeria’s President and Commander-in-Chief, President Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai in a viral video, troops of the elite Presidential Guards Brigade were ambushed and attacked by terrorists along the Bwari-Kubwa road where a Captain, Lieutenant and six soldiers reportedly lost their lives in the capital city of Abuja. An aspect of the narratives indicated that one of the terrorists’ targets in that major onslaught against the Nigerian government was the campus of the Nigerian Law School in Bwari. For fear of further attacks, management of…

A trans-border drug dealer, Pastor Anietie Okon Effiong who oversees a church has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA with three drums of crystal methamphetamine locally called Mkpuru Mmiri, believed to have been imported from India. This was made known to the National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja. According to Babafemi, the consignment weighing 90 kilograms and loaded into a commercial bus with registration number RSH 691XC at Ojuelegba in Lagos was intercepted during a stop and search operation along Umuahia…

… Reiterates plans to take Orumba North to top three Local Government Areas The newly appointed Transition Chairman of the Orumba North Local Government Area, Hon. Sir Ogo Ekwueme has reiterated his intention to move the Local Government Area from where it is currently to the top three best Local Government Areas in the state in terms of performance and cleanliness within the lifespan of his administration. Ekwueme who disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists at the Council’s Secretariat in Ajalli on Friday shortly after assumption of duty, observed that there’s a lot of work to do adding that…

Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has extended his warm felicitations to the Archbishop, Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger and Bishop of Awka Diocese, the Most Rev’d Alexander Chibuzo Ibezim, PhD, on his 60th birthday celebration. Governor Soludo joins millions of Ndi Anambra and well-wishers to acknowledge God’s blessings on His Grace life as he marks three years of Archiepiscopacy, twelve years episcopacy, twenty years of marriage and thirty eight years of service in God’s vineyard. “I commend the exemplary leadership you have provided over the years as an Anglican Prelate and your pious devotion to the service…

… Describes him as a bridge builder Sir Ogo Ekwueme, Transition Chairman, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State has congratulated the Archbishop, Province of the Niger and Bishop, Diocese of Awka, Anglican Communion, His Grace, Most Rev. Alexander Ibezim on his 60th birthday anniversary. Ekwueme, in a congratulatory message to Ibezim on Sunday thanked God for the gift of the Archbishop to Ndi Anambra, Nigeria and the world at large, at a time like this. While describing him as a great messenger of God who had won so many souls over to God, bandaged so many wounded souls…

… Encouraged Journalists to be professional in their reportage The Archbishop, Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger and Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Grace, Most Reverend Alexander Chibuzo Ibezim, PhD, JP played host to members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ) Anambra state council led by Comrade Odogwu Emeka Odogwu PhD, even as he predicted that Nigeria is likely to witness the emergence of Christian-Muslim presidency in the 2023 election. Though, the Anglican Prelate failed to disclose which among the contesting presidential candidates in the country he feels may clinch the seat of the presidency, he said the winner will…

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, has congratulated Chief Mrs. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, the wife of late Igbo leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu on her 55th birthday. Governor Soludo in a birthday message described her as a representation of the spirit of dedication and commitment to a given cause which her late husband epitomised. “You represent honesty, fearlessness and total commitment to noble causes which your beloved husband, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu exhibited while alive. “Your wise counsel and service to the state and humanity in general remain commendable and appreciated. “At this momentous occasion of your 55th birthday, on behalf…

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has expressed its willingness to increase tariff relief by as much as 30 percent for service providers as part of a multi-pronged approach to attract more vessel and cargo traffic to the Eastern ports. The Managing Director, NPA, Mohammed Bello Koko dropped the good news while addressing a stakeholders’ forum held on Thursday while on an assessment tour of facilities in Port Harcourt and Onne Ports in company of his Management Team and other senior NPA officers. He explained that the proposed move is being considered having observed that a similar concession of a 10…

… Berates Tinubu, Atiku for divisive utterances The Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has called on Nigerians to shun the divisive utterances of the presidential candidates of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar respectively and rally round the Labour Party candidate, Mr. Peter Obi to rescue Nigeria from total collapse. It said the APC and PDP should be telling Nigerians how they would rescue the country from the path of precipice that it is heading, rather than polarizing the country along ethnic and religious fault lines with their divisive utterances. POSN…